Posted on 09/23/2012 8:16:49 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Chris Wallace Asks Obama Adviser 'President Has Time for Whoopi Goldberg But Not World Leaders?' By Noel Sheppard Created 09/23/2012 - 10:22am
Fox News's Chris Wallace on Sunday asked senior Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs an absolutely delicious question about the current White House resident's schedule.
During a Fox News Sunday interview, the host said, "The President has blocked out time to appear on The View on Tuesday. So, he has time for Whoopi Goldberg but he doesn’t have time for world leaders?" (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for commentary):
CHRIS WALLACE, HOST: I want to go back to the UN though and New York this week. You say that he’s got schedules, that foreign leaders have schedules. But the President has blocked out time to appear on The View on Tuesday. So, he has time for Whoopi Goldberg but he doesn’t have time for world leaders?
ROBERT GIBBS, OBAMA SENIOR CAMPAIGN ADVISER: No, Chris. Look, the President is going to be actively involved at the UN General Assembly.
WALLACE: He’s not meeting with any private leaders. He's giving a speech.
GIBBS: Chris, they have telephones in the White House. Last week, he talked to the President of Egypt. He talked to the leader in Libya. We don't need a meeting in Washington just to confer with leaders. We’ve got a strong...
WALLACE: But he does need the time to be on The View?
GIBBS: We have a strong diplomatic – I’m sure if he was doing an interview with you on Fox News, you’d have no problem with that.
WALLACE: Well, he hasn't, but that’s not the point.
GIBBS: I’m sure that’s not the point. No, look Chris, he’s got a strong schedule. He’s actively involved.
WALLACE: You don't have a problem with the fact that he’s not meeting with any world leaders, but he’s going to appear on The View?
GIBBS: I have no problem with that, because, Chris, you’re the President of the United States every minute of every day.
Do not sell Whoopi short. That cushion she invented has brought joy to millions. The President had time to consult with Pimp with a Limp. These are the people who can give sage advice to President Mudbone. The President said, “In my first term, I sang Al Green; in my second term, I’m going with Young Jeezy.” I want to hear some real low down funky rap. How about YJ’s “Ni**as In Paris.” I want to see Lady Gaga as Secretary of State. America get ready for a roller coaster ride. It’s going to be interesting.
I just watched Wallace’s interview with Gibbs - Gibbs is a slippery sum-b. Bravo for Chris Wallace for staying on it. Point made, even if the question wasn’t answered.
“We have telephones in the White House.” WTF? You can bet that he wouldn’t give that answer if Morsi was trying to get a meeting with Obummer.
Try gettin’ over yourself awhile . . .
Thank you for clarifying the meeting with Bono. It was important to GW's fight against aids.
Nothing like that can be said about obama's meeting with letterman or other celebrities. Well yes, I guess something could be said but not in polite society.
Then you were wrong. Bush never engaged in this "same nonsense".
Bush rarely met with entertainers and certainly didn't hold cheesy fundraisers with them as Obama does.
On the contrary, Bush was seen meeting a world leader almost EVERY DAY.
In addition, the one picture you post was about policy...millions of lives were saved in Africa because of the AIDS initiative being discussed with Bono.
You couldn't be more wrong in your statement.
Obama probably doesn’t even talk on the phone to world leaders because when he does, they can’t believe how ignorant he is.
That’s why I added the qualified “primarily” before the word young. :-)
Did you know that CLINT EASTWOOD APPEARED ON THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW LAST MONDAY?
I was disappointed to see a promo for that. I didn't get to see the interview though and haven't had time to check it out online. (I think Ellen is a genuine comedienne and her show is at least watchable. You couldn't pay me to intentionally watch The View or Povich.)
Wasting taxpayer dollars on that unconstitutional effort is something you want to highlight?? Even if one overlooks that little inconvenience the policy, far from being a clear success as you claim, has had decidedly mixed results. And even if one were to take that route, BONO is an appropriate authority to discuss HIV infection if the African continent? Really?
Ronald and Nancy meeting with a wack job pervert isn’t something which should be emulated or highlighted.
They didn’t meet with these celebrities while US Embassies around the world were being burnt to the ground.
What embassies were burning when Bush was meeting with Bono? That was the gist of my post.
Ok you got me. No US embassy was burning then. Just 2/3’s of the Iraqi nation.
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