White House pressed on why Obama UN itinerary doesn't include meetings with world leaders

FOXNEWS ^ | 09/24/12 | FOX

[Doogle]

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney faced pressure to explain Monday why President Obama has made no public plans to meet one on one with world leaders on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.

Asked repeatedly at the briefing about the president's plans, Carney said that Obama likely would run into foreign leaders at a reception Monday evening and continues to stay in contact with them. He urged Americans to tune in to the president's U.N. speech on Tuesday.

"The president's obviously got a busy schedule. He has a busy schedule all the time," Carney said at one point.

But Carney did not appear to give a direct answer when asked why Obama was able to fit in 13 one-on-one meetings on the sidelines of last year's summit and none this year. Obama instead was letting Secretary of State Hillary Clinton handle the meetings this year while he and first lady Michelle Obama were sitting down Monday for a taping of ABC's "The View" -- sparking criticism that he was putting the election campaign above such issues as Iran's quest for nuclear capability and the violent, deadly protests in the Middle East and North Africa.

[Doogle]

Truth be told, Odungo has no answers for the world leaders. It would be too obvious, seeing him leaning over with an ear piece, being prompted from off stage.

[marron]

Like, who? If it weren’t for duplicity, there would be no there, there, at all.

[hal ogen]

I believe he is afraid that “world leaders” might slap him, throw shoes at him, ridicule him or demand he bows to them (again) or otherwise mock him. nobama is a feckless wimp of a being.

[Blue Turtle]

OUR WORLD LEADERS !

[MissMagnolia]

.... Obama likely would run into foreign leaders at a reception Monday evening

Instead of a beer summit, now he's doing cocktail summits? /s

[hinckley buzzard]

I think you are on the right track. After squandering his political capital by his submissive posture, he is avoiding them because he doesn't want to hear what they will say.

[Doogle]

eyep....man about the world!

[COBOL2Java]

[Aevery_Freeman]

One chick, two hens and a wildebeest? What are you trying to say?

[DoughtyOne]

Not terrorism? Just extremism?

My, now he can compare them side by side with the direct of the movie clip. After all, Obama claims he was an extremist too.

Obama has no moral compass whatsoever.

[Former Proud Canadian]

These two will be meeting.

[justa-hairyape]

We are on the brink of World War III. You would think the president of the United States could at least delay his appearance on the View, to address and council world leaders about the situation. Israel will nuke millions of Muslims if the Iran situation is not dealt with properly. You would think that even Obama would be a little concerned about that possibility.

[Kaslin]

"The president's obviously got a busy schedule. He has a busy schedule all the time," Carney said at one point.

Yeah, like going on the Late Show with Letterman, or meeting with Beonce (sp), or going on the view is mor important then meeting with the world leaders is more important. That arrogant pos' sense of priorities is really warped

[chiefqc]

Mac daddy is insulted by their treatment of him, they yawn, walk out, fart and pick their nose , but the most insulting things that really get under his thin skin is that they will not bow down before him, laugh behind his back and dismiss everything he says because it’s nothing but lies, lies and more lies.