Posted on 01/12/2015 4:24:04 PM PST by mandaladon
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare admission of error, the White House said Monday that President Barack Obama or another high-level representative should have joined dozens of world leaders at an anti-terror rally in Paris.
While leaders from Europe, the Middle East and Africa linked arms for Sunday's march through the boulevards of Paris, the United States was represented by its ambassador to France. Attorney General Eric Holder was in Paris for security meetings but did not attend the march.
"It's fair to say we should have sent someone with a higher profile," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said. The administration also announced that Secretary of State John Kerry, who was on a long-planned trip to India Sunday, will visit France later this week.
The White House appeared to have been caught off guard by both the scope of international representation at the rally and by the criticism of the decision to send only Ambassador Jane Hartley. Monday's admission of error seemed aimed at blunting criticism that the decision was tone deaf or disrespectful of the longstanding U.S. alliance with France.
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valerie jarrett told him not to go.
Moochie didn’t want him in alone among all those hot young French dudes prancing around in their tight pants.
If it had been a black gay lesbian transvestite, that broke a heel on a crack in the side walk when some white guy stared, hell they would all be at the protest.
We could’ve sent an empty chair.
It was reported tonight that Kerry was wrong when he said that the Asst. Secretary of State Victoria Neuland was in Paris for the march....she was in DC as I understood the report. Can’t these people do anything right?
Shoulda sent Sharpton and then promptly put him on the “no fly” list.
Iron munro wrote:
“Moochie didn’t want him in alone among all those hot young French dudes prancing around in their tight pants.”
I agree!
Is Dear Leader a muslim?
“You will know them by their fruit.”
“Actions speak louder than words.”
Obama must have a screw loose!!! What a useless, cold hearted, evil, uncompassionate human being. America you should hang your heads in shame that you elected this absolute moron to be POTUS!!! I fear for American lives every day that he remains POTUS. He hates our once, great country!!!
Forgive me for seeming obtuse, but since when does a building exercise judgment and proper protocol?
WHO exactly IS "The White House?"
“In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet that it was planned that way.”
-FDR
No. Giuliani is pro abort, so he’s not allowed to do pr
Course, the prezz can’t go as it’s against his maxim.
Oh well.
Too late again, Baby...morons..who’s the JV team now???
Just figured it out! Obozo didn’t know about the rally until he saw it on the news...yeah, that’s the ticket!!
I imagine the DemocRATS were afraid that Rimshot Joe would really embarrass the U.S. It’s probably just as well they didn’t send him.
I thought that he picked it up on his iPhone while on the 14th tee...
You’ve gotta love how this narcissist never takes the blame and is never blamed for anything that goes wrong.
Listen, you POS traitor, it is not the “US” that made a mistake in not sending “someone higher,” it is Obammie the Commie’s fault.
It was HIS call.
HE is the one that should have gone.
When he decided to side with the Islamofascists, it was HIS mistake, not the mistake of the US.
Lay the blame squarely on this skinny-legged little pony boy.
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