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President Obama Skips Intel. Briefing One Day After Embassy Attacks, Media Silent on the Issue
By Matt Vespa, NewsBusters
In the wake of the embassy attacks in Cairo and Benghazi that left four people dead, including Ambassador Chris Stevens, you would think the White House would be on crisis alert. After all, when members of the American Foreign Service come under threat, with one being assassinated– it is comforting to have a commander-in-chief executing his leadership to make sure the situation is under control. Apparently, that isn’t the case in the Obama White House and the national news media don’t seem to mind.
As reported today by Marc A. Thiessen of The Washington Post, “the president was scheduled to hold the intelligence meeting at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday, the day after the attacks, but it was canceled so that he could comfort grieving employees at the State Department — as well he should.” However, the president decided to forgo on rescheduling his planned briefing because he needed to “attend a Las Vegas fundraiser for his re-election campaign. One day after a terrorist attack.”
As my colleague Ken Shepherd noted yesterday, “By contrast, Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush almost never missed his daily intelligence meeting.” In fact, Thiessen wrote on September 10 that:
the former president held his intelligence meeting six days a week, no exceptions — usually with the vice president, the White House chief of staff, the national security adviser, the director of National Intelligence, or their deputies, and CIA briefers in attendance.
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Read it here.
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But I suppose it’s not fair to compare Obama with Bush. After all, it’s Bush’s fault.
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Txn4Evr
September 14th, 2012
He doesn’t need to go to the briefing. He knows exactly what happened. The Muslim Brotherhood earned their 1.5 billion dollars by doing exactly what Obama told them to do so he could look “presidential”.
Czar of Defenestration
September 14th, 2012
President Comical Ali (Mohammed Saïd al-Sahaf) of
IraqUSAbob
September 14th, 2012
God Help Us.
The amateur-in-chief is obviously a deranged egomaniac and everyone knows it, but unfortunately he is still in charge….
Nutjob
September 14th, 2012
Exactly when is he supposed to campaign or play golf if he goes to the briefings?
insolublog
September 14th, 2012
Two more possible Obama shops:
- In a toga, smiling and plucking a liar.
- In a Baghdad Bob outfit, shouting ‘nothing to see here’
dba_vagabond_trader
September 14th, 2012
Meanwhile in the Sinai:
http://www.carolineglick.com/e/2012/09/us-commanded-mfo-in-sinai-unde.php
MAJ Mike
September 14th, 2012
Well, THE WON doesn’t need intel briefings because, in his own words, HE’s superior in every way to every one of HIS staff.
I’m sure the Lib-Cong are so proud.
huze widme
September 14th, 2012
all according to
HoyleSore-assserfer62
September 14th, 2012
PunkOTUS call you office for your new Tee time…
Tim
September 14th, 2012
This is all part of The Plan – not sure about the timing.
He is making the incorrect assumption that America is fat and lazy and pissing its pants in fear – praying that he’ll save us.
He doesn’t realize that we’re pissing fukkin mad at his treasonous ways – and want him out of here.
It’s too easy to see through his vapid bullshit unless you’re an imbecilic socialist obamabot.
Stirrin the B.S.
September 14th, 2012
Baghdad Jay: “It was the movie’s fault, not our foreign policy. They love us over there.”
http://freebeacon.com/carney-protests-not-directed-at-the-united-states/
More from little JayJay:
“….We’re very proud of the president’s record on foreign policy and are happy to make the case at the appropriate time…..”
Ahhhh, Haaaaaa Haaaaaa Haaaaaaa Haaaaaa (gasp, wheeze, choke) Haaaaaa Haaaaaa. Get me some oxygen.
NoMoBo
September 14th, 2012
Obama spokesman Tommy Vietor said:
“The President is among the most sophisticated consumers of intelligence on the planet. He receives and reads his [Presidential Daily Brief] every day, and most days when he’s at the White House receives a briefing in person.”
First WTF is a “sophisticated consumer of intelligence?” Second, “on the planet?”
Apparently The Won’s lackeys are infected with the same outrageous ego as he is.
OzarksAbe
September 14th, 2012
I wish a pox on all of the lame stream media, they are now officially conspiritors in this fabrication of false naratives.
As the father in law of two son’s-in-law that serve this country, let me say that my daughters deserve better. I, we deserve better than a old media that will ignore the reality of the Middle East and do anything to carry the water of the worst administration ever!
I have thought for a long time that this president was another Carter, but Carter was as naive as he was inferior. This narcissist is taking us to slaughter with the aid of every liberal arm of the media in tow, and the U.S.A be damned.
Thank you IOW, Breitbart, Drudge, DC, Bare Naked Islam etc. etc. and every bold New media that isn’t afraid to tell the reality of today. I fear that another term of these marxists and the 1st. Amendment, no the entire Constitution will continue to be ignored and condemned.
In other words I am really pissed!
Nutjob
September 14th, 2012
Guess he thought “why waste my time, I can turn my underwear inside out and get briefed every other day”.
Xavier
September 14th, 2012
A rather serendipitous coincidence.
http://www.futilitycloset.com/2012/09/14/in-a-word-389/
Chuck U Farley
September 14th, 2012
This man-child, his antics and cheering entourage are starting to make me physically ill.
Romney\Ryan 2012 can’t happen soon enough!
Lowell
September 14th, 2012
“the former president held his intelligence meeting six days a week, no exceptions — usually with the vice president, the White House chief of staff, the national security adviser, the director of National Intelligence, or their deputies, and CIA briefers in attendance.”
I never thought George was a brain surgeon, but at least he took the job seriously. Barry, not so much.
Anonymous
September 14th, 2012
It’s time for Obama to shit or get off the pot. And by pot I also mean choom.
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