See, you wingnutty wingnuts with wings? Obama didn’t snub Netanyahu. He took the time to totally phone it in. See, he’s still The Foreign Policy President ™. There’s proof!
We wondered yesterday if he would phone it in via the #Obamaphone.
The White House was so anxious to show that President Obama is super focused on those pesky foreign policy thingies that the photo was sent out before even confirming the call, evidently.
.@petesouza posts a pic of Obama talking to Israeli PM Netanyahu before White House sends confirmation of call
— Kate Andersen Brower (@katebrower) September 28, 2012
Gotta get that “eye candy” out there, huh? The White House has a habit of sending out photos as “evidence” to prove President Obama is totally focused and stuff. Only, you know, not on intelligence briefings or anything. Those are icky.
These Twitter users aren’t impressed.
@daveweigel @petesouza So nice that he scheduled the time. How convenient- even took a picture of it. Oy!
— Lisa Rosenberg (@Lisa1LinenLady) September 28, 2012
@markknoller @petesouza Could be ordering pizzza
— Kevin Crowell (@kcrowell_apar) September 28, 2012
@samsteinhp @petesouza sooo?? what's your point? that means he's a great president and is a whiz on foreign policy?
— WhitneyF (@Easterniron) September 28, 2012
Now I feel safer. RT @markknoller: WH photog @petesouza posts photo of Pres Obama on phone 2day w/Israeli PM Netanyahu. http://t.co/7A8hC8rB
— KRenner (@KRenner2) September 28, 2012
https://twitter.com/MonteBlachford/status/251730796845617152
https://twitter.com/NoahPollak/status/251729392668135425
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https://twitter.com/AndrewStilesWFB/status/251726166073933824
@petesouza while skipping his security briefing and failing to address domestic issues?
— JohnAtlanta (@JohnAtlanta) September 28, 2012
@petesouza Prolly faked it. He was really talking to his bookie.
— Michael Ritchie (@KeyWestAuthor) September 28, 2012
Or perhaps booking his next flight to Vegas, baby.
And, of course, Media Matters’ Oliver Willis must mock Netanyahu. See, his address to the United Nations yesterday was incredibly powerful, so of course the Left freaked out.
https://twitter.com/owillis/status/251728050922848257
This Twitter user sums it up.
“@markknoller: WHphotog @petesouza posts photo of PresObama on phone today with Israeli PM Netanyahu. http://t.co/74GEdbDr” 2 little, 2 late
— GeraldMueller (@GeraldMueller) September 28, 2012
Yep. He snubbed Netanyahu’s request to meet personally, claiming “travel conflicts.” By that, he meant that he was too busy canoodling.
https://twitter.com/foxnation/status/251704007171649538
Outrageous — ‘Netanyahu gets a cold shoulder from the Obama Administration’ http://t.co/UHFAdTfz
— Reince Priebus (@Reince) September 28, 2012
What a disgrace. And all the purty pictures in the world won’t change that.
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