The president’s busy travel schedule this past couple of weeks allegedly precluded a face-to-face meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, but he did find time to appear on “The View,” “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “60 Minutes,” where just last night he revealed how he was going to “block out any noise” from Israel regarding Iran’s nuclear program.
That tone from the top seems to have reached the United States’ delegation to the U.N., who had plenty of time for the noise made by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday as the Iranian president addressed a U.N. meeting on the rule of law. Israel’s envoy walked out as Ahmadinejad denounced the existence of Israel a “fake regime,” but the U.S. delegation stayed put.
Conservatives reacted with disbelief.
The U.S. has consistently walked out on Ahmadinejad speeches at the UN in the past, why was this year different?
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) September 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/Dennis_Hostetlr/status/250327581105192960
Previously We Always Walk Out, But Today US Officials Stay In Seats For Ahmadinejad Speech; Israel Walks Out. #Traitor http://t.co/VhHs2YVq
— The Info (@birdieinmyear) September 24, 2012
Every day there is something new to be outraged over. I cannot believe our UN delegation did not walk out of Ahmadinejab's speech at the UN
— Melody (@prfekrdumbrella) September 24, 2012
https://twitter.com/kesgardner/status/250321016201572352
==>RT @NolteNC: US Officials Stay In Seats For Ahmadinejad's Speech, Israel Walks Out http://t.co/4Zlq3WvR via @BreitbartNews | #unga
— Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) September 24, 2012
Some more "noise" @RJCHQ: Ahmadinejad Defends Holocaust Denial at UN; Israel Walks Out, U.S. Sticks Around to Listen http://t.co/eNOLjNdJ
— Joel B. Pollak (@joelpollak) September 24, 2012
Don't worry Israel, most of us like you and think you're awesome sauce. http://t.co/mjE8q2Rp Our "officials" can officially piss off.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) September 24, 2012
War on Women? Giving this nut job a serious platform to espouse his women-hating ideas is pretty damn war-y. http://t.co/CTBV0w8p
— Kemberlee Kaye (@KemberleeKaye) September 24, 2012
At the Democratic National Convention, delegates booed as language about God and Jerusalem that had been removed was added back to the party’s platform in what many considered a sham voice vote. “Unnamed sources” rushed out to spread the story that President Obama had personally intervened to restore Israel to the platform.
Ahmadinejad is scheduled to address the whole United Nations Wednesday. Will the U.S. delegation manage to find their legs —and backbones — by then?
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/250320192033398784
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