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4. "Ignored" may not be quite the right word.

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 12:39 PM

Sep 2014

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This is bad enough. But what makes this alarming is the fact that after these shots were fired into or at the residence of the White House, a Secret Service supervisor issued a stand down order, saying there were no shots fired.

This supervisor claimed the noises were the backfiring of a vehicle, even as agents were preparing to defend the White House. The supervisor issued a stand down order, per the Post: “No shots have been fired. Stand down.”

It took four days for the Secret Service to realize that shots had been fired at the White House. They only finally realized this because of the discoveries of a white House housekeeper (who should receive an award).

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The Secret Service Ignored Shots Fired Into the White House Residence When Sasha Obama Was Home [View all] MerryBlooms Sep 2014 OP

How come I never heard of this? 951-Riverside Sep 2014 #1

I hadn't heard about it until it came through my FB news this morning. MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #8

they don't have bullet-proof glass at the white house? really? spanone Sep 2014 #2

They do trumad Sep 2014 #3

thanks, hoped so. spanone Sep 2014 #5

And polycarbonate windows in the West Wing, including the Oval Office. n/t ColesCountyDem Sep 2014 #23

Yes they do along with snipers on the roof and TorchTheWitch Sep 2014 #29

"Ignored" may not be quite the right word. enough Sep 2014 #4

Many interpretations of the JFK assassination film say that the SS agents directly on JFK's car were tblue37 Sep 2014 #28

Yes they were Politicalboi Sep 2014 #41

LOL, OK. FFS will this ever end? Oswald did it alone. Case closed. nt Logical Sep 2014 #43

The SECOND Commission would beg to differ with you. So I'll see your LOL, and raise you: WinkyDink Sep 2014 #55

Fake Moon Landings, 911 Shit, JFK. All in the same bunch. nt Logical Sep 2014 #61

Yeah, not being able to access the situation properly is more like it.. which is their freaking job Cha Sep 2014 #58

Shooter plead guilty. Sentenced to 25 years. eom MohRokTah Sep 2014 #6

Excellent. Thanks. MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #7

Do we know what the shooter�s motives were.. busterbrown Sep 2014 #30

He claimed Obama was the anti-Christ. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #42

Hard to tell the difference, in this case, between mental illness and Fox fandom n/t arcane1 Sep 2014 #51

Really, arcane. It could only be too much fox "news" getting seeped into the brain. Terminally Cha Sep 2014 #59

Just because people say things that sound wacky to our ears, does not make them mentally ill Scootaloo Sep 2014 #52

I'e read some stories about the guy. MohRokTah Sep 2014 #54

Here is the story from the time whistler162 Sep 2014 #9

ty MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #12

Follow the link to the Washington Post article toddwv Sep 2014 #10

Horrible MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #13

I guess that could be a reason for all the hush-hush LiberalLovinLug Sep 2014 #19

I think you are right. Media exposure encourages the terrorists, just ask ISIS. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #26

That was an incredible article. Raine1967 Sep 2014 #25

Odd the broken window KoKo Sep 2014 #11

It's not just coming out now SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2014 #14

Right, but were all these details reported at the time? MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #16

It was reported that it took several days SickOfTheOnePct Sep 2014 #18

Don't know how I could have missed it, though... KoKo Sep 2014 #17

According to Mo up above, the guy plead guilty and sentenced to 25 yrs. MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #15

It came out then. Iggo Sep 2014 #31

No bullets made it "into" the residence madville Sep 2014 #20

They could start by accessing the situation properly in this case and not be ordered "to Stand Down" Cha Sep 2014 #60

But it was reported right here Sopkoviak Sep 2014 #21

I read the entire article and it is chilling. The danger that the First Family faces is mfcorey1 Sep 2014 #22

So frightening... MoonRiver Sep 2014 #24

I can't believe how lax these people are malaise Sep 2014 #39

It seriously makes me wonder. MoonRiver Sep 2014 #46

Same here malaise Sep 2014 #48

I can't help but wonder. If this were a white, Republican president, LiberalEsto Sep 2014 #27

Are you saying the person Obama appointed to head the SS doesn't care if he dies? former9thward Sep 2014 #33

The SS head at the time of this incident was appointed by Bush BumRushDaShow Sep 2014 #34

And we have had the famous gate jumper into the residence under her watch. former9thward Sep 2014 #37

Yes, all of them have had "incidents" occur "under (their) watch". BumRushDaShow Sep 2014 #45

I did not say anything of the sort LiberalEsto Sep 2014 #35

The person in charge is responsible for those under them. former9thward Sep 2014 #36

The person in charge may be accountable for what happens LiberalEsto Sep 2014 #38

I have asked how many members of the Secret Service malaise Sep 2014 #40

Personally, I think incompetence is the issue and it's time the S.S. cleaned house. n/t MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #57

Oh brother. Dreamer Tatum Sep 2014 #62

The conspiracy theiry needs work. Vattel Sep 2014 #32

No, if they work on it it will go away. That is not fun for them! nt Logical Sep 2014 #44

Yeah but I know who took the whistler162 Sep 2014 #47

It's an article I felt DU would like to comment on. MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #56

I meant that the conspiracy theory proposed in the article needs work. Vattel Sep 2014 #63

ok, thanks. :) MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #65

Probably some loon acting out his hatred driven by a bevy of stochastic terraists who spew their indepat Sep 2014 #49

Is this being released to support further restricting public access to the WH grounds? Generic Other Sep 2014 #50

So during previous administraitons Jeneral2885 Sep 2014 #53

Yup, and this was a pretty big deal back when it happened. Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #64