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

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 04:18 PM

Sep 2014

including planes crash-landing onto the South Lawn. But the OP is about the gun shot incident. I don't doubt more will keep trying it however.

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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