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2. I wonder what motivated the Secret Service to lie about the fence jumper. Would they have lied if

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Mon Sep 29, 2014, 06:08 PM

Sep 2014

Obama and his family were white?

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Report: Secret Service Lied About White House Fence Jumper [View all] MerryBlooms Sep 2014 OP

OMG. I wonder if the only thing that really slowed him down was not knowing the layout of the place? Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2014 #1

Yeah, scary stuff. MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #4

Then the washington post prints a blueprint Grey Sep 2014 #33

jeeeezus h. christ BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #42

The floor plan is widely available online. Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #67

I wonder what motivated the Secret Service to lie about the fence jumper. Would they have lied if Louisiana1976 Sep 2014 #2

I don't know what the deal is, but the shit going on is unacceptable. MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #5

I wonder if Reagan would have been shot Sopkoviak Sep 2014 #10

Ahhh . . . he was shot. nt brush Sep 2014 #79

JFK was white. former9thward Sep 2014 #13

ummmm...they lied cuz they fucked up royal? BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #49

Probably not. I'm sure they don't mind admitting a spectacular failure on their part hughee99 Sep 2014 #56

They're trying to distract form Benghazi Capt. Obvious Sep 2014 #61

It would not have happened to lie about treestar Sep 2014 #95

Good lord... myrna minx Sep 2014 #3

Just like Faux Snooze ... lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #6

Thank god the Obama's weren't home Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #7

Why would they be scared? former9thward Sep 2014 #14

Well think about it Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #15

The girls are teenagers. former9thward Sep 2014 #17

Yes..they are surrounded by incompetent guards who let an intruder with a weapon Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #23

Wow. Your post looks like a disguised attack on the Obamas to me. Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #31

Wow. former9thward Sep 2014 #34

disguised ? JI7 Sep 2014 #43

I agree heaven05 Sep 2014 #46

Since you agree, how is it an attack? former9thward Sep 2014 #57

How is it an attack? former9thward Sep 2014 #55

I agree heaven05 Sep 2014 #45

why would they be scared? because they're human? BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #52

Holy.... sheshe2 Sep 2014 #59

maybe it's just that some ultra-geeky people really lack emotional connection? BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #89

Oh shit! sheshe2 Sep 2014 #90

i cracked myself up on that one too! BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #96

I wouldn't go to Chicago in a suit ballyhoo Sep 2014 #58

I lived there for many years. former9thward Sep 2014 #62

I was there during the 1968 Democratic Convention. I ballyhoo Sep 2014 #63

We may have bumped into each other. former9thward Sep 2014 #65

I was 22. I think I was at Lincoln Park too, but I'm not sure. I ballyhoo Sep 2014 #71

I would not be surprised if they move out for a while until ballyhoo Sep 2014 #66

They use Camp David a lot. MADem Sep 2014 #80

Well, I think the whole family should go there. The message ballyhoo Sep 2014 #85

There's a really NICE pool there. And it's peaceful and relaxed--and well guarded. MADem Sep 2014 #86

I think the older girl has a job working ballyhoo Sep 2014 #88

Isn't she in school? At Sidwell? MADem Sep 2014 #91

it's usually scary to think of people breaking into where you live whether or not you are there JI7 Sep 2014 #40

wtf is wrong with you? mopinko Sep 2014 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author brush Sep 2014 #82

As I understand it - KT2000 Sep 2014 #18

No, you are confusing incidents. former9thward Sep 2014 #35

Right! KT2000 Sep 2014 #92

Sounds to me like they were lucky this time. Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #28

Unacceptable! Good grief. Glimmer of Hope Sep 2014 #8

unconfirmed reports madokie Sep 2014 #9

Who is going to say Aerows Sep 2014 #22

just heard the report on npr drray23 Sep 2014 #11

Yes, surreal is the perfect word. MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #12

That might be the inherent problem with so much security. lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #16

But to have the alarm box muted... someone needs to lose their job. MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #24

It might have been a really tough crossword. lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #26

I just heard that report too. The reporter actually saw the security camera footage riderinthestorm Sep 2014 #27

and the door was not locked. grasswire Sep 2014 #30

could all this heaven05 Sep 2014 #47

i was surprised drray23 Sep 2014 #50

Yes, deliberate or massive incompetence. JimDandy Sep 2014 #51

My guess is someone on behalf KT2000 Sep 2014 #19

Or an agent who saw or reported flaws and felt wasn't heard or ignored, maybe. MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #25

I always thought people outside the fence were watched like hawks wheniwasincongress Sep 2014 #20

Good grief Aerows Sep 2014 #21

Be careful, there's a DU contingent that automatically hates any whistleblowers riderinthestorm Sep 2014 #29

my initial reaction was that the Secret Service needed a thorough assessment... steve2470 Sep 2014 #32

Oh absolutely agreed. My post was just reminding the OP riderinthestorm Sep 2014 #36

If this is really what happened... logosoco Sep 2014 #37

I appreciate the way your mind works. Interesting, indeed. WheelWalker Sep 2014 #81

Latest Borowitz update (satire): TBF Sep 2014 #38

Indeed. If I were Obama, I'd be livid. deafskeptic Sep 2014 #84

It long overdue, but they need to be long gone from the WH.... Historic NY Sep 2014 #39

They also claimed at first that he wasn't armed. LisaL Sep 2014 #41

Everyone who was on duty that night must be fired malaise Sep 2014 #44

YES!!! Historic NY Sep 2014 #54

I agree 100%. Complete negligence on the part of the SS. Unbelievable. MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #69

Scary shit suffragette Sep 2014 #77

The guy who tackled him was technically OFF duty. He'd just put his charge on the helo. MADem Sep 2014 #97

People who lie about something as critical as... Hubert Flottz Sep 2014 #48

rep cummings on chris hayes drray23 Sep 2014 #53

There are a lot of security folks that need to be out of a job. NOW MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #68

I don't care if the have an axe to grind or not. FlatStanley Sep 2014 #60

+1000. Charge Him under the Espionage Act! Nt riderinthestorm Sep 2014 #64

I'm sure that will happen! FlatStanley Sep 2014 #87

3rd grade English lesson: kath Sep 2014 #70

I'm sure you're sending a complaint email to motherjones as I type... MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #73

Those damned racists! Iggo Sep 2014 #72

How does your comment make any sense, and why are you feigning hysterical laughter? MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #74

It ain't hysterical, and I ain't feigning. Iggo Sep 2014 #93

Well, okie dokie then. MerryBlooms Sep 2014 #94

What if this had been 100 people jumping the fence with real weapons??? PuppyBismark Sep 2014 #76

Lies? Or just another of those "least untruthful" truths made popular by the NSA? Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #78

"muted" alarm..failed assassination attempt or trial runl kelliekat44 Sep 2014 #83