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Ichingcarpenter

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39. "'the careful protection the Secret Service provides''.

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 11:33 AM

Oct 2014

The Gonzales case showed they were careful

Omar Gonzalez 'scaled the fence outside the White House, dashed across the lawn and entered the executive mansion with a knife on September 19'
Senior sources say he made it all the way to the East Room

It means he made it 168 feet into the building after scaling 70-foot lawn

80ft-long East Room is used for formal events including bill signings

A surveillance team outside the fence did not see him and he managed to run past a too-slow Secret Service agent in a booth on the lawn

A dog was released too late and an armed SWAT team failed to reach him before he opened a door, which should have been guarded by an agent

Gonzalez was eventually stopped by a plainclothes off duty agent inside

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2774232/Knife-wielding-fence-jumper-White-House-Secret-Service-let-way-East-Room.html#ixzz3FBspdnIJ
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The president was no longer laughing: "That man would kill me," he told them flatly..." [View all] kpete Oct 2014 OP

There are many people who would assassinate President Obama if they had the chance. MineralMan Oct 2014 #1

I have thought this too treestar Oct 2014 #3

drunken agents is inexcusable. mopinko Oct 2014 #5

what did happen to them? treestar Oct 2014 #6

NOTHING. mopinko Oct 2014 #16

nail meet head questionseverything Oct 2014 #64

I agree, "drunken agents is inexcusable" No drinking on or off duty would be my policy. Sunlei Oct 2014 #14

+1 treestar Oct 2014 #17

man, i suspect the world would change for the better pretty quick mopinko Oct 2014 #19

GOPers ain't having that - LOL Iliyah Oct 2014 #32

right? honestly i'd be happy mopinko Oct 2014 #34

they demand it of welfare recipients redruddyred Oct 2014 #96

please demigoddess Oct 2014 #53

grandma and youngest daughter were at home questionseverything Oct 2014 #63

An armed man permitted to ride in an elevator with the President . . . markpkessinger Oct 2014 #101

There seem to be a lot of them lately treestar Oct 2014 #102

if these things were the norm, no one would have leaked. mopinko Oct 2014 #106

I mean over time, say during the Reagan or Clinton Administration treestar Oct 2014 #107

they reacted appropriately, at least. mopinko Oct 2014 #109

my friend, you need to stop defending these people. mopinko Oct 2014 #4

I'm not defending anyone. I'm noting that no serious assassination MineralMan Oct 2014 #7

It may have been an unsuccesful attempt, but I assure you, hedgehog Oct 2014 #9

mmmm, man in elevator, pull gun shoot. now. the couple agents were seabeyond Oct 2014 #12

how much more serious do you want it to get? mopinko Oct 2014 #22

Thanks.. I agree, Mo. No slack for the SS agents who were responsible for letting Cha Oct 2014 #86

check the other ones that are shown there. she did several days in a row. mopinko Oct 2014 #91

Yeah, it would be interesting to see Rachel's show after Julia Pierson resigned.. Cha Oct 2014 #94

i want to see how they handle the leakers. mopinko Oct 2014 #103

I haven't read anything much about the "leakers".. mostly from you. I'll have to google,thanks. Cha Oct 2014 #118

and agents that insisted it was gun shots were told to stand down. mopinko Oct 2014 #26

"car backfiring"? Those agents need to go back to training school or resign and get people Cha Oct 2014 #88

difficult to see at night? mopinko Oct 2014 #90

I know.. it was a terrible defense. I just saw Rachel on this and I thank you again, Mo. Cha Oct 2014 #93

5 layers at least. mopinko Oct 2014 #110

Don't forget that fake sign language translator Shemp Howard Oct 2014 #11

i didnt hear about the fake sign language guy. nt seabeyond Oct 2014 #13

"Translator" details here Shemp Howard Oct 2014 #20

thanks for info. interesting. nt seabeyond Oct 2014 #31

I forgot about that guy. I was laughing so hard while being very appalled. uppityperson Oct 2014 #60

nope, they arent. mopinko Oct 2014 #116

Sometimes I think these incidents are deliberate. zeemike Oct 2014 #81

cant help but agree. mopinko Oct 2014 #115

Do you get the sense that MM doesn't take that incident seriously, or is it that he lives in denial? Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #83

i have no idea. i have respect for him, but mopinko Oct 2014 #114

Umm Hippo_Tron Oct 2014 #112

that will not help. the first black president being assassinated after these lapses mopinko Oct 2014 #113

The Secret Service let a criminal with a gun, who was obviously not playing with a full geek tragedy Oct 2014 #8

Wow, when was that? treestar Oct 2014 #18

Here's the news item. Fla Dem Oct 2014 #36

Thanks! treestar Oct 2014 #76

Why was the guy allowed to have a gun with his background. broiles Oct 2014 #55

Our Gov. allows contractors with 'non-felonies' to keep on taking our Federal money for contracts. Sunlei Oct 2014 #62

There was certainly a risk to the President's daughter and Michelle's mother. No risk to the monmouth3 Oct 2014 #10

He had just left moments before with his daughters. nt alphafemale Oct 2014 #15

5 minutes faster mopinko Oct 2014 #23

the one that bothered me the most humbled_opinion Oct 2014 #35

with all the concern about Ebola outbreak questionseverything Oct 2014 #66

All I can say is: G*d help the RW in America if ANYTHING. . . DinahMoeHum Oct 2014 #49

I think that rule applies AnalystInParadise Oct 2014 #82

I think maybe 1 in 10,000 RW nutbars would... Blue_Tires Oct 2014 #119

this is why the ss thing is so incomprehensible to me. that man would kill him. mopinko Oct 2014 #2

Whisper movement of the RWNJs. n/t ffr Oct 2014 #21

Imagine what it is like to life every hour of your days like that. And it is not just him. It is his jwirr Oct 2014 #24

it's real travesty that the first family has to live with this, even at home. mopinko Oct 2014 #28

I know and it has always been this way for our presidents. At least since Lincoln. jwirr Oct 2014 #40

no, this is unprecedented. mopinko Oct 2014 #51

I meant the fear of assassination. jwirr Oct 2014 #52

"Antichrist" NastyRiffraff Oct 2014 #25

pretty sure it was one of those louder republicans who used that word about President O. first. Sunlei Oct 2014 #67

I remember when republican media kept publishing exactly where Presidents family was on vacation. Sunlei Oct 2014 #27

Yep. Still doing it but sorta kinda secretive tho. Iliyah Oct 2014 #33

Previous admininstration they would have taken him out of the crowd... Historic NY Oct 2014 #29

And Ferguson MO will look like a picnic if anything happens to our president. jwirr Oct 2014 #43

This is true. knitter4democracy Oct 2014 #100

If this had happened to Bush Jr MsLeopard Oct 2014 #44

Pres O has the outward strenght and the inward courage. Iliyah Oct 2014 #30

"No evidence to support claim about threats against Obama" EX500rider Oct 2014 #45

I don't believe it. justgamma Oct 2014 #97

Please...plenty of people right here make it "perfectly clear" they want/wanted Bush dead. EX500rider Oct 2014 #111

The message is being sent og1 Oct 2014 #37

Conspiracy theory much? Oy. n/t DeadLetterOffice Oct 2014 #41

+1 Duppers Oct 2014 #47

Quoting the recently resigned Secret Service Director ... left-of-center2012 Oct 2014 #38

"'the careful protection the Secret Service provides''. Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #39

They can make that fence hard/impossible to scale & keep it beautiful, for a start! Sunlei Oct 2014 #42

they have motion sensors in and out but Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #46

The 'off duty' agent should be promoted! I really think 'work on the fence' is good common sense Sunlei Oct 2014 #56

The Supreme Court later noted, MKULTRA was: Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #58

Americans suffer today with the worse Congress in our history. They throw all of us under their bus Sunlei Oct 2014 #65

You need to rexaminedt the evidence and data again Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #71

I don't believe in any conspiracy with 9/11, other than security lapses & lack of common sense. Sunlei Oct 2014 #72

Show your 'F16 Dad' Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #80

He will at least he was diligent. Historic NY Oct 2014 #75

I remember the reports of people being kicked out of... 3catwoman3 Oct 2014 #48

I'm not a conspiracy nut, but.... George II Oct 2014 #50

Leaking Obama's schedule during the campaign was not "unconsciously" intentional. Maineman Oct 2014 #59

I know I am not alone... ReRe Oct 2014 #54

Some jackwagon on townhall.com TheCowsCameHome Oct 2014 #57

Lee Harvey Oswald was at a CIA meeting Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #61

the kennedy assassination tapes show questionseverything Oct 2014 #69

The Secret Service protocols were compromised Ichingcarpenter Oct 2014 #70

How many runs did the Saudi's make newblewtoo Oct 2014 #68

And Repukes would cheer the man on! Rex Oct 2014 #73

Just read the whole article at my kitchen table in the Times. I hope they follow up... Hekate Oct 2014 #74

CNN should spend as much time on this as they did on MH370 treestar Oct 2014 #105

No. This is a job for intelligent & thoughtful reporting, not 24/7 bloviating to no purpose. Hekate Oct 2014 #117

It's true AnAzulTexas Oct 2014 #77

Obama needs one of these, just in case Gawd is distracted. blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #78

Image URL http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/09/15/article-1311980-0B30ACA2000005DC-662_634x412.jpg blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #79

Chill out! StoneCarver Oct 2014 #84

really. i was at one during the campaign. i was on the rope line. i disobeyed orders. mopinko Oct 2014 #92

The closest I came to them was in 1992 treestar Oct 2014 #104

i have been to quite a few events, mopinko Oct 2014 #108

I'd do it rtracey Oct 2014 #85

And kill him The Wizard Oct 2014 #87

This Is A Predictable Consequence DallasNE Oct 2014 #89

THe SS is a fucking joke maindawg Oct 2014 #95

Be safe, Mr. President. defacto7 Oct 2014 #98

There is a company in Colombia that makes beautiful ballistic clothing. MADem Oct 2014 #99