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Poll_Blind

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29. This kind of thing makes me sad...The Secret Service should not be known for these things.

Sun Apr 15, 2012, 12:24 PM

Apr 2012

I have always looked at the Secret Service as some of the most moral and professional elites serving the United States. I am still puzzled by all this. I still generally believe the stereotype that the Secret Service are the best of the best. Handpicked, superlative examples of the Executive Branch.

This sort of debauchery is patently mindless given their important role. I just don't get it.

I'm still deeply puzzled about all this.

I guess there's also the potential subtext that not all of these prostitutes may have been 18. If that shoe drops, it's going to be even worse.

Talk about "protecting the president". What a joke. These guys should never work SS again. They should never work Treasury again. Fuck, I expect more from beat cops- really.

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Here Are The Wild Details From The Secret Service's Prostitution Scandal [View all] xchrom Apr 2012 OP

What a shock. 6000eliot Apr 2012 #1

Men with a specific and important security mission intaglio Apr 2012 #3

"and ideally no man should use prostitutes" Logical Apr 2012 #6

How about helping to educate instead Fawke Em Apr 2012 #16

Well..... Logical Apr 2012 #25

Logically it can not be the worlds oldest profession MattBaggins Apr 2012 #27

Why do men Aerows Apr 2012 #33

Wow, so a man who is ugly or lost a hand can change that? Why.... Logical Apr 2012 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author LoZoccolo Apr 2012 #41

Goody. We really want Secret Service agents who can be blackmailed. aquart Apr 2012 #51

Lol...where did I defend the secret service agents? Logical Apr 2012 #56

It's not a profession. It's a tragedy. Hard luck. Taking advantage of someone's Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #59

Nope, it is a profession. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #69

No, it's not, but it's mostly true. Fawke Em Apr 2012 #73

Care to elaborate? DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #74

I'm not talking of single men. Fawke Em Apr 2012 #72

Who says women are a commodity? They sell services, that's all. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #53

Allowing the purchase of one's private parts for someone to use requires mental dissociation with Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #60

'Trauma'? 'Mental problems'? Can you show me some evidence to back up your claims? DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #68

Thank you. nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #58

To be fair, not every adult man is in a relationship. 2ndAmForComputers Apr 2012 #61

I did say it was an ideal ... (n/t) intaglio Apr 2012 #34

I agree. Prostitution is a form of abuse. Anyone who uses prostitutes is aiding and abetting Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #57

Prostitution is about two consenting adults making a mutual agreement. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #70

What they are doing is not ordinary business treestar Apr 2012 #24

Just more ammunition....d*mn a kennedy Apr 2012 #2

Quid pro quo. CJCRANE Apr 2012 #4

No it is exactly the reason why people in high security fields MattBaggins Apr 2012 #28

There are two issues. CJCRANE Apr 2012 #38

Or you use those services on your own time. undeterred Apr 2012 #44

anyone using those services should have their clearance revoked ProdigalJunkMail Apr 2012 #79

Only the ultimate dickheads of the world would bring prostitutes undeterred Apr 2012 #5

I wonder if those Special Forces guys were JSOC. EFerrari Apr 2012 #8

Exactly. Every time I hear of this scandal, I think of the stories of JFK's security detail AzDar Apr 2012 #21

None of the agents involved were on the President's personal security detail, according to the state dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #13

They were there to secure the hotel where the President is staying. undeterred Apr 2012 #43

I completely agree. aquart Apr 2012 #54

That's 22 guys who will no longer work as the advance security team for the President. HereSince1628 Apr 2012 #7

Seriously. n/t EFerrari Apr 2012 #9

this advance security team has shown the world they are accessible via sex. malaise Apr 2012 #20

+1 Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #30

The President and team are the ones who "got lucky" flamingdem Apr 2012 #39

I keep wondering about the whole story Warpy Apr 2012 #10

I am starting to freak out over the fact this was publicized. BlueIris Apr 2012 #11

Although I agree with you, that this perhaps should not have gotten out... Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #62

That's why I was wondering about the Special Forces guys upthread. EFerrari Apr 2012 #12

I believe the article stated that prostitution is illegal in Colombia except Arkansas Granny Apr 2012 #17

Or... LoZoccolo Apr 2012 #42

Yeah, the overall risk for the advance team, secret service Warpy Apr 2012 #49

Meanwhile, 22 divorce lawyers are pricing new BMWs. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2012 #14

LOL EFerrari Apr 2012 #15

... xchrom Apr 2012 #19

Excellent! nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #63

Just another winning hearts and minds foreign policy measure. jwirr Apr 2012 #18

How stupid to put themselves in a compromising situation that could be used to get at the Prez. Fla Dem Apr 2012 #22

The article says they had been drinking at the hotel for a week. EFerrari Apr 2012 #23

This doesn't have anything to do with President Obama. MineralMan Apr 2012 #26

This kind of thing makes me sad...The Secret Service should not be known for these things. Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #29

Uh.............. aquart Apr 2012 #55

How long before the Pukes start turning this into the next Whitewater? Odin2005 Apr 2012 #31

Hey, wasn't there a summit going on or something? Wonder how that went. Comrade Grumpy Apr 2012 #32

I've posted articles about both today. xchrom Apr 2012 #35

Yes, scandal loves attention but / and this little episode EFerrari Apr 2012 #45

Foreign nationals behaving badly. Americans aren't the only one, although they seem Cleita Apr 2012 #37

A good time to push for more female Secret Service agents. mainer Apr 2012 #40

:) /nt October Apr 2012 #46

Colombia Males Prostitutes are just as pretty ilovecolombia Apr 2012 #52

Exactly. What's the likelihood of a female SS to pick up male prostitutes in other countries? nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #64

I think we need to understand that Colombia, as a country, is a prostitute of the U.S. Peace Patriot Apr 2012 #47

Thanks for your excellent analysis! countryjake Apr 2012 #48

Can I have some of what you're smoking? ilovecolombia Apr 2012 #50

Perfect illustration of Peace Patriot's point. Well done. nt EFerrari Apr 2012 #65

This is all true, but cheating and hiring prostitutes is a constant activity, and men Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #66

Speaking as a guy, I understand your dismay. nt bemildred Apr 2012 #76

I see it as pretty crazy nt Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #77

Me too. bemildred Apr 2012 #80

You said it! Sex just amps things up. Life is already too crazy to add infidelity and Sarah Ibarruri Apr 2012 #81

I do find this rather odd. bemildred Apr 2012 #75

Excellent post JonLP24 Apr 2012 #78

Pwned by a third world country- again LadyHawkAZ Apr 2012 #67

You know some radical is going to smack you for that comment, right? DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #71