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In reply to the discussion: Sarah Sanders to receive Secret Service protection [View all]BumRushDaShow
(128,441 posts)24. "sparked a national conversation on civility"
WTF? Where were the "conversations on civility" when Drumpf was encouraging his supporters to punch people out and telling cops to commit brutality?
As people have noted over and over - the media has normalized their behavior and when people push back, the same media chides them for doing so.
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No. It is a fantasy to think nobody on the left or far left is violent or capable of violence. . .nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2018
#62
Obviously. Serious threats count. Secret Service doesn't do this on a whim. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2018
#64
$16million on GOLF trips so far. Didn't he say something during the campaign about fixing
TrollBuster9090
Jun 2018
#14
YOU do not know. I trust the S. Service assessment of threats WE don't know about. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2018
#57
Are there actually any Secret Service LEFT to guard Sarah 'Smiley' Huckabee?
TrollBuster9090
Jun 2018
#12
Republicans could hire their beloved trigger happy 'on paid leave' police to guard them?
Sunlei
Jun 2018
#56
That may be true, but the Secret Service doesn't provide it for non-governmental citizens, afaik. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2018
#67
Simply asking for it is not enough. The SecServ decides based on credibility of threats. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2018
#68
No. You are accusing the Secret Service of making a show to prop up the Trump regime.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2018
#69
This was probably Trump's idea to further the "republican victim" bullshit.
madaboutharry
Jun 2018
#26
No. The Secret Service independently assesses threats. People can ask but get denied. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2018
#70
Oh puleez..we need secret service protection from sarah 3 names and this entire
asiliveandbreathe
Jun 2018
#28
What beef do you have against the SS who protected Obama's people? Same agents.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2018
#72
They can't. Mostly they try to be invisible and non-interventionist. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2018
#59
Because duh the Secret Service doesn't make decisions like this based on restaurant service.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2018
#60
Uh... Excuse me, but, Sanders said this herself wrt the so-called restaurant incident.
Hugin
Jun 2018
#84
You have not supplied evidence that statement triggered the protection.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2018
#85
Absolutely legal. But not every request is granted unless the SecServ assess threats as real. . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2018
#74
She and all those Republican haters probably do need SS protection. just like Hitler needed SS.
Sunlei
Jun 2018
#46
You can rest assured that was the least of it. You do not KNOW what was mailed, phoned, etc.
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2018
#58
Who's idea was this? I hope she gets her ass grilled about this in her so-called Press briefings!
PearliePoo2
Jun 2018
#54
Because she was politely asked to leave a restaurant? Typical right wing snowflake!
Nitram
Jun 2018
#55
Your faith in the integrity of the secret service and those of it's employ
Wash. state Desk Jet
Jun 2018
#83