How Did The Secret Service Let That T-Shirt Picture Be Taken?

[Kong]

You have to wonder. I know the picture was taken from far away but if someone could put a camera lens on him from a distance then the same person could just as easily have put a rifle scope on him. How did that happen? I don't care how you feel about Bush, it is the job of the Secret Service to make it impossible for anyone to get a shot at him, and it looks like when he walked to that windown he was fair game for any nutcase with a rifle.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Hmmmmmmm. Next * will be yelling at Ireland for having lax security.

[Guaranteed]

5. Yeah, he's got to be wondering

how they could let a moron like him loose on his own in the castle. :)

[chiburb]

2. Bullet proof glass? n/t

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[Kong]

10. Looked Like Regular Plate Glass To Me

I saw nothing about the window that gave me the impression that the glass was particularly thick. I'd guess that no change was made to the window and that he was at risk when he walked in front of it. Yod'd think that the most hated man in the world would be more careful.

[chiburb]

14. You can tell all that from a fuzzy photo?

Wow! Impression, guess, think... Ok, you changed my mind.

[Fenris]

3. I thought the same thing.

Easy shot. Curious.

[yardwork]

4. Britain has a different approach to security than we do.

Until recently, anybody could walk right by number 10 Downing Street. There were just orange police cones and a couple of armed soldiers there to prevent anyone from literally walking up the steps and knocking on the door. The Prime Minister walked out that door regularly and got into limos.

It's probably changed now, but still nothing like the security we have in the U.S.

I agree that the Shrub should be more careful. I don't want him or anybody assassinated. That would just make everything worse.

It's not surprising that he can't manage to get his security team to prevent things like this. The Shrub can't do anything right!

Edited to say that I KNOW that Ireland is not part of Britain! I don't know what Ireland's approach to security is like - just figured that is somewhat similar to Britain's, if not more lax.

[FloridaPat]

6. It wasn't taken from far away. You can see the reflection from the

camera in the picture!

[chiburb]

7. I changed my answer...

What makes you think there was ANY member of the public within 5 miles of the Chimp? Let alone a "nutcase"?

See the difference (courtesy of Mahablog):

[Soup Bean]

8. That is a little scary.

I don't want him to be hurt. I just want him out of office.

[liberalhistorian]

15. I agree, and I also found it

surprising and disturbing that the Secret Service allowed that. Maybe he did it on his own before they had time to stop him, but still, their job is to be alert to things like that and to try to prevent any situation at all that could possibly result in harm to him. All it would have taken was one lone nutball.

[Warren DeMontague]

25. And there, in a nutshell, is the difference

between us and, say, the freepers.

Can you imagine the rabid, morbid fantasizing that would be taking place over there in a similar thread were it involving Clinton?

In fact, didn't someone at freerepublic.com recently have to talk to the secret service for making threatening comments online about Clinton along those lines?

anyway, I absolutely think they should be doing a better job of protecting Bush from photographers.. and in the process, they should protect us from pictures of him in his underwear.

[Kanary]

9. Other countries aren't constantly in fear of guns like the US

Not everywhere in the world is in virtual lockdown.

Kanary

[diamond14]

11. bush* security set-up...from the Irish newspapers....

12. What Picture?

Anyone care to give up a link?

[diamond14]

13. here....PHOTOS from our Irish friends....thanks Ireland !!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x1878503

[jean]

16. thanks for the link - it's hard to jump in here and find every gem!

[diamond14]

17. just to clarify, added some of bush* undie photos in post #13

...hope that helps for this discussion...

my Irish eyes are smiling....

[jdsmith]

18. Aren't there two different t-shirts here?

[Connie_Corleone]

20. Bush ain't that buff

That second photo is photoshopped.

[izzie]

19. I frankly think he should stay home.

Not right that we take over a country for days on end so Bush can walk around. It is not those people fault he is hated so. It is Bush and he should get home and into his bubble and give us all a brake.

[deportivoI]

21. I Am Sure

the glass was bullet proof



:kick:

[DoYouEverWonder]

23. Then why was W trying to open the window?

And why did someone else go ahead and open it for him? Lot of good bullet proof glass will do you if you keep the window wide open?

[chiburb]

24. You couldn't be more wrong!

See post # 10 for the definitive truth...

[pat1962]

22. Bushs shirt

First of all the republic of Ireland is not part of the United Kimgdom so all of the Security work would be done by the Irish National Police also known as the "Guardia". Secondly the gun laws are so stringent in Ireland so therefore it would have to be an intsider who knew that Bush would be staying in that room. Just to clarify I am not a Bush fan I just felt that you need to have the right information before you make judgements.