Secret Service, this is your wake up call

GoldenRivet · 11-27-09, 08:24 PM

Que the reverend - his little group should start up with "the secret service is providing sub-par protection for the president because of his race" any moment now.

Sea Demon · 11-27-09, 08:46 PM

Talk about lax security at the White House.......Meanwhile I'm taking off my shoes and getting my a$@ scanned just to get on a flight from Sacramento to San Diego?

AVGWarhawk · 11-27-09, 11:21 PM

Yes, a few people need to answer some questions and then start packing for ice station Zebra. Bad situation and never should have happened.

Platapus · 11-28-09, 12:08 AM

At least the USSS is manning up and taking responsibility.

I am thinking that a few Special Agents are looking for another position if not another career. The USSS can't afford to make mistakes. They have to be right (and lucky) every single time. The bad guys only have to get lucky once.

Jimbuna · 11-28-09, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

At least the USSS is manning up and taking responsibility.

I am thinking that a few Special Agents are looking for another position if not another career. The USSS can't afford to make mistakes. They have to be right (and lucky) every single time. The bad guys only have to get lucky once.

Rgr that

mookiemookie · 11-28-09, 05:01 PM

While some people should absolutely lose their jobs over this, I'm not seeing what all the "oh my god they TOOK A PICTURE WITH HIM" hand wringing is about. They weren't on the guest list, but they still did go through a security check, metal detectors, etc etc. Unless they were deadly black belt assassins, no one was in any real danger.

onelifecrisis · 11-29-09, 04:28 AM

Given that nothing bad happened this whole event can surely only be seen as a good thing. She gets to be the talk of the town (or even the talk of the world) and the USSS get slapped into line. Everyone wins. If it hadn't happened they'd presumably still be too relaxed, and people wouldn't know it.

Bubblehead Nuke · 11-29-09, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

While some people should absolutely lose their jobs over this, I'm not seeing what all the "oh my god they TOOK A PICTURE WITH HIM" hand wringing is about. They weren't on the guest list, but they still did go through a security check, metal detectors, etc etc. Unless they were deadly black belt assassins, no one was in any real danger.

Imagine:

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Each carried one part of a binary nerve agent.

A feather (they are hollow) with a nerve toxin in it. One jab on the back of the hand (which he gave you) and you have a incapacitated/dead President.

They ARE trained in hand to hand combat. They have the Presidents HAND, they can move to control the body and then the situation.

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I can think of DOZENS of scenarios where this could have turned into a bad thing.

What if they did not want to target Obama, but the visiting dignitary and create one HELL of an international incident?

This is a FAR FAR bigger issue than you make light of.

I will bet money that heads rolled and ARE rolling still over this issue.

Aramike · 11-28-09, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Que the reverend - his little group should start up with "the secret service is providing sub-par protection for the president because of his race" any moment now.

PERFECT POST!

11-28-09, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Que the reverend - his little group should start up with "the secret service is providing sub-par protection for the president because of his race" any moment now.

Either that or they're sub-par for everyone. Which is worse?

Skybird · 11-28-09, 09:34 AM

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GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Que the reverend - his little group should start up with "the secret service is providing sub-par protection for the president because of his race" any moment now. __________________

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Yes, a few people need to answer some questions and then start packing for ice station Zebra. Bad situation and never should have happened. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,366 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	At least the USSS is manning up and taking responsibility. I am thinking that a few Special Agents are looking for another position if not another career. The USSS can't afford to make mistakes. They have to be right (and lucky) every single time. The bad guys only have to get lucky once. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	While some people should absolutely lose their jobs over this, I'm not seeing what all the "oh my god they TOOK A PICTURE WITH HIM" hand wringing is about. They weren't on the guest list, but they still did go through a security check, metal detectors, etc etc. Unless they were deadly black belt assassins, no one was in any real danger. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

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11-27-09, 08:46 PM	#2
Sea Demon Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 2,552 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Talk about lax security at the White House.......Meanwhile I'm taking off my shoes and getting my a$@ scanned just to get on a flight from Sacramento to San Diego?

11-29-09, 04:28 AM	#7
onelifecrisis Maverick Modder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,895 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 3	Given that nothing bad happened this whole event can surely only be seen as a good thing. She gets to be the talk of the town (or even the talk of the world) and the USSS get slapped into line. Everyone wins. If it hadn't happened they'd presumably still be too relaxed, and people wouldn't know it.

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