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Secret Service Probes White House Party-Crashing Incident
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11/27/09
The Secret Service is investigating how a Virginia couple managed to attend President Obama's first White House state dinner Tuesday even though they weren't on the list of 320 invitees.
Michaele and Tareq Salahi got through security checkpoints and spent the evening rubbing shoulders with Vice President Joe Biden, White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and others, posting photos and messages about the event on their Facebook page.
The well-known socialites were followed to the White House gate by a Bravo network film crew; Michaele Salahi was being taped for "The Real Housewives of Washington," a new installment of the reality-TV series now in production. The film crew was not permitted onto the grounds.
The Secret Service said Thursday that its procedures to ensure security at the White House were not followed at the dinner. Spokesman Edwin Donovan told The Washington Post that the procedures are adequate to ensure the safety of the president, but would be reviewed and adjustments will be made, if necessary.
In another twist to the story, CNN reports that the socialite couple have been named in numerous civil lawsuits involving Tareq Salahi's family winery in Fauquier County, Va., which is now in bankruptcy.
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Tom Kavanagh
Tom Kavanagh began working in journalism the year Jimmy Carter became president and, by God, they're both still around... more
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Nan
9:02AM Nov 27th 2009
This is the kind of Security we have?
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buster
9:16AM Nov 27th 2009
Speechless, did you see the video of the Secret service guy loaning a pen to a homeless lady so NANCY Reagan could sign an autograph for her, the dope gave the person a weapon.
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(1) Christian Conservative
10:08AM Nov 27th 2009
Now now ... don't get freaked.
Sure, being afraid is the natural state of Modern Republicans ... and Christian Conservatives.
WE LOVE being afraid.
Of course .. that's why we ALWAYS urge Government to INVADE OUR PRIVACY ... you know ... like when we supported George W. Bush checking our Library Reading Habits ... and seeking warrantless phone taps.
Hey ... Modern Republicanism is BASED on FEAR.
Check it out ... Leo Strauss is the political philosopher who is the ACTUAL SOURCE of Modern Republicanism.
http://www.alternet.org/story/15935
Although ... I would urge you to read about it ONLY if you are UNAFRAID ... if you are prone to FEAR ... you may be frightened that the Morally Vacant Underpinnings of Modern Republicanism is getting out.
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Sure, being afraid is the natural state of Modern Republicans ... and Christian Conservatives.
WE LOVE being afraid.
Of course .. that's why we ALWAYS urge Government to INVADE OUR PRIVACY ... you know ... like when we supported George W. Bush checking our Library Reading Habits ... and seeking warrantless phone taps.
Hey ... Modern Republicanism is BASED on FEAR.
Check it out ... Leo Strauss is the political philosopher who is the ACTUAL SOURCE of Modern Republicanism.
http://www.alternet.org/story/15935
Although ... I would urge you to read about it ONLY if you are UNAFRAID ... if you are prone to FEAR ... you may be frightened that the Morally Vacant Underpinnings of Modern Republicanism is getting out.
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(0) Christian Conservative
11:28AM Nov 27th 2009
Modern Republican ... why masquerade as a Patriotic American?
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(0) sharkhtn
9:09AM Nov 27th 2009
oh great!!!!! now i really feel safe....'Not'!
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(3) gnmk09
9:21AM Nov 27th 2009
No need to worry folks...after all, according to the Leftist Regime, the "War on Terrorism" is over....
...and the want to run our Health Care....
...and the want to run our Health Care....
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(-1) homeroid2
9:26AM Nov 27th 2009
Are there any Muslims in the Secret Service?
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(1) Christian Conservative
10:09AM Nov 27th 2009
Thank you for contributing the elemental bigotry of Christian Conservatives.
Did you know that Timothy McVeigh was a CHRISTIAN?
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Did you know that Timothy McVeigh was a CHRISTIAN?
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(-1) gnmk09
10:20AM Nov 27th 2009
Christian Conservative,
And your post advances your cause ??
And your post advances your cause ??
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(1) Christian Conservative
10:28AM Nov 27th 2009
Yes, I believe it does, gnmk09.
You see, Modern American Conservatives have ... as a central pillar of our belief system ... a fundamental desire to demonize all who don't share our RE-INVENTED Christianity.
You know ... the kind of Christianity that excluded anything about which Jesus Christ taught.
So ... I'm thanking homeroid for validating the elemental bigotry and audacious self righteousness.
PLUS ... I'm EXPANDING the frame of reference ... by pointing out that Modern American Christianity has an anti-American element to it.
And ... if you doubt that ... simply read the preponderance of comments from my fellow Christian Conservatives as they spew a sick, perverted, RAGE AND HATRED against our President of the United States ... as he tries to repair the damage done by the previous occupant of the White House.
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Thank you for providing me an opportunity to explain that.
MOST NORMAL Americans would have understood my intent.
But of course, I realize that often, my comments go right over the heads of those who exist simply to spew hatred.
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You see, Modern American Conservatives have ... as a central pillar of our belief system ... a fundamental desire to demonize all who don't share our RE-INVENTED Christianity.
You know ... the kind of Christianity that excluded anything about which Jesus Christ taught.
So ... I'm thanking homeroid for validating the elemental bigotry and audacious self righteousness.
PLUS ... I'm EXPANDING the frame of reference ... by pointing out that Modern American Christianity has an anti-American element to it.
And ... if you doubt that ... simply read the preponderance of comments from my fellow Christian Conservatives as they spew a sick, perverted, RAGE AND HATRED against our President of the United States ... as he tries to repair the damage done by the previous occupant of the White House.
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Thank you for providing me an opportunity to explain that.
MOST NORMAL Americans would have understood my intent.
But of course, I realize that often, my comments go right over the heads of those who exist simply to spew hatred.
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(2) el burpo
9:29AM Nov 27th 2009
Hope this isn't the same crack squad of security personnel that will be involved in the New York Gitmo detainee trials.
You clowns on the left figure out a way to blame this on the Bush administration yet? Left over Modern Republican Christian Secret Service agents purposely not protecting Obama, perhaps? C'mon, I could use another good laugh this morning. Goppy/Centrist/Christian Conservative/Sleepy/Grumpy/Dopey? Pundit? Jrot? Where you at?
You clowns on the left figure out a way to blame this on the Bush administration yet? Left over Modern Republican Christian Secret Service agents purposely not protecting Obama, perhaps? C'mon, I could use another good laugh this morning. Goppy/Centrist/Christian Conservative/Sleepy/Grumpy/Dopey? Pundit? Jrot? Where you at?
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(-1) gnmk09
9:37AM Nov 27th 2009
el burpo,
Very well put!!.....the mentality of the Left would almost be amusing if it wasn't so pathetic...
Very well put!!.....the mentality of the Left would almost be amusing if it wasn't so pathetic...
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(0) Christian Conservative
10:19AM Nov 27th 2009
CLOWNS ... ? ....
I didn't realize you were such an aficionado of clowns!
You must REALLY appreciate THIS one ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4DykmZz_YA
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I didn't realize you were such an aficionado of clowns!
You must REALLY appreciate THIS one ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4DykmZz_YA
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(-1) el burpo
11:03AM Nov 27th 2009
CeeCee,
Are you suggesting that GWB is a leftist clown? I mean, I understand your general state of confusion, but that's pretty much the base from which all your hatred springs.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and write it off to excess tryptophan in your system. Either that or you just didn't bother reading what you were responding to - as usual.
Oh, and thanks for responding to the shout-out. Run out to the kitchen and I'll get your Beggin Strip out of the treat jar fro you.
Are you suggesting that GWB is a leftist clown? I mean, I understand your general state of confusion, but that's pretty much the base from which all your hatred springs.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and write it off to excess tryptophan in your system. Either that or you just didn't bother reading what you were responding to - as usual.
Oh, and thanks for responding to the shout-out. Run out to the kitchen and I'll get your Beggin Strip out of the treat jar fro you.
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(1) harrell333
10:00AM Nov 27th 2009
sixteen lawsuits the Salahi's are involved in. The guy sued his own mom. They were being called in compelling fashion to join their own. Smiley oblivious Joe B. showing off his pearly whites in the presence of a pretty lady,, Turbo Tim giving out tips on how to pay less,, Katy Couric spinning yarns of her conquest over Sarah Palin,, it was a gala event. The leftist machine was in full gear & the Salahi's were overwhelmed by the allure of a corrupt celebrity status that could not be resisted.....
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(1) oilriggas
10:06AM Nov 27th 2009
Same kind of security we have on our boarders. I feel so safe!!!
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(2) Christian Conservative
10:22AM Nov 27th 2009
You SHOULD feel safe.
We Christian Conservatives have encouraged HUGE spending on a VAST Military Industrial Complex.
We Christian Conservatives LOVE ... absolutely LOVE huge Government Programs.
And our Military Industrial Complex is the LARGEST IN THE WORLD!
So ... you SHOULD feel safe, oilriggas ...
... ... unless ... ... maybe you want to spend MORE money on that Government Program?
Is that why you are expressing such fear?
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We Christian Conservatives have encouraged HUGE spending on a VAST Military Industrial Complex.
We Christian Conservatives LOVE ... absolutely LOVE huge Government Programs.
And our Military Industrial Complex is the LARGEST IN THE WORLD!
So ... you SHOULD feel safe, oilriggas ...
... ... unless ... ... maybe you want to spend MORE money on that Government Program?
Is that why you are expressing such fear?
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(-3) Ed
10:44AM Nov 27th 2009
What's all the fuss? This couple is representative of the Obama core constituency. They want every thing and they pay for nothing. They fit right in.
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(5) Chris Williams
10:49AM Nov 27th 2009
This does not reflect well on Obama or the Secret Service. The question must be asked: If he can't keep uninvited people from entering a White House dinner, how does he keep us safe from outside influences or terrorists? It does not look good if they can't keep two reality star-wannabes from sitting in the same room with many of the White House policy-makers.
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(4) Christian Conservative
11:35AM Nov 27th 2009
Interesting associations, Chris Williams.
Of course ... The United States of American hasn't been attacked by a foreign network of terrorists ... to date.
Unlike at this point into Christian Conservative George W. Bush's tenure.
Maybe you forgot ... but nine months into the Christian Conservative Bush administration ... we were attacked by terrorists ... FOUR TIMES.
FOUR TIMES.
And this is even after outgoing president Bill Clinton gave detailed warnings about Al Qaida.
So ... I think it's somewhat insane for you to equate a couple crashing a PARTY ... with National Security ... when you IGNORE Terrorists CRASHING FOUR PLANES and murdering thousands of Americans.
Of course ... Modern Republicans and Christian Conservatives CLEARLY hate The United States of America ... as evidenced by their endless SPITTLE FLECKED FUROR directed at all who don't share Christian Conservative Hatreds.
So ... I imagine that it's easy to forget how the stunning incompetence of the Christian Conservative Bush led to such death and destruction.
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Of course ... The United States of American hasn't been attacked by a foreign network of terrorists ... to date.
Unlike at this point into Christian Conservative George W. Bush's tenure.
Maybe you forgot ... but nine months into the Christian Conservative Bush administration ... we were attacked by terrorists ... FOUR TIMES.
FOUR TIMES.
And this is even after outgoing president Bill Clinton gave detailed warnings about Al Qaida.
So ... I think it's somewhat insane for you to equate a couple crashing a PARTY ... with National Security ... when you IGNORE Terrorists CRASHING FOUR PLANES and murdering thousands of Americans.
Of course ... Modern Republicans and Christian Conservatives CLEARLY hate The United States of America ... as evidenced by their endless SPITTLE FLECKED FUROR directed at all who don't share Christian Conservative Hatreds.
So ... I imagine that it's easy to forget how the stunning incompetence of the Christian Conservative Bush led to such death and destruction.
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