Bush comes to aid of Secret Service agent

AP ^ | 11/20/2004 | AP staff

[wjersey]

President Bush stepped into the middle of a confrontation and pulled his lead Secret Service agent away from Chilean security officials who barred his bodyguards from entering an elegant dinner for 21 world leaders Saturday night.

Several Chilean and American agents got into a pushing and shoving match outside the cultural center where the dinner was held. Bush noticed the fracas after posing for pictures on a red carpet with the summit host, Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and his wife and first lady Laura Bush.

[Barlowmaker]

And CYTD tried to be sly about it, but somehow knew about the negotiations "6 months ago". Although it only knew what it read in the press....sure

So he/she is a Chilean operative?

[vbmoneyspender]

Thanks for pinging him.

[ThePythonicCow]

Most helpful post - thank-you.

[ThePythonicCow]

While excellent, I believe that the Washington Times is on the Updated FR Excerpt and Link Only or Deny Posting List due to Copyright Complaints list.

[A Citizen Reporter]

"So he/she is a Chilean operative?"

That's not what I said. But I notice that it used that same super-hyped rhetorical clintonian language in it's send-off to another poster.

Why in the world would you feel the need to use freep mail for any kind of correspondence?

[nw_arizona_granny]

Having dealt with the secret service on several occasions, they are
consummate professionals. Whatever happened was the fault of the
Chileans, no question.

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It has always been my impression that the Secret Service was the best of the groups.

Your entire post makes sense to me, thank you for posting your thoughts.

[spokeshave]

BINGO...

"My assessment is that (in that photo, MediaMole) those several standing immediately by the President as he approaches the fray are not USSS, but rather, Chilean protection service amd[protocol types."

YES and a ton of guys with VIDEO CAMERAS,

Didn't the Taliban/AlQuida assasinate a chief in Afghanistan using an explosive/gun in a video camera.?

[Eastbound]

[Barlowmaker]

You're working a flame war on me (Chilean apologist, Didn't see danger in Iraq, etc.) and flame wars are boring on the forum. What is your problem?

[Too_Bad]

Thanks for the heads up, Pythonic Cow.

Admin Mod, please delete post 933.

Link to article is:

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041120-113709-8651r.htm

[lentulusgracchus]

Beats Kerry blaming the Secret Service for everything and Clinton using them to conceal the affairs of the day.

Every time I think of Clinton and the Secret Service, I think of that scene from The Last Boy Scout with Bruce Willis standing outside a suite of rooms listening to a senator beating up a prostitute.

Don't know why I would think of that.

[Eastbound]

Yo, Hillary! Check out this story and learn how to treat those who would take a bullet for you.

[ThePythonicCow]

Here's an exceprt and the Washington Times link for Post #933, in case it is pulled:

In role reversal, president rescues Secret Service agent

According to the Washington Times article, the SS knew there was going to be trouble with the Chilean police:

In role reversal, president rescues Secret Service agent By James G. Lakely THE WASHINGTON TIMES

http://washingtontimes.com/national/20041120-113709-8651r.htm.

The article explains that the Secret Service had been disagreeing all day with the Chilean security over whether Bush could have an agent follow him through the door. Apparently the Chilean security was intending to show that this was its turf, and not allow the SS agent through. Bush decided otherwise.

A second SS agent who was close behind was pushed into a wall in a near headlock, and remained outside.

[lentulusgracchus]

Wow, rescued by the President, that is something to tell your grandkids.

Can you imagine how tall Bush stands with his SS details now?

Sounds like something out of Tom Clancy.

[ThePythonicCow]

You're welcome. Thanks again for the excellent post.

[FairOpinion]

B-- your basic premise is that there was never any cause for concern. Well, here is an excerpt from the WT article, (post 933) which highlights that the Chilean security did not act in good faith -- and that's an understatement.

"Chilean security knew that the Secret Service always accompanies the president and knows how to identify them by the pins on their lapels, the source said, but blocked them anyway. "

[Too_Bad]

It is not unreasonable to assume from the Wash. Times article that Pres. Bush was aware of the ongoing dispute with the Chilean police, and he stepped in when he saw that
they had tried to carry out their plan.

[Barlowmaker]

What do you take from the "sources" comment in the WTimes that he "saw it coming?" If the Chileans were adamant that they were providing the security, and the SS breached their prerogative - should we be happy, mad, sad, pi$$ed at the Chileans or pi$$ed at the Secret Service for anticipating this altercation and not informing the President of the threat?

[lentulusgracchus]

It's the macho....it's their country and we are implying that they can't do the job...

Which I would feel a whole lot better about, if we weren't down so many Colombian and Mexican presidential candidates......

[dancusa]

To paraphrase the Rodney Dangerfield

I once went to a conservative web site and a hockey game broke out.

Ha-Ha-HA