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Inside the Secret Service
The Atlantic ^ | March 2011 | Marc Ambinder

Posted on 02/11/2011 7:22:23 AM PST by EnjoyingLife

The Presidential Protective Detail is the holiest of holies. Everything stops for the presidential motorcade . . . The prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was not so understanding. His motorcade was arriving at the Sheraton Hotel while a “POTUS Freeze” was in place. The Secret Service agent in charge of Erdogan’s detail asked him to wait until Obama’s motorcade had departed, but the Turkish prime minister did not heed the advice. He opened the door to his car, and armed Turkish agents began exiting the other vehicles in the motorcade. “Don’t do that!” the American detail leader shouted. But Erdogan’s entourage nonetheless approached Obama’s departure tent. An agent in the Presidential Protective Detail, having no idea who these foreign guys with guns were, yelled into his handheld mike, “Crash it! Crash the tent!” Within moments, a dozen agents were out of their cars in full sprint, guns drawn, and the Turks were forcibly detained.

The incident was over within 20 seconds, but the Turkish delegation was mightily offended. It canceled several events in New York, while the Secret Service and the State Department apologized and tried to smooth hurt egos. Although agents had done exactly what they were supposed to do, the service initiated a full review, and procedures were altered to ensure that presidential motorcades didn’t intersect with waiting dignitaries in the future.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: secret; secretservice; service; ss; states; united
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To: Waco

“The secret servise is happily suporting treason, as it seems.”

No, they are dutifully doing the job they swore an oath to do without regard to the politics of the situation. Bear in mind that they do not serve the President, they serve the United States.


41 posted on 02/11/2011 1:13:05 PM PST by MeganC (Soli Deo Gloria)
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To: Velveeta

“The SS pointing weapons out the rear of the motorcade SUV is and has been standard operating procedure for a long time. I’ve personally seen it twice with Zero’s motorcade in Chicago.”

I’d cut them some slack. Keeping your guns at the ready when driving around in Chicago is just common sense.


42 posted on 02/11/2011 1:19:17 PM PST by MeganC (Soli Deo Gloria)
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To: The Comedian

I am with Beck on praying for the Secret Service to keep the president safe.


43 posted on 02/11/2011 1:32:49 PM PST by GraceG
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To: MeganC

I agree Megan. My point was the SS is just doing their job.


44 posted on 02/11/2011 2:36:21 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: GraceG
I am with Beck on praying for the Secret Service to keep the president safe.

Me too. I hope George W. Bush, America's last legitimate President, lives a long, safe, and happy life.


Today is a good day to die.
I didn't say for whom.

45 posted on 02/11/2011 3:24:16 PM PST by The Comedian ("Cry flummox and let loose the camels of war." - Truth29)
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To: Velveeta

I know. My point is that Chicago is pretty dangerous even for people driving around with a truckload of machine guns.


46 posted on 02/11/2011 3:53:57 PM PST by MeganC (Soli Deo Gloria)
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To: Velveeta

The SS Officer is blocking access to the LEOs weapon until Obama has passed by.

Get much security ed? Let this be lesson 1.


47 posted on 02/11/2011 5:34:39 PM PST by Candor7 (Obama . fascist info..http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: unkus
I’d prefer Biden to this evil bastard.

Me too. At least Biden is a capitalist.

48 posted on 02/11/2011 5:48:48 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Tyrants flourish only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.)
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To: Candor7

Sorry Candor, you’re wrong on this one.

The SS officer was just naturally swinging his arms as he walked by. You can see on this pic, which was taken one or two steps after your posted pic, that the SS offier is not blocking access to LEOs weapon - just walking by:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2b_SPCr78uQ/TFqXFlRh17I/AAAAAAAARxE/KNMFPGyx3U4/s1600/potus+ge.jpg


49 posted on 02/11/2011 9:18:54 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: Candor7

Thar SS guy in that picture is a total prick. He always has a pissed off face. There isn’t a doubt in my mind that he is an a$$hole.


50 posted on 02/11/2011 11:01:49 PM PST by mojitojoe (In itÂ’s 1400 years of existence, Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curr)
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To: Candor7

That SS guy in that picture is a total prick. He always has a pissed off face. There isn’t a doubt in my mind that he is an a$$hole.


51 posted on 02/11/2011 11:02:06 PM PST by mojitojoe (In itÂ’s 1400 years of existence, Islam has 2 main accomplishments, psychotic violence and goat curr)
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To: Velveeta

Nope, you can enlarge the photo as has been done many times with photo shop. SS officer has hand on weapon. This is why the LEO has hands on chest away from weapon with back to president.

You can try all you want, but you have to face facts.I do not have to prove whats plainly in the photo, go do it yourself if you want with the proper software.


52 posted on 02/11/2011 11:43:38 PM PST by Candor7 (Obama . fascist info..http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Biden is just a moron.


53 posted on 02/12/2011 3:35:31 AM PST by Armedanddangerous
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To: Candor7

Nope. You’re wrong.

Look, I live in Chicago.

This photo was from August 4th last year when he had dinner at Graham Elliot’s with Oprah and friends - IN Chicago. MO was not in town for his birthday.

The VIDEO footage played locally ALL day long.

The SS officer QUICKLY walks by the cop following Zero into the restaurant. It was a quick, brisk walk and the SS officer in NO WAY stopped to touch the cop’s weapon.

You’re 100% wrong and those are the FACTS.


54 posted on 02/12/2011 7:01:33 AM PST by Velveeta
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To: Velveeta

If you say so, but convince yourself, you do not convince me at all,

It sinteresting that you said nothing to me about a video source with this included in the beginning? Perhaps one day I will get to see it, but I have had that photo examined and it is what it is.

Now go badger another.

Cheers,


55 posted on 02/12/2011 10:41:52 AM PST by Candor7 (Obama . fascist info..http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: Candor7

Badger? YOU pinged me in post #14.

Gee, I hope you didn’t pay to “have that photo examined” in order to conjur up your SS officer conspiracy LIE.

Here’s the video, you’ll want to start at around :45 seconds.

Watch and learn.

Now, please remove me from your ping list.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmetJewypaw


56 posted on 02/12/2011 12:02:57 PM PST by Velveeta
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Correction,YOU pinged me in post #16 - not #14.


57 posted on 02/12/2011 12:05:18 PM PST by Velveeta
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To: Candor7
"I remember the Secret Service being a lot tougher."


58 posted on 02/13/2011 5:21:16 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post.)
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To: mojitojoe
That SS guy in that picture is a total prick. He always has a pissed off face. There isn’t a doubt in my mind that he is an a$$hole.

If you were 'sworn' to protect Obama, you would be pissed off too.

59 posted on 02/13/2011 5:25:32 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post.)
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To: Waco
The secret service is happily supporting treason, as it seems.

What an asinine statement

Their job is to protect the POTUS no matter what their personal feeling are. They are doing their job probably made much harder because of the asshat that Obama is

I'm sure lots of them despise the usurper and I can't wait for their books to come out exposing all the crap he pulls

60 posted on 02/13/2011 5:46:53 AM PST by Popman (Obama. First Marxist to turn a five year Marxist plan into a 4 year administration.)
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