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Is Barack Obama's life safe in the Secret Service's hands?
The Telegraph ^ | 0/30/14 | Raf Sanchez

Posted on 09/30/2014 10:26:54 AM PDT by illiac

A knife-wielding intruder allowed to run rampant through the first floor of the White House. Bullets that struck the window of Barack Obama's private residence but went unnoticed for days. A presidential bodyguard so drunk he passed out in hallway of a hotel.

These are just some of the recent incidents that have shaken confidence in the Secret Service, the elite agency assigned to protect Mr Obama, his family and the White House.

On Tuesday, Julia Pierson, the Secret Service's director, will face a grilling from members of Congress and a battle to convince them that her agents are up to the task of protecting the world's most powerful man.

The hearing was called after a September 19 incident, when the Secret Service allowed Omar Gonzales, a troubled Iraq war veteran, to scale the White House fence and go through the unlocked front door of the executive mansion.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: government; juliapierson; obama; secretservice; ssprotocol; whbreach; whbreachhearing; whitehousebreach
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To: illiac

Low morale means low efficiency.


21 posted on 09/30/2014 10:37:32 AM PDT by Genoa (Starve the beast.)
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To: illiac
Placed in the "who cares" category....

There are at least 2 reasons I care, possibly more. The 1st is that what little stability we have a country right now would suffer further negative effect in the event harm befalls the President. The 2nd is that, the longer he remains essentially ineffective and contrary to the will of the people, the better chance of seeing a strong uptick in conservative practice coupled with the demise of unprincipled political opportunists called "RINOs" and "Democrats."

22 posted on 09/30/2014 10:37:45 AM PDT by Fester Chugabrew (Even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.)
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To: illiac
Are our lives safe in the hands of Ubama bin Lyin'?
23 posted on 09/30/2014 10:40:02 AM PDT by windsorknot
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To: illiac

Seems like he’s safe.

nothing happened and I hope never does...


24 posted on 09/30/2014 10:42:51 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: illiac

As safe as an 80 year old under ACA.

Should make everyone feel warm and fuzzy.

He dealt it, he should smell it.

oops...

/s


25 posted on 09/30/2014 10:46:38 AM PDT by hadaclueonce (Because Brawndo's got electrolytes. Because Ethanol has Big Corn Lobby)
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To: illiac
Please Please PLEASE keep him safe!!!

I DO NOT want every school and road in America Renamed Barack Hussein Obama Jr. !!!

And EVEN WORSE... we'd end up with Joe Biden as president!

*shiver*

Just let the moron serve out his remaining two years on the golf course while skipping intelligence briefings!

26 posted on 09/30/2014 10:46:41 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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To: illiac

Whats for lunch?


27 posted on 09/30/2014 10:50:29 AM PDT by rrrod (at home in Medellin Colombia)
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To: illiac

The Question should be Are the lives of American’s safe in the hands of Barack Obama?

My answer to that would be hell No.


28 posted on 09/30/2014 10:50:32 AM PDT by puppypusher ( The World is going to the dogs.)
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To: illiac

Hey, they got Miriam Carey didn’t they?


29 posted on 09/30/2014 10:50:55 AM PDT by Species8472 (Ordinary acts of everyday folks keep the darkness at bay)
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To: illiac

You’re not going to like the new and improved ‘fence’ 0 has been planning to have built.

This guy running through the White House was just a plant to convince the American people that it has to be built and get the funding through Congress.


31 posted on 09/30/2014 10:53:44 AM PDT by RetSignman (Obama is the walking, talking middle finger in the face of America)
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To: illiac

if he keeps blaming the intelligence officers, he will have problems with the very people whom are to protect him. Part of the problem is that the WH has gotten sloppy and just about nearly every wacko is already there.


32 posted on 09/30/2014 10:53:49 AM PDT by hondact200 (Candor dat viribos alas (sincerity gives wings to strength) and Nil desperandum (never despair))
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To: illiac
Is Barack Obama's life safe in the Secret Service's hands?

A MUCH better question is

"Are AMERICANS' lives safe in 0bama's hands?"

I think we know the answer to that.

33 posted on 09/30/2014 10:55:12 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (I want a Speaker who'll stick that pen and phone where no one but Reggie Love can find it!)
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To: illiac

The question really is “Are Americans safe in the hands of Barack Obama”?

Of course the answer is “hell no”.


34 posted on 09/30/2014 10:55:13 AM PDT by dforest
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To: sr4402

He at least sleeps with a woman.


35 posted on 09/30/2014 10:55:18 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true.)
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To: illiac
Everybody makes mistakes. I think we can cut the Secret Service some slack. Besides, what's the downside. All good leaders make sure they can be replaced because they know fate is fickle. The country will survive and prosper, that's what's important, after all.

We can all pray.

36 posted on 09/30/2014 10:56:29 AM PDT by captain_dave
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To: illiac
Is this one of those threads where the NSA has a stooge watching to see how many actionable threats there will be?

Sheesh.

I can't blame them a bit for slacking in protecting that waste of skin. Can you imagine being ready to offer your life protecting a hateful, racist, condescending b*tch like Michele? Isn't that carrying 'professionalism' to something of an extreme?

37 posted on 09/30/2014 10:56:35 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (Democrats: the Party of slavery to the immensely wealthy for over 200 years.)
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To: illiac

Is Barack Obamas life safe in the Secret Service’s hands?’’ Good God I hope not.


38 posted on 09/30/2014 10:57:18 AM PDT by jmacusa (Liberalism defined: When mom and dad go away for the weekend and the kids are in charge.)
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To: illiac

In defense of the SS agents, the designated protected people were not there only an empty house so the force protection vigilance decreases.


39 posted on 09/30/2014 10:57:42 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: illiac

He might be much safer replacing SS with ISIS. More aligned ideology means increased security.


40 posted on 09/30/2014 10:58:44 AM PDT by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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