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| 4-20-10
| Ben Smith
Posted on 04/21/2010 10:46:20 AM PDT by mlizzy
Police chased reporters away from the White House and closed Lafayette Park today in response to a gay rights protest in which several service members in full uniform handcuffed themselves to the White House gate to protest "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
People who have covered the White House for years tell me that's an extremely unusual thing to do in an area that regularly features protests.
A reporter can be seen in the YouTube video above calling the move "outrageous" and "ridiculous."
UPDATE: U.S. Park Police spokesman David Schlosser tells POLITICO his service erred in pushing the reporters back, and stressed that the White House played no role in the move.
"That was strictly the U.S. Parks Police that screwed up that has nothing to do with the Secret Service of the White House or the Administration," said Sergeant Schlosser. "We had some young officers who, when they were told to move the people back -- which we typically do when we're going to make arrests - they moved the people back a lot further than we typically do. That was a rookie, amateur error and they screwed up on that."
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: actedstupidly; dontaskdonttell; gaystapotactics; lavendermafia; obamaadministration; obamabreakspromises; obamaflipflop; protest; teabaggers; whitehouse
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posted on
04/21/2010 10:46:20 AM PDT
by
mlizzy
To: mlizzy
Why won’t Anderson Cooper call THESE guys “teabaggers”?
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posted on
04/21/2010 10:47:23 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(We've gone from phony soldiers to phony conservative protesters. Nothing about liberalism is genuine)
To: mlizzy
“That was strictly the U.S. Parks Police that screwed up that has nothing to do with the Secret Service of the White House or the Administration,” said Sergeant Schlosser.”
Sgt. Schlosser should submit a bill to Pelosi for $300 million bailout money; everybody who carries water for the ‘bama gets paid.
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posted on
04/21/2010 10:53:46 AM PDT
by
Spok
(Free Range Republican)
To: mlizzy
Yep, they always have an excuse and it's never the Zero's fault.
Nothing to see here, folks, move along...
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posted on
04/21/2010 10:57:10 AM PDT
by
liberty_lvr
(Proud Infidel)
To: mlizzy
U.S. Park Police spokesman David Schlosser tells POLITICO his service erred in pushing the reporters back, and stressed that the White House played no role in the move. Funny that mistakes like this never happened while Bush was in the White House.
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posted on
04/21/2010 10:57:28 AM PDT
by
RJL
To: RJL
Funny that mistakes like this never happened while Bush was in the White House.
Yes, "mistakes," funny.
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posted on
04/21/2010 11:02:21 AM PDT
by
mlizzy
("Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person" --Mother Teresa.)
To: a fool in paradise
Welcome to Tiananmen Square
To: Spok
Sgt. Schlosser could not be reached for further comment.
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posted on
04/21/2010 11:04:17 AM PDT
by
Ingtar
(Obama's favorite carol: Hark The Herald Angels Sing About Me)
To: mlizzy
This story is posted
HERE prior to my post!
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posted on
04/21/2010 11:05:23 AM PDT
by
mlizzy
("Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person" --Mother Teresa.)
To: Ingtar
The buck never got here....
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posted on
04/21/2010 11:05:55 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(We've gone from phony soldiers to phony conservative protesters. Nothing about liberalism is genuine)
To: mlizzy
"We had some young officers who, when they were told to move the people back -- which we typically do when we're going to make arrests - they moved the people back a lot further than we typically do. That was a rookie, amateur error and they screwed up on that."Unsupervised rookies protecting the park adjacent to the White House? (!!!!!!!) I don't think so.
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posted on
04/21/2010 11:07:11 AM PDT
by
fullchroma
(Obama: GET OUT OF MY DOCTOR'S OFFICE!)
To: fullchroma
“Unsupervised rookies protecting the park adjacent to the White House?”
Why not? There’s a rookie IN the White House allegedly protecting us from foreign threats. Do YOU feel safe?
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posted on
04/21/2010 11:09:06 AM PDT
by
DrC
To: mlizzy
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posted on
04/21/2010 11:12:35 AM PDT
by
FrankR
(Those of us who love AMERICA far outnumber those who love obama - your choice.)
To: mlizzy
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posted on
04/21/2010 11:22:27 AM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: mlizzy
several service members in full uniform handcuffed themselves to the White House gate to protest “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
Were these really service members or were they just some homo’s in uniform posing as servicemen, and if they were servicemen should they soon be referred to as ex-servicemen?
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posted on
04/21/2010 11:47:34 AM PDT
by
Venturer
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