I strongly suspect that it is the Secret Service intervening in this case. Their resources to protect in Oaxaca are not so great that they could not be overwhelmed by a large enough force. And there are a number of such forces in Mexico.
However, if this is the case they should have intervened from the start to tell Obama that Mexico is pretty much a no-go as far as recreation. If it is to Mexico City for official business, that is okay, because there would be Mexican security in addition. But tourism? Bad idea.
This being said, if Obama insisted, they only thing they could do would try and “soft pedal” the publicity surrounding the visit. Hopefully the vacation would be over before the bad guys could get their act together.
You don’t need to suspect anything. We know. It was Michelle Obama’s office that acted to take down the stories. Not the Secret Service.
I didn't participate in yesterday's thread, so I'm putting my thoughts here.
Regarding the thought that the Secret Service did this, did the Secret Service hide the news when Hillary and Chelsea Clinton went to South Africa on a trip? No.
It's not being scrubbed for protection. It's being scrubbed because it's the worst yet example of the Obama family acting like royalty on the national treasury.
It was outrageous when Michelle Obama went to Spain with the entourage that she had.
This is worse because it's at the command of the 13-year-old daughter.
The Obamas don't want the public to be reminded of their largesse during the run-up to the election.
-PJ