No forkin' way: Secret Service bans utensils at Obama speech

Now.MSN.com ^ | June 22, 2012 | AnaNavaro

[LucyT]

"...providing security for the president is one of the toughest, most stressful jobs around. But we're not quite certain the threat forks present. Today at a meeting in Orlando, Fla., of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials, where President Obama was scheduled to give a speech, the Secret Service wasn't taking the chance..." announcing they would collect all forks being used for lunch.

[snip]

Diners were also told that knives were not made available for "a reason."

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[LucyT]

[MasterGunner01]

Stick a fork in Dear Leader because he’s DONE! Oh, wait, you’ll have to use a spoon because knives and forks aren’t allowed by the Secret Service.

Sounds like Dear Leader is getting a wee bit paranoid as the election approaches.

[Viking2002]

Normal, adult human beings don't behave this way. It's not encoded into our DNA. We simply have to get rid of these mutants and defectives.

"As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their hearts desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."

--H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920

[rawcatslyentist]

He’s soooo popular the peasants can’t control their joy when in his presence.

[LucyT]

[Winstons Julia]

Good grief. Couldn’t they just get rid of the utensils without ANNOUNCING why?

It sounds like they are trying to manufacture drama...

[pepsionice]

I don’t remember this coming up during the Bush administration....or am I wrong?

Personally....I’d get up and walk out at that point.

[Yosemitest]

With all the Latinos the ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT IN CHIEF has killed and wounded under Fast and Furious, what "reason" would anyone have to ban knives, forks, and other utensils from Obama's appearance.? < /sarcasm>

[shove_it]

It's just that he's so yummy, everybody just wants to eat him all up - mmm mmm mmm.

[jonrick46]

It' all a matter of time before the Secret Service bans all fingernails. All guests will have to have them all pulled out before they can be in the presence of The One.

[Boogieman]

[DYngbld]

Personally....I’d get up and walk out at that point.

I wouldn't be there in the first place. I don't go any place the clown in chief goes. I have been to DC twice in the past 3 years, both times while he was not in town.

[MasterGunner01]

That would be my response and I would not be quiet about it either — I would encourage others to walkout in protest with me.

[Jess Kitting]

Why is Obama doing this with Latino audiences? Doesn't he trust them? Racist bigot!!

[Smokin' Joe]

It sounds like they are trying to manufacture drama...

You may be on to something there. Beware false flag events...

[unkus]

It sounds like they are trying to manufacture drama...

You may be on to something there. Beware false flag events...

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I can’t remember where I saw it but some people are swearing there’s going to be a fake assasination attempt. To drum up the sympathy vote.

[abb]

[Smokin' Joe]

I can’t remember where I saw it but some people are swearing there’s going to be a fake assasination attempt. To drum up the sympathy vote.

I read something to that effect as well. My guess is that Duh Won won't take any chances with himself, but that the incident will likely involve a close staffer or family member while he is on the stage, but plenty far enough away. In the event things go 'wrong', and a family member or staffer is injured, he'd milk that harder than a Guernsey.

That scenario would fit the fraud in chief's plans just fine, and of course, it would be blamed on some 'evil, Christian, gun-owner, Constitution reading 'bitter clinger', who would be shot trying to escape or some such.

[Winstons Julia]

We should be saying that they are afeeeeered of the Hispanic people!

No, really ... who decided to make an announcement. Just take the utensils away in a subtle fashion....

[Winstons Julia]

“close staffer”

Biden! Why... it’s DASTARDLY ... yet...