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White House undergoes holiday lockdown after man jumps fence
Associated Press ^
| Nov. 26, 2015 10:11 PM EST
Posted on 11/26/2015 8:24:53 PM PST by Olog-hai
A man draped in an American flag climbed over the fence at the White House on Thursday, prompting a lockdown as the first family celebrated Thanksgiving.
The man was immediately apprehended and taken into custody pending criminal charges, the Secret Service said in a statement. The incident took place about 2:45 p.m. EST.
An image of a man atop a section of fence in front of the North Lawn was posted on the website of television station WJLA. Another image showed the man standing on the lawn with his arms raised in victory. ...
(Excerpt) Read more at bigstory.ap.org ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: fencejumper; lockdown; secretservice; whitehouse
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To: Olog-hai
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posted on
11/26/2015 10:06:39 PM PST
by
eartick
(Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
To: Olog-hai
Has to be related to Global Warming.
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posted on
11/26/2015 10:23:46 PM PST
by
o-n-money
(We should rename California to Newer Mexico.)
To: Olog-hai
He’s no more a threat than a tourist.
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posted on
11/26/2015 10:25:05 PM PST
by
lewislynn
( Ted Cruz will never be elected President)
To: RginTN
He was just like the pilgrims on Plymouth Rock.
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posted on
11/26/2015 10:27:47 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Olog-hai
That American Flag will cost him 10 years in an Obama-Clinton Re-Education Camp.
To: Olog-hai
Staged event to be spun as feeler for future assault by white tea party guy.
Get the guns now.
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posted on
11/26/2015 10:56:35 PM PST
by
Califreak
(Hope and Che'nge is killing U.S. Feel the Trump-mentum!(insert ireallysupportCruzdisclaimerhere/))
To: Olog-hai
If he had carried an ISIS flag instead he would have been invited and welcomed into the WH.
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posted on
11/27/2015 1:51:24 AM PST
by
BitWielder1
(I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
To: Olog-hai
It would be GREAT to have 100 conservatives or so simply do a peaceful ‘fence crossing’ at the White House. Most likely we’d all get ‘deported’ to jail, which would make our point.
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posted on
11/27/2015 2:50:54 AM PST
by
BobL
(Who cares? He's going to build a wall and stop this invasion.)
To: Olog-hai
I hope The Commie was sheltering in place and wasn’t surrounded by people with... GUNS.
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posted on
11/27/2015 2:55:55 AM PST
by
St_Thomas_Aquinas
( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
To: Olog-hai
Well, so much for the new and improved fence. Wonder how much the consultants made on that deal. All gov contracts should have a money back guarantee clause.
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posted on
11/27/2015 4:45:42 AM PST
by
ThePatriotsFlag
( Anything FREELY-GIVEN by the government was TAKEN from someone else)
To: Olog-hai
We're gonna need a bigger fence.....
....a big beautiful wall...it'll be hugh!!!
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posted on
11/27/2015 5:49:43 AM PST
by
JEDI4S
(I don't mean to cause trouble...it just happens naturally through the Force!)
To: Olog-hai
That dark boy living in our White House is won hypocrite, eh?
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posted on
11/27/2015 7:50:08 AM PST
by
V K Lee
(u TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP to TRIUMPH Follow the lead MAKE AMERICA GREAT)
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