Posted on 02/11/2011 7:22:23 AM PST by EnjoyingLife
The Presidential Protective Detail is the holiest of holies. Everything stops for the presidential motorcade . . . The prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was not so understanding. His motorcade was arriving at the Sheraton Hotel while a POTUS Freeze was in place. The Secret Service agent in charge of Erdogans detail asked him to wait until Obamas motorcade had departed, but the Turkish prime minister did not heed the advice. He opened the door to his car, and armed Turkish agents began exiting the other vehicles in the motorcade. Dont do that! the American detail leader shouted. But Erdogans entourage nonetheless approached Obamas departure tent. An agent in the Presidential Protective Detail, having no idea who these foreign guys with guns were, yelled into his handheld mike, Crash it! Crash the tent! Within moments, a dozen agents were out of their cars in full sprint, guns drawn, and the Turks were forcibly detained.
The incident was over within 20 seconds, but the Turkish delegation was mightily offended. It canceled several events in New York, while the Secret Service and the State Department apologized and tried to smooth hurt egos. Although agents had done exactly what they were supposed to do, the service initiated a full review, and procedures were altered to ensure that presidential motorcades didnt intersect with waiting dignitaries in the future.
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“The secret servise is happily suporting treason, as it seems.”
No, they are dutifully doing the job they swore an oath to do without regard to the politics of the situation. Bear in mind that they do not serve the President, they serve the United States.
“The SS pointing weapons out the rear of the motorcade SUV is and has been standard operating procedure for a long time. Ive personally seen it twice with Zeros motorcade in Chicago.”
I’d cut them some slack. Keeping your guns at the ready when driving around in Chicago is just common sense.
I am with Beck on praying for the Secret Service to keep the president safe.
I agree Megan. My point was the SS is just doing their job.
Me too. I hope George W. Bush, America's last legitimate President, lives a long, safe, and happy life.
I know. My point is that Chicago is pretty dangerous even for people driving around with a truckload of machine guns.
The SS Officer is blocking access to the LEOs weapon until Obama has passed by.
Get much security ed? Let this be lesson 1.
Me too. At least Biden is a capitalist.
Sorry Candor, you’re wrong on this one.
The SS officer was just naturally swinging his arms as he walked by. You can see on this pic, which was taken one or two steps after your posted pic, that the SS offier is not blocking access to LEOs weapon - just walking by:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_2b_SPCr78uQ/TFqXFlRh17I/AAAAAAAARxE/KNMFPGyx3U4/s1600/potus+ge.jpg
Thar SS guy in that picture is a total prick. He always has a pissed off face. There isn’t a doubt in my mind that he is an a$$hole.
That SS guy in that picture is a total prick. He always has a pissed off face. There isn’t a doubt in my mind that he is an a$$hole.
Nope, you can enlarge the photo as has been done many times with photo shop. SS officer has hand on weapon. This is why the LEO has hands on chest away from weapon with back to president.
You can try all you want, but you have to face facts.I do not have to prove whats plainly in the photo, go do it yourself if you want with the proper software.
Biden is just a moron.
Nope. You’re wrong.
Look, I live in Chicago.
This photo was from August 4th last year when he had dinner at Graham Elliot’s with Oprah and friends - IN Chicago. MO was not in town for his birthday.
The VIDEO footage played locally ALL day long.
The SS officer QUICKLY walks by the cop following Zero into the restaurant. It was a quick, brisk walk and the SS officer in NO WAY stopped to touch the cop’s weapon.
You’re 100% wrong and those are the FACTS.
If you say so, but convince yourself, you do not convince me at all,
It sinteresting that you said nothing to me about a video source with this included in the beginning? Perhaps one day I will get to see it, but I have had that photo examined and it is what it is.
Now go badger another.
Cheers,
Badger? YOU pinged me in post #14.
Gee, I hope you didn’t pay to “have that photo examined” in order to conjur up your SS officer conspiracy LIE.
Here’s the video, you’ll want to start at around :45 seconds.
Watch and learn.
Now, please remove me from your ping list.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmetJewypaw
Correction,YOU pinged me in post #16 - not #14.
If you were 'sworn' to protect Obama, you would be pissed off too.
What an asinine statement
Their job is to protect the POTUS no matter what their personal feeling are. They are doing their job probably made much harder because of the asshat that Obama is
I'm sure lots of them despise the usurper and I can't wait for their books to come out exposing all the crap he pulls
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