What happened to 'we will all have to agree to disagree'? I feel as vehemently -- leave the children of politicians alone! I expressed anger when W's daughters were maligned, even more so when Palin's children were abused. I'm not going to switch my core belief on this just because I don't like the politician (which is an understatement).
Maybe the motivation for story quashing IS political. I don't care. Mexico is riddled with very well armed drug gangs. It's not safe for anyone, they routinely cap top pols in that country. Maximize the kids protection!
We shouldn’t have to debate the safety of children and the 1st Amendment for reasons of a careless President.
Indeed, protect the chillrun. Maybe the best way to do that is to keep them home or change the venue to a safer third world country such as Anacostia in SW Washington DC.
Using this administration's guide lines and laws a case for child endangerment could be made against every parent and the Sidwell Friends School. After all the situation in Mexico is far more dangerous than not having the kids safely strapped into the Benz's, BMW, and Range Rover's on their daily ride to school. Or...heaven forbid suffering second hand smoke in the White House.
My real concern is that the resident and the liberal clown posse of parents willing place their off spring in harm's way as potential hostages In what is essentially a lawless country. The narco cartels have assassinated hundreds of policemen, chiefs and even federal Prosecutors, and on more than one occasion attacked full army units
Essentially Sidwell Friends and the WH has set up the potential for a mini Beslan scenario in order to have their children's ticket punched for "social awareness - empathy and third world solidarity" and get the tee shirts to prove it.
The cartels knew of this trip long before the press became aware of it. Among all the resort area workers down to maids and busboys knew of it. How many are on cartel payrolls, willingly or not.
Then consider DOJ and BATF involvement in "Fast and Furious". Is a hostage/blackmail scenario really in conceivable?
I leave you with this article from the BBC published today.
Mexican policemen killed after beheadings
19 March 12 19:05 ET
Gunmen in western Mexico have killed 12 policemen investigating the beheadings of 10 people.
The officers were attacked as they searched for bodies after severed heads were found near the town of Teloloapan in Guerrero state on Sunday.
Messages threatening the La Familia drug cartel were found with the heads.
Correspondents say La Familia and the Knights Templar, a rival cartel, are fighting for control of the drugs trade in Guerrero state.
Few details have been released about the ambush, which occurred late on Sunday. At least nine agents were injured and are being treated in hospital.
Some 4,000 Mexican police and army are involved in operations against drug traffickers in the area, where major tourist destinations like Acapulco and Zihuatanejo are located.