Secret Service scandal rocks Obama trip

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/75128.html ^

[kcvl]

CARTAGENA, Colombia — Up to a dozen Secret Service agents in Colombia for President Barack Obama’s trip there have been relieved of their duties amid allegations of misconduct. The Secret Service did not detail the accusations but said they did not affect security for the president, who landed in the country Friday for a weekend at the Summit of the Americas.

The Associated Press reported that the allegations involved prostitutes. A senior official told Fox News they were serious enough to require mediation by diplomats. “There have been allegations of misconduct made against Secret Service personnel in Cartagena, Colombia prior to the President’s trip. Because of this, those personnel are being relieved of their assignments, returned to their place of duty, and are being replaced by other Secret Service personnel,” Edwin Donovan, Secret Service spokesman, said in a statement.

[Freddd]

This won’t get a 1/4 of the media coverage that Obama’s son does.

“If I had a daughter, she would look like Ann Romney”-Rush Limbaugh

[pepsionice]

I suspect it’s a case where one or two guys were getting the hookers...and the remaining guys knew what they were doing but simply didn’t say anything or stop it. That by itself....is enough to suspend their security clearances. They expect you to rat on your co-workers...as soon as possible.

[FreedomGuru]

It’s not surprising that this pond scum of an administration would corrupt even the SS. Obama is affecting the world and is as vile as they come.

[Candor7]

Within weeks of Obama being assigned Secret Service agents during Obamas run for the presidencey ( he was the earliest candidate to get and ss detail)they were vetted for their political orientations in terms of their attitude to liberation theology.

The unprofessionalism of the OBAMA SS Team was obvious to all who witnessed it, from brandishing automatic weapons at street side demonstrators in Raliegh , N.C., in a presidential candidate cavalcade,to investigating and threatening political opponents of Obama under the opretense that Obama's bully life was threatened, they NOW seem to have evolved into little more than thugs and bullies.

And now in Colombia it is no surprise that the SS "boys from the hood" are sevicing de-tail.I wonder if tax dollars paid for the ladies of the Colombian night.

Given the Obama thug meme, it will be no surprise if these 12 are replaced by agents who are even much worse thugs.

Bully for Obama ( Chicago Summer 2010):

[tomkat]

Photo info please ?
I’m curious if it’s story-related or just a bunch of kids ?

[txhurl]

That pic needs a hurl warning.

[Eye of Unk]

I personally think the Emperor got pissed off at some attitude his protectors were displaying.

SS agents are of the highest caliber, this whole thing stinks.

I bet Obama was just paranoid of a coup or arrest and decided to hire his own trusted blend of Black Pampers squad members.

[Fireone]

You mean Moochelle’s boyfriend can’t get a little “strange” once in a while? What about diversity?
I agree, this is a poor cover-up for a larger problem, such as witnessing a high profile U.S. official in a compromising situation with a transvestitie?

[Fireone]

You mean Moochelle’s boyfriend can’t get a little “strange” once in a while? What about diversity?
I agree, this is a poor cover-up for a larger problem, such as witnessing a high profile U.S. official in a compromising situation with a transvestitie?

[Principled]

12 highly trained and disciplined professional men don't all together chuck careers and marriages for prostitutes.

Totally agree - I was thinking that from the time I read the headline thru the reading of the article.

Sumpin' is up.

[Lovely-Day-For-A-Guinness]

Maybe the agents were let go so the petulant affirmative action figure can hire a new detail from the ranks of those who share his political beliefs, the Nation of Islam.

[Track9]

Maybe they’re taking the fall for Berry being caught with a guy lover.

[BobL]

...maybe a palace coup. The president has practically promised to ignore the Supreme Court if they overturn his healthcare law. It would not be surprising if some of those near him start to think about the oath they took when they started on their jobs.

[knarf]

Your post is greatly anticipated.

[bonfire]

Maybe they wanted to go out with a bang?

:)

[Alberta's Child]

The only scenario I can envision where “mediation by diplomats” would be involved is a situation where one or more of these guys was arrested by a foreign police department.

[NY.SS-Bar9]

12 highly trained and disciplined professional men don't all together chuck careers and marriages for prostitutes.

Remember, dictators for life tend to keep "special" bodyguards.

[Daveinyork]

Travelling with politicians, and getting in trouble for being with prostitutes? Anyone notice a redundency here?

[DrewsMum]

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[Mad Dawgg]

"12 highly trained and disciplined professional men don't all together chuck careers and marriages for prostitutes.

Their life is totally be cool and on the sly.

There's more to this than what's being let out.

I posted on a similar thread that this seems like an Obama "meme" in the Works.

"Judge we would like the court to be aware that these agents who are about to testify Today against President Obama are doing so in retaliation for being disciplined for consorting with Hookers while on Protection Detail..."

I just have a serious problem with this many SS agents all doing something so stupid at the same time.

Something is very wrong here!