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Secret Service Scandal Widens to US Military (Ho! Hum! Another Day Another Bammy Scandal)
AP via Yahoo News ^ | April 14,2012 | JULIE PACE and LIBARDO CARDONA |

Posted on 04/14/2012 3:57:37 PM PDT by lbryce

An embarrassing scandal involving prostitutes and Secret Service agents widened Saturday when the U.S. military confirmed five service members staying at the same hotel in Colombia may have been involved in misconduct as well. The allegations overshadowed President Barack Obama's diplomacy in Latin America and threatened to bruise America's image.

The White House found itself having to insist that Obama still had full confidence in the agency designed to protect his life.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: colombia; columbia; cultureofcorruption; itsjustsex; obama; scandal; secretservice; sexworkers; us
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What is the big deal? The Obama Screw-up Scandal of the day is part of doing business with the administration. Look, it's not like Bammy had any real world work experience. So cut him some slack so he'll be all fresh and prepared in 2013 for his new job.
1 posted on 04/14/2012 3:57:45 PM PDT by lbryce
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To: lbryce

Someone wants to get rid of one or more of the members of the first advance team. The way to do that is to manufacture a scandal and then pull the individual’s (or individuals’) security clearance (clearances). No clearance, not job, problem solved.

This method has become very widespread in the executive branch under this administration.


2 posted on 04/14/2012 4:00:16 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel (Romney ruined Massachusetts. Now he wants to ruin the nation.)
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To: lbryce

Duplicate


3 posted on 04/14/2012 4:00:58 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Unlike Mrs Obama,I've Been Proud Of This Country My *Entire* Life!)
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To: lbryce

Morale in those agencies must be lower than whale crap. Bubba the love sponge Clinton must have been hard to deal with, but at least he did the job semi-seriously.

I can’t imagine the internal conflicts the Secret Service and military officers assigned to Obama must be feeling. They all swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. They are obviously intelligent and motivated. When they see the President committing what their minds’ insist is treason to the Constitution, it has to have an affect.

I can very easily imagine a few start getting bent and frayed around the edges. Booze and hookers is about what I would expect.


4 posted on 04/14/2012 4:04:01 PM PDT by Ronin (Sarah.... We really need you now!)
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To: Ronin

My goodness, servicemen and bar girls in a foreign
land, what is the world coming to.

How many of the media staying in the SAME hotel
had girls staying with THEM??


5 posted on 04/14/2012 4:07:07 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

What could you be negotiating in Columbia that would warrant having only a hand picked team within ear shot? I wonder what subject could be? Coffee? /sarc


6 posted on 04/14/2012 4:07:43 PM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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To: Gay State Conservative

I did an article title/keyword search and all that came up was the story I posted. Would you kindly send me the link to the duplicate story you’re referring to?


7 posted on 04/14/2012 4:18:24 PM PDT by lbryce (Obama The Worst President Ever Must Be Carterized)
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To: lbryce

This scandal has overshadowed the Kenyan bastard’s trip to Colombia.

Good.

He will probably blame the Tea Party for it.


8 posted on 04/14/2012 4:23:44 PM PDT by GatĂșn(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: MIchaelTArchangel

This is reminiscent of the way a certain tyrant set up his security detail.


9 posted on 04/14/2012 4:24:21 PM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
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To: lbryce

Is it possible the advanced team took exception to Obama meeting someone in say the coffee business, perhaps the advanced team did their due diligence and found something troubling about someone who would meet Obama, perhaps that concern ruffled some feather?


10 posted on 04/14/2012 4:33:36 PM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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To: lbryce

Military men buying hookers? I’m shocked!


11 posted on 04/14/2012 4:36:00 PM PDT by Terry Mross
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To: lbryce

Mitt Romney’s mother wears army boots.


12 posted on 04/14/2012 4:44:15 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (This place is nuts.)
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To: Fitzy_888

If your life depended on the integrity of one or more of the following groups, which, if any, would you trust?

Presidential Secret Service Detail
Presidential Military Aides & military advance party
Presidential Press Secretary & his Staff
Presidential Chief of Staff & his Staff
The President

If your life depended on the integrity of one or more of the following groups, which, if any, would you DEFINITELY NOT trust?

If either of these questions seems too difficult, ask yourself, which groups have been subject to the most thorough vetting?


13 posted on 04/14/2012 4:44:25 PM PDT by BwanaNdege (Man has often lost his way, but modern man has lost his address - Gilbert K. Chesterton)
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To: Gay State Conservative

I did a keyword/title search several times and only got the single article I posted on the subject. Wopuld you kindly provide the link to the duplicate you are referring to? Thank you.


14 posted on 04/14/2012 4:46:57 PM PDT by lbryce (Obama The Worst President Ever Must Be Carterized)
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This story brings to mind a bit of history involving another embarrassment to America’s finest fighting force.

Anyone remember Sgt. Clayton Lonetree, USMC?

He was a Marine Security Guard in, I believe, Leningrad or maybe Stalingrad about the mid 1970’s. He and a couple of other Marines got a little too close to a couple of nice Russian girls, one of whom had an Uncle Sascha who just happened to work for the KGB. The girls persuaded the lonely young Marines to let them in the Marine House and Lonetree eventually started providing classifed docs to Uncle Sascha’s niece who provided it to Uncle Sascha.

He’s probably out of Leavenworth by now.


15 posted on 04/14/2012 4:47:43 PM PDT by Perseverando (Keywords are our friends ! Let's use them.)
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Re: Anyone remember Sgt. Clayton Lonetree, USMC?


Just did some quick research. It was 1985 and Moscow. I misspelled Sascha. It is Sasha. Lonetree was released 2/26/96. Hey, I was only off 1 decade. Sorry, I should have done my due diligence before I posted above. That said, I still am impressed that I was able to remember that much from so long ago.


16 posted on 04/14/2012 4:58:12 PM PDT by Perseverando (Keywords are our friends ! Let's use them.)
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To: lbryce

Next weeks Breaking News: Obama eats live human babies. Signs No Live Baby Eating Bill... HR666.


17 posted on 04/14/2012 5:00:29 PM PDT by Leep (Enemy of the Statist)
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To: lbryce

Barry corrupts everything he comes in contact with. Just look at moo-bama for example.


18 posted on 04/14/2012 5:11:05 PM PDT by no-llmd
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Barry corrupts everything he comes in contact with. Just look at moo-bama for example.


19 posted on 04/14/2012 5:11:22 PM PDT by no-llmd
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not that I don’t think these fine men could just be immoral pigs, because I think they could be, but this story is all too pat...didn’t Clintoon “transfer” troopers and Ss agents at his discretion?...


20 posted on 04/14/2012 5:13:34 PM PDT by cherry
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