Posted on 11/26/2015 4:17:56 PM PST by Cecily
The Obama's Thanksgiving celebrations had to be cut short after a man draped in the American flag jumped the fence of the White House.
President Obama and his family were tucking into their turkey dinner when they were put on lockdown so the Secret Service could conduct a sweep of the grounds following the security breach.
CNN reports that Joseph Caputo - who was wearing a baseball shirt, gloves and the flag as a cape when he hopped the fence - was immediately taken into custody.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
So much for the spikes.
A testament to FEDGOV stupidity.
Who’s bright idea was this, about installing these USELESS SPIKES on the fence anyway?
Let’s see a picture of this genius.
if he was a mexican crossing the border obama would have not deported him off the wh grounds.
OMG !! That is so funny !!!
Guess he gets a Swanson TV turkey dinner in his cell.
And it’s quite likely that when something really dangerous to the Prez gets there, it won’t even be noticed.
Wickedness has turned that bunch into Keystone Kops.
If I were President... I’d have the CIA conduct a stiff interview of the guy on the spot, and then if it looked like he was OK after all, I’d invite him in.
considering its a brit news story, no.
“The secret service will pay to sleep with him if hes Columbian...”
That’s an Italian surname so not likely a Colombian
U.S. Secret Service and the National Park Service mounted the “removable anti-climb feature” this afternoon, but the entire installation process will take six weeks. Designed by Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center, the metal spikes installed today are only a temporary and will be replaced once a long-term solution is implemented, officials said.
**So much for the spikes.^^
Those are bird spikes to keep birds from perching and pooping on the fence.
Who thought they would keep fence jumpers out?
1 Rock ISland Arsenal Building 60, Rock Island, IL 61299
Designed by his homeboys in Illinois.
I smell affirmative action boondoggle.
It a NASCAR race track. Fence is designed to keep cars inside the track. Could easily keep people outside the White House grounds.
Yeah, but I doubt that Obama said “hey, you, get off of my cloud!”
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ria_jmtcamc/22206076269/in/album-72157659781634919/
Quite a cast of characters
Spikes probably cost us taxpayer’s a hundred million.
Tucking into? It’s okay from the Daily Mail.
See fences don’t work /s
Boom!
““tucking into their turkey dinner†get under anyone elses skin?””
Not really - the only picture I had was michelle chewing away on a big old drumstick.....That woman sure do like to eat!!
“”I smell affirmative action boondoggle.””
OR kickback....
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