Discussion: White House Jumper Made Way Farther Than Previously Thought

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Just saw this on MSNBC.

Heads should roll.

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Well that’s pretty damn scary. I imagine the Usher’s requested that the bell be muted, since it was probably constantly ringing with people coming in and out of the entryway. However that seems like one of those things were White House security should’ve said I know it sucks, but it’s there for a reason. Case in point.

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The Secret Service should have known their lie would be found out.

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Wow. Beyond words…really. I’d be freaked out if this was my house and my security system.

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Budget cuts have consequences.

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Pretty much every presidential assassin would have been written off as a kook had they not succeeded. Very very scary.

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The officer who got barreled past must be a desk jockey type.

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It seems akin to this Chicago radar control fire…you know, the 20 second voice over story. Was anyone on the ground floor detail sawing their own head off at the time?

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I remember a few years back, when a nut broke into Buckingham Palace, the sneering comments the Secret Service made in the U. S. press. “This could never happen here.”

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Well, it took 3 years for the media to finally make public the 2011 shooting at the White House; a lot of incompetent people can retire given enough lead time.

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Mums the word but ‘Homeland Security’ can cover a multitude of sins…Wiser heads will soon make everything as secret as the Clooney marriage.

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Clooney got married?

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Some say he had a 3.5-inch serrated folding “pocket knife”. Then some said he was “carrying” a knife, but that could also mean in was in his pocket. Many outlets are now saying he was “wielding” a knife, which means to “brandish, flourish, wave or swing”. I wonder if it will soon be a three and a half foot Islamic scimitar.

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That’s why the NRA insists that you have a scary-looking AR-15 for your security system.

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Did all his buddies say “I do” in unison?

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" An alarm located at the front entrance of the White House meant to notify guards of an intruder had been muted, apparently because of a request from the White House usher’s office."

Look at the floor plan. The Usher’s office is right inside the door. Guess the alarm interfered with their naps.

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Are the inside officers armed?

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This is absolutly unbelievable!!! Three questions:

1.) How did this jerk get so far across the lawn?

2.) Is the Usher’s office in charge of the Secret Service?

3.) Why did they not shoot this guy?

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The Usher isn’t in charge of the Secret Service. The Chief Usher is the CEO of the White House staff.