I don't care what these two jokers plead. They should be arrested and charged.
It's not just willfully accessing an event with the president, but one featuring the leader of another country--one that has lost leaders to assassinations more regularly than we. This isn't Outer Slobovia but India, one of the top handful of powers in the world.
I say, to hell with the reality-show rationale offered up. Throw the book at these two, so that when they cash in with their movie and book deals, they have to turn all the money over in fines--following their stint in jail.
Why so harsh?
Do you want to witness these game being played over and over again? Making our country and government look stupid in the process?
The Secret Service really has to pick up its game, as that was a seriously embarrassing lapse of security.
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Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is the charge?
Posted by gravyak | November 27, 2009 8:56 PM
they should have known. The most protected President in history. This is a sad administration.
Posted by dean | November 27, 2009 10:10 PM
Amen!
In the defense of the Secret Service I must point out that they are being run ragged with Obama's travel demands. My knowledge of how things work is limited to what is open source (History Channel, google, etc). But the preparations and personnel for moving POTUS are MASSIVE. Those guys and girls have got to be tired.
Be glad is wasn't a "bad guy" that got through.
Posted by Mark
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November 27, 2009 10:18 PM
"...This isn't Outer Slobovia..."
Apparently it is. That's the problem.
We have Outer Slobovian-quality security at multi-billion dollar, USA-style, gold plated prices.
These guys are jokers, sure. But this is like Matthias Rust flying to the Kremlin -- all that money bought a facade not a reality.
The Emperor's nudity is always embarrassing. But far better to find out this way. These guys did a public service.
Posted by Lexington Green | November 28, 2009 7:23 AM
Spread far too thin . . The Head Tourist has stretched his Secret Service to the breaking point, along with all those who plan these daily forays into the public . . or the world . .
Obama's travel schedule and spur of the moment flights somewhere to campaign the latest agenda has to be taking it's toll and it's beginning to show . .
Hopefully they can stay ahead of some nitwit out there . .
Posted by large | November 29, 2009 10:20 AM
I agree with Tom's high dudgeon - this was a systemic breakdown in the circle of protection that the President relies upon both for personal security and protecting the dignity of the office. However, I'd be incliined also to align this incident with the failures of protocol that have characterized this administration - from the non-EU coded DVD gifts for the one-eyed British Prime Minister to the tin-eared bow to King Abdulllah to the flagrantly erroneous bow to Emperor Akihito - whomever is running Obama's protocol should be fired yesterday. I've attended State Dinners and Official Receptions at the Bush and Clinton White Houses and in each case anyone tramping up without ironclad evidence of an official invitation would have been frogmarched out at least or arrested at worst.
Either Obama is getting bad protcol advice or he is not listening to professionals - it could be a bit of both. If he doesn't have a high ranking official from State in a position of influence in the role, he needs one in situ immediately. Protcol is one area State still excels in.
Posted by Sturt | November 29, 2009 7:45 PM
Let us be glad that it was not Abdullah Hasab al Haseery (the Saudi Anal bomber) who infiltrated the White House!
Posted by David ashcraft | November 29, 2009 11:10 PM