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12/06/09
Call me crazy here but if I am president, much less the first black president to be elected, any legislation that crosses my desk that even hints of cutting the Secret Service and all it provides gets bounced out of hand. Anything short of that is insanity defined.
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You could re-work it to say: "The Nature of the Death Threats Against President Obama...."
I'm just saying.
12/06/09
This is precisely the kind of sentence that the crazies write!
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Upon closer inspection, I've realized that your quote is missing a chunk.
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12/06/09
I've commented previously on the most disturbing aspect of this situation - the light jail time, if any at all, that's being given to these people. (See the Denver "incident." )And my own paranoid - or not - thoughts about why that is.
So I didn't read it - I hope that Brek guy didn't get his job back. (What a cliche - the impotent-feeling man getting puffed up on his guns and the false power of his security gig.)
America: Full of the Crazy (and their enablers). And the beloved 2nd Amendment.
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My count is this:
The former Presidents and First Ladies add up to ten; the Obamas would be five, including mother-in-law; the Bidens are at least two (Joe & Jill) with another three to six possibles (Beau and wife, Hunter and wife, and Ashley and ???).
The Cheneys would have lost their detail over the summer, unless Napolitano has extended their protection. (Insert hunting joke here.)
Pelosi's protective detail comes from the Capitol Police, unless I'm mistaken.
So my numbers don't add up, but they're a good start.
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10/20/09
In the meanwhile, my mad Google Fu skillz dredged up an item in USN&WR from July stating that Cheney's protection has been extended, although there's no indication for how long, or whether the extension applies to his wife and daughters.
So, let's say that we have the 10 formers, five Obamas, at least five Bidens, Deadeye Dick, and Madame Speaker, for a total of 22. Add the wives of Biden's sons, and we get to the publicized total of 24 people with full-time details.
Now, who wants to speculate on the lucky eight who get part-time Secret Service protection? #barackobama
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You're welcome.
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09/29/09
I can't vouch for the accuracy, but supposedly this is the break down:
* Yes: > 5%
* Maybe: 2.6%
* Health care: 1.9%
* No: 90%
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09/29/09
Hell to the NO.