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Reliable Source: Tareq and Michaele Salahi crash Obamas' state dinner for India

I would like to say this is just funny as it could be, but what if these had been terrorists and had done injury some of the invited guests? That would have been bad, or worse they might have been assassins and hurt the Prime Minister of India. That could have set back relations for at least a month.
Sad day for the S.S.


By Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, November 26, 2009

A couple of aspiring reality-TV stars from Northern Virginia appear to have crashed the White House's state dinner Tuesday night, penetrating layers of security with no invitation to mingle with the likes of Vice President Biden and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel.

Tareq and Michaele Salahi -- polo-playing socialites known for a bitter family feud over a Fauquier County winery and their possible roles in the forthcoming "The Real Housewives of Washington" -- were seen arriving at the White House and later posted on Facebook photos of themselves with VIPs at the elite gathering.

"Honored to be at the White House for the state dinner in honor of India with President Obama and our First Lady!" one of them wrote on their joint Facebook page at 9:08 p.m.

But a White House official said the couple were not invited to the dinner, not included on the official guest list and never seated at a table in the South Lawn tent.

A woman describing herself as a publicist for the Salahis denied that they were interlopers. Pressed for details, Mahogany Jones sent a statement saying simply: "The Salahis were honored to be a part of such a prestigious event. . . . They both had a wonderful time."

While the White House offered no official explanation, it appears to be the first time in modern history that anyone has crashed a White House state dinner. The uninvited guests were in the same room as President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, although it is unknown whether they met the Obamas and the guest of honor.

"Everyone who enters the White House grounds goes through magnetometers and several other levels of screenings," said Ed Donovan, a spokesman for the Secret Service. "That was the case with
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the state dinner last night. No one was under any risk or threat."
 
SOoooooo glad we have the Patriot Act to allow the Government to protect us, when the Government cannot even protect it's most important figure.

First I thought it was a simulation to test the security, but now that it's known figures I am just thinking our Presidential security needs to be sacked.
 
One wonders if Obama feels safer.
 
Im not singling out Obama here, all administrations are guilty.


Why were these people here again? Why do we allow the white house to have social parties on the American tax dollar?
 
At least they found out fast that happened.. unlike under the last president where a prostitute under a false name supposedly working as a journalist got daily access to the White House for a very long time.
 
Baralis said:
Im not singling out Obama here, all administrations are guilty.


Why were these people here again? Why do we allow the white house to have social parties on the American tax dollar?
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Well your wrong on that every Administration in the past has always had someone from the Social Office at the Door to make sure things like this never happen.
 
PeteEU said:
At least they found out fast that happened.. unlike under the last president where a prostitute under a false name supposedly working as a journalist got daily access to the White House for a very long time.
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Well if your talking about Jim Gucket then your off base as usual. Getting a White House Press Pass and a Invite to a State Dinner are Apple and Orange's. But since your the expert on all thing USA you should know that :doh
 
Scorpion89 said:
Well if your talking about Jim Gucket then your off base as usual. Getting a White House Press Pass and a Invite to a State Dinner are Apple and Orange's. But since your the expert on all thing USA you should know that :doh
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So you are saying that there is no similarity in the total breakdown in security in both cases?

In one case a non-journalist under an assumed name got daily press passes to the White House for 2 years.

In the other case 2 people got access due to an "issue" at one security check point to an official event.

Yea nothing similar there.. one after all went on for 2 years where as the one the other night was one night only...
 
PeteEU said:
So you are saying that there is no similarity in the total breakdown in security in both cases?

In one case a non-journalist under an assumed name got daily press passes to the White House for 2 years.

In the other case 2 people got access due to an "issue" at one security check point to an official event.

Yea nothing similar there.. one after all went on for 2 years where as the one the other night was one night only...
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Yes their is a big difference and you Mr.USA expert should know the difference.

The SS doesn't do deep background checks on the Press and since this person had Press Creds. the background check was the same that SS use for all Media.

As I stated the Party Crasher wouldn't never got in if it was any other Adm. see all of the past Adm have always had someone from the Social Events Staff at the Door. Nope not this Adm. and see what happens.

But then again Peter your the USA expert so you tell me how this is the same. I'll be waiting:doh
 
Scorpion89 said:
Yes their is a big difference and you Mr.USA expert should know the difference.

The SS doesn't do deep background checks on the Press and since this person had Press Creds. the background check was the same that SS use for all Media.

As I stated the Party Crasher wouldn't never got in if it was any other Adm. see all of the past Adm have always had someone from the Social Events Staff at the Door. Nope not this Adm. and see what happens.

But then again Peter your the USA expert so you tell me how this is the same. I'll be waiting:doh
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And there is no freaking difference. In both situations the SS ****ed up and/or has idiotic procedures. You do know that assassins and terrorists have posed as journalists right? Letting a non journalist get a daily pass for 2 years on a false name is a mega breach of security on any planet but planet "right wing" it seems :roll:

It does not matter if the sitting President is a Democrat or Republican, any American should be up in arms over that anyone could get access to the US President on false pretences. As the Clint said in Heartbreak Ridge... it was a cluster****.
 
PeteEU said:
At least they found out fast that happened.. unlike under the last president where a prostitute under a false name supposedly working as a journalist got daily access to the White House for a very long time.
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Keith Olberman had a press pass? When?


j-mac
 
Scorpion89 said:
Well your wrong on that every Administration in the past has always had someone from the Social Office at the Door to make sure things like this never happen.
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I was talking about Presidents having lavish parties at the white house.
 
PeteEU said:
At least they found out fast that happened.
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They found out not of their own work, but because, after the fact, the people posted the pics they took on facebook.

unlike under the last president where a prostitute under a false name supposedly working as a journalist got daily access to the White House for a very long time.
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This nothing but an irrelevant attempt at misdirection.
 
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PeteEU said:
At least they found out fast that happened.. unlike under the last president where a prostitute under a false name supposedly working as a journalist got daily access to the White House for a very long time.
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Petey, I see you are still in the business of being completely clueless and a partisan hack. This isn't about who is President, it is about the Secret Service. No one mentioned this being Obama's fault, but you chime right in with a really lame backhanded slap at Bush. This is a Secret Service issue, which I am sure was addressed after the fact by the Obama administration, if not by Obama himself. Things like this simply cannot happen - no matter who is President and what party they belong to. I don't want to see harm come to Obama, no matter how bad he is screwing up this country, he is still our President. This "slip up" by the SS is not Obama's fault in the least, and no one said anything like that prior to your post.
 
I had the volume off on the news report about this. I thought that blonde woman was Ann Coulter hanging out at Obama's house! I thought I'd see Sean Hannity there. :)
 
PeteEU said:
At least they found out fast that happened.. unlike under the last president where a prostitute under a false name supposedly working as a journalist got daily access to the White House for a very long time.
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I fail to see the connection....
You are afflicted with "Bush Derangement Syndrome"....
You should have that looked at.......;)
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Hugh_Akston said:
Petey, I see you are still in the business of being completely clueless and a partisan hack. This isn't about who is President, it is about the Secret Service. No one mentioned this being Obama's fault, but you chime right in with a really lame backhanded slap at Bush. This is a Secret Service issue, which I am sure was addressed after the fact by the Obama administration, if not by Obama himself. Things like this simply cannot happen - no matter who is President and what party they belong to. I don't want to see harm come to Obama, no matter how bad he is screwing up this country, he is still our President. This "slip up" by the SS is not Obama's fault in the least, and no one said anything like that prior to your post.
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Er I agree, as I have stated even in the quote you pointed out. I am not the one saying that the Jeff Gannon situation was not similar to this.... I am in fact claiming that it is not the first time the SS screwed up and I would claim that the Jeff Gannon situation was far worse as it went on for 2 freaking years.
 
Partisan said:
I fail to see the connection....
You are afflicted with "Bush Derangement Syndrome"....
You should have that looked at.......;)
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This has nothing to do with Bush, but that the SS under Bush did similar thing but over a longer period. I fully understand the outrage over this lapse in security, but what I dont understand is why there was no outrage when Jeff Gannon was finally unmasked. A security **** up is a security **** up and that is my point and who is in control of the US government should not have any barring on the situation but it seems on it does since people of the "right wing" on these boards are dismissing the Jeff Gannon episode as some how not important or equal to this security lapse.. freaking ironic.
 
This is hilarious, the nerve of those people, I cannot imagine pulling off a stunt like this, kudos.:lol:
 
Baralis said:
Im not singling out Obama here, all administrations are guilty.


Why were these people here again? Why do we allow the white house to have social parties on the American tax dollar?
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Because they're smarter, prettier, and stronger than us.

We're the dumb ones who willingly pay for the Rich's wealth.
 
Manc Skipper said:
The day you were measured for your partisan insanity clown suit.
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Name calling on the internet loses its punch when the object of your insult, personal attack has to be spell checked by the person you are attacking.


j-mac
 
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