In response to Obama Nationalizes The 2014 Election As Democrat Candidates Cringe: There’s so much happening in the news right now that Obama declaring the 2014 elections are a referendum on his Presidency probably won’t get as much notice as
President Obama has a history of pointing out the restrictive lifestyle behind the tight security of the Secret Service, frequently explaining how much he misses his personal freedom. “Shortly after I had been elected — Bill can relate to this
Perhaps Doug Clark of the News and Record simply woke up on the wrong side of bed, or maybe he felt like carrying a little water for Kay Hagan but this hit of his on Republican Thom Tillis doesn’t hold
With embattled Democrats already doing everything they can to make November’s election not about Barack Obama – given his terrible poll numbers – the Democrat-in-Chief’s ego appears to have gotten the best of him during an address at Northwestern University.
MSNBC’s “Hardball” anchor Chris Matthews declared that President Obama had become a “custodian of bad news” and appeared to argue the president had started becoming “lazy” in his second term on Wednesday. “Let’s get tough here. Is this the problem
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called for an independent probe into the Secret Service during her Wednesday press conference. “There has to be an independent investigation as to what is going on in the Secret Service. The protection of the
Director of the Secret Service Julia Pierson has resigned after days of controversy after a fence jumper breached security and made it into the East Room at the White House. The news came Wednesday afternoon after a series of lawmakers
Former Secret Service agent and author of “Within Arm’s Length,” Dan Emmett argued that the military should provide additional security at the White House on Wednesday’s broadcast of “@This Hour” on CNN. “What I’m advocating is that the military, as
Wednesday House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) backed Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), who earlier reportedly called for Julia Pierson, the Director of Secret Service, to step down, a day after she testified on the many security breaches during a House hearing.
The NY Times’ Peter Baker posted a piece yesterday in which he struggles to suggests the current Republican concern over lapses in security at the White House is politically motivated. Although the target of the legislative scrutiny is the Secret
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) sounded off on the lapses of the Secret Service’s protection of the White House on the day following a hearing that included testimony from Julia Pierson, the head of
WASHINGTON (AP) — Published reports say President Barack Obama rode an elevator this month with an armed security contractor who had three criminal convictions, a violation of Secret Service security protocols. The latest embarrassment for the Secret Service comes after
Whatever else is going on at the Secret Service, they’ve got the Obama Administration scandal playbook down pat, which is really depressing. 1. Lie about what happened – They not only misled the public about how far Omar Gonzalez penetrated
Upon revelations on Tuesday at a congressional hearing that the Secret Service’s statement on the recent fence-jumping incident was inaccurate because Omar Gonzalez was not apprehended after entering the building as originally claimed, but had actually made it to the
The Daily Caller’s Derek Hunter caught yet another stealth edit at the Washington Post, a publication notorious for secretly rewriting its news pages without any sort of editorial note. In this case, the Washington Post changed its mind about letting
Secret Service Director Julia Pierson admitted that “mistakes were made” by agents for allowing a fence jumper to enter the White House before apprehending him. Pierson said that the review would help the agency identify the facts, learn from the
During the House Oversight Hearing on White House security, Secret Service Director Julia Pierson had difficulty explaining why a housekeeper discovered evidence that shots had hit the White House while Secret Service agents failed to discover it. Under direct questioning
During opening remarks of the House Oversight Committee, Chairman Darrell Issa questioned the recent security lapses of the Secret Service, reminding Americans of the enormous budget provided to the agency to protect the president. Issa said that it was obvious
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire during a protest on the Ethiopian Embassy grounds on Monday, according to a video of the incident, but no injuries were reported. A spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service said it had detained a
On Tuesday’s “Good Morning America” on ABC, network White House correspondent Jon Karl reacted to the new revelations that a White House intruder made it further than the Secret Service had previously disclosed. Karl explained to “Good Morning America” anchor
I can’t take my eyes off the saga of White House fence-jumper Oscar Gonzalez for a minute, without the story running behind my back and breaking the furniture or piddling on the carpet. Today’s worsening of the story comes from
It’s now being reported that up to seven shots hit the White House residence while some members of the first family were inside in November of 2011, yet the Secret Service supervisor’s order at the time was, “No shots have been
I’ve been scratching my head over the degeneration of the Secret Service, which has been in trouble quite a few times in recent years. Ronald Kessler, a leading critic of the agency (but generally a supporter of the agents) has
After Omar Jose Gonzales, 42, was arrested last Friday for jumping the White House fence and running inside, the Washington Post was informed of a classified mock attack on the White House security zone in the early 1990’s that showed the
In response to Outraged?: When I first saw the story making waves, yesterday, I too wondered if it was much ado about – well – not a very big deal, perhaps spurred on by Obama Derangement Syndrome. It wouldn’t
