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TheBlackAdder

(28,222 posts)
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 03:18 PM Mar 2017

Kellyanne Conway - Buys Kids clothes at Target with 2 SUVs and 4 Secret Service Agents

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My brother just told me...


Thrifty Kellyanne Conway saves herself money by spending an hour in Closter, NJ's Target.

Of course, the savings on clothing that she was buying for her kids is offset by the taxpayer fees for doing it.


Someone tried to talk to her, in the store, and one SS agent stopped them.

They're blocking traffic now, as someone now is talking to her, who is a supporter.


My brother and sister-in-law both say that she's rather scary looking, as she wears her red coat.


UPDATE: 2 girls, roughly ages 7 & 10, were with them. Both described as rambunctious. While checking out, one of the kids was laying on the floor. They just left at 3:27 PM.


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Kellyanne Conway - Buys Kids clothes at Target with 2 SUVs and 4 Secret Service Agents (Original Post) TheBlackAdder Mar 2017 OP
I always wear a red coat when I want to be unobtrusive. spooky3 Mar 2017 #1
LOL! Me too. nt Kahuna7 Mar 2017 #29
What fun is it for a kid to lay on the floor at home Rorey Mar 2017 #52
Why Does She Need 4 Agents? Me. Mar 2017 #2
Well you need at least one to carry the merchandise and one to open the car door dalton99a Mar 2017 #6
To chase Kellyanne's "rambunctious" a.k.a. poorly socialized and undisciplined Tanuki Mar 2017 #15
Fucking grifter. dalton99a Mar 2017 #3
Well you never know... Thomas Hurt Mar 2017 #4
I don't want bad guys to steal her treasure trove of alternative facts dalton99a Mar 2017 #8
The kids will probably refuse to wear them. LAS14 Mar 2017 #5
Tell her to stay out of the small appliances aisle. LeftofObama Mar 2017 #7
Doesn't she know, Obama has a tapp on the mall cameras. L. Coyote Mar 2017 #40
THIS person is offensive jrthin Mar 2017 #9
Ohhh....don't you have clothes here Mendocino Mar 2017 #10
She could shop Target online mainstreetonce Mar 2017 #11
For the attention whores in the Gump administration, that would never do. Charles Bukowski Mar 2017 #18
This hurts my heart mzteaze Mar 2017 #12
She didn't risk shopping in Bowling Green? n/t left-of-center2012 Mar 2017 #13
She sucks, but her kids need clothes like any other. Drahthaardogs Mar 2017 #14
Same here. n/t tammywammy Mar 2017 #16
Agreed exboyfil Mar 2017 #19
Her Secret Service protection is unprecedented. dalton99a Mar 2017 #20
I don't know. She gets a bunch of comments on twitter yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #21
Yes, I am sure that is the problem that people have with her. LisaL Mar 2017 #22
Did you see the comments about Hillary during the campaign? Case closed! yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #23
So you suggesting the same people that had problem with Hillary have a problem with Kellyanne? LisaL Mar 2017 #24
Huh. Interesting. I never said nor implied that. yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #25
No, I don't know that you are right. LisaL Mar 2017 #26
So you think everything is wonderful for strong women in leadership? yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #27
What leadership position is she in? LisaL Mar 2017 #28
David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett, advisors to President Obama, had SS protection Kaleva Mar 2017 #32
kellyanne conway is sleazebag clown .not anyone in leadership. JI7 Mar 2017 #55
He is putting her in the same category as Hillary Clinton. Kingofalldems Mar 2017 #31
Post removed Post removed Mar 2017 #33
Irrelevant. BTW, if you read the posts below, the FIRST LADY (Michelle Obama).... George II Mar 2017 #39
You don't think secret service was there? Lol. Now that's funny. yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #42
Obviously they weren't hanging all over her like they were with Conway. You might want to... George II Mar 2017 #43
I don't care. I corrected your absurd post and I was right to do so yeoman6987 Mar 2017 #44
Still, her SS protection is unprecedented. I don't ever recall a campaign chairman/director... George II Mar 2017 #45
She's currently "Counselor to the President" pintobean Mar 2017 #46
Still unprecedented. George II Mar 2017 #47
We don't know that to be true pintobean Mar 2017 #48
So when was anyone else in an equivalent position given SS protection? Ever? George II Mar 2017 #50
Your assessment assumes pintobean Mar 2017 #54
Oh, I don't have any problem believing she NEEDS security. Drahthaardogs Mar 2017 #30
I don't see the issue either. Kaleva Mar 2017 #34
From wikipedia: Today, the Secret Service is authorized by law to protect: George II Mar 2017 #36
With an entourage like that they should have delivered a few "Meals On Wheels" along the way. Vinca Mar 2017 #17
She and her entourage are on YouTube ... JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2017 #35
HA! . . . .n/t annabanana Mar 2017 #41
Here's DU when Michelle Obama shopped at Target pintobean Mar 2017 #37
Great research, thanks! Michelle Obama was First Lady, Miss Beavis is a trump hanger-on. George II Mar 2017 #38
Kellyanne Conway is a serial liar and harms America. Michelle Obama shows grace, class, and honesty sharedvalues Mar 2017 #49
We are a worldwide shame and embarrassment. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #51
Why in the fuck does she get Secret Service gopiscrap Mar 2017 #53

Rorey

(8,445 posts)
52. What fun is it for a kid to lay on the floor at home
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 08:27 PM
Mar 2017

If she does online shopping, nobody will see her kid laying on the floor. Seriously, a kid that age laying on the floor of a store? Sounds like some piss poor parenting to me.

Tanuki

(14,922 posts)
15. To chase Kellyanne's "rambunctious" a.k.a. poorly socialized and undisciplined
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 03:44 PM
Mar 2017

kids around the store and keep shoppers from accidentally stepping on then as they wallow on the floor.

mzteaze

(448 posts)
12. This hurts my heart
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 03:34 PM
Mar 2017

Last week I found out just how close (within a few miles) she lives near my house. Pisses me off.

Imma need her to stay away from Closter Plaza.

Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)
14. She sucks, but her kids need clothes like any other.
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 03:39 PM
Mar 2017

She works for the President whether we like it or not, she gets Security. This does not cause me outrage (except it reminds me she exists). Maybe I am an outlier, I don't see the issue.

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)
19. Agreed
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 03:52 PM
Mar 2017

That was what made it so offensive when the Obamas were criticized for their vacations. Individuals in this position do deserve some semblance of a normal life. It becomes what is reasonable or unreasonable. Occasional shopping trips are reasonable (whether you go to a high end store or Target). Two vacations a year is reasonable. Near weekly trips to Florida is not a reasonable expectation.

dalton99a

(81,599 posts)
20. Her Secret Service protection is unprecedented.
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 03:56 PM
Mar 2017

White House counselors don't need Secret Service protection. Her Secret Service request was probably bogus - based on made-up death threats - and Trump just rubberstamped it.

 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
21. I don't know. She gets a bunch of comments on twitter
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 04:42 PM
Mar 2017

She is the first female to win a major presidential campaign in history. Probably needs the secret service protection. Many don't like females in strong leadership roles.

LisaL

(44,974 posts)
24. So you suggesting the same people that had problem with Hillary have a problem with Kellyanne?
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 04:51 PM
Mar 2017

Seriously?

LisaL

(44,974 posts)
28. What leadership position is she in?
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 04:57 PM
Mar 2017

And WTF do you think that is the reason people are having an issue with her? Jeez.

Response to yeoman6987 (Reply #21)

George II

(67,782 posts)
39. Irrelevant. BTW, if you read the posts below, the FIRST LADY (Michelle Obama)....
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 06:33 PM
Mar 2017

...shopped in Target WITHOUT the SS. But she never considered herself privileged and above the "masses".

George II

(67,782 posts)
43. Obviously they weren't hanging all over her like they were with Conway. You might want to...
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 06:57 PM
Mar 2017

....read the links below. Here's the post that has them:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=8812943

George II

(67,782 posts)
45. Still, her SS protection is unprecedented. I don't ever recall a campaign chairman/director...
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 07:43 PM
Mar 2017

...ever getting protection.

 

pintobean

(18,101 posts)
46. She's currently "Counselor to the President"
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 07:51 PM
Mar 2017

The reason for the protection is probably due to all the threats she receives.

George II

(67,782 posts)
50. So when was anyone else in an equivalent position given SS protection? Ever?
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 08:22 PM
Mar 2017

If never, it is unprecedented. If you disagree with that assessment, then surely you're aware of someone else in her equivalent position that has, correct?

BTW, I say "equivalent" because each president has his own title for the job.

 

pintobean

(18,101 posts)
54. Your assessment assumes
Sun Mar 19, 2017, 06:24 AM
Mar 2017

that the press knows of, and reports, every secret service detail. I find it extremely unlikely that it's "unprecedented". The fact that we don't know that something has happened before doesn't mean it hasn't.

Drahthaardogs

(6,843 posts)
30. Oh, I don't have any problem believing she NEEDS security.
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 05:27 PM
Mar 2017

Seriously, if we were doing a Yearbook I would definitely vote KellyAnn most likely to receive death threats.

George II

(67,782 posts)
36. From wikipedia: Today, the Secret Service is authorized by law to protect:
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 06:26 PM
Mar 2017
The President, the Vice President (or other officer next in the order of succession to the Office of President, should the Vice Presidency be vacant), the President-elect, and the Vice President-elect

The immediate families of the above individuals

Former Presidents and their spouses for their lifetimes (except when the spouse divorces or remarries), under the Former Presidents Act. From 1997 until 2013, legislation became effective limiting Secret Service protection to former Presidents and their spouses to a period of 10 years from the date the former President leaves office. President Barack Obama signed legislation reversing this limit and reinstating lifetime protection on January 10, 2013.[5][6][7]

The widow or widower of a former President who dies in office or dies within a year of leaving office for a period of one year after the President's death (the Secretary of Homeland Security can extend the protection time)

Children of former Presidents until age 16 or 10 years after the presidency

Former Vice Presidents, their spouses, and their children under 16 years of age, for up to 6 months from the date the former Vice
President leaves office (the Secretary of Homeland Security can extend the protection time)

Visiting heads of states or governments and their spouses traveling with them

Other distinguished foreign visitors to the United States and official representatives of the United States performing special missions abroad, as directed by the President

Major presidential and vice presidential candidates[8]

The spouses of major presidential and vice presidential candidates (within 120 days of a general presidential election)

Other individuals as designated per executive order of the President

National Special Security Events, when designated as such by the Secretary of Homeland Security


My guess is the highlighted one may apply, meaning the trump administration is willing to starve senior citizens and watch Americans die in Emergency Rooms to pay for Ms. Beavis' protection while she shops at Target.

Ridiculous.

Vinca

(50,310 posts)
17. With an entourage like that they should have delivered a few "Meals On Wheels" along the way.
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 03:48 PM
Mar 2017

One hour of shopping at Target probably equals 50+ meals given the vehicles and salaries involved.

George II

(67,782 posts)
38. Great research, thanks! Michelle Obama was First Lady, Miss Beavis is a trump hanger-on.
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 06:30 PM
Mar 2017

No doubt Conway was muttering after they got into the car, "let them eat cake"!

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
49. Kellyanne Conway is a serial liar and harms America. Michelle Obama shows grace, class, and honesty
Sat Mar 18, 2017, 08:15 PM
Mar 2017

Is it a surprise we are angry at Conway?

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