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calimary

(80,700 posts)
24. Another bit of encouraging news.
Wed Oct 1, 2014, 06:14 PM
Oct 2014

This and that gun-goon schmuck michael dunn finally got his just desserts. Encouraging. Even if only just a bit. She had to fall on her sword. These were some really ridiculously egregious failures. If the guy had a gun, we'd have had carnage for sure. And even though the guy just had a knife, there's plenty of damage - AND carnage that can be done with a knife, as we've now seen with the recent beheadings.

I can't believe there aren't more guards all over the premises of the White House - for THIS President and his family. This is the most threatened President we've ever had. Threats against him went up by some 400% compared to the threats against anybody else before him. One would think you'd beef up on security with that VERY PROVABLE fact. One would think there'd be patrols up and down the perimeter fence, PLUS another, higher fence. At least! I mean, the dead body in the Tomb of the Unknowns gets round-the-clock guard service, rain or shine, forcryingoutloud!!! A living, breathing President and his family including two under-age children doesn't rate even HALF that much - as some unidentified DEAD BODY is granted, from ages and ages ago??? Are you KIDDING me???? This particular civilian thinks so, anyway. But what do I know?

Good first step leftynyc Oct 2014 #1
Exactly, they failed miserably at their job... FarPoint Oct 2014 #4
Yes, indeed. narnian60 Oct 2014 #6
Yup. No excuses. n/t JimDandy Oct 2014 #15
As she should. darkangel218 Oct 2014 #2
Good, a fish rots from the head and all that tularetom Oct 2014 #3
I wonder where and how that saying ever came to be Bandit Oct 2014 #8
You're correct, it's incorrect. Feral Child Oct 2014 #20
Glad to hear it. (nt) Paladin Oct 2014 #5
I wish this kind of response was more common. Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #7
She Should Not Have Resigned erpowers Oct 2014 #9
Agree. moondust Oct 2014 #12
Yes ^^^ RobinA Oct 2014 #33
Sorry its was obvious she wasn't a leader Historic NY Oct 2014 #13
A Little More Than A Year erpowers Oct 2014 #16
No, the president should have fired her before she had a chance to resign tularetom Oct 2014 #18
Yes she should. Does a member of the First Family have to die first before it's a fail? Please. nt TeamPooka Oct 2014 #22
I disagree. Responsibility without accountability is meaningless. At the CDC, their ineffectivenes 24601 Oct 2014 #31
It would be nice to have a SS head who thinks of keeping the White House front door locked (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2014 #34
more needs done! ebbie15644 Oct 2014 #10
Hmmm. Yes, well . . . OldRedneck Oct 2014 #11
Hallelujah. Now get someone in that will work HARD JimDandy Oct 2014 #14
That's a good thing Renew Deal Oct 2014 #17
Good. She's clearly incompetent. n/t tabasco Oct 2014 #19
Good. jwirr Oct 2014 #21
Good, now get the Secret Service out from under the monster that is mountain grammy Oct 2014 #23
Another bit of encouraging news. calimary Oct 2014 #24
One Guard with an unloaded rifle... hardtravelin Oct 2014 #25
Glad you liked it! LOL! calimary Oct 2014 #27
what took so long? Botany Oct 2014 #26
An appropriate choice, imo. And a wake up call for the whole management team. (nt) pinto Oct 2014 #28
And the agents who were on WH duty when Gonzalez got in? moondust Oct 2014 #29
Lawrence O'Donnell is discussing this now. That was my first thought, too... Rhiannon12866 Oct 2014 #30
Good news. I think she should have been fired instead of being allowed to resign, though. Turborama Oct 2014 #32
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