Obama South American trip rocked by Secret Service scandal.

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the same far right religious types that get caught playing footsie in the men's bathroom with other men

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the same far right religious types that get caught playing footsie in the men's bathroom with other men

  

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rolling your eyes,does that say you see nothing wrong playing footsie with men in the men's bathroom

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The Secret Service Prostitution Scandal Is The 'Biggest In Its History'
Brett LoGiurato | 28 minutes ago | 414 | 5


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The U.S. Secret Service is in the midst of what one reporter calls the "biggest scandal" in its history.

It's a scandal of alleged misconduct and solicitation of prostitutes, according to The Washington Post. A dozen Secret Service agents who were sent to Colombia to protect President Obama were dismissed yesterday.

Ronald Kessler — a former WaPo reporter and author of  “In the President’s Secret Service: Behind the Scenes With Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect" — told the Post about the investigation. Later, he called it "clearly the biggest scandal in Secret Service history."

Prostitution is legal in some "tolerance zones" of Colombia. However, this flap began when one of the women involved complained to police that a Secret Service officer did not pay her, Kessler later told CNN.

The Washington Post also points out that soliciting prostitution is "considered inappropriate" in accordance with Secret Service code of conduct. Kessler also said that several of the Secret Service agents involved are married.

Here's the full statement from Edwin Donovan, the agency's spokesman:

"There have been allegations of misconduct made against the Secret Service in Cartagena, Colombia, prior to the president's trip. Because of this, those personnel are being relieved of their assignments, returned to their place of duty, and are being replaced by other Secret Service personnel. The Secret Service takes all allegations of misconduct seriously."

Donovan told the Post that the officers have been replaced and that President Obama's security on his trip to Colombia has not been compromised.

Right. President Obama's trip. This mess really threatens to overshadow that trip and the goodwill Obama was looking to gain from it.

At a summit involving 33 countries, Obama is expected to key on economic and trade relations with Latin America countries like Panama and Colombia. Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos told ABC it was a "smart move" for Obama to attend, perhaps winning him more support from Hispanic voters in the election this fall.

“I certainly think this will help him, because the fact that he is here, what he is going to say, what we, with Colombia, are going to decide on the free trade agreement and other issues, this will definitely help him with the Hispanic vote in the U.S. I think it’s a smart move on his part to come at this moment.”



Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/secret-service-prostitution-scandal-is-the-biggest-in-history-2012-4#ixzz1s2FYrOX9


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so this is obama's fault   

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Law Enforcement Agencies Losing Credibility Under Obama White House
Friends of Ours ^ | 04/14/12 | Friends of Ours



Barack Obama commands so little respect that some members of the Secret Service apparently reduced the President's visit to Colombia as little more than a debaucherous spring break as reported by CNN: "roughly a dozen Secret Service agents and officers are being investigated over early findings that they allegedly brought back several prostitutes to a hotel in Cartagena."

Moral collapse, criminal breaches and policy debacles within federal law enforcement agencies have become an increasing problem under the Obama Administration.

Last week disgraced former FBI agent Adrian Busby was sentenced to a year and a day in prison after making false statements to impede a criminal investigation into a confidential informant with whom he was having an affair as reported by Robert Gearty for the Daily News.

Perhaps the greatest crisis within the law enforcement under Team Obama has been the gun walking operation by the ATF known as Fast and Furious. More than 200 people, including U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, have been murdered by guns supplied to the Mexican drug cartels by the United States government pursuant to Fast and Furious, and recently forty high-powered assault weapons from the operation were found in the home of a reputed enforcer for the Sinaloa cartel as reported by Richard A. Serrano for the Los Angeles Times: "'These Fast and Furious guns were going to Sinaloans, and they are killing everyone down there,' said one knowledgeable U.S. government source, who asked for anonymity because of the ongoing investigations."


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Law Enforcement Agencies Losing Credibility Under Obama White House
Friends of Ours ^ | 04/14/12 | Friends of Ours



Barack Obama commands so little respect that some members of the Secret Service apparently reduced the President's visit to Colombia as little more than a debaucherous spring break as reported by CNN: "roughly a dozen Secret Service agents and officers are being investigated over early findings that they allegedly brought back several prostitutes to a hotel in Cartagena."

Moral collapse, criminal breaches and policy debacles within federal law enforcement agencies have become an increasing problem under the Obama Administration.

Last week disgraced former FBI agent Adrian Busby was sentenced to a year and a day in prison after making false statements to impede a criminal investigation into a confidential informant with whom he was having an affair as reported by Robert Gearty for the Daily News.

Perhaps the greatest crisis within the law enforcement under Team Obama has been the gun walking operation by the ATF known as Fast and Furious. More than 200 people, including U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, have been murdered by guns supplied to the Mexican drug cartels by the United States government pursuant to Fast and Furious, and recently forty high-powered assault weapons from the operation were found in the home of a reputed enforcer for the Sinaloa cartel as reported by Richard A. Serrano for the Los Angeles Times: "'These Fast and Furious guns were going to Sinaloans, and they are killing everyone down there,' said one knowledgeable U.S. government source, who asked for anonymity because of the ongoing investigations."


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[Hugo Chavez]

240, you're being an idiot thinking it's no big deal for these agents to do this.  I don't give a shit if it's legal there, that has nothing to do with it.  It is absolutely not ok for them to put themselves in potentially compromising positions like this.  Enemies have used girls for intel for how long now and you think it's nobody's business?  haha, WRONG.  This is a big nono that could put the president at risk or more.

3333, you're also being a dumbass by suggesting this is Obama's fault and then crying about nothing being Obama's fault when called out for blaming Obama on this.


And maybe I'm being an idiot for letting conspiracy theories enter my head over this.  This is unusual and I doubt they usually go around acting like sailors on leave despite 240 making it sound like that's the norm for SS agents.

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240, you're being an idiot thinking it's no big deal for these agents to do this.  I don't give a shit if it's legal there, that has nothing to do with it.  It is absolutely not ok for them to put themselves in potentially compromising positions like this.  Enemies have used girls for intel for how long now and you think it's nobody's business?  haha, WRONG.  This is a big nono that could put the president at risk or more.

3333, you're also being a dumbass by suggesting this is Obama's fault and then crying about nothing being Obama's fault when called out for blaming Obama on this.


And maybe I'm being an idiot for letting conspiracy theories enter my head over this.  This is unusual and I doubt they usually go around acting like sailors on leave despite 240 making it sound like that's the norm for SS agents.

Well originally I was thinking how in the military, youre still subject to many American Laws while abroad under the UCMJ, but I also know many friends that hit all the Asian port cities for hookers because it wasnt a big deal.. So I dont really know what it falls under.

Youre absolutley right about possible compromising scenarios (That I didnt think of), but the SS are hand picked and are deadly serious about their operational security so I doubt that any one of them would give the hookers any information... (A big part of their job is not giving up any information even under torture).

I think its more of an image thing than anything... Its common knowledge that military members are out fucking hookers in Thailand but SS are held to a higher standard.
I believe this is more an issue of how the SS looks to the public rather than they did anything wrong... at the end of the day theyre still people and they still need to cut loose and enjoy themselves.

I have a feeling if he had paid that hooker this would have never come out and they would just quietly look the other way; the whole "boys will be boys" mentality as it was. But since she came forward they had to make a big deal out of it because they dont want people to think that the SS is out fucking hookers and getting drunk while theyre supposed to be protecting the President and representing the US.

On a strictly non-professional level I have no problem with it as long as they keep it quiet and out of the public eye. But its totally irresponsible of them to not pay and cause an incident. He got a whole lot of his constituents fired because of that. (But they are in a 3rd world shithole, its possible that he paid her but she tried to pull some shit on him because she thought he was loaded)

[240 is Back]

i didnt htink of that angle... yeah i guess guys could be blackmailed for putting their dingy where it doesn't belong.   good point.

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Five U.S. Service members are suspected of "inappropriate conduct" related to the Secret Service unit providing security at the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia.

"The conduct is alleged to have occurred in the same hotel where the recalled United States Secret Service agents were staying," said a Saturday release by U.S. Southern Command, out of Miami. The members of Joint Task Force "violated the curfew established by the United States Senior Defense Official in Colombia," the command said.

(PICTURES: Summits of the Americas Through the Years)

The news of the service members' violation of curfew comes after 12 Secret Service Agents were accused of misconduct on Saturday.

White House press secretary Jay Carney told reporters on Saturday that President Obama, who is in Cartagena, Colombia, for the Summit of the Americas, had been updated on the situation but would not comment on the presiden't reaction.
(RELATED: Secret Service Agents Accused of Misconduct)
"It would not be appropriate for the President to characterize something that's being looked into by the Secret Service at this time," Carney said.

The military personnel are now confined to quarters and will return to the U.S. after the mission, with the rest of their unit.

Air Force Gen. Douglas Fraser, Southern Command commander, said that he is "disappointed by the entire incident and that this behavior is not in keeping with the professional standards expected of members of the United States military."

Army Col. Scott Malcom, the chief of public affairs for SOUTHCOM, told National Journal on Saturday that service members would face an investigation for their curfew violation.

Malcom, who said he could not identify the service members or what branch of the military they belonged to, said SOUTHCOM found out about the members' involvment after the "brouhaha" with the Secret Service.

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Here Are The Wild Details From The Secret Service's Prostitution Scandal
Grace Wyler    | Apr. 14, 2012, 8:45 PM | 2,590 | 20

 Barack Obama's trip to Colombia this weekend has been overshadowed by a prostitution scandal involving at least 11 Secret Service agents assigned to the White House's advance security detail.

Since the Washington Post first broke the story this morning, details have started to leak about the incident, which took place during a wild night of partying at a hotel in Cartagena Wednesday night, two days before Obama's arrival in Colombia.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the staff at the Hotel Caribe were first alerted to the Secret Service agents' cavorting by a dispute between at least one local woman and at least one Secret Service agent over a bill for services rendered. When the agent would not open the door for the hotel manager, the hotel called the local police.
The hotel then checked to see who might have brought the call girls to the party, and initially came up with a list of 22 Americans — 17 Secret Service agents and five members of the U.S. special forces — who may have been involved in the partying.
The U.S. Embassy was then informed and 11 agents were recalled from Colombia on Thursday. The Secret Service said in a statement tonight that all 11 agents were put on administrative leave today following interviews about the incident with agency officials in Washington.
The Daily Mail reports that "close to all" of the agents had prostitutes in their rooms, and that "many" of them are married, according to U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-NY), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, which oversees the Secret Service.
"This incident is not reflective of the behavior of our personnel as they travel every day throughout the country and the world performing their duties in a dedicated, professional manner," the agency said in a statement. "We regret any distraction from the Summit of the Americas this situation has caused."
None of the agents involved were on the President's personal security detail, according to the statement.
The 5 special forces members involved in the incident remain in Colombia, but have been confined to their quarters and have orders not to have any contact with anyone, according to Defense Department officials.
A hotel employee told the AP that the agents arrived at the hotel about a week ago and had been drinking heavily during their stay.

The White House was informed of the scandal Thursday, and the President was told on Friday, the day he arrived in Cartagena, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters in Colombia today.
The issue "has been more of a distraction for the press” than the President, Carney said. He referred all questions about the incident to the Secret Service.

Prostitution is generally illegal in Colombia, but allowed in designated "tolerance zones."
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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/world/americas/secret-service-agents-face-questioning-on-misconduct.html?_r=2&hp


Total breakdown of all law and order under TJE Obama junta.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/15/world/americas/secret-service-agents-face-questioning-on-misconduct.html?_r=2&hp


Total breakdown of all law and order under TJE Obama junta.

no doubt

 

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no doubt

 

BATF??? 

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BATF??? 

nope

just you

[Hugo Chavez]

3333, you look like a total ass trying to blame this shit on Obama.  You don't have to connect every bread crumb back to Obama. He didn't have anything to do with this.  Yea, I agree, fuck Obama, he sucks, but come man...  Nobody is going to buy that this is Obama's fault  This is a story worth posting and talking about, but the angle you're playing with it is fucking dumb--so dumb I might send it to the dump.

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3333, you look like a total ass trying to blame this shit on Obama.  You don't have to connect every bread crumb back to Obama. He didn't have anything to do with this.  Yea, I agree, fuck Obama, he sucks, but come man...  Nobody is going to buy that this is Obama's fault  This is a story worth posting and talking about, but the angle you're playing with it is fucking dumb--so dumb I might send it to the dump.

What about fast n furious?   What about DOJ?  Notice a pattern? 

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Biden Earned $21,000 Last Year From the Secret Service
by KEITH KOFFLER on APRIL 14, 2012, 12:16 PM
No, he’s not moonlighting as an agent.

Vice President Joe Biden last year earned $20,900 in rental income from the Secret Service, which is paying him to host agents on his property so they can protect him.

Most high-profile people in need of protection pay people to keep them safe. Government officials are allowed to have taxpayers pick up the tab. Biden is unique in that he actually gets paid by his bodyguards for the right to protect him.

Biden’s tax records list rental income of $20,900 from a “cottage” on is property, which is reportedly being leased by the Secret Service and paid for at a rate that could earn him even more money next year.

Biden took deductions for mortgage interest and taxes that allowed him to report only $12,653 of the amount on his federal tax return.

Of course, the Bidens badly need the money. They only had an adjusted gross income of $379,035 last year. This probably also explains why they gave less than 1.5 percent of their income to charity.

Among the $5,540 in charitable donations were $1,000 to the UN World Food Program; $1,080 to the Northern Virginia Community College Alumni Scholarship Fund; $1,000 to the Diocese of Wilmington; Delaware; $360 to a breast health initiative launched by Dr. Jill Biden; and $50 to the Wounded Warrior Project.



 

[Hugo Chavez]

What about fast n furious?   What about DOJ?  Notice a pattern?  

yea, I'm with you on that shit but that doesn't translate to me making absurd statements blaming Obama for shit it would be hard to imagine he could have prevented.  Come on, you have to feel a bit stupid trying to suggest this is Obama's fault.

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yea, I'm with you on that shit but that doesn't translate to me making absurd statements blaming Obama for shit it would be hard to imagine he could have prevented.  Come on, you have to feel a bit stupid trying to suggest this is Obama's fault.

I'm just saying that agencies and departments we never saw such bs w seem to all going to pot. 

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I'm just saying that agencies and departments we never saw such bs w seem to all going to pot. 

bullshit, there have been all kinds of scandals from the CIA to the President both republican and dem going back several decades.  There's been a lot of shit over the years so don't pretend this is some shocking thing lower than what's happended in the past.


Dumbshit Obama didn't have anything to do with this.  I'd rather focus on the shit he is clearly at fault with. 

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Secret Service hooker flap over $47
NY Post ^ | 4/15/12 | GEOFF EARLE in DC and DON KAPLAN



A Secret Service agent shamed the United States after a wild night of babes and booze that ended in an argument with a Colombian hooker over as little as $47.

One of 11 elite agents assigned to ensure President Obama’s protection at a summit meeting in Cartagena, Colombia, was busted after his lady of the evening refused to leave his hotel room in the morning without her fee.

That woman was one of 11 hookers hired by the agents — and the only one who hadn’t left Cartagena’s swank Hotel Caribe, where White House staffers, members of the press and dignitaries are staying during the Summit of the Americas meeting, sources said.

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[Hugo Chavez]

3333, come right out and say it or not.  Is this something you can blame Obama over?  Yes or no.  If yes explain why.  Can't wait for this if you have the balls to answer....

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obama runs a horrible govt - GSA scandal - not obamas fault, nothing is his fault EVER!!!! 

Obama is completely out of control of anything that EVER goes wrong, but when something , anything, goes right - its solely and only due to his masterful organization brilliance and competence.   Funny too - there are so few of those items and so many of that prior horrible things no? 



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