Do you remember when President Obama went to, what was it, Italy? And someone in the crowd wanted to kiss him? And they did? The Secret Service was never told by Obama to stop the adoring fan. He could have, but instead he allowed himself all the nearer. Or how about when the first Lady went to England and spoke with the High School girls there. You remember Michelle crouched down on the stage, slightly sliding, to adoring girls looking for a hug.
Now lets do a compare and contrast. No, not when that Iraqi journalist threw the shoe at then President George Bush; when probably the secret service was told to relax. No. We won't use that instance to compare to. Instead we will contrast against the most recent incident involving Obama's Secret Service.
Imagine this. Black, female journalist with White House press credentials is dragged away 'kicking and screaming' from an arriving Obama at the Los Angeles International Airport. Isn't it peculiar? Black? Female? Journalist? These are three descriptives that Obama favors, no? So why now?
Because the journalist, whose name is Brenda Lee and who writes for the Georgia Informer, wanted to personally deliver a letter to the President. But when she spoke about her desire with the Secret Service, who were awaiting the President's arrival, things changed. They waited for instructions and then escorted her out of the press area and outside the gate. Airport security (yes, I said airport security) then forcibly removed her; three officers picked her up, carried her out and detained her, only to later let her go.
So what did the letter say? Brenda Lee told the Associated Press that all she wanted, was to give President Obama a letter urging him "to take a stand for traditional marriage."
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Now lets do a compare and contrast. No, not when that Iraqi journalist threw the shoe at then President George Bush; when probably the secret service was told to relax. No. We won't use that instance to compare to. Instead we will contrast against the most recent incident involving Obama's Secret Service.
Imagine this. Black, female journalist with White House press credentials is dragged away 'kicking and screaming' from an arriving Obama at the Los Angeles International Airport. Isn't it peculiar? Black? Female? Journalist? These are three descriptives that Obama favors, no? So why now?
Because the journalist, whose name is Brenda Lee and who writes for the Georgia Informer, wanted to personally deliver a letter to the President. But when she spoke about her desire with the Secret Service, who were awaiting the President's arrival, things changed. They waited for instructions and then escorted her out of the press area and outside the gate. Airport security (yes, I said airport security) then forcibly removed her; three officers picked her up, carried her out and detained her, only to later let her go.
So what did the letter say? Brenda Lee told the Associated Press that all she wanted, was to give President Obama a letter urging him "to take a stand for traditional marriage."
READ THE FULL STORY HERE
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