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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:17 PM
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Who's the White Guy not clapping for our Pres?!
Oh wait, he could be SS in disguise. ~sigh~
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Dollface Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:20 PM
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1. But the graduates went crazy with a prolonged ovation. Excellent!
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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:25 PM
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2. Yup...but he is SS, I see the things behind his ear now. n/t
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:41 PM
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9. He looks just like the SS guy we see all the time with the Prez.
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Dollface Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 03:05 PM
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35. Later he appeared to check his gun or walkie talkie under his robe. He was interesting to watch.
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stillcool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 03:22 PM
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39. I saw that...
freaked me out a little.
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Dollface Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 03:26 PM
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40. I had a moment of paranoia too.
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Clio the Leo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:31 PM
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3. The SS really need to lighten up dont they? :-) NT
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firedupdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:32 PM
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4. Nope! Stay focused on keeping my President safe! :) n/t
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:36 PM
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6. Yep ~ stay right there.

It would be OK with me if he was standing in front of the President and there was a protective shield around the stage.

All the nuts are not in the candy bars on this issue.
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Pirate Smile Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:43 PM
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10. Someone on Wonkette one time posted that they wanted him kept in a bullet-proof Hamster ball at all
times. :D
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Phx_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:35 PM
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5. Are you referring to the white guy with the stern look on his face
standing behind Obama? I think he's SS. He was doibng a serious crowd scan with his eyes, and he looks familiar, possibly because he's one of the President's SS detail. My husband said he thought he saw him holding a briefcase, though I don't know what that's about.
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:43 PM
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11. Isn't there always someone with a briefcase accompanying the POTUS?
You know, that special briefcase with the button, or the codes, or whatever is in it?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_football

:patriot:
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Phx_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:45 PM
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14. You are correct sir.
:patriot:
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MUAD_DIB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:53 PM
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17. AKA "The Football."
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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 02:05 PM
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21. He is, I saw the things in his ear. n/t
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:38 PM
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7. I love the SS
guys! And, what history they get to be a part of on a daily basisB-)..minus the smile.
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asphalt.jungle Donating Member (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:40 PM
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8. this guy?
Edited on Sun May-17-09 01:49 PM by asphalt.jungle


http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,1411356,00.jpg

he's the secret service guy that's always by his side (or seated behind him in this case).
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:44 PM
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12. Ok now that's seriously impressive


man this place is incredible, always somebody seeing something that the rest doesn't.


I don't even know if it is the same guy but that fact that you could post the picture that quickly is impressive.
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Phx_Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:47 PM
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15. Wow, you're good. That's the one! n/t
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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 02:05 PM
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22. The one in the red tie. Yes. I figured as much.
And it's a bit weird that you happen to have the pics.
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asphalt.jungle Donating Member (792 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 02:52 PM
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29. google image search
Edited on Sun May-17-09 02:53 PM by asphalt.jungle
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1B2GGIC_en___US202&um=1&sa=1&q=obama%27s+secret+service&btnG=Search+Images&aq=f&oq=&aq=t

the taller guy is michelle's main agent.
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Parker CA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:44 PM
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13. He's so focused right now. Probably getting updates in his ear, packing some serious heat under
that robe. He looks like he's ready for just about anything.
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thevoiceofreason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 01:50 PM
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16. Nice low-stress job.
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Parker CA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 02:00 PM
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18. Yeah, seriously. It's amazing to watch him just methodically scanning the audience, left to right
as he sits there. I wonder if he even hears the speeches that are being given? He's in a completely different world with an objective all its own. Very impressive indeed. And the escape path is clear just to their right down through that tunnel if something were to go down.
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 02:02 PM
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19. lol! I suppose keeping him alive is more important than applauding.
:P
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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 02:06 PM
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23. Yeah...I didn't see the things in his ear until like 20 minutes later. n/t
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SamCooke Donating Member (406 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 02:03 PM
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20. Dude is on the job, u can see him ready to snap someone's neck if they get out of line and
he looks like one of the priest.
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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 02:07 PM
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25. He does look like one of the priests. n/t
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nomaco-10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 02:07 PM
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24. He looks straight out of central casting from...
The Da Vinci Code. The albino nut job. Most there have been welcoming and positive. He scares me a little.
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Posteritatis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 02:33 PM
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26. I can live with the president's close-quarters security being a little scary (nt)
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nomaco-10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 02:44 PM
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27. I posted before I figured out he was ss. I'm on board with whoever...
has the president's safety as their first priority.
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Clear Blue Sky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 02:49 PM
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28. Definitely SS.
Hands clasped in front of him while standing. No clapping. No emotion. Eyes constantly scanning.
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 02:58 PM
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34. Yup. Caught that too. No doubt about it.
Given how much the ginned-up dittoheads pray daily for Obama's assassination, they had to have him there.

Looked like one serious, don't fuck with me dude. I sure wouldn't.
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Clear Blue Sky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 03:17 PM
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36. He would have been there no matter who the President was.
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firedupdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 02:55 PM
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30. I have developed a mean crush on that guy... n/t
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 02:56 PM
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31. He has a Ph'd in "no the fuck you don't get close to this guy"
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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 03:18 PM
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38. corny, but I like it. n/t
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thevoiceofreason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 02:56 PM
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32. The name is Dalton
(For all the Roadhouse fans out there!)
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vaberella Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 03:18 PM
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37. Sexy name for the Sexy Bald SS. n/t
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PopSixSquish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-17-09 04:22 PM
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41. USSS Special Agent in Charge Joe Clancy
Head of the protective detail, always closest to the President and if there is an incident he will immediately go to the President as a shield.
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