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- SheilaNoya, on 02/22/2008, -19/+261America already lost one great inspirational leader in Dallas. Are they trying to make it two?
I know the majority of Texans usually root for the Republicans, but this is ridiculous. - gwayo, on 02/22/2008, -10/+215Oh great, now that this happened, if they don't change their priorities, people now know they can tote their gun to the next rally. Totally unprofessional.
- drband36, on 02/22/2008, -12/+155For this to happen in DALLAS? Excuse me?
This is a non-starter. I mean, when Barack was about to leave New Hampshire, waaaaay back before things got this heated, he had huge security details and the crowds were screened.
Unacceptable, unacceptable, unacceptable.
"Seemed like a friendly crowd"? Well, sure --- and so were 99.999999999% of the people in Dallas on that gorgeous day in 1963.
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http://www.obamastraws.blogspot.com - cnot3, on 02/22/2008, -2/+115Are you telling me that in Texas you CAN'T bring your gun to a political rally?
- arbouler, on 02/22/2008, -4/+114"seemed" like a friendly crowd...hmmm is that how airline passengers should act now so that we can get rid of the screening at airports?
- briotron, on 02/22/2008, -14/+103I REALLY believe the title of this subject should be changed to give it the attention it deserves. I just tried to submit this same story here but it's already here. But this title makes it sound like this may have just been a mistake. And NO, it was not. It was INTENTIONAL. This deserves a headline that says somehow that the police were ordered to stop screening for weapons. As it stands now I doubt unfortunately that this won't be dugg enough unless the title is re-edited to make this article sound as alarming as it really, truly is. If something were to happen to him it would be best if as many of us as possible know that this happened in Dallas. Thanks for submitting it, midwestwally!
I just heard about this on the Mike Malloy show. It will be re-aired 8pm PST (11pm EST) on www.am1090seattle.com if you want to hear about this. Tune in around 8:08pm PST if you want to catch this. - pseudononymist, on 02/22/2008, -5/+81Stupid. This is exactly the kind of thing the media needs to report on. Embarrass the Feds so it doesn't happen again. In Texas of all places... Christ.
- mreal197, on 02/22/2008, -26/+100And to report it to the media.. good grief! Maybe they should have scolded themselves internally, but no reason to tell the press.
- vishcool1, on 02/22/2008, -3/+58This isn't a conspiracy, I think they do this at all the big rallies. I went to the one in Denver, which was about 10,000 people (inside) and there was no way they were going to have time to screen everybody. In some of these bigger rallies with 15,000+ people, there is no way they have time to screen everyone as well as fit in with Obama's tight schedule.
That being said, they need to figure out a better system, fast. - seanr, on 02/22/2008, -4/+56I'm glad it got out. I don't want them to be able to get away with doing this again and now that people are aware of it, there's probably a major ***** in that office right now.
- stevieB, on 02/22/2008, -3/+55"You can't say Dallas doesn't love you, Mr. President"
--Nellie Connally's last words to JFK - neckfire, on 02/22/2008, -10/+55How convenient to attribute stupidity that which can be explained by malice.
- jezkah, on 02/22/2008, -1/+43I attended this rally and waited in line for hours. When the line started moving rapidly, I was focused on the building excitement and the impending speech by quite possibly the most eloquent politician of our time. It didn't even occur to me that I didn't see one cop scanning people, no bags checked, or even a non-functional metal detector until a friend mentioned it to me. Scanning the crowd of thousands, I thought it was either bravery or stupidity.
- counterplex, on 02/22/2008, -4/+42Agreed! If there's one presidential candidate in my lifetime that I truly fear might be assassinated, it's Obama.
- CrossCanyon, on 02/22/2008, -4/+42PLEASE be careful, Obama!
- ganymede2010, on 02/22/2008, -6/+41If the unthinkable happens there will be ***** anarchy in America. It would make the LA riots look like Disney on Ice!
- worldinmyeyes, on 02/22/2008, -11/+44I have been concerned about this LONG before this article. If Obama is gunned down, then I won't be a bit surprised if the "official story" is a "racist lunatic, who conveniently commits suicide right after." If they can cover up the JFK assassination then they can certainly do it again.
- topgigmedia, on 02/22/2008, -1/+28Costco has tighter security - geez - they practically give you a full cavity search before they let you leave the store after checkout. Perhaps they need to consult for Obama security.
- GliTCH82, on 02/22/2008, -2/+29What kind of stupid logic is that? If he gets shot in the chest he could die, but a vest would do more to protect him. Just because Reagan didn't die when he got shot in the chest doesn't mean that everyone who gets shot in the chest without a vest survives.
EPIC FAIL. - 471776, on 02/22/2008, -4/+31Which links to your own Digg submission, which then links to a to a *****' rick roll? I guess the Obama haters are getting desperate.
- spekesel, on 02/22/2008, -0/+26Dammit Chloe, I need the schematics of the stadium now!
- TheWriteGuy, on 02/22/2008, -5/+31Seriously, Obama's people need to hire their own security detail for him, especially if he wins the Dem nomination. I wouldn't trust the Secret Service with jack *****.
- Yatata, on 02/22/2008, -2/+27I was at the rally at key arena in seattle and even though we didn't make it in for the speech we managed to "swim" upstream through the crowd as they were leaving the building and get within feet of him as he was shaking hands after. We went completely undetected (about 4 of us) and were never screened - it was only until afterward did the implications of our obama encounter sink in - there is DEFINITELY not enough protection at his rallies!
i don't know what the secret service thinks its doing but i don't trust them at all.... - scallon, on 02/22/2008, -1/+23"said the order -- apparently made by the U.S. Secret Service"
Um, how is that not intentional? If the Secret Service orders the police to stop security checks, that is intentionally weakening security. - jottimongo, on 02/22/2008, -11/+31unprofessional, by bare behind! this is the definition of professional, i.e. done by persons whose profession it is to alter the course of current events and thus history. the fact that it happened in Dallas is remarkable only for its audaciousness as one would think they'd have figured "fool me once...", but hell, if it worked there the first time.... decisions of that magnitude do not come from anywhere but on high. it is a MAJOR deal to alter secret service personal protection detail protocol like that, and the only persons with the authority to do so are at the highest levels of unelected office in this country. vigilance is not enough. the full light of the public eye must be shone on this event and OUTRAGE must result, or we will bear the fruit of our neglect. and the media conglomerates aren't going to do our jobs for us. spread the word!
- BGog, on 02/22/2008, -3/+23Ok... I'm totally an Obama supporter and while I think that republicans are generally misguided it is seriously ridiculous to assert that a candidate is in more danger of dieing because there are republicans around. That is the kind of attitude that splits this nation. We are all americans and while we may disagree on 10% of things there's the remaining 90% that we all agree on that makes us americans.
- dafragsta, on 02/22/2008, -3/+22All it takes is ONE backwoods racist jackass who can't stand the idea of a black man as president.
- tillerman00, on 02/22/2008, -1/+19Dallas has a long and illustrious history of being a very safe and headshotless city for visiting presidents. Don't worry.
- Aeaus, on 02/22/2008, -3/+21I just wanted to say that there was no security to enter at the Denver Rally, the crowd was huge, but security seemed very limited. I wasn't screened, and neither were thousands of other people.
- Reaper2806, on 02/22/2008, -0/+18"Sure," said Lawrence, when asked if he was concerned by the great number of people who had gotten into the building without being checked. But, he added, the turnout of more than 17,000 people seemed to be a "friendly crowd."
- Question: How many bullets does it take to kill a man? All it takes is one man and a gun. Not a firing squad. Letting ONE person in without a proper check is bad enough, and all it takes. The scale of this lapse is astonishing. - octurian, on 02/22/2008, -1/+17NO it wouldn't. Americans are to damn lazy to protest anything in a size that matters. As long as American Idol is on, Beer is in hand, fat lazy Americans are content to surrender whatever freedoms they are TOLD to.
- smotpoker, on 02/22/2008, -0/+16I semi-agree. I don't think everyone should be patted down and empty their pockets by default, but they should at least have to file through metal detectors and keep him surrounded by bodyguards.
- Spoomeister, on 02/22/2008, -1/+17Well, except one.
- fxu1989, on 02/22/2008, -1/+16Well, it's on the front page .. so I'll take a wild guess and say a lot of people will read it ;)
As long as it has the word "Obama" .. it shall be read and dugg and favorite'd. - mescad, on 02/22/2008, -0/+15No. Anyone who can seem friendly after standing in line for an hour in airport security is obviously a terrorist.
- Gabberwok, on 02/22/2008, -8/+22I know he wants to be JFK, but he's got to improve his security or he might end up being Bobby instead...
- nirav72, on 02/22/2008, -2/+16I don't think Obama wants to be a JFK. Its just that he inspires his supporters as JFK had done.
- makkaveli19, on 02/22/2008, -1/+14can i email my cat?... no one loves me:(
- leb0wski, on 02/22/2008, -1/+14Uh, it wasn't anyone from Texas that ordered the police to stop inspecting people...it was the Secret Service. Learn to read and maybe you'll stop jumping to the "Texans are bad because a lot of them are Republicans" bandwagon.
- Sirckus, on 02/22/2008, -1/+14The right to Privacy is not a "Liberal belief"
It's in the frickin Consitution.
And this is completed different. I want to be protected against "UNWARRANTED SEARCH AND SEIZURE"
You can bother me when I'm in your business (read: entering a political rally or a government institution) but not when I am going about my own business (read: walking down the street, sitting in my home)
Sheesh... why does everything these days get painted with such broad strokes. Has our society become so bite-sized that we can't see anything in the middle? Does everything have to be "X-treme" and "To the Maxx"? - inactive, on 02/22/2008, -2/+15"..the order -- apparently made by the U.S. Secret Service --.."
hah. - WayOfTheIronPaw, on 02/22/2008, -2/+15I'm not an American, but given the influence of the US on world affairs, and assuming that Obama can win the presidency, I REALLY hope that Obama takes to wearing a flak jacket under that suit from now on.
- Malevolant, on 02/22/2008, -1/+14Why would they, or specifically what person told them to stop screening? Obama has secret service protection at this point right? That's a severe lapse no matter what and for someone who might be president it's inexcusable. To further compound this issue they tell everyone what happened so maybe someone else can try it? We live in a say and age where people kill other people to achieve the fame they'd never have otherwise so, once again, inexcusable and they should have someone's ass over this.
- aliengoods, on 02/22/2008, -5/+18It was a lame attempt to poke at Obama. He doesn't have any intelligent critique, so he stays true to his name.
- emomakesmecry, on 02/22/2008, -7/+20That is inexcusable. I remember when Sean Hannity came to speak at my university. They were allowing people into the stadium who were carrying concealed firearms but all of us outside who were protesting got treated pretty miserably. The cops wouldn't allow us to have sticks to hold up our protest signs and kept us behind a metal fence.
The feds are SO damn biased and I'm sickened with the lack of concern they have for anyone who dares to push for change. - fblankblankk, on 02/22/2008, -3/+16I live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and there were plenty of people who went to the rally and commented on this at length.
It's not like the lack of security is some big secret and nobody noticed. Not reporting on the elephant in the room won't make it go away. - JoEBlack982, on 02/22/2008, -8/+20God damnit. Barack should stop going to rally's if they aren't on lockdown.
First of all, people should under no circumstance bring in anything other than a wallet/purse, and maybe a camera. Anyone with a bag, backpack, or like should be turned away IMMEDIATELY, because it's pointless to waste time checking bags when you could just turn them down and let other people in.
Second, handheld metal detectors aren't enough. They need a walkthrough system like at airports. - inactive, on 02/22/2008, -4/+16The message is, "We're trying as hard as we can to give you opportunities. Stop wasting them. Pay attention next time."
- ThinkBox, on 02/22/2008, -7/+19The death of a human shouldn't revolve around politics. You act as if republicans want him dead, right after you hear that a lot of republicans support him. Good show, oh tolerant one.
Also, look around, and read around, many of the other rallies didnt even have screening security at ALL. - poxonyou, on 02/22/2008, -1/+13Hahaha. I'd be even more motivated to watch his speeches if he was wearing a helmet and bullet proof vest.
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