Stop screening for weapons? In Dallas?

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Secret Service Halts Obama security in Dallas
Posted by whereismyparty on Thu Feb-21-08 04:05 PM

I find this terrifying...

Evidently, the Secret Service in Dallas gave an order to stop screening for weapons, an hour before Obama took the stage. This was supposedly in order to "expedite" moving the crowd.

Stop screening for weapons? In Dallas?

Several of the police officers present were very concerned, but did not feel that they could comment because the order came from a Federal agency.

The Dallas Deputy Police Chief said, " It seemed a friendly crowd.."

From another source:

"Apparently the Secret Service was overwhelmed by the size of the crowds. They had set up screenings, but by the time our group made it to the door they were already packing their equipment. I suspect the campaign encouraged them to withdraw to allow the huge volume of humanity into the hall before the speeches started. According to news reports several thousand people who arrived late were turned away as the arena was filled to capacity."

<http://dungeondiary.blogspot.com/2008/02/17000-attend-obama-rally-in-dallas.html

The Secret Service did not return calls from Dallas newspapers.

Sorry this is so brief...I have not yet been able to find more, but will update if I do.

Now...is my concern misplaced? Or is this as worrisome as I think it is...?

http://www.star-telegram.com /...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/21/155031/473/350/461386

[BeachBaby]

1. Hi SLaD

This is what I posted on the other thread regarding this disturbing news:

I've Said This Before, And I'll Say It Again...

For all the people of the world who hate our current president, he needs not fear them; you see, he is doing what he's being told to do. He's the puppet, with the masters pulling the strings. It doesn't matter that pretty much every leader in every country hates his guts; it doesn't matter that religious zealots the world over would blast themselves into oblivion if they could get close enough to him. IT DOESN'T MATTER - HE IS DOING WHAT HE WAS HIRED TO DO.

It's the "fresh minds" like JFK, RFK, MLK, Malcolm....the ones who strived for change in a positive direction. They were not doing their jobs correctly, and they were a threat to the status quo. Don't mess with the status quo - and then expect your security detail to take care of you.

I think many have forgotten who the SS works for. I don't mean who they protect, but WHO THEY WORK FOR.

And guess what? THEY DO WHAT THEY ARE TOLD.

I've been worrying about Mr. Obama since he started campaigning. Everytime I see him on TV, walking around shaking hands, I get nervous and sometimes have to walk away from the TV. I hope he is not relying solely on the SS. I hope that he has contracted a private security firm to assume the responsibility of his welfare. I hope he hasn't forgotten that, while the SS may be standing there in front of him, to the sides of him, and behind him, they aren't working FOR him.