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Title: Secret Service Halts Obama security in Dallas
Source: Daily Kos
URL Source: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/21/155031/473/350/461386
Published: Feb 21, 2008
Author: "la urracca"
Post Date: 2008-02-21 17:09:47 by aristeides
Keywords: None
Views: 225
Comments: 8

Secret Service Halts Obama security in Dallas

by la urracca [Subscribe]
Thu Feb 21, 2008 at 01:18:34 PM PST

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.

More below...

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."

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...?

Police concerned about order to stop screening

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#1. To: aristeides, Brian S, Elliott Jackalope, iconoclast (#0) (Edited)

The Secret Service did not return a call from the Star-Telegram seeking comment.

Doors opened to the public at 10 a.m., and for the first hour security officers scanned each person who came in and checked their belongings in a process that kept movement of the long lines at a crawl. Then, about 11 a.m., an order came down to allow the people in without being checked.

Several Dallas police officers said it worried them that the arena was packed with people who got in without even a cursory inspection.

They spoke on condition of anonymity because, they said, the order was made by federal officials who were in charge of security at the event.

"How can you not be concerned in this day and age," said one policeman.

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

sure, friendly to whom?

robin  posted on  2008-02-21   17:12:57 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

#2. To: robin (#1)

Remember the Financial Times profile of Michelle Obama that I posted here last week. According to that piece, Michelle Obama told the reporter that the Secret Service had started providing protection to herself and her husband after they had gotten death threats.

aristeides  posted on  2008-02-21 17:29:19 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  

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