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That being said, with this White House story, it’s a good thing that these socialite people were only there to have their pictures taken and rub shoulders with secretaries of state and other high powered people – and not to blow the place up. Can you imagine!?

Tareq and Michaele arriving at the White House

So I’m sure you’ve all heard about this, as it happened a few days ago. Socialites Tareq and Michaele Salahi insist they were invited to President Obama’s first state dinner, but apparently they weren’t on the list! 

I’ll leave some links at the bottom – because I really can’t be bothered to type out these peoples’ life history…

Ok, so initially, I didn’t really think that this was post worthy – rich people showing up at The White House uninvited, blah blah, but the more I think about it, the more it made me wonder about things like safety and national security. This couple didn’t look at all out of place at this formal White House function and their presence was never questioned. I was reading an article a while ago about shoplifters, and how the number of middle class female shoplifters is continuously growing. The women who steal look the part when they walk into a high end designer store, and people don’t think that they are thieves. Subsequently, they walk out with thousands of dollars worth of merchandise, and it costs the economy a huge amount of money every year.

That being said, with this White House story, it’s a good thing that these socialite people were only there to have their pictures taken and rub shoulders with secretaries of state and other high powered people – and not to blow the place up. Can you imagine!?

Photo from the White House

Yes, the Secret Service said that the couple had gone through the same checks that they other guests had been through – metal detectors etc. But what does that say? It says that as long as you look the part, can blag your way through not being on the list and that you don’t beep when walking through the metal detector, then you’re good to go! I wonder what lines these people pulled though, it can’t have been as simple as “Don’t you know who I am?!?!?!” or “Google me..”.

The Secret Service must be frantic at the moment. What kind of message does this send to the “bad guys”? They’re probably going to buy Armani suits and get hair cuts en masse. I mean, the woman even SHOOK HANDS with the President… Come on!!!

As stated in nydailynews.com, “Assassinations occur because of the kind of lapses we saw at the White House on Wednesday evening”. And I think they’re complete right. Another article on nydailynews.com states “They could have assassinated the President or vice president using other means – anthrax, for example… The Secret Service does not check for bioweapons”. Again, it might be a bit James Bond-esq but what if she’d smuggled a vial of anthrax in the heel of her shoe or something – Then what would happen?!

But then this leads me to ask, what will this incident lead to? Does the President have to be locked in a bullet proof, atomic bomb proof nuclear shelter type building, have all of his paper correspondence dusted for traces of bioweapons, and ensure that everyone who comes into contact with him has a FULL background check? Maybe test his food for any foreign substances (I mean poisons…. !). No, I mean that’s just utterly ridiculous.

I guess these people are just REALLY desperate to be famous.. And for them, this was definitely a successful evening. I think the Secret Service and the security forces in every country need to take a good look at this scenario and learn from it – FAST..

Dailymail.co.uk – Increase in middle class female shop lifters
Foxnews.com – White House party crasher life history
Huffingtonpost.com – Salahi’s meet Joe Biden
Dailynews.com – Salahi’s disgrace the Secret Service
Dailynews.com – Secret Service face the heat
CBSNews.com – Crashers may face criminal charges

Tags: 2009, Biden, Crash, Crasher, Dinner, Joe, Michaele, November, Obama, Party, President, Salahi, Secret Service, Security, State, Tareq, USA, White House

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