New Role for Obama’s Secret Service Detail?
Barack Obama had some fun with his Secret Service detail this afternoon at a BBQ in Eau Clarie, Wisconsin. “People ask me, ‘Why did you decide to run for president?’ - and I decided that the real reason is Secret Service protection for my two girls as they enter into their teenage years,” he joked at the casual affair.
At 7 and 10, Obama’s daughters Sasha and Malia are a little young for dating, but in four years – or eight years – suitors are sure to come knocking.
When they do, Obama said he’d have one of the “mean looking guys with glasses” keep the teenage boys at bay. “They don’t crack a smile. They’re armed. They’re dangerous,” he said gesturing to the agents donned in suits, sporting sunglasses, and wearing ear pieces. As the candidate and crowd laughed, the agents looked on stone faced.
Obama has had Secret Service protection since May of 2007, and is widely liked by the three details that cover him. The candidate often plays basketball with the agents, and has invited them into his home for meals, including on Christmas Day and during the Super Bowl. Last year for his birthday, Obama’s three details presented him with a United States Secret Service watch that the senator wears daily.
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Wow! Could it be? A future President of the U.S. and he really cares for people
Nice, very nice
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Humidty Land, Fl
And the other reason was to advance the Nation of Islam, the Black Liberation Theology and steal from the rich and give to the poor. Not exactly a welcome Robin Hood kind of activity in the 21st century.
That story is LOL funny. If he were serious he may have wanted to call the present President Bush to see how well that worked out for him with his daughters. I seem to recall one dated and got married so it will not prevent his daughters from leaving the nest before he may be ready.
“Black Liberation Theology”? Guess we know who you are voting for and why. Oh, please don’t let the Big Black man run this country and enslave all the honest, decent, hard-working white folk! Puleeease! We don’t know how to pick cotton and can’t dance! We hate Watermelon and Fried Chicken. Please don’t elect, President Sambo!
Did you ever get tested for Mental Retardation at school? If not you might have a case for a lawsuit…seems you were neglected.
GEE, HOW CUTE. DID YOU NOTICE HE NEVER ANSWERS THAT QUESTION? EXCEPT WHEN HE PAINTED A GLOOM & DOOM PICTURE TO A 7 YEAR OLD THAT ASKED HIM THE SAME QUESTION.
Jenny: You might be pleasantly surprised at the real Barack Obama. Some have read false reports and have a very different opinion of him than do the people that are close to him.
HEY FOX, WHERE’S MY POST? DID I SAY SOMETHING WRONG?
Great guy, your daughters will be A Ok… and the world is now safer even as you try to be and soon will be the next Preident of the Free World…
Yes We Can !!!!
This is probably a better reason than any he’s given. His reason certainly is not to try to effect any policy choices because he has changed his mind on so many. Why exactly is he running? Who is he?
Yeah it might keep his daughters safe so they are not “burdened with a child” or so daddy Barack said. I would think that if he really cared about his daughters he would have kept them away from that church where the good Rev.Wright was teaching hate and racism. No secret service can protect from that but dad sure should have!!!
A father willing to go through all he’s going to for the protection of his daughters? How cute. Good man.
He needs to deploy them between himself & hilliary.
This is just great. Obama really wants to be president so he can get free BABY SITTERS!
Let’s see, BO makes a joke about the SS protecting his girls form suiters but when JM makes a point about what is rich, he’s run in the ground about it…
Having daughters, I think it was a great line from BO and JM was making a point of not raising taxes on a specific group of people.
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And to clear something up. I make ~$45k a year and I received a tax cut from the ‘Bush’s tax cuts for the rich’, so according to the Dems I must be rich….
FOX NEWS……….WHERE’S MY POST FROM LAST NIGHT?
I finally agree with something Mr. Obama said - Secret Service for when his daughters start dating. I have two daughters and because of that I thought about a run at public office also but my wife told me she would not vote for me.