Thread: SydneyMornHerald Obama Turning SecretSvc.Agents Loose

Barack Obama came clean Sunday on his true motivation behind running for president -- to keep his daughters safe from undesirable suitors.
"The real reason is Secret Service protection for my two girls as they enter into their teenaged years," the Democrat said, joking with voters at a barbecue here in a woodland setting beside a lake.
"Whatever young guy comes by for a date, we're going to have one of these mean-looking guys who don't crack a smile. They're armed. They're dangerous," he said, pointing to the dark-suited agents monitoring the good-natured crowd.
Obama offered Secret Service vetting to a local man, so that he could investigate the background of his daughter's fiance ahead of their wedding Monday.
The Illinois senator has two daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, who is seven. The girls will join their mother Michelle Obama at the Democratic nominating convention in Denver from Monday.
© 2008 AFP

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Originally Posted by vortex

Barack Obama came clean Sunday on his true motivation behind running for president -- to keep his daughters safe from undesirable suitors.
"The real reason is Secret Service protection for my two girls as they enter into their teenaged years,"

Originally Posted by vortex

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How much of that was a joke Obama? My guess is that there was more truth behind that statement than he would like us to know and it has little to do with his daughters' "suitors".

Obama has a vested interest in making sure that HIS children.....HIS girls, HIS wife......are protected from the undesireable element preying on young girls and women in this country today.

He KNOWS what's out there......he should, he's done his share in making sure it's come here and has stayed here.......and he knows what he's got planned for this country should he become president. It only makes sense that he's been very busy preparing for the safety and security of his own wife and daughters.

LOL he's assuming he will be the POTUS when his girls become teenagers.

Maybe someone should tell him the POTUS won't be enjoying secret service coverage once his term is over. That ended with Clinton.

Found this in Wikipedia

In 1962, Congress authorized the Secret Service (Public Law 89-186)[9]to protect a former president and his or her spouse during their lifetime, unless they decline protection. In 1997, Congress enacted legislation that limits Secret Service protection for former presidents to ten years after leaving office. Under this new law, individuals who were in office before January 1, 1997 will continue to receive Secret Service protection for their lifetime. Individuals entering office after that time will receive protection for ten years after leaving office. Therefore, former President Bill Clinton will be the last president to receive lifetime protection, and President George W. Bush will be the first to receive protection for only ten years.

Barbara Bush, Rosalynn Carter, Hillary Clinton, Betty Ford, and Nancy Reagan continue to receive full-time protection as former First Ladies. Laura Bush will also be the first to receive protection for only ten years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_...Secret_Service