Thread: Malia Obama Guarded By 25 Secret Service Agents on Spring Break in Mexico

From the beginning of the administration, the White House has asked news outlets not to report on or photograph the Obama children when they are not with their parents and there is no vital news interest

The problem with this statement is that there is a valid news interest. When American kids have been warned not to go to Mexico, when we read continuous stories of kidnapping's in Mexico, when taxpayer dollars are going towards paying for 25 secret service agents, then this trip does validate news coverage.

Originally Posted by MontereySherry

The problem with this statement is that there is a valid news interest. When American kids have been warned not to go to Mexico, when we read continuous stories of kidnapping's in Mexico, when taxpayer dollars are going towards paying for 25 secret service agents, then this trip does validate news coverage.

Apparently one national television news show in Mexico did not get the memo because they reported on her whereabouts while in Oaxaca and even noted where she and her class were headed to next, to see the Mayan sites. The producers of these shows need to think before they publish this type of information. We're talking about the kids of an important figure traveling in a relatively dangerous country right now. I don't think the Zetas are that stupid, what with what happened with Bin Laden, but if they were and were able to do something to her, the media would certainly be responsible.