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Public Outcry
Centers on
Secret Service
Tareq and Michaele Salahi managed to make their way into a White House State Dinner on Nov. 24. The couple made it at feast as far as the receiving line, where they shook hands with President Obama.
An unscientific survey of comments posted on the Web sites of the major news outlets reveals that much of the public comment on the escapade is directed toward the Secret Service, not the offending couple.
There is no excuse for/ this failure,” one reader wrote on washingtonpost.com “Nonji Handling gate'T&Sners and probleips with a guest list are part of event planning 101, very predictable and very easy to manage.”
Many believe that the Salahis were not a threat to the president. “Having bad taste is not a crime,” said one writer typical of this group. “Looking for publicity is not a crime. Seeking money is not a crime. This couple did not force themselves into the reception, they did not make any threats, and they were not armed with weapons. The Secret Service failed to do its job properly.”
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