So I'm not sure if you guys heard about this but there were these 2 losers that somehow managed to get into Obama's state dinner with the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
They are now facing 16 civil suits.
Original and full article: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/26/dinner.whitehouse.crashers/index.html
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Frankly this is really terrifying and sad at the same time. Anyone could have gotten to the president! I mean this didn't even have to be a terrorist, but it could have just been some home-grown racist bigot!
Plus on top of that you put Manmohan Singh in danger!
I liken that to when you drive friends around. Normally I drive a bit crazier when I'm solo but when I had to drop my friend off, I took things very slowly and carefully and drove more defensively. Same should be applied here. There should be an added increase in security for Obama but then when you bring along someone important/a leader from another country you should be EVEN more defensive and tight with security!
They are now facing 16 civil suits.
Original and full article: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/26/dinner.whitehouse.crashers/index.html
Washington (CNN) -- The Virginia couple accused of crashing President Obama's first White House state dinner on Tuesday are named in at least 16 different civil suits in Fauquier County, sometimes as plaintiffs, sometimes as defendants.
A trawl through court records on Thursday revealed a more complete picture of Tareq and Michaele Salahi, who have left an extensive paper trail in federal bankruptcy and state court filings.
The couple was spotted rubbing elbows with the likes of Vice President Joe Biden and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel at Tuesday's dinner, but the Secret Service says they were not invited.
A Secret Service checkpoint "did not follow proper procedures" to determine if the two were on the guest list, said Edwin M. Donovan, a Secret Service special agent, in a statement.
The incident represents a security breach for the White House at the Obama administration's biggest social event to date. More than 300 guests, including Cabinet members, diplomats and Hollywood celebrities, attended the dinner in honor of visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The couple did not respond to CNN requests for comment Thursday.
"At this time the Salahis will not make any formal comments regarding the rumors and media speculation surrounding the White House state dinner," their publicist, Mahogany Jones, said in a statement. "Their counsel, Paul W. Gardner Esq., states emphatically that the Salahis' did not 'crash' this event. We look forward to setting the record straight very soon."
Asked for comment on the Salahi's legal difficulties, Jones said in an e-mail, "We will begin doing press and media next week providing exclusive interviews and press junkets. If you would like to be considered in our media circuit we request that you hold your proposed published profile until then."
A page on Facebook, apparently maintained jointly by the Salahis, paints them as high rollers, listing their interests as polo, wine, and diplomatic relations, among others.
A separate Facebook fan page dedicated to Michaele that appears to be run by her says, "I was honored to be invited to attend the First State Dinner hosted by President Obama & the First Lady to honor India."
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Frankly this is really terrifying and sad at the same time. Anyone could have gotten to the president! I mean this didn't even have to be a terrorist, but it could have just been some home-grown racist bigot!
Plus on top of that you put Manmohan Singh in danger!
I liken that to when you drive friends around. Normally I drive a bit crazier when I'm solo but when I had to drop my friend off, I took things very slowly and carefully and drove more defensively. Same should be applied here. There should be an added increase in security for Obama but then when you bring along someone important/a leader from another country you should be EVEN more defensive and tight with security!