Comments on: Badly Served http://www.niaonline.com/ggmsblog/?p=3721 The NiaOnline Blog Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:11:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Denise http://www.niaonline.com/ggmsblog/?p=3721&cpage=1#comment-49466 Denise Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:47:38 +0000 http://www.niaonline.com/ggmsblog/?p=3721#comment-49466 As always, I love your post Ms. Nelson and I agree with Sandy- this should be an uproar. I don't understand why they haven't been arrested for trespassing? Seriously?!? It's the freaking White House. They could have done anything. Supposed they were aiming not at harming the President, but harming his guests? There would have been catastrophic international issues caused by this. The crazy thing is that my family and I did the White House tour on Nov. 19th and beforehand you have to give your personal info, of course, but when we got there, the checkpoint stuff was not that detailed. I even said it then...once they saw our group, they hardly looked at everyone's ID, then the metal detector part was easy too. I went through it and set it off with my jewelry, so I put my arms out like at the airport. They wanded me, but told me to put my arms down...I was like"eh?"...i've had to take my socks off and get my bare feet wanded at some airports...i expected it to be at least that crazy at the White House, but it wasn't....but I hope it will be after this foolishness. I still can't believe it was that easy for them. As always, I love your post Ms. Nelson and I agree with Sandy- this should be an uproar. I don’t understand why they haven’t been arrested for trespassing? Seriously?!? It’s the freaking White House. They could have done anything. Supposed they were aiming not at harming the President, but harming his guests? There would have been catastrophic international issues caused by this.

The crazy thing is that my family and I did the White House tour on Nov. 19th and beforehand you have to give your personal info, of course, but when we got there, the checkpoint stuff was not that detailed. I even said it then…once they saw our group, they hardly looked at everyone’s ID, then the metal detector part was easy too. I went through it and set it off with my jewelry, so I put my arms out like at the airport. They wanded me, but told me to put my arms down…I was like”eh?”…i’ve had to take my socks off and get my bare feet wanded at some airports…i expected it to be at least that crazy at the White House, but it wasn’t….but I hope it will be after this foolishness. I still can’t believe it was that easy for them.

]]> By: sandy http://www.niaonline.com/ggmsblog/?p=3721&cpage=1#comment-49450 sandy Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:10:57 +0000 http://www.niaonline.com/ggmsblog/?p=3721#comment-49450 I don't understand why there isn't an uproar. It was not safe and no one should be able to get in the white house without security clearance(in depth background checks) Also I'm not sure why the social committee takes pride in saying no one was at the door.: Hello! Why werent' they at the door to validate the guest list??? I also feel the prime minister and his wife may be feeling bad since the emphasis in the media is only on the president and his wife; what about the Prime Minister. This has not happened before; and it is embarrassing, and leaves me wondering if our security is guaranteed. If you can't keep a couple out of the white house it really makes you wonder what else awaits us? what a publicity stunt for this couple and the Reality TV show. I for one will not be patronizing this show! I don’t understand why there isn’t an uproar. It was not safe and no one should be able to get in the white house without security clearance(in depth background checks) Also I’m not sure why the social committee takes pride in saying no one was at the door.: Hello! Why werent’ they at the door to validate the guest list???
I also feel the prime minister and his wife may be feeling bad since the emphasis in the media is only on the president and his wife; what about the Prime Minister. This has not happened before; and it is embarrassing, and leaves me wondering if our security is guaranteed. If you can’t keep a couple out of the white house it really makes you wonder what else awaits us? what a publicity stunt for this couple and the Reality TV show. I for one will not be patronizing this show!

]]> By: Ivy http://www.niaonline.com/ggmsblog/?p=3721&cpage=1#comment-49449 Ivy Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:26:33 +0000 http://www.niaonline.com/ggmsblog/?p=3721#comment-49449 Shaking my head... =[ Shaking my head… =[

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