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Barack Obama

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2. I am surprised that there is a jumpable fence

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Sat Sep 20, 2014, 11:19 AM

Sep 2014

and a door that can be opened!

Sigh of relief. Maybe he's just a nut who wouldn't have hurt anyone.

Have they determined if he was armed or not? You know, exercising his 2nd amendment "freedom." Though there is likely a law against carrying within so many yards of the White House.

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****BARACK OBAMA GROUP***** most recent fence jumper and President Obama [View all] steve2470 Sep 2014 OP

now my anxiety is heightened, the suspect made it through the portico doors INTO the WH steve2470 Sep 2014 #1

I am surprised that there is a jumpable fence treestar Sep 2014 #2

no, he was not armed, thank god...update: he had a knife nt steve2470 Sep 2014 #3

U.S. Secret Service increases security around White House after breach steve2470 Sep 2014 #4

ONLY good thing about this is that MAYBE it will help prevent something worse in the future. IrishAyes Sep 2014 #5

Fence jumper's family paints a sympathetic portrait of him: freshwest Sep 2014 #6

Omar was arrested back in July and stopped again in August. Major Hogwash Sep 2014 #9

Rachel's segment on this tonight was chilling. The uniforms are woefully understaffed... Hekate Sep 2014 #7

That's something I fault Rachel for consistently, but there's no use fighting her fan club. freshwest Sep 2014 #8