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Day: September 20, 2014
Really? In the greatest nation on earth we have to put up with nut jobs jumping the White House fence and running all the way into the symbol of American exceptionalism? How the… what the… why was this man able to not only jump the fence, but allowed, yes allowed to run across the North Lawn and bust into what’s easily considered the most secure place in the country, probably on the face of the earth?
Who was asleep at the wheel? That is the question the Secret Service is asking themselves today after the stranger was arrested inside, yes… dude made it all the way inside the White House.
Now I’ve been inside the White House. It is a place where you must submit to a month-long background check, just to get in the side door. Who would have thought that the way to bypass all that security and still make it into the building was just to jump the fence for a short jog to the front door?
The incident happened on Friday. The video shows the man sprinting across the White House lawn as if on a mission, as if trying to prove that it could be done, that it was possible. He bust through the front door to the building and at that point, was apprehended by Secret Service. As fate would have it, the President and his family had left the building for their trip to Camp David just minutes earlier.
The man, identified as 42-year old Omar Gonzalez of Cooperas Cove, Texas, was taken to the hospital for a mental evaluation and analysis. But I’m sure there will be more analysis among the Secret Service tofigure out exactly what happened.
With all the threats being made to the president and the whole ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State… whatever thing going on, we should all expect a more proactive response from the people hired to protect the president. It is called the most secured place in the nation for a reason, and sitting back and waiting for a potential crazed maniac to break through the front doors of the White House is definitely not proactive. Heads should roll because of this incident.
This incident makes no sense at all.
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I must say, I totally agree.
In his weekly address, President Obama spoke about the strategy to “degrade and destroy” ISIL. And he emphasized that although there are no immediate threats against America, actions must be taken now to combat the terrorist group. With that said, the President explained that ISIL is not only a threat to neighboring countries, but its threat is potentially global. And he said that over 40 countries have already come forward to join the effort to eradicate the ISIL plague.
Over 40 countries have offered to help the broad campaign against ISIL so far – from training and equipment, to humanitarian relief, to flying combat missions. And this week, at the United Nations, I’ll continue to rally the world against this threat.