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-Lurid Crime Tales-
First Daughter Barbara Robbed in Argentina
2006-11-22
Yes. It was the HOT one! I'm tempted to get on a plane and, and, um, do stuff!
First Daughter Barbara Bush had her purse and cell phone stolen as she had dinner in a restaurant in Buenos Aires, Argentina, even though she was being guarded by a detail of Secret Service agents, according to law enforcement reports made available to ABC News.

It was not the only mishap on the two-week trip to Argentina by Barbara (right) and her twin sister Jenna (left). A Secret Service agent on the advance detail got into an "altercation" with someone after a night out and was badly beaten, according to the law enforcement reports. The Secret Service said today the incident was an attempted mugging that occurred while the agent was on his own time. The agent is doing fine.

The purse snatching took place on Barbara's first night in town while she was dining in the picturesque San Telmo neighborhood. According to the reports, the Secret Service agents failed to notice the incident.
This is what happens when your charge is a coy maiden...

"(Hey Frank, she's checking me out, again, heh.)"
"(You? Man she's been giving me the high sign all day!)"
"(Bullshit, lol.)"
"(You're dreamin', loser.)"
"What did you say Ma'am?"
"Your purse? Why, uh, um, no I haven't seen it. Frank?"
"Um, no. We'll block the exits and begin cavity searches immediately, Ma'am."
"(Shit. We'll be on Bowl Patrol next week.)"
"(Bowl Patrol?)"
"(Yeah - guarding Barney.)"
"(Damn! And I was getting those vibes, too!")
"(Geez. You're such a moron.")
The Secret Service would not comment on the purse snatching, and the First LadyÂ’s office said they would not comment on any personal trip made by the daughters. There have been recent reports, however, that Jenna Bush has been living and working in Panama as an intern for UNICEF.
Posted by:.com

#12  These guys should be demoted to guarding Hillary.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-11-22 16:31  

#11  ed, please make it so. I would be first to pillow fight for or with the twins. It would be tough but I would do my damndest for Corps and Country.
Posted by: Broadhead6   2006-11-22 11:07  

#10  Lets hope it was just a simple purse snatch. Imagine the numbers and other stuff you could get from her phone and purse. The internal numbers to the white house and everyone of importance on her phone will have to be change, to include any other data that might be there. This was a dumb mistake by some soon to be unemployed secret service agents. If they could have gotten to her purse they certainly could have killed her.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2006-11-22 07:40  

#9  Oops, I should've said last time it was Jenna's Boyz, lol. Apologies.
Posted by: .com   2006-11-22 06:49  

#8  Drudge points out this isn't the first time for Jenna and The Boyz...
Posted by: .com   2006-11-22 06:41  

#7  I'll bet one good thing about being close to the government like she they are is they won't have to worry about identity theft. Unlike me. Hmm.
Posted by: gorb   2006-11-22 06:26  

#6  Some prefer quantity. Some prefer quality. Lol.
Posted by: .com   2006-11-22 05:52  

#5  Hahahahahahaha!

Um, uh
Frank?
Posted by: I Prifur Jenna   2006-11-22 05:37  

#4  "...an attempted mugging that occurred while the agent was on his own time..."

Not buying that. Those guys (SS) set their watches by each other, they 'handoff' assignments to protect their overlap even during sleep times. The only place they won't go is in the ladies room, unless an agent is female. My guess is, that the mugging happened so quickly, the perpetrators vanished into the crowds. However I am surprised to hear the agent got his ass kicked...I thought they all were proficient in kung-fu, or jujitsu and could hand you your eyeballs?! And what about those uzi submachine guns they all carry??
Posted by: smn   2006-11-22 02:32  

#3  Send in the Marines.
Posted by: ed   2006-11-22 02:28  

#2  Iff the girls were travelin' incognitooo, obviously it worked, besides the 24-7 security.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-11-22 02:20  

#1  Lol, the BBC version: US agents 'fail Bush's daughter'
Posted by: .com   2006-11-22 01:56  

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