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-Land of the Free
SS responds to claim college Pubs blocked from seeing Champ
2013-07-27
The Secret Service pushed back Friday on complaints from a group of college Republicans who questioned why they were barred from a President Obama event earlier this week.

According to a report on Campus Reform, the Missouri College Republicans said an officer told them they could not get in to see Obama's speech on Wednesday at their school for "security reasons."

"I hate to make allegations but it was just very suspicious that we were not allowed in," one of them was quoted as saying.

But the Secret Service put out a brief statement later Friday saying the event had reached capacity -- and that's why they were apparently blocked.
Reached Republican capacity anyway.
They had tickets, so they should have been included within that capacity count, not beyond it. That's why tickets exist for such occasions.
"The event at University of Central Missouri was closed to any additional general public due to the event site reaching maximum capacity," Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary said.
They weren't additional general public, they were audience members.
So, was it "security reasons" or "capacity" ?
Missouri College Republicans State Treasurer Courtney Scott, though, told Campus Reform that each of the students had a ticket and arrived early.

"We followed all the rules," she said.
Obviously you followed the old rules.
Posted by:Besoeker

#4  Obama as not sold out a venue since jan 2008.
Posted by: Airandee   2013-07-27 15:37  

#3  But the Secret Service put out a brief statement later Friday saying the event had reached capacity --

Cause the bouncers got a wink and a nod from the professional ladies they passed in earlier?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-07-27 09:53  

#2  The Secret Service has become the lapdog , it seems.

They are lying. I would suggest that the Secret Service works for the political boss at the time. Write the names down and when the Administration changes ( and it always does ) then get those files out for review...oh, and record the boss of that team's name as well. Clean House at Secret Service and see how they like it. Make it a "security" issue.
Posted by: Threater Flusoper9823   2013-07-27 07:31  

#1  "Remember that I have the right to do anything to anybody."
- Gaius
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-07-27 01:38  

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