Security was so tight that my family and I were almost tossed by the Secret Service out of a private reception with POTUS, even though we were the ONLY ONES were on their list. Same kind of people present--Senate Majority Leader, House Speaker (Gingrich--ugh!!), the ambassadors of EVERYWHERE, and every name in the DC press who was anybody.
This was a long time ago, and security was so tight, they would probably have asked a mosquito for two forms of photo ID before letting it in.
And yet now, this man, heavily armed, makes it within one floor of the room with EVERYBODY in it. When I last posted my skepticism, I hadn´t been aware that he had checked into the hotel days before the event, which explains how come he even got into the building without being checked by the Secret Service. Even so, it´s their JOB to anticipate every eventuality. It´s especially the job of their higher-ups to do this. The only thing keeping me from thinking up conspiracy theories is that if he suddenly dashed toward the area where the VIPs were, brandishing various weapons, if someone had been coaching him, they must have known he wouldn´t get anywhere. On the other hand, if he had been secretly coached and abetted (the train from L.A. to DC is not cheap, and that hotel costs a bunch, especially if you don´t go out and order only room service), it´s a tough deal to swing on a teacher´s salary.
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