Bomb Threats Clear White House Briefing Room And Senate TSA Hearing

Drone Crashes On White House Lawn

Via ABC News:

Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary issued the following statement Monday morning: "On 1/26/15, at approximately 3:08 a.m., a Secret Service Uniformed Division officer posted on the South Grounds of the White House complex heard and observed a 'quad copter' device, approximately two feet in diameter, flying at a very low altitude and ultimately crashing on the southeast side of the complex. There was an immediate alert and lockdown of the complex until the device was examined and cleared. An investigation is underway to determine the origin of this commercially available device, motive, and to identify suspects. As additional information becomes available we will update our statement."

A security expert on CNN this morning noted that drones present a unique challenge: "How do you shoot them down? This is downtown DC, where do the bullets go?"

UPDATE: From the New York Times:

The small drone that crashed into a tree on the South Lawn of the White House early Monday morning was operated by a government employee who has told the Secret Service that he did not mean to fly it over the White House fence and near the president’s residence, according to law enforcement officials. The employee — who does not work for the White House — has told the Secret Service that he was flying the drone for recreational purposes at about 3 a.m. in the area around 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue when he lost control of it. So far, the Secret Service said it believed the man’s account. The small, commercial quad copter drone crashed on the southeast grounds, forcing a brief lockdown of the White House complex, the Secret Service said. Officials said in a statement that a Secret Service officer posted on the south grounds of the White House “heard and observed” the device, which was about two feet in diameter, at about 3:08 a.m.

Teabaggers: Hang Obama

"Hang the lying Kenyan traitor! There's plenty of trees in this [White House] front yard. He wouldn't be the first one hanging from one of these trees. Snap his neck and watch him choke to death."

Secret Service Director Resigns

The Tea Things are thrilled. Because they are so concerned about the president's safety.

FLORIDA: Secret Service Calls On GOP Candidate Who Said "Hang Obama"

Via the Tampa Bay Times:

Say you're a rookie political candidate eager to raise your profile. Here's one sure way to do that that you DO NOT want to try: Publicly call for the president of the United States to be hanged. That's what Republican state House candidate Joshua Black did on Twitter yesterday. It generated an widely read article in the Tampa Bay Times, a lot of new Twitter followers, a call from Anderson Cooper's guest booker, an interview for Political Connections on Bay News 9 and, naturally, a visit from the Secret Service. Black, a taxi driver, told Al Ruechel and me this afternoon that Secret Service representatives were waiting for him at his house while he taped the Political Connections interview.

Black says he will continue his campaign for the Florida House despite Gov. Rick Scott's demand that he withdraw. "I do not take orders from the governor, I'm staying in the race." (Tipped by JMG reader David)

Headline Of The Day

We knew this was going to happen.

Wingnut Radio Host Pete Santilli Calls For Shooting Hillary Clinton In The Vagina

"I want to shoot her right in the vagina and I don’t want her to die right away; I want her to feel the pain and I want to look her in the eyes and I want to say, on behalf of all Americans that you’ve killed, on behalf of the Navy SEALS, the families of Navy SEAL Team Six who were involved in the fake hunt down of this Obama, Obama bin Laden thing, that whole fake scenario, because these Navy SEALS know the truth, they killed them all. On behalf of all of those people, I’m supporting our troops by saying we need to try, convict, and shoot Hillary Clinton in the vagina." - Pete Santilli, speaking on his radio show.

Mediaite provides some background: "Santilli, whose website describes himself as a former U.S. marine and Coca-Cola Executive, has previously espoused conspiracy theories about 9/11, the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary, and President George H.W. Bush’s involvement in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy."

Yesterday Santilli tweeted that he'd also like to see the president shot in the balls.

The Secret Service Hires Shape-Shifters

From the clip description:

Satan displayed all kinds of counterfeit miracles, signs and wonders, and in every kind of evil that decieves those who are perishing II Thessalonians 2:9. JESUS SAVES FROM HELL. No matter how big your problem, JESUS can help. "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord JESUS will be saved." Romans 10:13.

It's not clear what alien shape-shifters have to do with Satan, but there's also this helpful notation: "Baking soda cures cancer. Look it up!"  OK!

Seen In Alabama

The Secret Service has been notified.

Tagg Romney Wanted To "Take A Swing" At The President During The Debate

Tagg Romney today told a radio audience that he wanted to punch the president during last night's debate.

During an interview with North Carolina radio host Bill LuMaye, Tagg Romney said that hearing the president call his father a liar made him want to "jump out of [his] seat and ... rush down to the debate stage and take a swing at him." He continued: "But you know you can't do that because, well first because there's a lot of Secret Service between you and him, but also because this is the nature of the process, they're going to do everything they can do to try to make my dad into someone he's not. We signed up for it. We've gotta kinda sit there and take our punches and then send them right back the other way."

The reason Tagg Romney didn't physically assault the sitting president of the United States is because there were Secret Service agents in his way?  Let's hope some of those agents "get in his way" before the final debate. He should not be allowed to attend.

UPDATE: Via my pal Karl Frisch, here's the audio.


NOTE: I misidentified Tagg Romney in the photo used for the first draft of this post. Thanks to a kind tip from Karl, I've replaced that photo with the correct Romney son.

Headline Of The Day

Details.

Spirit Airlines Cashes In On Scandal

I suppose I'd be more amused if I didn't know Spirit's $19.80 fare would end up many many times higher once all their secret fees and undisclosed taxes were added in.

World Net Daily Backs Ted Nugent

Ted Nugent is being hauled before the Secret Service today to answer questions about statements he made that many interpreted as threats to assassinate President Obama. Not surprisingly, Christian outpost World Net Daily thinks that's OK. Check out their petition.

Whereas, Nugent faces an investigation by the Secret Service for allegedly threatening the commander in chief even though he was only using metaphors to accentuate his irrefutable message: America is in deep trouble, and its citizens must act;

Whereas, he, nevertheless, has stood by his remarks and further condemned "power-abusing, corrupt monsters in our federal government that despise" him because he has the "audacity to speak the truth";

Whereas, Nugent has brought attention to the gravity of this moment in American history by provocatively stating that if Obama remains in the White House he "will either be dead or in jail by this time next year";

We, the undersigned, wholeheartedly stand behind Ted Nugent and urge all Americans to follow his example and use their own gifts, resources and unique platforms to help ensure that Barack Obama is not given the opportunity to destroy the world's greatest nation.

Tweet Of The Day - Andy Borowitz

Tony Perkins: The Repeal Of DADT Brought About The Secret Service Hooker Scandal

Petrus And Javelin

GQ Magazine has learned the code names that the Secret Service is using for GOP candidates. Those with Secret Service protection are allowed to chose their own names if they want to.

According to multiple campaign sources, Mitt Romney elected to call himself "Javelin." And Rick Santorum chose "Petrus." The use of code words to refer to candidates are a throwback to the era when Secret Service and White House Communications Agency communications were not encrypted. The tradition has stuck around. The only real rule the Service has is that the word chosen be comprehensible over the radio and not be similar to someone's else's. That's why code names tend to have two or three strong syllables. It's tempting to associate a candidate's code word with some aspect of their personality. Sometimes this is true and sometimes it is not. "Petrus" is a biblical allusion—as in St. Peter, the first pope. (The Latin name is derived from the Greek word for "rock.") Perhaps "Javelin" is a reference to the '60s muscle car made by American Motors Corporation, the company once run by George Romney.

In 2008 McCain's assigned (not chosen) name was "Phoenix." GQ adds this interesting bit: "President Obama's code name was disclosed shortly after he was given Secret Service protection in 2007: 'Renegade.' Wife Michelle is 'Renaissance.' The First Daughters go by 'Radiance and Rosebud.' And Vice President Joe Biden chose 'Celtic.'" (Tipped by JMG reader Kevin)

Charges For Romney Glitter-Bomber

After being detained by the Secret Service, a Colorado student faces several charges for glitter-bombing Mitt Romney.

University of Colorado Boulder student Peter Smith, 20, told Reuters he threw glitter at Romney after the candidate's speech in Colorado on Tuesday to protest against his "general political philosophy," and not only his stance on gay marriage. A CNN video of the incident shows Romney shaking hands with supporters in an auditorium when the glitter is thrown at him and Secret Service agents usher him away. Smith was escorted out by other agents and local authorities, Secret Service spokesman George Ogilvie said. Denver authorities detained Smith for questioning on Tuesday night, and he was cited on misdemeanor charges of creating a disturbance, throwing a missile and an unlawful act on school property, Denver Police spokesman Sonny Jackson said.

Smith faces up to six months in jail.

Romney Glitter-Bombed Again

But NOW he has Secret Service protection. Ruh-roh.

Libertarian Candidate Calls For Assassination Of Obama And His Children

Failed Libertarian candidate Jules Manson yesterday posted this remark on Ron Paul's Facebook campaign page: "Assassinate the fucken nigger and his monkey children." Last year Manson ran unsuccessfully for the city council of Carson, California.

Manson is not the first Ron Paul supporter tied to racism. Paul famously took a picture with, Don Black, a former KKK grand Wizard and founder of the white supremacist site, Stormfront, who also raises money for Paul on his site, which Paul has refused to give back Paul has also been taking heat for his racist newsletters, written in the 80s and 90s which he has denied writing but given no reasonable explanation for. Ron Paul is also a supporter of the John Birch Society, a organization that has produced several of the intellectual leaders of the white supremacist movement.

I'm betting Mr. Manson is meeting the men in black right about now.

Assassination Suspect: Nostradamus Told Me I'm The Second Coming Of Christ

This is the nutter arrested for hitting the White House with several shots in what the Secret Service has characterized as an assassination attempt on the president. And like many of the dangerously psychotic, his delusions are drenched in religion.