Someone snuck (or "sneaked") into a state dinner hosted by the PRESIDENT, and actually got to meet him! Without authorization!! They even shook his hand!!! HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?!?!?!?
I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. It's one of the most annoying stories to be running in the national news this week (I'll get to the other one in a few paragraphs). Some reality show couple somehow finagled their way into President Barack Obama's White House shindig last week without an invitation and hung out with several high-level government types for the evening. Apparently, the two -- Tarek and Michaele Salahi -- just waltzed right in, and no one noticed that they weren't supposed to be there.
Well, NOW, it's a controversy for some reason. The Secret Service is looking into criminal charges, and some pundits are treating the party crashing incident like it's an outrage. This is something I do not understand. If the couple wasn't supposed to be at this state dinner, then it should be the Secret Service's responsibility to keep them out. The blame falls on the security team for this lack of oversight, and frankly, the Secret Service ought to be thankful that its shortcomings were exposed by two reality show idiots, instead of some crazed assassin. If I could just strap on a tux, and walk straight into a White House gala without a problem, on whom does that reflect badly? ME, or the security guys???
Besides, who would be so pompous as to claim that the average citizen has no right to mingle with the president? WE elected him, didn't we? Then why can't we MEET him? This party-crashing couple are a patriotic inspiration to the entire country -- takin' back the White House for John Q. Taxpayer. I hope they go on to crash congressional briefings and secret military planning sessions. Maybe they'll even go international, and sneak into places like the Vatican and Buckingham Palace. I'd root for them all the way!
Anyway, the OTHER really annoying story this week is the Tiger Woods thing. You've heard about it: famous golfer Tiger Woods backed his car into a fire hydrant or something, and now it's a huge controversy. Media speculation on what led up to the accident is rampant, and the police are continuing an investigation. Are they serious? I gotta say that I'm actually shocked at this one. I mean, Woods only BACKED INTO A FRIGGIN' FIRE HYDRANT! WHAT exactly is the big deal???
Look, if a regular person crached into a fire hydrant while backing out of his driveway, the police would show up, make sure he wasn't drunk, and maybe give him a ticket. That would pretty much be the end of it. THERE IS NOTHING TO INVESTIGATE HERE. Why is this still on my TV???
--Police Chief: "People, please stay calm. My department is committed to finding out why Tiger Woods had a minor traffic accident right in front of his own home. We've got to get to the bottom of this. A person doesn't just back his car right into something like that, you know. This could go deep. Very deep."
--Reporter: "Do you have any leads? Any witnesses?"
--Chief: "We have a dedicated team of over 60 detectives working round the clock to determine exactly how this horrible incident went down. And Yes, they are pursuing many leads."
--Reporter: "Have you ruled out terrorists?"
--Chief: "The possibility of Al Qaeda involvement is being explored."
--Reporter: "Anything else you'd like the citizens of this city to know?"
--Chief: "I only ask that everyone stay calm, and report any information they night know. Remember: Tiger Woods is counting on all of us, and this police agency will NOT let him down."
Hopefully, the police will wrap up this vital investigation by year's end, and Tiger can move on.Goodness, what a stupid week....
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