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The Secret Service Failed its Only Mission. Biden Should Fire the Director

As more videos and interviews turn up, it’s clear the SS failed its only mission. Will anyone be held responsible?

Grossly Incompetent

Meet the grossly incompetent Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle.

Kimberly Cheatle is a veteran of the Secret Service who was appointed by President Biden to helm the agency nearly two years ago.

She took charge following a turbulent time for the agency, best known for protecting presidents, during which it faced criticism in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

When he appointed her director, Biden said he and first lady Jill Biden got to know Cheatle while she served on his security detail during his vice presidency. “She has my complete trust,” the president said in 2022.

Rookies On Duty

Contrast to Reagan Reaction

Another DEI Success

Warnings Ignored

More Warnings Ignored

Delayed Reaction

Major Security Lapses

Mission Failure

How Can Dudes Spot the Assassin Before the SS?

Biden Should Fire Kimberly Cheatle

The above videos are a shocking display of gross incompetence by the Secret Service.

Cheatle should not be allows to resign (and I don’t know if she would anyway). Rather Biden should fire her immediately.

There is one and only one mission for the Secret Service and the SS failed that mission.

This is what happens when you put stupid DEI goals ahead of the primary mission, then you assign obvious rookies to the event coupled with gross incompetence in the overall plan.

This is not just a grade F. This is a grade zero out of 100.

Meanwhile let’s tune into some unusual reactions.

“Please Get Shooting Lessons”

First Three Thoughts

What were your first three thoughts when you saw this image?

Here were mine.

  1. What amazing presence of mind by Trump.
  2. Incredible image perfectly framed, Pulitzer prize candidate
  3. Why is Trump’s head not blocked by the Secret Service?

Not Surprised by the Assassination Attempt

Here’s another by Matt Croyle

Matt Croyle did a series of Tweets and Facebook posts like that, one of them hoping some “some pissed-off whaadoodles would start taking pot shots at Trump.

One did.

For more on Matt Croyle, please see How to Know If You Are a Political Basket Case in One Free Lesson

I think Croyle needs an investigation from the FBI and Secret Service. Facebook and X should remove his site (both should have happened long ago).

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Flavia
Flavia
2 years ago

I wonder if the police discounted that rooftop because there was no staircase access?
But the kid brought his own ladder (just like in Highland Park).

realityczech
realityczech
2 years ago

Joey B’s response: Now look Jack, I was the first ice cream to the finish line. My son Beau died on the beaches of Normandy for this country! The economy’s great! Hairy legs. I’ll suck on Jill’s fingers now. No, no, no, no. Amtrak.

Original 59
Original 59
2 years ago

I’m beginning to wonder whether “Red team vs. Blue team” of DEI/ all women vs. all men teams are necessary for the SS to validate or disprove the concepts embedded in DEI. This is what it is going to take to see which officers are capable field operatives and those whose abilities might be better used elsewhere or in different areas of responsibility.

Cocoa
Cocoa
2 years ago

Robert F. Kennedy has been complaining about not getting USSS protection. But that agency is a hot mess and has been that way for a decade. This the result. So RFK should just keep his private company as they are better. The USSS could also be accused of staging this whole thing, it was so badly managed and perfectly set up for a kook.

Erasmus
Erasmus
2 years ago

Why is Trump’s head not blocked by the Secret Service?

Answered on X by a security expert: The woman secret service agent is too small to cover the president’s full body frame. DEI strikes again?

David Smith
David Smith
2 years ago

seems to me that the secret service should have had the kids position for one of the best sniper locations to protect the entire venue.

It also does not seem to be coincidence following the Russia hoax, the legal attacks on Trump’s administration appointments, two baseless impeachments, potential election rigging and then the lawfare timed to interfere with the election.

KDiddy
KDiddy
2 years ago
Reply to  David Smith

Apparently, nearby water tower would for the bill – also unsecured.

Hanlon’s razor is an adage or rule of thumb that states: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

Although in this case . . ..

MelvinRich
MelvinRich
2 years ago

Trump should hire his own protection. Leave it to the government to fail.

Peace
Peace
2 years ago

Conspiracy theory:
Firstly, Trump was tried to get rid of by court cases – failed.
Is this the second attempt to get rid of?
Guess who?

Kimo
Kimo
2 years ago

The missus and I are independents, do not trust politicians, you know the old joke….

“How do you know a politician, (or lawyer), is lying?”

“Their lips are moving ”

Bada- boom?

Anyway…

Orange colored types who claim that they aren’t politicians or dictators. Who can make Mexico pay for a border wall?
Who will make our tax code fit on one page? Who will bring high paying non union manufacturing jobs back from over seas cheap labor? Who had the greatest place America was in since the end of ww2 when we let Japan bomb pearl harbor so we could unleash the finest Jewish German ingenuity of Armageddon upon those kamikaze zealots that were willing to sacrifice every child, women, et. al.?

Cadavers Ala biden in a blue suits…sea- men donors on blue dresses, bag of rocks dumb George w? (Hats of to spray your buck shot off into your good friend Chaney who pulled George’s strings!)…….
BIG-eared hope-ee chang-ee I GOT WHITE grandparents from KANSAS black MAN because I said so, sic the IRS on you if you don’t buy our government health insurance charlatan sell out? (Pure evil)…

If you think that T-rump or any other politicians are going to make your life easier….

I pity the fool…

Who used to say that in which TV show ?

Mister tee!!!!!

Lol

Retired, healthy, no financial worries at the moment…

All of a sudden, even though we have active social and physical lives maybe some of you here could envy…

Find ourselves with a new vigor!

WTF is going to happen NEXT?!

Apologies to those of you who
Give a you know what….

No children, so to all of you breeders complaining of carbon footprints shame on you and f——-off.

Meanwhile, living on the side of a dormant, not extinct volcano.

Spinning through an endless void ever expanding called our universe?

Whatever…..

Focus Mish-ites!

Time is short, amplify the positive, it’s there, look hard!

minimize the weakness AKA negative, Yada, yada…..

Spinning in an endless void on a lava filled orb for the purpose to do the right thing.

Which is?

Fill in the blank.

Eric Ward
Eric Ward
2 years ago
Reply to  Kimo

Could you rewrite this in English? Preferably following some of the basic rules of grammar.

Boneidle
Boneidle
2 years ago
Reply to  Eric Ward

Not only living on the side of a volcano but must be inhaling strange vapours

Fast Eddy
Fast Eddy
2 years ago

There is no incompetence.

There were snipers on the roof nearby – and ya’ll think they didn’t see the guy with the gun? Duh

There are clips of folks screaming ‘he’s got a gun’… and they were ignored.

It’s NOT incompetence

It was https://fasteddynz.substack.com/p/the-trump-shooting-was-staged

wake the f789 up

Fast Eddy
Fast Eddy
2 years ago

How do you hold these people responsible?

https://fasteddynz.substack.com/p/who-runs-the-world

Moi
Moi
2 years ago

It seems like the Left has the majority of people who are seriously, deeply unhinged. They are told constantly by the talking heads on MSM that Conservatives are Fascists, that Donald Trump is Hitler, that he is the greatest threat to Domocracy etc but than when they are asked for examples their only response is to start screaming, ranting and raving, they have nothing to back up what they claim.

Here is a video of the shooter having a meltdown in front of a Conservative booth on a Campus. And some in the MSM are trying to imply the shooter was a Republican because he was registered as one? I seriously doubt that.

https://i.4cdn.org/wsg/1720951206453880.webm

Cocoa
Cocoa
2 years ago
Reply to  Moi

Another case of SSRI meds in youth breaking their brains and creating homicidal rhoughts

Jesse
Jesse
2 years ago

Since the beginning of Mr. Biden presidency, many of the American people have noticed how the same president, have preferred to USE many Low professional females appointed for MOST of the White House personnel, changing, and exposing themselves, to different types of problems, and clear dangers, (not challenges) by Compromiseing the Security’s protocols that most American presidents have been using within the White House, even for more than 50 years ago. Now days, we have this very OLD mindset man, that from the very beginning of his own presidency, he just keep Refusing to adhere to most of the previous Security measures, at the White House, and even by lowering the standards of Real DISCIPLINE! and
Because of his old philosophy about Humanism, he just has overlooked the usual, and strictly security measures that he SUPPOSE to have imposed from the very beginning, again, from his presidency, and instead, by just opening the doors of The used to be, Glorious WHITE HOUSE, to almost ANY kind of personnel, without considering real individuals that have a genuine High Experience, authentic professionalism, also, highly Disciplined, and HARD WORKING, among others VERY critical capabilities, BUT RATHER just mediocre performers, and in this manner, Disregarding all the HIGHEST levels of expectations that all the same Federal government Agencies, and all the American people used to have about the White House Administration, even before the Mr. Obama’s presidency. Therefore, most of the White House environment, AND personnel as well, has become mediocre, and extremly Relaxed, as is the very clear CASE of the DHS head Alejandro Mayorkas, also, the current press secretary of the White House Ms. Karine Jean Pierre a very young, and ABSOLUTELY Inexperienced lady, as most of the American people have NOTICED in most of the Nation’s channel News, this last Two Years. And BARELY just performing as a simple Customer Service Agent!! But making about 140K+ yearly (Clearly, It is what it is) And so ladies and Gentlemen this is just a part of the mediocrity that abounds within the formerly Glorious White House. So the people of America should blame only Mr. Biden absolutely, for all these types of extremely dangerous breaches. And so, just BE AWARE AMERICA, about all these issues that keep abounding, at the Withe House, Where most of the American people just can NOT see, and from beginning of Mr. Biden presidency, and so they will Never tell the Truth, because America CANNOT afford this anymore, and clearly, he is already too Old.

Jojo
Jojo
2 years ago

Ha ha. Both Trump and Biden making nice with each other today. Time to come together. [rotflol]

If Biden manages to get reelected, I see the wimp issuing a pardon for Trump.

joedidee
joedidee
2 years ago

every one is a co-conspirator
massive mistake in surveillance protection
shocked look after Trump shot – pulling up instead of shooting

I’ll call it Seth Rich2 scenario

Karl Chalupa
Karl Chalupa
2 years ago

Government doesn’t do anything well. They’re all either incompetent, corrupt, or both.

Casual Observer
Casual Observer
2 years ago
Reply to  Karl Chalupa

Private sector is perfect. This is why shootings never happen anywhere but when government is involved. Also there is no corruption or incompetence in the private sector. This is why the bankruptcy rate is 0% for private businesses and no private business ever offers bribes to people.

Eric
Eric
2 years ago

Inspector Callahan was on top of D.E.I. years ago…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJnW0Dy-C3c

Bob Dorn
Bob Dorn
2 years ago

Biden has not fired anyone, don’t make me laugh. Probably because Trump’s tagline is “you’re fired” and Biden must do the complete opposite of Trump

Michael Engel
Michael Engel
2 years ago

Biden is a lame duck president.

Avery2
Avery2
2 years ago
Reply to  Michael Engel

His goose is cooked.

Perplexed Pete
Perplexed Pete
2 years ago

Imagine if there had been multiple highly trained shooters. The Secret Service barely handled just one shooter, and thankfully he was a terrible shot. A trained rifleman would have gone for an easy body shot and wouldn’t have missed at such a close range.

And how would these inept Secret Service agents defend Trump against an attack by a swarm of drones? These people are not the elite defenders we thought they were. They are a half-assed bunch of bureaucratic security guards.

EMBARRASSING!

Casual Observer
Casual Observer
2 years ago
Reply to  Perplexed Pete

Most secret service agents know very little about security and look more like bouncers at a bar. Who thought they were elite defenders ?

Jojo
Jojo
2 years ago
Reply to  Perplexed Pete

Yeah, lucky it wasn’t the Iranians behind the deed, just a 20 year old misguided incel.

Hounddog Vigilante
Hounddog Vigilante
2 years ago
Reply to  Jojo

yeah… the iranians are famous for their long-range snipers.

what color is the sky in your world? your comments resemble the drivel i hear @ middle school hallways b/t classes… pure nonsense, zero logic.

Jojo
Jojo
2 years ago

What are you doing hanging out in middle school you pedo?

Hounddog Vigilante
Hounddog Vigilante
2 years ago
Reply to  Jojo

i teach, you idiot.

Jojo
Jojo
2 years ago

I feel sad for your students.

Perplexed Pete
Perplexed Pete
2 years ago

In case you missed it, the Iranians used hundreds of drones to overwhelm the most advanced Israeli missile defense system that was defending one of the most highly defended military installations on the planet. A few million dollars-worth of cheap Iranian drones defeated over a billion dollars-worth of high-tech missile defense. The Iranians launched this attack in retaliation for Israel’s illegal attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria.

Hounddog Vigilante
Hounddog Vigilante
2 years ago
Reply to  Perplexed Pete

who said anything about drones? can you read?

Perplexed Pete
Perplexed Pete
2 years ago

You responded to previous comment by Jojo who said luckily the Iranians weren’t behind the deed. He was likely implying that the Iranians would have used a mass-drone attack like they did to defeat the overpriced Israeli missile defense system. He never said anything about snipers. You seem to be the one with a hot temper and subpar reading skills.

AussiePete
AussiePete
2 years ago
Reply to  Perplexed Pete

An Australian anti-drone system looks to be a solution to the drone problem…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfiQfdjiJOw

Jojo
Jojo
2 years ago

And so it begins…

Sunday services paint Trump as God’s chosen one

The portrayal could solidify the inevitability of Trump’s presidency among some Evangelicals.

By Natalie Fertig and Ry Rivard

07/14/2024 04:16 PM EDT

Pastors at megachurches across the country on Sunday credited God with sparing the life of former President Donald Trump.

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/14/trump-shooting-megachurch-sermons-00168146

Rjohnson
Rjohnson
2 years ago

I’m about sick of ‘all’ the 2030 crap.

MichaelM
MichaelM
2 years ago

The shocking element of this heinous crime is the ease of committing it. Although many details remain, I do not think that the shooter had elaborate plans. It appears that he arrived with a rifle (the dreaded semi-automatic kind) and a ladder. He scaled the roof using the ladder carrying his rifle. He proceeded to explore different parts of the roof for a few minutes until he found a good targeting area. He then fired perhaps 8 bullets hitting 4 people with 3 bullets. Then, he was swiftly eliminated by return sniper fire.
I do not think that he could have known in advance about the ease of finding an area for targeting Trump. He may have known the area but it was not clear about Trump’s location until the event began.

YP_Yooper
YP_Yooper
2 years ago
Reply to  MichaelM

Agreed considering he was 20 yrs old. He could’ve scoped the place out in advance because they started constructing the site at least since last Tuesday (cranes for the flags, large screen TV, and the three stands). I live 25 minutes from the fairgrounds and the airport I fly out of.

TexasTim65
TexasTim65
2 years ago
Reply to  MichaelM

Agreed. When the Misses and I watch those no-name Netflix movies and some lone wolf type guy like this manages to get on a roof top and snipe some important character in the movie we both chuckle at how ridiculous it is they get past security to carry out their deed. The latest example was watching Beekeeper with Jason Statham and how he infiltrated the Presidents residence past secret service.

Now I wonder if maybe those movies have it right all along and that it’s not that implausible.

Not Artificially Intelligent
Not Artificially Intelligent
2 years ago
Reply to  MichaelM

I worry that since it was obviously easy, someone else is going to try.

Jackula
Jackula
2 years ago

Probably a good thing RFK jr isn’t getting Secret Service protection. This is not something new as the Kennedy family members that are not establishment party hacks would attest to.

Not Artificially Intelligent
Not Artificially Intelligent
2 years ago
Reply to  Jackula

A false sense of security can be tragic. A realistic awareness is vital.

Brian d Richards
Brian d Richards
2 years ago

If the shooter was still firing when he was killed by the secret service, I can understand, but if he could have been captured, he should have been arrested. He should have been thoroughly interviewed to discover his motivation, or if anyone paid him or manipulated him into committing this act.
I’ve long suggested that the CIA or some other government agency would make sure Biden (or any other selected democrat) won, even if it meant going to an unthinkable extreme to prevent Trump from winning. I’m probably just too suspicious of our government. I’m sure they wish us all well.

YP_Yooper
YP_Yooper
2 years ago

So many more would be dead otherwise. The shooter, with an AR-15, sitting on the roof is going to be captured in how long?
Let the CAT team take him out. Recent reporting said they didn’t have to ask for clearance to fire, they just took the shooter out.

Six000MileYear
Six000MileYear
2 years ago

The government now has probable cause to get a warrant to follow the money and emails. The rifle may have a serial number on it

Neal
Neal
2 years ago
Reply to  Six000MileYear

Rifle was purchased by his father so that won’t be a lead. Now if they can track his mobile phone history that should point to locations he visited and they can cross reference that with others who were at those locations. Might snare some of those who have incriminating messages on their phones encouraging him to do anything illegal. Won’t snare any professionals this way (CIA etc) but if it was amateurs goading him to action then the affiliation of those amateurs (antifa, green activists, woke queer for Palestine types) then the backlash against those groups will be intense.

jackula
jackula
2 years ago

It is strange he did not get a couple bullets into Trump as he ducked down but you gotta take him out quickly because of that risk

Mike
Mike
2 years ago

Great post Mish…nailed every single point with perfect accuracy. While many praised the secret service, it’s just media and political virtue signaling. That agent who couldn’t even holster her weapon was emblematic of the whole clown show. 0 out of 100 is the correct grade.

Don
Don
2 years ago

Fire her? Be serious Mish. Given the successes of the department heads of the DHS, the CIA, the TSA, the FBI, the NSA, and Hillary, Mr. Bill’s first bimbo eruption, firing her is highly doubtful, until at least after 2 more failures by the Crooks of the world instead of the mission accomplished.

Doug78
Doug78
2 years ago

Trump was assigned the B Team and perhaps the C Team for SS protection.

Jojo
Jojo
2 years ago
Reply to  Doug78

And they still screwed up by not giving the assassin time to complete the job. Don’t give a man’s job to a boy!

john
john
2 years ago

Why would anyone think that Biden cares? Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been constantly refused Secret Service protection. Most other years the small parties did get that protection. But the Democrats are now ignoring the past. Look at the Kennedy family history regarding political shootings. But the Democrats ignore the threat because Kennedy might be the spoiler in this election. The Democrat leadership does not even try to hide their ill intentions anymore towards their competition.
.

Last edited 2 years ago by john
YP_Yooper
YP_Yooper
2 years ago

Just a few comments:
1) DEI is obvious, and Trump’s detail were not experienced nor physically capable of protecting him as they should
2) There is a quirk about “securing” buildings. Secret Service isn’t allowed to simply take over your building because some protected person happens to be around. The building the shooter was on was a private company on their own land and fenced apart from the rental property Trump had for the rally. The 4th amendment has something to say here without direct evidence of a threat.
3) Notice the CAT team had already been positioned to cover the private property’s buildings well before the shooting, so it was taken into consideration. Why the delay? IDK, but it was seconds within the first shot.
4) The shooter’s building was such that he was hidden from SS sight until the last minute when his rifle and his head came over the roof ridge to target Trump.
5) Local law enforcement are primarily for crowd control, and the units nearby the property may very well likely did not have direct contact with Secret Service. So the BBQ guy telling a local Butler cop isn’t the same as speaking to the SS detail on stage.

Just some thoughts from a close family member who literally was Obama/Trump’s SS protective duty when he was president (he left when Biden came into office for much as Mish talks about the service).

Not Artificially Intelligent
Not Artificially Intelligent
2 years ago
Reply to  YP_Yooper

@1 I don’t think this is a matter of specific individuals at the site. I think there are deep flaws in protocol here. SOP needs re-examining.

@2 the SS team should still have had a plan to fully observe the building … drone recon, paid observers watching the walls… many cheap options possible.

@3 having a gun team “covering” the building isn’t enough to prevent someone from attempting something. They needed a proactive prevention mindset, not just a means of reaction.

@4 it’s their job to make sure they have all potential threat areas either secured or under full observation. “hidden from sight” should not have been possible. Especially since multiple bystanders saw the guy – it means the SS team didn’t do their job of properly watching the building.

@5 All law enforcement on site should be coordinated and able to communicate in real time. Again, proactive vs reactive mindset. So if the local police at a campaign event do not know how to immediately report potential threats to the SS, someone has failed at their liaison role.

RonJ
RonJ
2 years ago

Dr. Meryl Nass, on her Substack, noted on July 8, that RFK Jr. is still being denied Secret Service protection. There have been 2 potential attempts on his life during the campaign.

David Heartland
David Heartland
2 years ago

“Facebook and X should remove his site (both should have happened long ago).”

I disagree because any form of censorship leads to a slippery slope where being anti-vax or anti-mask gets you stricken from the dialogue.

If someone wants Biden dead, I think that they have a right to speak of it but not ACT on it.

vboring
vboring
2 years ago

First thought:

There’s no way to accidentally do this bad of a job at security.

If it wasn’t an accident, was it an intentional miss to make Trump a living martyr or an accidental miss trying to make him a dead martyr.

But yeah, Jesus himself couldn’t beat Trump now. This election is done.

Edward
Edward
2 years ago
Reply to  vboring

It smells like they were in on it.

Corvinus
Corvinus
2 years ago
Reply to  vboring

I won’t go so far as too say it was willful. But the incompetence is so glaring that one can’t help but ask the question at some point. It simply is that bad.

Mikec711
Mikec711
2 years ago
Reply to  vboring

If I were trying to make myself a living martyr I would not pick a 20 year old who does little planning and is a good enough shot to get that close. That level of conspiracy takes better actors

Hounddog Vigilante
Hounddog Vigilante
2 years ago

What were your first three thoughts when you saw this image?”

Here were mine…

1) This election is over – Trump wins in a landslide.
2) This election is over – Trump wins in a landslide.
3) This election is over – Trump wins is a landslide.

4) DJT is a savant, a beast, a genius… magnificent instincts given the circumstances & context.

GriffinB
GriffinB
2 years ago

Perhaps Kim can get re-hired for security patrol at Pepsi (see her bio on Linked-in); they are still big on DEI and they need night security guards. But then again, I doubt it.

Chris
Chris
2 years ago
Reply to  GriffinB

She should be taken up on treason charges and dealt with as such

Avery2
Avery2
2 years ago
Reply to  GriffinB

How about Walgreens? They are going bankrupt, one stolen Tide container at a time, virtue signaling all the way down.

Last edited 2 years ago by Avery2
Corvinus
Corvinus
2 years ago

I propose that the secret service diversify even further, they need handicapped agents, autistic agents, those with down syndrome and midgets too.

When are people going to grow up and admit there are roles that are naturally suited to different sexes. I guess first we have to acknowledge that there are in fact only two sexes in the first place. Why must we constantly have to play pretend in this perverse fantasy world?

Rando Comment Guy
Rando Comment Guy
2 years ago
Reply to  Corvinus

Well said. I’d just add that it is only one half of the political spectrum peddling this madness and nonsense.

David Heartland
David Heartland
2 years ago
Reply to  Corvinus

Yes and real Men have penises and fake Men have nothing to offer. TRANNY-VILLE is a terrible trend in America.

MI6
MI6
2 years ago
Reply to  Corvinus

I have an autistic son and a cousin with Down’s. I’m sure you didn’t mean to insult such people, and handicapped people and midgets also. They don’t get a choice, you know.

Not Artificially Intelligent
Not Artificially Intelligent
2 years ago
Reply to  MI6

It’s not an insult to say that someone with Down’s is not a good fit for a Secret Service guard’s job, any more than it’s an insult to say that a President who cannot adequately speak in public should not be re-elected.

There’s a reason why people write job requirements before hiring someone.

Everyone has a valuable role to play in society, but that does not mean that anyone should be able to play any role they might imagine trying.

Alex
Alex
2 years ago

But Mish! Diversity is our strength! Why should people who want a position be denied employment if that’s what they want? What are you, some sort of meanie standing in the way of the self actualization of those with learning disabilities and skills challenges? Where would JoJo, Papa Dave and Casual Observer be if competency were required for employment? Have a heart!

Casual Observer
Casual Observer
2 years ago
Reply to  Alex

The buddy system of hiring is equally incompetent.

N C
N C
2 years ago

Which is why the Secret Service never used it. Only a simpleton sees DEI and the “buddy system” as the only 2 alternatives. The adults here see meritocracy and accountability as the only acceptable process. Now, go back and sit at the kid’s table and let the adults talk.

Casual Observer
Casual Observer
2 years ago
Reply to  N C

Meritocracy and accountability only exist in pockets. The buddy system is by FAR the vast majority of hires. If meritocracy were an actual thing, every job would have a written exam (not multiple choice) in addition to an interview. America still relies too much on feelings. This goes for those on the left and right. They just implement their feelings in different ways.

maya
maya
2 years ago
Reply to  Alex

Who says diversity is our strength? You are just regurgitating something that was taught you by the left propaganda machine. Our strength has always been hiring and attracting people for their competence irrespective of their diversity. Pay attention in life. Though I am sure if you are being sarcastic here

Not Artificially Intelligent
Not Artificially Intelligent
2 years ago
Reply to  maya

You missed the sarcasm, suggest increasing your /sarc detector’s sensitivity!

Woodsie Guy
Woodsie Guy
2 years ago

The Secret Service has been rife with scandals for years. From boozing on the job, to stealing money that was confiscated as evidence, to the Columbian prostitution scandal. Oh and don’t forget the uninvited guests at one of Obama’s state dinners. This lapse in security is just a culmination of years of ineptitude and corruption.

Casual Observer
Casual Observer
2 years ago
Reply to  Woodsie Guy

No. Everyone here would have you believe the secret service was perfect until a woman became head of it.

N C
N C
2 years ago

No one said “perfect”. Just better.

Not Artificially Intelligent
Not Artificially Intelligent
2 years ago

You really have no grasp on basic principles of logic and inference, do you?

Corvinus
Corvinus
2 years ago

Heads should roll….and just so the looney lefties in this comments section are clear I mean that figuratively.

Don C.
Don C.
2 years ago

“Incredible image perfectly framed, Pulitzer prize candidate”
Bears a striking resemblance to the famous Iwo Jima flag-raising photo.

“Why is Trump’s head not blocked by the Secret Service?”
Because he is “protected” by a 4’11” DEI female hire. But you already knew that.

rjd1955
rjd1955
2 years ago
Reply to  Don C.

They have bigger dudes protecting college football coaches. Usually a few 6’5″ 280lb monsters from the highway patrol departments.

Jojo
Jojo
2 years ago

Woman should not be in charge of anything related to national security or intelligence.

Casual Observer
Casual Observer
2 years ago

Why is Trump’s head not blocked by the Secret Service?

The photo was clearly after the shooting stopped and the shooter was neutralized.

Casual Observer
Casual Observer
2 years ago
Reply to  Mike Shedlock

The bullets were only coming from one direction. With Reagan the acoustics were different because it was in place surrounded by buildings. The sounds of bullets reverbate if you’ve ever heard gunshots around any buildings in a large city and it actually sounds like there might be multiple shooters based on the it sounding like shots are coming from everywhere at once.

DAVID J CASTELLI
DAVID J CASTELLI
2 years ago
Reply to  Mike Shedlock

Because he is a liberal Mike. Liberals know everything, we know nothing. They automatically assume they have the high moral ground. They always needs a bogeyman to hid their own self doubt, lack of expertise.
There always has to be a bad guy and they have to be so called “right wing white guys” as they need somebody to take the blame for all their falled policies going back a hundred years in this country.
Like I said before , they can never look in the mirror because they will not like what they see.

N C
N C
2 years ago
Reply to  Mike Shedlock

Yes, he is too dense. He’s proven himself to be purposely obtuse over and over.

Jojo
Jojo
2 years ago
Reply to  Mike Shedlock

But maybe she is a deadly kung-fu expert?

Hounddog Vigilante
Hounddog Vigilante
2 years ago

your TDS cope mechanism is wearing-out… no traction… backfiring… just blocking traffic.

pull over & re-think your life.

Bayleaf
Bayleaf
2 years ago

Sorry, but that is the dumbest thing I’ve heard in a long while

Not Artificially Intelligent
Not Artificially Intelligent
2 years ago

Anyone with any kind of military sense knows that as soon as you have one threat, you must immediately assume the possibility of additional threats until you’ve reassessed your security situation.

Not Artificially Intelligent
Not Artificially Intelligent
2 years ago
Reply to  Mike Shedlock

Maybe they did…

Corvinus
Corvinus
2 years ago

Moronic take. Are you Carnac the Magnificent? There is no way to know what is happening in such a moment. A professional strike team would have multiple shooters – do you know for sure that it’s just some lone nutcase? Based on what? Honest question – Do you have a history of mental illness?

Tired of the Hunris
Tired of the Hunris
2 years ago
Reply to  Corvinus

I guess Casual Observer is one of the few here researching info before commenting, or good with analysis on this point. Have you all read the actual SS audio from the stage? They had Trump down and covered after the shots UNTIL the SS was given the all clear that the shooter was down. Then they set out to move Trump to a safe location. That’s when Trump ordered the SS to “wait” to give the fist raise. That’s why his head is up.

notaname
notaname
2 years ago

M-16 Army qualification is body shot at 150 meters.

Every solider carrying an M-16 can make that (body) shot.

Let’s not forget the (scripted for TV) Mar-a-lago raid by FBI…swamp is corrupt.

Trump needs to hire red-hair cookout guy!

Ken
Ken
2 years ago
Reply to  notaname

With scope or open sights??

Ockham's Razor
Ockham's Razor
2 years ago

French rule was that bodyguards must by taller than their protegee. They had problems finding people with De Gaulle’s high.
But this women are two feet shorter than Trump. Is not a gender problem, is an evident inadequacy.

Casual Observer
Casual Observer
2 years ago

There seem to be an equal number of people on the left and right who think this was a conspiracy or hoax. Ironic. I would say that is the reason our politics are so screwed up.

Murray
Murray
2 years ago

yes, but … trump was never a russian agent. bidens were involved in ukraine (trump impeachment). covid came from a us funded gain of function lab in china. nick sandmann never picked on a poor old native american. ivermectin is not horse dewormer and is now prescribed for long covid. the laptop was never russian disinformation. and joe biden’s brain has been broken for the entirety of his presidency. so, forgive me for keeping score but the right is not wrong for having an axe to grind when it comes to distrust in the machine.

Rando Comment Guy
Rando Comment Guy
2 years ago
Reply to  Murray

It sounds like you don’t believe Jussie Smollett either!

Murray
Murray
2 years ago

the machine got me with weapons of mass destruction. they don’t get to get me again.

AussiePete
AussiePete
2 years ago
Reply to  Murray

Just on the ivermectin comment – there’s now 20 years of research on its potential as an anti-cancer agent. Mish, as a prostate cancer survivor yourself, you might be interested in this surgeon’s story…

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Means Testing Fanatic
Means Testing Fanatic
2 years ago

Did the shooter know beforehand that this building would not be secured? Did he have ladders etc. previously organized to get on the roof?

Avery2
Avery2
2 years ago

Kimberly will have a safe landing at Boeing, United or one of their expert insurance partners – no joke!

Last edited 2 years ago by Avery2
Rando Comment Guy
Rando Comment Guy
2 years ago

My predictions:

1) There will be little to no accountability; security is difficult on a good day in a free society and nobody was fired after the Afghanistan debacle, or mRNA debacles, or martial law debacles, or the southern border invasion debacle, the current fiscal debacle or the Ukraine debacle. This administration rewards failure 100% of the time.

2) Regime media will memoryhole this super fast while refusing to accept any responsibility for fomenting hatred and divisiveness. Orange Man Bad! again in less than three news cycles.

3) The murderer will have the usual profile; loner; substance abuse, mental illness, highly gullible and susceptible to propaganda, someone lacking purpose and direction, and an inner rage and frustration from failure; muddled ideology/world view.

4) Regime media and the Biden regime cabal will need a new hoax, crisis or distraction fast to get the public fixated on something other than Biden’s dementia and Trump’s miraculous survival triumph/spirit/vigor/momentum.

Not Artificially Intelligent
Not Artificially Intelligent
2 years ago

@2 no way this can be memory holed and everyone knows it.

Eric Vahlbusch
Eric Vahlbusch
2 years ago

Lone shooter? Seriously? People don’t ask the right questions.

Here’s one. How was the media able to ID the shooter within minutes? Before the ‘dead’ body was removed from the roof, they were already linking to his social media.

Seriously?

People don’t ask the right questions.

Avery2
Avery2
2 years ago
Reply to  Eric Vahlbusch

Ladder left in plain sight against the building to the roof, just like Highland Park, IL.

Flavia
Flavia
2 years ago
Reply to  Avery2

That was the first thing I thought.

TexasTim65
TexasTim65
2 years ago

Whats stunning (and is going to create a ton of conspiracy theories) is that when you look at an aerial photo, there are just 2 buildings in a grassy field. The one behind him and the one the shooter used.

The *first* thing the Secret Service is supposed to do is secure all elevated positions within 1000 yards with armed personnel. There are only 2 buildings! How do they both not have agents on them?

This lady has to be fired but it’s not clear Biden will even remember appointing her and if he somehow does, he won’t be able to fire her because he’d have to admit he appointed a failure and it would look bad. Luckily the Republican Congress is going to summon all those involved for some interviews so we at least have a chance to find out the level of incompetence.

Tom Bergerson
Tom Bergerson
2 years ago
Reply to  TexasTim65

Not how Washington works.

She will be promoted. Do not be surprised if after the “CIA” steals the election she is appointed as CIA director or NSA or DNI maybe taking over for Avril Haines or whatever her evil name is

In clown world we live in you fail up in politics land

Last edited 2 years ago by Tom Bergerson
Rando Comment Guy
Rando Comment Guy
2 years ago
Reply to  Tom Bergerson

Exactly. This. No way she gets fired. This regime doesn’t even bother with scapegoats; they just have regime media memoryhole their failures and concoct new distractions and lies. Accountability is not in the Democrats’ vocabulary.

TexasTim
TexasTim
2 years ago
Reply to  Tom Bergerson

This is known as the Peter Principal.

YP_Yooper
YP_Yooper
2 years ago
Reply to  TexasTim65

Agreed, but I posted above some thoughts about “securing” the private property next to the rally.

Not Artificially Intelligent
Not Artificially Intelligent
2 years ago
Reply to  YP_Yooper

All they had to do was ask the owners for permission… not hard to at least try. And plenty of Olan B options as I commented above.

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