White House Party Crashers

Posted on 28. Nov, 2009 by admin in For Students, New Media

There are a lot of things that amaze me about this story. First of all, that a media-crazed egocentric couple could actually pull this off, gaining access to the President so easily, points out a significant security breach that needs to be addressed seriously. And secondly, I’m amazed that the media (both traditional and new media) seem to be consumed by the story. It leaves me wondering why there isn’t this much attention to the debate over President Obama’s decision to send 35-thousand or more U.S. troops to Afghanistan. I think THAT would be worth all the talk-show and journalists time and debate among experts. Whether the party crashing couple lied to federal officials and now may face felony charges will be decided in short order. But the long term consequences of sending tens of thousands of young men and women on the ground into harm’s way in a country where we can’t win on enemy territory is far more important to the future.

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