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Secret Service Prostitution Scandal: See the Hotel Where Agents Were Staying

Apr. 15, 2012 12:34pm Madeleine Morgenstern

Secret Service Prostitution Scandal: See Photos of the Hotel Where Agents Were Staying

The Hotel Caribe is a five-star historic beachfront hotel in Cartagena, Colombia where Secret Service agents at the center of a prostitution scandal were staying. (AP)

Eleven Secret Service agents were placed on administrative leave Saturday pending the outcome of the investigation into an embarrassing prostitution scandal in Colombia continues.

The incident occurred early Thursday at a five-star historic beachfront hotel ahead of President Barack Obama’s arrival at a regional summit. Rep. Peter King, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, told the Associated Press after being briefed on investigation “close to” all 11 of the agents involved brought women back to their rooms at the Hotel Caribe.

Hotel Caribe

King, a New York Republican, told the AP the women were “presumed to be prostitutes” but investigators were interviewing the agents involved.

Prostitution is legal in certain areas of Colombia.

The Associated Press reported:

King said he was told that anyone visiting the hotel overnight was required to leave identification at the front desk and leave the hotel by 7 a.m. When a woman failed to do so, it raised questions among hotel staff and police, who investigated. They found the woman with the agent in the hotel room and a dispute arose over whether the agent should have paid her.

King said he was told that the agent did eventually pay the woman.

The incident was reported to the U.S. embassy, prompting further investigation, King said.

The 11 Secret Service agents involved were all relieved from duty and replaced Friday. They included special agents and uniformed division officers, the Los Angeles Times reported. None of the agents involved were assigned to directly protect Obama.

“This incident is not reflective of the behavior of our personnel as they travel every day throughout the country and the world performing their duties in a dedicated, professional manner,” Secret Service spokesman Paul S. Morrissey said in a statement. “We regret any distraction from the Summit of the Americas this situation has caused.”

According to the AP, three waiters at the hotel described the agents as drinking heavily during their stay. A spokeswoman for the hotel refused to comment on the incident, saying it “concerns only and exclusively the U.S. government.”

White House staff and members of the press corps have subsequently stayed the hotel, which is different from where the president is staying.

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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:53pm
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What’s the oh deal? They were only checking the places POTUS was going to visit…..

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- turkey13
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 3:55pm
  Good Lord what did everyone expect of these agents? After 3 years of being and seeing Obama doing everything the Chicago way anyone would be corrupted.
  
  “Power corrupts. But it does more than that. Power attracts the corrupt, then corrupts them further.” Don Matthews
  
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- MONICNE
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 4:22pm
  Anyone who believes elite war fighters do not appreciate professional physical attention do not understand the warrior ethic. True Patriot women support their men and do not ask too many questions about where the $500.00 went during R&R and occasional “lay overs.”
  
  TEA
  
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- macpappy
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 5:10pm
  Why didn’t the guy just pay the tip. If he had paid the hospitality fee there would have been no hassle.
  Any waitresses out there? What group of folks don’t like to pay tips. You know who.
  I’ll bet the offending agent was black. I mean the agent that would not pay the tip.
  I will apologize if I am wrong.
  
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- HKS
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 5:11pm
  Well, we know the government is in the drug business, the “cold gun” firearm business, the gambling business, the mob business, the extortion business, so why not the prostitution business. It’s like your one stop crime family business. Is this a great country or what.
  
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- TheCoffinMaker
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 5:19pm
  Were any of the secret service agents married? or is that top secret information?
  
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- SpankDaMonkey
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 6:29pm
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  I thought we had DADT?……..
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:09pm
  MONICNE
  
  Just dumb. Good thing you are not part of the work force especially a psychiatrist. Have you any ideal how stressful it is to be away from home repeatedly for long periods of time?
  
  Obviously one of the things you haven’t done is study psychology.
  
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- PASSIONFORCHRIST
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 7:51pm
  Mrs. Obummer better ask Mr. Obummer where else hes been hiding the family salami?
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 8:02pm
  PASSIONFORCHRIST
  
  I don’t expect Obama to cheat on his wife. His wife is young & he is dedicated to his goals so much so that I don’t think he would chance a tryst to derail his agenda. If he did cheat I would not be shocked but I would not be surprised.
  
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- Crazyotto
  Posted on April 16, 2012 at 11:20am
  According to the rumors I don’t think these girls could offer what the POTUS is looking for.. again just rumors… I agree with those that said these idiots should have just paid the TIP… what a bunch of cheapskates.. they deserve to get fired.. most likely they longtime Democrats with a sense of entitlement..”What you mean I don’t have a right to free sex in a foriegn country? But Obama promised!”
  
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DadCooks2
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:50pm
Not surprised. This hotel was recommended by the GSA because all the rooms come “with…”.

However the Secret Service did not read the fine print that there is an extra charge for the “rooms with…”.

Poor Barry, he was hoping for something a bit more than a good meal when one of his Secret Service folks had to go and complain about the extra charges for the “rooms with…”. (Why do you think Moochel stayed home.)

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almont
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:49pm
Five star….i’m 69 and have never stayed in a 5 star but then again I always used my own money, not someone elses.Why are non esential security agents staying at a five star when its not even the hotel in which the POTUS is staying?
May I suggest that the media check the hotel bills and I believe that we the taxpayers not only paid for the hotel. meals, entertainment and drinks for the house but the prostitutes also…… just staying.

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COFemale
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:43pm
This is exactly what happens when the man’s genitalia does the thinking. We at least know that 11 SS do not use their God given brains, as well as some military. Those that are married – good luck keeping your marriage intact. Frankly, I’d kick your booty out the door. You aren’t worth saving.

Just because something might be legal, does not necessarily mean you should partake in it, especially if it is illegal everywhere else.

This proves, without question, the male is the weaker sex.

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- hatchetjob
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:54pm
  AMEN Cofemale!!!!!
  
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- macpappy
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 4:13pm
  Ha, the male might be weaker at sex, but definitely not the weaker sex. I think the fact that “prostitutes” are a factor proves that women are the weaker sex. After all seems a prostitute was begging for her pay that started it all. Tough job, prostitution. That is why they need pimps.
  
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bigjason
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:40pm
Remember the DC socialites that snuck into the state dinner for the president of India? Once again, our “elite” security agents are played like school kids by the local talent. How pathetic. As if hookers haven’t been used throughout history to sneak around security measures. I don’t care about the old sailors and hookers paradigm; we’re talking here about security around our highest office. This Administration treats everything like this cute game.

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- oneshiner
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 3:07pm
  Hey, worried about Spain counting our election votes? see this
  
  )http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dmJtaOO2etc
  
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leftcoastslut
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:36pm
GSA on the International level……

…here let’s have one more for the road…. back to D.C.

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searching for the Truth
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:32pm
Oh grief! Let the poor guys be – suspicion alone will due enough damage to their families.

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- bigjason
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:42pm
  It’s not about them; it’s supposed to be about our security. They should all serve time in Colombia as far as I’m concerned. PS. So much for treating women with respect, right?
  
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- searching for the Truth
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:54pm
  They’re is a punch line in there.
  
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spirited
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:32pm
See the Obama (O) Biden campaign add: “Join Michelle and tell Barack you’re in” ?

Is that geared towards women
;^> or, ironic to this article topic?

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1goodguy
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:31pm
Trickle down corruption finally caught up with the Secret Service.

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- chips1
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:40pm
  The agent finally paid. The funny part was that it was paid with Obama money. They got screwed twice!!!
  
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407west
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:31pm
Did anyone notice he failed to wear a tie?
How do expect respect if you show up looking like this! Boy would love to know what the men saluting mr joe cool are thinking..

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- Goldenyears22
  Posted on April 16, 2012 at 12:47am
  Did he prop his feet up on their tables. He does at the White House. My or my no manners.
  
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spirited
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:26pm
Blackmail might be a greater concern.

Are these (or any of the eleven) agents
agents who have first-hand knowledge
of personal conversations…. and activities of the Presdient ?

The wellness of those eleven Secret Service Agents may be compromized.
– They might need to be concerned with the level of danger of future missions issued to them.
–Planes crash and bridges fall…; they might want to not travel in groups; Ooops.

Hopefully we will know their names at some point
–regardless of their future employment;

>and keep apprised of their, (ahem) ……., their mortality.

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Jenny Lind
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:23pm
Working for Obama they deserve a paid night off, but the hookers are a bit much. I don’t drink, but I might change my mind if I worked for Obama

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- Agnes
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 2:10pm
  You do not pay me enough working for the lying clown!
  
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- booger71
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 2:12pm
  When you are sent to a temporary duty station such as this, there are not days off, especially when your pre-screening security for the Prez
  
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SilentReader
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:23pm
It’s difficult to know what’s the truth anymore because we have an MSM that is an arm of this corrupt Obama Administration and they’ll never tell it!

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- justangry
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:53pm
  Ain’t that the truth!
  
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HKS
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:13pm
More evidence of Obama’s failure’s to run any kind of an operation, total incompetence in the white house. Speaks of character of this leader to allow these activities and the direction of the country in general can be no better. We appear to be stuck in full failure mode until we can get this administration out to pasture where they can’t hurt anyone but themselves.

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- justangry
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 3:24pm
  Ok, I dislike Obama’s policies as much as anyone else here. That being said, I really don’t think he had anything to do with this. They’re just horny men, and latinas are HOT! End of story.
  
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JP4JOY
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:10pm
Discipline starts at the top and the “buck” goes all the way up to the top. Can’t really expect too much without real leadership.

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- hatchetjob
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:58pm
  We are each responsible for our own actions. Discipline in key. Just because a leader doesn’t have standards doesn’t mean everyone else uses that as an excuse.
  
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USAPLISKENXI
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:05pm
This kind of stuff starts at the TOP / besides they are probably his friend’s he gave jobs to

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Stoic one
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:05pm
I really, really would like to know the REAL story. Why were these agents forced out of Columbia? There is something else going on here.

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- piiguissa
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 3:34pm
  The victim(unpaid prostitute) was probably white…Obama hasn’t come out to speak about it… No opportunity to use the race card, so nothing to see here…
  
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- infortheride
  Posted on April 16, 2012 at 2:08pm
  Oblamer just talked about this issue:
  If I had a prostitute it would have looked just like …….
  
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Katana9Q
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 12:59pm
Obviously, What Happens in Cartegena does not Necessarily Stay In Cartegena!

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Thighmaster
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 12:57pm
Motel 6 didn’t leave the light on for ‘em ?

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FloridaFarmGirl
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 12:53pm
Just one more humilation on this president’s watch. How much is this going to cost us? Where are the jobs, lower gas prices, higher housing prices? He just keeps spending money we don’t have on things that don’t matter to the average American Who will this piece of crap blame this time?. Romney 2012!!

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TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 12:47pm
I don’t agree with this a MAJOR “scandal.” We would hope that the Secret Service and our Military members are always above reproach and are in keeping with the highest standards of the job they are tasked to perform and the office of the POTUS who they are in support of.

But this crap has been going on for years with any number of Democratic Presidents, and sometimes right in our own White House with the express knowledge of the Secet Service regarding certain Presidents and their OWN behavior. Kennedy and Clinton come to mind, and it doesn’t always have to involve prostitutes to be a scandal.

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- COFemale
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:45pm
  Why is it that Democrat President’s can’t keep it in their pants.
  
  When was the last time a Republican President had a concubine?
  
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- Mark0331
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:53pm
  @Time—you are so right. The spooky thing is hearing some women fawn all over JFK and Bill Clinton and say how great a President they were…Clinton disrespected his wife and daughter on a International stage, and the left just shrugs it off like it is no big deal. Bizzare.
  
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- TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 2:38pm
  COFEMALE. I had a nice comment which never posted regarding Conservative intelligence, evolution of man and fidelity. Long story shortened. The more intelligent the person, the less likely they are to cheat. The left with all their knuckle dragging comments regarding the right and our lack of “supposed” intelligence is a myth concocted by the less intelligent. We have “evolved” where they haven’t. Most on the left just cannot control their basic animal… which shows a lack of intelligence and evolution. Lol.
  
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- TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 2:50pm
  MARK. Yes, could never figure out the continued female admiration for Clinton, or even Kennedy years later when the “truth” started coming out. regarding his numerous infidelities. Women supporting Clinton can only be seen as true lack of self esteem on their part…
  
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MONICNE
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 12:45pm
Big News! Masculine men who risk their lives daily blow off the steam with sex and debacle!

The U.S. Military are renowned for their bawdy antics overseas when unaccompanied by their significant others. It looks like Secret Service might have the same “boys will be boys” issues, but this time we are not looking the other way.

This is reminiscent of the Tail-hook scandal, when it was “revealed’ that the worlds foremost combat pilots and risk takers were hyper-masculine! Go Figure!

TEA

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- TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:29pm
  “The U.S. Military are renowned for their bawdy antics overseas when unaccompanied by their [significant others].”
  
  Funny you write “significant others.” Unless you were on the “receiving end” just how would you know what our U.S. Military does overseas or anywhere else for that matter?
  
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- Mark0331
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:49pm
  With all you stated, you forgot one important thing…Respect for women, is that irrelevant to you? I think most people who have honor respect women. That is the issue here, respect for women.
  
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- chips1
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:51pm
  MONICNE:
  Why didn’t you mention that the line of girls waiting to be “secret serviced” caused a traffic jam in the lobby?
  
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- ddg7
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 3:37pm
  @MARK0331….These women didn’t want respect they wanted pesos!
  
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- MONICNE
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 4:17pm
  @Time_2_End…Two words: “Subic Bay.” 1960-77 Two more words: “Pattya Beach.” 1966-73. LOL
  
  @Chips1, @DDG: LOL, there was an entire Viet Nam prostitute economy (and jitneys and booze & live entertainment and personal services and dry cleaning and motorcycle rentals and gourmet food and gambling and resort activity). Every war has had economic participants some called camp followers.
  
  Nam Vets: am I wrong, or what?
  
  Taxed Waaaaaaaay Too Much
  
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- Mark0331
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 5:15pm
  @MONCINE…Does any of what you posted (although true) make engaging in any of that activity right? How about self respect…no reason to degrade oneself because an opportunity exists.
  
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- Mark0331
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 5:25pm
  @MONICNE and @DDG7… as a fellow Vet, USMC 88-08, I appreciate your service, truly…I get what you are saying, I do know what places like Pattya and Phuket have in store for guys on liberty…but it is all about self respect. I used to tell my boots Respect is Earned and Lived…thats all I am trying to say…it seems like these guys were lacking in the Self Respect department.
  
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- TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
  Posted on April 16, 2012 at 6:37am
  Not getting your point. I can list an installation, some dates. Your response doesn’t tell this “In-Country” ‘Nam Vet squat. Two words… Bull Crap.
  
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ddg7
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 12:45pm
Screw the hotel, let me see the prostitutes in question.

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- RebelYell1862
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 12:57pm
  @DDG7 Yea, let’s have a look at ‘em and see if they were worth our money.
  
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- JP4JOY
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:12pm
  @DDG7
  I spent 4 years on DD 946 USS Edson. ’72-’76
  
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- sWampy
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:29pm
  Dude, they were dude whores.
  
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- ddg7
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 3:33pm
  @JP4JOY…First ship was Prairie AD15 and my last ship was the Henry B. Wilson. Went from wooden decks to guided missiles. Got out in 1972 but DDG7 was involved in the Mayaguez incident which is now considered the last battle of Viet Nam. ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.’
  
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- piiguissa
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 3:45pm
  The sad thing is that prostitutes are sometimes victims of human trafficking. Most were raped over and over as children some as young as 5 and even younger. By the time they become adults they are so messed in drugs and far gone that keep doing this until they get killed or die of overdose. I never understand how people can pretend that prostitution is just a moral issue. In most cases is tied to drug cartels and the most violent crimes that you could imagine! Drugs also, i cannot believe how many people look a pot as something cool. Has anyone seen the violence in Mexico???? people being burried alive, burned alive, decapted, little girls being sold as sex slaves, families being executed…. And that’s where the money goes to when the “cool” kids smoke an innocent pot. It lines up the pockets of the most violent people out there.
  
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- macpappy
  Posted on April 16, 2012 at 12:21am
  We were paddling in the same waters my man. I was aboard the Hancock during the Mayaguez incident as they call it. It was the worst of times, those Marines were the last to die in combat and the last listed on the memorial. Our aircraft were on station, but our marines could not get there until the 16th, missing the landing on Koh Tnag.
  
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Comeandtakeit
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 12:44pm
Let me get this straight: I am paying for numerous government workers to stay in a five star hotel boozing and partying it up with hookers so our President can gallivant all over the world pretending to work with numerous other staff and security and servants in expensive gas-guzzling non-energy efficient planes and copters and autos also pretending to work on, supposedly, my behalf. YOU’RE FIRED!

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- Thighmaster
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 12:51pm
  Grab a brown paper lunch bag and breathe into it, you’ll be fine.
  
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- copatriots
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 12:52pm
  Yup…..well said
  
  Don’t ya just love the Hope & Change? I’m guessing this isn’t unique to the O admin but likely has worsened under his leadership (oops….meant lack of). Doesn’t surprise me one bit that they would not respect their jobs since they can’t possibly have respect for who they are serving.
  
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- RepubliCorp
  Posted on April 15, 2012 at 1:36pm
  just wait until they have your wife/daughter naked on table with govie healthcare
  
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- infortheride
  Posted on April 16, 2012 at 2:11pm
  Obama just heard saying: If I had a prostitute it would look just like ……
  
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marine249
Posted on April 15, 2012 at 12:41pm
nice digs

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