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jplinville · #1 03-19-2012, 09:13 PM

Where did the stories go??

Malia Obama | Spring Break | Mexico | The Daily Caller

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An AFP report that President Barack Obama’s 13-year-old daughter, Malia, is spending spring break in Oaxaca, Mexico appears to have been completely scrubbed from the Internet news sites that first reported it.
AFP first reported around mid-day Monday that Malia Obama was vacationing in Mexico with 12 friends under the protection of 25 Secret Service agents and a number of local police officers.
The International Business Times reported that, “the group arrived in Oaxaca on Saturday and reportedly visited the architectural site of Mitla.”
The Department of Public Safety, a Texas law enforcement agency, issued a warning on Tuesday against students against celebrating their spring breaks in violence-torn Mexico. The Huffington Post reported that in February, the United States State Department “recommended that Americans avoid travel to all or parts of 14 or 31 Mexican states. It’s the widest travel advisory issued by the U.S. since Mexico stepped up its drug war in 2006.”
Since the story was first reported, it appears to have been scrubbed from a number of news outlets. The Huffington Post, International Business Times, The Australian, The Telegraph and Global Grind have all removed the article, and AFP, which initially reported the story, now links to an unrelated story on “Sengalese superstar Youssou Ndour.”

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Pooka · #2 03-20-2012, 04:07 PM

I remember when the Bush girls went to Argentina. One of them had her purse swiped from a Bar and she told the Secret Service to get it back. She felt she had no reason to look out for it herself.

Then there was the game the girls played called 'Ditch the Secret Service Agents'. Funny, funny stuff.

After one of the Agents was almost beat to death by a street gang Daddy Bush stepped in and told them to stop insisting on seeing the rougher side of town.

This was not widely reported on, either.

But as to the insinuation that the articles were pulled for no reason......

I think there is this thing called 'Personal Safety' that the White House is concerned about. Movements of family members are not published in advance and details about their travels just adds to the cost of protecting them.

jplinville · #3 03-20-2012, 06:08 PM

White House Admits to Asking Malia Story to be Pulled | TheBlaze.com

engatwork · #4 03-20-2012, 06:13 PM

No surprise here.

Dudesky · #5 03-20-2012, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Pooka

I remember when the Bush girls went to Argentina. One of them had her purse swiped from a Bar and she told the Secret Service to get it back. She felt she had no reason to look out for it herself.

Then there was the game the girls played called 'Ditch the Secret Service Agents'. Funny, funny stuff.

After one of the Agents was almost beat to death by a street gang Daddy Bush stepped in and told them to stop insisting on seeing the rougher side of town.

This was not widely reported on, either.

But as to the insinuation that the articles were pulled for no reason......

I think there is this thing called 'Personal Safety' that the White House is concerned about. Movements of family members are not published in advance and details about their travels just adds to the cost of protecting them.

How about personal stupidity?

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Travel Warning
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Bureau of Consular Affairs

Mexico

February 08, 2012

The Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens about the security situation in Mexico. General information on the overall security situation is provided immediately below. For information on security conditions in specific regions of Mexico, which can vary, travelers should reference the state-by-state assessments further below.
This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Mexico dated April 22, 2011 to consolidate and update information about the security situation and to advise the public of additional restrictions on the travel of U.S. government (USG) personnel.

Ok for the elite but not you bottom feeders.

Kuan · #6 03-20-2012, 06:30 PM

Damn. I want my own secret service detail.

tbomachines · #7 03-20-2012, 06:35 PM

Is this surprising at all?

engatwork · #8 03-20-2012, 06:40 PM

CBS news just said she was down there on a school trip

but was safe from the earthquake.

Botnst · #9 03-20-2012, 06:44 PM

Safer for the children if people DON'T know where they are.

Put another way, WGAS?

Dudesky · #10 03-20-2012, 06:49 PM

Leaves one to wonder why a parent would be so shallow.
Read today on the US side they are offering tours in a park along the border with armed guards. Not sure if they're Secret Service or Seal Team Six.

The Clk Man · #11 03-20-2012, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by engatwork

No surprise here.

Surprises, Hmmmm did you check your trunk after you left my house?

Pooka · #12 03-20-2012, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Dudesky

How about personal stupidity?

Ok for the elite but not you bottom feeders.

The city of Oaxoca is considered by the US Department of State to be a safe place for Americans to travel. There is no advisory for this area.

Yak · #13 03-20-2012, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Dudesky

How about personal stupidity?

Ok for the elite but not you bottom feeders.

Does nothing exist for you that is not anti-Obama spinnable? 13 year-olds on a school trip are "fair game?"

Maybe the "elite" can read and think, but the "bottom feeders" just regurgitate bilge?
Mexico

February 08, 2012

The Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens about the security situation in Mexico. General information on the overall security situation is provided immediately below. For information on security conditions in specific regions of Mexico, which can vary, travelers should reference the state-by-state assessments further below.
This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Mexico dated April 22, 2011 to consolidate and update information about the security situation and to advise the public of additional restrictions on the travel of U.S. government (USG) personnel.

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Oaxaca: Oaxaca, Huatulco and Puerto Escondido are the major cities/travel destinations in Oaxaca -see map (PDF, 286 kb) to identify their exact locations: No warning is in effect.

Pooka · #14 03-20-2012, 07:48 PM

And.....

About 50 years ago I was planning a trip through Baja Mexico. The US State Department advised me that unless I was able to take a fully automatic weapon with me then I should not make the trip. I was assured this was possible if I had the cash for the weapons and the personnel.

It was considered unsafe for travel even then.

Dudesky · #15 03-20-2012, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Yak

Does nothing exist for you that is not anti-Obama spinnable? 13 year-olds on a school trip are "fair game?"

Maybe the "elite" can read and think, but the "bottom feeders" just regurgitate bilge?
Mexico

February 08, 2012

The Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens about the security situation in Mexico. General information on the overall security situation is provided immediately below. For information on security conditions in specific regions of Mexico, which can vary, travelers should reference the state-by-state assessments further below.
This Travel Warning supersedes the Travel Warning for Mexico dated April 22, 2011 to consolidate and update information about the security situation and to advise the public of additional restrictions on the travel of U.S. government (USG) personnel.

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Yakity Yak:

And your life, your political loyalty is that lame? Only a die hard lib would go forth.....I'll stay home in my Motorcoach.

DEAD IS DEAD. You go down, maybe I'll buy.