(Update) White House Package Harmless

[sabra]

http://www.11alive.com/news/usnews_article.aspx?storyid=77637

White House Package Harmless


WASHINGTON (AP) -- A man tossed a suspicious package onto the North Lawn of the White House on Wednesday, setting off a security alert, and was taken into custody, the Secret Service said.

After a remote-controlled device was used to probe the package, the Secret Service determined it was not hazardous and sounded the all-clear shortly after noon, about an hour after the incident began, officials said.

"This individual has a done a similar act in the past and he is in custody," Secret Service spokesman Tom Mazur said.

...

"Normal security protocols are in place," Mazur said while the package was being investigated.

[maddezmom]

1. whew that is a relief

:D

[bemildred]

4. Yeah, I can leave my shelter in the basement now.

And thank the deity nobody in the government was hurt ...

[maddezmom]

12. took me a while to get back out

with all that duct tape. :D

[TomInTib]

2. I thought this was about the "flight suit package"

But instead, it is about a Serial Package Thrower.

[rkc3]

6. What kind of cereal was it?

[TomInTib]

7. Why, Trix, silly. Didn't you see that right away?

[rkc3]

9. I thought Trix were for kids - not for the idiot who lives at the WH.

[TomInTib]

13. Yeah, you're right. I guess I just got carried away by that great

performance and extended a little too much credit to the Cretin in Chief.

[Rude Horner]

3. My guess is that...

this is how Boy George gets his cocaine delivered. They did say that he's done this before, right?

:hippie:

[tridim]

5. Ahh the "remote-controlled device used to probe the package"

JimmyJeff must be in the house.

[jaysunb]

8. Yawn....

and I hope they keep it up, now that the country has awakened from it's slumber, the scare tactics won't work anymore.
Sorry Karl....the jigs up.

[sarcasmo]

16. Wait until they crank up the scare tactics in October.

[Beaverhausen]

10. Is it just me? Does anyone find that headline kinda funny?

[Moondog]

11. Nope. Not just you.

[EFerrari]

17. They arrested Karl Rove? n/t

[MsKandice01]

14. I'm sure Karl Rove has already put his usual payment in the mail..

[AndyA]

15. I rushed to the store, got canned tuna, powdered milk,

and hid under the bed...




I'm sure relieved that it wasn't a terra attack!














Because I forgot to get a can opener to open my can of tuna...

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[geniph]

18. Am I the only person who just flashed back to "Mission Accomplished"

and Il Bushe prancing across the deck of the aircraft carrier with his codpiece (White House 'package') in full display?

:puke: