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January 17th, 2009
01:00 PM ET
949 days ago

Crowley: A Secret Service no-no

Secret Service surrounds Obama as he makes his way through the crowds.
Secret Service surrounds Obama as he makes his way through the crowds.

WILMINGTON, Delaware (CNN) — Our first minor glitch happens as we detrain in Wilmington. Seems we - the media - broke free without "handlers." This tends to upset the Obama people.

As Obama talks, a line of Secret Service walks by me really quickly. I, of course, follow. Turns out people whose line of sight to Obama is blocked by other people have climbed into the leafless trees. That's a secret service no-no.

These bystanders are now back on the ground.

soundoff (6 Responses)
  1. Georgia Democrat

    Okay Secret Service get it together allready we gotta make sure all bases are covered to protect our commander in chief

    January 17, 2009 06:41 pm at 6:41 pm |
  2. Sanford

    Is CNN trying to kill all their senior correspondants at once? Whose stupid idea was it to put Wolf, Anderson, David, Roland, and Solidad outside on a roof for 9 hours in freezing January DC weather? They look miserable!

    January 17, 2009 06:50 pm at 6:50 pm |
  3. julie

    How interesting, As a 9 year old child in Washington DC on the day of JFK's funeral, my one vivid memory is of older children and young adults (African America for the most part) climbing the bare and leafless tree to get a glimpse of the procession,

    It is just important. We are raised on the American ideals and then it vanishes, Now it has come full circle,

    Keep our President safe. JR

    January 17, 2009 07:50 pm at 7:50 pm |
  4. Brad

    You have to be kidding me. Georgia democrat, are you really going to critizie the secret service. These men and women put their lives on the line dailiy to protect our president and those around him. I can't believe you would be so insensitive. As the son of a former FBI agent and friend of a secret service agent, I can guarntee you they have it together. The question is whether or not you do.

    January 17, 2009 07:55 pm at 7:55 pm |
  5. YourMom

    Thank god this is on CNN, this is very important information. *sarcasm off*

    January 17, 2009 08:56 pm at 8:56 pm |
  6. Darth Vadik, CA

    He's gut more guts than bush.
    Little chickenhawk would not do that, ever.
    I'm not saying what Obama did is good, it's actually not good to do it, but bush still wouldn't have the guts to do it.

    January 17, 2009 09:03 pm at 9:03 pm |