SENSATIONAL, SHOCKING, SECRET SERVICE SEX SCANDAL!

Nostradamus probably predicted the shocking sensational secret service sex scandal. I mean, hell, he predicted everything else...and what could be more indicative of the current state of United States of american culture?

This particular shocking sex scandal is the one wherein Secret Service agents, while in Colombia accompanying President Obama on his Latin American trip, received "company" in their hotel rooms, allegedly, ahem, "inappropiate" company. The agents were promptly sent home to Washington and put on leave pending investigation. Oops. 

Beware, we'll be hearing about this episode for a long time; longer than Natalie Holloway, longer than our current favorite overly-hyped shocking current event, the "hoodie" shooting, longer, dare we speculate, than O.J.?

We north americans, like our south american cousins, live in a culture in which sex is a sin, thanks to our christian heritage. We also live in a corporate capitalistic culture, in which sex seduces and sells. This combination, christianity and capitalism, causes people to use all kinds of sneaky, creative,  amusing strategies to get sex.

Most americans probably don't give a fig what secret service agents do in their free time, as long as they do their job of protecting the president.... we americans are largely a libertarian lot when it comes to sex and other forms of personal pleasure. But leave it to the media to never miss a chance to present us with yet another exciting, sensational, shocking sex scandal. What would we ever do without them?

President Obama, never one to miss a sound bite opportunity, expresses anger, shock, outrage, and whatever else sounds good.

I never got along well with the secret service. Abraham lincoln signed into law the act creating the secret service the very day he was assassinated. My father was asked to keep his hands in plain sight while he dined with president Truman. My brother in law, in full army uniform, was actually tackled by secret service personnel while reaching into his pocket for a camera to photograph president Nixon, as he had been assigned to do.

I recall being observed with binoculars by serious suited SS while attending an anti war rally against one of america's wars, i forget which one, its so easy to get them all confused.

Once, I attended a basketball game at which president Clinton was present, when an S.S. man walked by with a plain looking, but undoubtedly very highly trained german shepherd. I just had to smart off. "you should see MY german shepherd" I yelled at him. He didn't seem to be amused, or impressed. (my german shepherd was in fact far more beautiful than any ever owned by the secret service, but who cares).

So maybe my best strategy is to steer clear of the secret service, especially when they're on the road, and, um "out on the town"...

by Bb

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