The State Department says the perpetrators wanted to look at the passports of famous........

[Exilednight]

people, but why was Obama's the only one that seems to have been looked at?

Why wouldn't they look at Edward's, Clinton's, McCain's, or anyone else's?

[madaboutharry]

1. Or Madonna's or Springsteen's or

Elizabeth Taylor's? What a bullshit response. They think we are stupid.

[tyne]

2. and ....three times over a long period of time

and they "peeked" just before a primary.

[Exilednight]

4. I woulld look at Teller's from Penn and Teller. He's one of only six people who have a passport....

issued with no last name. It just says Teller, I'd be curious to see what that looks like.

[islandmkl]

3. uhh...sometimes that first excuse just doesn't work out....

has scottie mcclellan resurfaced to handle crisis-control at the state department?

even dana p. would have come up with a more plausible (but surely equally-flawed) 'explanation' of the perps activities....

this will only get better...

[Lucinda]

5. We don't know they didn't look at others...

[Exilednight]

8. If they blabbed about this, then they would have blabbed about looking at others. n/t

[leftofcool]

11. They blabbed?

I don't think so. I think they got caught by a superior

[Exilednight]

16. What I'm saying is, who ever told the press about Obama's passport,,,,,,,,,

be breached would have also told the press about other passport records being breached.

The WT broke the story, but they said they didn't get their information from the Obama campaign.

[Lucinda]

20. I thought DoS said they caught the breech themselves?

Certain accts are flagged.

[Exilednight]

22. Yes, the DoS did catch the breach themselves, but I'm pretty sure they didn't tip off the press.....

with an official statement. If it came from within the DoS, it was leaked.

[Lucinda]

24. I assume the Obama camp tipped off the press.

[Exilednight]

26. The WT last night was calling it an unamed source.

[Lucinda]

28. Makes sense that it would be Obamas camp. His files were breeched

and public awareness about that is good, and it changes the narrative of the talking heads.

[PM7nj]

6. How convenient

[leftofcool]

7. We don't know that they didn't look at other visas

The public would not be notified of chich celebrity visas these contractors might have seen. It is big news only because a presidental candidate is involved. Celebrities would no doubt have been contacted privately and nothing would have made the papers.

[Exilednight]

9. Are you kidding? The paparazzi are great at finding this crap out. n/t

[madrchsod]

10. time for a investigation by the senate

oh wait..they have to ask permission.. nothing is going to come of this....

[TheDebbieDee]

12. The IRS has been known to have similar problems

with its employees.

At some point in the mid-90s, the IRS fired several employees for accessing OJ Simpsons tax history. Some people just can't keep their curiosity in check.

[chyjo]

13. Yes and I tried to grab all the hundreds

from the teller's drawer at the bank because I am just a HUGE uncontrollable Alexander Hamilton Buff.

[Poll_Blind]

18. !

:rofl:

PB

[Bullet1987]

14. The short answer is it's just an excuse they're using right now

based on the bosses of those people fired. Not through an investigation of any sort.

[Penndems]

15. Whose to say they didn't, and just haven't been caught (yet)?

This story is still developing.

[mmonk]

17. By famous people, they mean Obama, Naomi Wolf, ACLU staffers,

the Center for Constitutional Rights staffers, etc.

[rucky]

19. I'm going to guess that this is false, because...

a) It's coming from the State Department

and

b) Why would they publicly speculate on an investigation in-progress? They're covering their own ass, here.

I'll bet cash money we never see the truth.

[Exilednight]

21. hmmmmmm, intersting change of developments.

[Cass]

23. News reporting now that Clinton's and McCain's files breached also.

[Exilednight]

25. Yep, and that gives me a new theory..........

I think it was a reporter who bribed some underlings in an attempt to do some investigative reporting.

[Cass]

27. Aha...good theory!

That makes alot of sense.