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Party-Crashers Got Close to Obamas Before

Photos show them in inaugural box; Secret Service admits mistake

By Will McCahill,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 26, 2009 7:28 PM CST
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(Newser) – The Secret Service admitted the obvious today, saying that security measures “weren’t followed” at Tuesday’s White House dinner, which a Virginia couple auditioning for a reality show crashed. And, the Washington Post reports, it appears the couple got pretty close to the president-elect during inauguration festivities, even posting a photo on Facebook of them in the glass-enclosed box from which the Obamas watched the Lincoln Memorial concert.

Tareq and Michaele Salahi will appear Monday with CNN’s Larry King, part of a media blitz promised by their publicist. And, sources say, their spot on the upcoming Bravo series Real Housewives of Washington seems secure, and that crashing the state dinner was more about keeping up appearances. “I don’t think they’re afraid of being cut: They create a lot of drama on the show,” the source said. “What they’re struggling to do is maintain or create the illusion of being power players in DC.”

Tareq and Michaele Salahi appear in the viewing box used by the Obamas for January's pre-inaugural concert at the Lincoln Memorial.
Tareq and Michaele Salahi appear in the viewing box used by the Obamas for January's pre-inaugural concert at the Lincoln Memorial.   (Facebook)
Tareq and Michaele Salahi with Vice-President Biden at Tuesday's dinner.
Tareq and Michaele Salahi with Vice-President Biden at Tuesday's dinner.   (YouTube)
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schmidtkoff
Nov 27, 2009 12:03 PM CST
it[s a federal crime if they lied to federal agents to get into the white house.
Crispy
Nov 27, 2009 6:45 AM CST
I cannot even understand how these people wormed thier way into this event. I think the guards at checkpoints should have their asses in a sling. Poor Obama surrounded by idiots
Non-deep-thinker
Nov 27, 2009 4:49 AM CST
Didn't we just go through this with the Balloon Boy morons? Toss this pair in jail where they can meet some real "power players" and in their quiet moments, mull over the idea of whether fame is really worth all that, or is maybe just, um, something shallow, ridiculous, and stupid.

 
Secret Service • Larry King • Bravo • Obama's first state dinner • Tareq and Michaele Salahi • party crashers • Real Housewives of Washington • White House security • Tareq Salahi • Michaele Salahi

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