By J. Thomas Duffy
Brushing aside the breaking news, that State Department employees breached the passport file of Senator Barack Obama, opening it., at least, on three, separate occasion, Howard Wolfson, Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, lambasted the media traveling with the candidate, claiming more bias.
"With the big wins in Texas and Ohio, the widening lead in Pennsylvania," Wolfson barked, clearly agitated, "Now, everyone is running off looking at his passport".
"Why wasn't Hillary's passport breached? ... Why wasn't Hillary's passport looked at?"
'They look at his passport, but not hers? ... It's just like the debates... I'd say something fishy is going on here."
Clinton, apparently still out campaigning as the news broke, quickly integrated the news into her stump speech, offering the voters of Florida and Michigan the opportunity to look at her passport.
"I don't want to see these voters, of two of our most largest, and significant states, being left out of seeing my passport ... That's just not fair."
Reports are still breaking, that three contract employees at the State Department opened and looked at the passport file of Barack Obama.
The dates of the breaches are January 9th, February 21st and recently, on March 14th.
Josh Marshall, from TPM, notes that the dates coincide with "the day after the New Hampshire primary, the day of the Democratic debate in Texas and the day the Wright story really hit."
The Senate office of Obama was notified this afternoon of the breaches.
Two of the contract employees were fired, the third suspended.
It's not clear when Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice became aware of the security infractions.
Sources tell The Garlic that Secretary Rice was exercising on her elliptical trainer when she first learned of the problem.
Another source contacted The Garlic, indicating they worked in the State Department and stated they were surprised this news didn't come out sooner.
"Half the department had his [Obama] passport up as a screensaver," said the State Department source.
"If we worked late, we played drinking games with it ... You had to name the date and country he visited, and if you got it wrong, you chugged."
More as this story develops
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Bonus Links
Attytood: UPDATED: Breaking Obama passport scandal
Pale Rider - Blue Girl/Red State: Obama's Passport File ALREADY Searched by GOP
Hilzoy - Obsidian Wings: This, On The Other Hand, Is Serious
Jeff Fecke/Shakesville: I am So Surprised...Not
Brilliant at Breakfast: You aren't paranoid if they really are out to get you
Hillary's Smelling Burning Rubber! Or: The Garlic Was Right - Hillary Has Built Her "Field of Voices"
(Cross-posted at The Garlic.)
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