Possible Homeland Security Sec. Fumbles Security Before He Even Has Job

[blogslut]

http://cjonline.com/news/2016-11-21/kobach-took-plan-department-homeland-security-trump-meeting

An Associated Press photographer shot an image of Kobach going into the meeting and clutching a binder along with a stack of papers. One page is visible and readable, though partly obscured by Kobach’s hand...

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...The document then calls for “extreme vetting questions” for “high-risk aliens”; echoing Trump’s campaign rhetoric. High-risk aliens would be questioned about support for Sharia law (Islamic religious law), jihad, the equality of men and women and the U.S. Constitution.

The document also asks for reducing the intake of Syrian refugees to zero.

The rest of the page is either partially or totally obscured by Kobach’s hand and arm. When the photograph was taken, Kobach was standing outside with Trump – it is highly unlikely Kobach wasn’t aware he was being photographed.

The document contains obscured references to the arrest and removal of illegal aliens, “386 miles of existing actual wall,” the post-9/11 PATRIOT Act, and voter rolls. “Draft amendments to National Voter —” can also be seen, perhaps a reference to the National Voter Registration Act...

[Skittles]

1. nice

and this is just a PREVIEW

[11 Bravo]

32. Hell, this is them on their BEST behavior!

They're auditioning! Can you imagine how fucking bad it might get if the Republican eunuchs in the Senate actually allow some of these douche-nozzles to actually wrap their short little fingers around the reins of power?
Lord, Lord, Lord, I'm going to need DU for the next four years.

[dmr]

2. Scary man.

[yardwork]

3. But Hillary's emails.

[narnian60]

8. Exactly!

[Bobbie Jo]

4. What a moron.

Which makes this even more terrifying.

[MrScorpio]

6. That's only par for the course with this administration

Just wait until we see their eagles and birdies.

[BootinUp]

40. You just insulted morons. nt

[Snarkoleptic]

5. Oh, it's amateur hour!

I feel so much safer now.

[Tanuki]

7. I remember when a Scotland Yard official had to resign over a similar blunder.

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/04/how_not_to_carr.html

A huge MI5 and police counterterrorist operation against al-Qaeda suspects had to be brought forward at short notice last night after Scotland Yard's counter-terrorism chief accidentally revealed a briefing document.
........
The operation was nearly blown when Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick walked up Downing Street holding a document marked "secret" with highly sensitive operational details visible to photographers.

The document, carried under his arm, revealed how many terrorist suspects were to be arrested, in which cities across the North West. It revealed that armed members of the Greater Manchester Police would force entry into a number of homes. The operation's secret code headed the list of action that was to take place.
.........

Opposition MPs criticised Mr Quick, with the Liberal Democrats describing him as "accident prone" and the Conservatives condemning his "very alarming" lapse of judgement.
...........

He resigned.

[FuzzyRabbit]

9. IOKIYAR

Bob Quick was not a Republican, he was British, so he had to resign. It's OK for American Republicans to leak American secrets.

[Sunlei]

10. can tell by the wrinkles & lint trump sits on his ass all day.

[lonestarnot]

42. Looks like someone sat on pussy grabbers face and wrinkled his saggy fucking chin.

[Sunlei]

43. will any republicans leave their daughters alone with trump? why not republicans?

[lpbk2713]

11. He's recruiting the Keystone Kops.

That first staff meeting should be a hoot.

FOOD FIGHT!!

I hope they tape it for prime time viewing.

[watoos]

15. His administration

should be referred to as a Kakistocracy.

[SHRED]

12. Careless...as in "they couldn't care less".

[Lithos]

13. National Voter Registration Act

Kobach just ran afoul of that - wants to prove Citizenship before you can register to vote:

http://www.kwch.com/content/news/Judge-rules-Kobachs-voter-registration-law-violates-federal-act-379971461.html

More voter purging is afoot!

L-

[pinboy3niner]

20. Scary to see voting rights treated as a top Homeland Security issue

[Lithos]

21. Tying it to "Immigration

All of the voter purges have been based on criminals and immigrants voting.

L-

[Denzil_DC]

14. They still don't allow for the fact that modern digital photography

can offer resolutions way beyond old analogue optical systems.

A number of UK politicians have come a cropper in the same way for lack of a cheap cardboard folder. Here's a few examples:

Will they never learn? ANOTHER official is photographed with government papers on show in Whitehall and this time they are about securing 'sensitive communications'
(It's a Daily Mail link, for those who don't want to give them clicks: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3504056/Will-never-learn-official-photographed-government-papers-Whitehall-time-securing-sensitive-communications.html )

Photographed documents reveal secret government plans for new wave of grammar schools
( http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/photographed-documents-reveal-secret-government-8779277 )

Six times government documents were accidentally caught on camera

( http://www.itv.com/news/2016-09-06/six-times-government-documents-were-accidentally-caught-on-camera/ )

[NightWatcher]

16. Get OPSEC moran a briefcase!!!

[grantcart]

17. Fortunately ISIS doesn't have Internet access.

[They_Live]

18. These bumbling bunglers

are putting ALL of us at risk.

[wordpix]

19. idiot! Even I know to hide financial or legal papers if I walk around or leave in the car

geesh, how stooopid!

But...Hillary's emails will bring down the US!

[brer cat]

22. Oh, come on folks.

It's not like he put it out on twitter!

[eggplant]

23. It's fake.

You can tell by the font.

[csziggy]

34. True - no one uses Comic Sans for serious documents!

[world wide wally]

24. Seeing the Trump team at work leads to one conclusion:

We are sooooooo fucked

[Fast Walker 52]

28. it's not if they are going fail, it's how soon and how bad and will it fucking cost lives

[world wide wally]

29. It's not if it will costs lives, it's how many

[Fast Walker 52]

31. that's true... the old and poor will be the first to go, from GOP policies

and if they start mass deportations, a lot of non-white people will die too

[bench scientist]

36. so much this. All that is left now is to determine the scale of this epic disaster.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

25. This deserves a "Hitler reacts" video.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

41. Those are freakishly hilarious.

So well done.

[Turbineguy]

26. Back in the day....

potential immigrants had to answer questions about their affiliations with communists and promise not to own or work in a brothel. That along with the smallpox vaccination.

[world wide wally]

30. Did Drumpf's grandfather promise not to own a brothel?

[Fast Walker 52]

27. possible he did it on purpose?

He's one creepy asshole.

[dhol82]

37. I wouldn't put it past these fucks.

[Skittles]

38. well we know their racist supporters would approve

[MontanaMama]

33. What a dumb ass.

[onecent]

35. isn't there some

way to keep this all from happening. They are taking us back to the 50's....and T will be richer that rich
in no time.

[UTUSN]

39. R & K

[CanonRay]

44. Half the Christian Right couldn't pass the "extreme vetting questions"

if you change the word sharia to biblical.

[UCmeNdc]

45. Idiot

[ProfessorGAC]

46. Wouldn't This Be A Classified Document?

Seems like nearly everything out of a HSA would be classified.

[kentuck]

47. Well, he's real "security" conscious...

Probably will go far with military intelligence.