Man jumps fence at White House

[dogday]

A screaming intruder jumped the White House fence at about 4 p.m. yesterday and reached the front lawn while President Bush was at home.

The Secret Service said Brian Lee Patterson, 40, whose last known address was in Albu-querque, N.M., also jumped the fence in February. He was charged then with unlawful entry and faces the same charge in yesterday's incident. The bearded man, wearing bluejeans and a white T-shirt that read "God Bless America," jumped the fence and ran across the North Lawn while repeatedly yelling, "I am a victim of terrorism."

Members of the Secret Service emergency-response team, including one holding a barking dog, chased the man with their guns drawn and surrounded him near the row of cameras set up for television reports. He told officers that he was not afraid of them and has "intelligence information" for the president.

The man eventually knelt on the ground and was taken into custody. Mr. Patterson cut his hand jumping the fence and was taken to George Washington University hospital

http://washingtontimes.com/metro/20060410-122904-3795r.htm

[u2spirit]

1. Maybe he's "curveball"!

EOM

[dogday]

2. We are all victims of terrorism

he's got that much right....

[Ian David]

3. Who are they kidding. The man was trying to run AWAY from the White House

He was Scotty's latest victim during his long, lonely days without Jeff Gannon.

"I am a victim of terrorism," was just the man's "Safeword."

[Benhurst]

4. I guess Joe Lieberman got tired of sitting on the fence. NT