Cheney paranoia? Secret Service has everyone wear pins in meetings showing they belong there

[sabra]

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20080612006011&newsLang=en

Radio Interview of the Vice President on the Chaz and AJ in the Morning Show

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Office of Senator Joe Lieberman

Hart Office Building, Room 706

8:59 A.M. EDT

Q Big time just walked in the room. Ladies and gentleman, the Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney. Good morning, sir.

THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good morning, gentlemen.

Q This is huge. Now, first of all I want to tell you, you know, the Secret Service walked in and handed me this pin and they said, well, you got to have this pin on because if the Vice President has to leave the room and then come back in, people who don't have a pin get taken out.

SENATOR LIEBERMAN: Right.

First why is Lieberman hosting radio interviews for Cheney? Second not sure if this pin thing is real or a joke?

[drdtroit]

1. Do they have guidelines for the official "secret" handshake? n/t

[Javaman]

2. yes, they do, but you can only find out what they are after you get

your official secret service decoder ring.

[MrCoffee]

3. That can't be a real interview. No one (the interviewers) could be that stupid.

Why would Darth allow himself to be interviewed by a couple of 8 year olds?

[jojo54]

4. Just as he wants to have SS protection for the rest of his life.

I heard that one on the radio the other day...the prez gets protection the rest of his life, but the veep is allowed only 6 months after leaving office.

Paranoid? Ya think???

[sabra]

5. well it looks like Congress approved his request last week for protection...

[DrDan]

6. considering his approval ratings, I am not surprised

I would be nervous also.

[klyon]

7. probably a listening devise for when you are not in the room

keeps track of your location too, most likely

[mithnanthy]

8. klyon...that was my first thought too...

n/t