You Don't Show Up at the White House as a Misunderstanding

KJ, the Internet may no longer care about the Salahis, but morning TV sure does. The White House gate-crashers Michaele and Tareq Salahi went on the Today Show this morning to proclaim their innocence. They say they had clearance to attend the state dinner last Tuesday, and that their lives have been ruined by all the bad press and the paparazzi attention. Too bad for them, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs showed up to debunk the Salahis' lies. "This wasn't a misunderstanding," Gibbs told Meredith Vieira, "You do not show up at the White House as a misunderstanding."

The best part was when Michaele Salahi—who ,according to the Washington Post, hasn't held a job in years and lied about being a Redskins cheerleader—complained to Matt Lauer that all her "hard work" was destroyed by this kerfuffle. I guess social climbing is really exhausting. Watch the full interview by clicking here.

 

Tags: Meredith Vieira, michaele salahi, tareq salahi, Today Show

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Comments

The Salahi's are by no means "victims"

By: WSLers | Tue, 12/01/2009 - 14:00

despite what ryanbeed says. ryanbeed also declares that if anyone should go to jail it is the Secret Service agents who according to her/him/it? "failed miserably to do their jobs."

It might just be me, but I don't know that there are any laws on the books that either specifically or generally cite being lousy at ones job as a crime, be it misdemeanor or felony. But obviously ryanbeed has a much, much, much, MUCH greater grasp of the law in all it's incarnations then the rest of us, so please cite exactly which law(s) the secret Service agents in question violated/broke.

As I said in my header, the Salahi's aren't "victims' by any stretch of the imagination, except perhaps victims of their own monumental stupidity, self-centeredness and arrogance. I'm also reasonably sure they broke several laws during their escapade for which I hope they are prosecuted to the fullest extent and after conviction receive the harshest sentence possible.

who's the victim

By: ryanbeed | Tue, 12/01/2009 - 13:18

I think it's reprehensible to talk about putting these two in jail. They hurt no one. If anyone should be jailed it's the secret service who failed miserably to do their jobs.

who's the victim

By: ryanbeed | Tue, 12/01/2009 - 13:11

I think it's reprehensible to talk about putting these two in jail. They hurt no one. If anyone should be jailed it's the secret service who failed miserably to do their jobs.

These two are an excellent case for sending to Gitmo

By: WSLers | Tue, 12/01/2009 - 11:23

I guess what is so sicking and truly vile about both this episode and these two people is that they are trying to leverage the whole thing into being cast on a reality tv show. Y'know, because breaking about 20 federal laws is something to be admired and looked up to and followed as an example of the right way to do things and the right way to live your life and should be rewarded not only with an avalanche of yet more publicity, but also a fairly large amount of money for being on a tv show.

These two people are gutter scum filth, plain and simple.

I sincerely hope they are charged and found guilty with every possible felony and thrown in jail for a long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, long, time.