Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2014/10/02/ousted-secret-service-head-pierson-wanted-the-agency-to-be-more-like-disney-world/" target="_blank"><b>10/2/14: Ousted Secret Service Head Pierson Wanted the Agency to be More Like Disney World</b></a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I suppose that being welcoming and friendly isn't the best goal for an agency whose objective is to keep people away and provide security. I'm sure the guy who ran into the White House enjoyed the welcoming unlocked door...
Originally Posted By TP2000 Ms. Pierson sounds like a complete nutjob. How the heck did she ever get that top spot on a very important and specialized team to begin with?!?
Originally Posted By TP2000 Ms. Pierson sounds like a complete nutjob. How the heck did she ever get that top spot on a very important and specialized team to begin with?!?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros They did a quick bit about this on NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me this week, pretty much summarizing what's already been said in this thread. It really makes you wonder...
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>How the heck did she ever get that top spot on a very important and specialized team to begin with?!?<< My guess: it was a political appointment, with the understanding that her underlings would be the ones who would really run the agency.
