January 04 ,2010
The Lie: "They[the delegation of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh] were part of a secure package [during their White House State Dinner in late November."
The Liar: Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan said. referring to Indian Prime Minister Singh.
What Kind of Lie is It? : Standard bureaucratese designed to mute a major embarrassment.
Why is it a Lie?: Tareq Salahi, a vintner and polo player, and his wife Michaele, a self-proclaimed former model and an aspiring star of Real Housewives of DC, famously crashed the White House state dinner as uninvited guests late last year--raising serious questions about the competence of the Secret Service star.
Augmented Reality: President Obama shakes hands with reality TV wannabe, Michaele Salahi.
The Latest Development: It turns out the Salahis were not the only gate crashers that evening. As posted on Talking Points Memo, the Secret Service has fessed up, announcing "that a third individual, who was not on the White House guest list, entered the State Dinner." So far, it has declined to say who that person might be.
