I think the lapse might of been: Why was there not a Secret Service Agent or local police officer on every roof top with in rifle range?
I vaguely remember reading that Secret Service Agents intercepted a man in a wood line with in rifle range of where Obama was speaking. The man was unarmed and a search did not reveal a concealed weapon in the bushes.
Obama was not scheduled to speak for another hour or more. But...the man's explanation for what he was doing in the wood line was evidently less than fully convincing.
The important thing, however, was that the Secret Service agent in charge had anticipated a possible threat from the wood line. So he, or she, had agents back there- just in case. Sure enough, they found somebody of concern.
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