{"id":607,"date":"2008-11-16T11:43:55","date_gmt":"2008-11-16T16:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=607"},"modified":"2008-11-16T11:46:07","modified_gmt":"2008-11-16T16:46:07","slug":"snooping-near-camp-david","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/16\/snooping-near-camp-david\/","title":{"rendered":"Snooping Near Camp David"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I tromped out to the Catoctin Mountains next to Camp David last weekend.\u00a0\u00a0 Good scenery, considering the neighborhood.\u00a0I was pleased to see that TSA was not operating a checkpoint for access to the mountain.<\/p>\n<p>There is a restaurant &#8211; actually, an &#8220;inn&#8221; &#8211; in nearby Thurmont, MD that proudly advertises that it is popular with Secret Service agents who spend time at Camp David.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t notice a parade of scantily-dressed tarts parading in front of the inn, so\u00a0the Thurmont police department is apparently not entrapping the Secret Service agents as brazenly as \u00a0the DC police <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/11\/10\/AR2008111000586.html\">recently did<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 The <em>Washington Post<\/em> reported that the agent,\u00a0&#8220;driving his Secret Service vehicle and in uniform, encountered the undercover officer about 12:50 a.m. near 11th and K streets NW&#8230; After bantering about prices and services,\u00a0 the woman agreed to perform oral sex for $20 and told the [agent] to meet her around the corner. 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