Normally I’d say boo-fuggin-hoo, another reporter complaining about how hard their life is living on a bus covering a campaign, we all know it sucks… but these paragraphs got me interested:

On the bus, the agent ran through some of the security precautions the press would face, like getting rescreened with a magnetometer each time they left the campaign “bubble” [protective cordon]—say, for a trip to the bathroom. The potential risks of such a breach: someone might slip something in your bag when you weren’t looking, or you might pay a visit to your “Lebanese cabdriver friend who hands you a machine gun,” he explained.

This last line didn’t go over so well. Journalists shot each other incredulous looks: he didn’t just say that, did he? Even worse, the network cameraman seated directly in front of the agent happened to be Lebanese. When it came time for questions, the cameraman’s hand shot up. “I take offense” he said of the implied equation between Lebanese people and terrorists. The cameraman then noted the many patriotic Americans who had Lebanese roots. “You’re right,” the agent replied, chastened. “I apologize.”

How can somebody this stupid be running protection for John Edwards? Maybe this guy shouldn’t be fired, but he shouldn’t be head of security… I mean- making a racist statement directly to the media? How fucking stupid is that?