Twins Travel With Bush to Iowa, Missouri

Associated Press ^ | Tue, Jul 20, 2004 | PETE YOST

[eskimo]

Eskimo, I will be happy to turn you in again as a serial disruptor. Do I need to do that?

Just don't call my mother?

[texasflower]

You are a sad little guy.

[presidio9]

Not likely. I can't stand the food in the cafeteria where they're keeping him.

[presidio9]

What? No human companionship? It seems to me that folks would come for miles to spend time with someone with such a sunny attitude as yours.

[presidio9]

Eye navur wus tha bict cpellur.

[presidio9]

Surely Marine One would fit in there also.

Maybe, but having the common folk see the Presidential limo drive by on their everyday streets is one of the main points of these trips.

And, BTW, the thing is impervious to RPG attacks.

[newgeezer]

I can only guess he wanted to stay on schedule. The helicopter probably saved 15 to 30 minutes. He actually started speaking early here at the Iowa stop. No doubt the folks further down the itinerary appreciated that.

[texasflower]

And, BTW, the thing is impervious to RPG attacks.

What is? The limo?

I sure hope so. That would make me feel so much better.

[presidio9]

No, he traveled by limo in Iowa. The helicopter photos were all taken at Andrews AFB.

[presidio9]

Yes, the limo is heavily armored. I saw a special about it on the Discovery Channel not long ago. A lot of its protections are classified, but you'd have to try pretty hard to damage it. It weighs more than a Bradley.

[newgeezer]

No, he traveled by limo in Iowa.

Well, that makes sense. I mistakenly believed -- instead of clicking "View Replies" and seeing yours -- the guy who said the chopper was in Iowa.

[texasflower]

It weighs more than a Bradley.

THAT'S very impressive.

That explains the door in this picture...



It looks like it's at least 6 inches thick.

[presidio9]

Cool picture.

I would not be suprised if the SS considers the limo to be more secure than Marine One.

Just don't tell it to the Marines.

[texasflower]

I love that picture. I took it off the Defense Department website.

It was just after the Abu Ghraib fiasco. It was good to see such a warm greeting between the two of them.

Take a look at the hi-res picture here.....

http://www.defenselink.mil/photos/May2004/040510-F-6655M-012.jpg


It looks like they are standing right in front of you.

[presidio9]

BTW, the presidential limo also carries its own airsupply and monitors, so Abdulla can also forget about chemical/biological attacks...

[texasflower]

You added a lot to my comfort level about President Bush traveling around.

The insane dems are making me nervous. They seem to be losing all sense of reality.

[texasflower]

Did you just hear the Fox News alert?

Alan Greenspan just came out and said that President Bush's tax cuts saved us from a very severe recession.

Sucks to be John Kerry.

[presidio9]

Greenspan Warns on Spending, Tax Decisions (AP spins comment that Bush prevented "severe recession")

[texasflower]

Thanks!

[Dr._Joseph_Warren]

I see my mistake. The picture caption was confusing.

Helicopter to Andrews, plane to Cedar Rapids and motorcade to Kirkwood Comm. College.

Thanks guys!

Oh,... but it is annoying to get trapped by one of those motorcades. Back in 2000 I was stuck for 20 minutes waiting for the Gore motorcade to pass. Pretty amazing operation. They blocked all traffic for at least 10 minutes prior to the motorcade passing. Helicopters overhead preceded a long line of vehicles lead by several police, then several very large dark SUVs, then more police cars, then an ambulance.

Saw the same thing down in St. Louis when Bush I visited.

Regardless of who is president, it bothers me that our highest officials feel so threatened by the general population.

I know... I know.... 9/11 changed everything.