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Clinton to get custom hybrid SUV
CNN ^
| Sept 7, 2006
| Staff
Posted on 09/07/2006 2:42:35 PM PDT by wouldntbprudent
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Former president Bill Clinton will take delivery of a specially outfitted "Presidential Edition" Mercury Mariner Hybrid SUV later this month.
The vehicle's customized interior includes unique LED lighting and a 110-volt outlet. The Mariner's rear bench seats were replaced by a pair of bucket seats and a center console that houses a fold-out writing desk. There are also writing desks that fold down from the backs of the front seats.
It also has individual DVD players for each back and a small refrigerator, said Kim Irwin, brand manager for Ford's Mercury division. The SUV's front seats were modified to create more rear seat legroom, she said.
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Extra legroom, huh?
Eeew.
To: wouldntbprudent
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posted on
09/07/2006 2:43:29 PM PDT
by
boomop1
(there you go again)
To: wouldntbprudent
Why? Clinton don't even drive.
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posted on
09/07/2006 2:45:17 PM PDT
by
oyez
(The way to punish a providence is to allow it to be governed by philosophers. --Frederick the Great)
To: wouldntbprudent
"Clinton Gets New Car"
Alert the media.
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posted on
09/07/2006 2:45:37 PM PDT
by
Recovering_Democrat
(I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of "dependence on government"!)
To: wouldntbprudent
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posted on
09/07/2006 2:45:45 PM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
( I am sitting under my cone of silence, inside a copper wire cage wearing a tin foil hat...)
To: wouldntbprudent
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posted on
09/07/2006 2:45:48 PM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: wouldntbprudent
To: wouldntbprudent
No doubt it has astro-turf rugs in the cargo compartment.
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posted on
09/07/2006 2:46:16 PM PDT
by
HardStarboard
(Hey, march some more - its helping get the wall built!)
To: HardStarboard
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posted on
09/07/2006 2:46:50 PM PDT
by
gov_bean_ counter
( I am sitting under my cone of silence, inside a copper wire cage wearing a tin foil hat...)
To: wouldntbprudent
The Mariner's rear bench seats were replaced by a pair of bucket seats Hillary must have asked for this change. It will make XXX-42's "Back seat interviews" slightly more difficult and uncomfortable.
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posted on
09/07/2006 2:47:03 PM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(Dems - Your conduct is an invitation to the enemy, yet few of you have heart enough to join them.)
To: gov_bean_ counter
Beat me to it - great mind!!!
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posted on
09/07/2006 2:47:03 PM PDT
by
HardStarboard
(Hey, march some more - its helping get the wall built!)
To: wouldntbprudent
"The vehicle was donated by Ford Motor Co. to the Department of Homeland Security."
The Clowntoons pay for nothing.
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posted on
09/07/2006 2:47:26 PM PDT
by
quark
To: wouldntbprudent
maybe Gore should consider a hybrid
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posted on
09/07/2006 2:47:45 PM PDT
by
npg
To: wouldntbprudent
We drive Ford Escape Hybrids at work, which is the Ford variant of the Mercury Mariner Hybrid. We average 19.5 MPG in mixed city and highway driving. I am sure the "Presidential Edition", with the electric refrigerator, 110V outlet and fancy electronic gizmos gets much less than that.
But look for Bubba to throw his shoulder out of joint patting himself on the back for driving around in a vehicle that gets about the same milage as a Ford Expedition.
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posted on
09/07/2006 2:49:02 PM PDT
by
gridlock
(The 'Pubbies will pick up at least TWO seats in the Senate and FOUR seats in the House in 2006)
To: wouldntbprudent
it will have a set of these, but clipped.
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posted on
09/07/2006 2:49:16 PM PDT
by
Tulsa Ramjet
("If not now, when?")
To: wouldntbprudent
Wasn't the Mercury Mariner designed for Ted Kennedy?
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posted on
09/07/2006 2:50:24 PM PDT
by
Triggerhippie
(Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.)
To: Triggerhippie
I think you're thinking of the Mercury Submariner...
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posted on
09/07/2006 2:51:07 PM PDT
by
gridlock
(The 'Pubbies will pick up at least TWO seats in the Senate and FOUR seats in the House in 2006)
To: gov_bean_ counter
Oh, gawd, don't forget the astroturf and portable sink!
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posted on
09/07/2006 2:51:13 PM PDT
by
wouldntbprudent
(If you can: Contribute more (babies) to the next generation of God-fearing American Patriots!)
To: quark
The Clowntoons pay for nothing. Better Ford pay for his new SUV than the American Tax Payer.
To: Political Junkie Too
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posted on
09/07/2006 2:51:33 PM PDT
by
wouldntbprudent
(If you can: Contribute more (babies) to the next generation of God-fearing American Patriots!)
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