Green Obama’s official limo is a gas guzzler

timesonline.co.uk ^ | November 23, 2008 | Sarah Baxter

[Free ThinkerNY]

On the campaign trail, Barack Obama promised to get a million plug-in hybrid cars on the road by 2015. His own new presidential limousine will be far from green, however.

The Obamobile being prepared for the president-elect is said to be a monster gas-guzzler made by General Motors, the troubled car giant. It will look like a black Cadillac but is built like a tank. A spy photographer who tracks down future car models for magazines snatched pictures of the heavily disguised first-car-in-waiting when it was being road-tested last summer.

The armour-plated car, which has a raised roof, windows up to 5in thick, extra-strength tyres and a body made of steel, aluminium, titanium and ceramics, is thought to be based on a GMC 2500 truck that gets less than 10 miles to the gallon. Three cars are believed to be in production so that two can serve as decoys.

While security is paramount - the car is built to survive roadside bombs as well as gunfire - there are hybrid four-wheel drives on the market, such as Ford’s Mercury Mariner, which some critics believe could have been adapted for the president.

[mirkwood]

[Fresh Wind]

[Caipirabob]

Green Obama’s official limo is a gas guzzler

Silly Bolshevik! Global Warming is for the proletariat!

[mad_as_he$$]

Please, please, Dear Leader needs these tools to rule successfully from day one. We will just have to make up his use with our sacrifice.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Actually, the Coupe Deval story is more interesting. He took the initiative to dump the former state police unmarked Crown Vic and upgrade to an Escalade, thereby earning his moniker. When the story leaked out, and only then, the “self made” millionaire diversity pimp agreed to reimburse the Commonwealth for the difference, about $450/month, but not beforing claiming that the Crown Vic Interceptor was no longer available. Not true, according to Ford.

It's not all bad news in the Gay State. At least Chuck Turner's going down, for now. Even though they arraigned him in Woosta, dozens of his supports demonstrated outside the courthouse.

[Cvengr]

What will the Secret Service do when “Pimp My Ride” shows up at the White House garage?

[johnthebaptistmoore]

Listening to Chuck Turner’s supporters as well as listening to Boston Mayor “Mumbles” Menino’s reaction to what’s going on with Chuck were decent, humorous “popcorn moments” for sure.

[informavoracious]

I’ve met the Holy Father, and Barack Hussein Obama, sir, is no Pope Benedict. LOL