Posted on 01/21/2009 3:57:09 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president on Tuesday under tight security. He rode to the Capitol in an armored Cadillac limo, spoke behind a protective glass shield, and wore "bullet-resistant clothing." Is that the same thing as a bulletproof vest?
Not quite. The vests familiar from cop shows and news footage of SWAT teams are manufactured to be maximally effective with no consideration for how they might look under a dress shirt. It's unclear what brand of body armor Obama sported at the inauguration, but several companies produce discreet, thinner vests that can be worn underneath clothing, inserted into an outer layer (like a coat) or woven into a shirt. Miguel Caballero, a Colombian company, makes bullet-resistant leather jackets, polo shirts, Windbreakers, and ruffled tuxedo shirts, which range from a few hundred dollars to $7,000 in price. There is a trade-off between efficacy and subtlety since, as a rule, it's more expensive to manufacture thin-but-reliable vests and shirts.
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Well, as Michelle told us.....as a black man, he could be shot going to the gas station....
I don’t care what kind of armor you have, nothing short of a trauma plate will stop a round from a high power rifle. Even a 30.06 can go through most vests.
Me, all I gotta worry about is getting a check to the electric company tomorrow. The schadenfreud is growing.
/johnny
Hey, You don’t have to pay your electric bill! Obama will pay it relax!
Yep. And the SS will make him wear that as well, on special occasions. But the daily chafe.... And having to wear ceramic...
He signed up. It's a 4 year hitch. He'll just have to cope.
I'm not laughing. Really.
/johnny
There must be some secret high tech armor out there, as I doubt they make the President wear 40+lbs of armor when out in public.
/johnny
I thought he was already coated in Teflon!
Well no wonder he didn’t look as scrawny as usual.
He has NO idea what he signed up for.
He will be safe, I pray and hope. But it AIN'T gonna be comfortable.
/johnny
Darn, you must below GMC, Chrysler, and all the banks. Sorry Comrade!
Maybe that explains why his suit coat was pinned in the back. Looked like it was about three sizes too big.
Liquid body armor.
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,usa3_042104.00.html
I could ship Hussein so of *this product, but I could end up in the Gitmo alternative:
http://www.antimonkeybutt.com/
I passed several out during Christmas time.
/johnny
Would have helped Reagan though.
I'd be satisfied with another long dry spell.
America is about a peaceful transition of power. Regardless of how hard we scrap the rest of the time.
/johnny
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And, as statistics (and the Nightly News) tell us, it would most likely be at the hands of ANOTHER BLACK MAN or BOY.
You said it......I just chose not to....
;-)
If you look at past pictures of Pres. Bush, you will see there are several different “styles” of protective garments he wears, depending on where he will be.
In some pics he looks like the Michelin man, in others his suit looks several sizes too big. Easy to spot when you look at the neck and the collar size.
Has anyone else ever noticed the doors from the WH to the rose garden? 5 hinges and they appear 4 or more inches thick and real solid.
Since nobody shot him, I don’t guess it matters much what kind of underwear he had on. My mother always told me not to go out in dirty underwear because if you get shot the nurses at the emergency room would see it, but I couldn’t really understand why that would matter. Buncha pansies.
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