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Does the Kevlar Number Come in a French Cuff? (Obama was wearing "bullet-resistant clothing")
slate.com ^ | January 21, 2009 | Juliet Lapidos

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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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bhoinauguration; bodyarmor; kevlar; usss

1 posted on 01/21/2009 3:57:09 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Well, as Michelle told us.....as a black man, he could be shot going to the gas station....


2 posted on 01/21/2009 3:58:48 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR......Monthly Donors Wanted)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

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.


3 posted on 01/21/2009 4:00:32 PM PST by LukeL (Yasser Arafat: "I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize")
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To: Free ThinkerNY
He's gonna learn to hate that stuff. Itchy edges and all.

Me, all I gotta worry about is getting a check to the electric company tomorrow. The schadenfreud is growing.

/johnny

4 posted on 01/21/2009 4:00:41 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (God Bless us all, each, and every one.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Hey, You don’t have to pay your electric bill! Obama will pay it relax!


5 posted on 01/21/2009 4:03:30 PM PST by DocJ69
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To: LukeL
nothing short of a trauma plate will stop a round from a high power rifle

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

6 posted on 01/21/2009 4:05:17 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (God Bless us all, each, and every one.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

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.


7 posted on 01/21/2009 4:08:27 PM PST by LukeL (Yasser Arafat: "I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize")
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To: DocJ69
Their check didn't clear.

/johnny

8 posted on 01/21/2009 4:08:27 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (God Bless us all, each, and every one.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

I thought he was already coated in Teflon!


9 posted on 01/21/2009 4:08:49 PM PST by hercuroc
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Well no wonder he didn’t look as scrawny as usual.


10 posted on 01/21/2009 4:10:04 PM PST by Sig Sauer P220 (The Big 3 Auto Makers - Where Attention to Kwality is Jobe Won.)
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To: DocJ69
Hey, You don’t have to pay your electric bill! Obama will pay it relax!

Not necessarily. He might be Caucasian.
11 posted on 01/21/2009 4:11:52 PM PST by Sig Sauer P220 (The Big 3 Auto Makers - Where Attention to Kwality is Jobe Won.)
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To: LukeL
BWAHAHAHAHA! That one did it.... I'm laughing out loud now.

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

12 posted on 01/21/2009 4:12:05 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (God Bless us all, each, and every one.)
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To: JRandomFreeper

Darn, you must below GMC, Chrysler, and all the banks. Sorry Comrade!


13 posted on 01/21/2009 4:12:19 PM PST by DocJ69
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Maybe that explains why his suit coat was pinned in the back. Looked like it was about three sizes too big.


14 posted on 01/21/2009 4:12:20 PM PST by EggsAckley
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To: LukeL

Liquid body armor.
http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,usa3_042104.00.html


15 posted on 01/21/2009 4:12:39 PM PST by RC one
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To: JRandomFreeper
" But the daily chafe...."

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.

16 posted on 01/21/2009 4:15:10 PM PST by Deaf Smith
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To: DocJ69
Not to worry, tovarich. I don't meddle in other people's lives. I have time to hunt squirrels to eat. And grow turnips.

/johnny

17 posted on 01/21/2009 4:16:35 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (God Bless us all, each, and every one.)
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To: LukeL
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.

Would have helped Reagan though.

18 posted on 01/21/2009 4:16:38 PM PST by Doe Eyes
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To: Doe Eyes
Maybe. Things work out like they are supposed to. No modern materials technology back then to protect him... SA got raised. We've had a long time since the last attack.

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

19 posted on 01/21/2009 4:32:21 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (God Bless us all, each, and every one.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

bookmark


20 posted on 01/21/2009 4:50:46 PM PST by GOP Poet
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Well, as Michelle told us.....as a black man, he could be shot going to the gas station....

And, as statistics (and the Nightly News) tell us, it would most likely be at the hands of ANOTHER BLACK MAN or BOY.

21 posted on 01/21/2009 4:57:05 PM PST by DocH (Keep your powder dry and keep it in the black, fellow freedom-loving Patriots)
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To: DocH

You said it......I just chose not to....

;-)


22 posted on 01/21/2009 4:59:53 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (FR......Monthly Donors Wanted)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

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.


23 posted on 01/21/2009 5:14:25 PM PST by wrench
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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.


24 posted on 01/21/2009 8:49:01 PM PST by KarinG1 (Opinions expressed in this post are my own and do not necessarily represent those of sane people.)
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