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Obama bus catches buzz on the Web
The Looout ^ | 8-15-11 | Claudine Zap

Posted on 08/15/2011 7:52:19 PM PDT by Justaham

.Pull over, Sarah Palin: President Obama's bus is about to run yours off the road.

The $1.1 million (yep, you read that right) Obamamobile is, according to the Associated Press, "an impenetrable-looking conveyance the size of a cross-country Greyhound, painted all in black, with dark tinted windows and flashing red and blue lights." The rubber is hitting the road for the president's current trip to Iowa, Minnesota, and Illinois.

Two of these superbuses were commissioned by the Secret Service to chauffeur the commander-in-chief around the country -- along with the eventual Republican presidential candidate and visiting dignitaries. While these babies don't come cheap, the protection service decided the buses, normally leased and retrofitted to provide presidential protection, would pay for themselves over their projected 10-year lifespan.

The Secret Service won't reveal specifics on the high-tech monster buses but said that they have similar features to "the Beast," a tricked-out limo and the president's regular ride. That official Cadillac comes with thick, reinforced doors and reportedly is equipped with bulletproof glass that can withstand a rocket-propelled grenade or a chemical attack.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bus; bustour; obama; secretservice; tour
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1 posted on 08/15/2011 7:52:20 PM PDT by Justaham
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To: Justaham

Why is it that the media only complains when Sarah Palin spends money?


2 posted on 08/15/2011 7:55:34 PM PDT by Tempest (Ruining the day of corporate butt kissers everywhere.)
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To: Justaham

Why is it that the media only complains when Sarah Palin spends money?


3 posted on 08/15/2011 7:56:11 PM PDT by Tempest (Ruining the day of corporate butt kissers everywhere.)
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To: Justaham

I resent my stolen money going to the Obamination’s ultra luxury bus campign tour.


4 posted on 08/15/2011 7:56:21 PM PDT by FormerACLUmember (When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.)
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To: Tempest

The article says that the secret service paid for the buses. WRONG. The taxpayers paid for these monstroucities.


5 posted on 08/15/2011 7:58:28 PM PDT by Justaham
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I wonder how much Americana he plans to throw under that bus. That’s one big, bad-ass lookin’ bus.


6 posted on 08/15/2011 7:59:02 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been Redistributed. Here's your Change!)
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To: Tempest

>> Why is it that the media only complains when Sarah Palin spends money?

A Congressman recently made a big stink about Sarah’s bus.


7 posted on 08/15/2011 8:00:57 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Your Hope has been Redistributed. Here's your Change!)
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To: Justaham
Note the ghetto taillights
8 posted on 08/15/2011 8:00:57 PM PDT by CrazyIvan (Obama's birth certificate was found stapled to Soros's receipt.)
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To: Justaham

I want one that runs on grass, wheat, corn, and veggie scraps!


9 posted on 08/15/2011 8:02:36 PM PDT by proudtobeanamerican1 (A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Abraham Lincoln)
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To: Justaham

My favorite line of the day:

‘Rolling Blunder’


10 posted on 08/15/2011 8:03:19 PM PDT by ilgipper
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To: proudtobeanamerican1

If Obama’s ultra luxury bus gets 2 miles to the gallon I will be amazed.


11 posted on 08/15/2011 8:04:39 PM PDT by FormerACLUmember (When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.)
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To: Gene Eric

Notice it does not have the American flag on it, or anything that reflects the USA.


12 posted on 08/15/2011 8:04:51 PM PDT by Justaham
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13 posted on 08/15/2011 8:04:59 PM PDT by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
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14 posted on 08/15/2011 8:10:02 PM PDT by Bean Counter ("For every man there exists a bait he cannot resist swallowing.".....Nietzsche)
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Ah, no thanks!! That bus just looks extremely intimidating, and could actually turn off people.

Meanwhile, compare this to the bus Sarah Palin uses:

Note how much more inviting-looking this bus looks.

15 posted on 08/15/2011 8:10:33 PM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: Justaham
Sheesh... cue the Star Wars Imperial March.
16 posted on 08/15/2011 8:10:46 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: Justaham

He’s “man of the people,” with his jet-black, multi-million dollar, taxpayer-funded, scary-looking bus of his.


17 posted on 08/15/2011 8:11:30 PM PDT by AAABEST (Et lux in tenebris lucet: et tenebrae eam non comprehenderunt)
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To: quantim

Top 20 Obama Bus Tour Names

20. Downgrade One
19. BusT Tour
18. 57 States
17. We have to ride it to know what’s in it
16. Spinning the Future
15. Obama, the Bachmann Slayer
14. Rolling Blunder
13. The “Bus-driver acted stupidly” tour
12. Debt Race 2012
11. Titanic on wheels
10. StimuBus
9. America Under the Bus Tour
8. The “Not a Corporate Jet” Tour
7. Tragical history tour
6. Sputnik Moment
5. Blunderbuss
4. Blame Bush Tour
3. Barackisalosa 2012
2. The “McDonald’s Is Hiring” Tour
1. The “Free iPods for the Battleground States” Extravaganza

Important note: the second bus is for Michelle’s clothes and servants.


18 posted on 08/15/2011 8:12:30 PM PDT by Justaham
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To: Justaham

“As I drive to Allah in my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus)”

Now I’ve got my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus)
Now I’ve got my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus)
Every day you’ll see the dust (Too much, the Magic Bus)
As I drive to Hell in my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus)
As I drive to my gig in my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus)
As I drive to my baby in my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus)
As I drive to Jesus in my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus)
As I drive to my Heaven in my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus)
As I drive to Allah in my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus)
As I drive to Zarathustra in my Magic Bus (Too much, the Magic Bus)
I’ll get there
I’ll get there (Too much, the Magic Bus)
I’m gonna get there
Your gonna get there
Were all gonna get there

Now I got my Magic Bus
Thanks to you.


19 posted on 08/15/2011 8:12:30 PM PDT by reagandemocrat (Courtesy of Pete Townsend and the Who)
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To: quantim

Top 20 Obama Bus Tour Names

20. Downgrade One
19. BusT Tour
18. 57 States
17. We have to ride it to know what’s in it
16. Spinning the Future
15. Obama, the Bachmann Slayer
14. Rolling Blunder
13. The “Bus-driver acted stupidly” tour
12. Debt Race 2012
11. Titanic on wheels
10. StimuBus
9. America Under the Bus Tour
8. The “Not a Corporate Jet” Tour
7. Tragical history tour
6. Sputnik Moment
5. Blunderbuss
4. Blame Bush Tour
3. Barackisalosa 2012
2. The “McDonald’s Is Hiring” Tour
1. The “Free iPods for the Battleground States” Extravaganza

Important note: the second bus is for Michelle’s clothes and servants.


20 posted on 08/15/2011 8:12:30 PM PDT by Justaham
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