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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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To: Tempest

OMG! She bought something to wear!


21 posted on 08/15/2011 8:14:33 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I love BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: Tempest

Since when does the federal government (aka - the taxpayer) pay for the president to put together a reelection campaign bus tour?


22 posted on 08/15/2011 8:15:49 PM PDT by TheBattman (They exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature...)
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To: Justaham

This man is not a president, he is a perpetual political campaigner. That is all he is really good at. Imagine if Bush had done this?


23 posted on 08/15/2011 8:17:30 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono (My greatest fear is that when I'm gone my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them)
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To: Tempest
Why is it that the media only complains when Sarah Palin spends money?

And it's not even taxpayer money Sarah spends!

24 posted on 08/15/2011 8:18:16 PM PDT by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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To: ilgipper

“Magical Misery Tour”

A classic seen today!

LLS


25 posted on 08/15/2011 8:19:44 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Certified Al Palin Hobbit Terrorist)
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To: Justaham

That’s not Obama’s bus.

That’s OUR bus.


26 posted on 08/15/2011 8:22:17 PM PDT by Iron Munro (One Trillion seconds = 31,709.79 YEARS / One Trillion dollars = Obama's spending for 3 months)
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To: Justaham

"Black Panther One" embarks on a mystical journey of credibility destruction...

27 posted on 08/15/2011 8:22:27 PM PDT by Caipirabob ( Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Justaham
Call it: Obama's Misery Tour

All he can do now is lie about the economy

Under the bus for you too
Blame the Jackwagon.
28 posted on 08/15/2011 8:23:48 PM PDT by BobP (The piss-stream media - Never to be watched again in my house)
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To: Gene Eric

LOL. I bet the undercarriage is bulletproof so Obama is safe from those that are under it.


29 posted on 08/15/2011 8:27:01 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: quantim

A picture of Obama carrying his only friend.


30 posted on 08/15/2011 8:28:06 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: Justaham

Now is a good time to go to the Youtube video of his first (of many) Magical Misery Tour speeches and tell the world what you think...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5RmG_0vmBc


31 posted on 08/15/2011 8:29:22 PM PDT by WayneM (Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.)
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To: Justaham

Why won’t 0bama ride around in his Cadillac, and have his people ride around in a normal bus?


32 posted on 08/15/2011 8:29:22 PM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: Charles Martel

Appropriately ominous looking. I get no good vibes looking at that thing.


33 posted on 08/15/2011 8:30:08 PM PDT by stayathomemom (Beware of kittens modifying your posts.)
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To: Justaham

Meanwhile, Øbama’s catching a buzz on the bus.


34 posted on 08/15/2011 8:30:16 PM PDT by AFreeBird
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To: Justaham

Would’ve been much smarter to paint the Fuhrer Bus red, a spangly red, white, and blue rather than shiny Darth Vader black.


35 posted on 08/15/2011 8:30:32 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: Justaham

Looks like the DarthVadermobile to me. Barry sure doesn’t go for that old Red, White and Blue. I guess he sees it as being too “jingoistic” for somebody as cool as he is.


36 posted on 08/15/2011 8:34:56 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (Americans need to wean their government off of its dependence on foreign money.)
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To: Justaham

the good news is that every one of the network news shows - tonite - ran a story about these buses and hwo much they cost - not to many out of work Americans are going to be in a good mood when they see this follwoed by the Prez going to a $50,000 per week vacation home...for two weeks. Obama does not knwo how to get the good will of people - that is good for Freepers


37 posted on 08/15/2011 8:37:32 PM PDT by q_an_a (uues)
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To: Justaham
No flag on this bus either....


38 posted on 08/15/2011 8:37:32 PM PDT by raybbr (People who still support Obama are either a Marxist or a moron.)
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To: Justaham

“...the president’s current trip to Iowa, Minnesota, and Illinois.”

Anybopdy else find it interesting that he’s making this trip but avoiding Wisconsin?

The very Wisconsin that has been rather unkind to socialists lately.


39 posted on 08/15/2011 8:39:26 PM PDT by proudpapa (Palin-West - 2012)
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To: Justaham

Throw America Under the Bus Tour


40 posted on 08/15/2011 8:41:12 PM PDT by The Mayor ("If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat" — Ronald Reagan)
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