Obama insured against crocodiles in Australia

AFP ^ | Nov.15, 2011

[Free ThinkerNY]

President Barack Obama is expected to receive a warm welcome in Australia Wednesday, but just in case the reception is wilder than expected a firm has offered him insurance against crocodiles.

Obama will be the fifth president to visit close ally Australia, and his flying two-day visit will take in the staid capital Canberra as well as the Northern Territory town of Darwin, in the heart of "Crocodile Dundee" country.

Local firm TIO has snapped up the opportunity to insure the high-profile visitor, issuing a him with a Crocodile Attack Insurance policy which will pay out Aus$50,000 (US$50,870) if the president is fatally attacked by a reptile.

"It's a unique product for a unique environment and we're excited to be issuing one of these policies for Obama as a memento of his time in the Territory," chief executive Richard Harding said.

[tsowellfan]

I wonder if he’ll claim Australia is an Asian nation in a speech like he did about Hawaii.

[molson209]

Do they know something ?

[WayneS]

I hope the policy ends up covering him as advertised...

[2ndDivisionVet]

Crocodiles consider Kenyans a delicacy? Didn't see that on Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.

[meatloaf]

After the ever popular? snakes on planes, why not crocodiles. It makes about as much sense.

[Navy Patriot]

Note to Australian crocodiles: Tastes like chicken.

[P8riot]

ROFLMAO!

[glennaro]

ROFLMAO!

Ditto. (I knew there just had to be a joke in there somewhere!)

[Navy Patriot]

I thought we could use a little humor today.

[SparkyBass]

"Even me no so stoopid to want to taste a Barack"

[matt1234]

If it was me, I’d get the Dingo Rider...just to be safe.

[blueunicorn6]

Guess he should take out polar bear insurance when he goes to Alaska. Crap. That’s right. There’s no polar bears left. They all drowned trying to swim to the snack bar when they went to see Gore’s movie. Popcorn....it’s truly deadly.

[P8riot]

From one Navy P8riot to another

BRAVO ZULU!!!!

[grobdriver]

if the president is fatally attacked by a reptile.

We should be so lucky.

[Terry Mross]

I wish someone would have offered obama insurance in 2008.

[geege]

Too good to be true.....

[Political Junkie Too]

-PJ

[Arrowhead1952]

Someone needs to tell 0 bummer that crocodiles can’t read insurance policies.

[GladesGuru]

Obama is i greater danger of a Moose attack than a roc attack.

Moose, as in “Moosechelle”.

;-)