Obama Gets New Presidential Limo

[red states rule]

With the Reid and Pelosi Congress just getting a $4,100/yr raise, and the annual Federal budget deficit hitting $1 trillion - Obama is showing where his budget prioritiies are


Obama Gets New Presidential Limo

President-elect Barack Obama's new ride has arrived.

The Detroit News reports Tuesday that a new model of a presidential limousine made by General Motors Corp. has been delivered to the Secret Service.

The armored 2009 Cadillac Presidential Limousine will make its debut at Obama's Jan. 20 inauguration in Washington.

The Secret Service and GM say they'll reveal more about the custom vehicle's specifications next week.

Older-model presidential limos will remain in use. The previous model, a modified Cadillac DTS, was introduced at President George W. Bush's second inauguration in 2005.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/01/06/obama-gets-new-presidential-limo/

[Sitarro]

A sneak peek..........

[red states rule]

Could be these

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/3027836145_c9ed836c77.jpg


or


http://images.topix.com/gallery/up-EC0D4PN6HBDFL0JR.jpg


At least he is getting something in return for the money he is giving to the auto industry

[Noir]

You can't really blame him for the limo, I'm sure it wasn't really his choice, but rather a cost that is built into being president, like air force one.

[red states rule]

You can't really blame him for the limo, I'm sure it wasn't really his choice, but rather a cost that is built into being president, like air force one.

the reason for the new limo is obvious.

Obama needs a limo with a hole in the roof, in case he needs to ascend.

[Sitarro]

You can't really blame him for the limo, I'm sure it wasn't really his choice, but rather a cost that is built into being president, like air force one.

Yes, of course, he certainly couldn't use the limos that the current President is using, they have white man cooties in them.

[red states rule]

The new limo will be a "lowered" version with rims that cost more than the limo - and do not forget the spinners

You know how Dems love to spin things

Oppos, now I am banned forever from NBC

[emmett]

The insensitivity here is astounding! What makes y'all so damn sure he will require 28" wheels. He may very well go with just 22" ers! See.... this is the type of unfair treatment to expect from the right. Assuming before we have even seen his new carriage that it will have larger wheels and be more expensive. Maybe if you guys would calm down a little and let the man get his limo first you will see that there will be no 28" wheels on it.



And furthermore.......... he IS the president! Soon he will solve all the problems of the world and you will eat your words. You just watch..... you'll see!

[red states rule]

The insensitivity here is astounding! What makes y'all so damn sure he will require 28" wheels. He may very well go with just 22" ers! See.... this is the type of unfair treatment to expect from the right. Assuming before we have even seen his new carriage that it will have larger wheels and be more expensive. Maybe if you guys would calm down a little and let the man get his limo first you will see that there will be no 28" wheels on it.



And furthermore.......... he IS the president! Soon he will solve all the problems of the world and you will eat your words. You just watch..... you'll see!

I do hope the limo comes with a basketball court

With the way the Federal budget is, if they miss a payment I hope YOU Mr. Emmett get the repo order :laugh2:

[Noir]

Yes, of course, he certainly couldn't use the limos that the current President is using, they have white man cooties in them.


When did this new limo come into development? Was it intended for Obama or the next president of the US before it was decided?

[red states rule]

When did this new limo come into development? Was it intended for Obama or the next president of the US before it was decided?

Bam Bam deserves a nice new ride.

The economy is booming, people are working and happy, why not take advantage

[actsnoblemartin]

hahahahahaha

pimp my obama

:lol:


Could be these

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/3027836145_c9ed836c77.jpg


or


http://images.topix.com/gallery/up-EC0D4PN6HBDFL0JR.jpg


At least he is getting something in return for the money he is giving to the auto industry

[PostmodernProphet]

I'm assuming it was part of the $25 bill they have already been granted?.....or do you think we still have to pay for it......

[Noir]

Bam Bam deserves a nice new ride.

The economy is booming, people are working and happy, why not take advantage


Gee, thanks for answering the question...

[Kathianne]

Gee, thanks for answering the question...

I think this was in the works before he won. My guess, security increase needs.

[red states rule]

Gee, thanks for answering the question...

Obama had the Presidential seal on his jet before elected

His campsign had Presiential coins minted before he was elected

Here is another artical I found - it did not say when the new limo was ordered. I am sure it uis big enough for Pres Obama, his wife, his aide, and his ego


New President, New Limo, GM Says
Official Limousine Makes Debut At Inauguration

POSTED: Tuesday, January 6, 2009
UPDATED: 12:07 pm EST January 6, 2009



Scott Olson/Getty Images
President-elect Barack Obama's new ride has arrived -- and it's a beast.

The Detroit News reported Tuesday that a new model of a presidential limousine made by General Motors Corp. has been delivered to the Secret Service.

The new vehicle will make its public debut on Inauguration Day, ferrying Obama down Pennsylvania Avenue and beyond.

It's the first presidential limousine not to carry a specific model name, said GM spokesman David Caldwell.

The Secret Service and GM told the Detroit News that would reveal more about the custom vehicle's specifications next week.

Older-model presidential limos will remain in use. The previous model, a modified Cadillac DTS, was introduced at President George W. Bush's second inauguration in 2005.

The Secret Service has been known to refer to the presidential limousine as "the beast."


http://www.news4jax.com/automotive/18421405/detail.html

[Noir]

I think this was in the works before he won. My guess, security increase needs.

I thought the same, ergo if McCain had won he would be getting this limo, I wonder if rsr would have the same problem with it if it was a new limo with added security fir Pres. McCain.

[red states rule]

I thought the same, ergo if McCain had won he would be getting this limo, I wonder if rsr would have the same problem with it if it was a new limo with added security fir Pres. McCain.

I can see the liberal media's reaction if this was McCain's new limo. "High unemployment, the economy tanking, people losing their jobs - and PE McCain gets a new limo. Isn't the old one good enough?"

[Kathianne]

I thought the same, ergo if McCain had won he would be getting this limo, I wonder if rsr would have the same problem with it if it was a new limo with added security fir Pres. McCain.

Found this, from 11/8:

http://www.boston.com/cars/news/articles/2008/11/08/a_new_limo_for_the_new_president/


A new limo for the new president?
GM rumored to be finishing fortress-like armored Cadillac
By Gregg D. Merksamer, New York Times News Service | November 8, 2008
After President Obama takes the oath of office in January, he may have a new black limousine to go along with his not-so-new White House. General Motors is believed to be putting the final touches on a new First Car.

An analysis of unauthorized photographs taken while the car was being tested last summer on public roads suggests that the presidential ride will be a truck-based Cadillac. It will presumably replace the Cadillac that President Bush has used since 2005....

For example, television clips showing George W. Bush entering and exiting the rear doors of his limos indicate that the windows are at least 5 inches thick, nearly twice the depth of what was used on presidential limousines in the 1980s and '90s.

While I do not know what type of weapons such thick windows are designed to guard against, a half-inch of transparent armor is enough to stop a .44 Magnum round at point-blank range; at a thickness of 1.25 inches to 1.5 inches, the same material can withstand bullets fired from military assault rifles.

In an attack, the ballistic forces of bullets fired into the windows would be absorbed within a succession of glass and plastic layers, after which a flexible inner coating known as an antispall shield would keep glass from entering the passenger compartment.

Though the materials protecting the car's body are also classified, they are probably intended to break up incoming projectiles with a hard substance before their energy is dissipated by a softer one. Material traditionally used for this purpose includes dual-hardness steel, aluminum, titanium, and ceramics.

Large steel overlaps are also typically added to the body openings of armored autos to deter attackers who might try shooting through the door gaps.

Denied convertible tops and sunroofs, and seated behind glass that is half as transparent and several times as sound-absorbent as that of a standard car, the president has limited interaction with the public. But he can make his presence known by turning on fluorescent interior lighting that makes him visible to bystanders, or by using the built-in public address system.

Aircraft tie-downs welded to the chassis allow the limousine to be transported aboard a military cargo jet, which also often carries the Secret Service's Suburban escort vehicles and at least one limo used as a backup or decoy.

On television footage of a trip to Pakistan in March 2000, it appeared as though President Clinton's motorcade used five decoy cars.

Thus, it is likely GM is building not just one new presidential limousine, but perhaps two or three that can be used as backups or decoys. There will be no way of knowing until the cars are seen together....

[Noir]

I can see the liberal media's reaction if this was McCain's new limo. "High unemployment, the economy tanking, people losing their jobs - and PE McCain gets a new limo. Isn't the old one good enough?"

Funny how the liberal media and your view is strikingly simalar...so would you have a problem if this new limo was McCains?

[red states rule]

Funny how the liberal media and your view is strikingly simalar...so would you have a problem if this new limo was McCains?

Politicans have enough perks. I do not see where a new limo is needed

I do hope the chosen one makes sure to always keep his tires inflated to the proper pressure.

[Noir]

Politicans have enough perks. I do not see where a new limo is needed

I do hope the chosen one makes sure to always keep his tires inflated to the proper pressure.


Well it has been judged by someone -not Obama or McCain- that a new limo was needed for whatever reason, to try and damn Obama for it is pretty pointless no?

[red states rule]

Well it has been judged by someone -not Obama or McCain- that a new limo was needed for whatever reason, to try and damn Obama for it is pretty pointless no?

Why is Obama replacing the 2006 Presidential Limo w/ an upgraded one?

With the economy the way it is, Government spending with the Democrats now in charge about to go ballistic, why doesn’t Obama continue to use the old limo and return the new one back to GM and save the taxpayer’s money?

Obama said he would go through the Government’s budget line by line and make cuts to save the tax payers money

He was lying of course, and has no intention of cutting anything. He is the messiah and in his view deserves only the best that taxpayer money can buy

[Noir]

Sweet Jesus, did you not listen to a thing I said?

[red states rule]

Sweet Jesus, did you not listen to a thing I said?

Considered and rejected :laugh2:

[Noir]

Oh you cheeky lil maddam

So have you got anything that states that Obama specificly asked for this limo? And that the decission was not thrust apon him?

[red states rule]

Oh you cheeky lil maddam

So have you got anything that states that Obama specificly asked for this limo? And that the decission was not thrust apon him?

Thrust upon him? Come on Noir - I know you tilt left - but Obama is "the man"

He can do what he wants - and he can decline it if he wants.

As I have said before, after all the promises and change he said he would bring, so far it is the same old same old

[Noir]

So you don't.

[red states rule]

So you don't then.

What difference does it make Noir? he can decline it, or sell it

Obama could say he wants to save money and continue to use the old one and, at the same time, keep his campaign pledge to make cuts in the budget.

He could set the example of making sacrifices in order to save money but, that would require leadership skills. Something Obama has never had.

[Noir]

you know he could do plenty of things, he could rent out rooms in the White house fir huge sums of money for a weekend stay, afterall it's big enough and all that extra money would be saving tax payer dollers right?

The real test of Obama and his promises will come when he is in power and making important decissions, not on crap like this.

[red states rule]

you know he could do plenty of things, he could rent out rooms in the White house fir huge sums of money for a weekend stay, afterall it's big enough and all that extra money would be saving tax payer dollers right?

The real test of Obama and his promises will come when he is in power and making important decissions, not on crap like this.


like Clinton, he could rent out the rooms for campaign money

[namvet]

like Clinton, he could rent out the rooms for campaign money

I put his new limo and new AF1 up here in humor

http://www.debatepolicy.com/showpost.php?p=323165&postcount=1

:dance::dance:

[red states rule]

In hard economic times, with the government running massive deficits - nothing is too good for Lord Obama

Being a liberal, he has expensive tastes and has high expectations for what he feels he deserves - so long as HE does not pay for it

[namvet]

A sneak peek..........

a pimpmobile. cool :laugh2: throw a basketball in that and you have a new NBA team......:laugh2:

[red states rule]

a pimpmobile. cool :laugh2: throw a basketball in that and you have a new NBA team......:laugh2:

Obama had the doors widened so his ears would go through :laugh2:

[namvet]

Obama had the doors widened so his ears would go through :laugh2:

yeah and the tires over inflated for shitty gas milage.........hahaha:laugh2:

[red states rule]

They can mothball the limo like they do when military contracts are canceled.

Now that is something all Democrats should be familiar with!

[Yurt]

Well it has been judged by someone -not Obama or McCain- that a new limo was needed for whatever reason, to try and damn Obama for it is pretty pointless no?

nah, i am going to be just like the libs have been for the last 8 years...everything obama does is WRONG and EVIL

oh i almost forogt.. and IMPEACH obama!

[red states rule]

nah, i am going to be just like the libs have been for the last 8 years...everything obama does is WRONG and EVIL

oh i almost forogt.. and IMPEACH obama!

You forgot "Obama is Hitler"

[namvet]

its Obama's fault

[red states rule]

Obama said he would find things in the budget to cut that were not necessary

Obama a man true to his word, and that word is lie.

[namvet]

Obama said he would find things in the budget to cut that were not necessary

Obama a man true to his word, and that word is a lie.

how about him??? he's not necessary

[red states rule]

I heard...from...um...tha internets..that Obama is going to have gas put in the car as well to make it go! The audacity of the man! He should lead by example and get out and push!

Al-Gore said we should be riding bicycles to save gas. Like all Democrats in leadership roles, he meant that for the little people.

[namvet]

I heard...from...um...tha internets..that Obama is going to have gas put in the car as well to make it go! The audacity of the man! He should lead by example and get out and push!

Al-Gore said we should be riding bicycles to save gas. Like all Democrats in leadership roles, he meant that for the little people.

do as i say not as i do????

[red states rule]

do as i say not as i do????

That is the liberal way NV

No symbolic gesture for the American people. No leadership skills. All talk. Out and out liar. That’s Obama.

[Yurt]

Obama said he would find things in the budget to cut that were not necessary

Obama a man true to his word, and that word is lie.

you don't think the presidential car is a necessity?

[red states rule]

you don't think the presidential car is a necessity?

I have not seen a good reason fro a brand new one. Now some reports have said 3 new limos were ordered - but I have not seen a good source to confirm

Unless there is some security reason for a new limo Yurt - this is a waste of taxpayer money