How old are you old man?? FYI - I deal with very "dry" material on a daily basis. I find this group to be a refreshing oasis in the middle of it all but not for the mundane or obvious (yours) comments but for the truly brilliant comments. I normally do NOT pick nit (I leave that others, the "DELETE" key is always handy) but I think the moped suggestion was just plain...stupid...I said it.
CW ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kamakazee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 09:29 Subject: Re: Barry's Pimped Out Limo Then call me old and even (gasp!) unhip. No one, other than I, said anything about riding a moped. Rather then being direct and to the point I often try to make my points with humor (hence "moped") but my point is whether the Prez is a monk, moonie or a libbie, he should be treated (and travel) accordingly. I think it's a cheap shot to wag one's finger ("shame!!") at the guy because his ride is juiced up. Particularly when the article states: "But Boston College political science professor Kay Schlozman said security concerns are likely behind the vehicle's design." But then maybe you're the nitpicking type. On Nov 13, 8:21 am, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > WHO? WHO? WHO? <owl> Said ANYTHING about him riding a moped???? It goes to > the elitist liberals "do as I say and not as I do" tripe. Comments for the > sake of commenting only really get old fast. > > CW > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kamakazee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 09:07 > Subject: Re: Barry's Pimped Out Limo > > Not a story, as much as I'd like to wish. > > He's the prez, he shouldn't ride a moped. > > On Nov 12, 5:38 pm, Cold Water <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Barack Obama's car could fuel more problems > > > By Dave Wedge | Wednesday, November 12, 2008 | > >http://www.bostonherald.com > > > President-elect Obama has stressed the need for energy independence - > > but > > he'll be chauffeured around in a gas-guzzling Cadillac SUV limo that > > could > > pose a symbolism problem similar to the car controversy that dogged his > > friend and ally, Gov. Deval Patrick. > > > Obama's presidential ride, dubbed "Cadillac One," will reportedly be a > > mammoth, custom-made Cadillac limo built like a GMC truck that sits on > > 19 -inch wheels. The vehicle will also have 5-inch-thick bulletproof > > windows, cell phone-jamming gear and blast-proof armor. > > > Presidents have been riding in Cadillacs - and some in Lincolns - for > > decades, going all the way back to Woodrow Wilson in the early part of > > the > > 20th century. But Obama's vehicle will reportedly be a much beefier > > version than President Bush's Cadillac DeVille stretch. > > > U.S. News and World Report reported that the vehicle shares "the same > > chassis and tires" as a GMC 2500 series truck, "indicating that it is > > far > > heavier than a civilian Cadillac." > > > Obama frequently spoke during the campaign of the need to slash reliance > > on foreign oil and pledged to put 1 million hybrid vehicles on America's > > roads by 2015. He personally drives a Ford Escape Hybrid. > > > But a standard Cadillac DTS limo, which is a low-level version of > > Cadillac > > One, gets just 12 miles per gallon in the city and 18 on the highway and > > costs $47,000. > > > Several political and automotive blogs have pointed out the vehicle's > > fuel > > inefficiency, including U.S. News and World Report, which called it "the > > most monstrous Presidential limousine yet." > > > "Fuel-efficiency clearly isn't on the mind of its designers," the > > publication wrote on its "Rankings and Reviews" Web site. > > > But Boston College political science professor Kay Schlozman said > > security > > concerns are likely behind the vehicle's design. > > > "I don't know if the president can get away with driving a hybrid > > vehicle > > like a Prius," Schlozman said. > > > Besides the gas-guzzling issue, Bay State Republicans said Obama should > > learn a lesson from Patrick, who took heat for upgrading the state's > > taxpayer-funded gubernatorial car from a Ford to a Cadillac during his > > first weeks in office. Patrick later decided to personally pay part of > > the > > vehicle's monthly lease. > > > "I think he's following a lot of Deval. They're both using the same > > playbook on a lot of things," state Sen. Robert Hedlund (R-Weymouth) > > said. > > > Added Massachusetts GOP spokesman Barney Keller: "If President Obama is > > going to copy Governor Patrick's words and his Cadillac, we assume next > > he'll copy Governor Patrick's tax hikes and reckless spending > > proposals." > > > A Patrick spokesman declined comment, while Obama's spokespeople did not > > return messages.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
