Bulletproof glass doesn't last forever. They probably get a new limo every other year or so.
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Obama's 'Beast' of a car revealed
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Bulletproof glass doesn't last forever. They probably get a new limo every other year or so.
Meh, boring. Obama should get an Airbus A380 as the next air force one. Now, THAT would be one beast of a machine. 
Putting "Republicans" in the same line as the KKK and racists is downright insulting.
Not really - that was pretty much normal practice for every President until JFK. Heck, during the last two inauguration parades, Bush actually got out and walked the last few miles of the parade, and that's a heck of a lot bigger security risk than an open top limo.
Can you really see the day when the US President would have a Euro jet for Air Force One?Meh, boring. Obama should get an Airbus A380 as the next air force one. Now, THAT would be one beast of a machine.
Actually.... since bullet proof glass is just layers of polycarbonate material (usually Lexan, Tuffak or Cyrolon) laminated between ordinary glass, it should last forever if not used. Since it's the president car, it should have about 75mm thick bullet proof glass on it, and let me tell you, the glass i use in my house isn't bullet proof, isn't 75mm thick and i've had it in use for over 20 years... don't feel the need to replace it that often....
That sure is one fugly car!
But that is what happens when you let a company other than
design things.
But as long as it is armoured - it might just stop that single bullet that stands between today and Civil War II: The rematch.
Must be worrying knowing that biggest threat to your country is random nutcases and gun laws that date back to the good old days of slavery and manifest destiny.
Heck Reagan got shot over a date with jodie foster!
But that is what happens when you let a company other than
design things. But as long as it is armoured - it might just stop that single bullet that stands between today and Civil War II: The rematch.
Must be worrying knowing that biggest threat to your country is random nutcases and gun laws that date back to the good old days of slavery and manifest destiny.
Heck Reagan got shot over a date with jodie foster!
But a pretty safe bet none the less.
Look at the demographic of loner gun nuts with an itch they can't scratch....
Care to hazard a guess at the % that vote Democrat?
I'll wager its lower than 43's shoe size/IQ*
*(whichever is lower)
"Know the man - know the method" Lord Vetinari
"Loner gun nuts" are just as likely to vote Democrat?
Wow - They really MUST be nuts!
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Oh - Obama? Good call on Gitmo.
If America wants an all-inclusive resort in Cuba, they should pay like the rest of us.
Maybe its time for the rest of the world to start respecting "US Justice" again?
Next step - get rid of the death penalty - come join the civilised world.
The bit about storing bottles of his blood on board is clearly BS - first, stored blood only lasts about 40 days under ideal conditions (i.e. in a blood bank, not a car fridge) so you're trying to tell me they pull a couple of units from him once a month just in case? Please. Second, there are a lot of easier-to-store fluids that you can use for immediate resuscitation.
pfff. if i ever become president i want a lexus LS limo.
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I think I'd prefer a Maybach.
Ah Maybach - a telling reminder that us europeans can be just as guilty of wanton vulgarity as our friends in the colonies.
Bentley dear boy, that's the ticket.
Bentley dear boy, that's the ticket.
I've got to say that that thing is pretty fugly. I don't understand why they gave it such a high roofline. The wheels are also pretty ugly too. The tires on it are monstrous.
That thing is like a bank safe on wheels. It probably only goes 60 because if the driver ever lost control the weight of that thing would be impossible to handle or it would tear itself apart.
That thing is like a bank safe on wheels. It probably only goes 60 because if the driver ever lost control the weight of that thing would be impossible to handle or it would tear itself apart.
The tires and rims are monstrous b/c Obama wanted some 44" rims to pimp his ride... LOL
I hope you aren't culturally stereotypingThe tires and rims are monstrous b/c Obama wanted some 44" rims to pimp his ride... LOL
I hope you aren't culturally stereotyping
Oh not at all (I'm pretty sure there's a TV show out called "Pimp My Ride"); my son has 22" rims on his SUV. He thinks they're Boss. Most of today's youth like to "pimp" their phones/iPhones and other electronic gear, so I'm pretty sure the cultural stereotyping associated with your implicative question has been crossed many times over..
hmmm
well, at least it's not going to sit by and only get used for parades:
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/File-...160afe7374/;_ylt=Ahc5RfXaeWX1VhLTgBBtKHUDW7oF
too bad they didn't spring for the luggage rack option.
just because you're leading the country doesn't mean you can't move your stuff around like a college student!
okay so maybe that's not exactly obama's limo, but still......
well, at least it's not going to sit by and only get used for parades:
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/File-...160afe7374/;_ylt=Ahc5RfXaeWX1VhLTgBBtKHUDW7oF
too bad they didn't spring for the luggage rack option.
just because you're leading the country doesn't mean you can't move your stuff around like a college student!
okay so maybe that's not exactly obama's limo, but still......
Perhaps the "Beast" is just the family car. For personal excursions the Pres may slip into the massive Cadillac World Thorium Fuel with his BarackBerry as he rolls through Gotham City.
