Romney campaign takes press pool on a wild ride (90 MPH and crashes Jewish wedding)

[underpants]

Source: ABC News

LAKE TERRACE IN LAKEWOOD, NJ--Reporters covering Mitt Romney Wednesday experienced an extra dose of adventure complete with nerve-wracking high-speed rides, an Orthodox Jewish wedding and attempted fence-scaling.

Romney arrived Wednesday afternoon in Lake Terrace, N.J for a fundraiser after managing to shorten a 61-minute drive into a 45-minute trip thanks to speeds pushing 90 mph. The journey "prompted your pooler to wonder many times if she would live to cover Romney's remarks at the fundraiser tonight."

Romney arrived at Lake Terrace, the site of his fundraiser tonight, at roughly 3:35 pm, after what your pooler can only describe as a harrowing high-speed motorcade from Newark airport to Lakewood NJ. Hitting speeds of up to 90 mph at times, the motorcade made what had been scheduled as a 61-minute drive in roughly 45 minutes on a route that took us along the Jersey Turnpike to the Garden State Parkway and prompted your pooler to wonder many times if she would live to cover Romney's remarks at the fundraiser tonight. The motorcade was escorted by unmarked police SUVs which at times flashed their lights. At one point, we passed a school bus where several little kids could been seen standing on their seats to get a glimpse of the motorcade.

Upon arrival in Lakewood, some unusual things happened. First, the motorcade passed a man dressed in American flag shorts running down the street toward the venue here while waving an American flag. "Whooooo!" he exclaimed, as your pooler's van passed. Then, as we turned into Lake Terrace, the motorcade drove past an Orthodox Jewish wedding party that had been posing for pictures outside. Immediately, the family abandoned the bride and groom and began chasing Romney's car in the parking lot, waving cameras. The candidate's SUV drove around a corner to a back entrance, followed by at least 10 members of the wedding party who tried to run up to Romney's car by were halted first, by a wood fence, which one man tried to scale, and then by Secret Service agents, who did not look pleased. "Oh you're Secret Service," one woman said, as she was asked by an agent to move back. "We just want to see Romney."


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[Aviation Pro]

1. Bet you the bride and groom...

...felt like peaches after their relatives and friends abandoned them to get a glimpse of a fucking douche.

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. "Your pooler"?????????

So, a private citizen can go 90 on the interstate, eh?
That's good to know.

[UpInArms]

10. wtf?

The motorcade was escorted by unmarked police SUVs which at times flashed their lights.

[neohippie]

30. Can anyone hire off duty policemen to escort their motorcade

I mean, there are times where I would like to travel by car places and would like to get there faster than I can by myself, once I hire these policemen, does it not matter what or how many jurisdictions I cross, how fast I drive, small details like speed limits and public safety shouldn't really be something to be concerned with, since I clearly have a police escort and flashing lights, you know those kinds of details are obviously for the "little people"

[NYC Liberal]

31. Sure. Here's info from one police department:

http://www.mesaaz.gov/police/OffDuty/Default.aspx

If you hire an off duty police officer, you will be referred to as the contractor. All contractors are required to carry workers compensation coverage. You must provide proof of the policy, including policy number and the name of the carrier to the off duty office prior to the officer being hired.

Advance notice of at least 72 hours is required for the hiring of an officer.

24 hours notice in writing is required in the canceling of the job. Officers canceled with less than 24 hours notice will be paid for 3 hour minimum.

The current rate of pay is $40 per hour with a three hour minimum. If more than three officers are requested for the job, the fourth officer must be a supervisor. The supervisor's current rate of pay is $45 per hour with a three hour minimum.

[Ken Burch]

3. Did Mittens BAPTIZE the wedding party?

You know he'd want to.

[MADem]

4. What an asshole. The rules don't apply to him, do they? nt

[Norbert]

21. You have to give him a break

at least he don't have the dog tied to the roof of the car this time. .lol.

[MADem]

29. Yeah, but where was that HORSE?? nt

[Major Hogwash]

5. Mazel tov, Mormon style.

I can't wait to see what Jon Stewart has to say about this.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. No doubt the dog on the roof will play into it.

[Dkc05]

6. I don't understand why any Jew would want to see Romney....Yuk

I would think they would have to go to a Mikvah if they touched this treif person. America needs President Obama. Israel's true friend.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

17. Entertainment. Like a train wreck in slo mo.

[George II]

7. So, why weren't any speeding tickets issued?

Of course we know he's above paying taxes, is he above obeying local safety laws too?

[sakabatou]

12. IOKIYAR

[cyclezealot]

18. With Mitt , $$$$$$$ is a big motivator.

Put dollars in front of Mitt and he just goes berserk

[madrchsod]

8. wow! a complete disregard for public safety.....

[underpants]

22. He should have never hired Randy Travis to be his driver

[goclark]

9. Can't imagine President Obama behaving that way

I hope not ~

Rmoney should have been able to stop that from happening but that proves he is not a leader.

Let's not forget he is a sociopath

He probably enjoyed every second -- like putting the dog on the car, not letting his children stop for potty breaks and pushing their heads in their dinner plates and pretending he was a policeman and pulling over women drivers and being a total, evil bully to a classmate at Cranbrook etc. etc.etc.


How much more needs to happen before he has a nervous breakdown if that has not happened already -

[sakabatou]

11. LET'S BREAK SPEEDING LAWS! YEEEEAAAAAAHHHH!

[jerseyjack]

14. Two NJ State troopers got into a shitload of trouble for escorting speeding vehicles.

Lets see if this episode results in trooper discipline.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. +1 - Heard this on our local news a few weeks ago

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/troopers-face-charges-high-speed-escort-16869026

As others say IOKIYAR.

[Mopar151]

15. Who's the ramrod on this stampede?

Does'nt NJ have some history with high speeds and State Police drivers? (like wrecking the governor....)

[progressivebydesign]

16. Romney is a private citizen. There's no legal excuse for going 90mph.

Thank god they didn't kill anyone.

As for the partiers chasing him... I'm sure that with the age of social media, they just wanted a funny instagram pic to send their friends.. like "guess who showed up at the wedding?" and "CAPTION THIS!!

[truthisfreedom]

19. yawn. He has no chance.

[lunatica]

23. The second paragraph made me check to see if it was The Onion

Bizarre.

[Brigid]

24. The OP title was so bizarre . . .

I scrolled down to see if it was from The Onion before I even read the article. Wow. Just wow. I suppose we'll be hearing about this on MSNBC tonight.

[sofa king]

25. Looks like another Adelson-funded psyop augered in.

I don't know why it makes me happy to see all that money pissed away on evil, but it does.

Maybe because once it is blown, it cannot be used for things more harmful than a doomed Presidential bid.

[Odin2005]

26. The speed limit does not apply if you are rich?

[BSUbluNorange]

27. Lived in Lakewood, NJ once

Funny story, sounds like a comedy movie... Unfortunately it's the GOP Presidential Nominee to be, so sad...

[BSUbluNorange]

28. PS. Can't say I never went 90+ on the parkway or turnpike...

[hollysmom]

32. 75 YES, 90, NOOOOOOO

I don't think my junk heap would go 90