Always remember why the windows are open in the security vehicles leading and tailing Obama's car

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/autocorner/chi-getting-around-01-dec01,0,1508757.column

No messing around when it comes to Obama motorcade

Jon Hilkevitch | Getting Around
December 1, 2008



The security escort for the motorcade of President-elect Barack Obama is tight and Chicago-area drivers need to follow protocol. (Tribune photo by Zbigniew Bzdak / November 4, 2008)

<snip>Such wasn't the case two days after the election when the president-elect's motorcade was traveling to FBI headquarters downtown for Obama's first intelligence briefing, according to a pool report to the media from a Los Angeles Times reporter.

"Some of the drivers here in Chicago do not seem to understand that a) the Chicago police car at the end of the president-elect's motorcade is serious about having traffic pull over when the officers flash their lights and hit their sirens, and b) it's not a great idea to jump ahead of traffic by trying to cut around the black SUV filled with five heavily armed Secret Service members," the reporter noted.

On Van Buren Street, a tan sedan attempted to drive around Obama's motorcade.

"The SUV cut the car off immediately, and the security team aimed their weapons at the car," the pool report said.

So drivers, take a deep breath and get out of the way. If you run into the motorcade on the street, don't honk if you voted for Obama. In addition, definitely don't point a camera or anything else that could be interpreted as a possible weapon toward the fleet of vehicles.

"Stay calm, slow down and don't try to aggressively engage or get away from the motorcade," Zahren advised.

And always remember why the windows are open in the security vehicles leading and tailing the president's car: To give the sharpshooters inside a clean shot.

[Nickster]

1. LOL, I drive those same streets. They aren't caring if it's President Obama or not! Heck, some of

drivers have their windows open for the same reason President Obama's trail car does! LoL

[Lerkfish]

2. Interesting, but why does the press cover security arrangements of PE Obama

when they've always been hush hush about tatertothead and the penguin?

[onehandle]

3. It's part of the conspiracy.

UFOs. Bigfoot. I forget which.

[ThomWV]

4. Bright lights in the sky gotta come from somewhere ...

same for big footprints in the snow.

[onehandle]

11. Yeah, but what about the yellow snow?

It Never tastes like lemonade.

That's one for Mulder and Scully to tackle.

[Bake]

16. Watch out where the huskies go ...

And don't you eat that yellow snow!

Bake

[hootinholler]

19. And the gum in the machines in the restrooms

Always is stale, tastes awful and rubbery.

So your point?

-Hoot

[DainBramaged]

6. You just made me spit my bagel all over my desk

tatertothead and the penguin

:spray: :spray: :spray: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :yourock:

[Lerkfish]

9. glad to be of service! get another bagel, it helps the local economy!

:)

[lunatica]

7. Because when everyone knows they'll get shot

if they drive normally around the Presidential motorcade they can drive in normal traffic and not shut down entire streets and freeways to get anywhere. Maybe being open about what is going on will act as a better deterrent than secrecy.

It's like using cameras and bright lights in high crime areas. If you announce to the neighborhood that there are cameras and bright lights being used to spot criminals it's amazing how fast the crimes stop.

[Lerkfish]

10. that still doesn't explain the DIFFERENCE in information dissemination

now does it?

[lunatica]

17. What DIFFERENCE?

If you're referring to a newspaper article that talks about this issue as information being disseminted then, yes, there is a difference since we've never been given this type of information in this way. But how does that negate what I said?

[crikkett]

24. Big dogs work well too. n/t

[SpiralHawk]

12. "Because I am The Decider. Smirk." - Commander AWOL

[MindPilot]

14. Well the difference is

that Obama is being protected from the people who want to hurt him. Whereas, Bush was being protected from The People.

A subtle but important difference.

[Lerkfish]

15. valid point

[JNelson6563]

5. I am very happy

They are deadly serious about protecting our new President. :patriot:

Julie

[DainBramaged]

8. Notice they are in AMERICAN SUVs!

[MindPilot]

13. And GM SUVs just to make it that much better for you!!!

Really, Dani, I think even the most fervent advocate of the "other" automakers would be pissed if the prez or his security people. rode around in a Toyota.

Edited because the spellchecker can't spell "SUV".

[DainBramaged]

18. Only GM makes a vehicle as gigantic as the Suburban

for ALL of your security needs!

[Captain Hilts]

20. They buy a lot of them at Chevy Chase Chevyland on Wisc. Ave.

Near Tastee Diner.

[DainBramaged]

21. There is no web address for them, hmmmmmm

Chevy Chase Cars Inc (Chevy Chase Chevyland)
7725 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814-3521
Contact Phone: [phone]
URL (web address):

[Captain Hilts]

22. That's them!

[guitar man]

23. ok, who farted??

:rofl: :silly: