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Barack Obama in Israel: 'the Beast' limo breaks down after fuel mix-up
http://www.telegraph.co.uk ^ | 2:57PM GMT 20 Mar 2013 | Robert Tait

Posted on 03/20/2013 8:45:43 AM PDT by Red Steel

Barack Obama's hopes of a smooth start to his first presidential trip to Israel suffered a hitch on Wednesday when his armoured limousine broke down after a driver reportedly filled it with diesel instead of petrol.

The hulking vehicle, nicknamed "the Beast" for its supposed robustness in the face of potential attacks, juddered to a halt on the motorway between Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport and Jerusalem after its engine apparently proved incapable of absorbing the alien fuel intake.

Israeli media outlets, including the flagship Channel 2 television station, reported that the car had been filled with diesel.

The sleek black limo had been flown in specially from the US for Mr Obama's visit.

Fortunately for the president, the breakdown happened two hours before his plane, Air Force One, touched down on Israeli soil, sparing him the embarrassment of a possible incident after his arrival in the Holy Land.

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"They told me that this was Obama's car," he told The Daily Telegraph.

"They didn't say what had happened to it. They just said it had got stuck. Only the mechanic was there when I arrived. The driver had left in another car. The whole thing was very funny."

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Israel
KEYWORDS: beast; bho44; bhomiddleeast; haha; limo; lol; obama; obamainisrael; obamavisit; thebeast
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To: Old Sarge
Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey.

Baraq Ubawmaw enters Jerusalem riding on a Beast.



I wonder if Obama has gotten the message yet?






61 posted on 03/20/2013 9:35:01 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Old Sarge

Monday, the History channel portrays Satan as Obama. Today, Satan rides The Beast into Jerusalem and breaks down.

Interesting times.


62 posted on 03/20/2013 9:36:29 AM PDT by reagandemocrat
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To: concerned about politics

Where is it? I looked and all I could find was all the BS of the landing which made me sick as does any other time I have to see the fool.


63 posted on 03/20/2013 9:40:20 AM PDT by Sequoyah101
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To: Triple

I don’t think this bodes well for the professionalism and discipline of the secret service.

Perhaps PC hiring and training policies are finally taking their usual toll.


64 posted on 03/20/2013 9:40:27 AM PDT by Valpal1
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To: Red Steel
Highway 1: Obama Traffic Jam Begins
65 posted on 03/20/2013 9:41:39 AM PDT by Sender (It's never too late to be who you could have been.)
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To: Red Steel
He has a backup:


66 posted on 03/20/2013 9:47:40 AM PDT by Slyfox (The Key to Marxism is Medicine ~ Vladimir Lenin)
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To: Valpal1

There’s a backup limo for him as well as a backup AF1 747 that stays close when the pResident flies overseas. Usually the spare AF1 will fly into the closest U.S. Air Base to where the actual AF1 and the pResident is located.


67 posted on 03/20/2013 9:48:40 AM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

Of course!


68 posted on 03/20/2013 9:50:34 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: Daryl Dixson
rumor is he will now enter on the back of a donkey!

Which one will be the bigger ASS? LOL

69 posted on 03/20/2013 9:51:20 AM PDT by ExCTCitizen (More Republicans stayed home then the margin of victory of O's Win...)
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To: Red Steel

If the Beast were electric, there wouldn’t have been a gas/fuel mix up.

What are the chances kerosene was used?


70 posted on 03/20/2013 9:52:10 AM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: Sequoyah101
Where is it? I looked and all I could find was all the BS of the landing which made me sick as does any other time I have to see the fool.

Don't know. I saw it live on FOX. I figured a video would have to be out there somewhere.
Maybe it's too early and it hasn't been posted anywhere yet?

71 posted on 03/20/2013 9:53:06 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: Red Steel
armoured limousine broke down after a driver reportedly filled it with diesel instead of petrol.

Stupid- just stupid------ the Beast is DIESEL
72 posted on 03/20/2013 9:56:05 AM PDT by Freeper (Obama - Please STOP representing MY country!)
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To: Valpal1

The Secret Service is being phased out. They have not hired any ss agents in over two years.., check it out.


73 posted on 03/20/2013 9:56:46 AM PDT by rusureitflies? (A person becomes lost when they reject the Holy Spirit.)
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To: Red Steel

Why isn’t the devil driving an electric car?


74 posted on 03/20/2013 10:01:49 AM PDT by School of Rational Thought (Fun for women ages 21 through 35)
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To: concerned about politics
Is this the video you are referring to: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/mar/20/obama-israeli-security-video
75 posted on 03/20/2013 10:02:09 AM PDT by mlizzy (If people spent an hour a week in Eucharistic adoration, abortion would be ended. --Mother Teresa)
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To: Red Steel; Revolting cat!

Add a can of corn to it. It’ll be just like in the new country.


76 posted on 03/20/2013 10:06:19 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: SMARTY

This was what I was waiting to see... YES. When the leader of any group is a moron the actual performance of everyone in the group goes down. An apropos example: Let’s suppose the owner of a garage has no experience with vehicles and couldn’t even change the oil if he or she had to. The first job would be to hire someone who had some clue about vehicles, so that THEY could hire mechanics, parts counter people, supply people, etc. BUT, that first hire will likely be flawed because the owner can’t properly judge the competency of the prospective manager because THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHAT QUESTIONS TO EVEN ASK.


77 posted on 03/20/2013 10:09:23 AM PDT by HMS Surprise (Chris Christie can STILL go straight to hell.)
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To: Red Steel
Well since "the beast" broke down...I guess the ass will just have to ride an ass into town.


78 posted on 03/20/2013 10:09:40 AM PDT by mountn man (ATTITUDE- The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It.)
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To: mlizzy
Is this the video you are referring to

No. Both were standing in from of a podium. First Peres gave a speech, and then oboma.
If you see this, look at obomas face while Peres is speaking. His discomfort is more than obvious. His expressions are extremely strained. He's struggling to fake the typical oboma teethy smile. And look at his skin. He sweating. It's kinda shiny.

79 posted on 03/20/2013 10:12:47 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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To: al baby
We bring everything even fuel for all vehicles some thing is very wrong with this whole story

They needed an excuse, so that he could ride into Jerusalem on this.


80 posted on 03/20/2013 10:13:08 AM PDT by mountn man (ATTITUDE- The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It.)
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