Posted on 04/05/2011 9:29:41 AM PDT by La Lydia
Last week President Obama announced his new ‘Green Fleet’ plan that would see all of the government’s 600,000 vehicles be either hybrids, plug-in electrics or flex-fuel models by 2015. There are, however, a few exceptions – most notably ‘The Beast’.
The nickname for the President’s armored Cadillac limousine, also referred to as Cadillac One, it is exempt from the new rules. Secret Service Special Agent Robert Novy confirmed as much to Fox News, commenting that, “certain specialized vehicles with law enforcement and security specifications are not subject to this directive.” Included in that list is ‘The Beast’, which features 5-inch thick reinforced walls, it’s own oxygen system and a blood bank in the trunk is reported to get just 8-mpg.
In the Socialist State, commissars are ALWAYS exempt from the rules governing the proles.
...do as I say, not as I do...
bu bu but NO! I’m president .........
obama replied when asked if he would be under the medical care same as everyone-
so it only stands to reason - this person, who has spent much of his time on the road or in the air with all his little friends would respond.
Hence my nomenklatura comment at the top, they were the privileged class who ran the Soviet Union, and were exempt from the rules and shortages that plagued the proles. They had special hospitals, stores, transportation, housing, vacation resorts, etc. reserved only for them. I think it is interesting that someone recently removed the “privileges” paragraphs on the nomenklatura from wikipedia.
Translation;
ANY vehicle that could or would be used to track/chase or used to kill whites/Christians/conservatives/wrongside intellectuals/children that will not be conditioned ...
Are excluded from ANY restrictions.
I am SO friggin' armed and ready .. with tears that my nation has come to this.
WOLVERINES !!!
This is going to cost a ton of money.
First in buying these crapmobiles, then in replacing them when they dont work, not including the man hours lost.
Dictators always exempt themselves, as the little people must bear the burden.
First in buying these crapmobiles, then in replacing them when they dont work, not including the man hours lost.
Depends on whether the vehicles are replaced ahead of their usual lifespan and what they're replaced with. CNG fleet vehicles are widely used in states and municipalities as well as in other countries. W should've been on top of this.
Come on guys, attack the stupid directive issued by the nObama, but there’s no way to convert the President’s ride to a green machine.
It’s a rolling fortress and it’s just not possible to throw some solar panels on top and make it zero emissions.
It’s not a “do as I say, not as I do.”
The men in charge of securing the President just are willing to mess around.
I'm convinced every one of these types of directives are just a bunch of words to say, "I'm inventing other beaurocracy, and it needs to be paid for ... "
What La Lydia said...
“This is going to cost a ton of money.”
Yeah, but don’t you want to keep funding vacation houses for those poor UAW boys in Michigan?
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