Posted on 08/15/2011 7:52:19 PM PDT by Justaham
.Pull over, Sarah Palin: President Obama's bus is about to run yours off the road.
The $1.1 million (yep, you read that right) Obamamobile is, according to the Associated Press, "an impenetrable-looking conveyance the size of a cross-country Greyhound, painted all in black, with dark tinted windows and flashing red and blue lights." The rubber is hitting the road for the president's current trip to Iowa, Minnesota, and Illinois.
Two of these superbuses were commissioned by the Secret Service to chauffeur the commander-in-chief around the country -- along with the eventual Republican presidential candidate and visiting dignitaries. While these babies don't come cheap, the protection service decided the buses, normally leased and retrofitted to provide presidential protection, would pay for themselves over their projected 10-year lifespan.
The Secret Service won't reveal specifics on the high-tech monster buses but said that they have similar features to "the Beast," a tricked-out limo and the president's regular ride. That official Cadillac comes with thick, reinforced doors and reportedly is equipped with bulletproof glass that can withstand a rocket-propelled grenade or a chemical attack.
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What kind of gas mileage does it get?
Looks like a prison bus.....
Blues Brothers Tour Bus after 2012.
To tell you the truth I am glad Obama is riding around in his personal Death Star, a REAL POTUS would have had it painted to match the colors of Air Force One.
I can just imagine Sarah Palin in a scene telling Obama to “Get off my bus!” just like Harrison Ford in the movie.
Imperial Debt Star
In his space he can't hear you scream.
Let me give you the tour
Here's the graphic they'll be putting on.
Cool, huh.
It's big ain't it. Ought to scare the crap out of The Tea Baggers, eh.
That's me at the Command Center, going where no man has gone...yada, yada, yoda something. 
And look, even got my own Wookie...just kidding Mo
Coming to your neighborhood real soon!
The bottom two pics are from 2008 election.
True, but it also appears that the Secret Service purchased the buses outright as a cost-effective alternative to leases. Plus it gives them more control to make security modifications.
This isn't $1.1M spent for a 3-day bus trip. It's $1.1M spent for a vehicle for them to use for 10 years of protective services. (Actually, $2.2M for two.) How much would leasing and modifying two buses cost for this purpose and for that long?
According to the article, the Secret Service plans to use them for 10 years for the President, Presidential candidates afforded Secret service protection, and foreign dignitaries. (I'd suspect the VP as well, but I didn't see it mentioned.)
Artistic license.
It’s an expression of the film noir essence of the lying socialist thug currently occupying the White House.
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At least that’s the way I’m presenting to George Lucas, you know, a sort of prequel to the prequel of “Birth of The Evil Empire - The Early Years”
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.It ain’t “Road & Track” you know.
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Good point. I recall in 2008 the media having a conniption over Palin standing several thousand dollars on a new wardrobe. Obama spends $1.1 million of TAXPAYER MONEY on campaign buses and it's a non-issue.
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