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 ...
“a driver reportedly filled it “
There’s your first problem...even Danica’s got a fuel guy!
The Democrat party has no unicorns. They have jackasses with a toilet plunger glued to their head.
That sure looks like “Six Gun City” up in Jefferson NH.
Used to live up that way. Pretty territory.
It may be out of oil. The problem with The Beast is that the dipstick is in the back.
RE “The Secret Service is being phased out.”
I wonder if security is being contracted out to the Muslim Brotherhood / Hammas / Black Panthers these days?
RE #90: “The only arab country I know of that even fly into Israel is Jordan.”
Next target on Pharoahbama’s “Arab Spring” hit list, don’t you think?
Then the Caliphate will have Israel pretty much surrounded, won’t they?
How’s that gonna work out for ‘em?
Psalm #83 anybody?
They won’t pull any stuff in Jordan or Kuwait.
I wonder if security is being contracted out to the Muslim Brotherhood / Hammas / Black Panthers these days?
I’m sure obama would like “loyal” security surrounding him.
See no evil, hear no evil.....
RE 100 - Had a reporter pulled that with Herr Klinton while he was POTUS, said reporter would have become despondent and committed Arkencide within the week.
They both have a trail of corpses behind them, but in terms of raw body count, there’s no comparison that I can tell.
As to the beast’s indigestion; pretty sure the CIA has something like a beamed EMP device that can stop a vehicle in it’s tracks - fry it’s electronics remotely.
Do you suppose the Mossad has something like that too?
Rumor has it the Russians have one that can stop your heart from a couple of miles away through a brick wall.
Breitbart?
Obama likely knows all about it.
“Hint hint”, Obama?
Some reports have it a diesel-engined vehicle accidentally filled with gasoline, so maybe it’s just media ignorance.
Some photos, BTW, show a Mercedes instead of a Cadillac!
Isn’t it usually flown into foreign countries?
Oh come on, really? Someone probably dumped some sugar into it, a pissed off Israeli or whoever was responsible for filling the tank.
It is hilarious. “The Beast” breaks down on it’s drive through Tel Aviv. If you can’t see the hilarity you should grow up and get a sense of humor.
I just hear on radio news OMGGG
Who the tool did that
Well what do you expect from this adminsation ROFL
More like Beverly Hill cop take here
Who put banana in tailpipe ROFL
Saw that!
“I guess the ass will just have to ride an ass into town.”
No trouble there; Moochell is along on this trip...
kinda reminds me of the Bible story when David sneaked in and cut the hem of Sauls robe while he was nappin' , just to show him it could'a been his throat
A dead Beast is not good fortune— it's an ill omen.
Sounds like a staged event so the Mossad could plant a bug.
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