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Love Bug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 03:48 PM
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I just saw Obama's motorcade
I live near the airport and when my daughter and I were driving back from the mall we noticed a lot of cop cars parked on the medians of the freeway. I remembered that Obama was coming to town today for a campaign rally. When we got close to my neighborhood, we stopped and waited with a group of about 30 people for Airforce One to land and the motorcade to drive by. It was an unexpected treat on a Saturday afternoon!
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HipChick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 03:50 PM
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1. Awesome sight isn't it
Living in DC area, and working around 15th st..I think I see it at least once a week..always makes me proud.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 04:18 PM
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9. I don't think I'd ever get tired of it. Kind of a boost, you know? nt
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Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 03:51 PM
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2. I never saw that around here when Stupid was coming to town in 2004
and I certainly didn't see any sign of it when Darth came to campaign. Those events were always low key corporate shakedowns and rarely announced to the public until they were over. They sneaked in and tried to sneak back out.
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cbdo2007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 03:53 PM
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4. When Bush use to come to Kansas City we would usually hear bout it the day before but the day of
it seemed like all the highways were closed everywhere near where they would be. Geez, this is Kansas City where there is no traffic ever, yet any time Bush came to town it seeme dlike they would shut down all the roads. It was crazy.
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onethatcares Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 04:10 PM
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6. happened her in St. Pete Floriduh
* came to visit and the island we were working on had one bridge. At 1:00 pm the police came around and told us we had to leave, no advance notice, nada, zip, or we were gonna be staying where we were working until he left. That was 8:00 pm when his motorcade rolled out.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 04:27 PM
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11. Remember this? - Nobody cared.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L9zeHWktus
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awoke_in_2003 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 06:24 PM
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15. Oh, I would have waved back...
wouldn't be using all my fingers, mind you :)
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Subdivisions Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 03:52 PM
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3. I had the same treat a while back in Newport News, VA...
If I recall correctly, the president went to NN on his very first outing on Air Force One.
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celestia671 Donating Member (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 04:05 PM
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5. Cool!
I've never seen a Presidential motorcade, but I did give the bird to Bobby Jindal's helicopter when it flew over my house! Lol!:evilgrin:
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comrade snarky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 05:37 PM
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13. I flipped off Dan Quayle once as his motorcade sped by
Proud moment that.
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celestia671 Donating Member (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 06:04 PM
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14. Lol
I really wish I could have flipped off W!
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glinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 04:14 PM
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7. where are U?
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Love Bug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 06:59 PM
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16. Minneapolis
He did a campaign rally today for state Dems. I couldn't help but notice there was an ambulance and an armored car as part of the motorcade. The ambulance I get, but what is the armored car for -- machine guns for the secret service or the "football"? :shrug:

It was very cool and quite a thrill. Our little group was the first to greet him in the city.
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gateley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 04:17 PM
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8. I would be thrilled! So happy you got the opportunity to see that!! nt
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Uben Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 04:19 PM
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10. I'd sure like to see......
...Obama pull up to some event on a Harley. Heh heh, talk about a secret service nightmare!
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babsbunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 05:06 PM
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12. My Son said he saw the motorcade when he was in D.C
Said he knew it was Obama cause he could see Obama's ears.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Oct-23-10 07:08 PM
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17. I know. There was such excitement when Obama came to Ottawa last year.
I bumped into a friend in the mall at the time and he said he was getting ready to throw himself in front of Obama to protect him if need be. LOL!
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cilla4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-24-10 02:10 AM
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18. My daughter and I got to see and hear him
Edited on Sun Oct-24-10 02:11 AM by cilla4progress
at the Univ. Wash. campus in Seattle! And tonight, we had our neighbor over for dinner who ran into him in downtown Seattle, coming out of the doughnut shop! He bounded over to a nearby clutch of locals where she was waiting for a glimpse! She ended up about 3 ft. from him, but couldn't get her hand out to him in time for a shake. Exciting times --- I know how you feel! Oddly, I feel like I know him almost personally now! :)
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