Romney Uses Police Escort in S. Carolina

[Snazzy]

Source: AP

Romney Uses Police Escort in S. Carolina

Aug 31, 4:20 PM (ET)

By JIM DAVENPORT

SALUDA, S.C. (AP) - The motorcade of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney exceeded speed limits and went through stop lights Friday as local law officers escorted him, blue lights flashing, to campaign events in two South Carolina counties.

Traffic pulled over for Romney's caravan as Saluda County Sheriff Jason Booth, a Romney supporter, led the candidate's motor home and staff cars with his blue lights running from the Aiken County line through Saluda County to the Newberry city limits, according to an Associated Press reporter following the candidate.

The caravan traveled between 10 mph and 15 mph over posted speed limits. The posted speed limits were 45 mph and 55 mph.

"We wanted to make sure he stays safe and gets to where he's going," Booth told The Associated Press.

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Read more: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070831/D8RC7GQ00.html

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. wanted to make sure he stayed safe

so we sped down the highway to get him to his next photo-op on time.

It was a close one!

:sarcasm:

[Trillo]

2. Hey, if I put a flashing blue light up on my car

can I exceed the posted speed limit, too? Might be handy sometimes....

[havocmom]

3. What hubris! Running lights in escorted motorcade like he was important

Somebody clue Mittens in: America isn't gonna fall again for a doofus who thinks the trappings make one presidential.

"...make sure he stays safe" ??? :wtf: Is somebody after him? Or are they just trying to outrun the dog crap?

What an elitist, carefully marketed - but no substance blow-hard.

[okoboji]

6. i know this is off topic

but,

I happened to catch Mitt's latest commercial of him running .... what a crock of crap .... sweating and such, like he is a star athlete. I really dislike this guy.

[mwb970]

13. I dislike him too.

But Giuliani is much, much worse.

[ClintonTyree]

9. Are you sure.....

"America isn't going to fall again for a doofus who thinks the trappings make one presidential".

Perhaps I'm too old and jaded to dare hope Americans have awakened from their consumer driven amnesia about what's "presidential" and what isn't. I hope you're correct, but past experience has shown me that Americans have frighteningly short memories. :shrug:

[tabasco]

20. You got that right.

[Ilsa]

23. I love that sticker! nt

[mallard]

14. Re: Mitt's hubris

Looks like he's got the NWO backing and 'they' wants it to show.

[havocmom]

16. Well, somebody sure wants Mitt to think he's important and relevant

Ya think they have found their new puppet? He seems self absorbed enough to stay busy thinkin he is in charge while others run him.

How was his relationship with his mom & dad?

[mallard]

25. Re: Mitt's unique military deferment background

"He seems self absorbed enough to stay busy thinkin he is in charge while others run him."


And the Mormon thing is quite heavy on external influences deciding the way things are done. I've heard they're extremely popular in government work, because they never require moral justification from their seniors and are trained not to need/want any.

I live in Asia where we see their 'missionaries'. These people are obviously not self-determining or even, technically, civilians.

[loves_dulcinea]

4. everyone here knows that the police are the biggest gang in town.

except for the odd moron who breaks the officers orbital socket with a sucker punch, and causes the officer to get 15 odd sutures...

i think i have mixed feelings.

probably on account of all the crack-heads that wander my street. thanks, dubya.

[anitar1]

5. What an ass this guy is. Taking a page from bushie's book.

Next thing you know he will have a cadre of Blackwater warriors escorting him.

[notadmblnd]

7. Well that ought to endear him to the people of S Carolina

[krkaufman]

8. Wow, that seems wrong. How about Mitt showing some time management

skills, and getting to his appointments on time, without extra-legal assistance.

Is Romney's campaign being charged for the police escort?

[salin]

10. Well, he is used to getting "police escourt priviledges" - via

his aide - who would flash a fake badge to locals if/when there were a complaint about the bad driving of the Romney caravan.

So how much did this cost in tax payers money?

[tanyev]

11. Did they have flashing blue lights on top of their dog carrier?

"He's still barking, Dad. I think he wants to go faster."

[muriel_volestrangler]

19. Brilliant!

:rofl:

[rodeodance]

12. This is wrong. so so so WRONG

[AzDar]

15. Couldn't they just have activated the 'Magical Levitation' mechanism

on MittHole's 'Magical Undergarments'?
I mean, if one's super-panties can't be used to hover above a little rush hour traffic, the terrorists have clearly won.
:rofl:

[Ilsa]

24. Well, if he's wearing them, he doesn't need external protection, does he?

Would racing police cars and sirens be overkill compared to the Power of the Underwear?

[THUNDER HANDS]

17. this isn't that big a deal

my college used to shut down parkways when we traveled for football games getting to and from the airport. And my school was a Division I-AA football program.

[Occulus]

26. A private entity shutting down a public thoroughfare for its own convenience?

Naw, that's no big deal. :eyes:

[mitchum]

18. And those stupid SC fundies aren't aware that Rommey's cult refers to them as "gentiles"

edit: typo

[tekisui]

21. that's right and romney's already a "chosen one" to his eyes

mormons believe that they and the Jews are the chosen people.

[siri2k]

22. Romney is a coward and a terrorist.

n/t

[Honeycombe8]

27. He's such a "girly man." It's for sure HE didn't serve in the military. nt