Obama's motorcade holds up traffic in Hawaii. I would've been pissed too no matter who it is

[LovinLife]

Run time: 03:11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IgGHrLAzaA   Posted on YouTube: December 27, 2009 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: December 27, 2009 By DU Member: LovinLife Views on DU: 3607

 

[Forkboy]

1. Oh, who gives a fuck?

[napi21]

2. That/s the way it is everywhere! No matter who is prez.

I rememger I was really pissed when I was flying into Atlanta and Clinton was Prez. We had to circle the AP for 30 mins until AF1 was in the air. Yad a similar problem when Shrub was prez. I never lived in a town large enough to get any prez to appear put it's all the same. It's the proctection of the prez and I can deal with that. No matter how much I disagree with the pwerson in office, I don't want to see them killed!

[onehandle]

3. Seems like the crowd was overwhelmingly unfazed. nt

[Lisa0825]

4. Oh please.... living and working in the Houston area, our roads were

inconvenienced by the Bushes numerous times. I didn't like it, but what do you expect? The President to just blend in with traffic? That's a securty nightmare!

If the people stuck had any sense of current events, they would have known he was going to be in town, and his approximate arrival would have been in the paper (Generally the date if not "morning" or "afternoon").

I avoided certain routes when Bush was flying in or out. They could do the same.

It's a petty complaint.

[Cha]

5. Well, I wouldn't have been and as my son

on Kaui'i says.."It's Obama friendly territory here".B-)

[Hekate]

6. Say what? He's one of their own, & most in this small state are thrilled to see a local as POTUS....

What would piss them off and hurt their feelings is to be ignored, like the relative who made good and doesn't bother to stay in touch with the family. Barack Obama stays in touch.

The Islands are a laid-back state of mind, on the whole. You should try it.

Hekate

[aquart]

7. They need to get used to VIPs.

New York doesn't bat an eye when whole streets are closed because the BMOC is in town.

[FrenchieCat]

8. The youtube title is "Kailua Anxiously Waits Obama's Arrival"

and the news report talks about thousands line up to wait for his motorcade.

When will you be gone?

[tomm2thumbs]

9. Most misrepresentative video title I've seen in a long time - agree with your assessment

98% of the report was about everything BUT

[trumad]

10. Dumbest fucking thread of the year...

Enjoy your stay

[StopTheNeoCons]

15. +1

[pnorman]

11. In the case of Bush43,

almost ALL of central London was under lockdown for at least a day. Likewise with Berlin, as I recall.

[FarLeftFist]

12. I've been to Kailua-Kona numerous times and....

The speed limit in town is 15mph and on the Highway's it's 40mph. Being from NYC it took a couple of days to get used to, then you completely enjoy just rolling through town very slooowly. The scenery is beautiful.

[KoKo]

13. Alerted Mods...doesn't seem to fit rules for posting video.

[CLANG]

18. I haven't read the rules (recently), but...

There seems to be nothing wrong with the video per se, but the title is inflammatory. If the real YouTube title: "Kailua Anxiously Waits Obama's Arrival" had been used, I would have thought it fine to post this. I wonder how many people they had to talk to before they found the pissed off guy. I can empathize with him (trying to pick up his daughter), but no matter who is president, no matter where he/she travels, some people are going to be inconvenienced.

[GoCubsGo]

14. I guess we should just chain him to his desk in the Oval Office

Will that make you happy, crybaby?

[DWilliamsamh]

16. Really? The level of bitchiness has reached this far on DU?

It is a Presidential Motorcade. Traffic will be held up. Every single Presidential motorcade since they invented CARS has held up traffic. This is news? This is what someone decided was important news to post on DU?


::shakes head, backing away::

[lenegal]

19. I have about had it with DU There is no room for us moderates here.

So much bitching and carping, you would think GWB was still prez.

[trumad]

20. Horseshit Troll

I read some most of your posts and you're nothing more than a Troll.

[TwilightGardener]

17. Yeah, let's grouse about that, now. DAMN HIM AND HIS SECURITY NEEDS!!!11

[time_has_come]

21. "I would have been pissed too no matter who...."

Really? Are you generally an angry person who gets upset a lot at others in traffic?

To the earlier poster who asked why this is "news," it isn't. It's just one DU posters odd take on events. The news is as follows:

President Obama checks out the waves in Kaneohe - KHON2 - ‎9 hours ago‎

Obama plays golf in Hawaii with friends - Chicago Tribune

Hawaii eyes boost to tourism as Obamas' vacation brings attention - New York Daily News

Obamas visit troops at Hawaii base's Christmas feast - Honolulu Advertiser


That's "news". One immature disgruntled complaint is no more than what it is. And I would say the same thing no matter who....

[madmom]

22. What about the fact that bush now still has gates put up around him, people who lived there before

he moved there are inconvenienced to the max every day of their freaking lives. Any other ex prez have to put a gate around himself to keep people away?

[Hulk]

23. Damn....isn't that just terrible!

Tough luck folks. It's what happens when a President comes to your town. Suck up. I think he's doing a bit of sacrificing for you....you can do something in return.

You can sure pick out the repukes in the crowd.

[gristy]

24. You would have been pissed? No matter who it is?

Get over yourself. Please.

[jberryhill]

25. Yeah... He should just hitch a ride with someone...

Get a life.

[judesedit]

26. So what! Every president does. The Bush's did many times in Florida. They owed a lot of favors there

And Obama has had more threats on his life from armed racists and tea-baggers. Go around.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

27. You're right. He should get himself a bus pass.

Lousy mooch.

[Fedja]

28. Pathetic interpretation

When -your- president drives through -my- country, we don't fucking whine about held up traffic. We didn't even complain about traffic when GWB was passing through, and we hated his ass with a passion.

[onpatrol98]

29. Annoying...

It's annoying to be inconvenienced...but, I bet Hawaii's economy is loving every bit of it. Just think of all of the money this brings to an area. Of course, its tax payer money, but every president does it. It might as well be beneficial for the area.

[Clintonista2]

30. enjoy your stay! n/t