# The Obama Express **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 17, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493 "2009-01-17T14:27:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493/1 "2009-01-17T14:27:29Z")
Anyone besides me thinking this is probably a bad idea? Yeah, I get the significance of tracing Lincoln’s path via a train and all, but isn’t it a huge security risk? Everything I’ve read about presidential security says their biggest advantage the secret service have against a potential assassin is that they keep all routes secret until the last minute. Ok, but what about when you’re retracing a historic train trip to your inauguration? And talk about your hard to protect targets. At any point along the route you can just drive up next to the tracks or under a train bridge overpass and detonate an Oklahoma City style truck bomb. I just saw on CNN that some bystanders climbed into trees because they couldn’t see over the large crowd at one of the stops and the SS made them get down. If a crowd that big is gathering how hard is it to figure out what tracks he’s on? Hope it all works out. I didn’t vote for him, but I don’t want to see him blown up by some nut either. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493/2 "2009-01-17T14:44:36Z")
I’m just guessing that you won’t be able to get a vehicle anywhere near the tracks… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493/3 "2009-01-17T14:51:37Z")
A vehicle is not necessary. From the sounds of it it is going to be pretty damn near impossible to ensure a safe trip. ---
**Author:** ![StrokedZ28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/strokedz28/32/7592_2.png) [@StrokedZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/StrokedZ28)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493/4 "2009-01-17T14:53:03Z")
Hell with a decent size crowbar you could simply take out the tracks. ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493/5 "2009-01-17T18:27:18Z")
Is Oprah allowed to be on the train in the snack car? ---
**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493/6 "2009-01-17T18:49:40Z")
Huge risk… but how long is Lincolns path? ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493/7 "2009-01-17T21:56:10Z")
Why do they really need to spend time and resources on this? Really? Aren’t we in enough debt already? Why do more showboating? ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493/8 "2009-01-17T22:32:54Z")
Yeah. Can’t Americans just watch this all via Skype? youtube live! [justin.tv](http://justin.tv) ustream ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 10:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493/9 "2009-01-17T22:36:16Z")
It is not like he is a descendent of slaves, his family is from Africa not the USA. But then again the people that voted for him have no clue. Bush took sooo much shit for spending $40 million now the immaculate inaugaration is costing almost twice in the worst economy but where is the media protest? ---
**Author:** ![BigEd88](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/biged88/32/5064_2.png) [@BigEd88](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigEd88)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493/10 "2009-01-18T00:29:09Z")
So am I the only one who thinks he’s actually not going to be killed? ---
**Author:** ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 12:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493/11 "2009-01-18T00:33:39Z")
> [@JayS"](#): > > Anyone besides me thinking this is probably a bad idea? Yeah, I get the significance of tracing Lincoln’s path via a train and all, but isn’t it a huge security risk? > > Everything I’ve read about presidential security says their biggest advantage the secret service have against a potential assassin is that they keep all routes secret until the last minute. Ok, but what about when you’re retracing a historic train trip to your inauguration? And talk about your hard to protect targets. At any point along the route you can just drive up next to the tracks or under a train bridge overpass and detonate an Oklahoma City style truck bomb. > > I just saw on CNN that some bystanders climbed into trees because they couldn’t see over the large crowd at one of the stops and the SS made them get down. If a crowd that big is gathering how hard is it to figure out what tracks he’s on? > > Hope it all works out. I didn’t vote for him, but I don’t want to see him blown up by some nut either. I do :eekdance: ---
**Author:** ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493/12 "2009-01-18T00:35:23Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > It is not like he is a descendent of slaves, his family is from Africa not the USA. > But then again the people that voted for him have no clue. > > Bush took sooo much shit for spending $40 million now the immaculate inaugaration is costing almost twice in the worst economy but where is the media protest? you will not hear the media openly bash Obama for anything for …ohhh…50 years. ---
**Author:** ![Treads4Heads](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/treads4heads/32/7416_2.png) [@Treads4Heads](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Treads4Heads)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493/13 "2009-01-18T06:46:50Z")
ugh, what a moron. Its things like that which piss me off about him. fuck, if we can have guys in other countries doing this: :bush: I cant imagine a train attack would be too hard to manage with our SS ---
**Author:** ![misteroman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/misteroman/32/7423_2.png) [@misteroman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/misteroman)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493/14 "2009-01-18T07:00:35Z")
I want to know where the 76% approval ratings are coming from.I know many people on here approve of him but I don’t think it’s close to 80% and everyone I talk to seems to speak negatively about him. Of course the media is also saying unemployment is a 7% while other are saying 15%.I can’t even count the amount of people that I know or heard of lately that got laid off. ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493/15 "2009-01-18T12:25:09Z")
Maybe you talk to mostly republicans? ---
**Author:** ![StrokedZ28](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/strokedz28/32/7592_2.png) [@StrokedZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/StrokedZ28)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493/16 "2009-01-18T13:30:42Z")
> [@RedGoober4Life](#): > > Maybe you talk to mostly republicans? x2, Most of the people I work with like Obama. And I would not even bother with polls yet until he’s actually in office. Its easy to like someone when they haven’t even had the opportunity to fuck up yet. ---
**Author:** ![misteroman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/misteroman/32/7423_2.png) [@misteroman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/misteroman)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-obama-express/61493/17 "2009-01-18T15:08:56Z")
yup prob true on that one.Just people I run into renting apts and such.While I don’t really care for him,I’m not one of those that hopes he fails. If he were to fail while it wouldn’t really be his fault but would be a catastrophe without a doubt. There is no way I believe the 7% unemployment is true tho