He's not the president yet, why does he need the Secret Service?
I call wanker.
>The secret service will pretty much tote these guys around and tell them
>what they ride in.
>
>The Secret Service uses Suburbans for several reasons. They are common,
>they can carry a lot of people and gear for details, most importantly they
>can carry all the armor they need.
>
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>U.S. Department of State
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: cantrl. a [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 3:25 PM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Re:Kevin Schmidt in GQ
>
>
>That's just an excuse. That's like saying you need an SUV becuase you tow a
>boat once a year when really you use it to commute to your desk-jockey job
>everyday. Unlike the g-dub, Dean has some level of control over his own
>campaign I'm sure. The moment his security folks said for him to get into
>the Suburban he should have said "whoah, I'm supposed to be somewhat
>courting the progressive, in-tune crowd here. They know all about our
>dependence on foreign oil and how it's one of the root causes of war and
>terrorism. I can't show up in that thing. Get me a Daewoo waggon or
>something."
>
>
>>The point is...does he own it? Or was it what was rented for that
>particular
>>trip or by his security folks?
>>
>>-d
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "cantrl. a" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 12:24 PM
>>Subject: Re:Kevin Schmidt in GQ
>>
>>
>>> There is no excuse for owning a suburban unless you're towing something
>>really large or you're heading out on the ranch with four other cowboys to
>>lay some barbed wire fencing or to rustle some sheep that are stuck in a
>>fence. Even in those cases you're better off with a real work truck.
>>>
>>> If you're looking to move people around then you get a station waggon or
>a
>>mini-van. No excuses for this wankedness, not when you're trying to lead by
>>example.
>>>
>>> Adam.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> >I was put off a bit by the Suburban too. However, knowing a little about
>>> >executive security my bet is that he didn't choose the vehicle. The boss
>>of
>>> >the broad shouldered men with him probably assigned it to him.
>>> >
>>> >It's also worth taking into account that there are valid purposes for
>>every
>>> >vehicle. He probably couldn't get everyone into a Toyota Prius. And the
>>> >Suburban probably still sucks less gas than the Kerry motorcoach.
>>> >
>>> >If Kevin was really interested in investigative journalism, he'd find
>out
>>> >what Dean has for a personal car.
>>> >
>>> >-Kevin
>>> >
>>> >----- Original Message -----
>>> >From: "cantrl. a" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> >Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 11:23 AM
>>> >Subject: Re:Kevin Schmidt in GQ
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >> Schmidt totally ruined Dean for me with those pictures of him pulling
>>up
>>> >in a Chevy Suburban. How is somebody supposed to take a person's word
>>> >seriously about an energy-dependence problem when they pull up in one of
>>the
>>> >signature slub-mobiles?
>>> >>
>>> >> I hand it to Kevin for the investigative journalism. He's also kind of
>>> >right in a way. If I am to accept that we live in a republic democracy
>>then
>>> >I also must face the fact that Dubya best represents the majority of our
>>> >public, as sad as that might be. You can't just continue to happily
>drive
>>> >Suburbans around at the same time as you bad-mouth the invasion of
>>oil-rich
>>> >countries required to fuel them. It's ignorant, short-sighted hypocrisy.
>>> >>
>>> >> Kerry's executive lounge liner made me almost pee my pants. What a
>>> >complete tool, that guy. The Harley thing on the Tonight Show did him in
>>in
>>> >the worst possible way for me. If my vote even counted I'd vote dubya
>>over
>>> >both that wanker and the Lieberman republican wanker, whose biggest
>>concern
>>> >is taking away our video games. I'm with Schmidt, let's see an Al
>>Sharpton
>>> >ticket so we can give Ralph Nader some legitimacy.
>>> >>
>>> >> rtsp://video.c-span.org/project/c04/c04_wj010504_nader.rm
>>> >>
>>> >> Adam.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> > So I'm home sick and reading the web in my PJs. I see some news
>>> >> > stories about the primaries and I wonder again what happened to
>Kevin
>>> >> > Schmidt. Well checking out http://www.ninedwarfs.com
><http://www.ninedwarfs.com> it appears that
>>> >> > he's keeping himself busy preaching to the converted. I noticed this
>>> >> > while there:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > "If you're interested, pick up the January issue of GQ and turn to
>>> >> > page 40 to see yours truly!"
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Congrats Kev!
>>> >> >
>>> >> -Kevin
>>> >>
>>>
> _____
>
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