Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:48 PM

ProSense (98,288 posts)

How the Secret Service Said Goodbye to Mitt Romney

How the Secret Service Said Goodbye to Mitt Romney

by The Troubadour

Marc Ambinder has a brief piece up at GQ entitled "How the Secret Service Said Goodbye to Mitt Romney." The piece begins with this delicious opening:

At some point, early Wednesday morning, when Gov. Mitt Romney and family were tucked into bed, a quiet call went out on the radio channel used by his Secret Service agents: "Javelin, Jockey details, all posts, discontinue."

Of all the indignities involved in losing a presidential race, none is more stark than the sudden emptiness of your entourage. The Secret Service detail guarding Governor Romney since Feb 1. stood down quickly. He had ridden in a 15-car motorcade to the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston for his concession speech. He rode in a single-car motorcade back across the Charles River to Belmont. His son, Tagg, did the driving.

I'm clearly a horrible person, for the image of Tagg driving – and Romney suddenly without his entourage – brings nothing but a smile to my face.

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/08/1159254/-How-the-Secret-Service-Said-Goodbye-to-Mitt-Romney

Romney Planned Fireworks to Celebrate Victory
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021767989

Mitt Romney's Campaign Cancels Staffers Credit Cards In The Middle Of The Night (Forbes)
http://sync.democraticunderground.com/10021770034

Despicable jerk to the bitter end.

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108 replies	Author	Time	Post
How the Secret Service Said Goodbye to Mitt Romney (Original post)	ProSense	Nov 2012	OP
The Emperor has no clothes.	nc4bo	Nov 2012	#1
Prosense! You're back!	TwilightGardener	Nov 2012	#2
LOL!	ProSense	Nov 2012	#24
Indeed! Missed you!	freshwest	Nov 2012	#32
Thanks. n/t	ProSense	Nov 2012	#33
You were missed	krawhitham	Nov 2012	#46
Thanks.	ProSense	Nov 2012	#67
Yes, and the GOP	nichomachus	Nov 2012	#103
K&R	silverweb	Nov 2012	#3
His secret service name was Javelin?	yardwork	Nov 2012	#4
No. I think her name was Hornet.	HooptieWagon	Nov 2012	#19
LOL	klook	Nov 2012	#49
I would have used 'shotput' - short throw and heavy fall with a thud	tomm2thumbs	Nov 2012	#88
her name would be Otis	dlwickham	Nov 2012	#101
It's a wonder he doesn't have a fleet of Rolls Royces with chauffers	Rosa Luxemburg	Nov 2012	#5
he's playing poor for the cameras	tomm2thumbs	Nov 2012	#91
As a final insult to Rmoney - Secret Service should bill Rmoney for time rendered	Panasonic	Nov 2012	#6
Tax payers' money gone to waste!	Rosa Luxemburg	Nov 2012	#8
we should make a rule where you have to link to the original article	snooper2	Nov 2012	#7
Did Tagg have the dog on the roof of the car?	Tennessee Gal	Nov 2012	#9
Nope They put Anne up there this time! n/t	sheshe2	Nov 2012	#20
So why did you say "nope"?	tarheelsunc	Nov 2012	#22
LOL!!	Tennessee Gal	Nov 2012	#30
LOL	sheshe2	Nov 2012	#34
LOL	tomm2thumbs	Nov 2012	#89
LOL! (Perfect!)	TahitiNut	Nov 2012	#96
Perhaps. just maybe...Willard felt like his campaign staff when they tried to pay for their cab	rustydog	Nov 2012	#10
You know what? McCain wasn't a douche during the campaign or during his concession	alcibiades_mystery	Nov 2012	#11
Spot on.	Wait Wut	Nov 2012	#93
Bet the queen	DemocracyInaction	Nov 2012	#12
No, she was in front, and Mitt sat in the back all by himself.	dmr	Nov 2012	#86
Javelin?! LOL! You mean, like Bayonet?	Indpndnt	Nov 2012	#13
Probably the car his daddy's company built ....... AMC Javelin	Tennessee Gal	Nov 2012	#17
Since he had the SS nickname long before the last debate, probably.	Indpndnt	Nov 2012	#43
You said "Bayonet!"	ProSense	Nov 2012	#27
Oh shit!	Wait Wut	Nov 2012	#94
They should have said, "Drop that fucker off at the next bus stop"	dem4ward	Nov 2012	#14
"Do you have change for a $1000?" Most expensive bus ride of the night. n/t	jtuck004	Nov 2012	#53
Can you imagine how happy those guys were?	rzemanfl	Nov 2012	#15
ProSense, you've been missed a lot! And rec'd for deliciousness! nt	babylonsister	Nov 2012	#16
Thanks. Sweet, isn't it?	ProSense	Nov 2012	#29
Fantastic! Did	babylonsister	Nov 2012	#31
Mostly cold, and	ProSense	Nov 2012	#35
Happy to hear not too much damage and glad to see you back.	Waltons_Mtn	Nov 2012	#77
Thanks. n/t	ProSense	Nov 2012	#83
Makes me smile too... thanks. It ALL makes me smile. :^)	codjh9	Nov 2012	#18
And, mitt will go on being a dispicable jerk to the very	Cha	Nov 2012	#21
Ann was bummed when she found out that the SS wasn't the Secret Servants.	L0oniX	Nov 2012	#23
Romney's rich, he can buy an entourage to drive him around. lol	Liberal_in_LA	Nov 2012	#25
That's what I thought too	powergirl	Nov 2012	#40
The scene of Alan Alda in the Last Season of the West Wing	lapfog_1	Nov 2012	#26
Yes! Just watched that season recently. But there	FailureToCommunicate	Nov 2012	#97
Royal asses kicked to the curb. Buy yer own biatch! You can afford it.	lonestarnot	Nov 2012	#28
Good to see you back...	SidDithers	Nov 2012	#36
Thanks. n/t	ProSense	Nov 2012	#38
That image brings a big toothy grin to my face	LiberalElite	Nov 2012	#37
Hey, may I	ProSense	Nov 2012	#39
I was thinking the same thing earlier, and how funny it would be	City of Mills	Nov 2012	#41
LOL, sounds like the Secret Service didn't stick around one nanosecond longer then required. n/t	gkhouston	Nov 2012	#42
what a POS...good riddance	SHRED	Nov 2012	#44
Single-car motorcade? Really? Really?	Mnemosyne	Nov 2012	#45
I'd like to know how this is done. I could have a motorcade anytime I wanted to stop traffic. n/t	gkhouston	Nov 2012	#98
I had a single-car motorcade a couple hours ago, but no one would freaking stop for me!	Mnemosyne	Nov 2012	#107
Now THAT posting helps my hangover! Great!	FailureToCommunicate	Nov 2012	#47
Do VP's have Secret Service for life too? n/t	Ztolkins	Nov 2012	#48
Thanks for the delicious belly laugh !	jaysunb	Nov 2012	#50
Not enough indignity. EarlG is right, he should have been on the roof of aformentioned car. n/t	lumberjack_jeff	Nov 2012	#51
Yummy. I LOVE drinking the tears	cliffordu	Nov 2012	#52
Didn't they pull John Kerry's protection as soon as he conceded? n/t	cynatnite	Nov 2012	#54
So he opted for big government security vs. a privatized team?	mzmolly	Nov 2012	#55
clearly, I'm a horrible person too.	BlancheSplanchnik	Nov 2012	#56
Tagg should have put Mitt on the roof.	joanbarnes	Nov 2012	#57
Ya know, I'm gonna burn in hell for this rec, and I shouldn't be this petty,	skydive forever	Nov 2012	#58
I wonder if he laid there thinking that perhaps his guards didn't vote for him...<G> n/t	jtuck004	Nov 2012	#59
Buh-bye bitches!	JB126	Nov 2012	#60
At least the SS said goodbye - Romney's way of saying goodbye to his campaign staffers was to cut of	BlackM	Nov 2012	#61
Welcome to DU	aint_no_life_nowhere	Nov 2012	#62
money can't buy class	renate	Nov 2012	#68
K&R	K-Matt	Nov 2012	#63
A quote from the movie "My Fellow Americans"...	Spitfire of ATJ	Nov 2012	#64
Shit man! That is harsh!	trailmonkee	Nov 2012	#65
I've no doubt romney's personal protection	justcheckinin	Nov 2012	#66
I bet he was fuming all the way!	icymist	Nov 2012	#69
Oh thank God you're back. Don't ever do that again.	DevonRex	Nov 2012	#70
+1	Wait Wut	Nov 2012	#95
Oh	DevonRex	Nov 2012	#100
Just image IF Romney had won how much it would have cost to protect all 29 of them ...	Tx4obama	Nov 2012	#71
Evil, bad Marc Armbinder. That much Schadenfreude will only gain you a whole lot of Karma.	DCKit	Nov 2012	#72
Sorry, DC, but you're missing several things here.	Raster	Nov 2012	#73
You saying I was wrong on the Internets? Oh noes!	DCKit	Nov 2012	#75
And actually, I was a tad snipy. So my bad there....	Raster	Nov 2012	#76
How gracious of you. Classy, can't top that, and I'd like to see anyone try it.	DCKit	Nov 2012	#79
Classy? It doesn't get no better than that	NNN0LHI	Nov 2012	#80
Credit where credit is due. I'm trying hard to be a better person.	DCKit	Nov 2012	#81
And a fine trend it is. You Rock!	Raster	Nov 2012	#82
They chose the wrong code names.	MineralMan	Nov 2012	#74
He probably has to push the buttons on the car elevator himself now	Doctor_J	Nov 2012	#78
Welcome back Pro!!! We missed you!!	Pisces	Nov 2012	#84
I gotta second that....	Raster	Nov 2012	#85
Thank you both.	ProSense	Nov 2012	#90
Did Tagg put Mitt in a crate on top of the car?	Bernardo de La Paz	Nov 2012	#87
I wish there was video.	Wait Wut	Nov 2012	#92
Hey, Mitt! Alpha Mike Foxtrot	11 Bravo	Nov 2012	#99
Willard Romney can afford body guards.	Nika	Nov 2012	#102
The final indignity-- or are there more to come?	ailsagirl	Nov 2012	#104
loser	heaven05	Nov 2012	#105
that	heaven05	Nov 2012	#106
Back to the lonely and cold mansion	upi402	Nov 2012	#108

Response to ProSense (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:49 PM

nc4bo (13,355 posts)

1. The Emperor has no clothes.

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Good riddance to bad, really bad rubbish!

Oh yes........

and good to see you back ProSense!

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:50 PM

TwilightGardener (39,683 posts)

2. Prosense! You're back!

Can a motorcade consist of a single car?

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:05 PM

ProSense (98,288 posts)

24. LOL!

Thanks!

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:13 PM

freshwest (31,528 posts)

32. Indeed! Missed you!

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:15 PM

ProSense (98,288 posts)

33. Thanks. n/t

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:27 PM

krawhitham (3,148 posts)

46. You were missed

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:18 AM

ProSense (98,288 posts)

67. Thanks.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:07 PM

nichomachus (10,085 posts)

103. Yes, and the GOP

can fuck up a one-car motorcade.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:50 PM

silverweb (13,002 posts)

3. K&R

To savor at leisure.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:51 PM

yardwork (37,076 posts)

4. His secret service name was Javelin?

I assume that Anne was Jockey.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:00 PM

HooptieWagon (6,350 posts)

19. No. I think her name was Hornet.

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The sons were Rambler and Gremlin.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:31 PM

klook (4,461 posts)

49. LOL

AMC Motors -- Assholish Mendacious Chumps.

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Response to yardwork (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:17 PM

tomm2thumbs (9,189 posts)

88. I would have used 'shotput' - short throw and heavy fall with a thud

I give up on Ann's name, except perhaps 'screech owl'

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:05 PM

dlwickham (739 posts)

101. her name would be Otis

as in Otis elevators

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:52 PM

Rosa Luxemburg (22,020 posts)

5. It's a wonder he doesn't have a fleet of Rolls Royces with chauffers

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:20 PM

tomm2thumbs (9,189 posts)

91. he's playing poor for the cameras

Tagg has a black hat and jacket on to keep Mitt from breaking out into a sweat

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:52 PM

Panasonic (2,921 posts)

6. As a final insult to Rmoney - Secret Service should bill Rmoney for time rendered

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for wasting their time guarding a nobody.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:53 PM

Rosa Luxemburg (22,020 posts)

8. Tax payers' money gone to waste!

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:52 PM

snooper2 (16,631 posts)

7. we should make a rule where you have to link to the original article

http://www.gq.com/news-politics/blogs/death-race/2012/11/how-the-secret-service-said-goodbye-to-mitt-romney.html?mbid=social_twitter_gqmagazine

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:53 PM

Tennessee Gal (6,160 posts)

9. Did Tagg have the dog on the roof of the car?

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:01 PM

sheshe2 (4,888 posts)

20. Nope They put Anne up there this time! n/t

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:04 PM

tarheelsunc (1,240 posts)

22. So why did you say "nope"?

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:08 PM

Tennessee Gal (6,160 posts)

30. LOL!!

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:15 PM

sheshe2 (4,888 posts)

34. LOL

my mistake!

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:18 PM

tomm2thumbs (9,189 posts)

89. LOL

devilishly fun

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:02 PM

TahitiNut (71,568 posts)

96. LOL! (Perfect!)

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:54 PM

rustydog (8,103 posts)

10. Perhaps. just maybe...Willard felt like his campaign staff when they tried to pay for their cab

rides with credit cards Willard killed way too quickly...bitter irony?

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:54 PM

alcibiades_mystery (28,423 posts)

11. You know what? McCain wasn't a douche during the campaign or during his concession

Indeed, he won many points with me by keeping Palin off the stage and trying to get his supporters in line.

Romney, on the other hand, was a lying fuckstick who encouraged every bad feeling his supporters were having, or smiled wanly at them. He never had the stones McCain had when McCain told that woman that her delusions about Obama weren't true.

Romney is a coward and a fraud, and a nasty piece of business to boot, so I'm firmly happy seeing him eating shit in a way that would have disturbed me for McCain, or Dole, or even Bush senior (Dubya was just a frat boy asshole).

Romney can suffer no "indignity," because he conducts himself without any dignity.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:44 PM

Wait Wut (6,185 posts)

93. Spot on.

Election nite I said the same thing to the husband. McCain was honorable. Romney was an evil bastard that couldn't open his yap without bullshit pouring out.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:54 PM

DemocracyInaction (2,495 posts)

12. Bet the queen

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was back seat bitching all the way!

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:38 PM

dmr (25,775 posts)

86. No, she was in front, and Mitt sat in the back all by himself.

I saw them drive away. Mitt looked terrible.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:54 PM

Indpndnt (2,309 posts)

13. Javelin?! LOL! You mean, like Bayonet?

Yeah, Jockey, I understand with Rafalca and all. Although, Annie is more like Rafalca's rear end.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:56 PM

Tennessee Gal (6,160 posts)

17. Probably the car his daddy's company built ....... AMC Javelin

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:36 PM

Indpndnt (2,309 posts)

43. Since he had the SS nickname long before the last debate, probably.

But the Bayonet reference is more fun!

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:06 PM

ProSense (98,288 posts)

27. You said "Bayonet!"

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:45 PM

Wait Wut (6,185 posts)

94. Oh shit!

Good catch!

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:55 PM

dem4ward (323 posts)

14. They should have said, "Drop that fucker off at the next bus stop"

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:38 PM

jtuck004 (5,101 posts)

53. "Do you have change for a $1000?" Most expensive bus ride of the night. n/t

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:55 PM

rzemanfl (12,838 posts)

15. Can you imagine how happy those guys were?

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:56 PM

babylonsister (144,180 posts)

16. ProSense, you've been missed a lot! And rec'd for deliciousness! nt

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:07 PM

ProSense (98,288 posts)

29. Thanks. Sweet, isn't it?

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:13 PM

babylonsister (144,180 posts)

31. Fantastic! Did

Sandy get you? I hope it wasn't too bad.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:16 PM

ProSense (98,288 posts)

35. Mostly cold, and

a bit of damage to the roof, but we were spared the worst. Thanks.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:19 AM

Waltons_Mtn (313 posts)

77. Happy to hear not too much damage and glad to see you back.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:42 AM

ProSense (98,288 posts)

83. Thanks. n/t

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 09:59 PM

codjh9 (2,781 posts)

18. Makes me smile too... thanks. It ALL makes me smile. :^)

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:03 PM

Cha (124,653 posts)

21. And, mitt will go on being a dispicable jerk to the very

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end of his days. How Obtuse were they to think they were going to win? Fireworks and no concession speech.. that's the mitt we've come to know and loathe.

Thank you, ProSense

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:04 PM

L0oniX (17,363 posts)

23. Ann was bummed when she found out that the SS wasn't the Secret Servants.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:06 PM

Liberal_in_LA (28,703 posts)

25. Romney's rich, he can buy an entourage to drive him around. lol

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:25 PM

powergirl (2,383 posts)

40. That's what I thought too

He can pay for his own security detail. Probably won't be able to stop traffic and block tunnels, though.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:06 PM

lapfog_1 (14,290 posts)

26. The scene of Alan Alda in the Last Season of the West Wing

after he loses... and everyone evaporates.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:26 PM

FailureToCommunicate (4,399 posts)

97. Yes! Just watched that season recently. But there

was a good surprise for him suddenly.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:07 PM

lonestarnot (71,135 posts)

28. Royal asses kicked to the curb. Buy yer own biatch! You can afford it.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:18 PM

SidDithers (27,132 posts)

36. Good to see you back...

Sid

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:24 PM

ProSense (98,288 posts)

38. Thanks. n/t

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:19 PM

LiberalElite (873 posts)

37. That image brings a big toothy grin to my face

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(I love smilies

)

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:24 PM

ProSense (98,288 posts)

39. Hey, may I

join you?

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:26 PM

City of Mills (2,880 posts)

41. I was thinking the same thing earlier, and how funny it would be

if they got in a minor fender-bender at a stoplight on the way back home, just to top off their night

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:28 PM

gkhouston (21,642 posts)

42. LOL, sounds like the Secret Service didn't stick around one nanosecond longer then required. n/t

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:21 PM

SHRED (10,123 posts)

44. what a POS...good riddance

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:24 PM

Mnemosyne (16,187 posts)

45. Single-car motorcade? Really? Really?

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:27 PM

gkhouston (21,642 posts)

98. I'd like to know how this is done. I could have a motorcade anytime I wanted to stop traffic. n/t

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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 10:48 PM

Mnemosyne (16,187 posts)

107. I had a single-car motorcade a couple hours ago, but no one would freaking stop for me!

Seriously, what idiot thinks like that?

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:29 PM

FailureToCommunicate (4,399 posts)

47. Now THAT posting helps my hangover! Great!

Thanks, ProSense!
Glad you got power back and are okay (under the circumstances!)

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:30 PM

Ztolkins (185 posts)

48. Do VP's have Secret Service for life too? n/t

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:35 PM

jaysunb (7,978 posts)

50. Thanks for the delicious belly laugh !

Welcome back.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:36 PM

lumberjack_jeff (24,550 posts)

51. Not enough indignity. EarlG is right, he should have been on the roof of aformentioned car. n/t

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:37 PM

cliffordu (29,439 posts)

52. Yummy. I LOVE drinking the tears

of these merciless psychopaths.

I really, really do.

I wonder if Ann asked where "the help" went the next morning.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:40 PM

cynatnite (27,211 posts)

54. Didn't they pull John Kerry's protection as soon as he conceded? n/t

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:41 PM

mzmolly (47,356 posts)

55. So he opted for big government security vs. a privatized team?

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:41 PM

BlancheSplanchnik (7,709 posts)

56. clearly, I'm a horrible person too.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:44 PM

joanbarnes (530 posts)

57. Tagg should have put Mitt on the roof.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:45 PM

skydive forever (125 posts)

58. Ya know, I'm gonna burn in hell for this rec, and I shouldn't be this petty,

But its kinda worth it.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:47 PM

jtuck004 (5,101 posts)

59. I wonder if he laid there thinking that perhaps his guards didn't vote for him...<G> n/t

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:52 PM

JB126 (165 posts)

60. Buh-bye bitches!

I love the image of Mittens and Ann losing their SS detail. So empty, so alone, so forgotten. Bah,ha,ha,ha!!!! I guess it wasn't your turn after all.

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:53 PM

BlackM (5 posts)

61. At least the SS said goodbye - Romney's way of saying goodbye to his campaign staffers was to cut of

At least the SS said goodbye - Romney's way of saying goodbye to his campaign staffers was to cut off their credit cards stranding some without so much as cab fare at his campaign HQ during his loss.

Mitt Romney's Campaign Cancels Staffers Credit Cards In The Middle Of The Night
http://www.forbes.com/sites/helaineolen/2012/11/08/mitt-romneys-campaign-cancels-staffers-credit-cards-in-the-middle-of-the-night/

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Thu Nov 8, 2012, 11:59 PM

aint_no_life_nowhere (18,936 posts)

62. Welcome to DU

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:22 AM

renate (7,928 posts)

68. money can't buy class

Even so, it's kind of amazing that he did that, isn't it?

Welcome to DU!

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:05 AM

K-Matt (83 posts)

63. K&R

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:11 AM

Spitfire of ATJ (7,400 posts)

64. A quote from the movie "My Fellow Americans"...

Matt Douglas: That went a little too easy. You guys are getting soft.

Greg: Mr. President, once again, we really wish you wouldn't do that. You put yourself at great risk, sir.

Matt Douglas: Oh, yeah, right. Let me ask you something. In all the years ex-presidents have had Secret Service protection, has there ever been even one assassination attempt on any of 'em?

Chet: Uh, no, sir.

Matt Douglas: I find that sad. The minute you're out of office they don't care enough about you to kill you anymore. People are FICKLE.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:13 AM

trailmonkee (2,595 posts)

65. Shit man! That is harsh!

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:14 AM

justcheckinin (5 posts)

66. I've no doubt romney's personal protection

go far beyonnd the norm and bet romney's guys have guys protecting our guys - this man is a multi billionaire
no way offshore is only 250 plus million, romney is a multi billionire

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:26 AM

icymist (5,572 posts)

69. I bet he was fuming all the way!

I'm glad to see that you're okay, ProSense!

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:27 AM

DevonRex (19,959 posts)

70. Oh thank God you're back. Don't ever do that again.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:48 PM

Wait Wut (6,185 posts)

95. +1

I was worried that I'd have to start looking things up on my own.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:40 PM

DevonRex (19,959 posts)

100. Oh

me tooOOOO!!!

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 12:27 AM

Tx4obama (28,973 posts)

71. Just image IF Romney had won how much it would have cost to protect all 29 of them ...

-snip-

Romney has his family. When the race was close, agents would joke about the number of "j" words they'd need to come up with in order to give every one of his children, their wives, and all of their children code names. That's 29 people who would have received, if not protection, at least a protective survey and recommendations from the Service. Quietly, plans had already been put in place to assign protective details to all of them, just in case.

-snip-

http://www.gq.com/news-politics/blogs/death-race/2012/11/how-the-secret-service-said-goodbye-to-mitt-romney.html#ixzz2BhTdEGQj

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:05 AM

DCKit (18,328 posts)

72. Evil, bad Marc Armbinder. That much Schadenfreude will only gain you a whole lot of Karma.

You must be young and stupid to not know that.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:43 AM

Raster (12,615 posts)

73. Sorry, DC, but you're missing several things here.

First, you obviously have not read the original article posted in GQ:

http://www.gq.com/news-politics/blogs/death-race/2012/11/how-the-secret-service-said-goodbye-to-mitt-romney.html?mbid=social_twitter_gqmagazine

Nowhere, is there any smattering of schadenfreude.
The commentary you interpret as schadenwhatever is most likely attributable to the KOSack who quoted the QC piece in his diary.
So where are you getting off called Armbinder: "....evil, bad,... young and stupid"?

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:49 AM

DCKit (18,328 posts)

75. You saying I was wrong on the Internets? Oh noes!

If so, I can admit it, and I'll leave my post up. No hiding shit.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:15 AM

Raster (12,615 posts)

76. And actually, I was a tad snipy. So my bad there....

It was cool to read this article, because I had the same question: when do Rmoney and Lyin' lose their SS protection and how does this happen?

So it was good information for me.

And as for the schadenwhatever, it's a bit hard NOT to feel that way. Both Rmoney and Lyin' obviously had such disdain for the common man and woman. It is a bit good to see them get their cumuppance in such a public way.

Anyway, have a GREAT day!

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:11 AM

DCKit (18,328 posts)

79. How gracious of you. Classy, can't top that, and I'd like to see anyone try it.

You're the best of us.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:26 AM

NNN0LHI (67,185 posts)

80. Classy? It doesn't get no better than that

I wouldn't even try to top that.

Don

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:40 AM

DCKit (18,328 posts)

81. Credit where credit is due. I'm trying hard to be a better person.

That one was easier than the last and I'm hoping it's going to become a trend.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:41 AM

Raster (12,615 posts)

82. And a fine trend it is. You Rock!

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:30 AM

MineralMan (54,033 posts)

74. They chose the wrong code names.

It should have been Pacer for Mitt and Gremlin for Ann.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:51 AM

Doctor_J (26,390 posts)

78. He probably has to push the buttons on the car elevator himself now

oh, the indignity.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:42 AM

Pisces (3,939 posts)

84. Welcome back Pro!!! We missed you!!

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 11:44 AM

Raster (12,615 posts)

85. I gotta second that....

...Welcome back, Pro and CONGRATULATIONS! You've been a stalwart Obama supporter through thick and thin.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:20 PM

ProSense (98,288 posts)

90. Thank you both.

Yeah, it's a great feeling.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:06 PM

Bernardo de La Paz (7,142 posts)

87. Did Tagg put Mitt in a crate on top of the car?

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:41 PM

Wait Wut (6,185 posts)

92. I wish there was video.

I bet he was terrified that some vicious Obamamob would attack him at any moment.

And...welcome back (again)!! Hope you're finally thawing out and things are getting back to normal. I had no idea you were on the east coast. I thought all you paid Obamabots lived in luxury homes in CA.

Oh...one more thing...thank you for all the work you've done here. I don't know who you are, but you damned sure are on top of shit. You've helped me win (or at least shut down) many arguments.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 07:38 PM

11 Bravo (15,461 posts)

99. Hey, Mitt! Alpha Mike Foxtrot

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:07 PM

Nika (316 posts)

102. Willard Romney can afford body guards.

If the emtiness created by the Secret Service's departure bothers him, he can get more goons.

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:14 PM

ailsagirl (9,584 posts)

104. The final indignity-- or are there more to come?

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:28 PM

heaven05 (2,372 posts)

105. loser

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Fri Nov 9, 2012, 09:36 PM

heaven05 (2,372 posts)

106. that

scene I saw, briefly, of him in the back seat of that one regular car was priceless. His face was like the rain that was falling. Gloomy. I loved it. Seeing him in utter defeat.

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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 10:51 PM

upi402 (16,595 posts)

108. Back to the lonely and cold mansion

He will make it through.

awww

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