On Tue, 24 Sep 2019 07:38:37 -0700 (PDT), trader_4
wrote:

On Monday, September 23, 2019 at 10:42:59 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Mon, 23 Sep 2019 19:00:52 -0600, rbowman
wrote:

On 09/23/2019 12:14 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 23 Sep 2019 13:41:01 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 9/23/2019 10:34 AM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
In article , says...

With all the whacko nutjob democrats crawling around in public, it's essential that Vice President Pence have a heavily armored car for cover. Get it?





He should take a heavy armored bicycle.

While I am a Republican and support Trump, I still think if there is a
no cars rule for the public, then the VP or anyone else should either
observe that rule or not go. Presidents and VP's are easy to replace.
Look at all those standing in line.


Gerry Ford used a horse drawn carriage.

That was before Reagan was shot and before Ford himself was shot at.
The SS doesn't like presidents being shot at or shot.


Yeah but it was well after Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and Kennedy were
shot. Besides, if someone shot Ford we'd win Rockefeller. Ford and
Rumsfield kept Rocky away from anything besides tree planting ceremonies.


They really didn't get that serious until Ford and Reagan. Like wars,
they always wanted to stop the last one not guess what was going to
happen in the next one. Ford (twice) and Reagan both involved the
president moving outdoors in public and since then you don't really
see them outside a lot unless it is a very well controlled
environment. My BIL worked in the White House from LBJ to Reagan
traveling on the plane with the SS (the OTHER identical 747 that goes
everywhere AF1 goes) and he saw their protocols change over the years.
It really tightened up after Reagan.

The second af1 is only used on international trips.

True but that was the only trips my BIL went on. He was the presidents
"telephone man" and in those days the president traveled with a
complete #5 Crossbar telephone exchange that they set up for
communications. That was in addition to the secure links run by the
Air Force. (a neighbor of mine)