Tuesday - November 02, 2010

Lock The Door Behind Him

US to spend $200 mn a day on Obama’s Mumbai visit

Mumbai:  The US would be spending a whopping $200 million (Rs. 900 crore approx) per day on President Barack Obama’s visit to the city.

“The huge amount of around $200 million would be spent on security, stay and other aspects of the Presidential visit,” a top official of the Maharashtra Government privy to the arrangements for the high-profile visit said.

About 3,000 people including Secret Service agents, US government officials and journalists would accompany the President. Several officials from the White House and US security agencies are already here for the past one week with helicopters, a ship and high-end security instruments.

US President Barack Obama is likely to arrive in India on November 5 instead of November 7 as originally scheduled. He will leave Washington DC on the night of November 4 soon after the mid-term Congressional election where many pundits are predicting severe reverses for the Democratic Party.

He will be away from the US for almost 12 days, one of the longest tours during his presidency, touching India, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea, before returning to Washington DC on November 14.

Barack Obama’s trip to India ... will be the biggest by any US President - with a staggering 40 aircraft and six armoured cars. Details of the elaborate arrangements for the tree-day presidential visit on November 6 were leaked to Indian newspaper earlier this week. Forty aircraft - including the Air Force One military plane - and six heavily armoured cars will follow the president around the country.
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The entourage will be the biggest ever in terms of logistics and manpower for any US president. The president himself will be ferried around in a black Cadillac - dubbed ‘Barack Mobile’ - which has its own built in communications centre - to enable Obama to be in touch with the White House, US vice president and the US strategic command.
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Obama will be accompanied on the trip by US first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha, according to Indian newspaper Headlines Today.
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US officials also hope that Obama’s trip will breath new life into his presidency after a drop in support ahead of the mid-term elections. Political commentators claim that many poorer white American’s feel alienated by Obama’s failure to deliver promises two years after his rip-roaring election win. But the extent of the trip to India - which could run up a bill of hundreds of thousands of pounds - is unlikely to win over hard-up swing voters in the US. The president has booked the entire Taj Mahal Hotel for two days of his visit and the property will be a no-go area for non-hotel staff while he is staying.

Three Marine One choppers will be reassembled in India to ferry Obama and his family. These helicopters will also assist in evacuation in case of an emergency.

… one of the longest tours during his presidency, touching India, Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea, before returning to Washington DC on November 14.

The four-country visit involves major US friends and allies at a time when there is concern in Washington and Asian capitals over China’s assertive stance.

And while he’s there, he’ll do his best to avoid saying the “k word”.

Looks to me like he’s going to have a big long sulk because his party and his policies got rejected today. Oh boo hoo, we’ll make a run for the border AND we’ll get our “enemies” to pay for yet another extravagant vacation.

... and yes, he’s taking his pet teleprompters with him. They’ve never, ever been needed in the entire history of India, but to give his under 20 minute talk he will have them. Simply unbelievable.

Son of a bitch.

Somebody lock the doors so he can’t get back in. Please!

Posted by Drew458     on 11/02/2010 at 03:31 PM   
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