View Full Version : How the Secret Service Said Goodbye to Mitt Romney
mookiemookie
11-09-12, 07:34 AM
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.
Brief little article on this. It was kind of neat to see how this transition happens. Actually, there isn't any transition.
http://www.gq.com/news-politics/blogs/death-race/2012/11/how-the-secret-service-said-goodbye-to-mitt-romney.html#ixzz2BjCxRbDe
Nice article, good to see the men behind the sunglasses get a little nod. They do a tough job and get little public recognition for it. :yep:
Herr-Berbunch
11-09-12, 07:45 AM
Well that would've saved the country some cash, rather than if Mittens won then you'd have to have security details on both. :yeah: Another good reason not to vote Rommel.
Well that would've saved the country some cash, rather than if Mittens won then you'd have to have security details on both. :yeah: Another good reason not to vote Rommel.
That's a stupid reason. Do political games extend to protecting a persons life?
AVGWarhawk
11-09-12, 08:58 AM
Well that would've saved the country some cash, rather than if Mittens won then you'd have to have security details on both. :yeah: Another good reason not to vote Rommel.
POTUS has security before, during and after the job for life. What is the point? Money gets spent to keep the loons at bay.
Bilge_Rat
11-09-12, 09:13 AM
It is so different up here. Jean Chretien who was Canada's prime minister from 1993 to 2003, has an office in the building where I work. I see him 2-3 times a year, always alone. Everyone knows who he is, but no one bothers him.
Jimbuna
11-09-12, 09:58 AM
Had Romney won, everything would have been different. A full counter-assault team, "Hawkeye Javelin," was on stand-by in Boston, ready to supplement his detail. A team from the White House Communications Agency, which had been consulting with his informal transition team on secure space for intelligence briefings, was on hand too.
Quite a contrast...all dependant on the outcome of an aelection.
I did note though that the local police were informed prior to anything happening.
If he or his family had concerns, Romney's rich enough to easily pay for his own protection. In fact, it would have shown his dedication to eliminating "unnecessary entitlements"...
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If he or his family had concerns, Romney's rich enough to easily pay for his own protection. In fact, it would have shown his dedication to eliminating "unnecessary entitlements"...
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Pfft you know the GoP, its only an unnecessary entitlement if it helps the poor. :O:
Pfft you know the GoP, its only an unnecessary entitlement if it helps the poor. :O:
...and if Romney did pay, he'd probably want to deduct the cost from his taxes... :)
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Someone in his team thought there was going to be a transition: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/mitts-last-gaffe--romney-the-presidentelect-20121109-291o7.html
A bit embarrassing, but something that will soon be forgotten no doubt.
Jimbuna
11-09-12, 03:54 PM
LOL :)
AVGWarhawk
11-09-12, 04:27 PM
...and if Romney did pay, he'd probably want to deduct the cost from his taxes... :)
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It is after all a business expense. Why not? :O:
GoldenRivet
11-09-12, 04:57 PM
Well that would've saved the country some cash, rather than if Mittens won then you'd have to have security details on both. :yeah: Another good reason not to vote Rommel.
actually i believe after "W" there will be no more SS protection for outgoing presidents.
seems i read that somewhere.
so Obama will have to hire and fund his own protection after his next term.
of course considering the dollar will have been devalued 4 times over by then, he should have no trouble finding help
Romney might have written his victory speech early but at least he didn't plan to create the fictitious "Office of the President Elect" like Obama did....
http://theobamafile.com/_images/ObamaOfficePresidentElect.jpg
AVGWarhawk
11-09-12, 05:20 PM
The real issue is the SS keeping it in their pants.
Wasn't it Nancy Reagan who showed up uninvited at the White House a couple of days atfter the 1980 election with her interior designer to start redecorating? As I recall, Mrs. Carter was neither pleased nor welcoming to Mrs. Gipper since there hadn't even been an inauguration yet...
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Platapus
11-09-12, 07:47 PM
POTUS has security before, during and after the job for life.
Not any more
It used to be that former Presidents got protection for the rest of their life.
PL 89-186 (1965) authorized the USSS to provide protection to former presidents and their spouse for the rest of their life, if they requested it.
PL 103-329 (1997) changed this to limit the authorization for USSS protection to 10 years.
President Bill Clinton may be the last president with lifetime USSS protection. If Hillary Clinton becomes president, she would continue her lifetime protection under the auspices of being a spouse of a former president who served prior to 1 Jan 97.
However, any person under USSS protection can petition the government for extended protection.
Former Vice Presidents are authorized 6 months USSS protection. Vice President Chaney petitioned for an extension and President Obama approved it.
Platapus
11-09-12, 07:52 PM
Brief little article on this. It was kind of neat to see how this transition happens. Actually, there isn't any transition.
Sort of like Nixon's last flight.
Took off from DC as Air Force One and landed in California as SAM-27000.
Status can change quickly.
actually i believe after "W" there will be no more SS protection for outgoing presidents.
seems i read that somewhere.
so Obama will have to hire and fund his own protection after his next term.
of course considering the dollar will have been devalued 4 times over by then, he should have no trouble finding help
Obama won't have to worry once he's out and returns to Kenya. He'll have all the help he needs when he's back home. His grandma says so.
Takeda Shingen
11-09-12, 08:12 PM
zomgobamasecretmuslimconspiracy
Romney might have written his victory speech early but at least he didn't plan to create the fictitious "Office of the President Elect" like Obama did....
Yeah, you'd never catch Romney doing that...
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=442&pictureid=6071
(Ok, so Romney didn't create it, he just grabbed that ball and pasted it onto his website.)
Yeah, you'd never catch Romney doing that...
(Ok, so Romney didn't create it, he just grabbed that ball and pasted it onto his website.)
Damn that's just sad. What a cheesy thing to do. :nope:
But see what Obama started? Another government office has been created with blessings from both parties. I'll bet it'll have a staff and a budget before long. In a few years we'll read about drunken managerial bashes in Vegas costing the taxpayer millions. :/\\!!
Platapus
11-09-12, 10:06 PM
But see what Obama started? Another government office has been created with blessings from both parties. I'll bet it'll have a staff and a budget before long. In a few years we'll read about drunken managerial bashes in Vegas costing the taxpayer millions. :/\\!!
While Obama was the first to use the phrase "Office of the President-Elect), that office has been in existence since 1963.
PL 88-277 (1963) The Presidential Transaction Act of 1963 authorizes *an* office for the President and Vice President with staff and budget.
I'll bet it'll have a staff and a budget before long.
Not will have, has had for 48 years. It has had a staff and budget since 1964 (when the act went in to effect)
Presidential Transitions Effectiveness Act of 1998 allows private funds to be used to help defray the costs of the President-Elect expenses. To handle the integration of these private funds, the President Elect formed a 501(c)4 non profit organization. In Obama's case this NPO was called "The Office of the President-Elect". A presumptive title, but hardly illegal or, when you think about it, inappropriate.
Speaking of Romney post election.
http://www.examiner.com/article/mitt-romney-cuts-off-campaign-workers-credit-cards-leaves-workers-stranded?cid=db_articles
He apparently just shafted all his staffers. What a douchebag. :nope:
Jimbuna
11-10-12, 08:03 AM
Just goes to show how ruthless/businesslike the guy can be :hmm2:
MR. Wood
11-10-12, 08:26 AM
actually i believe after "W" there will be no more SS protection for outgoing presidents.
seems i read that somewhere.
so Obama will have to hire and fund his own protection after his next term.
of course considering the dollar will have been devalued 4 times over by then, he should have no trouble finding help
After President Obama was elected one of the first things he did was that.
mookiemookie
11-10-12, 09:16 AM
Actually, the Secret Service protects:
Former presidents and their spouses for their lifetimes, except when the spouse remarries. In 1997, Congressional legislation became effective limiting Secret Service protection to former presidents for a period of not more than 10 years from the date the former president leaves office.
http://www.secretservice.gov/protection.shtml
Jimbuna
11-10-12, 09:20 AM
Ten years is rather generous imho.
Not will have, has had for 48 years. It has had a staff and budget since 1964 (when the act went in to effect)
Hmmm, I did not know that thanks for educating me.
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