Some people would say that’s fitting. Others (including me) would say they don’t give a crap if the bus has a smiley face on it because it’s just a bus and it’s not like it will make anybody forget the wars or the economy no matter what it looks like. I’ll admit I don’t understand why the bus looks like it does, but I’m going to assume that, same as with The Beast limo, there are security reasons. I’d rather the bus look weird and do it’s job safely.
If it was any other color, it would clash unacceptably with the Presidential Amish Buggy.
Colored paint? We’re a gazillion trillion dollars in the hole and you think this country can afford colored paint? With all due respect, you are out of your mind.
There are two, one will be for the Republican nominee.
Secret Service wanted these because doing security for what ever bus was rented was too hard.
I’m sure it has a great communications package.
Any official name yet? Department of Transportation One?
George Barris is still alive. I think Obama should let him have a go at that bus.
Imagine they actually ordered 11 other identical buses.
Deployed in convoys of 3 or 4.
That would make an assassination much harder.
Show a little sympathy people. You know how hard it was applying stealth technology to a bus?
Five bucks says Potus eats,
Popeye’s chicken
on it.
I like it. Matches his jackboots nicely.
Nothing says ‘target’ like a giant black bus.
I can see the headlines now:
“Bad luck dogs Greyhound One.”
It is a good metaphor for the entire Odumba presidency.
It looks a lot like the mobile coroner’s lab, that the MA State Police uses…
$2.2 million, so the president can visit 3 towns-yeah, he REALLY cares about the deficit.
It’s been widely stated in the press that the buses will be used for at least ten years and will result in an overall savings, since the Secret Services will no longer have to lease buses and spend money on temporary modifications.
I mean, the color scheme is worthy of some humor but there’s nothing inherently wrong with the overall concept.
Guess you are not too happy about the new fleet of presidential helicopters, the expense of which makes a couple of buses a positive bargain.
Since you selectively missed it, there are two buses. One will be used for the REPUBLICAN candidate.
This is Secret Service style. Everything of theirs is as sleek and black and featureless as possible.
smee goan, we strive to be a little more evolved here at SD. Racist remarks such as this do not reflect well upon your character. Just a tip.
If you’d like to discuss federal spending, ralph124c, there are ample Great Debates threads from which you may choose. Keep it out of threads discussing bus aesthetics in MPSIMS.
Thank you.
I don’t see the big deal with the bus being black. The presidential limo is also black, with the presidential seal on the side of it and the presidential standard flying from it. So whichever bus is used for the president will also have the presidential seal on the side and the standard will be at the front.
My son’s highschool band took a trip to Disney World in June, and the tour bus he rode on was painted like Air Force One – the license plate was “DA PREZ”. Made it easy to pick out from a distance! (maybe that’s why this one is all black)
It’s like, how much more black could this be? And the answer is none. None more black.