# Presidential Motorcade almost hit by vehicle in Springfield, MO \[edited title\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 31, 2017, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153 "2017-08-31T06:45:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/21 "2017-08-31T16:16:11Z")
Wow, the President was lucky to escape with his life before the would-be assassin was apprehended. Furthermore, the cameraman was shooting at the motorcade from a grassy knoll. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/22 "2017-08-31T16:18:32Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > I just copied the title from YouTube. I thought the video was interesting. Since you admit that it’s not actually what happened, have you given any thought to asking a mod to change the title? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/23 "2017-08-31T16:19:31Z")
Alex Jones thinks it’s [an actual assassination attempt.](https://www.infowars.com/breaking-attempted-trump-assassination-caught-on-video/) Figures. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/24 "2017-08-31T16:45:19Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > I just copied the title from YouTube. I thought the video was interesting. And that is how fake news is spread. When I saw the thread title that you posted, I thought it was a real thing. That someone had actually done something incredibly stupid. I was prepared to excoriate someone “on my side” for engaging in activity that I am strongly against. It was only after I clicked through the link, and saw what actually happened that I found the thread title to be misleading. Many people do not have that level of dedication to the truth, and will simply pass it on, cut and paste style, or they will keep that impression in mind when they watch the video, coloring their perception of events. They may think that there is more to the story than just the video, that foll-up investigation discovered that this actually was a plot or some sort of attack. They may repost with even more dishonest titles like “Assassination Attempt”, causing even more people to be poorly informed. ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/25 "2017-08-31T16:46:20Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Alex Jones thinks it’s [an actual assassination attempt.](https://www.infowars.com/breaking-attempted-trump-assassination-caught-on-video/) > > Figures. You can always count on the real news to give you accurate coverage. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/26 "2017-08-31T16:47:21Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > I also attempted to ram the motorcade when leaving my driveway in KC yesterday morning. This woman got much closer than I did, obviously. Hey damn…be careful, I was up in Jamesport later that afternoon. You almost hit me! ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/27 "2017-08-31T16:47:48Z")
She wasn’t trying to attack the President. She’s a hero. She was trying to save the President from falling into the ditch by blocking it with her own (car) body. Why does everyone hate America so much? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/28 "2017-08-31T16:49:24Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Why, when you knew it was misleading? What was the point? Hurricanes don’t stop and think, they’re too busy generating sound and fury. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/29 "2017-08-31T16:57:47Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Hurricanes don’t stop and think, they’re too busy generating sound and fury. Does it signify anything? ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/30 "2017-08-31T17:03:29Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > I just copied the title from YouTube. I thought the video was interesting. Then why did you give your thread the misleading title? ---
**Author:** ![Tzigone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Tzigone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzigone)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/31 "2017-08-31T17:07:29Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > And that is how fake news is spread. > > When I saw the thread title that you posted, I thought it was a real thing. That someone had actually done something incredibly stupid. I was prepared to excoriate someone “on my side” for engaging in activity that I am strongly against. > > It was only after I clicked through the link, and saw what actually happened that I found the thread title to be misleading. > > Many people do not have that level of dedication to the truth, and will simply pass it on, cut and paste style, or they will keep that impression in mind when they watch the video, coloring their perception of events. They may think that there is more to the story than just the video, that foll-up investigation discovered that this actually was a plot or some sort of attack. They may repost with even more dishonest titles like “Assassination Attempt”, causing even more people to be poorly informed. Completely agree. I also thought it was a real thing - and yes, in event of attack, my first thought was of terrorism, either motivated by left wing ideology or Islam. I was wondering why I hadn’t seen it in headlines everywhere (was just on another political news forum). I find this headline for this topic, when the OP knew it was incorrect to deceptive and irresponsible. It’s clickbait, certainly, but worse than that, given the subject matter, that the text of the post doesn’t clarify what actually happened, and that there’s not even an ad-dollars profit motive for the OP. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/32 "2017-08-31T17:13:14Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Does it signify anything? Not if it’s our OP. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/33 "2017-08-31T17:15:23Z")
Yeah, I was fooled, too. I actually had been thinking about something like this happening in a “what-if” scenario when I heard Trump was coming to my neck of the woods. (Imagine hatred of Trump mixed with “hold my beer” level of good ideas.) Throw in using the method used by that Nazi terrorist, and I was thinking “Wow, someone was actually stupid enough to do it!” On Reddit, this type of post would get tagged with “[Misleading Title]” pretty quickly, even on subreddits where you’re supposed to copy the title of the video. And it wouldn’t matter who reported it. They even did it to that Joel Osteen thing, because they believed his side of the story–though it’s now clearly false, since he keeps changing it. Now it’s “because no one asked us.” Edit: I guess you could argue that the vehicle was sentient and only failed because it wanted to stop Trump. That would make it a silly headline. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/34 "2017-08-31T17:28:00Z")
I have edited the title to make it less misleading. “Attempts to ram” is literally false info and makes it sound deliberate. Please don’t make news stories sound more exaggerated or misleading just to get people to click on them. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/35 "2017-08-31T17:36:31Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > I have edited the title to make it less misleading. “Attempts to ram” is literally false info and makes it sound deliberate. Please don’t make news stories sound more exaggerated or misleading just to get people to click on them. We need more Pee in Presidential! …& just what is a residental motorcade; everyone from a particular development leaving for work in the morning? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/36 "2017-08-31T19:24:42Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Alex Jones thinks it’s [an actual assassination attempt.](https://www.infowars.com/breaking-attempted-trump-assassination-caught-on-video/) > > Figures. But he’s disputing that the driver was a woman. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/37 "2017-08-31T19:59:24Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Alex Jones thinks it’s [an actual assassination attempt.](https://www.infowars.com/breaking-attempted-trump-assassination-caught-on-video/) > > Figures. The comments section of his site is full of people that are convinced that it was an assassination attempt. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/38 "2017-08-31T20:04:16Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > But he’s disputing that the driver was a woman. Zo? He also disputes that Michelle Obama is a woman. Wonder what he thinks the Virgin Mary was? ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/39 "2017-08-31T20:12:29Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > The comments section of his site is full of people that are convinced that it was an assassination attempt. Idiots. A true assassination attempt would have used chemtrails to poison him. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153/40 "2017-08-31T20:25:00Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Idiots. A true assassination attempt would have used chemtrails to poison him. I’d personally prefer to use HAARP to generate a tsunami, but stupid landlocked Missouri. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-motorcade-almost-hit-by-vehicle-in-springfield-mo-edited-title/795153.md?page=3)