I saw John Kerry today! No Joke!
Bereavia
27-08-2004, 04:51
I was at the Minnesota State fair and while I was walking down one of the little street areas, some cops told us to step back on the curb. Apperantly, it was rumored that he was going to be making an apperance and he actually did. I didn't believe it at first, until I saw the secret service men walking in front of the car he was riding in. Then I looked through one of the windows and actually saw his face; he was waving to people.
made my day
Dontgonearthere
27-08-2004, 04:53
Ummm...
Doesnt the SS (hahaha) only protect current and former presidents/their families? I didnt think candidates got 'em.
You almost forgot about the 7 Secret Service members assigned to the Saudi Arabian Embassy in DC.
Srpska Kosovo
27-08-2004, 04:57
Ummm...
Doesnt the SS (hahaha) only protect current and former presidents/their families? I didnt think candidates got 'em.
No, the Secret Service provides protection for the other party's candidate as well. I wonder if Nader gets Secret Service protection?
SuperHappyFun
27-08-2004, 04:57
Ummm...
Doesnt the SS (hahaha) only protect current and former presidents/their families? I didnt think candidates got 'em.
Major presidential candidates get Secret Service protection too. Their website (http://www.ustreas.gov/usss/opportunities.shtml) says that they protect "major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates and their spouses." I'm not sure how they decide who is major.
Squornshelous
27-08-2004, 04:59
Nader isn't a government funded party, so he doesn't get secret service escort. At this point, only the dem's and rep's have em. But If Nader wins some percentage (I think 6 or 7) of the popular vote overall, he gets government funding in 2008 and secret service guys.
Dontgonearthere
27-08-2004, 05:01
AH, okie then.
Makes sense.
BackwoodsSquatches
27-08-2004, 05:04
Nader isn't a government funded party, so he doesn't get secret service escort. At this point, only the dem's and rep's have em. But If Nader wins some percentage (I think 6 or 7) of the popular vote overall, he gets government funding in 2008 and secret service guys.
Im not sure if thats true.
Perot won 19% of the popular vote when he ran and I dont think he was given secret service guards.
I could be wrong.
United Christiandom
27-08-2004, 05:09
Eh, I'm not impressed by presidents or runners. They all make me sad that we have come to such a pittiful place in politics that we can vote for Clone Canidate A and clone Canidate B.
Yay for complaining!
-R. S. of UC
Squornshelous
27-08-2004, 05:18
Im not sure if thats true.
Perot won 19% of the popular vote when he ran and I dont think he was given secret service guards.
I could be wrong.
Did he run again the next year though?
Frisbeeteria
27-08-2004, 05:23
Im not sure if thats true.
Perot won 19% of the popular vote when he ran and I dont think he was given secret service guards.
I could be wrong.
Perot didn't need Secret Service. He has +3 Bulletproof Ears of Protection. He also has the psionic ability to disable his potential assassin with his mighty Charts of Distraction.