Was this dialogue staged? I got the humor, but does Obama seriously not have the authority to order the Secret Service agent to let them leave the White House grounds? Obviously the security of riding in Seinfeld's Corvette would be suboptimal compared with riding in a cordon of bulletproof SUVs with a police escort down a pre-cleared route — and there would be no problem if they had arranged in advance to visit coffee shop X at hour Y within the President's normal security escort — but theoretically speaking, is Obama not allowed to simply ride off the White House grounds with a friend like in the movies, and just have the Secret Service follow and try their best to make do?
http://comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com/president-barack-obama-just-tell-him-you-re-the-president
Of course it was staged, nothing he or any politician does isn't staged.
Since when is Obama a comedian?
>>64394178
When I first heard he got a Nobel, I legit thought it was a joke. I'd say then.
>>64393949
It might be the case. There's some stuff Obama as president isn't allowed to do for the sake of security and his own well-being, like drive a car.
They aren't going to just wing it with procedure for some show. Its black gmc convoys or nothing nigga.
>>64394235
This, even he thought it was a joke.
I'm more surprised Seinfeld managed to get the POTUS on that program
I really enjoyed the Letterman episode
>>64393949
Every informal interview of Obama, he comes off as overly defensive. What's wrong, Obama?
>>64394338
He even did a Marc Maron podcast.
>>64394338
>being surprised that Reddit: The President who still tries to stay relevant by going on fucking buzzfeed and a Zack Galifanoopalolrnenwbmdis internet interview show would go on something like this
It's kind of sad honestly, he's so desperate to still be perceived as cool like he was in 2008.
>>64393949
>ISIS is contained
>The 'rebels' are working hard to topple Assad
>Niggers are not the problem
anyone else get the feeling Obama is pretty fucking done with being President and just wants to go back to being a celebrity?
>>64394582
He's always been a celebrity and that's all he's aspired to be in the presidency (similar to Bill Clinton)
>>64394633
He's a better president than Bill Clinton
>>64394373
Most career politicians can't have fun without offending anyone in their party or giving ammo to the oppostion party. Being on top has it's downsides.
>>64394672
>diarrhea is better than peanut-encrusted shit
did he say nigger?
>>64394373
>>64394766
Regressive left is the best at being no fun.
https://youtu.be/vUAFT_0vKII
>>64394855
I'd rather have le weed man than fucking Hillary Clinton
>>64394769
who is this semen demon?
>>64394855
Literally a meme leader
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LLk2aSBrR6U
>>64394759
>>64394769
>implying McCain and Romney wouldn't turn the USA into bigger puppets of Israel
probs the biggest thing for me honestly
>>64395027
I MEAN COME ON
>>64393949
Hello Reddit. If it's on TV or comes from Hollywood, it's fake.
>>64394948
Spider-Man (2002)
Montage scene once Peter gets his traditional suit.
>but does Obama seriously not have the authority to order the Secret Service agent to let them leave the White House grounds?
Indeed. U.S. Code Title 18 Section 3056:
> a) Under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, the United States Secret Service is authorized to protect the following persons:
> (1) The President, the Vice President (or other officer next in the order of succession to the Office of President), the President-elect, and the Vice President-elect.
Then there's a list of 7 other groups (numbered 2 - 8) who can be protected by the Secret Service. The final line of section a states:
>The protection authorized in paragraphs (2) through (8) may be declined.
Which means Barry can't decline Secret Service protection, and therefore can't leave the area they're protecting without his escorts
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/3056
>>64393949
he once went to a fast food restaurant from the white house, so i guess it's allowed.
>>64394948
lucy lawless
How dumb are you?
>>64393949
He may have fucked up race relations, as well as many other things, but I enjoyed this. Jerry Seinfeld is a great interviewer.
>>64393949
He pretty much can't do shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmPLGt5rd_k
>>64395100
Not denying that but he's still the biggest puppet in town
>>64395713
Fucking neat. How do you do your research legal-senpai?
>>64395973
>tfw I know nothing about law and I'm not even American
I remembered there was an episode of 24 where the secret service were telling President Palmer he had to leave the city and couldn't order them to let him stay, they were usually pretty accurate with their depiction of law & order so I just googled "decline secret service protection us title code" (as all federal laws are under the us title codes) and the first result was the page I linked
>>64396253
Oh neat you watched a tv show and used google. Better question: why do you disrespect POTUS Barack Obama by casually referring to him as Barry when that does not correctly reflect the name with which he identifies?
>>64396366
Never fucking reply to me again unless you're contributing to the thread.
>>64396366
Shut the fuck, Barry
They can't prevent him from doing anything he likes within the boundaries of the law. That said, he's not going to do stuff to antagonize or frustrate his security goons because he lives and works with the guys every day of his life. They're his friends, and his life and the life of his family depends on them. So as a professional courtesy (and good sense) he's not gonna do crazy shit like taking off on a joyride.
>>64395713
He can't not have a security detail at all, but they have no power to physically restrain him if he decides to just run off. They're gonna try to catch up, and he can't formally dismiss him, but neither can they stop him from doing as he likes. He's not a prisoner.
>>64396679
>That said, he's not going to do stuff to antagonize or frustrate his security goons because he lives and works with the guys every day of his life.
Shillary will though
http://nypost.com/2015/10/02/secret-service-agents-hillary-is-a-nightmare-to-work-with/
>>64394178
He's legit good at delivery. I want to see him pull a reverse Reagan.
>>64394373
>Say anything the least bit offensive
>Be labeled the angry black dude forever
>>64394769
>Being this conservative
I hear that's bad for your heart m8
>>64396409
>le dubya face
>>64396409
Is this some type of copypasta? Or does this guy reply this buttmad at on a lot of threads?
Obama can do whatever the fuck he wants. Nixon proved this with an impromptu visit to the Lincoln Memorial in '71.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/11/i-am-not-a-kook-richard-nixons-bizarre-visit-to-the-lincoln-memorial/248443/
The thing is, if it's prepublicized, it's preplanned as consumption for the masses. Obama is such a fucking boyscout fucboi bitch nigger that he would never have the balls to do something like that.
>>64397672
it's a meme you dip
>>64397672
meme
>>64397725
Nixon didn't have entire states gunning (literally) for his death.
>hey guys, I'm just gonna go "handle the ISIS problem" if you know what I mean
Why does he only choose mememobiles?
I thought he was a car connoisseur and yet he drives around in Woodward Dream Cruise tier shit mobiles.
>>64398147
What's your point, though? They all fucking do it.
>Q: Is it true that George W. Bush took more vacation days than Barack Obama?
>short answer: Yes. Before his two-week trip to Martha’s Vineyard in August, Obama’s count was 125 full or partial days and Bush’s total at the same point in his presidency was 407.
>Bush’s total for his two terms in office is 533 days, which includes 490 at the ranch and the rest at Kennebunkport. For comparison’s sake, President Bill Clinton’s total is 174 days, and Reagan hit 390 (349 at his ranch and 41 in Palm Springs), according to Knoller.
>Adding in Camp David visits would bring Obama’s total to date to 223 (that’s 83 days at Camp David) and Bush’s total for his entire time in office to 1,024 (491 days at the presidential retreat). Note that Obama still has more than two years in office to narrow the gap.
>Deciding how to count these “vacation” days can create some confusion. CNN recently listed a count of 879 days for Bush and 150 for Obama, numbers that came from a Washington Post “Outlook” piece on “Five myths on presidential vacations.” (Myth No. 1: “Presidents get vacations.”) The 879 figure, it turns out, is from March 3, 2008, at which point Bush had spent that many days at the ranch and Camp David (but it doesn’t include days in Kennebunkport). The numbers are in a 2008 Washington Post piece and attributed to Knoller.
http://www.factcheck.org/2014/08/presidential-vacations/
>>64398135
I think you'll find that the 70s had more assassination attempts on the President then any other decade. I know of at least 2 for Gerald Ford.
>>64397748
>>64397774
Oh, thanks, I'll filter it then.
>>64399264
Yeah, but we're talking about Nixon. And the sentiment is still there, and heightened, for Obama. He just has a car with 4 inch thick bulletproof glass or whatever.
I love talking about politics. IT'S SO FULFILLING
