Indian Security Officials Work to Protect Obama From Falling Coconuts
- Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:02pm by
Meredith Jessup
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If you thought paying a whopping $200 million per day
for the president and his entourage to visit India was crazy, wait until you hear the latest news out of Mumbai.
According to the BBC, security officials in the capital city have ordered that all coconuts be removed from trees which could potential fall on the American president’s head. (h/t Weasel Zippers)
Officials in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) have taken extraordinary measures to protect US President Barack Obama ahead of his visit. In their effort to provide maximum security in the run-up to his visit on Friday, they have removed coconuts which may fall on his head from trees.
All coconuts around the city’s Gandhi museum have now been cut down, an official told the BBC.
Every year in India people are injured or even killed by falling coconuts.
Mani Bhavan, where Mahatma Gandhi stayed during his freedom struggle against the British, is among five places the US president is visiting apart from a school, college and hotels attacked by Islamic militants in 2008.
“We told the authorities to remove the dry coconuts from trees near the building. Why take a chance?” Mani Bhavan’s executive secretary, Meghshyam Ajgaonkar, told the BBC.
Mahatma Gandhi has been cited by the president as an inspiration to him – he has [sic] a portrait of the independence leader in his senate office.
President Obama once famously said that he would like to have had dinner with Mr. Gandhi.
No stone has been left unturned by the authorities to guarantee Mr Obama’s safety.
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Comments (143)
grandmaof5
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 8:45pmOkay, I am having a Vince Flynn/24 moment. As I choked on my dinner a thought came to mind (keep in mind this is a 24 type moment), what if there were an attack on D.C. and that’s why the prez is leaving town with 3000 of his closest friends. There certainly have been pre-emptive tries recently and no good crisis goes to waste. We have been waiting for the other shoe to fall and the timing would certainly be appropriate. Told you it was a 24 moment – just saying.
Report Post »temple62
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 8:42pmThat explains the Obama logic for the last two years!
Report Post »Waiting4George
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 8:34pmDang it! Foiled again.
Report Post »inthebegining111
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 8:16pmAfter reading story, Seems coconuts ok, better watch out for Mumbai Flyover instead.
Thats pretty heavy…
Thanks for the song Okpulot Taha
Report Post »Okpulot Taha
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 8:45pmIN THE BEGINING 111 hums along, “Thanks for the song Okpulot Taha”
Personally, I like rum in my coconut.
Okpulot Taha
Report Post »Choctaw Nation
Probity
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 8:02pmMakes ya long for the short trip to NYC for a show
Report Post »MinnHarleyMan
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 8:00pmObummer&friends REALLY LIKES spending WE THE PEOPLE’S MONEY ! ! !
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:58pmMaybe we can get Reid to go over there next. Can’t believe what I am reading. But this is just as it always has been. Demos getting more Dimo all the time.
Report Post »Okpulot Taha
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:47pmSeems more logical to simply not walk beneath coconut trees.
* thinks of Chicken Little *
Any of you notice yet those every-ten-minutes political robo-calls have stopped?
Put the lime in the coconut and drink ‘em both together,
Put the lime in the coconut, and you’ll feel better,
Put the lime in the coconut and drink ‘em both up,
Put the lime in the coconut and call me in the morning.
( Coconut – Harry Nilsson )
Okpulot Taha
Report Post »Choctaw Nation
eteme
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 9:59pmNo they have not stopped they just do it through an echo machine for 2012 ….. yep “lime in the coconut”…seems I have seen that somewhere before just recently…i guess news is being “created” everyday! Well better safe than sorry, probably wouldn’t have released this to the news though…makes him look a bit over the top..
Report Post »123gone
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:45pmDon’t laugh folks, there’s likely an add on charge for this service, and I’ll give you one guess who will foot the bill….?? any takers?
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:38pmheavyduty wishful thinking here.
Report Post »chickenlittle
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:35pmAbout a week ago I posted on the Blaze a story Drudge picked up about his trip to India… probably not too many people saw it. I’ll repeat it this time since it seems pertinent to REALLY seeing how much he gets it (and sticks it to the taxpayers. Note also WHY Michelle is on the trip… seems like Slickie would have been a better choice.
Please read…
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Barack-and-Michelles-Mumbai-darshan-plans/articleshow/6797379.cms
Barack and Michelle’s Mumbai darshan Plans
Report Post »SHOESHINEBOY
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:32pmwhy can’t they just let the nuts fall where they may…we did yesterday..most of the nuts fell from the tree and are being swept up in put into the fire..
Report Post »inthebegining111
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:27pmhow about 200 mil stimulus back to America Pres remember us ha
Report Post »inthebegining111
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:26pmIsn’t there a coconut song to go with this…. omg gasp …..plant them trees while the mice away the cat must play ooops just the opposite omg or maybe not lol
Report Post »Jezreel
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:23pmHe is using taxpayer money to recognize a demon festival that is celebrated there. I think. I pray that his recognition and respect for demons will give him what he deserves.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 8:05pmMahatma Gandhi has been cited by the president as an inspiration to him –
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And why not ?
Report Post »Gandhi was the reason muslims not only got a pakistan and loads of money from India , but also a right to stay behind in India after the partition. Look how that turned out for the people of India ?
No wonder the pro-muslim left wing nutjob temper tantrum throwing Gandhi inspires Hussain.
inthebegining111
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:21pmomg help me lol lol lol lo l lol lol more comedy lol lol omg
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:20pmArn’t we entitled to the possession of said coconuts?
Report Post »Orion the truth hunter
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 8:58pmAs long as you have the proper permit and you do not conceal it while carrying it. Of course, conceal carry of a coconut might also get you in trouble with the fashion police, better stick to lower caliber produce such as rice or tomatoes.
Report Post »Freedomisslavery
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 8:05amOrion the truth hunter;
I guess it would depend where you put the coconuts.
Report Post »ltb
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:18pm$200,000,000 per day for a 9 day trip? That’s $1.8 BILLION! Are you kidding me?!?
Report Post »alcarfl
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:37pm4,000 stooges and 40 aircraft, plus rooms for all, meals, perdiems and souveniers, etc. 12 days. No gratuities, though, “da prez don’t tip nobody.” Don’t know if FLOTUS and the girls are making the trip. Islamic laws regarding women, you know. Awkward.
Jamestown
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 3:53amIts 210 million/Day
Report Post »Restored One
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:17pmOh wait, maybe someone could plant a bunch of coconut trees at the White House while he is gone on this trip.
Report Post »Jezreel
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:17pmI bet the flies will be all over him when he goes there.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:17pmWhy not just let the President wear a crash helmet or a steel pot over his head, and that will save a fair amount of labor and expenses on the part of India. Or even better yet, why spend 200 million each day when he could just stay here in America and do some real work instead of a second or twentieth vacation in just two years.
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Orion the truth hunter
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 8:42pmI understand that the head of security just watched Monty Python and the Holy Grail, so they will also be on the look out for rogue swallows carrying coconuts. However, I do not know if they are profiling the African or European swallows.
Report Post »eteme
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 10:07pmNO!! For that they should build his own hotel, instead of hotel “Coconut” The name could be “King and I Hotel.. “The Place Where The Wild Things Are”….Geez. what a bunch of wasted money…live’in high on the hog or on the hill rather…
Report Post »Restored One
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:15pmOMG, too funny. I have so many scenarios going through my head.
Report Post »EgoBrain
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:25pmNow I’ve heard everything.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:31pmHow long until in america we will have security built around the expected “coconut terrorist attack” scenario someone will claim is going to happen. Also the fact the coconuts are found to be able to kill someone in a fall, does this mean the administrations next move will be to outlaw coconuts? and coconut trees? I mean, if they could kill or hurt someone then for ‘public safety and health’ they just might have to?
The sarcasm above is very deliberately intended.
How about we transplant coconut trees about the whitehouse.
Report Post »Okpulot Taha
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 8:09pmSNOW LEOPARD 3200 muses, “coconut terrorist attack”
Well, coconuts are tan on the outside and white on the inside. Have to be conservative domestic terrorists. Homeland Security told us so.
News is reporting the Obama family will be staying at the luxurious “Hotel de Cocoanut” which, as you know if older, is owned and operated by the infamous Marx brothers. Bound to be an entertaining stay for our presidential family.
I crunched some numbers. At 200-million dollars per day to have Barack and Michelle sip pina colada drinks at the Hotel de Cocoanut, based on my coconut calculations, we could send Barack and Michelle to the planet Mars for half the cost and, of course, at twice the benefit for America.
I am reminded of a song written for “Cocoanuts” by Irving Berlin back in 1913, “Monkey-Doodle-Doo”
Okpulot Taha
Report Post »Choctaw Nation
Psychosis
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:14pmi think they should leave them in the trees, and make sure he spends lots of time under them. a famous scientist was so amazed by an apple hitting his head he yelled “UREAKA ” . WE COULD ONLY HOPE HE COULD BE GIVEN THE SAME AWAKENING
Report Post »Freedomisslavery
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 7:51amYes, I believe that a falling coconut, if it did indeed strike presbo on the old noggin, might have knocked some sense into him. At the very least it might give him amnesia and he would forget his nefarious motives towards the citizens of The United States (less California).
Report Post »Ialmostforgot
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 3:18pmI think they taking down the trees to reduce his urge to climb up and get the coconut.
Report Post »staythecourse
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:11pmAnd….just exactly what was the cost of the president‘s travels around the country to campaign for candidates I didn’t believe in? How much did his travels cost the american tax payer? Anyone know?
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 10:22pmI’ve been trying to find out who was footing the campaign bill and inspiring someone in the media to do a major investigation for misappropriation. I’ve got nothing to date.
Report Post »rebel
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 6:30amthe democrat fund was probably paying for it…hopefully paying for it…..DEAR GOD I HOPE IT WASN’T US. they wouldnt be that stupid…would they?
Report Post »SnapTie
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:11pmIs that a misprint on the $200 million?
Report Post »PeachyinGA
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:19pmNo, that is correct.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {mix art}
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:28pmAs far as I can tell the 200 million daily is indeed correct. Is there any chance they might just keep him there, on permanent vacation (for being extremely delusional and out of his mind) while we get about the restoration of our great nation.
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We Are Not Alone
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:41pm$ 200,000,000 per day….. for the pres & the mrs & 3000 of their closest friends….you got ‘er right….
your tax dollars at work…. doesn’t it make you warm & fuzzy
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 7:58pmI guess they are celebrating with an after-election party. Nice that they are spreading wealth to India’s economy when they could go to, oh let’s say, Podunk USA. Who’s included in their 3000 closest friends, pray tell? Socialist, Marxist, Communists, Czars, Spooky Dude?
Report Post »JBaer
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 8:05pmI say leave the coconuts right where they are! Heheheheeee
Report Post »oneoftheall
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 10:15pmMaybe one well placed coconut would knock some F’ing sense into his head. I guess $200 mill a day is still a bargain. I mean, atleast he won’t be passing anymore multi-billion dollar sink holes while he’s gone.
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 10:25pmHasn’t the White House ever heard of “Goto Meeting” on the Internet? It’s all over the movies.
Report Post »My unborn great grandchildren will be paying for this little junket.
KingArthurUp
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 10:28pmYES, the 200 million is correct, but it does not apply to the coconuts, or Obama’s head.
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on November 3, 2010 at 11:45pmmaybe if he got hit in the head with a coconut it would knock some sense into him.. they should have left them up … when will this president quit spending our money like he’s EARNED it.. ??
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 1:09amHow about this for a little perspective on the amount of money he will spend. In 9 days, that adds up to $1.8 billion. Say the medain average income in America is around $50k/yr. right now. For that amount of money, you could employ 36,000 people at median salary for a full year!
At the very least, Obama should send every unemployed person in America a post card from his vacation, just to show he really does care.
LUDWIKA BRONISLAWA
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 1:24amHmmmmmm, what other kind of ‘world leaders’ travel with such extravagance? Perhaps the kind that like to pitch giant tents in the front yard of the house they rent. And I thought SPAIN was bad, LET THEM EAT CAKE! I saved my OWN money that I worked hard for, for a whole year to go to 8/28…..and that was just ME! I’d rather be poor and want for nothing, than rich and want for everything.
Report Post »Jamestown
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 3:38amWouldn’t it be nice if these coconuts were distant relatives of thosebad apple trees thatthrew their fruit at dorothy and the scarecrow
Report Post »rebel
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 6:29amfunny, but like they said why take the chance. the 200 million…not funny at all
Report Post »mizflame98
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 7:42amMaybe if he had a coconut fall on his head it’ll probably knock some sense into him.
Report Post »workin4alivin
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 9:51amat that number, we the american people are saving money compared to what they do when he is here.
Are Muslims afraid of coconuts??
Report Post »josie
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 9:54amand don’t forget the 34 war ships, and the 3,000 people
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 10:18amSomething’s wrong here. What is going to happen in/to Washington DC? Guess my paranoia is showing?
Report Post »MsMonsoon
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 10:57amThe $200K does not include the U. S. Navy off shore and military planes on standby!!!
Report Post »Slevdog1
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 11:18amGhandi his ass…..
Report Post »ressex
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 2:37pmI’ll do his security for half that price… ;-)
Report Post »Goohuman
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 3:10pmMe thinks they are including the cost of the navy armada in that figure. I can’t image how else it could be that insanely expensive.
Report Post »ILFarmer
Posted on November 4, 2010 at 3:14pmIf Obama loses his passport, is he allowed back into the US? I mean, it wouldn‘t be fair to the rest of us if he gets away with it and we don’t, right?
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