Obama's teleprompter, lectern stolen in Va.

[Cali_Democrat]

NBCWashington.com
updated 1 hour 9 minutes ago

A van containing President Obama's teleprompter and lectern were stolen from a Virginia hotel parking lot on Monday, according to NBC12 in Richmond.

The truck was parked at the Virginia Center Commons Courtyard Marriott near Richmond before the president's scheduled Wednesday appearance in Chesterfield, the station reported. In addition to the teleprompter, $200,000 worth of audio equipment and presidential seals mounted on Obama's podium were inside the stolen vehicle.

NBC12 reports the truck was recovered on Monday at 12:30 p.m. at a Holiday Inn Express near the Richmond airport.

Read More: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44943479/ns/local_news-washington_dc/

[TwilightGardener]

1. Do they check this sort of equipment over before the President stands in front of it?

Hope so.

[polichick]

2. SS will be all over it, probably even with dogs.

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[dionysus]

5. oh no you didn't...

:rofl:

[arcane1]

6. Gee thanks, home-town

way to make us look like idiots.

[dballance]

7. Where is James O'Keefe

And where is Hannah Giles. I'd start with them. They're probably wiring it with cameras and bugs. Once they're done they'll give it back.

:sarcasm:

[DRoseDARs]

12. In New York, in direct violation of his parole NOT to leave New Jersey w/o judge's permission. n/t

[Mira]

8. I had an uncle

his name was Wilhelm. He was in the German underground working against Hitler. He sabotaged Hitler's communications truck and cut the cables that piped the sound to the assembled masses. He was caught and died in a concentration camp.

I'm not making any comparison of course.
Reading this simply reminds me of what I was told about my brave uncle Wilhelm.

I'm glad times are different now, and I can just roll my eyes and wonder what idiot would have done a thing like that.
Nevertheless
:toast: to Wilhelm.

[certainot]

9. if it was an unmarked truck anyone could have stolen it. when they realize

what it is the normal thief would have to be very stupid not to flee, fearing the SS consequences. how could you sell stuff like that? would have to be REALLY desperate.

another option, as some have suggested, is that it is political. and that is a serious act by the republicans or their henchmen, with more to come.

[ellisonz]

10. Ratfuckers.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ratfucking

[CakeGrrl]

11. But it didn't stop him. He was on a roll today through VA

And they have another day to go on the tour.

It's all here, every day:
http://theobamadiary.com/

[Maccagirl]

13. Cue the teleprompter jokes

n/t

[HipChick]

14. Stealing Federal property?