Car hits place where Bush gave speech; Bush not hurt.

[h4ppy]

Secret Service Spokeswoman Ann Lomax said the president was "never in any danger." White House Spokesman Trent Duffy said Bush had just got into his limousine.

Bush had completed a speech to campaign supporters inside the DeSoto Civic Center at the time of the crash, according to Lomax.

Witnesses said a woman and three children were in the car, a 4-door Toyota Camry with at least one flat tire. She drove down a street at high speed pursued by police and sheriff's deputies, they said.

The car passed the presidential motorcade, took a sharp left, jumped a curb, and barreled across the grass outside the center before hitting the building near one of its entrances, witnesses said.

Bush had just got into his limousine at the time of the crash, according to White House spokesman Trent Duffy.

The president "was never in any danger," Lomax said. The car blew out some tires when it jumped the curb, according to Lomax.

The car hit the building near its upper loading dock area, Lomax said. The president's motorcade was in the lower loading deck area, she said.

Authorities surrounded the car, and no shots were fired, Lomax said.

The woman was arrested immediately after the incident, which took place about 10:30 a.m. (11:30 a.m. EST). The Secret Service is leading an investigation into the crash, according to Lomax.

Video from the scene showed four officials moving the woman, with her arms behind her back, into a white unmarked car.

Chief David Mitchell, spokesman for the DeSoto County Sheriff's Department, would not say why the woman was being pursued. He said the children in the vehicle are with family members and "being well taken care of."

Local and federal officials are conducting a joint investigation, Mitchell said. It will remain a joint investigation until any charges are filed, he said.

Bush left the center shortly after the crash and headed to his next campaign stop in Paducah, Kentucky.

link:http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/11/01/bush.car/index.html

 

[superslug]

I'm going to be very interested to find out this driver's story, well interested for five minutes or so.

Isn't it illegal to leave the scene of an accident? The President should be arrested...

 

[delsully]

Originally posted by superslug
I'm going to be very interested to find out this driver's story, well interested for five minutes or so.

Isn't it illegal to leave the scene of an accident? The President should be arrested...

They can't even get him for illegally stealing the election!

 

[Zarn]

Originally posted by delsully


They can't even get him for illegally stealing the election!

No, he won that fair and square. Those booths were set up by the Democrats, because Jeb allowed them to do it. If anything, the Democrats were up to something fishy, but I don't know what.


BTW, it's good to know that he isn't hurt.

 

[superslug]

It's not only good to know he's not hurt, it's good to know he wasn't in danger. Regardless of how much I personally detest the man, he is the President, and after the nationally induced shock of 9/11, the last thing we need is an unplanned change in office, much less him just getting hurt.

 

[Zarn]

Originally posted by superslug
It's not only good to know he's not hurt, it's good to know he wasn't in danger. Regardless of how much I personally detest the man, he is the President, and after the nationally induced shock of 9/11, the last thing we need is an unplanned change in office, much less him just getting hurt.

Even more so since Cheney is VP (I really don't trust Cheney). So, I don't think anyone here wants to see Bush hurt or killed.

 

[delsully]

Originally posted by Zarn


No, he won that fair and square. Those booths were set up by the Democrats, because Jeb allowed them to do it. If anything, the Democrats were up to something fishy, but I don't know what.

Not to mention the thousands of legal voters that were restricted from voting. FYI, I'm a registered Republican.

 

[Sims2789]

Originally posted by Zarn


No, he won that fair and square. Those booths were set up by the Democrats, because Jeb allowed them to do it. If anything, the Democrats were up to something fishy, but I don't know what.


BTW, it's good to know that he isn't hurt.

yeah! he won by -1000 votes in Florida! stupid liberals with their left-wing media stations like FOX!!

 

[superslug]

Of course, the other good news is that the kids aren't hurt.

 

[Pontiuth Pilate]

No, the good news is that Cheney isn't President!

Who's next after Cheney, by the way?

 

[Zarn]

Originally posted by superslug
Of course, the other good news is that the kids aren't hurt.

True. Very true.

I think Powell is after Cheney, but I'm not sure. It could be someone else.

 

[Rout]

Originally posted by h4ppy

Secret Service Spokeswoman Ann Lomax said the president was "never in any danger." White House Spokesman Trent Duffy said Bush had just got into his limousine.

Errr...yeah.
Cos the president is a super invincible t4000 invisible ethereal robot, and was wearing his anti-careening-car vest anyway.

 

[cgannon64]

A quick search turned this up, Pontiuth:

The Vice President Richard Cheney
Speaker of the House John Dennis Hastert
President pro tempore of the Senate1 Ted Stevens
Secretary of State Colin Powell
Secretary of the Treasury John Snow
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
Attorney General John Ashcroft
Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton
Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman
Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans
Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Melquiades Rafael Martinez
Secretary of Transportation Norman Yoshio Mineta
Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham
Secretary of Education Roderick Paige
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi
Secretary of Homeland Security2 Tom Ridge

That's interesting, because if (God forbid) Bush and Cheney were assasinated, a guy who no one has ever heard of would be President.

 

[superslug]

Originally posted by Zarn
I think Powell is after Cheney, but I'm not sure. It could be someone else.

Powell is before Cheney, but not immediately after:

The original Constitution provides that if neither the President nor Vice President can serve, the Congress shall provide law stating who is next in line. Currently that law exists as 3 USC 19, a section of the U.S. Code. This law was established as part of the Presidential Succession Act of 1947. There, the following line of succession is provided:

Speaker of the House of Representatives
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of Defense
Attorney General
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Secretary of Health and Human Services
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Energy
Secretary of Education
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of Homeland Security (not yet set by law)

The only exception to the line provided in the law states that to ascend to the Presidency, the next person in line must be constitutionally eligible. Any person holding an office in the line of succession who, for example, is not a naturally-born citizen cannot become President. In this case, that person would be skipped and the next eligible person in the line would become President.

EDIT: Cross posted, previous post is better material since it has names.

 

[The Yankee]

I thought they made a law which made the new Homeland Security chief 8th in line instead of 18th or wherever.

 

[Archer 007]

Originally posted by superslug
It's not only good to know he's not hurt, it's good to know he wasn't in danger. Regardless of how much I personally detest the man, he is the President, and after the nationally induced shock of 9/11, the last thing we need is an unplanned change in office, much less him just getting hurt.

Agreed!
I may dislike Bush, but he's still the boss and i'm glad he was safe.

 

[Pontiuth Pilate]

Well, all the President has to do is travel in a group with all the other heirs-apparent except Attorney General Ashcroft, and he'll be perfectly safe

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Cant stand Bush, but Cheney would be even worse.

 

[SuperBeaverInc.]

It would really suck to be the last guy . There is a snowball chance in the Sahara of you getting the Presidency. The only way is to go on a massive killing spree...but then it would be pretty obvious who did it. I wonder what would happen if they all died in one horrific accident.

 

[superslug]

Originally posted by SuperBeaverInc.
It would really suck to be the last guy . There is a snowball chance in the Sahara of you getting the Presidency. The only way is to go on a massive killing spree...but then it would be pretty obvious who did it. I wonder what would happen if they all died in one horrific accident.

Not very likely. As a security precaution, everyone on the list is basically forbidden from all being in the same location at once. Ever watch the State of the Union address? There's always at least one Cabinet member not present, just in case.