Is really that dangerous to be American president?, Obama in Prague Options

[malpaso]

Obama is visiting Czech republic and Prague. I have read announcements if we want to see speech of US president we must:

- pass through security procedure (detector like on airport)
- no guns (of course)
- nothing sharp
- nothing made of glass
- no umbrellas allowed
- no cameras allowed
- no recorders allowed
- no cellphones allowed (?!)

25000 people expected there! I can not imagine that mess...

This post has been edited by malpaso: Apr 2, 2009 - 2:35 AM

[GriffGirl]

I think it's more the case that there are so many people in the world who hate the US and what it stands for, that to assassinate its president would be the ultimate statement. Look at the protesting that occurred in London just the other day when he and his old lady visited the Queen. A lot of the European nations blame the US for the current state of the world economy. IDK if it's reasonable to blame the US or not, maybe it is. But there are millions of hungry, angry, desperate people out there who have nothing left to lose.

Plus, if YOU were the guy who had to follow up 8 years of Bush, would YOU want to go anywhere without only the strictest security? It's real easy to still feel disenfranchised about the US Government after 8 years of the embarrassing bullsh1t we've displayed to the world.