TOTUS Abducted – White House Left Speechless

You just can’t make this up.
TOTUS was stolen.

TOTUS was abducted this week in Henrico just days before his visit to Chesterfield.

The TelePrompter of the United States was stolen last night along with other equipment belonging to the White House.
NBC 12 reported:

NBC12 has uncovered one of those stories that makes you think: “How in the world does that happen?!” A truck filled with President Obama’s podiums and audio equipment was stolen in Henrico just days before his visit to Chesterfield.

We confirmed an investigation with the U.S. Defense Department. There are still a lot of questions. The biggest one being did the thieves intentionally target the President’s truck or did they take advantage of a crime of opportunity and give a big “uh-oh” when they saw what was inside.

When you see President Obama speak, there is a pretty typical setup including the presidential seal on a podium, the see-thru Teleprompter and a portable sound system.

Thieves saw the truck carrying that equipment and couldn’t resist the target.

We’re told the truck was parked at the Virginia Center Commons Courtyard Marriott in advance on Wednesday’s presidential visit to Chesterfield.

Sources said inside that vehicle was about $200,000 worth of sound equipment, several podiums and presidential seals, behind which only the President himself can stand.

They told NBC12 around 12:30 Monday afternoon that truck was recovered in the parking lot of the Holiday Inn Express near the airport and hotel staff confirm police activity. One guest we spoke with said he saw various law enforcement agencies examining a white box truck parked there.

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#1 October 18, 2011 at 5:53 am
KR commented:

With this headline, it sounds like a story from The Onion.
#2 October 18, 2011 at 5:56 am
ohiochili commented:

I bet they search the George Bush home first.

Off Topic..Kleenex Alert

http://hotair.com/archives/2011/10/17/yet-another-reason-to-be-proud-to-be-pro-life/

Hey Pelosi…this Mother laid down and died for the love of her child.
#3 October 18, 2011 at 6:01 am
MikeSilver commented:

Stolen at the Marriott Courtyard and recovered at Holiday Inn Express. That’s funny right there.
#4 October 18, 2011 at 6:08 am
mpw280 commented:

What will the All Powerful O do without TOTUS to guide him? mpw
#5 October 18, 2011 at 6:08 am
John commented:

Obviously part of the “Occupy Sound Truck” crowd. With TOTUS in the vehicle, this did have the potential to be the 21st Century version of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping story of the 1930s.
#6 October 18, 2011 at 6:08 am
Carbon Pootprint commented:

Are they sure it wasn’t an escape attempt? bahahahaha
#7 October 18, 2011 at 6:11 am
squeaky commented:

i hope they can’t find the battery used to power obama up. being just a shell of a man and all.
#8 October 18, 2011 at 6:22 am
Sickofobama commented:

They stole the wrong thing.

They should have stole the POTUS and held him for ransom.

The voters would decide to either pay it or not.

I would have voted not to pay the ransom.

We need to get rid of the guy somehow.
#9 October 18, 2011 at 6:29 am
Evil Otto commented:

They should have stole the POTUS and held him for ransom.

Haven’t heard of any ransom demands yet, but they did steal the POTUS. The real one.
#10 October 18, 2011 at 6:30 am
RedBeard commented:

There’s always an upside. Without the equipment, Obama will have the chance to visit all 57 states, accompanied by some corpsemen.
#11 October 18, 2011 at 6:31 am
squeaky commented:

“They should have stole the POTUS and held him for ransom.” that would be like “the ransom of red chief”….make them pay us to take him back. can’t balance the budget but maybe make a dent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ransom_of_Red_Chief
#12 October 18, 2011 at 6:45 am
vagabond a. trader III commented:

Check ebay.
#13 October 18, 2011 at 6:48 am
RickZ commented:

BWAHAHA!
#14 October 18, 2011 at 6:48 am
donh commented:

Is Robert Reich missing ? I think they pack him inside the podium box to data process the TOTUS programming.
#15 October 18, 2011 at 6:50 am
Kerry commented:

Well, if the Presidential Seal was missing, he could stand atop and behind his Presidential Manure
#16 October 18, 2011 at 6:58 am
TOTUS commented:

I’m not really writing policy, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
#17 October 18, 2011 at 7:15 am
joe commented:

touche totus!
#18 October 18, 2011 at 7:19 am
Millitant Conservative commented:

Was watching the remake cartoon of the Thundercats.

Main character reminded me of Obama you know LYING O, and his PR guy Snark.

The NOTUS is lacking in leadership skills and is truely an affirmative action hire.

Powder is dry
#19 October 18, 2011 at 7:20 am
jorgen commented:

So, no speeches from Obama for a while. Whoever did it is a patriot!
#20 October 18, 2011 at 7:21 am
scituate_tgr commented:

When told about the incident, the President said: “I’m speechless.”