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March 26, 2009
Beat 360° 3/26/09
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Mark Bowen loosens a stack of one dollar bills on a vibrating table before they are cut into singles at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on March 26, 2009 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Michael Piccatto   March 26th, 2009 5:35 pm ET

Sorry American taxpayers, I can only repay my AIG bonus in singles.

Mike, Kingston, Canada Eh.   March 26th, 2009 5:37 pm ET

The buck starts here!

Wyatt Knight - Rochester, NY   March 26th, 2009 5:37 pm ET

Newspapers have been selling out, since they decided to print them on money.

-Wyatt Knight

Jerry - Tulsa, OK   March 26th, 2009 5:39 pm ET

The New York Times finally finds a way to boost readership.

Mary Sullivan   March 26th, 2009 5:39 pm ET

Seems like everything in the newspaper these days is about money!

Cindy Panackia   March 26th, 2009 5:40 pm ET

Look at my stimulus package!!

Lisa, Tampa   March 26th, 2009 5:40 pm ET

Wallstreet Execs are elated with the idea of a surplus of singles and a vibrating table

gayle mccauley Malden,Mass   March 26th, 2009 5:41 pm ET

" This 'government contract' print job would go a lot faster if I were printing $100's"

Mark - Fenton, MO   March 26th, 2009 5:41 pm ET

"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today."

Dante Danville, CA   March 26th, 2009 5:42 pm ET

Geithner’s Treasury introduces the new sixteen dollar bill.

Greg S. / Los Angeles   March 26th, 2009 5:43 pm ET

Introducing the perforated 16 dollar bill: A new currency just for men that attend strip clubs.

Lisa, Richmond, VA   March 26th, 2009 5:43 pm ET

A vibrating full metal jacket of currency. Bring it on baby.

Jan Emma, Franklin Co., OH   March 26th, 2009 5:43 pm ET

Mark shows off the specially printed fake money that will be used to pay any AIG executives dumb enough try to collect their bonuses.

Bette in Northbrook, Illinois   March 26th, 2009 5:43 pm ET

There's nothing in the paper nowdays!

Lisa, Richmond, VA   March 26th, 2009 5:44 pm ET

Oh George, you really shouldn't have. I already got mine at AIG.

Mike (Scranton, PA)   March 26th, 2009 5:45 pm ET

I only payed two dollars for this newspaper. It was a better investment than any stock I could have bought.

Jorge   March 26th, 2009 5:46 pm ET

In America $300
In Europe $220
The renewed value of a dollar... Priceless!

Cai Monsson   March 26th, 2009 5:47 pm ET

A Dollar a day keeps the recession away.

Sue, Lathrup Village, MI   March 26th, 2009 5:47 pm ET

Listen Lucy, I'm only going to splay these ones...

Kelsey, Ohio   March 26th, 2009 5:48 pm ET

Pick a dollar, any dollar...It's value is still lower than that of any other country's currency.

Sharen Viola   March 26th, 2009 5:50 pm ET

One for you. One for AIG. ...

Tony - Atlanta, GA   March 26th, 2009 5:50 pm ET

Here's some money that Bernie won't get his hands on.

Miriam C   March 26th, 2009 5:50 pm ET

I have such a big movie to show about myself, I rather take the $1 dollar bill which are freshly printed !

Jean Adams   March 26th, 2009 5:50 pm ET

keep these dollar bills for the american taxpayer, the $100 and above bills go to Wall Street.

Jan Dillaha   March 26th, 2009 5:51 pm ET

This is what it will cost your grandchildren to buy a loaf of bread.

joshua Arnao - Rancho Cucamonga, CA   March 26th, 2009 5:51 pm ET

now i can buy lots of citigroup stock!!!

Ellen Crimi-Trent   March 26th, 2009 5:51 pm ET

how much did you say you needed? no problem I got it!

Doug Wambles - Montgomery, AL   March 26th, 2009 5:51 pm ET

One truly is the lonliest number ......I really need to get out more!

Mark Toronto Canada   March 26th, 2009 5:51 pm ET

Mark Bowen performs the modern equivalent of shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Kim   March 26th, 2009 5:52 pm ET

Money, money everywhere, but not a dollar to loan.

Wesley Hughes   March 26th, 2009 5:53 pm ET

You know the economy is bad...when they are not worth counterfeiting anymore!

Chris Carrion   March 26th, 2009 5:53 pm ET

Bronx, NY

With my share of the bailout, I'll spend these singles tipping cocktail waitresses in Vegas.

John   March 26th, 2009 5:53 pm ET

Wallpaper for AIG execs offices

Vickie in San Clemente, CA   March 26th, 2009 5:54 pm ET

The office ran out of toilet paper so Mark decided these sheets would work.

Mike from Ottawa   March 26th, 2009 5:54 pm ET

Ah, the new American pesos!

Phil, Philadelphia, PA   March 26th, 2009 5:55 pm ET

Scene from a new infomercial on how to use your inkjet printer to survive tough economic times.

Brandon M in University Heights, OH   March 26th, 2009 5:56 pm ET

I'd like to thank Senator Dodd for this wonderful bonus. Now, if only I could fit it in my wallet...

Inatji T.   March 26th, 2009 5:56 pm ET

They're gonna have to pay me a lot more than this to get rid of my economic-disaster-mustache!

Laura Bailey   March 26th, 2009 5:56 pm ET

"Sure, I've got a job, but everyday I touch more money than I will ever make."

Brantford, ON, Canada

Kevin Haggith Toronto   March 26th, 2009 5:57 pm ET

Due to the downturn in the economy, Bowen checks into a cheap motel to save on expenses but is shocked to see how much it now costs to operate the vibrating bed.

Paul Mansolillo   March 26th, 2009 5:57 pm ET

Hot off the presses: The Main Street portion of the $700 billion stimulus package.

Tianna   March 26th, 2009 5:57 pm ET

No longer worth the paper they're printed on....unless you've got a trillion or so!

NY NY

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 5:57 pm ET

Have you seen so many billions together? And yet, without solve the problem.

Seamus Murphy   March 26th, 2009 5:57 pm ET

One for me and one for me and one for me and ...

Montreal, Quebec
Canada

Hamadou (calgary, Alberta)   March 26th, 2009 5:58 pm ET

Let s print more for AIG and American workers to preserve US Dollars memories (inflation).

Tom Allumbaugh   March 26th, 2009 5:58 pm ET

Looks like the AIG executive bathroom is out of paper again...

Dena, Tennessee   March 26th, 2009 5:58 pm ET

Who says there's a recession?? I just print what I need......

Inatji T.   March 26th, 2009 5:58 pm ET

No, this isn't even close to 1 billion, I'm going to be here all night... make that week... at least I have a job.

JC- Los Angeles   March 26th, 2009 5:58 pm ET

The nation falls into the abyss as corporate executives and members of Congress prepare to receive their compensation.

Kat Arnett   March 26th, 2009 5:59 pm ET

"The Federal Reserve worries about impending inflation from minting extra money for bailout packages. Recalling days past when singles were used as wallpaper, Mark Bowen tries to decide if he should reno his bathroom or his kitchen first."

Diane - Southern California   March 26th, 2009 5:59 pm ET

Hmph – I am surprised Obama's picture isn't on the front of this bill – it seems to be everywhere else these days!

Ken Bernstein, Irvington, NY   March 26th, 2009 6:00 pm ET

We're talk-in' 'bout the dollar bill
Now what are we all to do
When the mon-ey's got a hold on you?
Mo-ney's too tight to mention...

Steve Meadows   March 26th, 2009 6:00 pm ET

Depressing reading...

BettyAnn, Nacogdoches,TX   March 26th, 2009 6:01 pm ET

Gas~$2 much
Grocerie$~Eat ur lunch
Stack of dollar bills~Worthless!

Lee Anne, Pittsburgh, PA   March 26th, 2009 6:01 pm ET

"Handmade item of the day on Etsy.com"

Ken Bernstein, Irvington, NY   March 26th, 2009 6:01 pm ET

I'd love to put these in my pocket, but I doubt they'd even cover my groceries.

john steen   March 26th, 2009 6:01 pm ET

It's your money America, but new wallpaper is needed for AIG execs offices.

BettyAnn, Nacogdoches,TX   March 26th, 2009 6:02 pm ET

Anyone up for Monopoly?

Mike, Kingston, Canada Eh.   March 26th, 2009 6:02 pm ET

Its1 for the Money...... 65 Billion for Bernie Madoff......165 Billion for AiG Bonuses.......1.8 trillion for the Deficit .......10.9 Trillion for the National Debt........ & clicking with no end in sight for the Mighty American Dollar!

Ashley   March 26th, 2009 6:03 pm ET

The big bucks you say? i wonder how well it'll pay off our country's deficit

BettyAnn, Nacogdoches,TX   March 26th, 2009 6:03 pm ET

Hey Look! It's the Monopoly guy!

Peter, Plymouth MA   March 26th, 2009 6:03 pm ET

Funding the President's budget $1 at a time

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 6:03 pm ET

If I could complete with a few more zeros after the number 1, our problems would be solved.

mary lou shores   March 26th, 2009 6:03 pm ET

Thanks Obama

Dollar Value Meals for everyone

Paula V., Boston, MA   March 26th, 2009 6:03 pm ET

Instead of newspapers, a shopper at Petco finds a new liner for his bird cage.

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 6:03 pm ET

Who wants money?

Mike Burns - El Cajon CA   March 26th, 2009 6:03 pm ET

Check out the coupons I got in today's paper

Kim, Hiram, Ohio   March 26th, 2009 6:04 pm ET

"And this is the money you would have had in your paychecks if AIG executives hadn't taken those giant bonuses."

Mike from Ithaca, NY   March 26th, 2009 6:04 pm ET

The American taxpayers want their cut.

Debra Greenville, Oh   March 26th, 2009 6:04 pm ET

Who says there is a money shortage.

Carl Bishop, Newfoundland, Canada   March 26th, 2009 6:05 pm ET

Another day, another bailout, another bonus

Cindy/Seattle   March 26th, 2009 6:05 pm ET

One for the money
Two for the show
3.6 Trillion
To blow blow blow!

Kevin Haggith Toronto   March 26th, 2009 6:05 pm ET

Upon reviewing his investment portfolio, Bowen is disappointed to learn that it isn't worth the paper it is printed on.

Heather,ca   March 26th, 2009 6:05 pm ET

One AIG bailout bill,two AIG bailout bills,three AIG bailout bills..More?

Bradford Lee - Mountain View, CA   March 26th, 2009 6:06 pm ET

First step to fixing this economy: a 1 dollar tax refund to every American in the United States

Soufanati, Wanaque, NJ   March 26th, 2009 6:06 pm ET

Money talks, Money talks, Money talks. Come on dam it say something. How much do you think you really worth?

Mike from Ithaca, NY   March 26th, 2009 6:07 pm ET

Newspaper printers have finally found a way to make a profit.

Rodney W. Colón; Ponce, Puerto Rico   March 26th, 2009 6:07 pm ET

You want bailout, I'll give you bailout in small unmarked bills, go nuts!!

Kashmir Aolick   March 26th, 2009 6:07 pm ET

A government employee processes yet more octu-dollars.

Peter, Plymouth MA   March 26th, 2009 6:08 pm ET

Someone should tell him that the Chinese government is only accepting tens and twentys

Bradford Lee - Mountain View, CA   March 26th, 2009 6:08 pm ET

Who wants to see me 'make it rain'?

Rafael Peralta   March 26th, 2009 6:09 pm ET

My personal AIG bonuses you like what you see but here's the thing it's all mine.

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 6:09 pm ET

From today, the wages of all sentatives of the people, will be only a note of these!
It's kidding ...

Janine Wallace - Sacramento, CA   March 26th, 2009 6:10 pm ET

Stimulus anyone? Anyone?

Vincent Watson   March 26th, 2009 6:10 pm ET

This is the Money you could be saving with Geico.

Elisa   March 26th, 2009 6:10 pm ET

Printing money isn't exciting anymore when it's just as easy as printing newspaper!

Whitney, Redlands, CA   March 26th, 2009 6:11 pm ET

A man sits down to read the stimulus bill

Kevin Haggith Toronto   March 26th, 2009 6:11 pm ET

An interior decorator carefully inspects the new wallpaper to ensure it will be perfect for Mr. Trump's current building renovation.

Tarja, Finland   March 26th, 2009 6:11 pm ET

Money makes the world go around, the world go around...

Katenna Renney   March 26th, 2009 6:12 pm ET

People think these dollar is useless, but they will fit just fine in Tweets bird cage!

Whitney, Redlands, CA   March 26th, 2009 6:13 pm ET

This Federal Reserve worker prepares to go to a strip club

Whitney, Redlands, CA   March 26th, 2009 6:13 pm ET

Finally, a hard copy of the stimulus bill is made available

Paul Mansolillo   March 26th, 2009 6:15 pm ET

Boy, if I had a dollar for every time....Oh wait....Now I do.

Alex Cruz   March 26th, 2009 6:15 pm ET

The dollar has come to the rescue of the US newspaper industry, but its not what editors and publishers had in mind......

Alex Cruz
Miami, Florida

Mike Syracuse, NY   March 26th, 2009 6:15 pm ET

Oops, I meant to print trillion dollar bills for Obama to use.

Kat Turner   March 26th, 2009 6:16 pm ET

The newspaper may be dying out, but so far money is still a hot commodity, lets just convert the presses!

Justin weir Cedar rapids Iowa   March 26th, 2009 6:16 pm ET

Maybe if i print a few more i can pay for gas on my way home !!

David L.   March 26th, 2009 6:16 pm ET

Workers at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing are quickly realizing that Obama's latest idea to pay off the deficit - simply print more money - may take more paper than they realized. Critics have suggested printing $100s instead of $1s.

David L., San Francisco, CA

Phil, Philadelphia, PA   March 26th, 2009 6:16 pm ET

Economic stimulus plans include the production of perforated sheets of one dollar bills, spurring the wallet industry to employ more workers as they respond to the demand for larger bill folds.

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 6:17 pm ET

New determination of Anderson Cooper and Ali Velshi:

due to the economic crisis, the new pay of the AC360 team will be just a note of these!
That's a joke!

Michael Sullivan, Long Island, NY   March 26th, 2009 6:17 pm ET

Marks holds a surviving piece of Bernie Madoff's bed comforter.

Raghida Haddad   March 26th, 2009 6:18 pm ET

Now we know where Bernie Madoff hid the stolen money...in his linen closets!!

Zohreen   March 26th, 2009 6:19 pm ET

Efforts to reconcile temporary pay cuts backfire when New York Times employee overpays himself after printing ten pages of $1 bills

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 6:19 pm ET

Ah, dollar ... have you had your figure!

Johnny Boykins   March 26th, 2009 6:20 pm ET

If you actually look close George Washington is crying, sobbing "Its a sad day in America."

Marianne, Montréal, Québec   March 26th, 2009 6:20 pm ET

Printed especially for Wall Street: It comes with a bonus! The bills have the same feel as Monopoly money, giving them a real sense of security and confidence to invest wisely in order to win back main street!

RobbyG, The Netherlands   March 26th, 2009 6:21 pm ET

Face value: One dollar
Nominal value: Paper + green ink
Real value: Worth-less
Future value: Worthless

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 6:21 pm ET

Ah, dollar ... lately, you are being so mistreated!
Mr. Madoff, executives of AIG ...

Bruce, Kansas City   March 26th, 2009 6:21 pm ET

It 's time to make the donuts!!!

Judith   March 26th, 2009 6:22 pm ET

At last Bernie Madoff's pedicure money is found!

New Orleans area

Jim Klein, Newport Beach   March 26th, 2009 6:22 pm ET

Funny, these look like they've shrunk since the last time I printed them.

Peter, Plymouth MA   March 26th, 2009 6:22 pm ET

I hope there are some Benjamin Franklin's in that stack or you better plan on working a lot of overtime

Olivia- Sudbury, MA   March 26th, 2009 6:23 pm ET

Mr. Bowen seems to be taking the advice to 'stretch your dollars' a bit to literally.

Johnny Boykins   March 26th, 2009 6:24 pm ET

Is it TARP Money? Is it the Stimulus Package? Is it a bailout? Oh wait! Its just the WORTHLESS dollar bill!!

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 6:24 pm ET

Bailout for one, bailout for another ... and only increases my work!

Oops, I print the shipment of wrong notes!

Mike from Ithaca, NY   March 26th, 2009 6:24 pm ET

In this economy, it's all about the Washingtons.

Chris Warren   March 26th, 2009 6:24 pm ET

Who needs toilet paper?
Cedar Rapids, Iowa USA

Peter von Tiesenhausen - Vancouver, BC Canada   March 26th, 2009 6:24 pm ET

The morning paper for AIG Executives. "The AIG Times"

Justin weir Cedar rapids Iowa   March 26th, 2009 6:25 pm ET

trouble is by the time we pay for ink, paper, and goverment wages these things may as well say CHARMIN... dont forget to flush !

Michael Winnipeg/Manitoba/Canada   March 26th, 2009 6:26 pm ET

Fed up with the rising cost of government bathroom tissue, a cost saving solution pops into Eddy's mind.

Susan Stansfield, Lindenhurst, IL   March 26th, 2009 6:26 pm ET

For Gods sake am I supposed to cut apart my own bail out or what?

Diane McKinnon   March 26th, 2009 6:26 pm ET

What is this???? no ink on the back sides.....Dah, I get it! Government maneuver to save on the cost of ink, printing out more bills than we can afford.

Diane McKinnon
Iron Mountain MI

Rick   March 26th, 2009 6:27 pm ET

Spend all you want, we’ll print more.

Blake Miller - Lago Vista, TX   March 26th, 2009 6:27 pm ET

Mark wonders why we keep making these when it costs more than a dollar to print a dollar – not printing money could actually SAVE money. Concept definitely won't fly in the U.S.!!!

Mike Syracuse, NY   March 26th, 2009 6:27 pm ET

If we stack all the money Obama has spent in the last 65 days, it would be a pile of these reaching Jupiter.

Gordon Fort Myers, Florida   March 26th, 2009 6:28 pm ET

Mr. Geithner has orders from his superior to keep the presses running 24/7, I'm just doin my job.

Anne from Toronto   March 26th, 2009 6:28 pm ET

... Introducing the new design for The Quicker Picker Upper... anybody got any nasty spills that need sopping up?

Kelly - Harrisburg, PA   March 26th, 2009 6:28 pm ET

In this economy, it's no longer "who wants to be a millionaire," it's more like "who wants to be a hundred-naire?"

Michael Winnipeg/Manitoba/Canada   March 26th, 2009 6:29 pm ET

"Recession-I don't see no stinkin' recession." The last thoughts Tommy had before waking up shackled in federal prison.

LAWRENCE WISE gaithersburg,maryland   March 26th, 2009 6:29 pm ET

george you never looed better

Lloyd San Francisco, CA   March 26th, 2009 6:29 pm ET

Next week I get to play with the 5's...

Bev Stansfield Lindenhurst, IL   March 26th, 2009 6:29 pm ET

Bowen presents his plan for new jobs which will employ many people brandishing sharp scissors.

Doug Wambles - Montgomery, AL   March 26th, 2009 6:29 pm ET

Is it even worth the cotton it is printed on?

Ron, Germantown, Ohio   March 26th, 2009 6:29 pm ET

The government getting ready for their annual liars-poker tournament.

Angela Frazier   March 26th, 2009 6:30 pm ET

I'll take just a few sheets in case I run out of toliet paper...

LAWRENCE WISE gaithersburg,maryland   March 26th, 2009 6:30 pm ET

you need more of that to match aig

Tarja, Finland   March 26th, 2009 6:30 pm ET

It`s too good to be true...I can`t take my eyes off of you !

LAWRENCE WISE gaithersburg,maryland   March 26th, 2009 6:31 pm ET

george you never looked better

Nathanael Litter   March 26th, 2009 6:31 pm ET

Bernie Madoff's wallpaper

A. AMIRALI   March 26th, 2009 6:31 pm ET

Who's ready to go to the strip club?

David L.   March 26th, 2009 6:31 pm ET

Despite a decline in U.S. manufacturing jobs, Mark Bowen is proud to help manufacture the United States' biggest export.

David L., San Franicsco, CA

Tom Bainter   March 26th, 2009 6:31 pm ET

Mr. Whipple gets ready to squeeze the "new" charmin

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 6:31 pm ET

While Mr. President make chat with internet user for explain the new economic measures, here I am printing, printing, printing ...

karen from ny   March 26th, 2009 6:32 pm ET

Ok, then. Um...I never was any good at directions; arithmetic or pizza math?

Tarja, Finland   March 26th, 2009 6:32 pm ET

Here`s a flood of a different kind to that in Fargo.

Angela Frazier   March 26th, 2009 6:33 pm ET

Rich people got to have it. Poor people really need it. Ah, listen to me ya'll. Do thangs, do thangs, do thangs, Madoff thangs with it!

Diane Horne Lindenhurst, IL   March 26th, 2009 6:33 pm ET

Heck with saving for a rainy day these will make swell umbrellas Afterall a dollar doesn't go that far anyway.

Ginika - Reading, England   March 26th, 2009 6:33 pm ET

One dollar each for the 15 AIG fat cats to wipe their sorry tears after returning the bonuses and the 16th dollar for a bus ride home....ouch!!

Greg Myers,Houston TX   March 26th, 2009 6:33 pm ET

I'll pass on the buck,but this vibrating table is awesome!

Craig   March 26th, 2009 6:34 pm ET

Government worker makes sure the stacks are neat and orderly hoping to persuade the Chinese government that they still have value.

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 6:34 pm ET

Why do people persecute you so much, dollar baby?

Rhonda Welsh   March 26th, 2009 6:34 pm ET

"Now, THIS is how you make an American Quilt. Worthless as currency, great on the back of the sofa..."

Luke, Honolulu, HI   March 26th, 2009 6:34 pm ET

Here is your interest payment, China. Thanks for buying our debt.

Justin weir Cedar rapids Iowa   March 26th, 2009 6:34 pm ET

If Obama wasn't so scared to talk about all the legalization questions today these could have been made out of hemp !!

Anne from Toronto   March 26th, 2009 6:35 pm ET

This is what they're gonna be selling at dollar stores soon... sheets of dollars.

(Kinda like shamwows, but less absorptive.)

joanne ontario canada   March 26th, 2009 6:35 pm ET

Now I know what it feels like to "squeeze the charmin"...:)

Angela Frazier   March 26th, 2009 6:35 pm ET

When I said I needed more greens, I meant veggies!!

Rhonda Welsh, Detroit, MI   March 26th, 2009 6:36 pm ET

“Now, THIS is how you make an American Quilt. Worthless as currency, great on the back of the sofa…”

Justin weir Cedar rapids Iowa   March 26th, 2009 6:37 pm ET

I'm not AIG i make my cash the old fashion way one buck at a time.

laura   March 26th, 2009 6:37 pm ET

And to think, China thinks this is worth about as much as my 401K is now!

Martha(from NashvilleTN)   March 26th, 2009 6:38 pm ET

Iguess a dollar doesn't spend the same way anymore–takes more to make a dollar!!!!

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 6:38 pm ET

Mr. Geithner proposes to Congress greater regulation of financial markets, so I can print only $ 1.00

Jack Marietta GA   March 26th, 2009 6:38 pm ET

Hum...Could be greener.

Justin weir Cedar rapids Iowa   March 26th, 2009 6:39 pm ET

I might look a lil tired but AIG and friends just got off the phone with Obama ....it's gonna be a long night.

Dick Morris   March 26th, 2009 6:39 pm ET

Look Bernie, it's money; not some pie in the sky.

carla, trinidad and tobago   March 26th, 2009 6:39 pm ET

well it's safer than a credit card...

Lloyd San Francisco, CA   March 26th, 2009 6:41 pm ET

Just taking these over to the Smithsonian...Museum of American History...be back in a few.

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 6:41 pm ET

If Mr. Geithner was only one day here, in work schedule, he better understand the work that the economy is!

Anne from Toronto   March 26th, 2009 6:41 pm ET

… Introducing the new design for The Quicker Picker Upper… anybody got any nasty spills that need sopping up?

breakthrunow   March 26th, 2009 6:41 pm ET

Counterfeiter or Federal Reserve..? The printing presses are turning.

Kathleen, Indian Shores, FL   March 26th, 2009 6:42 pm ET

Do I know how to make a buck? You betcha!

adrienne ford   March 26th, 2009 6:42 pm ET

Too bad we gotta throw these away. But I do like the new chocolate coin currency; bet Ali Velshi is glad he didnt eat his.

adrienne ford phoenix,az

Kathleen, Indian Shores, FL   March 26th, 2009 6:43 pm ET

Money, money, money! It may be a rich man's world, but I shop at the Dollar Store!

Chris Warren   March 26th, 2009 6:43 pm ET

HALIBURTON still wants more.....

Mike, Kingston, Canada Eh.   March 26th, 2009 6:44 pm ET

Just what we need more greenbacks to invest at the Dollar Store!

Craig   March 26th, 2009 6:44 pm ET

sorry I forgot my town just now...

Craig from Rockville, MD

Steve   March 26th, 2009 6:44 pm ET

Don't get excited, It's just another stack of worthless paper.

Steve
Los Angeles

Paul - East Bay, CA   March 26th, 2009 6:44 pm ET

Alot of trust is required to do this job !!

Luke, Honolulu, HI   March 26th, 2009 6:44 pm ET

AIG needs more money. We need to avoid the apocalypse.

Bette in Northbrook, Illinois   March 26th, 2009 6:45 pm ET

I'll give you the front page for a hamburger, the Sports Section for a donut and the Op-Ed for nothing.

Megan - Cohutta, GA   March 26th, 2009 6:45 pm ET

You wish you could handle this many Washingtons.

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 6:46 pm ET

Amid this economic crisis, you are the winner of the Challenge AC360, note for $ 1.00

Luke, Honolulu, HI   March 26th, 2009 6:46 pm ET

Ah, the last stash of AIG bonus payments. Thank God the outrage died down.

Keaton, Birmingham AL   March 26th, 2009 6:47 pm ET

In the days of billions and trillions, make you wonder why we even waste time and trees on one dollar bills.

Jennifer - Orange County, CA   March 26th, 2009 6:47 pm ET

Strippers will have a field day with these!

Megan - Cohutta, GA   March 26th, 2009 6:48 pm ET

You know you want some of this.

Bob Mesa, Arizona   March 26th, 2009 6:48 pm ET

Oh Boy, this new design is goin to take a much bigger wallet.

Daryll G... Edmonton Canada   March 26th, 2009 6:48 pm ET

I could last all night with that many singles in the strip club

Amanda Walton Fort Erie, Ontario   March 26th, 2009 6:48 pm ET

Another day, another dollar

Garry - White Rock, Canada   March 26th, 2009 6:49 pm ET

One is the loneliest, number one is the loneliest,
Number one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do !

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 6:50 pm ET

St. Patrick, St. Patrick ... make those notes proliferate!
Oops ... your day has passed, but your help was welcome.

Jack Magestro   March 26th, 2009 6:50 pm ET

Bowen proposes a new standard wallet for the new money sheets.

Jasmine-Spokane, WA   March 26th, 2009 6:50 pm ET

With this I can buy.... a Euro.

Lori from IL   March 26th, 2009 6:51 pm ET

Want to see my "magic trees" that grow money?

Keaton, Birmingham AL   March 26th, 2009 6:51 pm ET

Passive aggressively, Geitner plans to pay China back one dollar bill at a time.

Paul - East Bay, CA   March 26th, 2009 6:51 pm ET

Tree Huggers stay away, this is part of the work stimulus plan for loggers and foresters !!

Jack Magestro   March 26th, 2009 6:52 pm ET

Bowen demonstrates the new cost for a loaf of bread in our inflating economy.

Megan - Cohutta, GA   March 26th, 2009 6:52 pm ET

Do you want some of my stimulus package?

Jack Magestro   March 26th, 2009 6:53 pm ET

The American dollar is like free money on the international market. It isn't good for anything, but it's free.

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 6:53 pm ET

If you want to know how rich you really are, find out what would be left of you tomorrow if you should lose every dollar you own tonite.

Anne from Toronto   March 26th, 2009 6:53 pm ET

When asked about his job, Mr. Bowen admitted:
"I can't decide what gives me more of a thrill - printing George's face hundreds of thousands of times a day, or replicating my butt on the office photocopy machine."

Rhonda Bruce   March 26th, 2009 6:54 pm ET

"Breaking news! Printing out billions of pictures of George Washington bails out America!"

Mike, Kingston, Canada Eh.   March 26th, 2009 6:54 pm ET

Once upon a time a dollar was worth a dollar but soon it will not be worth the paper it is printed on!

Harold - KY   March 26th, 2009 6:54 pm ET

Brother, can you spare me a dollar?

Megan - Cohutta, GA   March 26th, 2009 6:55 pm ET

Hot from the presses! A new round of some needed stimulus.

Paul - East Bay, CA   March 26th, 2009 6:55 pm ET

Tree huggers stay away this is made out of the unread 1000 page stimulus bill documents !!!

Steve Lindsey, Windsor Mill,MD   March 26th, 2009 6:55 pm ET

" I can't wait to read this in the John"

William Cooke   March 26th, 2009 6:55 pm ET

The amount of money the Banks and AIG is really going to pay back on their billion dollar bailout.

Dayton Ohio

Doug Wambles - Montgomery, AL   March 26th, 2009 6:56 pm ET

This literally "takes the rag off the bush".

Yiu-Lung Ho   March 26th, 2009 6:56 pm ET

Mr. Bowen wanting to pocket bills that were just printed.

craig, long island, ny   March 26th, 2009 6:56 pm ET

Hey, look what i found. The Madoff family toilet tissue.

Joshah, Boise, ID   March 26th, 2009 6:57 pm ET

Is this the bonus for the Dollar store excecutives?

Megan - Cohutta, GA   March 26th, 2009 6:57 pm ET

This man's biceps must be enormous considering he is lifting more money these days.

Yiu-Lung Ho   March 26th, 2009 6:57 pm ET

If the AIG Bonus were made up of few of this, I would not be outraged.

Gary E. Yucaipa CA   March 26th, 2009 6:58 pm ET

I thought tarp was just an acronym. I didn't realize obama wanted these bills made into an actual tarp

Phil, Philadelphia, PA   March 26th, 2009 6:58 pm ET

The day Tim Geithner has dreaded for weeks, signing every 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 1,000,000,000,000 dollar bill printed.

Burt, Bradenton, FL   March 26th, 2009 7:00 pm ET

Pictured is President Obama's promise to America; "This 1's for you.

Joshah, Boise, ID   March 26th, 2009 7:00 pm ET

Safest job in the world. Can I send my resume? I have experience in handling toilet paper which is good enough for this job.

Ed - Sidney, OH   March 26th, 2009 7:00 pm ET

A look at the new $16.00 bill

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 7:00 pm ET

I wish I had a dollar for every time I spent a dollar , because then, Yahoo!, I'd have all my money back.

Paul - East Bay, CA   March 26th, 2009 7:00 pm ET

AlG has finally agreed on wallpaper for their offices !!

Ken Brechen   March 26th, 2009 7:01 pm ET

Funny Money!

david d   March 26th, 2009 7:01 pm ET

U.S. Gov't employee showing AIG execs new product for use in buying or selling goods and services.

Diane, Capitola, CA   March 26th, 2009 7:01 pm ET

All is not lost, if I roll them like this and hang them on the wall, they could still be useful.

Jack Magestro   March 26th, 2009 7:01 pm ET

Another idea from Obama for job creation is to have unskilled works use
straight edges and box cutters to cut aprt new oney.

Yiu-Lung Ho   March 26th, 2009 7:01 pm ET

Maybe this can bribe the AC 360 staff to get me that BEAT360 t-shirt.

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 7:01 pm ET

The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart.

Good times!

Laura Bailey   March 26th, 2009 7:01 pm ET

Yes it's a sad sight, but think positive! One of these bills buys 1 and a quarter Canadian ones.

Kathleen from Santa Clara, CA   March 26th, 2009 7:02 pm ET

Let's see...one, two, three, oh wait! It's better to count in sheets how much money I have screwed the middle class out of!

Burt, Bradenton, FL   March 26th, 2009 7:02 pm ET

As Matt Laurer probably indicated after his accident; "I'll never due that for a buck again!"

Tarja, Finland   March 26th, 2009 7:02 pm ET

It`s my bonuses right here !

Jack Magestro   March 26th, 2009 7:02 pm ET

Madoff's coffin lining.

Ed - Sidney, OH   March 26th, 2009 7:02 pm ET

A whole new meaning to "Fist full of singles."

James J. Fassler Mill Valley,Ca.   March 26th, 2009 7:02 pm ET

Nowadays, newspapers will print anything to SELL PAPERS !

Yiu-Lung Ho   March 26th, 2009 7:03 pm ET

Mr. Bowen wondering if that is enough to bribe the AC 360 staff to get his picture appear in the BEAT 360 contest.

Kathleen from Santa Clara, CA   March 26th, 2009 7:03 pm ET

Only 95 million more of these and I might have enough to retire some day!

Pamina   March 26th, 2009 7:03 pm ET

You're getting very sleepy...................

Kathleen from Santa Clara, CA   March 26th, 2009 7:04 pm ET

Who needs playing cards, let's play with sheets of money!

Megan - Cohutta, GA   March 26th, 2009 7:04 pm ET

I am not allowed to handle the bigger bills yet. I can't wait till I am promoted to the five dollar bill machine.

May C, BC, Canada   March 26th, 2009 7:04 pm ET

All this stimulus talk and news is finally getting to my head. I can't read the paper without seeing dollar bills

david d   March 26th, 2009 7:04 pm ET

U.S. postal worker placing Federal MOST WANTED POSTER in window.

Yiu-Lung Ho   March 26th, 2009 7:04 pm ET

I can use this to get that Double stack Cheese Burger from Wendy's.

Mark   March 26th, 2009 7:05 pm ET

So much money, so little time.

Jack Magestro   March 26th, 2009 7:05 pm ET

Antother gag gift from Hariet Carter in frames that fit any decor and is suitable on a desk or any wall in the house,

Ed - Sidney, OH   March 26th, 2009 7:06 pm ET

MMMMMMMMMM I LOVE the smell of NEW money

Yiu-Lung Ho   March 26th, 2009 7:06 pm ET

The McDonald's Dollar Menu is the perfect thing I can spend this money on.

Paul - East Bay, CA   March 26th, 2009 7:06 pm ET

AIG has settled for this wallpaper design, their first choice was the hundred dollar type.

Jenny   March 26th, 2009 7:06 pm ET

Here they are... The most notorious accomplice of Mexican drug gangs. Fortunately don't have to 'watch' the horrible sight you've led

david d   March 26th, 2009 7:06 pm ET

FDIC instructor showing AIG execs what is a revolutionary new form of C-O-L-L-A-T-E-R-A-L.

robyn caffrey keyser west virginia   March 26th, 2009 7:07 pm ET

( not show me the money )

i'm greeeddddddddyyyyyyyy show me more money "

Sean in Dallas   March 26th, 2009 7:07 pm ET

Spend all you want! We'll make more!

Ginika - Reading, England   March 26th, 2009 7:07 pm ET

Bowen in the little boy room. Imagining if he were one of the AIG 20 how the dollar bills would have replaced the t-rolls in his private room...ouch!!

Ishaka - Atlanta, GA   March 26th, 2009 7:08 pm ET

Too much money, my problem is how to spend it.

jozef, las vegas, nv   March 26th, 2009 7:08 pm ET

I used to enjoy singles nights...

david d   March 26th, 2009 7:08 pm ET

Unveiling of new U.S. Gov't sponsored ad campaign for AIG..."Do you know me?".

Sean in Dallas   March 26th, 2009 7:08 pm ET

You see, the value of the dollar will be the same. It'll just be a little bigger that's all.

Tarja, Finland   March 26th, 2009 7:09 pm ET

Retirement, here I come !

Marianne, Chicago, IL   March 26th, 2009 7:09 pm ET

Let's play Monopoly!

Frozan Walyzada, Antigua   March 26th, 2009 7:09 pm ET

Let's go to the casino and double it!!

Trent - Athens, GA   March 26th, 2009 7:10 pm ET

With all these singles, I might finally be able to afford the VIP room in the strip club alongside Bill Clinton.

Jenny   March 26th, 2009 7:10 pm ET

Here they are... The most notorious and heartless accomplice of Mexican drug gangs. They fortunately don't have to 'watch' the horrible sight they've led

Roland, California   March 26th, 2009 7:11 pm ET

Can you do this with photoshop?

Amit Patankar   March 26th, 2009 7:11 pm ET

Wow
when they let me keep it the dollar turns out to be useless

Rick, Chicago, IL   March 26th, 2009 7:12 pm ET

A little cut here, a stitch over there, and this will look gorgeous. Oh, too bad Project Runway is on hold this season.

Mike, Kingston, Canada Eh.   March 26th, 2009 7:12 pm ET

Confucius says thanks to Chinese food and fortune cookies China has billions of American currency already but now Chinese Yuan tired of being traded for U S Yankee Dollars!

Thomas   March 26th, 2009 7:16 pm ET

As long as we keep bailing out companies like AIG I'll always have a job...

Steve Lindsey, Windsor Mill,MD   March 26th, 2009 7:16 pm ET

Its all about the Dead Presidents

robyn caffrey keyser west virginia   March 26th, 2009 7:17 pm ET

yes where is mr barack obama's picture

everybody always says "
picures say a thousond words
and everybody know's, he has the last word

jake kaplan   March 26th, 2009 7:18 pm ET

jake kaplan los angeles – stop freaking out everybody...this stuff grows from trees!

david d   March 26th, 2009 7:18 pm ET

Old AIG Presidential bath towel set.

Sean in Dallas   March 26th, 2009 7:19 pm ET

And if I use the whole sheet I can make a paper hat worth 4 bucks!

Lori - Pennsylvania   March 26th, 2009 7:19 pm ET

This is for spending on pork barrels.

Jim M   March 26th, 2009 7:20 pm ET

Did you know the word "dollar" in Chinese means toilet paper?

Baxter   March 26th, 2009 7:21 pm ET

The war on error

Jim M   March 26th, 2009 7:21 pm ET

Bernie asked for a special run so he can paper his cell.

Isabel (Brazil)   March 26th, 2009 7:21 pm ET

Ali Velshi, Ali Velshi! Tell me!
What is the best application that green here?

Mike, Kingston, Canada Eh.   March 26th, 2009 7:23 pm ET

Whatever happened to real money???

Jazmine Ramirez   March 26th, 2009 7:25 pm ET

AIG ran out of toilet paper already!?

Megan - Cohutta, GA   March 26th, 2009 7:25 pm ET

Come and get some while it is hot! Wait I take that back because I am pretty sure that Washington is going to be giving out money like it is going out of style.

Kathleen, Indian Shores, FL   March 26th, 2009 7:26 pm ET

Let me entertain you, as long as you're not a big spender!

Alisha Cambari-Saka, Bali   March 26th, 2009 7:26 pm ET

These can't even buy you breakast: no serial numbers.

Ed - Sidney, OH   March 26th, 2009 7:27 pm ET

Mark, your drooling AGAIN!

mary shaw, colorado springs co   March 26th, 2009 7:28 pm ET

Don't bother cutting them, just send them to the Mexican cartels as is.

david d   March 26th, 2009 7:28 pm ET

U.S. gov't employee "three sheets to the wind"..

Muhammad Cohen - Hong Kong   March 26th, 2009 7:28 pm ET

I gotta wait for Geitner to sign all of these...?

San, Miami, FL   March 26th, 2009 7:30 pm ET

Going "green" just got a whole new meaning.

James in Arab (rhymes with Ahab), Alabama   March 26th, 2009 7:30 pm ET

No, this is not for AIG. Wrong flavor.

Bill from PlanoTX.   March 26th, 2009 7:32 pm ET

" Ah, OK, here are the Horoscopes... let's see..... Capricorn.... -You will soon come into contact with cold cash, be observant- .... Yea right, what a buncha nonsense."

Janine from PA.   March 26th, 2009 7:33 pm ET

Basically the only thing these will be good for is wallpaper! Or wrapping paper!

Christine Chudy   March 26th, 2009 7:33 pm ET

Look, Ma!
dreams do come true, its mine, all mine.

Daniel, Sulphur Springs, TX   March 26th, 2009 7:33 pm ET

If we dole out the stimulus in $1 bills, it will look like more than it truly is.

Mike, Kingston, Canada Eh.   March 26th, 2009 7:33 pm ET

If the the buck ever stops here we'll be in even worst trouble than we're in now!!!

mary shaw, colorado springs co   March 26th, 2009 7:33 pm ET

Take a long look, it's going to get smaller and buy less.

Rusty Mace   March 26th, 2009 7:34 pm ET

NOPE .... 100 s all gone..... tell Geithner all we got left are these lousy 1s BUT he can give 'em away if he wants .. I'll Start looking for the loose change.

mary shaw, colorado springs co   March 26th, 2009 7:35 pm ET

More and more the bottom line is the dollar sign.

Judy Zeller   March 26th, 2009 7:35 pm ET

My job here, is to hold up these sheets until the ink dries...even if it takes all night!
Judy Zeller
Seattle, Wa.

Janine from PA.   March 26th, 2009 7:35 pm ET

It's all about these babies!

jake kaplan   March 26th, 2009 7:36 pm ET

jake kaplan los angeles – stop freaking out everybody…this stuff grows on trees!

mary shaw, colorado springs co   March 26th, 2009 7:37 pm ET

You're looking at the oil that greases the corporate machine.

Nik   March 26th, 2009 7:39 pm ET

The last comment should be sung to the tune of "1 Little , 2 Little, 3 Little Indians".

Nicole
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Ron, Washington DC.   March 26th, 2009 7:40 pm ET

I am a dollar baller.

Marcus Loy, San Francisco   March 26th, 2009 7:40 pm ET

Cool! Now I can be the banker the next time I play Monopoly!

Charles, Phoenix, AZ   March 26th, 2009 7:41 pm ET

"Money...so they say
Its the root of all evil, today..."

Judy Zeller   March 26th, 2009 7:42 pm ET

I used to smoke pot, but I stopped when I got this job...nothin like the smell of new money...As you can see, it really sends me into stupor of sorts.
Judy Zeller
Seattle, Wa.

Steve O Hendersonville NC   March 26th, 2009 7:45 pm ET

Maybe we should be printing thousand dollar bills if we want to keep up with the stimulus!

Teagan- Ft.Collins, C.O.   March 26th, 2009 7:48 pm ET

I'm gonna need a bigger wallet!

Dan in Kansas City   March 26th, 2009 7:49 pm ET

"It would make my job easier if they would just come up with the $1 billion dollar bill."

Heather Hendrix   March 26th, 2009 7:49 pm ET

Can they trace my AIG Bonus if I receive it in unmarked $1 Bills????

Jeane from Salem MA   March 26th, 2009 7:57 pm ET

What President Obama means about 'a green economy'

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