Beat 360° 1/30/09
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Piglets are seen at an 'adventure farm' on the opening day of the International Green Week Food and Agriculture Trade Fair in Berlin last week.
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The House Republicans turn their backs on the Obama stimulus plan.
Wallstreet traders line up for their annual bonus.
Pig on left: "As for your hedge fund investment, we left a little stinky 'business' in your hedge yesterday."
Don't stop for him! There's no time! They're threatening to cut pork again!
Craig Wieczorkiewicz
Grand Ridge, IL
These pigs represent all of the pigheaded republicans who voted against Obama's stimulus plan.
Where is the lipstick?
Worth, IL
Headline: "Disgruntled Banker High Tails It Out Of Town Upon Learning That Pigs Can't Fly!"
"Yeah, everywhere there's lots of piggies
Playing piggy pranks
And you can see them on their trotters
Down at the piggy banks"
from "Piggies" by George Harrison
US Banks, US Car Makers, US Taxpayers, US Corp CEO's....
3 out of 4 agree, someone's gotta take in the end.
This little piggy stayed at home. This little piggy had roast beef, this little piggy had none. And this little piggy went "Down, down down"! All the way into recession.
Hurry up! We're gonna' miss the corporate jet!
"Waddya mean,' When pigs can fly ?' They made us walk here! "
Mark
Sacramento, CA
Hey move over Mr Bacon. Pork here wants her 15 mins of fame.
Hey Piglet did you see that Blago guy, he is so pigheaded he went and got himself fired. Yeah, I say we make pork rinds out of him.
Is this where we line up to get our lipstick?
"Guys, I'm telling ya it's not what ya think! The 'Pigs Gone Wild' video is about a bunch of guys on Wall Street!"
Wall Street CEO's prepare to make their case for yet another bail out.
Put them in suits and ties and they could be Wall Street CEO's.
Hey, us Wall Street guys are used to living high on the hog!
Blago gets to know his new constituents at an Illinois Governors Convention.
Wait...no bonuses for bankers? I'm out of here!
Gerson Barrera
Houston, TX
Now everyone show their best side to the camera for our group picture!
Yes, we know you want to, go ahead paste Blago's hair on us. Oh Dieter turn around and be a sport!
Pictured here, from left to right, are some of the worlds most famous pigs: Wilbur, Babe, George W. Bush, and Arnald.
I hear the new American President is cutting pork, so they'll never find us here.
This little piggy invested in the market.... and lost all his money when the dow dropped.
Pork? Earmarks? We haz 'em.
Members of Citibank's Board of Directors prepare to discuss another corporate jet purchase.
Let me in! I heard there was a stimulus plan I'm supposed to be a big part of...
Joe Biden's new task force will turn these piglets green in no time.
Piggy Wig and Piggy Wee
Greedy pigs as pigs could be!
For their "bailout" ran pell mell!
And in the trough the piggies fell!
New Orleans area
What America sees when Wall Street asks for bailout money...
Everyone says cut out the pork...we agree. Who needs pork Congress has plenty of "bull" to go around.
Sandy
Texarkana, Arkansas
Here we are for our bail out money (pigs at the trough)!
Holding auditions for "Babe: Pig on Wallstreet"
Didn't we tell you that the big bad wolf would huff and puff and blow the housing market down?
Enee, Menee, Minee, WOAH!
We're just the coporate pigs trying to find our way out of the mess we made – but we're lost!
"... $819 billion? Why sure, Mr. President."
Sarah Palin wannabees lining up for lipstick.
House Representative Jeff Flake of Arizona trots out proof that the Stimulus bill is "chock full of pork"!
Mr. President, can we be the first White House Pigs?
We're holding a rally to get the PETA commercial aired on Superbowl Sunday!
Hey Sarah! Pass the LIPSTICK!
Run! A pit bull with lipstick!
Is this the "who's the hottest freshmen in congress" lineup?
We're here in protest of the superbowl. Both teams suck, AND the use of pigskin is just CRUEL.
3 out of 4 pigs approved the piggy "bank" bailout. The 1 opposing vote refused to comment.
This little piggy works on Wall Street.
This little piggy got a multi-million dollar bonus.
This little piggy got a bailout but this little piggy got none.
And this little piggy went "wee, wee, wee...
Hey, wait a minute... where's our 5th pig? Anyone seen Bernie today?
Something smells fishy. Wait a minute, its Blago.