Beat 360° 3/17/09
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U.S. President Barack Obama is presented with a bowl of shamrock by Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen during the annual shamrock ceremony at the White House March 17, 2009 in Washington, DC. Cowen was in Washington for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.
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How did you get through airport customs with plants, soil and dirt from Ireland !!!
"Sorry, Barack...we've been too busy trying to protect our 'assets' so all we got you this year was a bowl of hops....you're gonna have to make your own green beer this year!
President Obama, we'd like to present you with this bowl of shamrock as a token of our appreciation for hosting the event – we'd like the bowl back though; when you're done.
Figured you could use a little green!
And the Leprechaun was not?
All I can say is.........SHAM WOW! Thanks
"Thanks, I am going to need the luck of the Irish to fix this economy."
Hmmm, today Michelle will do like old times a salad for dinner
No Mr. President, I do not have any balsamic vinaigrette.
Let this shamrock be an inspiration, Mr. President, to grow the economy.
– Juliann Budimir, Los Angeles
Thank you, Prime Minister Cowen, for the shamrocks! It’s like a Chia planter, only Irish!
Lilibeth
Edmonds, Washington
Do I eat it or smoke it? I never had shamrock before
"No... really... thank you but my daughters will persevere in the hunt for a hypoallergenic dog... no Chia Pet necessary."
Cowen wishes Obama a Happy AIG Day ...it is a lot like St. Paddy's Day ...'Always In Green'!
You call this 'shamrock'? I thought it was a long lost Chia Pet from the Reagan Administration.
– Juliann Budimir, Los Angeles
Here is an official Wolf Blitzer chia-pet. If you forget to water it, it will become an Ali Velshi chia-pet.
President Obama used an entire pot of four-leaf clovers to wish AIG's bailout money back.
You know the economy has taken a turn for the worse when Obama is presented with a Chia Pet as a White House housewarming gift.
Here ya' go, Mr. President, I saved you a trip to the salad bar.
Oh, come on. Enough with the going green stuff!
I'll be placing these in Geithners office he sure needs the luck of the Irish on his side !!!
Hmmm ... Greenback is everything that American people need!
It's no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow AIG divvied that up as bonuses along with the other 170 billion in bailout money.
"They're Always After me Lucky Charms!"
Obama: "Hey Lucky, you've really let yourself go."
-Wyatt Knight
For president Barack O' bama, everyone is Irish on St. Patricks Day.
Bailout green for everyone!
"Thanks buddy, Biden's going to love this new wig."
Well Mr. Cowen things must be very bad in Ireland I was expecting a gift of Waterford Cystal or even some Belleck china, but these luck like weeds !!"
WOW, just wait until I tell the kids about this!
Sorry, but I only put plants in the oval office that have flowers.
Demonstrating a creditable Irish tenor, President Barack Obama sings "How Are Things In Glocca Morra" to Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen.
Mr. Cowen,
In America, green is a slang term for money, among other things.
Cool! I'll have Michelle make a salad for me out of this!
"Mr. President, we should propose this as a bonus to AIG executives instead of the millions of dollars".
Mr. President, please reconsider Chia Pet's plea for a peice of the bailout money.
All I can say is............"SHAME WOW!"
Still not enough!
Obama: "I'm not sure what to say I don't think America has ever been given a gift of weeds before...... Oh sorry Mr.Cowen You said they are shamrocks !!"
Hmmm, If I find a four-leaf clover is a sign of luck in the next four years!
Due to the rising price of gold, leprechauns have been forced to leave potted plants at the end of rainbows ...
How did you know green is my favorite color?
No, really, I don't want it!
This wasn't the kind of pot I expected to find at the end of the rainbow.
Obama: " Mr. Cowen did you know i'm Irish my great great great grandaddy comes from Moneygal Ireland"
I can was this down with my "Green Beer"
In honor of St. Patricks Day I wish to give you a Cha, Cha, Cha, Chea plant, and welcome you to munchkin land.
i told you i have a plan to create green jobs and put americans back to work. I call it the ch-ch-chia road to recovery.
tim,slc,utah
"Well, Mr. President, you hired me to deal with the 'green'. Here it is."
Cha, Cha, Cha, Chea use to be a small business. Now look how big we have GROWN!
Wow, dude, you let that Chia Pet get totally out of control.