Beat 360° 5/1/09
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US Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki hands an airhorn to US President Barack Obama to start the White House to Light House Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC.
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Not only will this airhorn start the White House to Lighthouse Wounded Warrior Soldier Ride, but if you sneak up behind Scalia in a dark alley and blow it you might have a second Justice to name to the supreme court this year.
So, when I want to get the Congress's attention, I press this "here", and then none of them can "hear"!
When your wife an kids are drivin you crazy just push this button right here! It works every time!
Do you think I can use this when Rush Limbaugh comes to my state dinner?
These things are so easy a child can do it...Barack, you are smarter than a fifth grader.....Right?????
Mr. President next time your teleprompter doesnt work, just push this button, it will play Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech, just act like it is your voice. You know the media will buy it!
So which button do I press when the V.P. starts to speak?
The next time Vice President Biden speaks just use this blow horn so that people won't hear him speak.
President Obama says: "Now if I press this button just right? Bo will come running with my "conservative hat" I need to meet with the house Republicans?"
Chicago Illinois
Barack thinks..."This is so easy my daughter's or my mother-in-law...could do it" That's ok as long as I think it but don't say it....Right????
"I was going to hire Beyonce to come sing 'Sound the Alarm,' but this is a lot cheaper."
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki reassures US President Obama "...the teleprompter will not tell you when to sound the horn!"
So, I just have to push this down and the treasury gives me $100MM?
President Obama says: "Now if I press this button just right? Bo will come running with my "conservative hat" I need to meet with the house Republicans?"
Mr. President, if anyone looks sickly at your next press conference just spray this, no it isnt a cure for Swine Flu. It is Raid, it is all we have right now, and you said the Media has been bugging you.
Push right here whenever you need the girls to come down from their swingset.
This is the warning about what happens if you don't use ear plugs.
"Now Mr. President, this is the most simple thing you've done yet. Just press the button."
"Wait. I don't understand. There must be something more complicated to use; This is the government!"
And it has three settings: the Summers wake-up, the Biden alarm and the Limbaugh foghorn.
Mr. President press this button if you someone in the press gives you a question you don't want to answer
Ok, here we go, if you push a button a sound honk and call Bo say
"time for dinner!" come in white house.
This thing is so loud Sarah Palin will hear you in Alaska..... Well she will say she did anyway......
Ok now, how do you work this thing? You outta know, your country made it.
Ok, this knob only sounds the airhorn. The features of other the knobs and levers range from calling for a cocktail from the white house bar to activating long range misiles.
Each time a Republican defects press this button to start our rally.
Remember ....this is a weapon....keep it away from Hillary, Michelle and YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW !!!!!!
So... when Ray Allen is about to shoot a three or free throw, just press this button right here? Great! Go Bulls!
(Please just use my first name. I work in News too. Thx!)
Trey
Florida
Mr.President, this shall let Castro know we want to air out our differences too.
So, you use an Air Horn to make people listen to you?
Sound this airhorn twice to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.Then wash your hands thoroughly.
The next time John mcCain is in the oval office....slip up behind him and press this button....then quickly hand it to Joe.....
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs explains to President Obama
how to get rid of the long unemployment lines.
The airhorn's dual purpose is to signal the start of the race and more importantly, help bleep out any disparaging "special olympic" comments that may be uttered during the event.
I know. I`m gonna use this to summon Bo in to my office.
No no, you don't SPEAK into it, you push the button.
Dawn Roberts
Rosevile, CA
This is guarentted to keep Bo out of the rose garden....
Forget the face masks, next time Biden speaks squeeze this button.
The next time Larry Summers falls asleep during an economic summit, he's in for a real surprise.
the next time the girls want get out of bed push the button right here....
It's called a flatulentor .....you can use it if your press conferences start to go south and you want to clear the room...
Patrick, Guam
Mr. President......use this tonight when you're watching the playoffs, it works well to confuse the opponents.
Now Mr. President you just push this button in order keep all Republicans away.
"Ok, Mr. President...just push this button when you hear a question you want to avoid"
If anyone gets close that you suspect might have the swine flu just press here, it want protect you from the virus but, it will get rid of the problem....
So whenever Biden opens his mouth you just push this little button right here.
So when the vice president starts to speak, just press this thingy and you'll drown out his voice.
Mr. President, next time you catch someone texting during one of your meetings, you can use this airhorn to re-direct their attention!
Push this to keep swine flu away.
Ironically, it is Obama who gets an early Mother's Day Gift. It is fitting, however, because he can sound the horn everytime his mother-in-law tries to offer advice.
Obama: "So I just push this button here the next time the New York Times decides to ask me another ridiculous four part question?”