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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Just push this button,to reset the economy
As a lawyer first,not to mention being president , I know how helpful it will be to be able to censor myself in real time,gee,this is a handy little gadget
"...and if you push this button, it plays Wail To The Chief."
You just push that little button next time Larry Summers falls asleep during one of your meetings.
Obama: so let me get this right..If I press this button Fox News will actually like me.
Who told you this? THIS IS NOT a horn for the girls bike. The WHITE HOUSE IS NOT going to be renamed the LIGHT HOUSE. Keep watching the teleprompter, it will tell when to press THIS button
Sorry Mr President ! But you have to use this ! They took the starter pistol away at the gate from me !!
This will come in handy during the next presidential debates. When Sarah Palin and I are debating a topic I will simply push this and yell out blah blah blah and run off the stage!!!
Cindy
Riverview, Mi
"It comes with a warning label...keep away from children, pets, people with pacemakers, mothers-in-law and politicians."
No Eric!! I asked for cheese wiz!
Yes Mr. President, press this button when Vice President Biden opens his mouth.
see, i can just press this little white button and i can launch low flying jets over manhattan if want....oops sorry..didnt mean to press..
This is how Michelle gets our new dog Bo to do tricks. Push this button once to come, twice to sit, and three times to play dead.
“Michelle has one of these, she honks the darn thing everytime catches me with a cigarette.”
President Obama discovers a new way to keep Larry Summers awake !
"This is an example of how we've let down our vets..this thing is made of plastic"
I'm going to blow this the next time any man uses the word 'enchanting' in addressing me.
"Staffers here have told me that Dubya started every single day with one of these things..."
You might have to push this button three or four times to get Senator McCain's attention.
This is called "Rush Limbaugh in a can".
"Michelle has one of these, the honks the darn thing everytime catches me with a cigarette."
"I've been accused of blowing my own horn, but....."
President Obama considers desperate mesaures for keeping people like Larry Summers awake during important meetings !
"Now wait a minute. Is that written in Chinese or something?
"So I think if you just push this button you can get rid of those pesky raccoons."
We have to get this crowd pumped up! So when I push this button, that signals the band to get the "Jock Jam" started....and then Pelosi will get the "wave" going.
~Sunny Stokes
Darlington, SC
" Yes, that's right Mr. President, use your thumb. We don't want any confusion about you having your finger on the button"
"If you see any swine heading up the front lawn, just sound this horn."
I could see having a lot of fun with this air-horn. Maybe I'll use it on Monday at Robert Gibbs press conference.
". . . . . . well you haven't lived if you haven't woken the girls up with an airhorn before !"
Perhaps this will help you to scare away the flu.
No Mr.President, this button just blows the horn.
President Obama needs assurance from Eric that he will see to Bo's needs , should he have an accident at the sound of the alarm .
"Next time you see Dick Cheney, sneak up behind him and push this white button. The horn blows really loud! It'll be so funny!"
"Push the button once to keep the swine...I mean the Republicans away."
Eric Shinseki showing Obama the best way to wake up US Auto Makers.
Press this button and Sarah Palin will think it's a moose love call!
"This might come in handy during the Supreme Court confirmation hearings."
How many bureaucrats does it take to blow an airhorn?
"Mr. President" when you want Mr. Biden to come on command, just toot the airhorn...3 times.....he will come....
diane
Cleveland, TN
"Do you just press the button on the top?" "I think all you have to do is press the button on the top." "Maybe we should ask Bill Clinton, he has a LOT of experience getting his horn blown. I mean, blowing his own horn."
"Push it once to keep the swine...I mean the Republicans away!"
"Do you just press the button on the top?" "I think all you have to do is press the button on the top." "Maybe we should ask Bill Clinton, he has a LOT of experience blowing his own horn."
". . . . . sure you can use it when Larry Summers is nodding off during meetings !"
Can I keep it until Halloween, hide in the bushes and then scare the e-jeebies out of the trick-or-treaters?
Secretary Shinseki shows President Obama the latest home treatment for erectile dysfunction.
Jane G
Minnesota
Agent POTUS this is your new secret weapon. It looks like a simple airhorn, but if you push this button it becomes an inflatable speed boat for you and your Portuguese water dog to utilize should you need to make an exhilarating escape.
Jane G
Minnesota
How many world leaders does it take to blow an airhorn?
or
Who gets to push the button?
or
I don't want to hold the can. I want to push the button. No, I want to push the button.
President Obama unveils his new more cost efficient way to alert the nation
It's like a panic button. Just press it if you ever see Cheney with a gun!
Elizabeth, PA