Beat 360º 8/14/09
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White House Butler Von Everett pumps up a basketball for President Barack Obama in the Outer Oval Office of the White House, June 30, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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UPDATE BEAT 360º WINNERS
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Steve Brusk
Hey, it could be worse. Reagan rode horses.
Viewer:
Jason Kelling Dallas, TX
Republicans got guns; Democrats got balls.
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Obama against all the nay votes on Health Care, best of 3 games, winner take all. There is no other way to settle this debate.
Little did the Butler know that this is what President Obama meant when he said the Butler's job was a "green" job.
I wonder if this is how Monica Lewinsky got her start???
Adjusting equipment for the Blue Dog dunk tank.
To be thrown at disgruntled town hall citizens...
Sending them to Mike Vick, after a few weeks on the football field he will have so many broken bones, he will get out of contact sports and maybe play basketball, Obama is just thinking into the future
Could someone else pump this, they seem to be continually inflating. Why didnt I apply for that job as a newsanchor? Is this the hardest job in the world or what. It even hurts to look
Keep repeating it, I'm getting a rythym going here... I serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States......I serve at the pleasure of the President of the United States of America....I serve................
More proof that inflation affects EVERY area of our lives!
To qualify the Butler's job as a "green" job, the W/H has decided to remove the electric pump from the Butler's office.
Singing loudly: "Pump up the jam. Pump it up. While your feet are stompin' And the jam is pumpin' ...." Gotta do something to entertain yourself around here.....
Now, who said Kobe & Lebron are the only ones in the NBA with talent? Moveover! MVP 2010, baby!!!
From Bill with love...
After several Town Hall loses, the White House prepares for a new venue.
Caught in the act:: We finally have the culprit responsible for the inflation crisis. The butler did it!
"After these I only have to finish the dolls."
"These balls aren't the only thing full of hot air!!"
As promised, President Obama did his best to create "green" jobs for laid-off auto workers.
Barack Obama on former Vice President Dick Cheney: "It takes a little more than just being a . . . "
"Don't you ever knock!!"
“I really hope Hillary is finally able to "channel Bill" in the lane today because I can only inflate so many of these before the President realizes that the ball is not what’s causing their losing streak.”
when i was asked if i wanted to be the basketball czar i didn't imagine this is what they meant.
joe m.
NC
"I can't wait for this downturn to be over so I can get back to my previous job as an auto worker"
got to get some air back into the healthcare debate
I would sing 'Pump up the Volume', but after all the town hall meeting drama, we've had enough pointless volume around here....
I'll pump this up like they did the economy.
I though pumping money into the economy was hard, at least the ball will bounce up faster than the economy.
Nahom
Alexandria, VA
"I can't believe there's a whole office dedicated to the president's basketballs."
"Von, please come work with me at the White House, show black people around this country what hard work and a good education can do ....BLAH BLAH BLAH...
Look, Obama gets special White House treatment!!! Butler is pumping up his basketballs with no electric pumps!
When will Democratic Presidents ever learn? Kennedy had his "actress". Clinton had his "intern". Now Obama has his "butler"!
OUCH!!! My back!
Will my health insurance covers back pain?
Republicans got guns; Democrats got balls.
I'm still working too much and making too little. What else is new, right?
"Read my lips. Health Care will cover everybody. From The President to the Weekend Warrior!"
God only knows what that man had to pump when Clinton was in office!
Part one of the C.N.N. two part series, "Behind closed doors:President Obama on and off the court." A peek into the intensity that the President brings to his pick-up games and the national health care debate.
(To the beat of his pumping)
Butlers don't do this...at least I have a good health care plan!!!
I could fill these faster with all of the air in the Senate!
One of the thousands of jobs created by President Obama's economic stimulus plan.
"I knew I should have let the president win that last round of B-ball!"
Jill Bond
Naples, Fl.
Man... Leader of The Free World... you'd think we could afford an electric pump.
Some people want to irritate me, but I can not understand the purpose, as it is not difficult.
President Obama orders his staff to prepare for the first Capitol Hill Basketball League draft....
Hey Boss,Whats the next move?
Fifty thousand dollars of college debt bought me this?
Jill Bond
Naples, Fl.
Obama's first controversy was solved by beergate, and with healthcare reform shaping up as the new controversy, now enters basketgate.
The White House is getting ready for a game of Horse with Congress on what to include in health care reform.
Even in today's economy, President Obama finds a job for every man.
The White House continues to take every measure possible to pump up the economy