Beat 360° 10/19/09
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to third and fourth graders during their lunch period at Viers Mill Elementary School October 19, 2009 in Silver Spring, Maryland.
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UPDATE BEAT 360º WINNERS
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Adam Noboa
"Absolutely no hoax. Next question"
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Cameron Cox, Winnipeg, Canada
"Today's lesson: Balloons are for birthdays."
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"Now let's all sing: Obama, Obama, Obama; he's our king..." it's okay boys and girls, sing louder! Who wants a solo part?
" O.K. the Republican in the back'.
"Is it okay President Obama if we have a Peace Concert to support teen violence ?" Will you pay for the National Band ? My teacher told me to ask that !
No, no kids I dont do Bushisms thats the other guy.
Holy cow, this kid is rough. Add her name to the “no interview” list along with Fox News.
Free ice cream for anybody that can tell me what to do about Afghanistan.
President Obama continues his search for a new Afghanistan policy.
"How do you spell potato?"
M. Veirs
You can have my cheetos if you give my family health care.
Two months shy from completing his first year in office, Obama begins campaigning for the 2012 presidential elections from potential voters.
Students: "We promise we don't have any planted questions!"
Mr President, "Our science teacher told us it takes a lot of rahm to run a big machine, so how do you run the whole gov't with only one Rahm?".
5th grader in the second row: "You lie!"
President Obama: "That's not true."
It is said "Out of the mouth of infants and babies you have prepared praise". Now you, get up and praise me.
Duck, Duck, Duck, Duck, GOOSE!
So who wants a play date with the girls at the white house?
President Obama conducts an informal poll of elementary school children in Maryland on the future of education; results were decidedly skewed in opposition to green beans.
Wait! Wait! I can spell it! p-o-t-a-t-o!
"Who knows how to spell H1N1?
Who wants a ride in a big balloon?
Tim Gibson
San Diego, CA
"Not only are we going to New Hampshire, Tom Harkin, we're going to South Carolina and Oklahoma and Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico, and we're going to California and Texas and New York ... And we're going to South Dakota and Oregon and Washington and Michigan, and then we're going to Washington, D.C., to take back the White House! Yeah!!!"
I will make you the new elementary school czar.
Tim Gibson
San Diego, CA
President Obama: Just raise your hand if you need further explanation about what the public option means.
no creamed corn for YOU!
I am officially appointing you as the first lunch program czar.
Forget the free doggie biscuits, I'm hands up for kids' healthcare!
President Obama holds another joint session with the members of congress.
Who needs health care?
Yes, next question from you in the back row from Fox News...and try to make it a grown-up question!
Who all has been on a reality TV show?
I would like to make you the countr';s first lunch program czar.
"Raise your hands if your parents are jobless, your house has been foreclosed and you have no health insurance."
Sorry, that's not on the Table at this time...
These kids are like Congress – only half them are listening.
Are you the guy that plays on SNL?
President Obama takes questions from the women of "The View".
Who's that guy?
I don't know, what'd you bring for lunch?
Now, I don't know how many times I am going to have to repeat myself on this. Like I said before...If you like your lunch, you can keep your lunch. If you don't like your lunch, you will get the option of having a new lunch.
okay raise your hands if you want a government bailout and a big performance bonus
You girl in the red shirt, you are outa here. Red shirts are the color of foxes, and I don't like FOX right now.
Mr President, "What are the implications of TARP funds that were used to fund big financial institutions multi-billion dollar bonuses, vis- a- vie Treasury Secretary Geithner's close, personal relationship with CEOs of the same institutions, and when do we get a pottie break?",
I forgot my lunch, anyone got some extra peaches? Excellent, I'll take the red shirt girls.
I will give you all a chance to give me your ideas on healthcare reform. First, you in the red shirt there.
Raise you hands if your parents have talked about getting the family involved in a reality show.
Mr. President, can you propose an alternative to the current school lunch public option.
How many of your parents are employed ??
"How many of you are going as me for Halloween?"
I'll be happy to get you Malia and Sasha's autographs.
One fish, Two Fish, Red State, Blue State!
Kid: Didn't your mother teach you not to point?