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Whats with all the pens during the signing?

spatspat Posts: 644
edited March 2010 in A Moving Train
I just watched Obama sign the bill, and saw something I've never seen before, he used about 20 pens to sign the thing. Whats up with that?
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  • BrianMBrianM Posts: 41
    So a lot of ppl can have a piece of history I would presume.
    But I could be wrong
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  • klusterfukklusterfuk Posts: 1,411
    BrianM wrote:
    So a lot of ppl can have a piece of history I would presume.
    But I could be wrong
    thats right. might be a fleabay item
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  • toxicDtoxicD Posts: 19
    It's common for all major bills. Every President does it to hand the pens out to people involved in the legislation.
  • __ Posts: 6,651
    From WhiteHouse.gov:

    http://vimeo.com/10410760
  • StarfallStarfall Posts: 548
    klusterfuk wrote:
    BrianM wrote:
    So a lot of ppl can have a piece of history I would presume.
    But I could be wrong
    thats right. might be a fleabay item
    Certainly an innovative way to raise money to reduce the deficit :lol:
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  • KDH12KDH12 Posts: 2,096
    he signs little bit of his name with each pen

    the history of the pens

    http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... =125072298
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  • yokeyoke Posts: 1,440
    They are going to put all the pens on Ebay to pay for this bill, Buy it Now is at 500billion per pen :P
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  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    spat wrote:
    I just watched Obama sign the bill, and saw something I've never seen before, he used about 20 pens to sign the thing. Whats up with that?

    he used one to sign the tanning bed tax :lol: what a crock a shit.....a freak'n tanning bed tax ? for all you
    Tanning bed goer's the price will jump 10%...what next..maybe a smile quota tax.that man and his crew suck.

    Godfather.
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