Al Gore

any savings. We introduced something called the Hammer Awards in the Clinton administration. And here is what it consisted of. A big, tacky picture frame with some blue velvet in the back and a hammer attached to it and a red, white and blue ribbon and a note from Al Gore, handwritten, that said, thank you for creating a government that works better and costs less.

any savings. We introduced something called the Hammer Awards in the Clinton administration. And here is what it consisted of. A big, tacky picture frame with some blue velvet in the back and a hammer attached to it and a red, white and blue ribbon and a note from Al Gore, handwritten, that said, thank you for creating a government that works better and costs less.

We gave out more than a thousand.

We gave out more than a thousand.

We gave out more than a thousand.

Yeah, it was a real hammer. Yeah, we put a real hammer in a real picture frame. I mean, it was pretty tacky looking.

Yeah, it was a real hammer. Yeah, we put a real hammer in a real picture frame. I mean, it was pretty tacky looking.

Yeah, it was a real hammer. Yeah, we put a real hammer in a real picture frame. I mean, it was pretty tacky looking.

their bad scrap tea. I don't know why they were still in the government, right? I guess to assure the quality of the tea coming into the United States. But it was obviously silly. It was obviously unnecessary, and we closed it.

their bad scrap tea. I don't know why they were still in the government, right? I guess to assure the quality of the tea coming into the United States. But it was obviously silly. It was obviously unnecessary, and we closed it.

their bad scrap tea. I don't know why they were still in the government, right? I guess to assure the quality of the tea coming into the United States. But it was obviously silly. It was obviously unnecessary, and we closed it.

Mohair is a fabric, OK, that goes in sweaters and stuff. All right.

Mohair is a fabric, OK, that goes in sweaters and stuff. All right.

Mohair is a fabric, OK, that goes in sweaters and stuff. All right.

Before and during the Korean War. We knew that American soldiers were going to be fighting in very cold territory. And we wanted to make sure there was enough wool and mohair for their uniforms. So, in fact, a subsidy was given to farmers under national defense thinking so that we'd have enough wool and mohair for uniforms.

Before and during the Korean War. We knew that American soldiers were going to be fighting in very cold territory. And we wanted to make sure there was enough wool and mohair for their uniforms. So, in fact, a subsidy was given to farmers under national defense thinking so that we'd have enough wool and mohair for uniforms.

Before and during the Korean War. We knew that American soldiers were going to be fighting in very cold territory. And we wanted to make sure there was enough wool and mohair for their uniforms. So, in fact, a subsidy was given to farmers under national defense thinking so that we'd have enough wool and mohair for uniforms.

Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Domestic of wool and mohair. Obviously, since the Korean War, which was in the 1950s, right, it was no longer a national defense priority to have enough wool and mohair around. And so we got rid of the subsidy. It can be quite hard to get rid of a subsidy. Yeah.

Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Domestic of wool and mohair. Obviously, since the Korean War, which was in the 1950s, right, it was no longer a national defense priority to have enough wool and mohair around. And so we got rid of the subsidy. It can be quite hard to get rid of a subsidy. Yeah.

Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Domestic of wool and mohair. Obviously, since the Korean War, which was in the 1950s, right, it was no longer a national defense priority to have enough wool and mohair around. And so we got rid of the subsidy. It can be quite hard to get rid of a subsidy. Yeah.