Amanda Aronchik

It's always a show, these things, you know. Al Gore also went on David Letterman to brag about all of the inefficiencies that they found.

It's always a show, these things, you know. Al Gore also went on David Letterman to brag about all of the inefficiencies that they found.

It's always a show, these things, you know. Al Gore also went on David Letterman to brag about all of the inefficiencies that they found.

Al Gore actually showed up with the symbolic expensive government hammer to smash the symbolic expensive government ashtray.

Al Gore actually showed up with the symbolic expensive government hammer to smash the symbolic expensive government ashtray.

Al Gore actually showed up with the symbolic expensive government hammer to smash the symbolic expensive government ashtray.

It was a hammer. Yeah. And their big report said, we are going to overhaul that massive procurement system, all the regulations around how the federal government can buy things. And also, yeah, a bunch of people were going to lose their jobs.

It was a hammer. Yeah. And their big report said, we are going to overhaul that massive procurement system, all the regulations around how the federal government can buy things. And also, yeah, a bunch of people were going to lose their jobs.

It was a hammer. Yeah. And their big report said, we are going to overhaul that massive procurement system, all the regulations around how the federal government can buy things. And also, yeah, a bunch of people were going to lose their jobs.

Elaine honestly can't talk about what she did in the 90s without, like, alluding to what is going on now. But even she will admit things got a little bit weird back then, too.

Elaine honestly can't talk about what she did in the 90s without, like, alluding to what is going on now. But even she will admit things got a little bit weird back then, too.

Elaine honestly can't talk about what she did in the 90s without, like, alluding to what is going on now. But even she will admit things got a little bit weird back then, too.

Was it a real hammer? A real hammer in a frame?

Was it a real hammer? A real hammer in a frame?

Was it a real hammer? A real hammer in a frame?

Yeah, kind of tacky, but also their effort was pretty comprehensive.

Yeah, kind of tacky, but also their effort was pretty comprehensive.

Yeah, kind of tacky, but also their effort was pretty comprehensive.

They were very proud of their $6 hammer awards. And, you know, they did many, many rounds of reviews and cuts over many, many years. They cut jobs, they cut whole offices, and they got...

They were very proud of their $6 hammer awards. And, you know, they did many, many rounds of reviews and cuts over many, many years. They cut jobs, they cut whole offices, and they got...