He urged the Senate not to pull down the American flag.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

"I kept hoisting mine up, but when you've got Christmas hams like mine,mate, the other boys tended to say 'pull your skirt back down again.' That's when you know what the tone of the movie is.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

The author acknowledges that after nine years of large-scale U.S.military involvement in the Middle East, and with the nation's economic difficulties bearing down on them, many Americans feel the temptation to pull the U.S.strong horse out of the region.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18