Obama Coins
You ever see commercials on regular TV that make you think you're watching Saturday Night Live because they are either so stupid or so unbelievably weird that they're funny? I had that experience earlier tonight while watching MSNBC.
I was mulling over a depressing Keith Olbermann segment where he'd just discussed the new Bureau of Labor Statistics Economic Release that details info on the number of jobs lost in the past month (240,000 down in October, including 90,000 manufacturing jobs) when suddenly a commercial came on that had my mouth hanging open.
Yes, the era of folks trying to cash in on President Obama is upon us. I used to think these sorts of hustles got relegated to the back pages of the Enquirer, but clearly, Obama Coins can get advertised on MSNBC of all places.
After the first few seconds, I really began to think it was a cheesy, fake SNL piece. In fact, this commercial is SO bad that it's only a few steps up from one of those horrible penis lengthening pill advertisements you see on Bravo late at night. It even has the classic reduction of the price from $29.95 all the way down to $9.95.
Now, I know some people are coin collectors. I used to be as well till a relative stole all my coins and pawned them. But if I did still collect, would I even want an Obama Coin?
"President Barack Obama is depicted in glorious full color!" --Why's he have to be in full color? Is it so we don't forget he's black? Why can't the coin just be gold? I mean, aren't I supposed to like bling?
By the time the announcer got to the, "But wait! There's more!" part of the commercial and started talking about an Obama/Kennedy half dollar, I was dying! The guy's voice is like listening to a really bad Vegas show. This ridiculousness is just straight up wrong!
For some reason I think the manufacturer of Obama Coins, "The New England Mint" is probably located somewhere in New Jersey. I'll bet it's run by a greasy guy named J.R. who drinks three Slurpees a day and trolls the personal ads on Craigslist. He's probably laughing all the way to the bank over all the excited people calling to buy their "piece of history".
I have news for The New England Mint: Your coins are wack and besides I already have a piece of history. It's called a voting receipt!
I was mulling over a depressing Keith Olbermann segment where he'd just discussed the new Bureau of Labor Statistics Economic Release that details info on the number of jobs lost in the past month (240,000 down in October, including 90,000 manufacturing jobs) when suddenly a commercial came on that had my mouth hanging open.
Yes, the era of folks trying to cash in on President Obama is upon us. I used to think these sorts of hustles got relegated to the back pages of the Enquirer, but clearly, Obama Coins can get advertised on MSNBC of all places.
After the first few seconds, I really began to think it was a cheesy, fake SNL piece. In fact, this commercial is SO bad that it's only a few steps up from one of those horrible penis lengthening pill advertisements you see on Bravo late at night. It even has the classic reduction of the price from $29.95 all the way down to $9.95.
Now, I know some people are coin collectors. I used to be as well till a relative stole all my coins and pawned them. But if I did still collect, would I even want an Obama Coin?
"President Barack Obama is depicted in glorious full color!" --Why's he have to be in full color? Is it so we don't forget he's black? Why can't the coin just be gold? I mean, aren't I supposed to like bling?
By the time the announcer got to the, "But wait! There's more!" part of the commercial and started talking about an Obama/Kennedy half dollar, I was dying! The guy's voice is like listening to a really bad Vegas show. This ridiculousness is just straight up wrong!
For some reason I think the manufacturer of Obama Coins, "The New England Mint" is probably located somewhere in New Jersey. I'll bet it's run by a greasy guy named J.R. who drinks three Slurpees a day and trolls the personal ads on Craigslist. He's probably laughing all the way to the bank over all the excited people calling to buy their "piece of history".
I have news for The New England Mint: Your coins are wack and besides I already have a piece of history. It's called a voting receipt!
Comments
As for collectible coins, aren't they supposed to be authentic ones manufactured by the US Mint?
An Obama postage stamp would be appropriate, though, provided it was produced by the government.
"New England Mint is a private entity"