There is a 30-minute advertisement on CNBC right now (2:00 AM ET) for the “Barack Obama Presidential Coin Set.” Montel Williams is co-hosting the ad, which is the only reason why I’m still watching. I’m half-expecting him to reveal Obama’s real birth certificate as the half-hour ends (EDIT: didn’t happen). Besides comparing Obama to JFK and George Washington, the hosts are being purposely ambiguous in their descriptions of the Obama coins. At one point they implied that the coins came from the US Mint, even though there is no affiliation between the US Mint and the US Coin Network. One of the hosts also said: “These coins have the full faith and credit of our government, so they will always have value…this is US currency, it will always have intrinsic value.” Apparently this was taped back when the dollar could actually buy a bucket’s worth of spit. From their website:
Yes, Please send me the Special 4-coin Collectors Edition, including the Presidential Dollar and the JFK Half Dollar, each with the life like image of Obama as the man who changed the world, all for just $19.95 plus shipping and handling. I am covered by the 60-day money back guarantee.
Put this one under “too soon” [US Coin Network].
On CNN someone bought 30 minutes to sell Obama victory plates [Victory Plates].
P.S.: The Obama coin advertisement on CNBC was followed by a “how to make money in real state” infomercial. So far the hosts have said that you don’t need money, credit, or experience to get started. Are they also selling hope and change? [CNN]
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On Dec 5 the Supreme Court will either allow or disallow the usurpation of both the Constitution and the Government of the United States — easily the most pivotal decision since our nation’s founding — and the silence of the news media is deafening (if not downright scary).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqH7rSHcvgU
was the real estate infomercial with an older guy named John Beck?! I KNOW that guy! He is a good family friend of an ex-girlfriend… haha, I’ve shared meals, wine, and conversations with him. Nice guy. Apparently he really has made a living in the real estate flipping biz and makes decent money selling his ideas. That said, I’ll never buy the DVD or try to earn a living flipping houses.