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2008-09-24 Home Front: Politix

Birmingham firm strikes Barack Obama presidential coin

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Posted by tipper 2008-09-24 09:29|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Whom gods destroy, they first make supremely overconfident. I have a "Ginny Ferraro, First Woman VP" button my father saved from the '84 campaign; and there's also this classic track from the groove-yard of forgotten favorites:

Congratulations, Tom Dewey
You won by a landslide today
Through thick and through thin
We knew you would win
Cause who'd ever vote to let Truman stay in
Congratulations, Tom Dewey
Your Republican dreams have come true
Here's a victory roar
For president number thirty-four
The White House is waiting for you

Posted by Mike 2008-09-24 09:55|| 2008-09-24 09:55|| Front Page Top

#2 And a spokesman for WEW said they expected thousands more coins to be bought if Obama becomes president, which could bring millions into the small firm.

It'll probably be made mandatory to have one in your possesion at all times.

Posted by tu3031 2008-09-24 09:57|| 2008-09-24 09:57|| Front Page Top

#3 First run proofs available.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-09-24 10:04|| 2008-09-24 10:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Government of Liberia issued?

Posted by john frum 2008-09-24 10:10|| 2008-09-24 10:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Until I realized that it was mirror image, it looked like the coin was an "Amero", but it was Obama backwards.

That is, if it *was* mirror image.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-09-24 10:16|| 2008-09-24 10:16|| Front Page Top

#6 tu3031, isn't that kinda like having the mark of the beast at the apocolypse..

Posted by sinse 2008-09-24 10:23|| 2008-09-24 10:23|| Front Page Top

#7 They should keep "I miss Bill" bumperstickers going, too, because I think we'll all want one if Obama is elected.

Posted by Perfesser 2008-09-24 10:29|| 2008-09-24 10:29|| Front Page Top

#8 Lemme guess - plated, not solid.

Even his coins are fakes.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-09-24 11:07|| 2008-09-24 11:07|| Front Page Top

#9 Not Birmingham, AL--Birmingham across the big pond.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-09-24 14:10|| 2008-09-24 14:10|| Front Page Top

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