Democrats have begun striking coins with Barack Obama’s profile

[ericire12]

Remember that Obama race card moment where he said Republicans would say "He doesn't look like the other guys on the dollar bills"?

Well, Obama is already proclaiming himself President and has begun putting his likeness on coins:



http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/business-entrepreneurship/2008/09/16/birmingham-firm-strikes-barack-obama-presidential-coin-65233-21832869/

    The coins already sold to the Democrats will be presented to the senators, congressmen, governors and other politicians they are being given to within the next two weeks.

Windsor, Elizabeth & Windsor has already sold more than 300 limited edition commemorative silver coins to the Democratic Party to hand out to key members of the campaign to elect Obama.

    There will also be a television advertising campaign launched in the US.

    The company directors got the idea of producing the coins after seeing actress Meryl Streep talking about Barack Obama on a television program.

    When they got in touch with the Democrats the party jumped at the chance. And the coins have proved such a hit that locally produced versions have already been launched to compete with the UK originals.

    The coins show Senator Obama’s face, along with a picture of the White House and the legend “President of the United States of America”.

Ed Morrissey Notes:

Julius Caesar was the first Roman to put his image on coins, which started his downfall.  Barack Obama may be the first person in history to start striking coins in his image before taking power.  Maybe he just wants to look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills, but this is starting to get … creepy.

Here is what I feel to be a more appropriate coin:

[Neon Knight Anubis]

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot this is just nucking futs.

I do like that second coin though. 

[shooter32]

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot this is just nucking futs.

I do like that second coin though. 

Neon,
Well said

[tombogan03884]

Remember that Obama race card moment where he said Republicans would say "He doesn't look like the other guys on the dollar bills"?

Well, Obama is already proclaiming him President and has begun putting his likeness on coins:



http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/business-entrepreneurship/2008/09/16/birmingham-firm-strikes-barack-obama-presidential-coin-65233-21832869/

Ed Morrissey Notes:



Here is what I feel to be a more appropriate coin:

Since the "Presidents on the money" are not shown in natural color he must mean that he has theshortest hair of any of them since they quit issuing Eisenhower dollar coins.