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American companies? Who needs ’em ...
Posted by: McQ

Irony is sometimes too sweet.

Barack Obama constantly rails against companies who send jobs overseas. But when it comes to making commemorative coins for his "coronation", only a foreign company will do:

A company in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter is making commemorative coins for American presidential hopeful Barack Obama.

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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.

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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".


Politics is about perception. Two things most voters don't like is hubris and talking the talk, but not walking the walk. Sometimes the most seemingly insignificant thing can hurt a candidate and a campaign. I have no idea if this is one of them, but it ought to be.

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