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Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« on: May 22, 2018, 06:09:22 pm »
Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
Washington Times, May 22, 2018, Dave Boyer

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer of New York called on the White House Tuesday to remove North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s image from a commemorative coin marking President Trump’s planned summit with Mr. Kim in Singapore.

“I urge the White House to take Kim off the coin,” Mr. Schumer said. “Challenge coins are a time-honored tradition and certainly appropriate in this situation, but Kim Jong-un’s face has no place on this coin.”

He called Mr. Kim “a brutal dictator ” and suggested that a more appropriate image would be the Peace House, a building located in the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.

The White House military office and communications staff create challenge coins for foreign trips by the president. The coin for the North Korean summit refers to Mr. Kim as the “supreme leader,” with images of each man on either side.


https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/22/schumer-remove-image-kim-jong-un-summit-coin/
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2018, 06:10:59 pm »
Words fail me.   :facepalm2:
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2018, 06:38:50 pm »
Dear Chuck.
I think there are a lot of bigger fish to fry here, but you go ahead.
Go ahead and bitch about a coin.
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2018, 06:44:00 pm »
Quote from: GrouchoTex on May 22, 2018, 06:38:50 pm
Dear Chuck.
I think there are a lot of bigger fish to fry here, but you go ahead.
Go ahead and bitch about a coin.

Obviously there are bigger fish to fry, but how is he wrong?  Kim is a genocidal maniac. There should be a Nuremberg type trial for this guy, not a souvenir coin.
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2018, 06:53:14 pm »
Quote from: AbaraXas on May 22, 2018, 06:44:00 pm
Obviously there are bigger fish to fry, but how is he wrong?  Kim is a genocidal maniac. There should be a Nuremberg type trial for this guy, not a souvenir coin.

What are we Team America?
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2018, 06:53:50 pm »
This is Schumer.  I'm surprised he's not demanding Trump's face be removed.
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2018, 07:07:30 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on May 22, 2018, 06:53:14 pm
What are we Team America?

The irony of that post is hilarious.
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2018, 07:08:30 pm »
Quote from: AbaraXas on May 22, 2018, 07:07:30 pm
The irony of that post is hilarious.

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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2018, 07:52:55 pm »
Why is there a commemorative coin in the first place? What idiot greenlighted this?
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2018, 07:53:39 pm »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on May 22, 2018, 07:52:55 pm
Why is there a commemorative coin in the first place? What idiot greenlighted this?


This ^^^^


(and I would bet we as taxpayers are footing the bill- if not us, taxpayers in whatever country is putting it out.)
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2018, 07:56:26 pm »
I don't know.
It doesn't seem to be that big of a deal to me.
I'd worry more about NK having nukes than someone minting a coin of the meeting.

Maybe they're going to try and hypnotize one another with them, like swaying a gold watch back and forth.

You are getting very sleepy...
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2018, 08:00:51 pm »
Here it is.. and guess what, we are paying for it (and by "We" I mean the American taxpayer).



http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44217116

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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2018, 08:06:48 pm »
Unrelated I just thought this was funny when I was looking for the one above.

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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2018, 08:09:05 pm »
Quote from: AbaraXas on May 22, 2018, 08:00:51 pm
Here it is.. and guess what, we are paying for it (and by "We" I mean the American taxpayer).



http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-44217116

Looks like something you'd find in a Happy Meal.
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2018, 08:10:10 pm »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on May 22, 2018, 08:09:05 pm
Looks like something you'd find in a Happy Meal.

Its one of those things you get at a convenience store to scratch off lottery tickets.
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #15 on: May 22, 2018, 08:12:55 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on May 22, 2018, 06:53:14 pm
What are we Team America?

 BLEEP, Yeah!!
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #16 on: May 22, 2018, 08:13:42 pm »
Quote from: GrouchoTex on May 22, 2018, 08:10:10 pm
Its one of those things you get at a convenience store to scratch off lottery tickets.

Or late night infomercials conning little old ladies out of their $19.95.

That gives me an idea, maybe a certain website owner can issue these as gifts for donations to his freepathon?
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #17 on: May 22, 2018, 08:18:59 pm »
Quote from: AbaraXas on May 22, 2018, 08:13:42 pm
Or late night infomercials conning little old ladies out of their $19.95.

That gives me an idea, maybe a certain website owner can issue these as gifts for donations to his freepathon?

The Franklin mint announces this rare addition coin, with .000009 oz of real 24 carat gold!

But wait, there's more!

act now, and we will send you an additional coin for no extra cost.

(Just pay shipping and handling......)
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #18 on: May 22, 2018, 08:22:12 pm »
Quote from: GrouchoTex on May 22, 2018, 08:18:59 pm
The Franklin mint announces this rare addition coin, with .000009 oz of real 24 carat gold!

But wait, there's more!

act now, and we will send you an additional coin for no extra cost.

(Just pay shipping and handling......)

I see people trying to sell off these things at gun shows and online all the time. They get really angry when they are told the so called super-special coin they bought is worth about a dollar.
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #19 on: May 22, 2018, 08:28:47 pm »
From the article:

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White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah said the White House “did not have any input into the design” of the souvenir coin, of which only 250 were minted

If these 250 coins help get Kim to the negotiating table, do they really matter?  Will they not have served a higher purpose?

Why do so many continue to trip and twist over so little?   
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #20 on: May 22, 2018, 08:31:16 pm »
Quote from: Right_in_Virginia on May 22, 2018, 08:28:47 pm
From the article:

If these 250 coins help get Kim to the negotiating table, do they really matter?  Will they not have served a higher purpose?

Why do so many continue to trip and twist over so little?

If you think they are so great, you can break out your checkbook and write a big check to the US Treasury for the cost to make these. I'm thinking $25,000 should cover it.

Be sure to post a picture of your check to show everyone that you do put your money where your beliefs are.

Just don't ask every other taxpayer in this country to cover it.. even if it is just pennies, all this crap adds up.
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #21 on: May 22, 2018, 08:33:14 pm »
Remember they made those commemorative coins in the 80's when the Statue of Liberty was refurbished? My grandpa gave me one for Xmas.
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #22 on: May 22, 2018, 08:34:32 pm »
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« Reply #23 on: May 22, 2018, 08:37:45 pm »
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Re: Schumer wants image of North Korea’s ‘brutal dictator’ removed from souvenir summit coin
« Reply #24 on: May 22, 2018, 08:38:40 pm »
Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on May 22, 2018, 08:37:45 pm
Aaaaand Ebay snaps me back to reality:

https://www.ebay.com/bhp/statue-of-liberty-coin

Yep, big difference in what those coin retailers want and what they actually sell for. :)
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