Originally Posted By Mr X FYI... <a href="http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/your_weekly_address_from_the_president_elect/" target="_blank">http://change.gov/newsroom/ent...t_elect/</a>
Originally Posted By beamerdog This brings back the times when JFK actually had regular news conferences. I hope Obama adopts some of that tradition.
Originally Posted By gadzuux I've got a million dollar idea that I'd gladly give Obama for free ... When he gives his next speech about the economy, he should use as a backdrop - fort knox in Kentucky. Think about it - the vaults of fort knox haven't been opened since 1971 - almost forty years. Nobody outside of a handful of military personnel have even been admitted inside the building. In the interim, fort knox has moved into "myths and legends" status among our culture. Those gold deposits in there belong to "we the people" and we'd like to see it. It's a huge curiosity factor - imagine hearing that Obama was going to speak tonight on the state of the economy. yeah, great. Now instead imagine hearing that Obama was going to open the vaults of fort knox - that's appointment television with instant global interest. Once the curiosity factor has been satisfied, it's a tangible reminder that our currency is based on something real - and beautiful. And that we're still a wealthy country with significant assets. And that it's all still present and accounted for and wasn't pilfered by the outgoing administration. If the purpose of his speech is to restore confidence in our economy, this would be a fine way to do it. And the best part is that this costs pretty much nothing. It's a powerful visual tool that's just sitting there waiting for someone to exploit it. An added plus is that the gold color would be complementary to Obama's creamy coffee skin tone. It beats blue drapes.
Originally Posted By Mr X Except that our currency isn't based on gold anymore. We went off the gold standard in 1971, I believe. Now it's strictly fiat currency, full faith and credit and all that...in other words, print, release, repeat. Fort Knox is a neat idea though. I like.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I can see it know...Hello, I'm Geraldo Rivera and I'm here at Fort Know.....
