The general public really does need to be educatated!

09sVDB

While watching my local news this morning, a story about the deseign change on the Jefferson nickel came on. The anchor went on to say how the changes were going to commerate the Lous. purchase and Jeffersons home. He finished up by saying that current portrait of GEORGE WASHINGTON would be replaced by one of Jefferson. They then went to commercial. When they came back, the anchor(who made the error) looked at the other anchor and said, "you told me Washington was on the nickel, look I told you Washington was on the quarter, here's one right here." He then went on to say that Jefferson's new portrait would be replacing a buffalo! Boy did they botch that one!

MadMarty

See what happends when you don't have your morning coffee!

ccrdragon

I'm not sure education would help - sounds like neither of them has a working brain cell between them!

ksteelheader

Don't it make you wonder how these people get their jobs and what their education is? We once had a local newscaster, who would put up a picture of a handgun whenever they were reporting on any type of crime. That did not go over very well in this area...........Ken

Coulport

They did a similar program on the proposed new nickel in my area.
At the end of the story they asked passers by whose portrait was on the coin. Interesting answers, most of which were wrong. They even asked an armored car driver who didn't know. They commented that he should know since he handles coins all day. This low wage guy just knows there are bags of heavy metal to deliever.
Does the general public look at their coins? From this news program they might but have no clue who/what is depicted on their coins.

09sVDB

If they do look and still don't know, thats even worse!

VonZipper

Ever notice how everything has to be dumbed down for idiots.That's what the government thinks most people are.I was watching some geography quiz show on the WB the other night and people did'nt know how many states we have, 50 state quarter program-hello- and could'nt name the two oceans that are on each side of the u.s., it's sad. What are they teaching these days,well I guess it's the dumbing down of the nation.

Gilbert

See what happends when you don't have your morning coffee!

No! See what happens when you allow the Virginia delegation to "moonlight."