DUMB AS ROCKS... now I know where the term comes from

GBurger717 · January 12, 2012 4:21AM

PLEASE check out this new story. I would say the news station and the guy behind the story never made it past 1st grade!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOUR THOUGHTS

http://www.kjct8.com/news/30172361/detail.html

JazzmanJAB · January 12, 2012 4:25AM

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Broadstruck · January 12, 2012 4:31AM

Mr. think tank's thingy has already been posted on the forum earlier today.

FredWeinberg · January 12, 2012 4:46AM

My Thoughts??

How the Heck Did We Ever Put A Man On The Moon?

Gemineye · January 12, 2012 4:53AM

<< My Thoughts??

How the Heck Did We Ever Put A Man On The Moon? >>

With the computing power of a ..Commodore 64.....!!

CaptHenway · January 12, 2012 5:00AM

I wonder if he is referring to the "Golden Dollars"?

centmaster · January 12, 2012 5:11AM

The TV station is just a dumb (or manipulative) by showing all those Sacs while the voiceover says "gold" coins. I kept waiting for a postscript from the network saying "most of the coins we showed you in this piece are not real gold". How many more pawn shops and B&M shops are going to be flooded with people and their Sacs now? Unbelievable.

jmdm1194 · January 12, 2012 5:22AM

<< "One troy ounce--depending on who you sell it to--goes for $600 to $800. And our government is sitting on billions of those gold coins," he said. "Why don't you have our government melt it down?" >>

Holy crap where can I get 1 troy oz for $600 to $800 bucks!!!

johnny9434 · January 12, 2012 5:48AM

<< 

<< "One troy ounce--depending on who you sell it to--goes for $600 to $800. And our government is sitting on billions of those gold coins," he said. "Why don't you have our government melt it down?" >>

Holy crap where can I get 1 troy oz for $600 to $800 bucks!!! >>

go back in time 7 or 8 years ( i think thats when it was at that price )

Russ · January 12, 2012 5:56AM

How does somebody that so obviously clueless get on the news?

Russ, NCNE

scotty1419 · January 12, 2012 6:03AM

<< 

<< 

<< "One troy ounce--depending on who you sell it to--goes for $600 to $800. And our government is sitting on billions of those gold coins," he said. "Why don't you have our government melt it down?" >>

Holy crap where can I get 1 troy oz for $600 to $800 bucks!!! >>

go back in time 7 or 8 years ( i think thats when it was at that price ) >>

That's gotta be a typo of $1600-$1800.

jmdm1194 · January 12, 2012 6:10AM

<< That's gotta be a typo of $1600-$1800. >>

Considering the apparent level of intelligence that went into writing the article or lack there of, I wouldn't be so sure.

adamlaneus · January 12, 2012 6:10AM

<< 

<< That's gotta be a typo of $1600-$1800. >>

Considering the apparent level of intelligence that went into writing the article or lack there of, I wouldn't be so sure. >>

In the video, he SAYS the numbers. It's not a typo.

jmdm1194 · January 12, 2012 6:15AM

<< n the video, he SAYS the numbers. It's not a typo. >>

I didnt watch the video, but that's funny!!!

LindeDad · January 12, 2012 6:18AM

<< How does somebody that so obviously clueless get on the news?

Russ, NCNE >>

Well there is a White.... oops maybe I don't want to go there.

silvereagle · January 12, 2012 6:59AM

LOL. All the gold mined in the entire history of the world sold at $2000 an ounce wouldnt pay off the national debt. But of course everyone knows that except think tank.

BBN · January 12, 2012 7:06AM

His exact words in this video:

Phillip Smith: One troy ounce, depending on who you sell it to, goes for six to eight hundred dollars...a troy ounce. We're sitting on bil....our government is sitting on billions of those gold coins and they are advertised to have one troy ounce. Instead of trying to sell those silly things for ten dollar a shot, why don't you melt th...have the government melt them down......

JamesMurray · January 12, 2012 7:11AM

<< The TV station is just a dumb (or manipulative) by showing all those Sacs while the voiceover says "gold" coins. I kept waiting for a postscript from the network saying "most of the coins we showed you in this piece are not real gold". How many more pawn shops and B&M shops are going to be flooded with people and their Sacs now? Unbelievable. >>

The flip side is from a distance it seems in some small part to be a halfway good idea to get the dollar coins into circulation , but i can't help thinking most people are just not that stupid. I can see a handfull of people frantic to buy rolls of them from banks but theres always going to be those few , the sublimely silly.

messydesk · January 12, 2012 7:13AM

<< Holy crap where can I get 1 troy oz for $600 to $800 bucks!!! >>

@LD!!!!!111 place was offering when he researched his plan. Can we trade him to the Chinese for someone smart?

Coins101 · January 12, 2012 7:31AM

<< How does somebody that so obviously clueless get on the news?

Russ, NCNE >>

Russ,

Don't you watch the news much? There are clueless people all over the news, including those who are reporting the news.

Coins101 · January 12, 2012 7:34AM

Personally, I think he has been living under a rock. Then again, maybe he escaped from the "tank" where he has been doing a lot of thinking.

Russ · January 12, 2012 7:55AM

<< 

<< How does somebody that so obviously clueless get on the news?

Russ, NCNE >>

Russ,

Don't you watch the news much? There are clueless people all over the news, including those who are reporting the news.

>>

Yeah, I know. But this guy set a new standard. And so did the station that was stupid enough to give him air time.

Russ, NCNE

BBN · January 12, 2012 7:58AM

I think local news stations like to put the dumbest people on TV. The local ABC affiliate here seems to always find the toothless rednecks when they interview for some crime story or even picking random people off of the street for opinions on things such as gas prices or new petty state laws.

droopyd · January 12, 2012 8:04AM

<< Holy crap where can I get 1 troy oz for $600 to $800 bucks!!! >>

Ask these guys.

bulldozer · January 12, 2012 8:34AM

chipper10 · January 12, 2012 8:42AM

I'm embarrassed that something so far from the truth can make it that far in this country.

notwilight · January 12, 2012 8:47AM

<< How does somebody that so obviously clueless get on the news?

Russ, NCNE >>

My thought exactly. Says something about the clue possessive level of the reporter. --Jerry

DAM · January 12, 2012 8:56AM

I'm embarrassed that something so far from the truth can make it that far in this country.

What do you expect from people who would rather watch a reality show than edcuation themselves for 20 min and catch a segment of the news.

DoubleEagle59 · January 12, 2012 8:58AM

I could only think of the Archie Bunker episode when Archie was interviewed on the local news regarding gun control.

At one point Archie said, "I can eliminate all the plane hijackings. Just give all the passengers guns".

jmski52 · January 12, 2012 9:07AM

The case for minimum voting requirements.

19Lyds · January 12, 2012 9:11AM

<< "One troy ounce--depending on who you sell it to--goes for $600 to $800. And our government is sitting on billions of those gold coins," he said. "Why don't you have our government melt it down?" >>

<< I wonder if he is referring to the "Golden Dollars"? >>

Unfortunately, I believe he is. More than likely he was thinking about the recent story regarding the Feds building a storage facility for the 1.4 billion in bucks thats laying around in Dallas.

Oh well...........I believe that the "Think Tank" has a hole in it. Probably due to more drinkin than thinkin.

littlebear · January 12, 2012 10:11PM

<< How does somebody that so obviously clueless get on the news?

Russ, NCNE >>

Wasn't there a line in the Don Henley song "Dirty Laundry" from the 80's that went: "I just have to look good; I don't have to be clear"?

Larry L.

DUMB AS ROCKS... now I know where the term comes from

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