Republican Representative Tom Davis Buying Votes with Foreign Iraqi Money

Breaking ^ | Sunday, December 21, 2003 | FoxPro

[FoxPro]

This is a joke of course. The bill was worth about 20 cents. It is probably worthless now. I am having it framed, and giving it to my son for Christmas. It is a unique gift with a cool story behind it. You just cant make this stuff up.

Lets see if we can get the mainstream media to pick this up and make fools of them selves.

[jern]

what a dumb thread title

[hasegawasama]

Why did you get to meet him?

[MEG33]

"We are not amused"

[LarryM]

These bills Saddam's picture on them and are no longer legal tender.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

All your dinars are belong to us.

[FoxPro]

A friend invited me. Great party!

[kuma]

Any Dinars with Saddam's face on them are no longer considered currency. Saw that on the news. They are making all new bills.

[kuma]

Another point. The bills were being collected and burnt. So your son will have a collector's item as well as a piece of American History. Sort of like products stamped Occupied Japan are now worth some money.

[FoxPro]

Thats why I didnt have it laminated. Tom had my vote anyway.

[concerned about politics]

Is this and ethical thing for a politician to do? Can this be construed as directly buying votes using foreign currency? Should there be an investigation undertaken?

No. I went on a business trip to Mexico, and brought back a lot of their currancy to give away to friends.
I'll bet the kooks on the left will try to use it, though. They have nothing else left. LOL.

[FoxPro]

I think you can exchange them until 1/15/04.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

How about items marked "made in Usa"?
These were made in a town named Usa, Japan.

[FoxPro]

It would be great to get his on the front page of the Washington Post. We can only hope.

[kuma]

Well my Dad has been an antiquer? for about 16 years and I've never heard about that. The point of products stamped Occupied Japan is that it only lasted for a few years. If you find a genuine copper penny made during WWII time you have a valuable object because they stopped using copper in coinage because of it's use for the military. There has to be a reason for the value. Meaning if Usa still manufactures products than it wouldn't appreciate in value. Just a nice novelty item.

[God luvs America]

Here's an idea....sell it on E-bay. Betcha get at 100X its' present value! That's really the only way Rep. Davis would make "money" to buy votes with these things!

[God luvs America]

Its' totally true...I'll never forget learning about that in grammar school. All products had to have a label as to where they were made so Japan purposely started this town "Usa" and all their product said "made in the USA" to purposely fool people.

[FoxPro]

They are are for sale. One was selling for 3.50 on a web site. The story behind it is worth more than that.

[Nick Thimmesch]

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[FoxPro]

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