If you haven't heard by now, the version of the Liberty stamp that has been used since 2011 and printed hundreds of millions of times, does not actually have the picture of the Statue of Liberty on it - instead, it has the picture of the Las Vegas statue of liberty from outside the New York, New York hotel on the strip!
For the life of me I just can't fathom the fact that somewhere, somebody thought it was okay to use a picture of the Statue of Liberty from a Las Vegas gimmicky hotel as the image on an international stamp that is the pride and joy of the United States! Just how more embarrassing can we get in the eyes of the international community - or even our own! I can't POSSIBLY be the only one who is absolutely embarrassed by the use of a fake Statue of Liberty on our national stamp instead of the real one!
It's almost like somebody said "Hey, let's use the Las Vegas statue because it looks like Lady Liberty
You know what it's like? It's like telling all of your friends, your wife and kids, and your family members that you're going to Paris for 3 years -- but instead you go to the Paris hotel and casino in Las Vegas for 3 years . . . AND you send postcards taken in front of the Fake Eiffel Tower and send them out to everyone just like you are in front of the real one!
Okay now, I know there are all kinds of more important problems in the world, but let's face it . .. using a fake Statue of Liberty on our stamps because it looks better than the real Statue of Liberty - and having someone approve it as a good idea - is beyond my comprehension.
Alright, I got that off my chest - now back to your regularly scheduled web surfing.
Joe
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