Heard While Sitting in the Waiting Room Outside the ICU

A CNN report on the high cost of printing dollar bills due to the soaring costs of cotton:

Bubblehead Anchor to  Bubblehead Correspondent: So, are dollar coins a viable alternative?
Bubblehead Correspondent: Yes, they're a viable alternative but experts doubt the American public will accept them.

Did they think using the word "viable" would make them seem intelligent?