http://www.msnbc.com/news/955145.asp Bush Action Figure Recalled _ Contrite manufacturer apologizes for missing weapons of mass destruction _ NEWSWEEK WEB EXCLUSIVE_ _ _ Aug. 20 — _A G.I. Joe-like action figure depicting President George W. Bush as an “Elite Force Aviator” was recalled today by its manufacturer after consumers discovered that the $39.95 toy did not include the weapons of mass destruction pictured on the toy’s packaging. _ _ _ _ _ THE BUSH ACTION FIGURE was packaged in a box showing the president in his naval flight suit made famous in his landing on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, uncovering weapons of mass destruction in a suspicious-looking Iraqi warehouse. _ _ _ _ But once parents bought the toy and brought it home, they found that the box contained only the action figure of the president and no weapons of mass destruction whatsoever. _ _ _ _ Janis Martino, 32, a mother of two in Lansing, Mich., said her son Tyler was “really disappointed” when he opened the toy’s packaging and found no weapons of mass destruction inside. “He felt tricked,” Martino said. “You can’t tell someone that there are weapons of mass destruction and then have there not be any.” _ _ _ _ Martino also said she felt “gypped” by the high price, saying, “If there were no weapons of mass destruction, what were we spending all of this money for?” _ _ _ _ As it announced the recall, the action figure’s manufacturer today apologized for the words on the packaging that read, “Make Elite Force Aviator George W. Bush Find and Destroy Saddam Hussein’s Weapons of Mass Destruction!” _ _ _ _ “We apologize for that phrasing,” the manufacturer said. “But even if it was a little misleading, it was only 16 words.”
I heard it is being recalled because people were complaining that the promised bobblehead action doesn't work.
The action figure was recalled, because the with impending release of the Bush Celebriduck it stood little chance of success. Toy stores are preparing for a Christmas rush of "Elmo" proportions.
