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Coming to Reelection Campaigns and Toy Boxes Near You

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  1. mc mark

    mc mark Member

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    Coming to Reelection Campaigns and Toy Boxes Near You
    By Dana Milbank

    Tuesday, August 12, 2003; Page A11

    Holy photo op, Batman! The president of the United States has become a military action figure.

    When President Bush landed on the USS Abraham Lincoln three months ago in a naval flight suit, many commentators believed that the image of the vigorous president on the aircraft carrier would figure prominently in his reelection campaign. What the commentators did not predict is that Bush would become his own G.I. Joe doll.

    Coming soon to a store near you: a foot-tall likeness of the president called "Elite Force Aviator: George W. Bush -- U.S. President and Naval Aviator."

    Blue Box Toys, a Hong Kong-based company, will be distributing the Bush dolls through KB Toys starting Sept. 15. "Exacting in detail and fully equipped with authentic gear, this limited-edition action figure is a meticulous 1:6 scale recreation of the Commander-in-Chief's appearance during his historic Aircraft Carrier landing," states the breathless promotion.

    For just $39.99, you get a plastic model of Bush wearing flight suit, survival vest and parachute harness, jauntily carrying helmet and oxygen mask -- just as Bush did on May 1 after climbing out of his S-3B Viking aircraft. The Bush doll joins many other Navy Seals, Blue Angels and World War II aviators in Blue Box's "Elite Force" series.

    Bush is the first president to be so honored, "and maybe the last," said the company's spokesperson, who notes that some complaints have already been received. "We don't condone or endorse the president, but he fit the criteria of our Elite Force collection. . . . It would have to be somebody in uniform, a military hero of some kind, or depicting a military uniform."

    Aibel said advance orders for the Bush doll are coming in at a record clip, though Blue Box has done no publicity or advertising yet. Blue Box Toys did not request permission from the White House for use of Bush's likeness, and a White House spokeswoman had no comment yesterday.

    The company recommends that only those 14 and older use the Bush doll, which it says is an "adult collectible item" and emphatically not a toy. It may, in fact, pose a choking hazard for the president's Democratic opponents.

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46252-2003Aug11.html
     
    #1 mc mark, Aug 12, 2003
  2. RocketMan Tex

    RocketMan Tex Member

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    Makes you wonder how much of the proceeds are going to Bush's re-selection campaign.
     
    #2 RocketMan Tex, Aug 12, 2003
  3. outlaw

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    but is it anatomically correct?
     
    #3 outlaw, Aug 12, 2003
  4. Deckard

    Deckard Blade Runner
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    "military hero"?!? :eek:


    Gotta be a typo.
     
    #4 Deckard, Aug 12, 2003
  5. Rocketman95

    Rocketman95 Hangout Boy

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    Exactly. Waiting for the obligatory Clinton remark from some right-winger.
     
    #5 Rocketman95, Aug 12, 2003
  6. reallyBaked

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    too bad this "hero" bailed out of his military duties and never showed up for duty while in National Guard
     
    #6 reallyBaked, Aug 12, 2003
  7. pgabriel

    pgabriel Educated Negro

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    If you pull the string in the back, it says,

    "major combat operations in Iraq have ended"
     
    #7 pgabriel, Aug 12, 2003
  8. MacBeth

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    If they were really going for the realistic effect, why didn't they make it a marionette?
     
    #8 MacBeth, Aug 12, 2003
  9. Achebe

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    lol M'Beth.

    I actually don't see how this toy figure will help Bush's campaign. Anybody that is sentient will see this figure and be reminded of Bush's AWOL... or Cheney's (3? 6? 1000?) deferrals, etc.

    This figure captures exactly how the republican party stands for national defense. Figurines, aircraft-carriers doing u-turns in the ****ing Pacific so that Bush will have the perfect lighting in his Britney Spearsesque video. Awesome.
     
    #9 Achebe, Aug 12, 2003
  10. giddyup

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    ...or amplified as with AlGore.
     
    #10 giddyup, Aug 12, 2003
  11. KingCheetah

    KingCheetah Atomic Playboy
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    I can't wait for Letterman to get hold of one of these things. And you know he will...:D
     
    #11 KingCheetah, Aug 12, 2003
  12. underoverup

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    giddyup stop staring at Al's crotch. :p
     
    #12 underoverup, Aug 12, 2003
  13. giddyup

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    ... why?
     
    #13 giddyup, Aug 12, 2003
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    ...and giddy sets the record for most usual format for exiting the closet. COngratulations on your courage, and snaps for your sense of the dramatic, but man do you need better taste in men....








    ;)
     
    #14 MacBeth, Aug 12, 2003
  15. mc mark

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    My question is why the furrowed brow and pensive look?!

    Later folks! I'm off to sunny southern California for 5 days of all expense paid Four Seasons bliss!

    Play nice boys and girls!
     
    #15 mc mark, Aug 12, 2003
  16. Deckard

    Deckard Blade Runner
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    Damn, that sounds nice. Have fun!

    (duh! jealousy... must control it...... arrrgh!! ;) )
     
    #16 Deckard, Aug 12, 2003
  17. Timing

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    What a joke! What next, Jane Fonda getting one too?
     
    #17 Timing, Aug 12, 2003
  18. giddyup

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    Powerful, dumb, and fun-loving men are where it's at! I apologize for nothing. Plus, I'm relieved of federal tax liabilities.

    :D
     
    #18 giddyup, Aug 12, 2003
  19. ZRB

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    I'd rather pay 39.99 to have my eyes gouged out than buy that piece of sh*t.
     
    #19 ZRB, Aug 12, 2003
  20. Batman Jones

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    Anything which reminds voters of this hilarious episode is good for Democrats. Bring em on.
     
    #20 Batman Jones, Aug 12, 2003
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