It’s a sad day, really. The honeymoon is seemingly over.
According to this, The Obama Store is closing. You know the one – it sells all sorts of kitschy stuff to immortalize the Great One and his, um…well, greatness. From life-size cutouts of POTUS and FLOTUS to Obama chia pets (my personal fave), last year was a big year for the Obamamania merchandise business. And, who am I to poke fun, right? I mean, after all, I’m a dirty capitalist pig, so I see the appeal in jumping on the retailing bandwagon.
I hope those retailers made their cash while they could, though, because this year, the landscape seems to be a bit different. Whether it’s the crappalicious economy (despite that THRIVING spendiddlydimulus!) or the fact that people are starting to figure out that the Great One is, um, again….not so great after all – the stores are shutting their doors. The “Presidential Bromance” between Joey McMensa and The Great One – done. And even “the Pepsi campaign that borrowed heavily from Obama has fizzled.”
The polls are unanimous that support from Obama loyalists is receding, but polls pale in comparison to real anecdotal evidence. Last week, Amber Lee Ettinger, better known as “Obama Girl,” announced that she has fallen out of love with the president—leading to the question: If Obama has lost Obama Girl, has he lost America?
Et tu, Obama girl? Et tu?
So for all you that ran out and got your commemorative Obama dinnerware, good for you. Hang onto it, as it may become a big seller at that local garage sale someday. And, knowing that there are so many lemmings in this country makes me smile just a bit. It gives me a sense of real hope that Mock and I will have an opening in 2012 for some really cool merchandise sales ourselves. A chia pet in the form of a huge teabag, perhaps. The possibilities are endless. After all, Mama needs some new shoes – well, after she’s done paying for that Census ad and everything.
I find it phenomenal that people bought the crap in the first place.
It will fit on the shelf next to the “Billy Beer”
I really do wish I had a Billy Beer can. That would be an awesome addition to my bar.
Dammit majordawg, this post wasn’t about “Billy Beer”. Stop obfuscating and stay on topic!
No, seriously, Billy Beer just goes to show you that all of these Obama souvenirs are really legitimate. I mean, if Jimmy Carter’s brother can have a beer can, why can’t the President of the United States be allowed to appear as a Chia pet!?
You conservatives make no sense.
Actually most conservatives I know make sense–I just disagree with them on some issues. But you’re hypocritical and arrogant.
He’s really not, PS. He’s just smart and doesn’t put up with a lot of crap. When you initially came to COTR, you were throwing up a lot of crap. I think even you would admit that.
I think you guys have just gotten off on the wrong foot.
Let’s start fresh, shall we?
Oh, I’m absolutely arrogant. I’ll happily admit to that. I love to tell this story. I walked in the door one Friday after stopping off for a beer or two and started talking immediately. Mrs. Dawg was watching some talking head on one of the cable news networks and said, “Whoa, hang on. One egomaniac at a time.”
As for hypocritical, maybe sometimes, but not as a rule and not on things that really matter.
My big problem with you, PS, is that there can be substantive discussion on a particular issue that really is “in focus” with readers and the Chicks and you’ll grasp some tangential issue and effectively hi-jack the thread. That happens organically from time to time, but it really seems like you make an effort to divert attention from the issue of a problem on the left toward something else. Often it’s the fact that someone on the right has, in the past, made a similar mistake (which doesn’t make the current mistake any more right) or it’s that some poster has used a flawed piece of support for a point that is ultimately correct.
I’ll admit, I’ve gone over the top giving you a hard time, but don’t you think you do that from time to time just to rile folks up?
Holy crap, if this works, I’m going to the Middle East to get my Jimmy Carter Award! (Formerly known as the Nobel.)
Mock, I admit I probably came on a bit strong. But in all honesty, I enjoy debating more than throwing bombs–although it may not appear like it from time to time. A personal failure perhaps…
Dawg, some of the original posts are quite lengthy and may contain several points. On top of that, they are often framed in a way intended to demonize one “side”. I will admit that I do not accept these frames, and try to break them down.
For example–Rahm Emanuel said something horrible and is a horrible politician. But the post is framed to portray him as an example of “The Left” or “Dems” or “Liberals”–take your pick. But I don’t accept that frame. Liberals HATE Rahm Emanuel. However, I can see how my attempts to break up this framing may look as though I am diverting attention.
Agreed.
However, you gotta admit, when you work directly for the leader of the Democrat party, you’re easily labeled a lefty.
Liberals hate Rahm? Not hardly, maybe in the circles you run in PS, but not overall since it was Rahm that engineered the election of the current majority.