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.
