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Obama sock monkey still possible
David and Elizabeth Lawson of West Jordan, owners of TheSockObama LLC, said after a swarm of bloggers decried their toy as racist that the sock monkey based on the Illinois senator and presumptive Democratic nominee for president would not be manufactured.
However, the Lawsons said Monday that "a few new opportunities have been presented" to produce the monkey.
The couple also issued a statement detailing some of the hate mail and death threats they have received ,as well as decrying what they consider to be hypocrisy on the part of those who labeled the toy racist.
"It's OK for there to be hundreds of thousands of Google sites containing references to our current president's resemblance to a chimpanzee," the statement said. "However, it's not OK to make that same association regarding our possible next president."
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 06/18/2008
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06-24-2008 20:54
beaverB wrote:
sock monkey
sock monkeys have been around forever....
...where do I get one of these?
...where do I get one of these?
06-20-2008 22:50
Izzy in Minneapolis wrote:
I say the popular saying says it best
"What's good for the goose is good for the gander." More power to this couple for their entreprenurial spirit. If GWB looks like a monkey/chimp, believe me, so does Obama... And many other politicians--just take a look at a few pictures out there, people. It isn't that hard to look at the surface similarities.
And if it is all a satire, more power to them. Satire is a form of protected speech, so get over it.
And if it is all a satire, more power to them. Satire is a form of protected speech, so get over it.
06-20-2008 17:53
WMU wrote:
Anonymous' comment
First, Obama isn't Muslim, and even if he was what does that have to do with anything. Him being muslim (which he is not, check the news feeds) wouldn't affect his ability to lead the U.S. Nation effectively. Second, the very people who were the cause of your husband and many of my friends spending numerous months to years in Iraq are still in power. If it hasn't dawned on you yet, its our own government (mainly President Bush and his cabinet).
06-20-2008 16:41
anonymous wrote:
racist -lol
I hope that the ones calling it racist arent Darwin fans because then you would be subject to hipocrisy yourselves!!! so what if some one says he looks like a sock monkey he is muslim for crying out loud ... will someone please explain to me why we would want a muslim to be OUR president when the very people that caused my husband to serve in Iraq for 2 years are the very same as this nominee????
06-20-2008 10:00
cas124 wrote:
sock monkey
Every famous person has to be prepared for this sort of thing. A sock monkey is nothing. It could be much worse. Laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone. Obama should buy one.
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