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RamboLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 07:16 PM
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The Barack Obama SEAL Team Six Action Figure
Edited on Thu May-12-11 07:19 PM by RamboLiberal


After the excitement of hearing that President Obama orchestrated the strike and kill against Osama bin Laden, it didn't take long to put out an action figure of the Commander in Chief.

Oxford, Conn.-based toymaker Herobuilders, who last brought you action figures of the Old Spice Guy, Dos Equis Beer's "The Most Interesting Man in the World" and Allstate Insurance's "Mayhem," have created a super-bad SEAL Team Six replica of the 44th President in full urban fatigue gear, wearing a "Punisher" t-shirt with the numeral 6 printed on it, and carrying a military issue M4A1 rifle.

http://nation.foxnews.com/president-obama/2011/05/12/barack-obama-seal-team-six-action-figure


Emil Vicale, Herobuilders' president, said the idea sprang up just moments after Obama announced that bin Laden had been killed.

"What's so odd," he told NewsFeed,"is that we made an action figure of him before he even became president, after he gave his speech in Chicago (at the 2004 Democratic National Convention). It never resonated with the public, so we think this is the one."

The company makes caricatures of various pop culture figures ranging from Sarah Palin, to various reality show characters to Jimmy "the rent is too damn high" McMillan. The series of TV commericial figures, which NewsFeed reported on in March was discontinued after lawyers pressured Vicale to stop producing them. "We still get calls every friggin' day" asking about them," Vicale said.

The toy will sell for $34.95 and is available through the Herobuilders.com website. Osama bin Laden figure sold separately.



Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/05/11/introducing-the-barack-obama-seal-team-six-action-figure/#ixzz1MBfFxfht
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 07:19 PM
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1. Stupid
Just as stupid as the Bush in the flightsuit action figure.

And yet I'm sure FOX dredged up this story to blame Obama for the stupid actions of a private toy company.
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 07:26 PM
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2. Good lord.
:puke:
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ellenfl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 08:44 PM
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3. it's pure capitalism! how can repubs object? eom
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Guy Whitey Corngood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 08:53 PM
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4. Umh yeah I don't know about all that but while on that topic. Limbaugh put out his own action figure
Edited on Thu May-12-11 08:55 PM by Guy Whitey Corngood



Here's the official "Oxy collector's limited edition" just released.

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Anakin Skywalker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-12-11 09:31 PM
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5. Isn't it just a Ken doll in brown plastic? LOL
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