From chicagoist.com
()
Chia Obama
The Chia Obama is a Barack Obama Chia "Pet" released by the popular company that specializes in the indoor plant products. Although the item was not meant to be offensive, many stores pulled the inventory after shoppers found it to be... [more]
The Chia Obama is a Barack Obama Chia "Pet" released by the popular company that specializes in the indoor plant products. Although the item was not meant to be offensive, many stores pulled the inventory after shoppers found it to be offensive and even racist.
It was too controversial for Walgreens to carry so now CVS is stepping up to fill the Obama Chia Pet void. The Sun-Times spoke to Joseph Enterprises Inc. president Joseph Pedott about the...gift? And he claims to have the support of the Commander-in-Chief himself.
"I presented it to him [at a reception after his commencement address at Notre Dame], and he said, 'Gee, I've got green hair,'" said Pedott, who also provided heads for first...
- How CVS Ruined Christmas (reason.com)
- The Barack Obama Chia Pet Seems Like A Reasonable Thing To Exist ... (blogsearch.google.com)
- Breakdance Cat Victim (blogsearch.google.com)
CVS/Pharmacy said this week that it won't be selling the popular Chia pets depicting President Barack Obama anymore, becoming the second major franchise to drop the product. Joe Pedott, the owner of the Chia franchise, said he's baffled by the drugstore chain's decision. Walgreens removed the terra cotta heads in April after some complained that the product was racially insensitive. The issue made the round of blogs, talk radio and TV over the...
From freerepublic.com
()
- Obama Chia Pets Quickly Dropped By CVS (blogsearch.google.com)
Obviously there's such a great demand for all things Obama.Chia Obama is back.CVS stores have started selling the controversial Barack Obama Chia pottery plant kits that Walgreens dropped last April amid protests.Now, Joseph Enterprises Inc. is prepping to move the 500,000 kits that it had stored in four Chicago-area warehouses since Walgreens bailed and other retailers decided to stay away. "
From jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com
()
- Controversial Obama Chias back on shelf (freerepublic.com)
- Barack Obama is out of step on gays in the military (news.google.com)
"If RNC Chairman Michael Steele doesn't have one of these in his den, I'll eat Rush Limbaugh's shorts. The staggering truth: Chia Obama is a real product, and its creator ... means it to be a sincere tribute to Obama, who he says has inherited 'the biggest can of worms ever put on a president.'"...
More perspectives...
From artsjournal.com
()
The scene: A vast crowd at a political rally raises a tumult of adulation. Triumphal music rises. Graphics of President Obama's image slide across the scene as we hear the now-familiar voice say, "Change has come to America. . . . Our moment is now. . . . Yes we can!" The crowd chants. Slow pullback on the image of the White House. Announcer: "To commemorate the inauguration of our 44th president with a well-known American icon, introducing...
More perspectives...
From latimes.com
()
It's here! Or at least, it was here, until certain establishments hauled it off the shelves.
Well, why NOT an Obama Chia Pet? You don't even have to change the skin tones. He looks sorta like one o' dem chocolate turkeys we have for Canadian Thanksgiving (see next post). And the hair? Maybe it's some sort of pomade.
Here we have Happy Chia Obama. And beside him, Determined Chia Obama. No sign of Grumpy, Sneezy, etc. (though it might play...
More perspectives...
From open.salon.com
()
Oh no they didn't. Oh yes they did. But what the fuck, it's good for publicity. Meaning any press is good press. Chia Obama is a symbol of liberty, opportunity, and hope. But prosperity? That remains to be seen. Point...
More perspectives...
From yesbutnobutyes.com
()
