December 14, 2002
"Pull My String!"
Was over on CNN's site and saw an article about a "George Bush Action Figure". From the article:
"The $29.99 doll sold out a first shipment of 12,000 this week, and a second shipment won't arrive until after Christmas."
""We anticipated it being a very popular item but we just didn't think it was going to take off that quick," said Jim Wessling, co-founder of TalkingPresidents.com Inc. in Irvine, California. "
"Most of the 17 sound clips are straightforward quotes about the war on terrorism and other topics -- such as "Terrorism against our nation will not stand."
But the doll also offers some of Bush's malapropisms.
"There's nothing derogatory, everything is complimentary, there's nothing to make fun of him ... (but) the doll is a good representation of the president," Wessling said. "There are two or three of his Bushisms." "
"The fledgling company isn't planning to stop with Bush. A talking Ronald Reagan is in the works for the spring. After that, Wessling and Warnock plan to manufacture talking Richard Nixons, Bill Clintons, John F. Kennedys and George H.W. Bushes."
What will they think of next?
Posted by Valkyre at December 14, 2002 12:52 PM