It seems some conservatives are a wee upset that Obama memorabilia is being sold to his supporters, like (oh MY Gawd!) a commemorative plate. It’s even being advertised on Television! Here’s a typical reaction from a conservative blogger who finds the whole thing profoundly upsetting:
This bears a disturbing resemblance to the sort of “dear leader” worship we see in totalitarian countries. It’s scary. It’s dangerous. It has no place in a free society.
Here’s the ad, by the way that they find so disturbing:
Personally I think that ad is more than a little cheesy and reminds me of far too many late night commercials for this or that piece of [expletive deleted] memorializing this or that “important historical” event. I don’t plan to buy the Obama plate, but I can’t see that it is any more or less objectionable than all the George W. Bush memorabilia we’ve seen over the last eight years. Like the 24 Karat Bush Commemorative Coin. Or the just released 2008 Bush White House Christmas tree ornament. Or the Bush Presidential paperweight. Or cufflinks. Or the Bush sculpture bust. And as for tacky, well, has anything surpassed the Bush Commander-in-Codpiece action figure?
Why there’s even an entire online store devoted to Bush memorabilia (I especially like the “W” golf balls). Still, I wouldn’t suggest that people who bought such items were deifying George Bush or perpetrating a “dangerous cult of personality.” I’d just say it’s a free country and they can waste their money on tasteless, stupid junk if they want to.
No, what I truly found offensive was all the 9/11 tragedy memorabilia. Or the infamous “Ashley” Bush campaign ad, which exploited a young girl whose mother had died on 9/11 in order to help President Bush win re-election in 2004. Compared to those disgusting examples of crass commercialism and political opportunism, an Obama commemorative plate controversy seems just — well — moranic.
Deep down for all their talk, Republicans hate entrepreneurs.
Well, liberal entrepreneurs, lol.
Somehow, I doubt that the people who are selling junk like that are necessarily liberal. Just really good at finding rubes to fleece.
I’m surprised the complaining conservatives haven’t figured out yet that the only folks who are going to be buying pieces of junk like that are liberals. And that every dollar spent on commemorative spoons or Obama bobble-head dolls is one less discretionary dollar that could have gone to the ACLU or MoveOn or the EFF or Planned Parenthood or whatever bogeyman of a liberal organization lives in the head of the particular conservative complaining about it. I’m generally happy when I see conservatives waste money on useless knick-knacks like W belt buckles or life-sized Sarah Palin carboard standups instead of using it for some more useful purpose.
Of course, the folks complaining about it probably have their own collections of Commander Codpiece action figures and signed commemorative Dick Cheney replica fangs, so it probably would never occur to them that the money spent on this junk is, in the grand scheme of things, wasted for the most part.
Wow, now that is some kind of funny that photo (The get a brain one).
It’s been tough being a Cardinals fan ever since.
I thought they loved free market capitalism.
Oh, they’re just pissed because they’re having so much trouble unloading all that Bush memorabilia.
Steven, don’t you realize that consistency in the mark of little minds? And, that inconsistency is the true sign of genius. And, that the world of the right wingers is Bizarro Plus.
Since it’s such a scary and dangerous plate, perhaps I’ll buy a few as holiday gifts for the wingers that I know.
Those comments written into the St. Louis Conservative all have one thing in common, they are all expressing racist hate towards the Obama family. It was enlightening to see how many were confessing to becoming physically sick in the hours following Obama’s election. If racist hatred boils so deep in the mental guts of an individual that just witnessing a significant achievement by a black person makes them physically sick; that person IMHO is in urgent critically need of psychiatric help. It is a huge mistake to call such a person a conservative. They are nothing but a sick racist.
Those comments written into the St. Louis Conservative all have one thing in common, they are all expressing racist hate towards the Obama family. It was enlightening to see how many were confessing to becoming physically sick in the hours following Obama’s election. If racist hatred boils so deep in the mental guts of an individual that just witnessing a significant achievement by a black person makes them physically sick; that person IMHO is in urgent critical need of psychiatric help. It is a huge mistake to call such a person a conservative. They are nothing but sick racists.
Hey, that guy with the sign spelled three of four right..go easy on him. I love that photo, haven’t gotten tired of it yet. Morans!
my favorite:
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Don’t pick on English language learners! Learning English is hard.
agreed. if only minutemen politicans would fund ELL programs with the same level of fervor that they show when demanding that American™ be spoken.
Morans.
This-from the same group that worshipped George Bush as if he were God Almighty?
Some of the local wingnuts here are also aghast, AGHAST I tell you, at the temerity of those worshipful and cultish Obamabots. I have received a couple of e-mails, too, from some righty friends about the Obama coin. These people act like never before in history has anyone offered a commemorative item related to a political figure. I think it is hilarious.
OMIGOD, IT’S OBAMA DERANGEMENT SYNDROME!!!
Thanks for the links to all the Bush stuff, Steven. Now I have something to throw back at them.
I tell ya, funny as hell. Cheese city. Hilarious.