Ch Ch Ch Chia Obama
From Fox News
The creator of the Chia Pet is ch-ch-cheesed off after Walgreens pulled a special-edition Chia Obama from its shelves — apparently over concerns that it might offend customers.
A representative for Walgreens said the company dropped the product because they didn’t want it to be misinterpreted. But Chia Pet creator Joseph Pedott told FOXNews.com he was “shocked” when he found out the mega-pharmacy was pulling his merchandise.
The Chia Obama, a bust of the 44th president with sprouting grass-like “hair” in the tradition of the classic Chia Pet, was stocked at the Tampa and Chicago Walgreens stores as a test run.
Pedott said company executives approved the product ahead of time, but it was on the shelves for less than a week when he got an e-mail Friday from Walgreens saying “it’s not our image.”
“I’m sick about it,” Pedott, 76, said, disputing any suggestion that Chia Obama’s Chia hair was mocking the Afro hairstyle.
“Obama had an Afro — does that make him racist?” Pedott said. “So how the hell do you get racist out of it? And number one, you can give him a haircut.
Face Fwd Comments:
Great news they have now re-released the Obama Chia head to reflect a much more accurate view of Obama in the Whitehouse. The Box set includes a Serious Obama, Happy Obama and the Teleprompter. As we all know, Obama never goes anywhere without his trusty spokesperson.
BHO Goes Nowhere Without His Trusty Teleprompter...... Now in Chia mode as well
