I had to see it to believe it

[RedSox02]

I heard about this, but didn't think anyone could be stupid enough to actually make/buy this.



A miniature replica of U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) attired in a naval aviator flight uniform, depicting what he wore when he landed on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln to declare an end to major combat in Iraq (news - web sites), is displayed in Hong Kong August 29, 2003. A Hong Kong toy company has shipped about 35,000 pieces of the one-to-six scale dolls to the U.S. and other countries.

[Quahog]

1. I still say it looks more like Perry Como. n/t

[GinaMaria]

18. Really?

I thought it had a little Ricardo Montelban. Kahn!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cooley Hurd]

2. Mellon-Scaife will buy all 35,000 of them...

...and it'll be all over the news how they sold like "hotcakes."

[RedSox02]

4. ROFLMAO!!!

Of course Fox News would be the only one to report all of these sales! Then Scaife will put in an order for 50,000 more.

[ComerPerro]

3. And its made in Hong Kong

Gotta love that.

And here I thought maybe I was being too extreme when I said that Bush wanted to use real people and weapons to play GI Joe.
But this proves it.

Some of the scariest people on the plantet will have this little gem in their stockings Christmas morning.


Shouldn't this thing come with a kilo of cocaine, a bottle of Jack Daniels, and millions of dollars (that he stole from investors while with Harkin)?

[RobertSeattle]

9. Or more accurately, "Made in China"

[ComerPerro]

15. Exactly

My point.

People franticly waving American flags buying a Chinese-made action figure of a President who, despite being dressed in military attire, was not involved in any military action.

[Aristus]

5. Put it in your toybox!

It authentically disappears without warning after just one short year!

[DealsGapRider]

6. Jesus Fucking Christ

You've got to be kidding me.

:puke:

[OneBlueSky]

7. I especially like . . .

the itty-bitty roll of socks stuffed in his crotch . . . betcha Ahnold wouldn't have to have that on HIS doll . . .

[XNASA]

8. 1/6th scale, huh.

Gee, that would make the pretzeldential wang 1/6th the size of a pencil eraser.

[KoKo]

10. Anyone up for a little VooDoo?

This looks like a perfect object to practice on...............(I know....that's supposed to be a myth....still.......hmmmm)

[Fleshdancer]

11. I hope no one gets the idea to

go to the toy store and write the number of dead American soldiers on the box. That would be bad. Don't do that. You shouldn't write "AWOL" either. Or "bush lied, people died". Yep. Bad idea.

edit: whistle-ass should be included on this list.

[SammyWinstonJack]

33. Best idea going!

Of course not advocating that anyone do that.........:evilgrin:

[Qutzupalotl]

35. Or writing love notes on slips of paper

and sliding them under the carton lid. That would be wrong.

[tom_paine]

12. A Triumph of the Will

Does anyoine know if they made Hitler Action Figures?

[gratuitous]

13. Note the way it's morphed

I knew it was going to happen as soon as Lil George pulled his Flop Gun Photo Op: "Depicting what he wore when he landed on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln." Although the language is ambiguous, the intended meaning is clear, that it was Lil George who brought the aircraft in for its landing. No mention that there was anyone else in the plane and that Lil George was cargo.

Fortunately, this little escapade is assuming its proper place in the public imagination, and it's turning into the embarrassment it rightfully should be for Commander AWOL Bunnypants.

[KoKo]

21. Yep, Gratuitous......it will come back to bite him in his butt.....big PR

Mistake for the Mighty Rove..........

[StaggerLee]

14. Does it come with the "Pretzel Grip"??

or-
"Cokespoon" grip
and does it have the optional accessory-
First Lady Laura doll- repleat with car that blows stop signs.

and maybe the dead ex-boyfriend in a coffin doll??

HAH?

[GinaMaria]

23. Does it come with

it's own language dictionery and * to English translation manual?

[kysrsoze]

39. The little pockets on the front have a flask and a coke spoon.

He he.

[Robin Hood]

16. Made in Hong Kong.

Must be part of the bush stimulus package. Your jobs are going to Hong Kong.

[Iris]

17. Maybe Arnold and his Maria can use it as a sex toy.

[ComerPerro]

20. Bush may have never gone into combat

But he will soon be going into body cavities all over America.

[RedSox02]

28. Good one!

The horror.

[ComerPerro]

37. Now just try not to picture that

Or, picture it. It depends.

The nice thing is that the toy has the Smirk on it. And it will still have the smirk (maybe even a bigger smirk) after Sen. Santorum pulls it out of his colon.

[ComerPerro]

19. I just came up with the perfect slogan

"The George W Bush pilot action figure. This is the most accurate and true to life action figure ever produced.
This toy cannot think for itself, and does whatever its owner tells it to! Just like the President!
This toy never flew a plane into combat! Just like the President!
This toy cannot read, but can say one of as many as 20 phrases at the touch of a button! Just like the President!
And for the right price, you can buy this action figure today! Just like the President!

[Gingersnap]

30. LOL!!

spilled my soda. That IS an excellent ad campaign--maybe the toy and those words should appear together in whichever Dem who gets the nomination's commercials.

[Arugula Latte]

50. Did anyone see that Karen Carpenter movie?

I haven't. Only read about it. Apparently, it was an entire movie about K.C. using Barbies as actors.

[Gingersnap]

31. LOL!

spilled my soda. That IS an excellent ad campaign--maybe the toy and those words should appear together in whichever Dem who gets the nomination's commercials.

[aquart]

54. Perfect.

[Sweetpea]

22. It's a chewable toy for your dog.

[NeonLX]

24. I may have to buy one of those...

...just so I can stick pins in it, fry selected parts with a focused beam of sunlight through a magnifying glass, run over it repeatedly with the lawnmower, pop its head off and smack it out into left field with a baseball bat, dig the cat turds out of the litter box with it, etc.

Then I could package it up and send it back to the manufacturer, claiming the thing was defective--just like the actual GWB.

[KoKo]

25. My Siames brought down Newt...I might just buy this.....see if they can

work their same magic on Chimpy. Liberal cat store sold small stuffed replica's of Newtie when he was at the height of his power in the Senate. It was filled with catnip. My cats ususally don't go for any stuffed toys and aren't so fond of catnip. They both took a liking to it....One of them would sit and lick it constantly. It was their favorite toy..... a few months later Mr. Newtie started his "decline" and eventual downfall. It was a coincidence I imagine.....but sometimes, I wonder.....

I would hate to spend any money on the awful thing.....but it could also end up being a big collectors item worth $$'s some day.......if the Chimp is impeached or thrown out of office and goes down in memory as the disaster we think he is. Buying it would be the total greedy capitalist thing to do to. And, maybe someday make the money back the Chimp has stolen from us....

[the_real_38]

26. You know Karl Rove's got one...

... but his has little strings on it, so it will do whatever he wants

[Plaid Adder]

27. Is that the hand of God about to give him a dope slap?

I sure hope so.

:mad:

The Plaid Adder

[chilly]

29. coulter's version

takes batteries.....


chilly

[ComerPerro]

38. Funny, so does Cheney's

.

[newyawker99]

46. Hi chilly!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[jiacinto]

32. The head doesn't look like Bush

nt

[hang a left]

48. It also doesn't bobble

[Booger]

34. It looks like the right hand

would make an excellent coke spoon.

[karlschneider]

36. Either that's one huge fuckin' hand, or something's wrong with the scale,

His head is about 3/4" wide. 6 x 3/4" = 4 1/2 inches. I mean, we know he's a goddamn pinhead, but........???

[oasis]

40. Nocturnal emission accomplished

Read the inscription on the base stand.

[oasis]

41. Nocturnal emission accomplished

[oasis]

42. "Nocturnal emission accomplished" banner sold separately.

[JohnyCanuck]

43. BBC amends their story (slightly)

When the BBC web site reported on the Bush action figure controversy they mentioned that Shrub had not actually seen any combat while he had served as a pilot in the Texas Air National Guard.

I fired off the following email to them:

Dear BBC,

In reporting on the "Bush doll has waiting list" story your reporter was apparantly under the delusion that Mr. Bush served in the Air National Guard as a pilot for the duration of his term of service.

The BBC report states:

"Mr Bush never saw combat during the Vietnam war, because he remained in the US as a pilot with the national guard."

However records indicate that Mr. Bush actually was grounded after failing to appear for a compulsory medical exam (which just happened to include a drug test) and then for a year and a half failed to show up for alternative ground based duties as required.

It should be noted that for the less privelidged members of society, this type of behavior usually meant a (quite possibly) one-way ticket to the jungles and swamps of Vietnam to complete their national service obligations as an infantry grunt, a fate which G W Bush appears to have avoided by some unexplained circumstance. I would encourage you to review the documentation and articles at www.awolbush.com .

Regards
xxxx

I got the following response today from the BBC:

Thank you for your email. We have made further enquiries into this story and have amended the detail. Thank you for your interest in the BBC News website.

When I checked the BBC story they had removed the part about Shrub being a pilot. However there was still nothing on going AWOL or avoiding medical exams.

Mr Bush never saw combat during the Vietnam war, because he remained in the US with the national guard.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3184709.stm

No doubt the BBC is picking its battles these days what with the ongoing Kelly inquiry and are somewhat shy about stirring up any more controversy at this point in time. Neveretheless, it's one more chink in Dubya's armor and even if it doesn't make the web site right away, the reporters and secretaries at the BBC will likely be discussing this matter over a cuppa in the BBC cafeteria. I am sure they probably got tons of email, besides mine, on Shrubs distinguished military career. So the word continues to spread.

[Corgigal]

44. I want to buy 5

so I then came make them into the Queer eye guys. I would have to go buy some Ken clothes but what a hoot it would be. Then I can put it on my Christmas cards.

[reachout]

45. AWOL Bush

Anyone see this gem yet?


http://www.cobaltproductions.com/gwbush.htm


Now that's comedy.

[newyawker99]

47. Hi reachout!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[imax2268]

52. Now that's funny...

Welcome to DU...

[ProudGerman]

49. Notice the difference between the doll's eyes, and the real eyes

That's right, you don't see any difference. The doll's eyes are just as vacant as the real eyes.

Christ, this man even looks stupid in doll form. In the Barbie pantheon, this guy would be Ken's "slow friend", because he partied too hard in college.

Hey, just in case Clark gets the nomination and wins the White House, DU should make a Clark tanker doll. Then we could have a Clark doll drive his tank over "aviator" Dipshit*.

The caveat being that Clark can actually drive a tank.

[Arugula Latte]

51. Did anybody else think that

when Whistle Ass strapped his crotch in so damn tightly on that carrier, that was the most action he's gotten in years?

[esse_quam_videri]

53. Looks like Osama to me, sans beard/hair.

What more can I say...

[devarsi]

55. The AWOL Doll -- At Your Local Mall -- Come One, Come All!