Sunday, January 25, 2009
Obama trading cards? What next? Lunch pails?
There it was, sitting right next to the perennially NBA box of
basketball cards hermetically sealed packets on a display case near
the cash registers at Target. Next to the basketball cards was a box
of Obama trading cards! Over the years, trading cards had unusual
series of cards. Back in 1964 during Beatle mania, there was the
movie, “Hard Days Night” series starring the mop tops. In the mid
60’s, trading cards manufactures try to sell anything, for example,
Television shows; they had a series of cards like, “Batman”. Well,
trading cards faded when boomers grew up, however Baseball cards never
went out of style. Once in a while they have a weird series. 4 years
ago some company released a series called: Operation Iraqi freedom. It
was trading cards with photos of various tanks, guns and victorious
looking American soldiers in clean uniforms posing with weapons.
Believe me, that is a collector’s item. But Obama trading cards? When
was the last time you saw a trading card for a president of the United
States?
Is it exploitation? Ever since that poster of Barack by Shepard
Fairey was posted illegally on the streets of Los Angeles, the market
got flooded with imitators, and then came the tsatskes (Pronounced,
“Cha-ots-keys”. A Yiddish word for little stuff) The Market was
flooded with t-shirts, posters, bumper stickers, and commemorative
plates. How can the politically right accuse Obama of socialism when
capitalism is making pretty penny from his name? Isn’t that the
essence of Capitalism? Exploitation? Michelle Obama is not too happy
with Ty Inc. The Company that made Beanie Babies is making Sasha and
Malia dolls. Will it stop? Yeah it will, when nobody has jobs
anymore.
Note to producers of horror movies, 2 words, “Abu Gitmo” Nuff said.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLVWzOp7Q70
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