Complete this sentence: “You can tell your Presidential approval rating is in the doghouse when…” I’m not sure if this political pet toy was available during George W’s presidency, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it was–making fun of our “lame-duck” president was a global pastime, and a massive moneymaking opportunity from a marketing standpoint! [...]
Posted on November 24th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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A CNN reporter was detained in China the other day after a “scuffle” with security guards as she was holding up a t-shirt customized with a picture of Barack Obama dressed as former Communist dictator Chairman Mao Tse-Tung. The ObaMao logo shirts had recently been banned by the Chinese government in anticipation of the American [...]
Posted on November 20th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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This clever ceramic coffee mug is printed with the Bill of Rights in heat sensitive ink. When you pour in coffee, tea, or any other hot beverage, those letters disappear–just like Americans’ civil rights! For those who have a different definition of “patriotic” than the politicians currently in power, this mug is a great gift. [...]
Posted on November 17th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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We’ve seen political mints and other kinds of partisan candy–these joke-imprinted products are practically a staple of political campaign promotions. But Obama sushi? This patriotic food-for-thought is sort of disturbing in its detail and intricacy, though it must have taken some considerable culinary talent to construct. During the campaign, several restaurants offered both McCain- and [...]
Posted on November 13th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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Political campaigns are not a clean business by any means, and these presidential toilet paper rolls are proof. The Bush roll alternates squares featuring different timeless quotes from the former President, such as “They misunderestimated me,” while the Obama roll simply utters, “Oh crap!” No high-minded patriotic speeches are destined for the plumbing here, just [...]
Posted on November 10th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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Last year’s election season inspired some off-the-wall promotional products. These Obama and McCain gargoyles, hailing from Design Toscano, are accompanied by a statement from the manufacturer decrying “tired bumper stickers, buttons and sashes” as political campaign tools. As much as I like these gargoyles, I don’t think every politician would be comfortable being represented by [...]
Posted on November 6th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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How better than to advertise the candidacy of a giant mythical squid than through a cute little stuffed promotional teddy bear? The Cthulhu 2008 campaign humorously takes early twentieth century horror writer H.P. Lovecraft’s classic deep-sea monster and puts him on the ballot. Evil Genius Tees is still selling all kinds of Elect Cthulhu schwag, [...]
Posted on November 3rd, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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