Where would political novelty products be without George W. Bush? These crooked custom playing cards (“now even more slanted to the right!”) are crammed with fun facts about the US federal government under Bush, which are still pretty relevant considering how little has actually changed under Obama (what was that campaign slogan again?). [via MerchBot]

Posted on January 7th, 2010 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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Not satisfied with the results of the last election? These life-size promotional cardboard standups are a little odd, but perfect holiday gifts for any hardcore political junkie who wants to redo the 2008 campaign. Here’s Hillary Clinton in her most intimidating corporate apparel, ready to bring the opposition to its knees, and Joe Biden, all [...]

Posted on December 16th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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If you can’t laugh at our country’s obscenely large budget deficits, what can you laugh at? This tin box piggy-bank is here to help make the national debt funny again, because all those zeros can’t menace us forever. Be a patriotic American and stuff this bank full of your spare change, and maybe someday before [...]

Posted on December 9th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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This Democratic donkey wine holder hails from the political gifts section of Metal Imagination, which also offers wine holders shaped like the Republican elephant. For the nonpartisan patriotic crowd, there are wine holders in the shape of an American soldier and the Statue of Liberty. It would be nice if politicians could put aside their [...]

Posted on December 4th, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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Just in time for the the chilly winter gift season, these Bush & Hillary political “firestarters” are sure to incite all sorts of interesting arguments during family gatherings…unfortunately it appears they were only manufactured around the 2008 elections. There goes my holiday gift master plan for some politically-obsessed friends… Custom “firestarters” are fun gifts to [...]

Posted on December 1st, 2009 by PoliticalSchwagCollector
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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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