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Hairy uproar over drugstore Obama
BY David Saltonstall
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, April 7th 2009, 10:22 PM
Banished from two cities, Chia Obamas are headed here.
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New Yorkers may soon get a chance to say hail to the Ch-Ch-Chia Obama at local drugstores.
The grassy-headed figurine of President Obama was pulled from Walgreens shelves in Chicago and Tampa after some people called it racist and company brass decided the new collectible was wrong for their image.
But Chia Obama's maker says he won't cut and run, and he is in negotiations with drugstore chains in the New York market to bring Chia Obama here in the coming weeks.
"As quickly as they can take them, we will send them," said Joseph Pedott, 76, founder of the as-seen-on-TV Chia Pets empire.
In the meantime, Pedott added, Chia Obama is for sale online - in "Happy" or "Determined" poses - for the amazingly low price of just $19.99 (three seed packs included!).
It's already a top seller and "could be the biggest I have ever had," Pedott said.
Pedott said he was stung by suggestions that there was something racist about Chia Obama, which, if left untrimmed, appears to give the 44th President a healthy, if very green, Afro.
"Since when is an Afro racist?" asked Pedott, a Republican who voted for Obama. Owners can trim Chia Obama's "hair" to any length they want, he added.
The presidential bust is also emblazoned "Yes We Can," Obama's campaign slogan, as well as with the words "liberty," "opportunity," "prosperity" and "hope."
"We all need hope," said Pedott.
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LOL Thanks for the laugh, I needed it!
Security is not the absence of danger but the presence of God no matter what the danger.
David....your "news" stories make my day!!!
Where is the "Elvis Chia"?
I'm the King of the Jungle, They call me Tigerman
I always thought that Mike Stone's hair-do sort of looked like a Chia.Originally Posted by john carpenter
Where is the "Elvis Chia"?
I always thought that Mike Stone's hair-do sort of looked like a Chia.
Wouldn't this be great for "his and her" Chia heads?
Sure would!Wouldn't this be great for "his and her" Chia heads?
I always thought that Mike Stone's hair-do sort of looked like a Chia.I always thought the same thing.
Security is not the absence of danger but the presence of God no matter what the danger.
I honestly do not see why this is so controversial and offensive. I honestly don't.
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