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If you like to grow plants and you love Obama, then you will want to mix the two together and get yourself the Chia Obama. Of course, you could deprive yourself of this pleasurable item and give it as a gift! Naah!

Face Fwd Comments: Great news they have now re-released the Obama Chia head to reflect a much more accurate view of Obama in the Whitehouse. The Box set includes a Serious Obama, Happy Obama and the Teleprompter. As we all know, Obama never goes anywhere without his trusty spokesperson. [IMG]http://i42.tinypic.com/akycso.jpg[/IMG]

<p>Chia Pet Creator 'Shocked' After Walgreens Pulls Obama Model From Shelves Chia Pet creator Joseph Pedott says he was "shocked" when he found out Walgreens was dropping his Chia Obama.</p> <p>The creator of the Chia Pet is ch-ch-cheesed off after Walgreens pulled a special-edition Chia Obama from its shelves -- apparently over concerns that it might offend customers.</p>

As you must know by now, the great President Obama Chia Pet scandal is national news. In a spasm of politically correct panic, Chicago-area based Walgreens stores pulled the fake terra cotta heads from shelves rather than commit corporate sacrilege. Some insist the Chia Obama is racist. Others say it's downright disrespectful to plant seeds on the messianic president's iconic dome. "People could interpret it through a political viewpoint or other viewpoints, and we want to avoid that situation," a Walgreens spokeswoman said via e-mail. "Hope this helps clear up our decision. If you have any more questions, please let...

<p>Some local Walgreen's stores are pulling a supposed likeness of President Barack Obama off their shelves.</p>

This is an embedded video of the President of Joseph Enterprises advertising the Chia Obama - Funny, funny! I figure it will be gone soon so somebody needs to figure out how to snatch it!!!

<p>AMPA - Some local Walgreen's stores are pulling a supposed likeness of President Barack Obama off their shelves. The 'Chia Obama' will no longer be sold there.</p>

Joseph Enterprises' plant with hair grown from seed is modeled after President Barack Obama In a world occupied by President Barack Obama commemorative plates and coins, perhaps the Chia Obama was inevitable. San Francisco-based Joseph Enterprises, the company behind the Chia Pet and The Clapper, is rolling out its own brand of patriotism with a clay statuette of the commander in chief. Just add water and Obama's hair grows faster than the national deficit. "It's unbelievable the interest we've had on the product," says Joe Pedott, president of Joseph Enterprises and the company's namesake, speaking by telephone Monday from the...