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Slow sales for Michele Bachmann action figure
minnesotapublicradio.org ^ | 10-12-09 | Madeleine Baran

Posted on 10/12/2009 3:42:30 PM PDT by euram

St. Paul, Minn. — If U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann's popularity was judged by the sales of her new action figure, she'd be in trouble.

The Connecticut-based toy company HeroBuilders has sold only 50 copies of the unlicensed action figure since its release on Sept. 25.

Bachmann, a Republican, represents Minnesota's 6th Congressional District and has been a high-profile critic of President Obama and the Democratic Party.

"I'll tell you this, she's no Sarah Palin," said Emil Vicale, CEO of HeroBuilders.

He said the company's action figure depicting Republican Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska and former vice presidential candidate, sold 10,000 units within 24 hours of its debut.

The $34.95 Bachmann action figure also shares the catalog with former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, (a $149.95 limited edition figure), Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (sporting a t-shirt that reads "Let them eat yellow cake"), Joe the Plumber (with his own custom-made crow bar), and a talking Joe Wilson, among others.

Vicale said he had hoped the business-suit-clad Bachmann figure would draw buyers from around the nation, but so far about 90 percent of the sales have come from Minnesota.

Despite the slow sales, the company plans to keep the Bachmann figures in stock.

"I'm sure they'll all be bought," Vicale said. "I'm not even worried about it."

He said the company hasn't ruled out making more action figures based on the controversial congresswoman, particularly if she makes a presidential run.

"Things change here on a daily basis," he said. "So it's very complex to say what we're going to be doing."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: 111th; actionfigure; bachmann; dolls; michelebachmann; palin; sarahpalin
Notice how Palin's action figure sold 10,000 within 24 hours.
1 posted on 10/12/2009 3:42:30 PM PDT by euram
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To: euram

At least half the Palin action figures were bought by leftists who intend to do something immoral to it. Why would anybody buy a Bachmann action figure?


2 posted on 10/12/2009 3:44:36 PM PDT by discostu (The Bluebird of Happiness long absent from his life, Ned is visited by the Chicken of Depression)
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To: discostu

To do something impure with? dunno.


3 posted on 10/12/2009 3:48:37 PM PDT by omega4179 (pos approval rating -11)
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To: euram

So how many action figures of Joe Biden were sold?


4 posted on 10/12/2009 3:48:48 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard)
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To: euram
Play My Carousel
5 posted on 10/12/2009 3:51:46 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper (Visit http://www.geocities.com/joyce7feb2009/ and click Play My Carousel)
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To: euram
Damn dubya...you go dude!

/s


6 posted on 10/12/2009 3:51:56 PM PDT by wardaddy
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To: wardaddy

Dubya’s a stud!


7 posted on 10/12/2009 3:56:10 PM PDT by scoobysnak71 (Just a National Security Threat, trying to get a nut.)
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To: euram

8 posted on 10/12/2009 4:05:35 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

not for nothing but that looks like another Michelle if you know what i mean.


9 posted on 10/12/2009 4:18:54 PM PDT by wiggen (Never in the history of our great country have the people had less representation than they do today)
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To: wiggen

whats with the Frankenboots?


10 posted on 10/12/2009 4:35:10 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

no idea. did the person designing the figure actually take a look at Bachmann?


11 posted on 10/12/2009 4:39:31 PM PDT by wiggen (Never in the history of our great country have the people had less representation than they do today)
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To: wiggen

The Palin is even worse

http://www.herobuilders.com/


12 posted on 10/12/2009 4:50:00 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: wiggen
no idea. did the person designing the figure actually take a look at Bachmann?

Boy, look at those shoes.

I think they just stuck a Wonder Woman head on a Michael Jackson doll.

13 posted on 10/12/2009 5:10:49 PM PDT by Fido969 ("The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax." - Albert Einstein)
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To: euram

Probably because Palin doesn’t pal about with Ron Paul.


14 posted on 10/12/2009 10:38:12 PM PDT by JerryP (I hereby promise to support the GOP candidate in 2012 no matter who he or she may be)
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