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Obama campaign hoodies sale cancelled after controversy
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Posted on 03/27/2012 11:55:18 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Obama campaign hoodies sale cancelled after controversy By Eric Pfeiffer | The Sideshow – 13 mins ago

President Obama recently said that if he had a son, he'd look like murder victim Trayvon Martin. And in what some conservatives see as a direct connection between the national controversy surrounding the child's death, the Obama 2012 re-election campaign announced via Twitter on Monday that it was putting its collegiate hooded sweatshirt on sale.

The sweatshirt was temporarily discounted to $40 from its regular $50 listing. However, the tweet announcing the sale has apparently been removed and following the hooded sweatshirt link at Obama's campaign re-election site store shows the clothing item listed at its regular $50 price.

Obama's critics on the right had a field day with the questionable Twitter posting, with the conservative blog Gateway Pundit calling it "disgusting," and the website Twitchy asking if "Team Obama is capitalizing on Treyvon Martin's death?"

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: campaignhoodies; obamahoodies; trayvonmartin
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To: Obadiah
The media would sell just as much copy if it headlined "Teenage thug killed while trying to beat down neighborhood watchman"

But that doesn't suit the agenda. And even if "Thug" was omitted, it would be interesting news.

Nothing subtle about it. The media has an agenda, the media is dishonest, and the public is gullible.

21 posted on 03/27/2012 12:34:23 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Sub-Driver
Sued by Sybrina Fulton?
22 posted on 03/27/2012 12:40:17 PM PDT by dread78645 (Evolution. A doomed theory since 1859.)
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To: smoothsailing

Didn’t this guy run a cult called “Heavens’ Gate”?


23 posted on 03/27/2012 12:43:11 PM PDT by printhead (Standard & Poor - Poor is the new standard.)
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To: SoFloFreeper
Translation: this Trayvon Martin issue has turned bad for Obama in the internal polling.

Yep. He is on the verge of provoking a Blacks vs. Hispanics war that could blow the Democrat Party to smithereens. They are dialing it back quickly today.
24 posted on 03/27/2012 12:43:19 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Sub-Driver
That's OK, I just put mine up for sale on zazzle today.

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25 posted on 03/27/2012 12:44:44 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

I know liberal supporters of Obama, people of color, whom I could tell were displeased with the recent revelations...they kind of know their template is being destroyed.


26 posted on 03/27/2012 12:46:36 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: evets

The hoodie is available too, it just isn’t marked down in price, or “on sale.”


27 posted on 03/27/2012 12:53:39 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Sub-Driver

I hope all the protesting and looting mobs wear these. Will be great campaign material.


28 posted on 03/27/2012 1:01:18 PM PDT by Ironfocus (Unseat the Looter-in-Chief)
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To: Sub-Driver

Good marketing ploy

Lower the price.

Let all the publicity get out there.

Then raise it again.

So the race baiting members of the public know where to get a gang banger uniform hoodie sweatshirt with Obama’s name on it.


29 posted on 03/27/2012 1:03:36 PM PDT by Syncro (Sarah Palin, the unofficial Tea Party candidate for president--Virtual Jerusalem)
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To: Cboldt

I wonder if there is any way to find out how long these have been available? Regardless, the “sale priced” hoodie was timed to co-incide with the one month anniversary of Trayvons demise.


30 posted on 03/27/2012 1:18:47 PM PDT by Ladysforest
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To: Responsibility2nd
NO_HONOR_HALFRICAN


31 posted on 03/27/2012 1:42:46 PM PDT by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorists savages.)
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