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BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: You want to hear something that's just plain tasteless? The Obama reelect campaign -- Obama 2012 -- is now selling hoodies that say, "Obama 2012" on them. The Barack Obama reelection effort is exploiting the death of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, in order (obviously, here) to secure votes (as though he needs them) from African-Americans. Hoodies, 2012! You know, Thomas Sowell has a column out today on this whole thing, and he comes out in defense of Geraldo Rivera. You know, Rivera took some heat because he suggested that Trayvon Martin should get rid of the...

A lot has been made about the hoodie lately. Not only has Geraldo partially blamed it for the death of Trayvon Martin, but it’s also become a symbol of unity for standing with the slain teen and his family. So when the Obama camp announced via Twitter yesterday that it was putting its 2012 hoodies on sale, it got some thinking: Is the President trying to capitalize off the death of Martin? On Monday, the Obama2012 Twitter account sent out this message:

Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Coincidence? Obama camp peddles 2012 'Hoodies' So when the Obama camp announced via Twitter yesterday that it was putting its 2012 hoodies on sale, it got some thinking: Is the President trying to capitalize off the death of Martin?

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...