Bush countdown spawns merchandise - ROFL!!!

[Kadie]

Bush countdown spawns merchandise
By JOSEPH B. FRAZIER, Associated Press Writer
Wed Jan 30, 4:41 AM ET

PORTLAND, Ore. -

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The countdown to the end of President Bush's second term has spawned an industry of sorts, with companies offering an assortment of celebratory items, from hats and wine glasses to bumper stickers and license plates.

"We're selling in every state and in places in Europe," said Elliot Nachwalter, 57, a wood sculptor who started designing countdown items in 2005 because he disagreed with Bush's environmental policies.

His company, BLD Designs, has sent out "way over 1 million items," he said. Sales are surprisingly strong in Bush's home state of Texas, he added.

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The marketplace of merchandise counting down the final days of an American president is a new phenomenon, say some historians and academics.

"It is absolutely unprecedented in American presidential history and can be explained by a number of factors," said Jerold Podair, who teaches American studies and history at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis.

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Robert Gilbert, who teaches presidential politics at Boston's Northeastern University, agrees that Bush's unpopularity fuels the market for countdown merchandise. He cites polls of academics that show 83 percent rate Bush as a failure or below average.

more...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080130/ap_on_re_us/bush_countdown_market_1

Bush countdown T-shirt is shown at The Jelly Bean card and gift shop Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, in Portland, Ore. The shop is selling keychain clocks, T-shirts, cards and other novelties celebrating the day, Jan. 20, 2009, when the presidency will change hands. The countdown has developed into a minor industry.
(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)


A countdown clock at The Jelly Bean card and gift shop in Portland, Ore., ticks of the seconds until the end of the Bush administration Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. The shop is one of many selling keychain clocks, T-shirts, cards and other novelties celebrating the day, Jan. 20, 2009, when the presidency will change hands. The countdown has developed into a minor industry.
(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

[Yael]

1. If you google Bush countdown

there are a mountain of things out there. Desk clocks that run backwards, keychains with running counters.

It is hilarious.

:D

[aquart]

2. Best, nay, only true laugh all day. Thanks!

[Ian David]

3. I boughtt the calendar and the countdown keychain clock. n/t

[eppur_se_muova]

4. **THIS** is our best hope for an economic recovery!

Not just Bu**sh** leaving -- the actual merchandise!

[wellstone dem]

5. My dog's favorite toy

is a bush lame duck dog toy. And this is a dog who would never chase after and bring back toys, and she will do it for hours with lame duck George.

[VP505]

6. LOL, these are probably

some of the jobs he is always bragging about creating.

[neverforget]

7. I got the countdown calendar for christmas.

[meow2u3]

8. I downloaded the screensaver

from The Backwards Bush Countdown Clock