OCD - Obama Compulsive Disorder (13)

Last post, I praised the wonderful attributes of the United States. However, some of the most ridiculous things in the world are found, in the words of Reader's Digest, "Only in America". Let me show you part of the writing prompt:

Presidential memorabilia dates back to the days of President George Washington, but Pres. George gots nothing on Barack. He has four times as many products as any other president in U.S. history. The scope of products run the gamut from, “Hot 4 Barack” hot sauce to “iKiss Barack” lip balm. Die hard Obama fans can even buy 43 inch “Obama’s White House Swords” or worse yet Chia Obama’s will be avalible for purchase later this year. The chia pets will be sold in two poses: determined and happy.

How absurd can you get?! Marketing managers jump on anything that the public gets interested in. In outlandish schemes, companies try to exploit people's obsession with celebrities in order to make as much money as possible. I think this craze over Mr. Obama is totally unnecessary. In fact if I were him, I would make it illegal to market presidents.

This frivolity speaks for human society as a whole. Many people either worship public figures to an extreme, or try to make money off those who do. These silly products don't do much good for the President's image either. They certainly don't help him out in his job. Do you consider patriotism to be eating your President in the form of a waffle? Anyway, those are my thoughts on the subject.