Redneck gets SPIKED...no more disgusting "Curious George/Obama '08" T-shirts

[kay1864]

Controversial Barack Obama T-shirt No Longer for Sale
Last Edited: Friday, 23 May 2008, 11:40 PM EDT

MARIETTA, Ga. (myfoxatlanta.com) – Community leaders in Marietta celebrated a victory involving a controversial t-shirt Friday.

A Marietta restaurant's decision to sell a t-shirt depicting presidential candidate Barack Obama as cartoon character Curious George sparked controversy last week. Friday, opponents of the shirt were celebrating the fact the shirts were no longer for sale.

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http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/myfox/pages/ContentDetail?contentId=6616461

(sorry for the foxatlanta link...the other Atlanta news media didn't cover it, apparently)

More here if you hadn't heard the story:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=3307231

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=3312481

(cross-posted from the Lounge)

[TommyO]

1. Hmm, I wonder if he got a cease & desist order?

[kay1864]

2. That was my thought as well

A letter from Houghton-Mifflin threatening lawsuit would work wonders.

Too bad...I wanted to see the SOB bankrupt from legal expenses.

[monmouth]

4. Every time I see the name Houghton-Mifflin I think of "The Office" and Steve C... LOL.

[marshall]

3. Either that or he sold out

and couldn't get any more printed.

[AspenRose]

5. The icing on the cake:

Looks like a new multicultural alliance is being formed out of the experience...good for them.

[crankychatter]

6. I don't like the Klan either, but I wouldn't ban their shit on, First Ammendment grounds

just sayin'

don't shoot

[Doityourself]

8. If the KKK owned the trademark yes, but the gentlemen didn't own the Curious George trademark and he

didn't get permission to use it.

[Doityourself]

7. They are still some on Ebay

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&from=R40&satitle=obama+curious+george&sacat=11450%26catref%3DC6&a53=-24&a54=-24&a57=-24&a47=-24&a94=-24&alist=a53%2Ca54%2Ca57%2Ca47%2Ca94%2Ca3801&pfmode=1&reqtype=1&gcs=24&pfid=25&pf_query=obama+curious+george&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=08232&sabfmts=1&saobfmts=insif&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=32%26fsoo%3D2&fgtp=