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Thursday, November 02, 2006

But why would you want to?

A new action figure lets you take Dr Laura Schlessinger with you wherever you go, listening to her 23 pet phrases along the way.

Take Dr Laura Everywhere

Talking Presidents Announces Release of Dr. Laura Talking Action Figure

Talking Presidents: 'Listen to her Preach, Teach, and Nag!'

I'll give them this much, they market well. Their website is very carefully written to appeal to both those who take these figures seriously and those who mock them. I get the impression that their sense of humour is a bit skewed against all the figures. I mean, really, George Bush in Top Gun flight gear? President Clinton who talks about how he didn't have sexual relations with that woman. Most of the figures are conservatives or Republicans, such as Ronald Reagan, both Bushes, Donald Rumsfeld, Anne Coulter, and of course Dr Laura, but there are others, such as Clinton, Dennis Miller, and Kinky Friedman. The company apparently worked with Dr Laura to come up with this figure.

What I do expect to see happen to the Dr Laura action figure is that it'll wind up on Robot Chicken. I mean, isn't it perfect for that?

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