With all the grave problems facing President Obama, you’d think they didn’t exist with all the hype and excitement surrounding the first dog.  Now there are two new books that celebrate the Obama’s hunt and acquisition of their white house puppy.

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Walgreens has ordered all of its stores to stop selling the “Chia Obama” immediately.  Walgreen’s spokesman Michael Polzin explained that local store managers are authorized to sell or deny products on their own.  However, the Walgreens corporate office asked all stores to pull the product from their shelves because it is “not appropriate for the company’s corporate image.”

The Chia Obama is yet another version of the Chia Pet line.  These traditional Mexican animal or person-shaped clay figurines are covered with a small green spice called chia, which sprouts to resemble the animal’s fur or person’s hair.

I have to agree with Ranter that Walgreens has run amok with political correctness.  As an Obama fan, I believe these Chia Obama are a fun way for kids to honor and remember their new president.  What do you think?  Is Chia Obama disrespectful or racist?

Although Walgreens no longer sells them, Chia Obama will soon be available on Amazon.com:

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At #8 on the New York Times best-seller list, “Obama: The Historic Journey” was written by Times staff writers and has 165,000 copies in print.  The book’s description:

“The incredible journey of President Barack Obama up to and including the inauguration, with beautiful four-color photos and stellar storytelling.  This is the remarkable story of Barack Obama’s journey to the White House, as told by the greatest cultural recorders in the world, the staff of The New York Times. From the first mention of Barack Obama in its pages (when he was elected president of the Harvard Law Review), to his electrifying speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention, to the days and months of the hard-fought, innovative campaign for Presidency, The New York Times has documented, recorded, and analyzed Obama in all the ways that he has irrevocably changed this country.”