The Malia and Sasha Obama Beanie Babies

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Ty, Inc. has produced two new dolls that strongly resemble the First Daughters, Sasha and Malia Obama. Needless to say, their mom is not pleased.

"We feel it is inappropriate to use young, private citizens for marketing purposes," Michelle Obama's press secretary, Katie McCormick Lelyveld, said in a statement today.

Ty Inc. recently released the 12-inch dolls in their collection called "TyGirlz." The dolls have soft brown skin, big eyes. The "Sweet Sasha" doll wears two pony tails and a pink and white t-shirt. The "Marvelous Malia" doll wears her hair to the right side and a blue-green shirt.

The doll company, which is based in Oak Brook, Ill., has said the dolls are not made to be exact replications of the president's daughters and are not based on the Obama girls.

Yeah, of course they're not based on the First Children! Those names have been used by Ty since 1890, when the company made the very first Beanie Baby, Malia the Musk Ox.

Oh, and get this! Ty previously made a doll named "Jammin' Jenna," presumably named after former President Bush's daughter. It was recalled last year because it contained dangerously high levels of lead.

Swell work, Ty. You can't even co-opt a private citizen's image without poisoning children!

Filed Under: Barack Obama, Scandal

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