ANDY'S PLACE...: THE JERRYS ARE IGNORANT...BUT...

...not as stupid as you might think...

So, Drudge posted this article from Spiegel Online. It seems that a German frozen food company has come out with this fabulous idea of marketing "fried chicken fingers" using our beloved President's name.

Jeepers, why didn't they just make something like Obama Turnip Greens, or Barack's Favorite Pickled Pigs Feet?

From the article:

A German frozen food company hopes to raise sales with a new product: Obama fingers. The tender, fried chicken bits come with a tasty curry sauce. The company says it was unaware of the possible racist overtones of the product.

And:

The idea, she claimed, was to get in on the Obama-mania which is continuing to grip Germany. The word "fingers" in the name refers to the fact that it is a finger food. "It's like hotdogs," Witting said. "No one would ever think they are actually from dogs."

For Americans in Germany, though, there is a risk that the product might be seen as racially insensitive. Fried chicken has long been associated with African-Americans in the US -- naming strips of fried chicken after the first black president could cause some furrowing of brows.

"Racially insensitive" Ya' think??? Well, I've got grace for the ignorant Jerrys. They knew not what they did. They were just trying to sell their fried chicken, and don't really understand whazzzup with US culture. They just figure that most of their customers like BarackO', and might give their finger-licking-good fried chicken strips a try. They're just ignorant...you can't hold them responsible.

But I have found an even more ignorant bunch of folks...well, they're not just ignorant...they are flat out stupid! The Arkansas Melon Producers Association (headquartered up in Hope...Bubba's birthplace) has come out with their own clever marketing plan...