Amazon.com listing had Barack Obama Halloween mask under 'terrorist'

You know that argument the John McCain-Sarah Palin campaign has been relentlessly making that Barack Obama "pals" around with terrorists such as '60s ex-radical William Ayers?

And they say this reflects on his poor judgment because of other associates such as Rev. Jeremiah Wright and newly-convicted Tony Rezko?

And worried Obama PR folks jump right on the e-mail whenever Obama and Ayers and the word "friend" appear together anywhere, even though Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and Obama chief strategist David Axelrod have called them friends or friendly.

Anyway, a listing on Amazon.com, one of the largest and most successful online merchandisers in the world, seemed to come down even beyond the Republicans' side -- for a while anyway. With Halloween just days away, they're making a bundle off a $49.95 Barack Obama mask.

Which was displayed on the "terrorist costume" page.

You read that right!

(UPDATE: Amazon's listing seems to have caught itself and deleted the Obama mask from the terrorist page. However, before that happened, The Ticket captured a photo. See below.)

Click on the Read more line below and see the online display....

...picture for yourself. There's the Democrats' presidential candidate smiling right under the headline "Terrorist Costume."

For comparison purposes, a Hillary Clinton mask is going for only $6.95 (down from $12.99). Even with her 18 million votes. The Sarah Palin mask, however, is going for $25 (Deluxe versions cost 98 cents more, but it's eligible for free shipping).

The Joe Biden T-shirts and life-size cutouts (sorry, no mask) have been marked down. The John McCain page offers paper masks for 99 cents and a rubber one for $12.90 (marked down from $16.99).

While the "Sexy McCain Trophy Perfect Wife Halloween Costume" goes for only $14.94 (no doubt because there's really not that much to it).

The Obama terrorist page listed related searches as "arab costume, terrorist."

--Andrew Malcolm

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Amazon.com page formerly advertising a Barack Obama Halloween mask under "terrorist costume":

Image Credit: Top of the Ticket blog

Here's the Deluxe version of the Barack Obama mask available on Amazon.com ($19.99). Pretty scary, allright:

Comments

[Bob]

Actually, that's minor, here is he real issue.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/uselectionroadtrip/2008/oct/27/barack-obama-muslim-antichrist

[Pearl]

I think it needs to be pointed out that the issue resulted from a customer tag that was put on the item; it is not a result of biases that employees of Amazon.com might have. As I understand it, any registered customer could give the mask whatever tag he or she wanted.

It seems, also, that Amazon.com has since removed one or more of the tags so that the mask does not come up using those search terms.

[Tiffany N]

Thank you for posting this so we all know what Amazon.com is up to! I have already forwarded this posting to EVERYONE i know. It's amazing how quickly bad publicity can and will spread. Amazon.com needs to know this will NOT be tolerated and this is unacceptable.

[Allyson]

Amazon also sells a t-shirt that say's, "The real terrorists are in America."

[Tom]

I don't think this mistake was a result of Amazon. Jeff Bezos actually leans left with his political contributions. The Obama masks are sold through Amazon by small independent merchants. Although Amazon is ultimately responsible for whatever is sold on their website, they were not the source of the disgusting products or false listing, which has been corrected.

[Thomas Mc]

Amazon just lost my business!

[fordracing19]

Greatness!!!

[joe bleach]

That's a fake,A real Amazon page has the category high above the results,not all condensed like this one.

[Raun Savage]

Amazon has lost yet another customer. To allow a listing like this is a disgrace! I don't so much mind the mask, but to allow the product to be listed as "terrorist costume" is beyond disgusting!

[L. C. George]

Amazon.com can count on me to never make another purchase from them. This crap is unacceptable and intolerable.

[SJK]

Isn't a lot of that stuff done automatically by other users (tagging, classification, etc.)? I imagine that the "NObama" crowd banded together to game the system. Think about that before you boycott Amazon.

[Lusoman]

People,

Tags are created by CUSTOMERS, not by Amazon.com itself. Otherwise, do you think there would be tags complaining about the DRM on Kindle merchandise?

This is NOT Amazon.com's doing, but somebody outside attempting a slur on the candidate. Can you think of anyone who might be interested in doing that? Can you think of a group of people who might already have called Obama a terrorist>

[Robert]

You ladies needs to calm down. First this isnt Amazons fault its their stupid users fault. Users can tag items with whatever they want and someone tagged an Obama mask with Terrorist. Someone brought it to Amazons attention and removed it. Amazon does a lot of its categorizing automatically, based on user input. I imagine somewhere a bunch of wingnuts all decided to add a "terrorist" tag or otherwise suggest a terrorist classification, and the Amazon bots responded to them.

[Elizabeth Wynn Layport]

Consider my account with Amazon.com closed until you issue a public apology to the nation.

[smiley36863]

Mannn..... dont the republicans ever give up. But not to excuse Amazon, you all let this happen and its ashamed. you people are dispictable and there needs to be some action taken against these people. I'm going to call for a boycott against amazon in my state. you all dont deserve any business from anyone but these lying republicans. the yall would be out of business. You owe apologies to everyone that shops on your site, not to mention Obama... not that i think he even cares, but his supporters does.

[Robert]

FIRST OF ALL

Learn how Amazon works. This isnt done by Amazon employees its done by rednecks who want to sell stuff on Amazon. Some guy tagged an Obama mask he was selling with the word Terrorist. And through the MAGIC OF TECHNOLOGY it listed it. Someone brought it to Amazons attention and removed it. END OF STORY.

[Keith]

I'm gonna need a snorkel to wade through the ocean of tears in these comments.

too classic, cry harder Dems.

[Robert]

Yes good people make sure you react in a stupid knee jerk way like Freepers do. Dont even investigate a little and find out and Amazon didnt do this but some guy did using their tag system to sell stuff.

[Alice Riding]

I am one too who will no longer shop at Amazon, and guess what...this type of stuff is unacceptable!

Good Bye Amazon!
Can you really afford to lose customers because of your stupidity.
Geesh! Some people!

[Larry Fuller]

I will now be an Amazon.com customer for life for displaying courage by speaking freely when all other liberal media outlets have a master to serve.

[REPUBLICAN TO THE CORE]

Thank You Amazon.com!!!! It is about time someone put his face where it should be!! Think he is scary now - think of what he would be like in the White House!! GOOD JOB I commend you.

[Neal]

People are so quickly to pass judgement on either side, right or left. No one here knows exactly what happened. First of all I am voting for John McCain, but based on his morals, and history. I am just appaled, however, by every side mostly liberals being so hateful, and always claiming slander when they are some of the most rude, hateful, and discrimanting people around. You want to look at hate comments read your own!!

[Scott Gouker]

This was definatly miss labeled, We all know the heading should have been "Socalist Sleeper Cell Disguise"
It will Fool any Democrat....100% guarantee.

[Robert]

Please either update or take down this blog entry. Its not telling the whole story. Amazon didnt do this! This was done by people using their site to sell their junk! Just like Ebay! Someone tagged that Obama mask with Terrorist and BAM! Magic! Mask tagged with Terrorist. Amazon was made aware and removed it.

[Lori]

I am gonna go over there & buy something right away!! WTG Amazon!!