Get Your Own Pelosi Waterboarding Action Figure
"Fun for the Whole Family"
Updated 9:28 AM EDT, Wed, May 20, 2009
Maybe you can get a straight answer out of Nancy Pelosi.
The Speaker of the House is the latest luminary to be immortalized as an action figure by Connecticut-based HeroBuilders.com, joining the likes of Rod Blagojevich, Bernie Madoff, John McCain and Barack Obama. The smiling new doll wears an elegant black pantsuit and comes with a tiny waterboard inscribed with the words "Water Board: Fun for the Whole Family."
Pelosi is under fire over her claims she wasn’t told that waterboarding was used against a terror suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in September, 2002. First, she said the
Central Intelligence Agency lied to her about its so-called enhanced interrogation techniques being used on suspected terrorists. Then, when
CIA Director Leon Panetta -- a former Democratic House member -- defended his agency, Pelosi
shifted her criticism to the Bush administration. Now the
Republicans are out for the Speaker, with some calling for her ouster.
HeroBuilders.com has a knack for turning the hot political figure of the day into a plastic figurine, whether the subject is famous or merely infamous. Its Sarah Palin model, comes in three outfits, including one which has the Alaska governor as a sexy school girl and another as a mini-skirt clad superhero.
You can get your own Waterboard Pelosi for $49.95 but there might be a wait. They claim they're already backed up with 250 pre-sale orders
First Published: May 19, 2009 10:34 AM EDT