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Coventina

(27,217 posts) Wed Jan 15, 2020, 10:01 AM Jan 2020

There truly is no bottom to the profit mentality.

A chess set to profit from the fractured state of our democracy.

Even putting members of the Supreme Court on the "sides" of the election.

https://chess2020.com/

The people involved in this should be flogged.

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There truly is no bottom to the profit mentality. (Original Post) Coventina Jan 2020 OP

A joke Liberalhammer Jan 2020 #1

yes, that is obnoxious rampartc Jan 2020 #2

Election chess sets are pretty standard... JHB Jan 2020 #3

Why not? They're certainly "flogging" this piece of crap! marble falls Jan 2020 #4

Liberalhammer

(576 posts)

1. A joke

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2020, 10:08 AM

Jan 2020

I thought it was a joke when I saw it, it's right up there with the catheter cowboy commercial.

rampartc

(5,452 posts)

2. yes, that is obnoxious

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2020, 10:11 AM

Jan 2020

but, here, put this one on your 3 d printer ……..

https://pinshape.com/items/27118-3d-printed-clinton-vs-trump-2016-election-chess-set

I've seen them with Nixon and jfk as kings. I'm sure there are many more

JHB

(37,163 posts)

3. Election chess sets are pretty standard...

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2020, 10:24 AM

Jan 2020

Usually they're collector's items for chess aficionados. But in this case, so far in advance the Democratic candidate is still unknown (as is, frankly, the Republican candidate), it seems more geared toward milking Trump cultists for yet more dollars.

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marble falls

(57,404 posts)

4. Why not? They're certainly "flogging" this piece of crap!

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Wed Jan 15, 2020, 10:31 AM

Jan 2020

Certificate of authenticity ... hahahahahahahahahahaha!

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