Obama ‘Disappointmints’ Stir Up a Controversy
Stephan Shaw and his company have been making politically charged novelty gifts for years without incident, so he was surprised when state Rep. Joe Armstrong of Tennessee had his Barack Obama-themed candy "Disappointmints" banned from the University of Tennessee bookstore.
Stephan Shaw and his company have been making politically charged novelty gifts for years without incident, so he was surprised when state Rep. Joe Armstrong of Tennessee had his Barack Obama-themed candy “Disappointmints” banned from the University of Tennessee bookstore.
Here Shaw speaks with producer Joshua Scheer in a bonus segment from Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK.
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