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Company Using Mitt To Sell Condoms

Mitt Romney just started receiving Secret Service protection last week, but now the Republican presidential candidate (or more precisely, an image of him) is doing some protecting. A company is slapping the former Massachusetts governor’s face on a new line of its contraceptive products, as first reported by TMZ.com. RomneyCondoms.com declares, “Despite Mitt’s inability to stick to a position, Romney condoms are great for any position.” One of the benefits of the Romney condoms, the site claims, is it “keeps unemployment low by preventing additions to the work force”/Judy Kurtz, The Hill. More here. (AP photo)

Question: If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, how do you classify using a politician's image to sell condoms?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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