President Obama has been happy to beat up on Wall Street "fat cats," but tonight he'll be even happier to take their money.

The President is slated to headline a superswank, $50,000-per-couple fund-raiser for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee at Manhattan's gilded St. Regis hotel on Fifth Ave.

The high-dollar affair will feature fine French food, a bevy of Wall Street titans and 23 Congress members - including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

Not everyone is thrilled that Obama and Pelosi are looking to use New York as a campaign ATM at the same time that they are trying to rein in Wall Street, the city's biggest job and tax generator by far.

At least one ex-congressional campaign committee giver said he's decided to boycott the event and will send his money to the GOP instead.

"I'm a New Yorker first," said the once loyal Dem, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of inciting the White House. "We are depending on our congresspeople to defend New York, not to just go along with Nancy Pelosi for the ride."

Kathryn Wylde, president of the business-backed Partnership for New York City, was considerably more welcoming - but still drew a link between Wall Street's health and its ability to bankroll political campaigns.

"We are really happy he's coming and hope he brings good news," said Wylde, adding pointedly, "New York's future as a place to raise money hangs in the balance!"

Organizers said they expected 185 guests to fill out St. Regis' main ballroom, where Obama will hold forth beneath a vaulted, cloud-dappled ceiling and gilded chandeliers.

Ticket prices start at $15,000 a head, or $30,000 a couple, which will get you dinner and a picture with the Prez.

Couples that shell out a full $50,000 also get to attend a VIP reception with Obama, who earlier in the day will be chatting up factory workers in Buffalo.

The food, at least, should be five-star: A topnotch lineup of chefs from the French Culinary Institute in SoHo - including Jacques Pepin, Alain Sailhac, Jacques Torres and Andre Soltner - are prepared to do the honors.

The chairman of the event is Rep. Steve Israel (D-L.I.), who earlier this year was persuaded by Obama not to run in a primary against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).

"It's always an honor to chair an event with the President of the United States," Israel said, "and it's an even bigger honor to host him in New York."

President Obama has been happy to beat up on Wall Street "fat cats," but tonight he'll be even happier to take their money.

The President is slated to headline a superswank, $50,000-per-couple fund-raiser for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee at Manhattan's gilded St. Regis hotel on Fifth Ave.

The high-dollar affair will feature fine French food, a bevy of Wall Street titans and 23 Congress members - including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

Not everyone is thrilled that Obama and Pelosi are looking to use New York as a campaign ATM at the same time that they are trying to rein in Wall Street, the city's biggest job and tax generator by far.

At least one ex-congressional campaign committee giver said he's decided to boycott the event and will send his money to the GOP instead.

"I'm a New Yorker first," said the once loyal Dem, who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of inciting the White House. "We are depending on our congresspeople to defend New York, not to just go along with Nancy Pelosi for the ride."

Kathryn Wylde, president of the business-backed Partnership for New York City, was considerably more welcoming - but still drew a link between Wall Street's health and its ability to bankroll political campaigns.

"We are really happy he's coming and hope he brings good news," said Wylde, adding pointedly, "New York's future as a place to raise money hangs in the balance!"

Organizers said they expected 185 guests to fill out St. Regis' main ballroom, where Obama will hold forth beneath a vaulted, cloud-dappled ceiling and gilded chandeliers.

Ticket prices start at $15,000 a head, or $30,000 a couple, which will get you dinner and a picture with the Prez.

Couples that shell out a full $50,000 also get to attend a VIP reception with Obama, who earlier in the day will be chatting up factory workers in Buffalo.

The food, at least, should be five-star: A topnotch lineup of chefs from the French Culinary Institute in SoHo - including Jacques Pepin, Alain Sailhac, Jacques Torres and Andre Soltner - are prepared to do the honors.

The chairman of the event is Rep. Steve Israel (D-L.I.), who earlier this year was persuaded by Obama not to run in a primary against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.).

"It's always an honor to chair an event with the President of the United States," Israel said, "and it's an even bigger honor to host him in New York."

Earlier this week, CBS Sports' Clark Kellogg, the lead college basketball analyst during Saturday night's Final Four broadcast, joined President Obama and CBS "Early Show" co-anchor Harry Smith on the White House basketball court. They played a game of P-O-T-U-S - like H-O-R-S-E, but with the acronym standing for "President of the United States."

The game aired Saturday night during halftime of the Butler-Michigan State game.

As they played, Kellogg asked Mr. Obama a couple questions about the president's well-known love of the game of basketball and his take on the NCAA tournament so far.

"This has been probably one of the most balanced tournaments that we've seen," Mr. Obama said, playing the role of sports analyst like he did in January when he joined Kellogg during a telecast of a Duke-Georgetown game. "Terrific excitement... when you see, like a Northern Iowa, pull off a game like they did against Kansas... that makes everybody invested in the tournament. And that's what makes March Madness terrific."

Mr. Obama also promoted the first lady's "Let's Move" campaign to fight childhood obesity.

As for the game itself, Kellogg jumped out to a big lead on the president... but then Mr. Obama got hot hitting shots from three-point range and ended up winning.

Earlier this week, CBS Sports' Clark Kellogg, the lead college basketball analyst during Saturday night's Final Four broadcast, joined President Obama and CBS "Early Show" co-anchor Harry Smith on the White House basketball court. They played a game of P-O-T-U-S - like H-O-R-S-E, but with the acronym standing for "President of the United States."

The game aired Saturday night during halftime of the Butler-Michigan State game.

As they played, Kellogg asked Mr. Obama a couple questions about the president's well-known love of the game of basketball and his take on the NCAA tournament so far.

"This has been probably one of the most balanced tournaments that we've seen," Mr. Obama said, playing the role of sports analyst like he did in January when he joined Kellogg during a telecast of a Duke-Georgetown game. "Terrific excitement... when you see, like a Northern Iowa, pull off a game like they did against Kansas... that makes everybody invested in the tournament. And that's what makes March Madness terrific."

Mr. Obama also promoted the first lady's "Let's Move" campaign to fight childhood obesity.

As for the game itself, Kellogg jumped out to a big lead on the president... but then Mr. Obama got hot hitting shots from three-point range and ended up winning.

President Obama's $3.834 trillion budget, to be released today, proposes to inject billions more dollars in clean energy research while slashing federal fossil fuel subsidies, according to White House officials.
The fiscal year 2011 budget will include $6 billion for clean energy technologies, mostly focused on research, development and demonstration, the White House said.

While sending more cash to priority areas, Obama is also seeking a three-year non-military discretionary spending freeze. The move is to help trim a federal deficit that is projected at $1.3 trillion in 2011 and, without efforts to rein it in, expected to balloon further in the next decade.

Obama's budget proposal will include $20 billion-worth of more than 120 terminations, reductions, and savings. The savings are necessary to fund increases in priority areas while keeping the discretionary baseline flat, according to White House Office of Management and Budget director Peter Orzag.

To further spur a switch to clean energy and trim the deficit, the White House budget will also seek to eliminate tax preferences for oil, gas and coal companies, Orzag said. OMB says the move will raise an additional $40 billion over ten years.

The budget move comes a week after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard exchanged heated words, after Gerard accused the administration for actions that have led to a dramatic drop in oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters (Greenwire, Jan. 27).

The budget cuts are sure to face resistance in Congress from both sides of the aisle. In last year's budget, the White House managed to win Congressional support for 60 percent of the cuts he had proposed, officials said. In that budget, Obama also had proposed to increase fees and eliminate tax breaks for oil and gas companies to raise more than $30 billion in revenue over a decade. But not all of the measures won support from Congress.

One measure he failed push through last year was a new $4-per-acre fee on "nonproducing" oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico.

The White House characterized the budget as a responsible move in tight fiscal times. "It's not a left-wing budget. It's not a right-wing budget. It's a pragmatic budget," said one official.

They also reiterated President Obama's threat last week, during the State of the Union address, to use his veto power if Congress does not act to curb wasteful spending.

President Obama's $3.834 trillion budget, to be released today, proposes to inject billions more dollars in clean energy research while slashing federal fossil fuel subsidies, according to White House officials.
The fiscal year 2011 budget will include $6 billion for clean energy technologies, mostly focused on research, development and demonstration, the White House said.

While sending more cash to priority areas, Obama is also seeking a three-year non-military discretionary spending freeze. The move is to help trim a federal deficit that is projected at $1.3 trillion in 2011 and, without efforts to rein it in, expected to balloon further in the next decade.

Obama's budget proposal will include $20 billion-worth of more than 120 terminations, reductions, and savings. The savings are necessary to fund increases in priority areas while keeping the discretionary baseline flat, according to White House Office of Management and Budget director Peter Orzag.

To further spur a switch to clean energy and trim the deficit, the White House budget will also seek to eliminate tax preferences for oil, gas and coal companies, Orzag said. OMB says the move will raise an additional $40 billion over ten years.

The budget move comes a week after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard exchanged heated words, after Gerard accused the administration for actions that have led to a dramatic drop in oil and gas leases on federal lands and waters (Greenwire, Jan. 27).

The budget cuts are sure to face resistance in Congress from both sides of the aisle. In last year's budget, the White House managed to win Congressional support for 60 percent of the cuts he had proposed, officials said. In that budget, Obama also had proposed to increase fees and eliminate tax breaks for oil and gas companies to raise more than $30 billion in revenue over a decade. But not all of the measures won support from Congress.

One measure he failed push through last year was a new $4-per-acre fee on "nonproducing" oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico.

The White House characterized the budget as a responsible move in tight fiscal times. "It's not a left-wing budget. It's not a right-wing budget. It's a pragmatic budget," said one official.

They also reiterated President Obama's threat last week, during the State of the Union address, to use his veto power if Congress does not act to curb wasteful spending.

But the day is spoilt by the bizarre monkey image Google refuses to remove
BY RACHEL HELYER DONALDSONFIRST POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2009
Hollywood and Bollywood converged on Washington DC last night as President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama threw their first state dinner, a glittering event in honour of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife, Gursharan Kaur. Michelle Obama wowed guests in a glamorous strapless silver and cream-coloured sheath dress and shawl, created by the Indian-born American designer Naeem Khan.

Khan's designs have become a red-carpet choice for pop stars and actresses including Beyonce, Katherine Heigl and Carrie Underwood. The First Lady's gown took three weeks to make, with a team of 40 on the case at the designer's family workshop in India.

Michelle Obama's choice impressed the fashion critics. Mary Tomer, author of the new book Mrs O: The Face of Fashion Democracy said: "I think she looks fabulous. She walked out in something that's figure-flattering and chic. Naeem's work is known for glamour and embellishment and this dress seems to embody that."

Hal Rubenstein, fashion director for InStyle magazine, said it was a sophisticated choice, which paid homage to India without opting for a traditional sari-style dress. "The nice thing about it is the Jackie Kennedy sort of appropriateness."

The 338-strong guest list was a mix of Washington insiders, Hollywood stars and prominent figures from the Indian community in the US. Guests included directors Steven Spielberg and M Night Shyamalan and actors Blair Underwood and Alfre Woodard. Headlining the entertainment was Jennifer Hudson, the Oscar-winning actress and singer who is to play Winnie Mandela in an upcoming biopic. The menu, which included potato and eggplant salad, arugula from the White House garden, red lentil soup and green curry prawns, featured very little meat as Singh is vegetarian.

The day was clouded, however, by the bizarre case of a racist image of Michelle Obama appearing on Google. The image, which depicts the First Lady as a monkey, has been coming top of Google Images search results for 'Michelle Obama'. Google has apologised for the image but refused to remove it. Instead, they placed a notice over it titled Offensive Search Results, stating: "Sometimes our search results can be offensive. We agree."

But the California-based search engine giant refused to remove the picture from its search results. "Google views the integrity of our search results as an extremely important priority," a statement from the company read. "Accordingly, we do not remove a page from our search results simply because its content is unpopular or because we receive complaints concerning it." The White House has declined to comment.

But the day is spoilt by the bizarre monkey image Google refuses to remove
BY RACHEL HELYER DONALDSONFIRST POSTED NOVEMBER 25, 2009
Hollywood and Bollywood converged on Washington DC last night as President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama threw their first state dinner, a glittering event in honour of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife, Gursharan Kaur. Michelle Obama wowed guests in a glamorous strapless silver and cream-coloured sheath dress and shawl, created by the Indian-born American designer Naeem Khan.

Khan's designs have become a red-carpet choice for pop stars and actresses including Beyonce, Katherine Heigl and Carrie Underwood. The First Lady's gown took three weeks to make, with a team of 40 on the case at the designer's family workshop in India.

Michelle Obama's choice impressed the fashion critics. Mary Tomer, author of the new book Mrs O: The Face of Fashion Democracy said: "I think she looks fabulous. She walked out in something that's figure-flattering and chic. Naeem's work is known for glamour and embellishment and this dress seems to embody that."

Hal Rubenstein, fashion director for InStyle magazine, said it was a sophisticated choice, which paid homage to India without opting for a traditional sari-style dress. "The nice thing about it is the Jackie Kennedy sort of appropriateness."

The 338-strong guest list was a mix of Washington insiders, Hollywood stars and prominent figures from the Indian community in the US. Guests included directors Steven Spielberg and M Night Shyamalan and actors Blair Underwood and Alfre Woodard. Headlining the entertainment was Jennifer Hudson, the Oscar-winning actress and singer who is to play Winnie Mandela in an upcoming biopic. The menu, which included potato and eggplant salad, arugula from the White House garden, red lentil soup and green curry prawns, featured very little meat as Singh is vegetarian.

The day was clouded, however, by the bizarre case of a racist image of Michelle Obama appearing on Google. The image, which depicts the First Lady as a monkey, has been coming top of Google Images search results for 'Michelle Obama'. Google has apologised for the image but refused to remove it. Instead, they placed a notice over it titled Offensive Search Results, stating: "Sometimes our search results can be offensive. We agree."

But the California-based search engine giant refused to remove the picture from its search results. "Google views the integrity of our search results as an extremely important priority," a statement from the company read. "Accordingly, we do not remove a page from our search results simply because its content is unpopular or because we receive complaints concerning it." The White House has declined to comment.

Obama-Weather.com is a new weather website that combines Obama’s outfits with your 7 day forecast. Obama Weather helps you choose your outfits based upon current weather conditions.

And if Obama doesn’t wear your type of clothes, don’t worry. Other celebs can be dressed including Angelina Jolie. It’s a fun website that combines cartoons with humor and weather to help you get your threads ready day by day.
“Our site gets a detailed weather report from a weather.com service, analyses a relation of temperature humidity, strength of wind and some other characteristics and finally visualizes the most comfortable set of clothes to wear this day. …You don’t have to check your thermometer anytime you go out in order to decide what clothes to wear. No more ‘lets look out of the window to see what people wear today’ or go out to the balcony to feel if it the clothes you’ve chosen is ok not to get freezed or hot. All you need is to check what Obama or his friends wear.”

Obama-Weather.com is a new weather website that combines Obama’s outfits with your 7 day forecast. Obama Weather helps you choose your outfits based upon current weather conditions.

And if Obama doesn’t wear your type of clothes, don’t worry. Other celebs can be dressed including Angelina Jolie. It’s a fun website that combines cartoons with humor and weather to help you get your threads ready day by day.
“Our site gets a detailed weather report from a weather.com service, analyses a relation of temperature humidity, strength of wind and some other characteristics and finally visualizes the most comfortable set of clothes to wear this day. …You don’t have to check your thermometer anytime you go out in order to decide what clothes to wear. No more ‘lets look out of the window to see what people wear today’ or go out to the balcony to feel if it the clothes you’ve chosen is ok not to get freezed or hot. All you need is to check what Obama or his friends wear.”

First lady Michelle Obama looked pretty cute in a Halloween costume that harkened back catwoman as President Obama handed out candy with her at the White House on Saturday, October 31, 2009 in Washington, on Halloween.
President Barack Obama played basketball earlier in the day, and instead of donning his own Halloween costume -- he turned up later looking very relaxed and still presidential in a crew-neck sweater.
With cute little cat-like ears, an animal print cardigan and tank, topped off with pretty make-up, Michelle Obama's Halloween catwoman costume has sent searchers looking for information about what the First Couple would be wearing on All Saints Day eve.
As of this writing, Google Trends lists "Obama Halloween" as the 27st most popular search term as of this writing within the past hour with related searches as "obama halloween costume, michelle obama halloween costume, michelle obama halloween, white house halloween, michelle obama catwoman" peaking 10 hours ago.

First lady Michelle Obama looked pretty cute in a Halloween costume that harkened back catwoman as President Obama handed out candy with her at the White House on Saturday, October 31, 2009 in Washington, on Halloween.
President Barack Obama played basketball earlier in the day, and instead of donning his own Halloween costume -- he turned up later looking very relaxed and still presidential in a crew-neck sweater.
With cute little cat-like ears, an animal print cardigan and tank, topped off with pretty make-up, Michelle Obama's Halloween catwoman costume has sent searchers looking for information about what the First Couple would be wearing on All Saints Day eve.
As of this writing, Google Trends lists "Obama Halloween" as the 27st most popular search term as of this writing within the past hour with related searches as "obama halloween costume, michelle obama halloween costume, michelle obama halloween, white house halloween, michelle obama catwoman" peaking 10 hours ago.

President Obama to Appoint Ron Bloom Manufacturing Czar
In Cincinnati tomorrow, President Obama will announce that he's appointing Ron Bloom his Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy, White House sources tell ABC News.

Bloom is currently Senior Advisor to Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner as a member of the President’s Task Force on the Automotive Industry, named to that position in February. He will remain in that position even while he takes on his new task.

A key part of the team that advised the White House on the struggling U.S. auto industry, Bloom and team pushed U.S. automakers General Motors and Chrysler to come up with viable plans for the future, pushed the CEO of GM to resign, and pushed the U.S. government agreed to become a major shareholder in GM, ponying up $50 billion.

Working with the Auto Task Force, President Obama also supported Chrysler entering into a "short, surgical bankruptcy" and entering into a deal with FIAT while agreeing to provide the company with approximately $3.3 billion in debt or in possession financing to support Chrysler though the chapter 11 proceeding

A former vice president of Lazard Freres & Co. LLC, Bloom was a restructuring expert for the U.S. Steelworkers. In his new position, Bloom will work with the National Economic Council, and the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, Energy, and Labor.

In a statement to be released Monday, President Obama will say, “Last week we learned that our manufacturing sector expanded for the first time in 18 months and had the highest monthly output in two years. It’s a sign that we’re on the right track to economic recovery, but that we still have a long way to go. That’s why I’ve asked Ron Bloom to help coordinate my Administration’s manufacturing policy. Distinguished by his extraordinary service on the Auto Task Force and his extensive experience with both business and labor, Ron has the knowledge and experience necessary to lead the way in creating the good-paying manufacturing jobs of the future. We must do more to harness the power of American ingenuity and productivity so that we can put people back to work and unleash our full economic potential.”

Bloom's statement will read: "A strong manufacturing sector is a cornerstone of American competitiveness and a critical part of President Obama’s economic strategy. As we meet the challenges of globalization and technological change, it is vital to have a concerted effort across the Administration to support an innovative, vibrant manufacturing sector.”

President Obama to Appoint Ron Bloom Manufacturing Czar
In Cincinnati tomorrow, President Obama will announce that he's appointing Ron Bloom his Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy, White House sources tell ABC News.

Bloom is currently Senior Advisor to Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner as a member of the President’s Task Force on the Automotive Industry, named to that position in February. He will remain in that position even while he takes on his new task.

A key part of the team that advised the White House on the struggling U.S. auto industry, Bloom and team pushed U.S. automakers General Motors and Chrysler to come up with viable plans for the future, pushed the CEO of GM to resign, and pushed the U.S. government agreed to become a major shareholder in GM, ponying up $50 billion.

Working with the Auto Task Force, President Obama also supported Chrysler entering into a "short, surgical bankruptcy" and entering into a deal with FIAT while agreeing to provide the company with approximately $3.3 billion in debt or in possession financing to support Chrysler though the chapter 11 proceeding

A former vice president of Lazard Freres & Co. LLC, Bloom was a restructuring expert for the U.S. Steelworkers. In his new position, Bloom will work with the National Economic Council, and the Departments of Commerce, Treasury, Energy, and Labor.

In a statement to be released Monday, President Obama will say, “Last week we learned that our manufacturing sector expanded for the first time in 18 months and had the highest monthly output in two years. It’s a sign that we’re on the right track to economic recovery, but that we still have a long way to go. That’s why I’ve asked Ron Bloom to help coordinate my Administration’s manufacturing policy. Distinguished by his extraordinary service on the Auto Task Force and his extensive experience with both business and labor, Ron has the knowledge and experience necessary to lead the way in creating the good-paying manufacturing jobs of the future. We must do more to harness the power of American ingenuity and productivity so that we can put people back to work and unleash our full economic potential.”

Bloom's statement will read: "A strong manufacturing sector is a cornerstone of American competitiveness and a critical part of President Obama’s economic strategy. As we meet the challenges of globalization and technological change, it is vital to have a concerted effort across the Administration to support an innovative, vibrant manufacturing sector.”

AP source: Obama to give eulogy at Kennedy Mass
OAK BLUFFS, Mass. — A White House official says President Barack Obama will deliver a eulogy at Sen. Edward Kennedy's funeral Mass.
The funeral will take place Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica — commonly known as the Mission Church — in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston. Kennedy will be buried the same day at Arlington National Cemetery near his slain brothers.
The White House official spoke with The Associated Press on Martha's Vineyard, the island resort south of Boston where the first family is vacationing. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the Kennedy family had not yet made an announcement.

AP source: Obama to give eulogy at Kennedy Mass
OAK BLUFFS, Mass. — A White House official says President Barack Obama will deliver a eulogy at Sen. Edward Kennedy's funeral Mass.
The funeral will take place Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica — commonly known as the Mission Church — in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston. Kennedy will be buried the same day at Arlington National Cemetery near his slain brothers.
The White House official spoke with The Associated Press on Martha's Vineyard, the island resort south of Boston where the first family is vacationing. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the Kennedy family had not yet made an announcement.

Is the Chia Obama racist, funny, stupid... or all three? (video)

In a struggling economy, retailers scramble to stock their shelves with new, attention-getting products with a high probability of selling.

One of the hottest items of the year - the Chia Obama - is flying off shelves for two reasons: It's so popular it sells-out, and it's so controversial that many stores have pulled it before a single sale could be made.

Walgreen's recently announced that stores are pulling the item, which is modeled after the likeness ofPresident Barack Obama.

Walgreen's spokesman Michael Polzin said the corporate office has asked stores to stop carrying the product because "it is not appropriate for the company's corporate image."

The Chia Obama, which features "a ceramic figure upon which fresh greens are planted and allowed to grow."

In other words, it's President Obama with a green Afro.

Although there are "unnamed reports" everywhere of people being "shocked and offended" by the product, it seems no one has actually met such an outraged consumer.

Have you?

Or are you perhaps one of the angry silent majority?

Whether you find the Chia Obama racist, funny, stupid or a combination of the three, please leave your comments below.

The product isn't about to disappear.

But neither are its supporters or critics.

Is the Chia Obama racist, funny, stupid... or all three? (video)

In a struggling economy, retailers scramble to stock their shelves with new, attention-getting products with a high probability of selling.

One of the hottest items of the year - the Chia Obama - is flying off shelves for two reasons: It's so popular it sells-out, and it's so controversial that many stores have pulled it before a single sale could be made.

Walgreen's recently announced that stores are pulling the item, which is modeled after the likeness ofPresident Barack Obama.

Walgreen's spokesman Michael Polzin said the corporate office has asked stores to stop carrying the product because "it is not appropriate for the company's corporate image."

The Chia Obama, which features "a ceramic figure upon which fresh greens are planted and allowed to grow."

In other words, it's President Obama with a green Afro.

Although there are "unnamed reports" everywhere of people being "shocked and offended" by the product, it seems no one has actually met such an outraged consumer.

Have you?

Or are you perhaps one of the angry silent majority?

Whether you find the Chia Obama racist, funny, stupid or a combination of the three, please leave your comments below.

The product isn't about to disappear.

But neither are its supporters or critics.