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Hope, Change and Shameless Merchandising: QVC to Hawk Obama Trinkets at Inaugural
JammieWearingFool — They're not the only ones. Home Shopping Network is also getting in on the act. To be fair, they've done this for previous inaugurals, but of course now there is electricity in the air , so they have to be in DC for the big shindig. QVC is traveling to Washington to mark President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration this month — and is bringing along plenty of coins, stamps, jewelry and even a small handbag to sell. The retail network has already sold more than 100,000 items related to Obama's election and sees the inauguration as an opportunity to reach far beyond the group of ...

The schlock inauguration: QVC + Obama = Cheesified
Michelle Malkin — [image] How do you spell tacky? Q-V-C in D.C . They’re coming to the presidential inauguration. It’s a perfect match — the relentless hawkers at the shopping network and the relentless money-grubbers at Team Obama still pimping pins and other knick-knacks after the election. QVC is traveling to Washington to mark President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration this month — and is bringing along plenty of coins, stamps, jewelry and even a small handbag to sell. The retail network has already sold more than 100,000 items related to Obama’s election and sees the inauguration as an ...

Whither the Hand-Wringing About Obama's Pomp?
Weekly Standard Blog — ... But hey, if FDR were here today, poised to pass another New Deal, he'd undoubtedly applaud the hawking of presidential memorabilia on special QVC inaugural programming, the dignified distribution of ...