Is Amazon doing presidential polls or not?

Earlier today, I was on Amazon.com, and I saw the following image:



Amazon was keeping track of which mask sold more, this one or this one, as part of their meter program. I think the masks exaggerate Obama's goofiness, and McCain's creepiness, but I can envision them being used in bank robberies, replacing the standard Nixon and Bush Sr. masks.



But where did the meter go? From Amazon's FAQ: Who chooses the Meters and how are the Meters chosen? Amazon editors choose relevant groups of items for comparison based on current events, controversies, or just for fun.

Did Amazon decide this was getting too political for them and some higher-ups nixed the decision of an editor? Is this not a 'fair election'? Maybe they should be selling Nader and Barr masks too?

I was going to write about this before it got pulled, but when I refreshed to see the newest data, I got that error message above. Luckily GearDiary.com had written about it first, and had taken a screenshot, so I thank them.

Here are some of the presidential'ish masks I found:

Hilary Clinton
Bill Clinton
Al Gore

George W. Bush
Dick Cheney
Condoleeza Rice
Laura Bush
George Bush, Sr.

Richard Nixon
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
George Washington

Edit: As of 9/21/08, it is back, link is here.

Keep track of the masks
Each robbery is a vote
That's the election

Godspeed.


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#1: by J Bomb on 09/08/08 @ 10:16AM EST

Response to your comment on my blog:
Damn, if only life was a game and beating people = happiness. I wrote that list after I was in a motorcycle accident. I saw a driver coming into my lane, and realized there was nothing I could do to avoid crashing. I closed my eyes and thought, "Well, its over now. What a way to go! In a motorcycle accident in Indonesia, chasing after my dreams! I've loved a lot and I think a lot of people have loved me!" I woke up on the side of the road a few minutes later and cried because I was overwhelmed by the fact that I was still alive. Anyway, long story, after that I decided it would be nice to write down some of the things I had done in my life.


Comment on your blog:
The masks are awesome! Elections make people do strange things...McCain looks like a fake-tanned peeping tom.

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