Look out, Barbie -- here comes the Michele Bachmann action figure!
As Minnesota Public Radio reports, the increased fame of the second-term Congresswoman had spurred a Connecticut company, Herobuilders, to manufacture a new posable toy in her image.
This puts Bachmann among the ranks of the company's other comedic offerings, which includes Obama as the Joker, Joe the Plumber, and Sarah Palin in a schoolgirl outfit.
It really is a great likeness. They managed to get her eyes just right.

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johnmccsf
September 25, 2009 7:29 PM
Kleefeld's ordered the inflatable
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jonnienohands
September 25, 2009 7:54 PM
What did I do with those pins?
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VivaAmerica!
September 25, 2009 8:06 PM
Her outfit should be a straightjacket
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eratosthenes8
September 25, 2009 9:35 PM
I have my doubts. The pic is too small for me to tell for sure...but I don't know if it's technically possible to properly illustrate that level of crazy in miniature.
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kfdan
September 26, 2009 12:25 AM
It's all in the eyes ... they don't quite look crazed enough to convey the bubble headed nuttiness that defines Bachmann .
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markg8
September 26, 2009 12:55 AM
I can't zoom it enough to really tell but it looks more like Little Richard to me than Bachmann. Somebody pull the string the and see if it sings Tooty Fruity.
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slb
September 27, 2009 1:44 AM in reply to markg8
Little Richard! Yes! I knew that doll looked familiar, and it wasn't because it resembled Bachmann!
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hawaiian
September 26, 2009 12:55 AM
A teacher has here grammer school class in NJ singing songs about how great George Bush was a president of the US. And after that the young children did a song to "The Battle Hymm of the Reppublic" but they put President George Bush's name in it. What is with dat !!
Why is Fox doing this?
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shooter242
September 26, 2009 9:34 AM
This is a pitiful performance. Of all the news occurring in the world the best this site can do is celebrate cronyism and play with dolls?
Oh yeah, keep up the good work.
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libdevil
September 26, 2009 10:29 AM in reply to shooter242
I'm pretty sure this is a sign of the apocalypse. Surely that's worthy of a few electrons?
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TheRealFish
September 26, 2009 12:42 PM
Uh...for real. Does its head spin around and spew pea soup?
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TheRealFish
September 26, 2009 12:45 PM in reply to TheRealFish
Oh, I forgot: Does it talk? It would have to also say "your mother darns socks in hell — if she fills out a census form!"
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FightTheFascism
September 26, 2009 6:49 PM
That's kind of a funky pose. Does she need to go to the bathroom? She must wear the Herman Munster platform shoes to make herself feel a little closer to God.
- FTF
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Richardxx
September 27, 2009 12:19 AM
Can the company use Bachman's image freely, or do they have to pay her a royalty?
Can I get one stuffed like a pincushion? Can I MAKE and SELL one designed as a pincushion without paying her? Or one stuffed with straw that comes with affidavits from crows about how they would avoid the doll?
These would, of course, be distinct from the action figure. What actions are the action figure capable of, by the way? Does it speak? Is there a Sarah Palin variant? How about Katherine Harris? Or DeMint, Ensign, McConnell, or others.
Think about it. Collect the whole set of pincushion dolls with pins. Use them as you watch TV.
Such dolls and a drinking game might even make FOX watchable. No, never mind this last. That is too much of a stretch.
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midnight rambler
September 27, 2009 11:31 PM
It's not just the eyes, it's the teeth, with that creepy smile. It doesn't look like a very good likeness to me.
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