Gov. Sarah Palin is so popular that the demand for McCain-Palin paraphernalia has "hijack[ed]" the Web site for Cafepress.com, according to the headline writers at CNN.com.:
Palin 'phenomenon' hijacks online sales
(CNN) -- For the first time since the start of the election, merchandise for John McCain's campaign rivals sales of Barack Obama gear at CafePress, an online store specializing in user-generated T-shirts.
The store saw a huge spike in sales on the day McCain announced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his vice presidential pick, and McCain sales have been on the rise ever since.
"It was basically like Black Friday in retail terms," said Amy Maniatis, vice president of marketing for CafePress.
Story Continues Below Ad ↓Within hours of McCain's announcement, the store had 2,000 McCain-Palin products. Now, there are 323,000. Popular items include shirts with pit bulls wearing lipstick, designs made just for "hockey moms" and a wide selection of anti-Palin gear.
As e-mail tipster Lee Boggs wrote NewsBusters, "Although the word 'hijack' doesn't appear in the story, the headline writers must have felt it necessary to give it a negative slant on their homepage link, so they used the word hijack, which is normally reserved for terrorists and thugs who steal planes and cars."
I can't argue with that, particularly since CafePress couldn't possibly be chagrined by intensified interest in the merchandise on its site. The front page for the Web site puts front and center its Election 2008 gear, which is chock full of T-shirts and other stuff for Democrats calling for a "Time for change" to Republicans who want to "Keep it Red."
—Ken Shepherd is Managing Editor of NewsBusters




















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September 16, 2008 - 14:48 ET by dvdaughtryIt's where I got mine!
You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?
it is just a fad she has
September 16, 2008 - 14:50 ET by TruthMongerit is just a fad
she has a tanning bad
it is not normal, they are expensive
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This one is my favorite Cafe Press t-shirt
September 16, 2008 - 14:57 ET by Pasco ConservativeBring it on
Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any
man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains.
Pasco, that's funny. Did
September 16, 2008 - 18:04 ET by ThisnThatPasco, that's funny. Did you also see the Jay Leno - Sara Palin Blinking Contest? Hilarious, starting about 50 seconds in.
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Thanks for the reminder. I'm
September 16, 2008 - 15:27 ET by suzycreamcheeseThanks for the reminder. I'm going there right now to order some bumper stickers. Keep your fingers crossed that my car doesn't get vandalized by the loving and gentle moonbats in my town.
I should have taken a screen shot
September 16, 2008 - 16:00 ET by exLibWhen I first saw this around 1 pm CNN.com's headline was
Obama/Biden able to take back the Spotlight.
The sub-heading was about how Palin had the media spotlight for 2 weeks and now with the economy the front page news, Obama can now claim high ground and get back "On Message"
Less than an hour later it was replaced by the electric car.
The left is so desperate it must report good news with a deragatory headline. SHAMELESS.
Well, this is new. I have
September 16, 2008 - 18:04 ET by Clear thinkerWell, this is new. I have heard of hi-jackings with guns, knives, and even bombs, but this is the first time I've heard of a hi-jacking using credit cards. Amazing. See, Sarah Palin is great for the economy!
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