The University of Tennessee bookstore in Knoxville has decided to stop selling packages of breath mints poking fun at President Obama after a Democratic lawmaker complained.
The product is called, “Disappoint-mints” and features a blue and red picture of the president on the label.
State Rep. Joe Armstrong told The Knoxville News Sentinel he found the breath mints offensive.
He said a student had notified him of the mints so he decided to go to the bookstore to investigate.
He said the breath freshener was “very specifically insulting to the president” and said the university should be sensitive to what he called “politically specific products.”
But others find the outrage over “Disappoint-mints” to be curiously strong – suggesting that removing the products is a form of censorship.
“Let me make very clear, there is no candy exception to the First Amendment,” Glenn Reynolds, a constitutional law professor, told the newspaper.
“Free speech is free speech. If you make fun of the president in a mint, it is just as much free speech as it is if you make fun of the president in a political cartoon.”
The bookstore manager said the shop previously carried breath mints satirizing former President George W. Bush – but no one ever complained.
These guys seem to be even more sensitive than the climate.
Must have tasted like money…………..
If it was anything like what is going on in Washington it definitely left a bad taste in the mouth. sort of like Pukemint!
I want one. I want a tin. That’s got to be a collectible. Hope they’re on Ebay.
YES! Disappoint Mints on Ebay. Average lead bid at this time $9.38 .
At this rate I may not be able to afford them.
You can find them here…
http://www.philosophersguild.com/index.lasso?page_mode=Product_Detail&cat=food&skip=3&item=2123&sortby=rank%20DESC
I plan on buying a dozen.
Thanks for the tip. You might want to pick up one of these too.
http://www.philosophersguild.com/index.lasso?page_mode=Product_Detail&item=0316#showreviews
It’s the former “Yes We Candy” version of Obama mint.
Three bucks for “Yes We Candy” Five for “Disappoint mint”.
State Rep, Joe Armstrong needs to grow a pair, or at least one
This guys done. He will never get reelected.
Joe Armstrong is a fascist moron. I’m sure he also supports “campaign finance reform” and “getting money out of elections,” political code words for shutting down your political opponents’ ability to get their message out to the public.
Disappoint Mints Leaves your offensive speech minty fresh. I like it.