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Bobblehead doll of John Wilkes Booth pulled from Lincoln museum
The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Ill., is no longer selling a bobblehead doll of Lincoln’s assassin at its gift shop, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The move follows news that the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania pulled the John Wilkes Booth dolls from its stores earlier this week, Lincoln museum spokesman Dave Blanchette told the Tribune.
Blanchette told the newspaper that the museum’s administrators has not received any complaints about the dolls, but that they agreed with the Gettysburg Park’s assessment that they were not appropriate for sale. “It seems to be in bad taste,” he said.
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/15/10705315-bobblehead-doll-of-john-wilkes-booth-pulled-from-lincoln-museum
The move follows news that the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania pulled the John Wilkes Booth dolls from its stores earlier this week, Lincoln museum spokesman Dave Blanchette told the Tribune.
Blanchette told the newspaper that the museum’s administrators has not received any complaints about the dolls, but that they agreed with the Gettysburg Park’s assessment that they were not appropriate for sale. “It seems to be in bad taste,” he said.
http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/15/10705315-bobblehead-doll-of-john-wilkes-booth-pulled-from-lincoln-museum
Gee, it seemed in bad taste...ya think?
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It's weird that it GOT ON the shelves.
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