Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2020/01/09/commemorative-2020-election-ch.html
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They’re making this, and still, no Trump ass-pennies?
“Queen Mike Pence” is hard to pass up
I hope that is how that homophobic moron will go down in history
Who are the pawns - the voters?
I like how the family scene at 0:48 is saying “You may have lost your son to the Democrats, but with this chess set, your grandson will be drawn back to the Correct Party and all it stands for”.
So if Warren’s the nominee, it’ll be Warren as the King and probably a male candidate for the Queen.
“Who will win the battle in your home? The fun will never end!”
no thank you.
They’re assuming Trump won’t be in prison.
Checkmate.
Just a reminder for those at home: our democracy is actually not a game.
Embedded above is the television ad for the set, described by Jimmy Traina as the “most batshit crazy commercial I’ve ever seen.”
Hold my Trumpy Bear
I remember that ad! At $17.50 a month, that’s $560 total when you get the whole set - 3 years later. I wonder if you have to wait another 2 months for the board, or if it would come with the (purely hypothetical, I’m sure) final shipment of two pieces.
They aren’t targeting this at people who are good at math.
I wonder how many people in the target audience for that ad even had 3 years left to live.
If this were 2020 election voodoo material, I’d choose Carlesen Magnus as the player with the blue pieces.
My guess: In the third month, they send you a “one time” offer to buy out the entire remainder of the set at half price + shipping and handling.
I was going to say that maybe they should call Pence the Vice King, but surely that title belongs to Trump…
The pawns are the voters - they’re used to shim the shorter legs of the table