Sarkozy sues makers of bestselling voodoo doll

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Sarkozy sues makers of bestselling voodoo doll - CNN.com

PARIS, France (AP) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy isn't enchanted with a hot-selling voodoo doll of him and wants a Paris judge to order its cheeky vendor to pull it off store shelves.

"Nicolas Sarkozy: The Voodoo Manual" kit includes a handbook and 12 pins and now tops the best-selling books list on Amazon.fr after first going on sale two weeks ago.

Sarkozy's lawyer is arguing that the president -- like any French person -- owns the right to his own image under the law.

Publishing house K&B Editions is insisting that the right to humor stems from freedom of expression.

The blue-colored doll shows Sarkozy's face on a body covered with some of his most famous -- and infamous -- quips over the years.

A Paris court heard the case Friday and will deliver its verdict Wednesday.

The court case comes at the end of the week when a French Cabinet spokesman said that "swindlers" had broken into Sarkozy's personal bank account last September and taken small amounts of money.

I don't see the big deal.... Bush would have a field day with the amount of crap with his face on it.

 

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Sarkozy sues makers of bestselling voodoo doll - CNN.com



I don't see the big deal.... Bush would have a field day with the amount of crap with his face on it.

Pure pettiness.
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Pure pettiness.
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Well when I think of it.... I do see some logic in him not wanting a voodoo doll with his face on it.

I don't really believe that much in voodoo myself, but I sure as hell wouldn't want a voodoo doll of me hanging around.... let alone thousands/millions of them kicking around the country....


..... eventually one of them's gonna start working.

 

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Well when I think of it.... I do see some logic in him not wanting a voodoo doll with his face on it.

I don't really believe that much in voodoo myself, but I sure as hell wouldn't want a voodoo doll of me hanging around.... let alone thousands/millions of them kicking around the country....


..... eventually one of them's gonna start working.

...and honestly if it worked to your advantage you still wouldn't want it out there?

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