eBay Reverses Ban on Axis of Weasels Cards

[Pert_UK]

Mods - sorry that I didn't use the exact article title, but it wasn't very clear or helpful regarding the topic.

"Online auction giant eBay says it made a mistake when it yanked works by a Yukon artist off its site.

The pieces are parodies of the playing cards distributed to U.S. soldiers by the Pentagon. Titled The Axis of Weasels, they feature images of U.S. President George W. Bush and senior members of his administration...

a spokesperson for eBay says one of its employees mistakenly believed they violated a U.S. law protecting the privacy of public figures.

"In this case, we removed them. But I think when we gave it further review we realized that we removed them in error," says Kevin Pursglov."

Full story:

http://www.cbc.ca/artsCanada/stories/yukondude110803

[PartyPooper]

1. DU'ers come to the rescue once again!

:D

[dArKeR]

4. It sounds like a real bullshit excuse to me!

I hope the DU helped. I am the first to help but when I tried I had to have an
account, which I don't, so I gave up. But honesty I do as much as I can.

[grytpype]

2. Hey, some good news for once!

n/t

[joshcryer]

3. Nice, eBay did good.

Bet it was a bunch of Freepers that lied about that shit and got them pulled in the first place.

[NIGHT TRIPPER]

5. BAD NEWS--this is the descrip off ebay----pro war wins this

Description (revised)

~ THE AXIS OF WEASELS ~

This is a complete set (52 cards + 2 jokers) of playable cards depicting the 54 worst leaders and celebrities who opposed America and are now key members of "The Axis of Weasels."
See the world’s greatest weasels each wearing the beret of Saddam Hussein’s Republican Guard, now dubbed "Saddam’s Weasel Brigade" and under each photo is each Weasel’s quote revealing his anti-American, pro-Saddam ranting.
This is a brand new Casino style playing card using 280 grams of paper (12 point glossy) card stock with full four color printing and is plastic coated. .
MICHAEL MOORE rants....."WE LIVE IN A TIME WHERE WE HAVE A MAN SENDING US TO WAR FOR FICTITIOUS REASONS. WHETHER IT IS THE FICTION OF DUCT TAPE OR THE FICTION OF ORANGE ALERTS, WE ARE AGAINST THIS WAR, MR. BUSH. SHAME ON YOU MR. BUSH!".
See pic's at the bottom of the page!
JACQUES CHIRAC rants......."OUR POSITION IS: NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCE, FRANCE WILL VOTE NO!"

The Axis of Weasels are:

Jacques Chirac, Martin Sheen , Sen. Robert "KKK" Byrd, Dan Rather, Vicente Fox, Michael Moore, Sen. Teddy Kennedy, Gore Vidal, Jean Chretien, Barbra Streisand, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Katie Couric, Kofi Annan, Chrissie Hynde, Rep. Jim McDermott, Bill Moyers, Vladimir Putin, Susan Sarandon, Rep. Charlie Rangel, Peter Arnett, Gerhard Schroeder, Tim Robbins, Rep. Pete Stark, Helen Thomas, Hans Blix, Sean Penn, Sen. Patty Murray, Mary McGrory, Bashar al_Assad, Janeane Garofalo, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Robert Scheer, The Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Natalie Maines, Ramsey Clark, Leslie Stahl, Moammar Gadhafi, Woody Harrelson, Rep Dennis Kucinich, Walter Cronkite, Hugo Chavez, George Clooney, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Jane Fonda, Fidel Castro, Ed Asner, Rep. Jim Moran, Ted Turner, Kim Jong-il, Jessica Lange, Howard Dean, Harry Belafonte, Jimmy Carter, and Jesse Jackson.

[Pert_UK]

6. Different product altogether....

The Canadian guy's stuff was handpainted and expensive.

Maybe someone has taken advantage of the temporary removal to auction something of the same name in order to confuse?

P.