Sexting Scandal Inspires Anthony Weiner Doll
NEW YORK (CBS4) – America's obsession with Weinergate is growing. An online action figure company has jumped on the Anthony Weiner sexting scandal bandwagon with a doll of the New York congressman in two versions: censored and uncensored.
HeroBuilders.com of Oxford, Conn., is offering the "standard" doll for $39.95 and the anatomically correct "for adults only" version for an extra $10.
Both are dressed in a gym shirt and shorts with a label that reads "Tweet This."
Hundreds of Weiner dolls already have been sold in pre-orders, a week before Monday's official launch day.
Weiner has acknowledged exchanging messages and photos that ranged from sexually suggestive to explicit with several women online.
The action figure company also makes a plastic Sarah Palin, Barack and Michelle Obama and other talk-of-the-town figures.
Congress on Monday approved a two-week leave of absence for Weiner while he seeks treatment.
President Obama on Monday said he'd resign if he were in Weiner's shoes.
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