The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and the Museum store in Milwaukee recently announced that it is selling two versions of Rep. George Santos (RN.Y.) – one regular and the other featuring a compulsive liar with a long nose that Pinocchio, a classic fairy-tale character, grew up while lying.
The store has been flooded with calls for the George Santos bobblehead, and some have called it an “early candidate for Bobblehead of the Year,” co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar goofed in a statement to HuffPost.
The Santos bobbleheads will play clips of some of Santos’ biggest lies in his own words, Sklar promises.
National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum Store
Santos has lied about his heritage, family, education and work experience, and provided suspicious information about his campaign finances – which is now the focus of an investigation by the US Department of Justice.
He ignored calls to resign, even from Republicans in his district, and said he was just “decorating” his résumé.
Sklar confirmed that the Hall of Fame Santos bobbleheads – expected to be ready to ship in May – are the first to feature the controversial legislator.
The operation has pledged to donate $5 from every $30 Santos bobblehead sold to a “dog-related GoFundMe campaign.” It is because Santos has been accused of taking off with the funds he helped raise for surgery to save the life of the service dog of the murdered Navy veteran Rich Osthoff.
Without the donated funds, Osthoff could not afford the surgery, and her dog died. Santos has denied the allegations, but the FBI is investigating.
Sklar’s organization has a collection of some 6,500 unique bobbleheads, and the company creates several hundred new ones every year. They include former Wyoming GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, new Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman and infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci (in a mask).
“We’ve gotten more in the political space,” Sklar told Marketwatch.
Bobbleheads can be big business. Industry leader Funko will sell more than $1 billion worth of bobbleheads by 2021, Barron’s reported last year.