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Images of George W. Bush were all around in the early 21st century. Along with the traditional items such as bumper stickers, campaign buttons, and rubber masks, there were also Bush bobble head dolls; paper dolls; and after the September 11th attacks, Bush was the inspiration behind the first talking president action figure. The talking Bush doll was created in the fall of 2002 with an original production of 12,000 figures. It quickly sold out by early December. The Talking figure is 12.5 inches tall and has 17 Bush quotes. Most are from political speeches, but there are a few "Bushisims". It sells for $29.95 at TalkingPresidents.com

In 2000, Bush also made an appearance on the very popular women's program, The Oprah Winfrey Show. Bush appeared relaxed and calm during the one-hour interview. As he walked out he gave a big kiss on Oprah's cheek. When asked what things he knows for sure, Bush said, "That there is a God... That I'm sitting here talking to you. That I love my wife." After the September 11th attacks, it was Laura's turn to go on the program. The first lady told Oprah Winfrey that schools should be addressing the terrorist attacks, and that parents should help however they can.

On the cable network, Comedy Central, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, creators of the hit series South Park, signed a contract to produce a new live-action TV show. The show was announced as "Family First" in 2000, and then later renamed "First Family" in 2001. This was before the huge presidential election of 2000. The boys knew they wanted to make a TV show staring the president, but because of the election, Matt and Trey did not know if they were going to be making a show staring Al Gore or George W. Bush. For more on the show, please click here.

After the long and divided 36-day election battle, Time chose Bush as its "Person of the Year." A year later, Bush was a top candidate for the Time honor again but narrowly lost to former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani. On a lighter note, the artists at Mad Magazine created a caricature of George W. for their election cover.

On the television program Saturday Night Live, the show continued their own tradition of mocking current events with comedian Will Ferrell playing George W. Bush. The week before the 2000 election, Saturday Night Live put together Presidential Bash 2000, a show compiled of past skits about the presidency. Both Al Gore and George W. Bush taped an introduction to the program poking fun at themselves.

In October 2000, then Governor Bush, made his late night appearances on TV. First, on the Late Show with David Letterman. The interview started out with a few one-liners but after the commercial break, Dave asked the tough questions and Bush commented freely on capitol punishment and social security. Bush also got to read his own list of the "Top Ten Changes I'll Make in the White House."

Then, on the rival Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Leno joked that Halloween was coming up as he reached beneath his desk and put on a Bush mask. "That's scary, but this is more scary," Bush said, as he put on a Al Gore mask.

HBO put out a documentary made by Alexandra Pelosi, a NBC network television producer. Journeys with George is a video diary of her year and a half-long road trip on the campaign trail with George W. Bush. This is W. unplugged, the baloney and cheetos-eating matchmaker you didn't see on TV. Shot with a digital camera, this home movie does more than just document the drama behind the

scenes of a political campaign. It exposes the unholy alliance between the reporters and the candidate and deconstructs how we elect our President. The movie was nominated for six Emmys.

Showtime aired its own movie on President Bush called DC 9/11: Time of Crisis. President Bush was played by Timothy Bottoms who also portrayed the President on the television show That's My Bush! DC 9/11 is a docu-drama that tells the story of what the president was doing in the 9 days after the terror attacks of September 11th.

When President Bush ran for re-election in 2004, his opponent, John Kerry, was married to Teresa Heinz-Kerry, the heiress to the Heinz.

ketchup fortune. For Americans that did not support John Kerry, the group Freedom Alliance created their own ketchup and named it "W: America's Ketchup." You can order it at www.wketchup.com

The 2004 election was very negative campaign. Film director Michael Moore released his controversial film, Fahrenheit 9/11. It was his view on how the Bush administration lied to the American people about Iraq and the War on Terror. The film opened in theaters the summer of 2004 and released on DVD in October 2004,

one month before the general election. To debunk Michael Moore's charges the group Freedom Alliance released Celsius 41.11 in select theaters and political guru, Dick Morris, released on DVD Fahrenhype 9/11. Both movies exposed the lies that Michael Moore used in his "documentary." However, both films did not get the media coverage Fahrenheit 9/11 received.