VIDEO: Is That the President on a Fried-Chicken Commercial?

AOL News reports that KFC China ran an Obama-themed commercial in advance of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s January visit to the United States.  Suggested Reading ICE Isn’t Breaking the Law in Minnesota, It’s Much Worse The Cost of Recording? Federal Agents Kill Man Filming on Minneapolis Street 13 of The Most Iconic Film and TV…

AOL News reports that KFC China ran an Obama-themed commercial in advance of Chinese President Hu Jintao’s January visit to the United States. 

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“Change, not only for your mom, but for you, your stomach, for a better taste!” the sorta look-alike proclaims in the commercial, before being crushed by a giant sandwich.

The company has said the ad was “meant to be a spoof and no disrespect was intended,” but “it is no longer airing and will not be reaired.” 

How do you think this one would go over in the U.S.? (And does it make a difference to your racial-stereotype detector that this appears to be a fish rather than a chicken sandwich?)

Read more at AOL News.

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