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Brooklyn Man Peddles "Obama" Sneakers The "Obama" sneakers being sold by a New York man were made in China

By  JIM SCOTT

Updated 6:57 PM CDT, Mon, Jan 12, 2009

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Mitchell Rose, of Brooklyn, is selling sneakers fashioned after President-elect Barack Obama for $59.99 a pair.

 

A Brooklyn man is selling sneakers fashioned after President-elect Barack Obama.

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Mitchell Rose is hoping to cash in on Obama's popularity with a pair of sneakers designed with the basketball-loving President-elect in mind.

Rose's "Obama '08" sneakers sell for $59.99 and come in white and black. The name "Obama" is stitched to the heel of the shoe, and the number 44 is stitched to the tongue in honor of the soon-to-be 44th President of the United States.

A rubber portrait of Obama's face on a red background on the side of shoes, which were made in China.

Rose is selling the sneakers from his car in New York City, but he plans to head to Washington D.C. next week  for Obama's inauguration. The price of the sneakers will drop to $44.99 after the inauguration in honor of the 44th President.

The sneakers have mini boxing gloves stitched along the laces that glow in the dark.

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  • omg the sneakzerz Saturday, Jun 6 at 11:34 PM FLAG COMMENT those are pretty tight if ya ax lil ol moi
  • sneaka licious Saturday, Jun 6 at 11:33 PM FLAG COMMENT isn't everything made in china.....
  • fkn hillllll arious Saturday, Jun 6 at 11:32 PM FLAG COMMENT what a surprise, everything's made in china, hey how bout we quit buying everything overseas and focus on american products? when's the last time that's happened. how many decades ago
  • dvdepstein Tuesday, Jan 27 at 9:52 PM FLAG COMMENT mitchell rose is da man! you should all give him mad respect-and buy his book-mike tyson killed my daddy!
  • denise Wednesday, Jan 21 at 10:14 AM FLAG COMMENT if his sneaker so bad how come every time you turn on the tv some news reporter is interviewing him about the sneaker? you go boy! MITCHELL ROSE

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