Controversy Sizzling Over "Obama Fingers"

A German frozen food company had hoped to raise sales with a new product called 'Obama Fingers"-- tender, fried chicken bits that come with a tasty curry sauce. When controversy began to build, the company quickly tried to claim that it was unaware of the possible racist overtones of the product.


"We noticed that American products and the American way of eating are trendy at the moment," said Judith Witting, sales manager for Sprehe. "Americans are more relaxed. Not like us stiff Germans, like (Chancellor Angela) Merkel." The idea, she claimed, was to get in on the Obama-mania which is continuing to grip Germany. The word "fingers" in the name refers to the fact that it is a finger food. "It's like hot dogs," Witting said. "No one would ever think they are actually from dogs."