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Cabbage Patch Palin doll gets the biggest bid
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
After all the anxious moments, frantic voting and many, many trips to the polls, Buzz can confidently report that Sarah Palin has emerged victorious.
In the eBay one-of-a-kind Cabbage Patch Kids presidential dolls online election, at least.
The five-day benefit for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation touted the Georgia-bred dolls in the very limited edition guises of presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama, along with their respective running mates, Palin and Joe Biden. The Palin plush alone netted $19,000, but the winning bidder at 8 a.m. Tuesday actually plunked down $36,950 for all four dolls.
The Obama doll came in second with a winning bid of $8,400, followed by McCain with $6,000 while the Biden doll went for $3,550.
The winning bidder was not immediately disclosed. We may never know, at least not until the buyer reposts the items on the online auction house at a sizable mark-up.
The real winner? Toys for Tots netted the entire $36,950 for its needy kids this holiday season.
A star at Starship
Another Sarah Palin doll also proved to be a hot commodity on Election Day.
At the 22 metro area Starship adult novelty stores.
Yes, to cash in on the attractive Alaska governor’s new notoriety, a doll in her likeness has been created and marketed for voters eager to spend a little, er, extra quality time with the candidate.
At the Starship store in Conyers on Tuesday, manager Sunday Carter told Buzz the $199 “durable” doll was by far the store’s biggest seller.
“It’s probably because she’s been in the news so much,” Carter theorized. “But to be honest, I don’t ask. I don’t want to know. I just ring them up.”
Stork report update
Their first child will celebrate his first birthday Nov. 26; and next month, Atlanta R&B superstar Usher and his bride of a year, Tameka, expect to be parents again.
Though Usher has been especially mum about his family life this time around, during an appearance Tuesday on the “Today” show he told Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb that “he or she” is due next month.
While he just started his “Ladies Only” tour this week, he was on the last hour of the morning show to discuss his political efforts and new politically minded single “Hush.”
Appel of the race
Two out of three isn’t bad, said Sam Appel, 79, who returned to Atlanta on Tuesday from his second New York City Marathon, where he accomplished the majority of his goals.
He did live, and he did finish, but he did not refrain from talking to people along the course.
The first eight miles Appel maintained a 14-minute mile pace when … well, distractions occurred.
People chanted, “USA” when they saw his Fourth of July race shirt streaking by, so he had to run over and give them a few high-fives. Others held cute babies, and he had to give those fat cheeks a kiss. Then there was a guy standing near the Brooklyn subway station who wanted a hug, so Appel obliged.
“The whole thing was great,” said Appel, who met runners from Atlanta, France and Switzerland. One runner even shared her peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
BIRTHDAYS
Singer Art Garfunkel is 67. Singer Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits is 61. Actress Tatum O’Neal is 45. Singer-guitarist Ryan Adams is 34. Guitarist Kevin Jonas of The Jonas Brothers is 21.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“[Former President Jimmy] Carter is more of a book-selling machine. He was like, ‘Nuh-uh, that’s a good title!’ ” — “The Wordy Shipmates” author Sarah Vowell on the sage advice the Plains president gave her when she asked if “Assassination Vacation” was a bad name for her 2005 book.
Contributing: Sonia Murray, Vikki Conwell and news services.
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