OK, it’s one thing to shout down the President of the United States during his first address to a joint session session of Congress, but it’s a whole other thing to make him into a Chia Pet.

I mean, a bobblehead doll can project a certain air of dignity and wisdom, but a Chia Pet? No way. And would they have made President Obama into a Chia Pet if he weren’t black? The terracotta coloration of the “handmade pottery planter” is certainly somewhat reminiscent of Obama’s dusky complexion, but the chia seeds are just going to grow out into a wild green Afro.

The offending head of clay comes in two versions: happy or determined.

Happy is more valuable, I suppose. It sells for $19.99 on Amazon, while the determined planter sells for $18.99. Both come with “Chia seed packet for 3 plantings, convenient plastic drip tray, planting and care instruction sheet.”

If you support President Obama, don’t add to the atmosphere of disrespect and animosity that currently characterizes our nation’s political discourse by buying one of these offensive effigies.

That is, unless you need a great gag gift for a Democrat.