the buzz log

Move over, Barbie. Stand back, Hillary Clinton Voodoo kit. There's a new action figure in town. Able to bare her strong arms (that bend at the elbows) and look smashing in a sleeveless shift dress, it's first lady Michelle Obama. As a six-inch plastic doll.

Fans of the figurine can collect all three models (available for $12.99 in stores or online): Election Night Michelle, sporting the memorable red-and-black number. "The View" Michelle, styled in black and white. Or "fist bump" Michelle, in a purple sheath with black belt — the look she wore when Obama accepted the party nomination and she made the hand gesture that launched 1,000 news stories.

Jailbreak Toys already offers a popular Barack Obama action figure. To date, 200,000 plastic presidents have sold. According to the blog Coolhunting, the toy company predicts Michelle will blast her husband's sales figures as a companion/competitor to him.

The Daily Mail notes that the White House had no comment on the Michelle addition to the Obama family doll collection. Earlier in the year, the first family did object to two Beanie Baby dolls named after the Obama daughters, saying it was inappropriate to milk two private citizens for marketing purposes.

But come on, you know Michelle and Barack Obama will be play acting with their plastic avatars when nobody's looking.