Obama's Hair Design: Former Ossama's Salon Changed Name After Election

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Chicago Sun-Times   |  Shamus Toomey   |   January 12, 2009 09:12 AM

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What a difference a "B" makes.

A downtown Chicago hair salon has changed its name from Ossama's Hair Design to Obama's Hair Design -- for exactly the reason you'd think: Business is better when your name evokes one of the nation's most popular figures, not one of its most hated.

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What a difference a "B" makes. A downtown Chicago hair salon has changed its name from Ossama's Hair Design to Obama's Hair Design -- for exactly the reason you'd think: Business is better when your ...
What a difference a "B" makes. A downtown Chicago hair salon has changed its name from Ossama's Hair Design to Obama's Hair Design -- for exactly the reason you'd think: Business is better when your ...
 
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Ossama Bin Cuttin'

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:29 PM on 01/13/2009
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I think that's a bit sad. No one is the faith of their birth name, and the USA needs to understand that a name does not make you good or bad.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:36 PM on 01/12/2009

But connotations sure do weigh a lot and why not, let him do whatever he wants.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:05 PM on 01/12/2009
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I actually went to the salon many times and obviously names mean nothing to us in Chicago since they are pretty dang popular way before this whole Muslim/Osamma name problem.

People are not as ignorant as the media cracks them up to be. Only a small percent of ignoramuses who seem to get all the MSM's attention.

I just think they are taking advantage of the free publicity that this brings.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:12 PM on 01/13/2009
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Good for him

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:48 PM on 01/12/2009
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Cash in...bonehead.

I voted for and fully supported Obama, but stuff like this pisses me off. I was in 7-11 this morning and saw bottled water being sold with Obama's face and family all over it....seriously.

*eyeroll*

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:39 PM on 01/12/2009
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So does this mean Vladimir Twopin's bobby pin shop is now changing? for shame

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:33 AM on 01/12/2009
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I wonder if Windows Outlook is going to do the same thing....?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:28 AM on 01/12/2009

Smart move . how did they stay in business with Ossama's anyway?

They must have catered to their ethnic niche.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:04 AM on 01/12/2009
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Because people are not as ignorant as the media portrays them t. That's why they went to these stylists.

I personally went there when they were called OMS in Hyde Park (Standing for Ossama, Maher, and Sammy). They were around way before this ignorant guilt-by-name-association bull the media and ignoramuises perpetuate.

As far as "ethnic" niche you refer to. Would that be the best hair stylists that could run a clinic on hair weave way back in the 1980's and they would have your hair silky and growing like weeds with or without a weave. They did all the professional womens hair and they happen to have been from Egypt for your information.

Funny how everyone including white people pay dearly and fight over the best of the hair stylists who can master this "ethnic" niche/

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:22 PM on 01/13/2009
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That's big time CHANGE.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:55 AM on 01/12/2009
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This is the one problem of being Pres. The coin's, shirts, stores, schools, hats, phones, plays, and even cars with your name or face on it but YOU DON'T GET PAID FOR ANY OF IT.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:50 AM on 01/12/2009

You're right.
But wait until after Obama is done with his term(s). He'll be rolling in the dough with endorsements and speaking engagements.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:59 AM on 01/12/2009

I think if Obama really worried about money he would have avoided public service. He could have had his pick of many high paying corporate jobs.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:38 AM on 01/12/2009
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