The Ray Cherry Show
5/20/05
Quoted from Journal of the Silent Majority
When I saw your doll in line, I got very excited. It made my day.
I’M GLAD TO BE HERE AT THE KANSAS CITY ANTIQUES ROAD SHOW FOR 2125.
What you have here is an Anne Coulter doll circa 2005. It was part of a group of satirical political dolls popular at that time in the United States.
How did you come by it?
MY GG GRANDFATHER, DENNIS CARRIGER, USED IT ON THE RAY CHERRY TALK RADIO SHOW WHEN WE STILL HAD FIRST ADMENDMENT RIGHTS. MY MOTHER SOLD IT TO ME.
HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE DOLL WITH MY GG GRANDFATHER AT THE KCXL STUDIOS IN LIBERTY, MISSOURI, MAY 21, 2005 .
The good news on this Anne Coulter doll is that it is a Model A series doll that faithfully depicts her as a viper-mouthed swamp witch. It has great patina. As you know one of these dolls was given to President George W. Bush as a gag gift for his birthday. He was so enthralled by its repetitious rantings, especially on the need to H-bomb North Korea, that he actually did it.
What is remarkable is that there is still this one left and that it has so little thermo-nuclear discoloration. With the picture, the doll has great provenance.
WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THE DISCOLORATION?
You can have a conservator look at it and most importantly, keep it out of the light.
What did you pay for it?
I PAID $7.85 FOR IT.
Do you have any idea how much it’s worth now?
NO I DON’T. THAT’S THE REASON I THOUGHT I’D BRING IT IN.
Well, if it was to go to auction in today’s market, I would place a value of $12.53 on it. If it had the original “Support the Troops” ribbon on it, I would place a value of $17.84 on it.
I HAD NO IDEA.
