S.C. Senate Candidate Alvin Greene Wants Action Figure Idea To Spur Craze Like Tickle Me Elmo

S.C. Senate Candidate Alvin Greene Wants Action Figure Idea To Spur Craze Like Tickle Me Elmo

Democrat Alvin Greene, the come-from-nowhere South Carolina U.S. Senate candidate, is sticking by his suggestion that a way to boost job creation would be to have the unemployed "make toys" of him -- "like maybe little action dolls."

Greene elaborated on his economic plan in an interview Monday with Keith Larson on Charlotte-based radio station WBT and signaled his belief that Alvin Greene-themed action figures would fly off the shelves.

The Senate hopeful cited the "Tickle Me Elmo" craze that once swept through the country as a case-in-point. Greene noted that people used to "bum rush the stores" to get their hands on the popular Sesame Street-inspired toy.

Greene asserted in an interview with CNN last week that the reaction to his jobs plan "has been good."

"I am a true American hero and if any of the toy companies want to put something like that forward that would be good," he said. "Just a good positive thing for the kids."

Despite Greene's unlikely win in South Carolina's Democratic primary last month, the Senate hopeful's self-esteem still appears to remain firmly intact. Greene told the New York Times in a recent interview that he's been contacted by big names in the entertainment and media world who are interested in his candidacy. If a biopic were ever to made of his story, the Senate hopeful expressed his hope that his character would be played by Hollywood A-lister Denzel Washington.

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