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[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Savage Dragon endorses Barack Obama
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?p...ticle&id=17760

As reported in the New York Times, a former presidential candidate will give his endorsement for this years' race in SAVAGE DRAGON #137, as the titular character supports Democratic nominee, Barack Obama!

"Four years ago the Dragon was a reluctant presidential candidate," SAVAGE DRAGON creator Erik Larsen said. "Fans have asked if he'll be running again, but given the importance of the upcoming election it seemed appropriate that he would back Barack Obama, the candidate whose politics most reflect his own. Savage Dragon will be giving Barack Obama his full support."

Savage Dragon made his initial play for the presidential election in the 2004 campaign, but rescinded once the man claiming to be his running mate turned out to be Dreadknight, a supervillain bent on world domination. SAVAGE DRAGON #137 will sport a special 1:5 variant cover featuring Dragon formally endorsing the one candidate he is confident is not a potential nemesis, Barack Obama.

Cover image here > http://www.comicbookresources.com/pr...pid=1219159644

[Sub la Goon]

^ Now we know he can't lose.

He may not have the God of the Christian Right in his corner, but Obama has Savage Dragon!

(now to find out who/what the heck Savage Dragon is)

[BarTopDancer]

Toby Keith is a registered Democrat and likes Obama, not McCain.

[scaeagles]

How can a racist (see other Toby Keith lynching thread) like Obama???? I'm shocked, and certainly hope there is an immediate distancing by Obama.

Shocked.

[Strangler Lewis]

Well, from what I've found, he supported and contributed to Bush and to the RNC. Maybe he's one of those Dennis Prager/Joe Lieberman Democrats who likes to use it as a rhetorical device. I don't know how he could be for Obama unless he's decided that the Iraq war, er, ass-kicking, was a mistake. I suppose he could be one of those Frank Sinatra types who goes for the glamor--first the Kennedys, then the Reagans.

And none of it makes the debated song any less icky.

[katiesue]

Well according to his My Space he does not support the war in Iraq rather the troops and the song was in support of invading Afganastan.

Sean Penn was accepting a humanatarian award from a freedom of speech organization recently and said Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly and Toby Keith should be held accountable now that the war in Iraq has gone astray. He's lumping me in with these guys when my song clearly, word for word, indicated my support for the invastion of Afghanistan.

Now the difference between me and Sean Penn is that I've talked to 50 generals. I doubt he's even talked to one. I didn't support the war in Iraq and still don't, but I'm sure I know more about it than he does.

[BarTopDancer]

The Angry America (Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue) was released prior to our [2nd] invasion of Iraq. It was a song released in response to 9/11. We debated that song back on the Pad.

[Strangler Lewis]

I know the other song was about Afghanistan. I was talking about the lynching song.

If he didn't support the war in Iraq, good for him. Has he taken as public a stand on this as he has on global warming? Further, it's not readily apparent how one can hold that position and support Bush's reelection. It's all very well to say "I support our troops." However, in this sound byte world, unless you say "Support our troops. Bring 'em home," expressions of support for the troops are going to be interpreted--by his audience--as support for the president and the war.

And the lifelong (northern) Democrats I grew up around don't drive tough trucks.

[BarTopDancer]

Obviously you've never heard of Southern Democrats. I didn't bring it up again to start debating Beer for my Horses. Nor do I think anyone is going to change their opinion or their vote based upon a celebrities endorsement or disdain.

We're an intelligent group. But the absolutes of what's right and what's wrong with no shades of gray are becoming more and more. Deviation from what the groupthink is is frowned upon, and when someone makes a statement that deviates from the norm the person is pounced on; even when that statement is agreeing with what someone else said.

[Strangler Lewis]

When you embrace Southern Democrats, do you mean liberals who live in the south and drive trucks or southerners who are the opposite of Lincoln-like Republicans, i.e., they opposed civil rights legislation (Ervin, Fulbright, Wallace, etc.)