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Megatron, Skeletor Announce Political Endorsements 49

Posted by michael from the too-much-time-on-your-hands dept.
amalthia writes "I never thought much about how say, Gargamel of the Smurfs, or Mumm-Ra of the Thundercats would vote in this year's election...that is, until I saw a voting guide based on which political parties that superheroes and supervillains would endorse. I'm not sure if I agree that Aquaman would vote Republican, but you might find some of the other picks to be eye-openers."
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  • Bah (Score:2, Insightful)

    by Tolwyn_993442 ( 795967 )
    Yeah, you think you're voting for a cool boombox Megatron is a boombox ?!!! Who is this guy ?!
    • Give me a break. They're plainly referring to Soundwave in that "Decepticon Party" blurb.

      Soundwave superior, Constructicons inferior.

  • Uh....right.

    FYI, I think I've been more or less convinced that Badnarik is probably the best choice I've seen so far.

    Yeah, yeah, I know, he can't win, blah blah blah.

    If I'm not going to vote what I think is the RIGHT thing why should I bother voting at all?

    Is there anyone here that is voting Bush or Kerry with a clear conscience?

    Sorry, offtopic, bleh. I still think Megatron voting for Nader to get Bush elected is um...just dumb.
    • Is there anyone here that is voting Bush or Kerry with a clear conscience?

      Yep. I'm [planning on] voting for Kerry, a few of my /. friends are [planning on] voting for Bush, a few of my /. friends are [planning on] voting for Kerry.

    • Proudly voting for Kerry!! I voted Libertarian naively in 2000. Bush pissed me off too much with his handling of Iraq to throw my vote away this time. I am glad you are throwing your vote away instead of voting for Bush. It will balance out the throw away Nader votes.
      • I really don't want to start a flamewar, but...

        I don't really understand the logic of voting against someone rather than for someone.

        By voting Kerry, you're not voting for Kerry (if I understand you right), but rather you're voting against Bush.

        Is that to say you don't care who else wins so far as it isn't Bush? I mean, if we got enough of those, Badnarik would have a chance...
      • Bah, voting for Badnarik isn't throwing away my vote, especially where I live. I live in a fucking non state where we evidentally don't even have the right to keep our own laws. Kerry is going to get our 3 electoral votes no matter what, so voting for a major party is worthless compared to supporting a 3rd party.
      • Strategic voting is a tradeoff. It is sacrificing the future, long-term goals of balance and healthy democracy for the immediate goals. Always remember that. I don't care if you vote strategically, but always remember there's a price.

        Personally, I'd rather throw my vote away than throw my future away.

        Especially right now, when the two people that strategic voting offers you are essentially clones of one another. "Don't blame me, I voted for Kang!"

  • Hulk for President! (Score:2, Funny)

    by Anonymous Coward
    Better than any of the current candidates...
  • It's interesting to me how the majority of "heros" are listed as registered Republican and even among the "evil doers" there is no clear Democratic conensus--it's splintered among other "minor" parties.

    • I'm definitely not pro-Republican, by any means, but I think that only makes sense.

      People who are sufficiently antisocial to become supervillains would care more about their own specific, petty grievances than any sort of broad, platform ideology. Supposedly the only way to get those issues heard is to vote for the parties that make them a primary concern.

      Crazy people are really myopic and fight niche battles in limited-scope wars of attrition. It's a pity that the best a non-Republican, non-Democratic

  • Typical...the only guy I'd trust to tell me how to vote is missing.
  • Trivia: At the Decepticon rally, they play "You got the touch!" as the balloons fall.

    I think they're more likely to play Instruements of Destruction.

  • Batman a Republican? Ehhh, no (Score:5, Insightful)

    by DesScorp ( 410532 ) on Tuesday September 28, 2004 @10:24AM (#10373960) Journal
    I love Bats, he's my favorite character, but while he's personally conservative in many ways, he's virulently anti-gun. Not a limosine liberal by any means, but not completely conservative, either. From my years of reading him, I'd have to classify him as a reluctant Democrat. He's, in reality, maybe the most independant-minded character in the DC univers (at least among the big boys).

    As for the rest...

    Superman - He's from Kansas. Compassionate conservative Republican, easy.

    Wonder Woman - Another reluctant Democrat. Feminist, but wary of the whining and victimization of the feminist movement.

    Spider-Man - Democrat, but not a blazing leftist.

    Aquaman - Republican? Hell no. Nader or Green, all the way.

    The Hulk - For president? The Hulk doesn't give a flying fuck about anything but being left alone.

    X-Men - Liberal Democrats, natch. Persecuted minorities, and all that.

    Iron Man - Republican. While he doesn't make weapons for the government anymore, come on, he flies around in armor and has more money than Bill Gates.

    Captain America - Reagan Democrat, maybe switch to the GOP; a man that used to love the party of FDR, but felt left behind when the Dems went hard left in the sixties.

    On an intersting comics note, there was a big story thread in the DC universe the past couple of years where Lex Luthor was President of the US. Traditionally, comics writers have included the real current Presidents in their storylines. Most comics writers tend to be liberal, so I can't help but think that was their way of saying that we have a REAL Lex Luthor in office with Bush, by equating the current Presidency to evil.

    • Re:Batman a Republican? Ehhh, no (Score:4, Insightful)

      by cgenman ( 325138 ) on Tuesday September 28, 2004 @10:57AM (#10374374) Homepage
      Lex Luthor does not equal Bush. I saw Superman 4: Lex can pronounce the word "Nuclear." Luther was also successful in business, good at rallying people behind his cause, surrounded by beautiful women, and capable of executing his schemes with enough follow-through that they come to fruition. In other words, Lex Luthor would be the superior president.

    • Come on, the Democrats even had Superman in his wheel chair at their 1996 convention! ;) In the Cold War, Dark Knight Returns era, you are definitely right about Batman and Superman. On the other hand, I remember an essay (that I can't find now) contrasting the law enforcement styles of Batman and Superman--Superman announces his presense, asks for his target to surrender, and then goes in. Other than using his X-Ray vision without a warrant, Superman probably wouldn't find himself in trouble with the ACL
    • The Hulk - For president? The Hulk doesn't give a flying fuck about anything but being left alone.


      <comic-book-guy>
      Depends on which Hulk you mean. He's oscillated between being "Hulk Smash!" dumb and Bruce Banner intelligent over the years. The Hulk of Peter David's run would work, IMHO...
      </comic-book-guy>

  • Scared me for a moment. I thought it said Metatron.
  • un-to-ward
    Pronunciation Key (n-tôrd, -trd)
    adj.

    1. Not favorable; unpropitious.
    2. Troublesome; adverse: an untoward incident.
    3. Hard to guide or control; unruly.
    4. Improper; unseemly.
    5. Archaic. Awkward.

    http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=untowar d

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