It had to happen. Time Magazine calls John McCain a political phoenix, and then we get… Well, we get this:
To a certain cohort, the associations are devastating. It so happened that at Kay’s birthday party last week, Kriston and I had the opportunity to introduce Amanda to the Dark Phoenix Saga. Already we can see the costume worn by McCain, perhaps stirred by the pernicious influence of Mastermind, turning a deep red…
Matthew Yglesias goes one nerd further:
Is John McCain responsible for the deaths of billions of D’Bari?
Oh God. Is this what happens when comic culture goes mainstream?
January 28th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
You know, I’m really surprised that none of those links lead to a mind scarring photoshopped image of McCain’s head on Phoenix’s body. We need a new word for “disappointed, but not actually sorry you didn’t see/get what was expected”.
January 30th, 2008 at 1:36 am
While the McCain as Dark Phoenix probably won’t stick, one that might is PJ O’Rourke naming candidate Hillary Clinton “America’s Ex-wife.”