Is the Dark Knight Rises striking a blow for the Obama reelection effort? Rebecca Cusey reports:
The Obama campaign reportedly is interested in connecting Romney’s past at a firm called Bain Capital with the villain in The Dark Knight Rises named Bane.
Paul Bedard writes at the Washington Examiner:
“Bane” is the terrorist in the new movie who drives the caped crusader out of semi-retirement. Democrats, who believe they have Romney on the ropes over the president’s assault on his leadership at Bain Capital, said the comparisons are too rich to ignore.
“It has been observed that movies can reflect the national mood,” said Democratic advisor and former Clinton aide Christopher Lehane. “Whether it is spelled Bain and being put out by the Obama campaign or Bane and being out by Hollywood, the narratives are similar: a highly intelligent villain with offshore interests and a past both are seeking to cover up who had a powerful father and is set on pillaging society,” he added.
Even Rush Limbaugh sees a conspiracy in the well-timed homophones. He said the following yesterday on his show:
The villain in The Dark Knight Rises is named Bane, B-a-n-e. What is the name of the venture capital firm that Romney ran and around which there’s now this make-believe controversy? Bain. The movie has been in the works for a long time. The release date’s been known, summer 2012 for a long time. Do you think that it is accidental that the name of the really vicious fire breathing four eyed whatever it is villain in this movie is named Bane?
So what about it? Is Batman striking a blow against capitalism and against Romney?
Rebecca Cusey, who’s seen and reviewed the movie, tells conservatives to relax. After all, Governor Romney actually has more in common with the hero than the villain.