Rush Limbaugh believes Batman supervillain "Bane" was created in order to tie into some kind of anti-Romney agenda. Hilarity ensues across the internet.

**Thanatos** · July 18, 2012, 02:36 AM

You can't make this

up. Bane the character was created by DC Comics in 1993. I apologize to the moderators if this thread was placed incorrectly; it dealt with both the Other Games subforum and the Political Mudpit, but it seemed to lean more towards American politics, which is why I have placed it here.

http://www.businessinsider.com/rush-...a-romney2012-7

To Rush Limbaugh, it can't be a coincidence. The villain in the new Batman film, "The Dark Knight Rises," is named "Bane." The name of Mitt Romney's old private-equity firm? Bain Capital.

"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 Bain [sic]?" Limbaugh asked on his radio show today, according to a transcript of the audio on his show's website.

But the character Bane first appeared in Batman comics in 1993. The Bane character in "The Dark Knight Rises" was chosen in early 2011.
Limbaugh continued, questioning whether or not the villain would influence voters at all.

Originally Posted by Rush Limbaugh

This movie, the audience is gonna be huge. A lot of people are gonna see the movie, and it's a lot of brain-dead people, entertainment, the pop culture crowd, and they're gonna hear Bane in the movie and they're gonna associate Bain. The thought is that when they start paying attention to the campaign later in the year, and Obama and the Democrats keep talking about Bain, Romney and Bain, that these people will think back to the Batman movie, "Oh, yeah, I know who that is." (laughing) There are some people who think it'll work. Others think you're really underestimating the American people to think that will work.

Conservatives have been questioning "how long it will take" the Obama campaign to use the homonyms to attack Romney. Ironically, comic book writer Chuck Dixon, who created the Bane character, worried about this exact scenario on a message board Monday, according to the Washington Times.

I've always thought the guy was just sad, but this takes the cake. I don't expect him to do some kind of research, but a simple Google search sure would have sufficed. Why do people still listen to this man?

**Menelik_I** · July 18, 2012, 02:44 AM

So why can't the producers of the movie select a previously created marvel character whose name ties up with Mitt Romney ? It is not like there were hundreds of possible villains to choose from.

It is kind of a remote possibility, but after so many portraits of republicans types as villainous people in Hollywood movies, I wouldn't be surprised if this were true, but this is just Rush stirring up controversy.

**MathiasOfAthens** · July 18, 2012, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by Menelik_I

So why can't the producers of the movie select a previously created marvel character whose name ties up with Mitt Romney ? It is not like there were hundreds of possible villains to choose from.

It is kind of a remote possibility, but after so many portraits of republicans types as villainous people in Hollywood movies, I wouldn't be surprised if this were true, but this is just Rush stirring up controversy.

Because it is

ing ridiculous to assume voters will hear Bain and think Bane - an aggressive monster of a man who kills people, literally. Yeah Voters are that dumb. Not.

What is more likely is that Voters will link Bain with what the

ing Campaign ADs say. Which is Bain outsourced jobs and paid Romney 100,000 USD a year to be CEO and do nothing for 2-3 years, while the company continued to outsource jobs and fire Americans.

**Adar** · July 18, 2012, 07:36 AM

A surprisingly relevant book considering that it was written in 1996

But at least it is better than when he claimed that sending special forces to fight the Lords resistance army in Uganda proved that Obama was attacking christians.

**justicar5** · July 18, 2012, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by Menelik_I

So why can't the producers of the movie select a previously created marvel character whose name ties up with Mitt Romney ? It is not like there were hundreds of possible villains to choose from.

It is kind of a remote possibility, but after so many portraits of republicans types as villainous people in Hollywood movies, I wouldn't be surprised if this were true, but this is just Rush stirring up controversy.

Bane was the villain that maimed Batman in the comics, so having Bane as the villain in what they have stated was the last Batman movie makes sense.

**Menelik_I** · July 18, 2012, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by justicar5

Bane was the villain that maimed Batman in the comics, so having Bane as the villain in what they have stated was the last Batman movie makes sense.

The whole Idea of Batman doesn't make any sense, so who cares.

**justicar5** · July 18, 2012, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by Menelik_I

The whole Idea of Batman doesn't make any sense, so who cares.

well it COULD be a pro big business propaganda piece (we need billionaires to defend us from the evils of the world!!1!) Or it could be a fairly interesting superhero story with more grey than most others got away with under the hayes code. I'm going with b (oh before the comic code came in, batman used to just shot people, the early comics I have seen online are amusing for that.)

**~~Glista~~** · July 18, 2012, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by Menelik_I

The whole Idea of Batman doesn't make any sense, so who cares.

Eh ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9Hu1gLo8m0&feature=plcp

**Axeman** · July 19, 2012, 07:36 AM

Originally Posted by Menelik_I

So why can't the producers of the movie select a previously created marvel character whose name ties up with Mitt Romney ? It is not like there were hundreds of possible villains to choose from.

It is kind of a remote possibility, but after so many portraits of republicans types as villainous people in Hollywood movies, I wouldn't be surprised if this were true, but this is just Rush stirring up controversy.

The Bane character in "The Dark Knight Rises" was chosen in early 2011.

**PointOfViewGun** · July 18, 2012, 02:45 AM

He gives too much credit to the ability of brain-dead people to know what Bain Capital is...

Is he simply trying to troll everyone? And, why is it always Republicans that produce such gems?

**xcorps** · July 23, 2012, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by TheDarkLordSeth

And, why is it always Republicans that produce such gems?

Because liberal talk shows fail by the dozens. Whatever idiocy comes from left wing radio falls on no ears. The only one that's moderately listened to is Alan Colmes, and that's because he's propped up by Fox News Talk.

And this kind of nonsense is only talked about because it is Rush Limbaugh. If it were Michael Savage, everybody would be like Wuh?

**~~removeduser_487563287433~~** · July 18, 2012, 02:50 AM

This is just what rush does though.

**King Gambrinus** · July 18, 2012, 03:01 AM

Republicans are getting desperate...

**humvee2800** · July 18, 2012, 03:07 AM

Republicans are getting desperate...

Not sure about that, they have good chance of winning election.

Plus since when was rush the pinnacle oracle or even a indicator at all of actual republican opinion.

**King Gambrinus** · July 18, 2012, 05:27 AM

Originally Posted by humvee2800

Not sure about that, they have good chance of winning election.

Not when Rush Limbaugh and other political commentators have to resort to conspiracy theories to attack Obama's character.

Plus since when was rush the pinnacle oracle or even a indicator at all of actual republican opinion.

He represents a strong Republican voting base. While people like him may not be popular in the higher echelons of the Republican Party, you only have to look at who he endorses to see he carries some political weight.

The irony is from what I've heard Bane is an anarchist revolutionary. I may be wrong though.

**frozenprince** · July 18, 2012, 03:37 AM

This might very well be the stupidest thing Rush has said in a whole month. Honestly, it's like the FOX news people who critisised Mass Effect for the 2 minute sex scene after not doing ANY research and having never even played or looked at the game. And it's not like Knightfall is some obscure Batman story, it's one of, if not THE definitive run of Bruce Wayne as Batman.

Rush should just stick to simple, easy to digest talking points to appease his audience. Stop trying to get into the pop culture angle if you don't know what the hell you're even talking about.

**mrmouth** · July 18, 2012, 05:09 AM

I'm all for him pulling completely fictional stuff out of his arse instead of rallying the morons to actual issues, where he just makes stuff up or tows the far-right line.

**Admiral Piett** · July 18, 2012, 05:31 AM

This from the same guy who accused Michael J. Fox of faking his illness.

**~~Glista~~** · July 18, 2012, 05:46 AM

True American

**priam11** · July 18, 2012, 05:49 AM

Please share more of your great wisdom with us......

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