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Scootaloo

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2. ...It's always been Bane.

Reply to WCGreen (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2012, 04:34 AM

May 2012

I get what you're saying, but... it's kind of a silly point.

Especially given that batman's not really the sort of hero progressives can rally around; he's a 1% womanizer who gets his jollies by beating people up as part of his personal revenge fantasy.

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To bad the new villain in the soon to be released Batman movie spells his name Bane.... [View all] WCGreen May 2012 OP

Speaking of Batman... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #1

...It's always been Bane. Scootaloo May 2012 #2

but he does so much charity stuff!!! Motown_Johnny May 2012 #4

Batman is a womanizer? Fawke Em May 2012 #6

No, Robin is justification loose wheel May 2012 #11

A 1%er wants more power, don't see that out of Batman uponit7771 May 2012 #7

It really wouldn't have mattered if the hero fighting bane was Progressive Man... WCGreen May 2012 #9

Hah! Progressive man, I like that! Scootaloo May 2012 #12

That's funny!!!! WCGreen May 2012 #13

May Bain Capital be Romney's bane TexasProgresive May 2012 #3

Any pics of the villain? Generic Other May 2012 #5

Well, for a party that often spelled McCain as McLane or McCane, I don't think it'll be a problem. FSogol May 2012 #8

We should just start using "Bane" as the GOP used "Democrat", intentionally. EFerrari May 2012 #10