SkyPiggie 0 #1 July 25, 2008 From the Wall Street Journal: What Bush and Batman Have in Common A cry for help goes out from a city beleaguered by violence and fear: A beam of light flashed into the night sky, the dark symbol of a bat projected onto the surface of the racing clouds . . . Oh, wait a minute. That's not a bat, actually. In fact, when you trace the outline with your finger, it looks kind of like . . . a "W." There seems to me no question that the Batman film "The Dark Knight," currently breaking every box office record in history, is at some level a paean of praise to the fortitude and moral courage that has been shown by George W. Bush in this time of terror and war. Like W, Batman is vilified and despised for confronting terrorists in the only terms they understand. Like W, Batman sometimes has to push the boundaries of civil rights to deal with an emergency, certain that he will re-establish those boundaries when the emergency is past. And like W, Batman understands that there is no moral equivalence between a free society -- in which people sometimes make the wrong choices -- and a criminal sect bent on destruction. The former must be cherished even in its moments of folly; the latter must be hounded to the gates of Hell. "The Dark Knight," then, is a conservative movie about the war on terror... Complete article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121694247343482821.html?mod=opinion_main_commentaries Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #2 July 25, 2008 Except Bush learned not to wear his underwear on the outside of his clothes. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #3 July 25, 2008 I haven't seen the film yet. Does Batman leave off pursuing the Joker, and instead go off & attack someone else entirely? Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BikerBabe 0 #4 July 25, 2008 haha! I wasn't aware that the WSJ had a comics section! Nice to see them lightening up a bit! Never meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #5 July 25, 2008 QuoteI haven't seen the film yet. Does Batman leave off pursuing the Joker, and instead go off & attack someone else entirely? Indeed he does._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idrankwhat 0 #6 July 25, 2008 Quote I haven't seen the film yet. Does Batman leave off pursuing the Joker, and instead go off & attack someone else entirely? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #7 July 25, 2008 "I don't know where the Joker is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority...I am truly not that concerned about him." Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #8 July 25, 2008 Quote Except Bush learned not to wear his underwear on the outside of his clothes. I thought the Emperor has no clothes. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
