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more about #presidentobama Insomnia Bob: Usually, I'd probably be aggrivated with yet another evasive White House Q&A session (we had plenty of that with the LAST administration), but in this... more » bonniegrrl: Meanwhile, the Official Twitter account of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy wants to know: Is Earth ready to meet an alien civi... more » MS-18E Shadoblak: I dismissed this whole thing as ridiculous but I just started watching the first episode and the "Universal Helathcare?" line made me lol. Good show. ... more » Bootknife-Jackson: that's just lame. mustt have been a slow day in DC, let's see, yeah nothing going on, OH except the House of Representatives voted to pass a health in... more » Cash907Censored: This is how thin skinned the Obama white house is? Freaking pathetic. Oh, and Graeme, Monica Baccarin? Really dude, really? #v more » Vexxarr: Gibbs is one of the least impressive press secretaries in recent...or distant...memory. His press name is Secretary Glibs. I just call him Mr. Waffles... more » Lizardman: Nah, the new "V" isn't really about Democrats or republicans. It's a metaphor for the Church of Scientology, of course! Compare the Vistor leader's m... more » WeAreNeverGoingBackToAZ: This is just fucking ridiculous. I can't believe some one thought this was worthy for the White House Press Conference. Are you serious? Do we want t... more » firstanointed: I think this entire thing is hysterical, and before anyone decides to get witty and call me a TROLL again (you know who you are, don't think I forgot,... more » cletar: This V wasn't about Obama. 80s V wasn't about Reagan. They're both kind of about Cortez. And as an archaeologist, I have to say--if history has taugh... more » cylon_conspiracy: Man this guy is really out of touch with what's going on in the nation. He's never heard of V? Even the 80s version? He hasn't heard about a huge hit ... more » Ssscorpion: We'll be hearing about this from the WH before too long. As Dennis Miller says, "If Obama's skin were any thinner, he'd have a reservoir tip on top of... more » Bill-Lee: It's probably unlikely that the White House is actually unaware of the comparisons. It is more likely that Robert Gibbs was trying not to take an offi... more » lava: This whole thing is more telling about people who view Obama as an outsider than anything else. Get used to it folks - he is a black man, he is an ame... more » cirby001: Hey, Gibbs never heard about the "Bush=Nazi" comparison that were all over the place for the last eight years, why would anyone expect him to hear abo... more » Fedaykin: If I were Obama I'd be greatly amused by all this. Wait, I'm still greatly amused by all this. Remember when Revenge of the Sith came out and every... more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: Pssh. Everyone knows that Obama is Kang and McCain was Kodos. #v more » se7a7n7: Again, this comparison is just stupid. Just as stupid as the comparisons to Hitler, Communists and any other evil character they can think of... Obam... more » lucmtl: I am reminded of ABC airing a miniseries called "Path to 9/11" where they attempted to rewrite history and blame the attacks on 9/11 mostly on the Cli... more » arumboldt: The article references a Monica Baccarin - I believe the author meant to write Morena. more » -
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The White House On V: What Aliens?
Even though V's very own Morena Baccarin is denying it, there are still those who think that ABC's new alien drama is little more than a thinly veiled attack on President Obama. But what, exactly, is the White House reaction?
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Obama's New Comic Book Gig: Facing Alien Death Panels
It had to happen: Now that comic book companies have adopted President Obama as a magical sales talisman, one company is branching out to include Joe Biden and other governmental figures. Oh, and "alien death panels," as well. Topical! More » -
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Why Are We Determined To Make Obama's Family Into Comic Heroes?
One of the comics premiering at last week's Comic-Con was First Daughter, which features a (thinly-)fictionalized Sasha Obama-alike with superpowers, and it's not the only superheroic commodification of the first family about to hit comic stores. But why?
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#politicalsciencefiction
Why Does The President Hate DragonTanks?
Is President Obama afraid of embracing the latest in military technology? America's Most Trusted News Source, The Onion thinks so - and it's got the video to prove it. Dragon-Headed Dinobot-esque tanks FTW. More » -
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Spider-Man Muscles In On History
The day that Barack Obama has waited his entire life for is almost here. I'm not talking about his inauguration, however; a week before that, Obama will guest-star in an issue of Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man. More » -
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Please Stop With The Obama Already
The Savage Dragon may have been the first superhero to publicly endorse (and later, meet) our new President Elect, but with the appearance of another Obama PR stunt, we ask: Can you stop now? Please?
