Superhero Sidekick ‘08: Part II
This morning, all retrievable data on Fred Thompson was fed into the Internet BS Machine. Within microseconds, the task of matching the undeclared poll-slayer was complete.
Internet BS Machine Match:
Just like Batman’s utility belt, Fred Thompson could have the perfect device for every situation… or he might just be an empty piece of practical ornamentation. Who knows? Both men lead double lives, one in the public eye and the other in pursuit of “law and order.” Rimshot, please. The other obvious similarity is that when most voters imagine the pair as the President of the United States, the next thing they think is, “it could be cool… or it could really, really suck.”
Fred Thompson has been a senator, making a run at the White House a “Return of the Dark Horse” if you will. “Return of the Dark Knight” is arguably one of the finest Batman tales ever told.
Where Batman will come in handy to Fred, though, is with his ability to show up in the last panel of a Justice League story and reveal that he’s already planned the defeat of their enemies, moved everything they need into place, and only has to throw out a few one-liners and let nature take its course.
If Fred is going to wait until the last second to spring his election engine upon the currently campaigning cadre, he will need something tailor-made to pull off an election upset. Hopefully the Dark Knight has the kryptonite Fred will need to weaken the Last Daughter of Kryptonsas.
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