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« Purcell redux | Main | Onan: Cleared of charges » Thursday, November 9, 2006Superhero Politics IIYesterday, Evan directed our attention to a blog post, by Seattle-area comics buff David Campbell, speculating on the politics of various superheroes. It's amusing stuff, but I was distracted by what seems like a glaring error in the very first example. Campbell claims that Superman is a moderate Republican, despite the fact that Clark Kent works for the liberal MSM, on the strength of this argument: He’s moderate on most social issues like gay rights (Jimmy Olsen is his best pal) but is pro-capital punishment. Hey, Superman, it doesn’t matter if you cry after executing some Kryptonian criminals -- you’re still pro-death penalty. But Superman doesn't kill Kryptonian criminals, he banishes them -- to the Phantom Zone. Remember? Here's evidence:  And here's more evidence, from a different medium:  I demand a recount. Superman is one of those fire-breathing, Kansas-bred populists whose passing Tom Frank laments! Posted by Joshua Glenn at 10:06 AM
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