Colbert Defeats Obama…Until DB Corrects the Headline
After Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada announced that Stephen Colbert is still running for president in the Marvel Universe, we decided to follow up by contacting a reporter in that universe for updates on his campaign:
Scooch Over, Thomas Dewey. You've Got Company
On the night of the 1948 presidential election, the Chicago Daily Tribune printed "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN" as its post-election headline — before the returns determined conclusively that Harry S. Truman won the presidency. Sixty years of huge advancements in electoral technology would not be enough to prevent The DB from committing an equally heinous error — prematurely releasing copies of its Wednesday morning edition with the bold, 70-point headline "COLBERT DEFEATS MCCAIN & OBAMA". Some editions even proclaimed, "COLBERT-IN-CHIEF."
When asked what happened, Marvel Comic Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada responded, "We completely forgot the Marvel Universe reflects what happens in the real world…Ooops, our bad."
How ironic, then, that the initial projections which "definitively" declared Colbert the 44th President of the United States would suddenly turn southward for the populist, and that within hours Barack Obama would be delivering his acceptance speech. Yes, President-elect Obama is smiling today, but he knows it was the closest presidential race our nation has ever been part of. He knows that Stephen Colbert was no Strom Thurmond in this election. He knows that Colbert brought the battle to both Obama and Senator John McCain, and he quite nearly pulled off the upset of the century.
That said, "nearly" isn't nearly enough for Colbert today.
"We're all extremely disappointed," said campaign strategist David Seperson in a statement Wednesday morning. "We thought Mr. Colbert had everything going his way, especially after he gained significant ground in the polls over the past few weeks. If I were to pick the swing state that proved to be his downfall, I'd have to say it was Florida. Either Senator McCain or Mr. Colbert needed to take that state, but Senator Obama pulled off a huge upset there."
Does Seperson believe that if Spider-Man, with whom Colbert recently aligned himself against The Grizzly, had made Florida his swing state, we would be swearing the populist into office this January? "There's no point in speculating on such things," he replied. "For now, let's simply congratulate President-elect Obama and his family. And I hope he's ready for some serious Monday morning quarterbacking on The Colbert Report over the next four years."
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LAME! I was really looking forward to a Colbert-led Marvel. I don't care if Marvel's based on the real world, this is ONE CHANGE I believe we all needed.
No!!! another example of why the electoral college must be gotten rid of! How dare Stephen Colbert suffer the same fate as Al Gore? And how dare Marvel turn Obama into the equivalent of Dubya?
and here i thought colbert would pull the super-human vote, registered or not.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS! We need some lawyers on this case and look into the inner workings of marvel to find a reason for Colbert to be declared president. This election was a scam, I was at least hppy one of the presidents I wanted to win won, and now it was taken away from me, Im more disappointed in this than the election in our world.
COLBERT DESERVES TO BE IN!!!
Hulk is angry why funnyman not win? Hulk wanted funnyman, Hulk make sure break lots more tanks now….
Seriously though, WTF? Who says marvel has to be based in the real world. They're comics people, we left the real world behind long ago I mean seriously! I was hoping at least I could see a president I actually liked in the Marvel U if not in real life. Dangit! Hear me marvel? Make Colbert pres or make mine DC.
Well, a young man at work said to me just yesterday, "You've all be en talking about Colbert so much that I started watching the show and that's the man that SHOULD be President. He has my vote."
Here. Here.
No one has taken into account that this is the Bizarro effect. (Obviously Marvel do not read DC comics.) 'Great Ceasar's Ghost' Perry White would be turning in his grave.
"The Borgen Project has some good info on the cost of addressing global poverty.
$30 billion: Annual shortfall to end world hunger.
$540 billion: Annual U.S. Defense Budget."
it's a sad day for America
Now here's the guy that should have become the 44th president of the United States. This could have been his year since everybody's "going green."
Tell me this guy doesn't have as much star appeal as Obama:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rN6tSNVGoI