He's *got* to caucus with Cap on this...
---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] 5 Lessons We Hope Obama Learned from Spider-Man Date : Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:13:55 -0500 From : Daryle Lockhart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Both Conan and Spidey are Marvel books! A Marvel man in the white house! now we KNOW something's gonna get done. I need someone to ask his position on the registration act in an interview... On Nov 13, 2008, at 9:33 PM, sincere1906 wrote: > That's what I'm mfkn' talkin bout... > Obama's a hip N.E.R.D. like Pharrell or Rza. > Cool intellect n creativity...and no pocket protectors. > > Sin > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > 5 Lessons We Hope Obama Learned from Spider-Man > Matt Brady > > Newsarama.com Matt Brady > > newsarama.com > Thu Nov 13, 4:52 pm ET > > Not only has America elected its first African-American President, > it's looking more and more like we've elected our first Geek-in- > Chief. He's read Harry Potter, he's addicted to his BlackBerry, and > his Mac laptop has a Pac Man sticker on it. Do we need any more > evidence he's one of the nerd generation? > > Most recently, the President Elect has acknowledged that he collected > both Conan the Barbarian and Spider-Man comic books growing up > (although he identifies with Batman as well as Spidey). > > But let's look closely at Spider-Man for a minute. > > Over the Marvel Comics icon's 45-plus year crime-fighting career, the > Amazing Spider-Man learned many hard lessons about what it takes to > be a true hero, something the United States sorely needs right now. > Here are the Top 5 Lessons we hope the President-Elect has learned > from the Wall-Crawler. > > 5. In Order to Get Things Done, Sometimes You Have to Reach Across > the (Super Hero) Aisle. > > Where Spider-Man Learned It: Virtually every issue of Marvel Team-Up > and Marvel "crossover" events. > > The Lesson: Marvel's recent Civil War miniseries brought the point to > a head -superheroes don't always get along. Just like politicians > they often bring very different approaches and ideologies to the > table. In Marvel comic books Iron Man has recently become something > of a big government fascist, and the Sorcerer Supreme Dr. Strange has > extreme libertarian leanings, but Spidey's managed to serve as > teammates on the Avengers with both. > > Spider-Man also works closely with minority groups (the X-Men), and > isn't threatened by gender differences (Spider-Woman). Sometimes in > order to do good, you have to look past your differences. > > 4.The Press Isn't Your Friend > > Where Spider-Man Learned It: From the first time J. Jonah Jameson > wrote his first anti-Spider-Man editorial, shortly after he debuted. > No matter what he does, Spider-Man can never catch a break with JJJ. > > The Lesson: Jameson is convinced Spider-Man is a menace to society, > rather than a hero trying to save it. But Spidey doesn't let it get > him down or make his second guess what he knows is right. Sure, > seeing anti-Spidey screed blasting down from billboards and on > newsstands can grate, but he keeps rolling on. And yes, even Jameson > has jumped on the Spider-Man bandwagon once or twice, but has jumped > right off it again and gotten back to his normal ways. > > 3. Bad Things Are Going to Happen. The Important Thing Is How You > Respond > > Where Spider-Man Learned It: Practically every issue, including being > trapped under tons of machinery in Amazing Spider-Man #33, 1966 and > the death of his first love Gwen Stacy in Amazing Spider-Man #121, > 1973. > > The Lesson: As Joe's Biden and Lieberman both predicted, new > presidents are usually tested early, and no one can predict exactly > how. As Spider-Man has showed time and again, it's how you react to > adversity that defines you. Spider-Man's probably had to deal with > more tough hands over the years than any superhero alive, and while > he's always flirted with throwing in the towel during the dark times, > he always comes back with renewed purpose and shows himself to be the > hero we know him to be. > > 2. Never Lose Your Sense of Humor > > Where Spider-Man Learned It: From the early days of his career, up > through the latest issues on the stands. > > The Lesson: Putting Spider-Man's mask on freed the once nerdy and shy > Peter Parker to let his constant - and sardonic - inner monologue > out, and be the superhero who reacts to adversity with quick wit and > even a little charm. > > Over the years, Spider-Man's snappy one-liners have helped him keep > his spirits up in difficult times, as well as the heroes around him. > American isn't looking for a Comedian-in-Chief, but as all our 401k's > shrink in size like Spidey's buddy the Astonishing Ant-Man, we could > use a little levity from our leaders. > > Obama ought to allow himself to occasionally relax that famous > disciplined approach of his let the country see that even our leader > can laugh in the face of adversity. > > 1. With Great Power There Must Also Come -- Great Responsibility > > Where Spider-Man Learned It: His very first appearance in 1962's > Amazing Fantasy #15, and as seen 2002's Spider-Man feature film. > > The Lesson: Probably the most famous line in comic book history, this > nugget, originally penned by Spidey's co-creator Stan Lee, has > informed Spider-Man almost since he was first bit by that radioactive > Spider, along with countless superheroes that followed. > > Sure, Obama has the Supreme Court and Congress checking him, just > like Spider-Man has the Fantastic Four and Captain America, but you > still want the most powerful man in the world to have his head in the > right place from the start, and to use his powers for truth, justice, > and the American way... > > Oh wait, wrong superhero... > > >
