Rush Limbaugh is an Idiot, Edition XXVII

This reads like satire, but is apparently serious. The villain of the new, mega-blockbuster The Dark Knight Rises, is named Bane, pronounced identically as GOP presidental candidate Mitt Romney's former employer, the private equity firm he helped found, Bain.

Obviously, it's a liberal conspiracy that these names sound the same. Rush says:

'Have you heard this new movie, the Batman movie, what is it, The Dark Knight Lights Up or whatever the name is. That's right, Dark Knight Rises. Lights Up, same thing. Do you know the name of the villain in this movie? Bane. The villain in The Dark Knight Rises is named Bane, B-a-n-e. What is the name of the venture capital firm that Romney ran and around which there's now this make-believe controversy? Bain. The movie has been in the works for a long time. The release date's been known, summer 2012 for a long time. Do you think that it is accidental that the name of the really vicious fire breathing four eyed whatever it is villain in this movie is named Bain?'

So...that's bad luck for Romney, but idiotic conspiracy mongering from Limbaugh. Making it even funnier though is the apparent fact that Washington types are playing along. From the Washington Times:

'"Bane" is the terrorist in the new movie who drives the caped crusader out of semi-retirement in the final Batman movie. Democrats, who believe they have Romney on the ropes over the president's assault on his leadership at Bain Capital, said the comparisons are too rich to ignore.
"It has been observed that movies can reflect the national mood," said Democratic advisor and former Clinton aide Christopher Lehane. "Whether it is spelled Bain and being put out by the Obama campaign or Bane and being out by Hollywood, the narratives are similar: a highly intelligent villain with offshore interests and a past both are seeking to cover up who had a powerful father and is set on pillaging society," he added.

Even GOP advisor Frank Luntz jumped into the fray. "Hollywood does it again," he told Secrets. "[Romney] had to know all this was coming and he should have done a lot more to prepare for it."'

'Movies can reflect the national mood'? Try to sound dorkier next time. The only thing I'll be thinking
as I watch the movie is about how I wish Christopher Nolan was able to make more than one movie per year and not about how the mask wearing villain's name sounds like some outsourcing company in Massachusetts. The one positive to come from this malarkey - if you continue the metaphr, does that make Biden Robin? That'd be funny.

The Bain issue will be trouble for Romney, but for other reasons. If your main reason you'll be a good president is your business experience and acumen, you better hope your business isn't in buying companies, firing their workers, and finding cheaper labor in China. As always, John Stewart says it best:

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