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http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/07/dc-...-for-dc-mayor/
Ordinarily, these would be the sounds, written out in large, thick letters, of comic book battles between heroes and villains.
Now they're the sound of superheroes jostling one another politically.
DC Comics characters The Atom, Batgirl, Batwoman, Cyborg, Green Lantern, Superman and Wonder Woman, as well as Marvel Comics favorite Spider-Man, are running for mayor of the District of Columbia in a mock election put on by a campaign training organization.
The eight superhero candidates are "battling it out to determine who can lead our fair city through crucial issues ranging from the budget to the goings-on of evil villains," jovially reports Roll Call.
But, the paper adds, the campaign "is turning increasingly bitter, with the superheroes attacking each other via Twitter and in Web videos that are quickly going viral."
The New Organizing Institute is putting on the race, meant to teach the use of traditional campaign messaging tactics with new online tools---and a dose of irreverence.
Green Lantern, for example, highlights his capture of former D.C. mayor (and "local nuisance") Marion Berry as he accosted a woman in the night.
The Atom, meanwhile, spoofs Fox host Bill O'Reilly's notorious profanity-filled outtake in a NSFW video viewable here.
All the candidates' Web pages are gathered here.
Voting commences Friday on the NOI Web site. DC and Marvel do not appear to be involved in or condoning the faux contest.
http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/07/dc-...-for-dc-mayor/
Ordinarily, these would be the sounds, written out in large, thick letters, of comic book battles between heroes and villains.
Now they're the sound of superheroes jostling one another politically.
DC Comics characters The Atom, Batgirl, Batwoman, Cyborg, Green Lantern, Superman and Wonder Woman, as well as Marvel Comics favorite Spider-Man, are running for mayor of the District of Columbia in a mock election put on by a campaign training organization.
The eight superhero candidates are "battling it out to determine who can lead our fair city through crucial issues ranging from the budget to the goings-on of evil villains," jovially reports Roll Call.
But, the paper adds, the campaign "is turning increasingly bitter, with the superheroes attacking each other via Twitter and in Web videos that are quickly going viral."
The New Organizing Institute is putting on the race, meant to teach the use of traditional campaign messaging tactics with new online tools---and a dose of irreverence.
Green Lantern, for example, highlights his capture of former D.C. mayor (and "local nuisance") Marion Berry as he accosted a woman in the night.
The Atom, meanwhile, spoofs Fox host Bill O'Reilly's notorious profanity-filled outtake in a NSFW video viewable here.
All the candidates' Web pages are gathered here.
Voting commences Friday on the NOI Web site. DC and Marvel do not appear to be involved in or condoning the faux contest.