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Obama's Election Means a Return of Vampire Flicks

gyrogeerloose writes "In a column in Saturday's San Diego Union Tribune, Peter Rowe makes a connection between the popularity of horror movie genres and the political party in the White House. A Republican administration presides over a period of zombie movies while a Democrat in the Oval Office brings on a cycle of vampire movies. Why? Possibly because the two genres 'are really competing parables about class warfare.' Hmmmm, maybe. On the other hand, it might just be a coincidence." Socialists are best represented by lycanthropes, and the Libertarians are most closely tied to any sort of horror from space.

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  1. Re:Libertarians by TrekkieTechie · · Score: 5, Funny

    We prefer Lunatarian, you insensitive clod!

  2. So Obama's a werewolf by lordnabob · · Score: 5, Funny

    And Bush presided over the resurgence of Torture Porn

    I guess I'll go with the fuzzy fella.