Rush Limbaugh said today, “Do you think that it is accidental, that the name of the really vicious, fire-breathing, four-eyed, whatever-it-is villain in [The Dark Knight Rises] is named Bane?” Here’s the whole 4 minute bit:
The problem, of course, is that this comment shows a complete lack of familiarity with the facts. You don’t have to be a comic book geek (which I am, but in the amateur category) to look on Wikipedia to find out that Bane first appeared in January 1993, in Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1.
And just from a grammar standpoint: please! Bane is a great name for a supervillain. Bain is just the name of a Scottish philosopher.
Repeat after me, “There is such a thing as a homophone! There is such a thing as a homophone!” After you accept this, we can have such a damned good time together.
Isn’t it pretty to think so?
Update (19 July 2012 12:16 am)
Update (19 July 2012 11:16 am)
Rush Limbaugh now claims he never said the character of Bane was created as an attack on Romney’s experience at Bain Capital, except, you know, he did. He now claims he only said that Democrats would use it in the campaign. But even that is not going to be the case. This whole thing shows Limbaugh in an even more contemptible light than usual. It is really pathetic.