Did you know Senator Leahy was a major 'Batman' fan?

[babylonsister]

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2007/8/9/holy-patrick-he-talks.html?s_cid=rss:washington-whispers:holy-patrick-he-talks


Holy Patrick! He Talks!
August 09, 2007 12:53 PM ET | Bedard, Paul | Permanent Link

So it's been rumored that the Senate's No. 1 Batman fan is likely to get his second cameo in a movie about the caped crusader. But we're just learning that Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy actually gets to talk this time. Unlike when he had a nonspeaking role in the 1997 hit Batman & Robin, I'm told that he will have a speaking part, though a "small role," in the new flick The Dark Knight, out next year.

Who knows? If they cut a few more Batmans, he might actually get to play the Joker. Leahy dabbles in Batman culture purely for fun: He donates his pay to his favorite library, the Kellogg-Hubbard Children's Library in Montpelier.

[TlalocW]

1. Batman & Robin was a hit?

I love the Batman mythos, but I suffered through that one.

TlalocW

[ClassWarrior]

2. Oooooh... this may be a good button to push...

...if we're trying to convince the good Senator of something. ~filing away~

NGU.

[FormerDittoHead]

3. Holy Hit Batman! Who the HELL would call Batman & Robin a "hit"?

...did the definition of "hit" suddenly change to mean "sequel killer"?

http://imdb.com/title/tt0118688/
"Batman and Robin is TO BE AVOIDED LIKE THE PLAGUE"...

[stellanoir]

4. Maybe if he puts on some spandex,

a cape, and a mask he could vanquish the unbelievable whitewashing ruse of totally undeserved and unearned executive privilege and enforce those subpoenas.

We truly need an industrial strength Superhero Senator.

[TwilightGardener]

5. He should really be in a "Grinch" movie. Does anyone else see that resemblance?