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Entertainment: Obama and McCain reveal pop favourites
Holy politicking, Batman. US presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama have unmasked their favourite pop culture icons, including superheroes, with McCain favouring Batman and Obama choosing Spider-Man and Batman.
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- Published: 22:27 August 9, 2008
Los Angeles: Holy politicking, Batman. US presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama have unmasked their favourite pop culture icons, including superheroes, with McCain favouring Batman and Obama choosing Spider-Man and Batman.
In interviews with Entertainment Weekly magazine posted on its website, McCain, 71, and Obama, 47, also gave their picks for best on-screen president, top singers and most-liked television shows.
Obama said he chose Spider-Man and Batman because "they have some inner turmoil". McCain said Batman is a quiet hero who pursues justice "against insurmountable odds".
Both chose a winner: the new Batman movie The Dark Knight is burning up box offices with its record earnings. In music, McCain revealed a weakness for ABBA, late singer Roy Orbi-son and 1970s star Linda Ronstadt.
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