And that's meant in a good way.
The Republican presidential candidate tells Entertainment Weekly he enjoys Dexter, a quirky drama about a loveable serial killer, that his wife enjoys Big Love, about polygamist Mormons, that President David Palmer on 24 is the model of a tough TV president, and that, if he could be a superhero, he'd be Batman because "does justice sometimes against insurmountable odds. And he doesn't make his good works known to a lot of people, so a lot of people think he's just a rich playboy." Oh, and McCain likes Usher.
Barack Obama enjoyed the performance of Jeff Bridges in "The Contender," he was "charming and essentially an honorable person, but there was a rogue about him. The way he would order sandwiches -- he was good at that." Just like me, Obama doesn't like when "the TV is on HGTV, and I suffer that silently." And check out the music that Obama likes -- Frank Sinatra and Coltrane -- and the sitcoms that Obama enjoys: M*A*S*H and the Dick Van Dyke show.
In some ways, Obama has the tastes of a 72 year old man; McCain has the tastes of a 47 year old whippersnapper. Who knew?
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