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D&D Tee Swipes Back at Mac

Staffer's comparison of liberal bloggers to basement-dwelling gamers triggers backlash

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(Newser) – Dungeons & Dragons players don’t just like gaming and their mothers—they like Barack Obama, too. After a John McCain staffer described liberal blogging community Daily Kos as “the pro-Obama Dungeons & Dragons crowd” swiping at his candidate “from the comfort of mom's basement,” one designer crafted a T-shirt that uses Goldfarb’s words against him, Boing Boing reports. “Pro-Obama Dungeons & Dragons Crowd” sells for $23.94.

"It may be typical of the pro-Obama Dungeons & Dragons crowd to disparage a fellow countryman's memory of war from the comfort of mom's basement," an aide to John McCain wrote in his blog.   (AP Photo)
The pro-Obama, pro-Dungeons & Dragons tee.
The pro-Obama, pro-Dungeons & Dragons tee.   (RedBubble)
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama shakes hands with Buddy Arrington--presumably not a D&D player--in Martinsville, Va.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama shakes hands with Buddy Arrington--presumably not a D&D player--in Martinsville, Va.   (AP Photo)
Miniature figures used in the Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying game are shown Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at the Wizards of the Coast headquarters in Renton, Wash.
Miniature figures used in the Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying game are shown Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at the Wizards of the Coast headquarters in Renton, Wash.   (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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