D&D Tee Swipes Back at Mac

Staffer's comparison of liberal bloggers to basement-dwelling gamers triggers backlash
By Drew Nelles,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 21, 2008 9:57 AM CDT
D&D Tee Swipes Back at Mac
"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)

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.
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