A real plumber backs Obama for president
Monday, November 3rd, 2008 at 3:28pm by Derek
With Joe the Anything-But-A-Plumber drawing crowds, Mario has clarified which candidate real plumbers support on Technabob.
Like many among him, Mario is looking for change in the Mushroom Kingdom. No longer will he be led blindly into battle to “bring democracy” to the Koopas, nor will he stand for citizens resorting to eating mysterious mushrooms in lieu of a decent healthcare system. But what really pushed him past the brink was watching the value of his portfolio of gold coins crumble under the leadership of King Bowser.
Remember our games have pause buttons. Regardless of whom you support, be sure to exercise your right to vote tomorrow.
November 3rd, 2008 at 3:44 pm
So if Mario supports Obama, then Bowser must support McCain??
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:04 pm
If Mario supports Obama then the next Mario game will be a complete bust. He won’t care about saving the Princess because it will be someone else responsibility. Mario will just sit around doing nothing and let the government bring his gold coins to him. He won’t need to go out and find “Health” because everyone deserves free “health”. Instead of hooking up with the princess he probably will try and marry Wario because its not normal for a Man to love a Woman, but it is ok for a Man to love another Man when Obama is is King.
Go vote tomorrow! Just vote for anyone other than Obama. The next Mario game is dependent on that. Don’t let him down.
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Ah-ha! finally a plumber who’s NOT making more than $250k has a say!
Mario knows it’s time for change. So does The Economist, Colin Powell, Warren Buffett… Now if Link would just drop the green party, we’d be in good shape!
Barack the vote folks!
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Hey Mark, I see what you were trying to do there. Emphasis on “trying”
VOTE.
And I agree. Mario, a fictional character, is more of a plumber than Joe “I’m not going to pay my taxes” the Plumber could ever hope to be.
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Come on guys, I though you were better than this. No politics - GAMES.
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:23 pm
@ Jack,
I wasn’t really trying to do anything. If Mario was a McCain supporter, I would have made something similar. I don’t really think McCain is the answer. I think my vote will be a write in this year.
I don’t really care who anyone votes for, just go vote.
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:27 pm
I hate the fact that infendo would post this. You damn jackasses… I come to a nintendo fansite to escape from exactly this kind of bullshit. I thought the infendo guys were from Utah aka the nation’s most conservative state. You must be real rebels. This kind of crap makes me want to go to your site less often if you’re get all preachy about politics. Let me make up my own stupid mind. I don’t need you telling me mario is voting democrat. I wouldn’t be surprised if the democrats actually had Mario and Luige registered to vote just like they did with mickey mouse to get Obama another vote. Anyway thanks a lot for going and fucking up an otherwise good nintendo fansite. You’re all bastards for trying to convert me to Obama on a site that nobody comes to for political opinions. What next? You wanna convert to to mormonism on you’re nintendo site?
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Wow, GrumpyDavid is Grumpy!
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:30 pm
…yikes. You see what a post like this will inevitably start? Lets try and refrain from posting stuff that really has nothing to do with great video games shall we? You are turning me off with this stuff too.
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Just joining the chorus here. It is a bummer to see political nonsense in one of the places where we should be able to escape the mess of the presidential race we have going on right now.
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:36 pm
…whatever Obama rules, he will be our next president, even mario knows it. All you racist fucks who won’t vote for him because of the color of his skin, whether you admit it or not can eat my shit.
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:37 pm
@kendall …eh forget it I don’t want to waste any more of my time agruing about this depressing crap.
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Sorry you’re right I am grumpy. I’m trying to be less grumpy but then something comes along and pisses me off. I’m kind of like donald duck or maybe bowser in that way.
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Hmmm… lets try not to curse like an idiot when we proclaim our support for Obama shall we?
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:43 pm
That’s what I like about you Grumpy… You’re Grumpy!
November 3rd, 2008 at 5:09 pm
“I think my vote will be a write in this year.”
Oooh… Pick me! Pick me!
For what it’s worth, I thought the picture was funny and the reminder to vote appropriate. Gamers need to make their voices heard outside of XBox Live and PSN (regardless of who you choose to vote for).
November 3rd, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Thank you, ejamer. The point of this post entirely.
November 3rd, 2008 at 6:05 pm
obama is a terrorist
November 3rd, 2008 at 6:10 pm
@grumpydavid’s first post
… Wow. Getting pissy over something stupid. Infendo isn’t forcing you to vote obama. They’re just telling you about the fact that there’s a Mario statue that has an Obama support sign on it. I didn’t see anywhere in there that YOU MUST VOTE OBAMA at all. If you don’t want to vote for Obama then go ahead and vote for McBush and Hockey Mom. If not then cast your vote any way you want to. It doesn’t bother me if you vote one way or another, but it’s annoying as hell when someone tries slandering a site that didn’t do nothing but bring you information about the wide world of Nintendo and all of it’s followers. So if you are a voter, vote, if not, quit your bitching. you’ll get your chance to bitch about politics when you can vote.
In the mean time Thwomp the Vote tomorrow people!
November 3rd, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Finally the italian plumber gets a say! I guess both parties have plumbers now!
November 3rd, 2008 at 6:45 pm
You know….all I say is VOTE.
That’s it. You have a choice. Your choice is your best choice in your opinion.
So just VOTE. Got it? Good.
November 3rd, 2008 at 7:02 pm
The only people who seem to have a problem with this nice little post are bitter McCain supporters who seem to think that just because someone put an AWESOME sign in the window that it means they must obey. C’mon guys. It’s video game related and fun. It’s a GOOD POST!
McCain hasn’t lost yet so don’t get your panties in a knot. Like the post says. JUST VOTE. That’s all.
Sheesh.
November 3rd, 2008 at 8:04 pm
I blame the bitter backlash from this post on WiiMusic!!
November 3rd, 2008 at 8:15 pm
“McCain hasn’t lost yet”
The key word there is “yet”.
I thought this was a good post.
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:29 pm
I always had a feeling Mario supported socialism.
November 3rd, 2008 at 10:25 pm
Wow, talk about a rumble on the comments, this is getting way off the beaten path for Infendo. I do have to say that I really do enjoy coming to this site as a refuge from the political downpour on almost every other blog on the net, so this post is disappointing in that way. I would honestly prefer not to know the political views of those who frequent this site, because that seems to polarize us and can cause undue bitterness as we see here.
I would like to think Mario is neither a democrat or republican, he is a Revolutionary!
November 4th, 2008 at 12:17 am
i, for one, like this post! and think the sign/ mario combo is hilarious in it’s own right.
November 4th, 2008 at 11:45 am
@deepthought
you, for one, is another grass on the wall. I don’t find the thread funny at all. I am a carefree person, so I don’t want to voice my political view on a game site.
This thread is a epic failure. Hey, you tried Derek, but you are just not that humorous.
November 4th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Careful Daverage! You start mixing explosives and who knows what kind of flames you’ll end up with!!
Happy Election Day!
November 4th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
I think that this is stupid why would Mario support Obamo he is a terrorist who hangs out with other terrorist he is only half black and im not realy even sher he is America
November 4th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
If you like Obama you like this post. Plain and simple.Mario a game character he doesn’t have a say in politics. The person who put this sign up likes Obama not Mario. Again plain and simple.
November 4th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Don’t insult Joe the Plumber he does do plumbing. Mario just saves princesses no plumbing involved. Well there was that one time on Mario and Luigi Super Star Sega.
November 4th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
wait- what’s a grass on the wall?
November 5th, 2008 at 4:07 am
Homer Simpson wants to be Mario’s running mate.
November 9th, 2008 at 8:27 am
Mario the plumber>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Joe the “plumber”
lol