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It's nothing new when foreign celebrities insinuate themselves into US elections, usually we just tell them to go mind their own business. Even so, the endorsement of Presidential candidate John McCain by author J.K. Rowling could have a bearing on a race that is now dreadfully close.
The endorsement is somewhat indirect. Rowling has written a 2008-word short story titled "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prez." It opens with the college age Potter working on a campaign for the open Minister of Magic position in favor of an electrifyingly charismatic colored* wizard named Brockley Shacklebolt. As the election nears, Harry learns that Brockley isn't all he appears to be. Soon enough, Harry gets help from a wise, old experienced wizard, Eoin "Right Eye" McCarighain.
Rowling has handwritten the tale on earthy-smelling Irish parchment, and will auction the item to the highest bidder on Saturday (visit www.deconstructingharry.uk). Proceeds will go to the Committee to Create Money Through Magic, which is a front for the McCain campaign.
Some McCain supporters feel their candidate will not benefit from a comparison to a wacky gay British wizard who sounds pretty liberal most of the time. But those who aren't old, cranky and unimaginative see an up-side. "The last Harry Potter book sold, like, 11 million copies in one day," said one staffer. "And .1 percent of that number could tip the election in our favor. "
* With consideration to political correctness, it would be a bit weird to characterize a fictional British wizard as "African American." Furthermore, "black wizard" has a completely different connotation here. What to do? What to do?
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