There is a long Hollywood tradition wherein it’s the black guy who’s running the show when the universe is threatened with obliteration (The Fifth Element, 1997), the comet is hurtling towards earth (Deep Impact, 1998), the terrorists are running amok (Fox TV’s 24, 2001-2010), the Rapture is upon us and Armageddon is nigh (Left Behind, 2005, and Solar Attack, 2006), the human race has devolved to moron status (Idiocracy, 2006), or the planet is beset by multiple cataclysms (2012, 2009).
— http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/sep/05/obamas-evil-twin
