Turmoil in the Middle East. Raging debate over the future of health care. The forces of good and evil currently at work inside the mind of Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffery Lurie. All of these are valuable topics for debate, inspiring much discussion and rancor.
However, shouldn't we all really be focusing our attention on whether Archie picks Betty or Veronica?
Meet Dave Luebke, who I'm sure is a great guy who loves his mother and provides for his children, walks old ladies across the street (or did, in his youth), and is all sorts of likeable. But once Luebke made headlines Friday with his decision to PROTEST!!! the upcoming comic book storyline where Archie will marry rich-gal Veronica rather than gal-next-door Betty, he opened the door to all sorts of ridicule.
Luebke, who has now forcefully stated his disdain for the storyline by auctioning off a rare first-edition of the very first Archie comic (for $38,000 and change) says that the state of the economy is only part of the reason he's selling - Luebke knows that you've gotta stand for something, so who are without our ability to stand on principle over fictional comic book characters who haven't left high school since 1939? For those who may lack the emotional attachment that Luebke has, the gag with this whole Archie-picks-Veronica arc is that it's a one-off diverting storyline...and after it, the gang returns to high school, presumably by way of a hydrogen bomb that will be detonated on an island that can't be found inside of a hatch that hasn't been built by people who won't be there 30 years later as a result (LOST reference! 10 points!) All those reassuring this is just pretend statements do not sway Mr. Luebke, who told USA Today: "Betty is it. Not Veronica...This is serious."
It seems to me that if Luebke were really into this, he'd be burning his priceless memorabilia rather than selling it. Does he really think that The Man will capitulate and let Archie be with the blonde because he, a vintage collector, is banking 40 grand? To me, that doesn't signify his outrage, it just signifies he knew how to maximize interest in the auction.
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