Okay...I'll admit that headline is a tad negative and misleading. But isn't that what campaign season's all about?

Besides, according to the terrorist-and-fact-loving elitists at The New York Times, Joe isn't really a plumber and he isn't actually named Joe. In fact, based on photographic evidence, he may even be Michael Chiklis.

And Dennis Hopper, despite a history of crazy behavior like almost but not quite blowing himself up with dynamite, doesn't really go around like Frank Booth randomly bludgeoning people he doesn't agree with (or even people who symbolize people he doesn't agree with)...

...but, surprisingly, the annoying hippie nutjob turned annoying neo-conservative also won't be voting for McCain this Election Day, no matter how many folksy plumber stories the Republican candidate pulls out of his funny Maverick hat.

In other words:  Dennis Hopper's turning Blue, and we don't mean Velvet.

Yes, despite his recent turn in David Zucker's alleged comedy, the liberal-bashing An American Carol, and despite voting "Bush" not once, not twice, but four times in as many presidential elections, Hopper recently told reporters, "I pray God Barack Obama is elected."

Regarding his reasons for the change of political heart, the one-time easy rider cited the many lies of the current administration...

...but since he made the statement while he was in France(!) receiving that nation's Order of Commander of Arts and Letters, it's entirely possible he was lying.

(Hey, when in Rome...)

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