It isn't necessary. The entire accusation is beyond retarded and Rush should know better than to even pursue that kind of idiocy. As far as why Nolan chose Bane, his first choice WAS the Riddler but he only wanted Leonardo DiCaprio to play him but DiCaprio couldn't because of other projects so The Riddler was scrapped. The Dark knight movies are dark and gritty, the villains the most dark and devious of the lot and Bane was by all means a good choice for the movie because in the comics he is the one who Fs up Batman by breaking his back. He also has actual intellegence in the comics and is thus an intellectual foe of Bruce Wayne on a scale that other villains aren't. The character of Bane and the plot of this movie is perfectly in line with the first two even though he might not be a "fan favorite". To even broach the comparison of Bane/Bain in terms of Presidential politics is beyond even the stupidest of political conspiracy theories. Why Rush, if he wants to remain a serious commentator on politics, would even give it a moment of time is beyond me. His listeners should expect more.