Home | WebMail | Register or Login

      Calgary | Regions | Local Traffic Report | Advertise on Action News | Contact

Login

Login

Please fill in your credentials to login.

Don't have an account? Register Sign up now.

Posted: 2024-07-29T10:10:37Z | Updated: 2024-07-29T13:08:29Z

San Diego Comic-Con attendees were surprised on Saturday when The Simpsons creator Matt Groening introduced a superfan before tossing to a video of Vice President Kamala Harris quoting from the show in 2013.

In the clip, the presumptive Democratic nominee read a line from the iconic Treehouse of Horror VII episode where Kang and Kodos impersonate then-President Bill Clinton and Bob Dole at a 1996 presidential debate.

Our country should move forward, not backward; upward, not forward; and always twirling, twirling, twirling toward freedom, said Harris in the clip.

The clip of the then-California attorney general stems from a 2013 University of Chicago scavenger hunt where students were challenged to get an elected official to read the line, the A.V. Club reported .

Support Free Journalism

Consider supporting HuffPost starting at $2 to help us provide free, quality journalism that puts people first.

Thank you for your past contribution to HuffPost. We are sincerely grateful for readers like you who help us ensure that we can keep our journalism free for everyone.

The stakes are high this year, and our 2024 coverage could use continued support. Would you consider becoming a regular HuffPost contributor?

Thank you for your past contribution to HuffPost. We are sincerely grateful for readers like you who help us ensure that we can keep our journalism free for everyone.

The stakes are high this year, and our 2024 coverage could use continued support. We hope you'll consider contributing to HuffPost once more.

Support HuffPost

The footage reportedly sparked cheers from the panels audience. The Hollywood Reporter noted that Comic-Con attendees seemed to believe that Harris filmed the video for the event.

Harris Comic-Con moment arrives more than three years after Simpsons fans likened her outfit at President Joe Biden s inauguration to Lisa Simpsons look in the Bart to the Future episode from 2000.

Lisa Simpson, who appears as the first straight female president in the episode, reveals that her administration inherited quite a budget crunch from former President Donald Trump .

Support Free Journalism

Consider supporting HuffPost starting at $2 to help us provide free, quality journalism that puts people first.

Thank you for your past contribution to HuffPost. We are sincerely grateful for readers like you who help us ensure that we can keep our journalism free for everyone.

The stakes are high this year, and our 2024 coverage could use continued support. Would you consider becoming a regular HuffPost contributor?

Thank you for your past contribution to HuffPost. We are sincerely grateful for readers like you who help us ensure that we can keep our journalism free for everyone.

The stakes are high this year, and our 2024 coverage could use continued support. We hope you'll consider contributing to HuffPost once more.

Support HuffPost

The Simpsons writer Al Jean said on social media that Harris look thats similar to Lisa Simpson is a prediction from the show that hes proud to be a part of.

Support Free Journalism

Consider supporting HuffPost starting at $2 to help us provide free, quality journalism that puts people first.

Thank you for your past contribution to HuffPost. We are sincerely grateful for readers like you who help us ensure that we can keep our journalism free for everyone.

The stakes are high this year, and our 2024 coverage could use continued support. Would you consider becoming a regular HuffPost contributor?

Thank you for your past contribution to HuffPost. We are sincerely grateful for readers like you who help us ensure that we can keep our journalism free for everyone.

The stakes are high this year, and our 2024 coverage could use continued support. We hope you'll consider contributing to HuffPost once more.

Support HuffPost