The Senator posing with the Superman statue in downtown Metropolis, Illinois

Barack Obama at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York City: "Contrary to the rumors you have heard, I was not born in a manger. I was actually born on Krypton and sent here by my father, Jor-el, to save the planet Earth."

Comicbookresources.com: "The Democratic Senator from Illinois also referenced geek paragon Mad Magazine, remarking, “It’s been said that I share the politics of Alfred E. Smith and the ears of Alfred E. Neuman.”