Twitter immediately jumped on the remark. There are Jedi mind tricks and Vulcan mind melds, but - last we checked - a Jedi mind meld doesn’t exist they’re not even in the same sci-fi universe. Yeah, “Jedi mind meld”? That’s not really a thing. How could you possibly have confused Star Trek and Star Wars? We find your lack of nerd nuance … disturbing.įor those that don’t know - i.e., those not on the internet Friday afternoon - during a press conference about his discussions with Congressional leaders to avoid the federal spending cuts known as the “sequester,” President Obama said, “I know that this has been some of the conventional wisdom that’s been floating around Washington that somehow, even though most people agree that I’m being reasonable, that most people agree I’m presenting a fair deal, the fact that they don’t take it means that I should somehow, you know, do a Jedi mind meld with these folks and convince them to do what’s right.” For so long you have come off as One of Us with your Vulcan salutes and bringing Wookiees to the White House. Maybe Obama could use a bit of the Force to achieve a bit of mind meld.Oh, Obama. “Give me an example of what I’m supposed to do,” he said to a reporter, suggesting the White House and Republicans just can’t find an earthly way to agree. Obama rattled off the things he would accept as long as Republicans would accept more revenue. They accepted some earlier this year as part of a deal to extend Bush era tax cuts for most Americans. House Speaker John Boehner, appearing at his own press conference up on Capitol Hill, said Republicans wouldn’t accept any more addition revenue - taxes - as part of any deficit reduction plan. Obama complained that Republicans won’t negotiate with him. If America can bring Star Wars and Star Trek together like that, why can’t she fix the deficit? Abrams is signed on to direct a Star Wars reboot. The two franchises will now sort of be linked since Star Trek reboot director J.J. Of course, there is an argument that he could be forgiven for the mix-up. The people who spend a lot of time on Twitter in the middle of the day, naturally got immediately diverted from sequestration and decided instead to poke fun at the Sci-Fi/Fantasy conflagration by the commander-in-chief. ![]() But in equating the two, the president erred. And there is Vulcan Mind Meld, from Star Trek. Jedi mind meld? There are Jedi mind tricks, of course, from Star Wars. I can speak to the American people about the consequences of the decisions this Congress is making or the lack of decision-making by Congress. What I can do is I can make the best possible case for why we need to do the right thing. The speaker of the House and the leader of the Senate and all those folks have responsibilities. ![]() We have a - a constitutional system of government. And - and I - and I - I know that this has been some of the conventional wisdom that’s been floating around Washington that somehow, even though most people agree that I’m being reasonable, that most people agree I’m presenting a fair deal, the fact that they don’t take it means that I should somehow, you know, do a Jedi mind meld with these folks and convince them to do what’s right. So ultimately, if Mitch McConnell or John Boehner say “we need to go to catch a plane,” I can’t have Secret Service block the doorway, right?
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