For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were guardians of peace… before the Dark Times. Before the Empire. Then out of the ruins of the Freedom Star came a lone Jedi would could rebuild the Old Republic into the bloated, cumbersome, monolithic democracy that allowed the Empire to take over in the first place.
Wait… what am I talking about again? Was this a movie or real life? Screw it. Here’s a photo of the leader of the Free World playing with a plastic toy!
When I was in 9th grade, Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace came to theaters much to the delight of geeks like me. One day after school, a bunch of guys in my class went to see the flick in Boston and came back to the school to grab the late bus home. It seems all 10 of them had bought lightsabers just like the one our president is holding and were having a massive battle in the parking lot. We were 14 and I remember thinking “Aren’t we a little old for this?” But hey, this shows the Prez is a geek with a good sense of humor and it’s not like he was playing with it while some little kid looked on without a toy of his own to play with.
God damn it Barack… I want to like you so bad. You’re the freaking President of the United States of America! If you knew this photo opp was coming, make sure the staff had an extra one on hand for the kid. Maybe a green one so you and the kid can play Obi-Wan and Qui Gon Jinn. And while you’re at it, have them toss a red, double bladed Darth Maul lightsaber to Hillary so you can fake a beat down on her for trying to brand you a Muslim extremist during the campaign.
No comments:
Post a Comment