DTM's Philosophy

I do what I can

Posts tagged Star Trek

19 notes

denverpost: Obama says he can’t ‘Jedi mind meld’ a budget deal To the dismay of picky sci-fi fans nationwide, a combative President Barack Obama blamed Republican lawmakers Friday for failing to stop automatic spending cuts from beginning to kick in late in the day, arguing he can’t perform a “Jedi mind meld” to get Republicans to agree on a deal. As Peter Griffin would say, “D’oh.” Technicality aside, knowing that the President would use a pop culture reference to help us all better understand the complexities of something like this budget deal does make it seem more real, and something I can relate to better. The fact that he used (or at least tried to use) the “Jedi Mind Trick” implies a couple things to me: 1. The President is, in fact, a Jedi - which we should all support. 2. That the Congress is “weak-minded,” since a Jedi mind trick is most effective against those unattuned to the Force.

denverpost:

Obama says he can’t ‘Jedi mind meld’ a budget deal

To the dismay of picky sci-fi fans nationwide, a combative President Barack Obama blamed Republican lawmakers Friday for failing to stop automatic spending cuts from beginning to kick in late in the day, arguing he can’t perform a “Jedi mind meld” to get Republicans to agree on a deal.

As Peter Griffin would say, “D’oh.”

Technicality aside, knowing that the President would use a pop culture reference to help us all better understand the complexities of something like this budget deal does make it seem more real, and something I can relate to better.

The fact that he used (or at least tried to use) the “Jedi Mind Trick” implies a couple things to me:

1. The President is, in fact, a Jedi - which we should all support.

2. That the Congress is “weak-minded,” since a Jedi mind trick is most effective against those unattuned to the Force.

Filed under star wars Denver Post jedi knight...duh geek technicality Barack Obama budget deal pop culture references star trek