Abrams, who is set to direct the new "Star Wars" film along with his "Trek" sequels. One person who has to be happy about this "Wars"/"Trek" fusion? J.J. Nerd culture is predictably unhappy with the misstatement: (Making the best of a sci fi gaffe that set nerd-dom ablazemerging the 'Jedi mind trick' of Star Wars with Star Treks 'Vulcan mind meld'the White House Tweeted out a photo of Obama from the. Perhaps he's trying to distance himself further from Spock by blithely mixing up the two rival sci-fi franchises. WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama couldnt bring two battling political parties together to. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA POLITICS FORCED SPENDING CUTS SEQUESTRATION. Star Trek actress, Nichelle Nichols posts this image, on twitter of herself and. President Barack Obama jumbled the two most successful science fiction franchises during a news conference to discuss automatic spending cuts. However, he is a fan of the series, making the "Live long and prosper" hand sign in the Oval Office with "Trek" star Nichelle Nichols. Jedi mind-meld: Obama flubs Star Trek jargon. (Making the best of a sci fi gaffe that set nerd-dom ablazemerging the 'Jedi mind trick' of Star Wars with Star Trek's 'Vulcan mind meld'the White House Tweeted out a photo of Obama from the. President Obama is often compared to Spock, the mind-melding Vulcan who is certainly not a Jedi, though he has rejected those comparisons. In "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home," Spock mind-melds with two humpback whales in order to tell them that the passengers of the "Enterprise" wanted to help them save Earth. Most famously, Obi-Wan Kenobi convinces Darth Vader's stormtroopers, about to steal C-3PO and R2D2, that the two fleeing robots "aren't the droids you're looking for."Ī "mind meld," in "Star Trek," is performed by Vulcans in order to convey history, thoughts and information, as well as to learn about the subject's motivations. In the "Star Wars" films, a "Jedi mind trick" is a way of using hypnosis - perhaps accompanied by a subtle hand gesture - in order to convince someone of something contrary to fact. Even though most people agree that Im being reasonable that. However, the president - with much else on his mind - has conflated two sci-fi franchises. Obama Combines Star Trek And Star Wars References, Outrages Nerds President Obama made a confusing reference about a 'jedi mind-meld.' BuzzFeed breaks down the presidents galactic gaffe. President Obama: I cant do a jedi mind meld.
In his press conference today, President Obama said he was unable to perform a "Jedi mind meld" with Republicans in Congress in order to convince them that they ought to trim spending and avert the sequester.
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