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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsStar Trek makes Stacey Abrams president of United Earth - and stokes conservative anger
The Georgia gubernatorial candidate and voting rights campaigner Stacey Abrams has been made president of United Earth.
The honour, which a leading conservative website said Abrams did not deserve, was bestowed by the Paramount+ TV series Star Trek: Discovery, in its season four finale.
Abrams is a self-confessed Star Trek superfan. In 2019, she told the New York Times she binged on episodes during her last run for governor.
I love Voyager and I love Discovery and of course I respect the original, she said, but I revere The Next Generation.
Michelle Paradise, executive producer of Star Trek: Discovery, told Variety the show decided it needed a figure of suitable gravitas.
When the time came to start talking about the president of Earth, she said, it seemed like, Well, who better to represent that than her?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/19/stacey-abrams-president-earth-star-trek-georgia-governor
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Man, they can get bent out of shape over the least little thing!
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)RAB910
(3,484 posts)hermetic
(8,301 posts)And congrats President Abrams. I love it!
Budi
(15,325 posts)"See Me. I will quietly destroy you with one look"
agingdem
(7,804 posts)Minnie Mouse, Dr. Seuss, Big Bird, Putin, January 6, vaccines, masks, guns, racism...how dare we call out conservative assholes on their never-ending stupidity... they're so sensitive...
Jilly_in_VA
(9,940 posts)THE IRONY!
Simeon Salus
(1,141 posts)That's freakin' awesome!
Budi
(15,325 posts)Stacey Abrams makes cameo as United Earth president on 'Star Trek: Discovery'
https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/598617-stacey-abrams-makes-cameo-on-star-trek-discovery%3famp
Meanwhile, Ted Cruz says he's not going live on Stacy Abrams Earth
Ted Cruz not interested in living on Stacey Abrams United Earth
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/the-jolt-ted-cruz-not-interested-in-living-on-stacey-abrams-united-earth/FRSYGP2NXRFIRMOPDUSOVRXPVM/%3foutputType=amp
BYE TED
Doc Sportello
(7,484 posts)I like the sound of that.
As for the repub whiners, get back to us when you've sent dump to jail, along with the other architects and enablers of the insurrection, and sworn off the traitors in your midst. Oh yeah, you would have no party left.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)That show always does it right! Screw anyone who doesnt get it!
dchill
(38,432 posts)Because everyone knows Star Trek is Republican territory.
I'm dripping with sarcasm, right now.
electric_blue68
(14,807 posts)Very cool to see her on DISC. 👍❤️
Jilly_in_VA
(9,940 posts)Deep State Witch
(10,409 posts)The negative comments from Trekkies. Most of them older, white males who complain about DISCO being too "woke".
Jaysus - Trek was "woke" before "woke" was cool!
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