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BarackTheVote

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29. Truly, if one could combine the Jedi mind trick

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 02:06 PM

Mar 2013

and the Vulcan mind meld, one could rule the galaxy!

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Obama: I Can�t Use �Jedi Mindmeld� On Congress To Fix Sequestration [View all] ProSense Mar 2013 OP

Dumbest thing he's ever said KamaAina Mar 2013 #1

Damnit Jim, I am a President not a geek! longship Mar 2013 #7

Yes! Jeff In Milwaukee Mar 2013 #13

True, it's the Jedi mind trick. JaneyVee Mar 2013 #15

I am taking it as purposeful mockery of the American people: Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #21

.. one_voice Mar 2013 #28

$1 trillion for DHS alone, $1 trillion for the TSA/spy tech industry, zero wall street regulation, Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #30

Silly Glassunion Mar 2013 #2

LOL Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #12

But wouldn't it be cool... Jeff In Milwaukee Mar 2013 #14

No! No! Obama! How could you??? Jedi MIND TRICKS -- VULCAN Mind Meld! IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #3

Photoshops of Spock with a light saber appear online in 3, 2, 1... JHB Mar 2013 #8

Spock would have made an excellent Jedi 0rganism Mar 2013 #9

I *still* expect better from Obama - and isn't that from the "reboot" -- IdaBriggs Mar 2013 #10

someone please photoshop PBO's face in there� PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE KittyWampus Mar 2013 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author KamaAina Mar 2013 #4

Nerds on Twitter are pissed off. Squeaky voices of the world, unite. nt Comrade_McKenzie Mar 2013 #5

I think he gave an OUTSTANDING statement and the Q&A's were informative gateley Mar 2013 #6

Obama is in bed with wall street and the banksters who have been pushing for "austerity", forever. Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #16

You know, ProSense Mar 2013 #18

Please witness the larger picture in some detail, with much omitted for purposes of brevity: Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #20

I love that ProSense Mar 2013 #27

You have failed to read the second sentence about workers not sharing in the profits, Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #32

Wait ProSense Mar 2013 #34

Yup. "Look! There's a Republican!" woo me with science Mar 2013 #24

Obama ProSense Mar 2013 #31

No, the very rich "won". None of that will make much difference at all. It's pitiful on the grand Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #33

They ProSense Mar 2013 #35

Or Vulcan Mindmeld, either. MineralMan Mar 2013 #17

DISAPPOINTING. Brickbat Mar 2013 #19

Let's all be sure to go Sheldon Cooper on his ass bigbrother05 Mar 2013 #22

He's trying to pander to both sides of the SciFi aisle! Pick a lane Mr. President. Pick a lane. KittyWampus Mar 2013 #25

Lucky this happened AFTER the election napkinz Mar 2013 #23

Neither mix metaphors nor fandoms, Mr. President! eShirl Mar 2013 #26

Truly, if one could combine the Jedi mind trick BarackTheVote Mar 2013 #29

This is a purposeful distraction, a weapon of mass distraction. Talk about this, and not the Fire Walk With Me Mar 2013 #36

grover norquist need to be trashed to the core. pansypoo53219 Mar 2013 #37

The reporter that asked that sounded like so many DU posts treestar Mar 2013 #38