Star Wars Election Guide
Posted on January 9, 2008
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Thanks Rex for the greatness to be found below . . . WTF?
Hello America!
As you may know, 2008 is going to be a g-rate year. I am so excited!
There is to be a presidential election this year! Hoo-ray! Exciting
times, exciting times. And whoa… so confusing! So much talking, so
much anal-yzing, so much research to do to be sure the person who wins
your vote truly reflects your values and goals for the executive of
this g-rate nation.
Man, it’s going to be tough.
Well, this is for those of you who say “To heck with that!” and are
more interested in voting for a candidate based on snap judgments and
small pop culture sound bites. For those of you who think it might be
fun to vote somewhat randomly and therefore completely obliterate the
careful work of concerned and involved citizens… I mean really, look
how Bush turned out… can you really expect these people to act
predictably based on what they say in the election cycle? Heck no!
So without further a-doo-doo, here is your
Star Wars Guide to The Candidates
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Darth McCain
I had to get this one out of the way
right from the top, because I know some of you were thinking “Hey,
Vader being a powerful black man…” but NO! You need to drop those
stereotypes, mister! Obama isn’t remotely like Vader, and besides, as
we learned in Episode VI, Vader was a cracker! Heavily scarred by
traumatic experiences, torture, manipulation, the 2000 Republican
primaries… he has the reputation of a “maverick”… remember the
arbitrary slaughter of Imperial officers? the offer to Luke to join
him?
…but Darth McCain ultimately serves the Emperor, voting with him
almost every time. McCain could be redeemed someday, but only by
succumbing to Force Lightning and tossing the Emperor into a pit…
something he has thus far refused to do. Let’s stay in Iraq… err…
Tatooine… forever!
onward!
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J’han Solo
Umm… Edwards… ahhh, health care, faster withdrawal from Iraq than uhhh… didn’t he play the president in Air Force One?
ummm…. He’ll stand up to the Hutt business interests… uhhhh…
Goddamn, he’s pretty. Quick, lock him in a sheet of Carbonite so I can
hang him on my wall.
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Admiral Akbill
Man, I tell you what… you read
Admiral Akbar’s resume, take a look at his long career, his
credentials, and it’s amazingly clear how qualified he is to run a
major government. What about his prescient snap evaluation… “It’s a
trap!” We sure could have used that in Iraq. Well-suited to command,
noble, respected by his followers and his peers… but then, Akbar is
from a place most people don’t care about (Mon Calamari? Are you
serious?) and looks vaguely ethnic… is he, I don’t know… too fishy
to be prez? Anyway, he deserves your vote. Who this Richardson cat is,
I have no idea.
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Limbba the Hutt
Oops, my bad, not a candidate. Sorry!
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Grand Moff Giuliani
We need a president who has
experience running a large, unwieldy government. Like the Empire. “Hey,
they said it was unmanageable, ungovernable… a large majority wanted
to leave and live somewhere else,” his campaign ads say. Well, Giuliani
certainly turned things around… he built the Death Star! “By the time
I left office,” he continues, “the Death Star was the best example of
conservative government in the galaxy!” Some folks might disagree with
his foreign policy, though, consisting as it does of pretty much
blasting whole planets into rubble.
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Whobacca
Mrrrrrawwwwkkk!!!! Gronnnnkkkk!!!
Mrran… wua ga ma uma ahuma ooma. “Whobacca?!?!”… GRONK!
“Gravelbacca!!!” Hnn-rowr yrroonn nng rarrr!
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Mitt Skywalker
Not quite as pretty as J’han Solo.
But pretty. Kind of like how Aragorn was never quite as pretty as
Legolas, except different. Anyway, Mitt’s biggest appeal is that he’s
the likeable doofus scampering around the galaxy in search of himself,
always haunted by the spectre of his father. On the downside, he’s so
conflicted it’s hard to know where his true allegiances lie… he’s
infatuated with his own twin sister, he listens to apparitions of old
men, he preaches religious tolerance… but only for those who believe
in The Force. Sort of gives the impression he’s been knocked off his
Tauntaun a few too many times.
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onward!
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Princess Leia Orbama of Alderaan, IL
A young idealist constantly criticized for her “inexperience”, Senator Leia Orbama once faced down Lord Vader with “Darth Vader. Only you could be so bold… and so stupid.”
Pwned! Ultimately might make a good team with J’han Solo, if they can
get past their differences of opinion. Orbama shows pragmatism,
thoughtfulness, and excellent presentation at official ceremonies, and
yet can be a ruthless tactician and even a commando when the sitch
requires it. A long experience in grassroots organization (on Endor),
and also, pretty.
I cn haz Bootz. O yes.
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Wicket Huckabee
Speaking of Endor, that sort of
weird foresty place where the Ewoks frolic and enjoy each other’s
company, right-to-work laws, and a ban on gay marriage, who’d have ever
thought Wicket, a Republican true believer in The Force, could ever
have risen to lead such a traditionally Democratic tribe? I mean, it’s
inspirational that he lost 105 pounds (he only weighs about 45 now!)
and plays the bass, but can you really imagine introducing him to the
UN General Assembly? “Ladies and Gentlemen, President Wicket!” How
ridiculous. I don’t think so.
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Duncan Biggs Hunter Darklighter
Certainly the
candidate with the most dramatic name, unfortunately this veteran
congressman and member of the Armed Services Committee hates women and
loves the unborn. Also known as “Red Three”; George Lucas doesn’t
really give us much more to go on, except for a vague homoerotic
testimonial offered by Skywalker, who says (huskily) “We’re a couple of
shooting stars, Biggs, and we’ll never be stopped.” O rly?
Seriously, look it up in the book… it’s near the end.
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Nute Dodd-Gunray
Not to be confused with Newt
Gunray, who isn’t running, Nute Dodd-Gunray is primarily backed by the
financial services industry, which he also just happens to regulate as
chairman of the Trade Federation.
Hmmm.
Interesting.
Hmmm.
Interesting.
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Obi-ron Paul-obi
Widely respected for his stubborn
belief that the whole universe should be run just like his neighborhood
on the backwater planet Tatooine, Obi-ron spends a lot of time
wistfully remembering the Old Republic. He practices a peculiar
interpretation of The Force, in which reducing government to only local
control and returning to the gold standard is the answer. Obi-ron
reluctantly returned the contributions of the Tusken Raiders and Jawas,
whose politics of ethnic slaughter and droid slave trade he justifies
as “states rights”. While his anti-Empire foreign policy excites the
Rebel Alliance, it’s pretty much a Jedi mind trick. He’s still a crazy
old guy living in the desert.
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Boba Fredtt
A fearsome enforcer for sale to the
highest bidder, there’s a reason they kept Boba Fredtt in the
background and didn’t let him talk for all that time. It turns out that
when you give him a microphone and encourage him to take a bigger role,
he’s actually kind of dim and boring, even with a kick-ass spacesuit.
Remember, when he was on Jabba’s sand yacht, a temporarily blinded
Solo whacked him with a stick, ignited his rocket pack, and sent him
hurtling into the mouth of the Sarlacc monster. Hey, if Solo can
humiliate him while blinded, do you really want him as your nominee?
Embarrassing, right?
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Tom TanGreedo
Meh, TanGreedo was a xenophobic freak who got wiped out early.
Don’t need to worry about him.
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Jar Jar Kucinich
Nuff said.
Okay, really unfair. But remember how the Gungans were sort of
these peacenik bumbly guys who sent Jar Jar to represent them in the
Republic Government and then he sort of inadvertently started the Clone
Wars or something? Kucinich actually admitted to believing in UFOs,
man. I mean, everyone believes, but you don’t go around admitting it.
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SeeJoe Threepio
See, the funny thing about Cjoe3PO
is that he’d probably make a pretty good leader. The Ewoks thought he
was a god, remember? He’s smart, informed, an excellent protocol droid,
but he annoys the crap out of everyone because you can’t shut him up.
Still, he’s been around since Episode I and looks pretty impressive
when he gets all shined up. We could do worse. And what would be more
kick-ass than Vice President Artoo? A mega-improvement, I’m just sayin’.
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Hillando Clintrissian
Here’s the thing. The
Millenium Falcon was hers to begin with. She only lost it to Bill on a
bet. Then she got caught up in that whole Cloud City thing in the
Bespin system, which proved she could govern, I guess, but she’s kinda
hoping you won’t remember that she totally sold out the Rebels to Darth
Vader. That’s how J’han Solo wound up encased in Carbonite and Leia
ended up in a bikini on a chain. Hmmm. Actually, not so bad! And
Hillando did do some nifty piloting against the New and
Improved Death Star. Didn’t she also record “Caribbean Queen (No More
Love On The Run)”?
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The thing that scares me is when you talk to her staff, they’re like
totally dedicated, but kinda scary. Everybody says how Hillando demands
their loyalty and efficiency. All we all going to end up being taken
over by our Bluetooths? Isn’t this getting a little close to Borg
territory, which would be a radically different story? Hillando… I
just don’t know.
Well, that pretty much wraps it up from here. Unfortunately, my favorite candidate isn’t running.
“Do or do not… there is no try.”
“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”
“Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter.”
“Adventure. Heh. Excitement. Heh. A Jedi craves not these things.”
“Named must your fear be before banish it you can.”
Vote.
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