ITEM! Obama Makes British Prime Minister Watch Star Wars

So about a week ago, the Prime Minister Gordon Brown came to the White House to talk to Obama about, I don't know, the economy, probably? The details of their meeting do not concern us, but what does, is the contents of the world-leadery gifts they exchanged.

Brown gave Obama some a pencil holder made out of a Historically Important Boat, while Obama gave Brown a "specially ordered" AFI 25 Greatest American Movie DVD Set.

Okay, now before we all start hemming and hawing about how incredibly lame it is to give someone a freakin' DVD in this day and age, bare with me. The important thing about this gift is the movies that were included in the set, according to the Daily Mail (verifiable accuracy not included):


Please note #13 on the list...little movie called STAR WARS: EPISODE IV - A NEW HOPE.

THAT'S why Obama didn't give him the movies on Blu-ray! This whole "25 DVD Set" is just the first step in a plan to make all the world leaders watch Star Wars, which as we all know, is not currently available on Blu-ray.

I think basically Obama must be a closet Star Wars fan (he was fifteen when New Hope came out, nuff said?), and is surreptitiously trying to get all the other world leaders to watch the movies again so he has someone to talk about them with (his kids are probably into like Twilight or something).

How I think Gordon and Obama's next meeting might go, after the jump...



Just one question remains...was it the Special Edition?

Change We Can Believe In: New Attorney General Kind of Looks Like Lando

Honestly, it's a stretch. But even the faintest resemblance of Clinton Era Deputy AG (and future Obama Era AG) Eric Holder to Lando Calrissian is enough to send the Wonkette comment boards into a reference frenzy. Some highlights:

superfecta says at 4:31 pm, November 18th, 2008

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Is it too geeky to suggest that someone must have told Obama about his little maneuver at the Battle of Tanaab?

Godot says at 4:34 pm, November 18th, 2008

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superfecta: Bill Clinton just said he was a fair lawyer, he didn’t think they were looking for someone to lead this crazy thing.

Serolf Divad says at 4:37 pm, November 18th, 2008

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Don’t worry, he’s just made a deal that will keep the empire off our backs forever.

O'Rourke says at 4:42 pm, November 18th, 2008

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He’s got a lotta nerve coming back here after what he pulled.

null says at 4:44 pm, November 18th, 2008

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It’s a trap!

MarieDeGournay says at 5:08 pm, November 18th, 2008

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I can see it now! Eric Holder flying the Millenium Falcon out of the exploding Congressional Dome yelling, “YEEEEEEHAAAAA!” FTW

Team Arctic says at 5:52 pm, November 18th, 2008

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I’m afraid his subpoena powers will be quite operational when the Republicans arrive.

Oh fun. I love politics. But on a serious note, more Clinton Era cronies in the Obama cabinet?

This deal's getting worse all the time!

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Now Is The Time To Vote

Today is the one day of the year we at Geekanerd put away thoughts of Star Wars and Batman and instead concern ourselves with getting out to the polls and voting for the candidates we believe in. We hope you'll do the same.

Just in case you forgot your polling place, you can find it online at Vote411.org.

If you were wondering which presidential candidate would get the coveted Geekanerd endorsement, I'll have to disappoint you. As far as our punditry goes, our audience comes to us for talk about video games and funny books, it'd be a bit disingenuous to suddenly act like we're an authority on politics (those some of us are pretty damn wonkish).

But just so you don't go off to the polls feeling shorted, check out some of our favorite political portraits by famous comic artists and illustrators, after the jump...

Lovely portrait by Alex Ross.

Hilarious, But can anyone tell me who this artist is?

Illustrator Zina Saunder's take on Joe The Plumber

A t-shirt design from Eugenio Perez Jr.

Legendary caricature artist Drew Friedman's take on the candidates

Good Ol' Hellboy...this piece is for sale on ebay!

The times, they are a changin.

But What Does The Joker Think of The Economic Crisis?

There seem to be a great many things happening in this place called America...sure am glad I don't live there. I mean, technically NYC seceded from the union in like, 1988, right? Right? Is it hot in here, or is it just me?

Anyway, we should all probably take a minute out of our busy schedules to watch the debate tonight. Rock Band II will still be there when it's over. In the meantime, here's a little refresher on the Big Bailout from George Bush and his Wall Street cronies, with commentary from everyone's favorite Agent of Chaos.



This is the best DK mashup I've seen since our own Albo created the legend of Patrick Batman.

"The Empire Strikes Barack" Is Over, Is It Time For "Return of the Good Guy"?

In case you haven't been paying attention, the Dems have settled their little scuffle and Barack Obama has pretty much cinched the party nomination for the next presidential election. This is good news for us because I think our chances of talking him into a G'nerd exclusive Rock Band showdown are somewhat higher than they were with Hillary.

Hilary Clinton is a Geekanerd:Calls Cheney Darth Vader

Ben Smith at Politico is reporting that yesterday Hilary Clinton set her sights on the Geekanerd demo by accusing Vice President Dick Cheney of being the most notorious of Sith Lords at a New York fundraiser. She said, and I quote:

Vice President [Dick] Cheney came up to see the Republicans yesterday. You can always tell when the Republicans are getting restless, because the Vice President’s motorcade pulls into the Capitol, and Darth Vader emerges.

Snap! In other news, Googling "darth cheney" will get you a surprising number of pictures of the Vice Sithident.

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