In a recent interview Mark Hamill, the man who played Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy, said that if he had to compare President Obama to a character from Star Wars he would choose a combo of Yoda and Obi Wan Kenobi.
We asked our twitter followers to fill out the rest of the equation and name the "Star Wars" character they would associate with Mitt Romney. We got hundreds of responses (people on the Internet like "Star Wars" apparently?) which ranged from the good the bad and the ugly.
Somehow, there were two votes for Pizza the Hut (Jabba's "Spaceballs" knock-off). Another said: "the slime trail that follows Jabba the Hut". Another suggested Mitt Romney was comparable to the "skinny thing sitting *next* to Jabba the Hut" (his name is Salacious B. Crumb)
Number 3/2 is a tie of two no-brainers: Darth Vader and the Emperor.
And Number 1: Our twitter followers overwhelmingly associate Mitt Romney with the greatest Star Wars villain of them all Jar-Jar Binks. This was far and away the most popular pick, as @Slichtor put it: "None of the darths (Vader etc). I don’t think he’s that cunning; it’s just political expediency. Annoying/void of substance=Jar Jar."
Honorable mention goes to @_Zakdaddy— who was the only respondent to submit the name Malakili. He's the jerk from "Return of the Jedi" who was in charge of the Rancor. That's just deep.
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I would add he is one of the Jawas, they both will say anything to make the deal.
as to ed schultz is Glen beck's older brother
so if we thing about this, Ed Schultz has a news program on the lowest rated cable new channel. Glen Beck left fox started his own TV network and in the first 6 months made 17 million more than fox was paying him. Good analogy. You can now watch Glen's new TV network on dish 212, or apple tv, or the web. Opera doesn't even own OWN.
I think president Obama believes himself to be Chancellor Palpatine, when in reality he is Jar Jar ( as displayed by his debate performance.)
Beck has more viewers because there are more stupid people than there are intelligent ones.
Barack Obama is to Obi Wan, as Mitt Romney is to...Pinocchio
I picked Darth Maul...Who was Thoroughly defeated by the Baddest padawan of all time, The Masterful Obi Wan Kenobi!....
Sponge Bob...because he lives in his own little world...lol
I compare Romney to a pod person from "Invasion of the Body Snatchers".
Ed Schultz is to Rosie O'Donnell as President Obama is to President Obama.
You make as much sense as Romney!!
Mitt = EV-9D9 - the evil droid who torturers and destroys other droids; seen in Return of the Jedi in Jabba's palace.
Mitt comes off as a buffoon but in reality he is evil; remember his smirks, etc. He is no Jar Jar - or C3P0 = both who have kindness at heart.
obama to Yoda since both are wise and effective and romney well just spongebob in his own little world and those who continue to insult ed get over yourselves its just facts and im not speaking out of MSNBC person im speaking form watching every news network even fox although i don't like it
If we are talking about Universes or Galaxies.. Mitt Romney is simply just a black hole drowning out any hope of light & brighter days. Eating stars until there is none left.
...Faust.
Roll on thunder shine on lightnin' the days are long and the nights are frightnin'
Nothing matters anyway and that's the hell of it
Winter comes and the winds blow colder, well some grew wiser you just grew older
And you never listened anyway and that's the hell of it
Good for nothin', bad in bed, nobody likes you and you're better off dead goodbye
We've all come to say goodbye, goodbye
Born defeated died in vain
Super destruction you were hooked on pain and tho' your music lingers on
All of us are glad you're gone
If I could live my life half as worthlessly as you
I'm convinced that I'd wind up burning too
Love yourself as you love no other be no man's fool be no man's brother
We're all born to die alone y'know that's the hell of it
Life's a game where they're bound to beat you and time's a trick they can turn to cheat you
And we only waste it anyway and that's the hell of it
Good for nothin', bad in bed, nobody likes you and you're better off dead goodbye
We've all come to say goodbye
Born defeated died in vain
Super destruction you were hooked on pain and tho' your music lingers on
All of us are glad you're gone
- Phantom of the Paradise
Pinocchio
(Mitt Romney) who is brought to life by a blue fairy, who tells him he can
become a real boy (President) if he proves himself "brave, truthful, and
unselfish". Thus begin the puppet's adventures to become a real boy (President),
which involve many encounters with a host of unsavory characters. The fairy
tells Pinocchio (Mitt) that if he wants to become a real boy (President) of
flesh and blood he must prove himself to be brave, truthful and unselfish and
able to tell right from wrong by listening to his conscience.
Pinocchio (Mitt Romney) does not understand what a conscience is. Pinocchio
(Mitt Romney) tells an overblown story to hide his shame, but with each lie his
nose grows and grows until it is like the branch of a tree. Soon Pinocchio
(Mitt Romney) befriends Lampwick (Paul Ryan), a misbehaved and destructive boy.
Soon Pinocchio (Mitt Romney) and the others arrive on the island in Florida,
where they write off 47% of the American people.
darth vader. both were corrupted by the dark side of the force
Actually, the fictional archetypes shouldn't be from "Star Wars"...
Barack Obama -> Robin Hood
Joe Biden -> Little John
Mitt Romney -> Prince John
Paul Ryan -> Sheriff of Nottingham
Michelle -> Maid Marian
One more name to fit the archetype...
Bill Clinton -> King Richard the Lionhearted
Mitt Romney=Eddie Haskell on Leave it to Beaver.
NO, NO, NO, NO!!! Paul Ryan is Eddie Haskell. Mitt Romney is Gordon Gekko.
and Romney is Star Wars Jar-Jar Binks is #1? REALLY? I would give it to the #6 pick Grand Moff Tarkin (Peter Cushing). he may not destroy planets BUT he sure does destroy American companies
btw, Ann Romney comes across as Leona Helmsley with a little more "smooth" and are the 5 Romney boys the Monty Python Upper Class Twits?
I picked a mixed between Darth Vader and Palpatine
"Romulian Romney" would be out of place in Star Wars. He is right at home as the Romulian Commander of his Bird Of Prey. In the universe of Star Trek. Now this GOP/RNC "Romulian Commander" is very confusing to his own crew/campaign, and to the other Romulian's on his home planet of Romulus. Yes America! The GOP/RNC "Romulian Commander" continues to violate the Neutral Zone, and is always in complete denial. The GOP/Tea Begger is proud to start wars around the galaxy, and he likes others to do the fighting for him. Everyone in the RNC/Romulian High Command knows that "Romulian Commander Mitt" was a hugt draft dodger. The GOP Romulian Commander loves to hide out in his 'quiet rooms' with his very rich friends when on Romulus. This is a much more accurate description America of the GOP/RNC "Alien and Chief."
Obama is to Obi Wan as Mitt Robme is to (as Jon Stewart calls it) PRESIDENT OF" BS MOUNTAIN"
Love this!!!!!
Barack Obama is to Obi Wan as Mitt Romney is to Black Bart...
Barack Obama is to Obi Wan as Mitt Romney is to the Con-Man Cheap Labor Agent for China.
Obama is to Obi Wan as Romney is to Major T. J. "King Kong" played by Slim Pickens in "Dr. Strangelove" (to clarify, he's the one who rides the bomb as it's being dropped).