The Star Wars Guide to the Candidates of '08
Maybe Star Wars really is the ultimate metaphor
for life. Just in time for the upcoming
election, you can now study The Star Wars Guide to the Candidates, which
brings us enlightenment via Craigslist.
Yes, right alongside requests for group sex with donkeys and offers to
sell pee stained couches, sits the definitive voting aide. I think this says more about our political
system than the popularity of Star Wars.
Or, for that matter, group sex with donkeys.
Apart from everything else, this guide isn’t always accurate. The writer assures us that, despite their both being black, Obama is nothing like Darth Vader. Well…Darth Vader, né Anakin Skywalker, isn’t black. James Earl Jones, the voice of Darth Vader, is. There’s actually an interesting kernel in here…is it possible that some of us no longer possess the ability to tell fact from fiction? Perhaps, for some fans, Darth Vader exists in some alternate dimension…which would, I suppose, necessitate that he be an amalgam of script and actor.
Anyway, this guide does provide some fun reading. In an interesting twist of fate, we’re about as interested in the outcome of this election as the Republic was, right before it became the Empire. Strong feelings about Hilary, Obama or even McCain really come down to “not Bush.” “Not Bush” is not a political position. The danger, here as there, is mistaking a knee jerk reaction for a passionate conviction. The comparison between Giuliani and Grand Moff Tarkin is actually one of the most intelligent character studies currently available.On Tap
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