Jedi Mind Meld

I guess the President needs to turn in his badge as the First Nerd President. He mixed the oil and water of Star Trek and Star Wars in a mixed metaphor over averting the sequester. [Link]

President Obama tried to drop a gratuitous nerd culture reference in a press conference about serious business, and blew it. He said earlier today he couldn't perform a “Jedi mind meld” on the GOP, an amalgam of “Jedi mind trick” and “Vulcan mind meld.” Regarding negotiations with Congress over issues like averting the sequester, Obama drew further Twitter mockery with the line, “I am not a dictator. I’m the president.”

To scan the stormy horizon of nerdrage, skim the #ObamaSciFiQuotes hashtag results on Twitter.

They found a great image, and here's some more.

I really like this one

Noooo!

A classic

Three mixed franchises. Can we do better?

Yes. Four franchises mixed