1,000 Words
Brooks Kraft just emailed me this one, and another after the jump (along with Brooks' explanation of what was happening):
Brooks gives us his idea for a caption:
President Barack Obama uses a light saber as he watches a demonstration of fencing with Tim Morehouse, who won a silver medal in Men's Saber Fencing at the Beijing Olympics, during an event supporting Chicago's 2016 host city Olympic bid, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. At rear is Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, and first lady Michelle Obama.
But surely, Swampland commenters, you have your own ideas....
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For the first one...
"En garde Joe!"
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"Luke...I mean Tim...I am your father."
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"Can I use this thing to bend the cost curve?"
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My creative juices aren't flowing right now, but don't these photos show just how great a country we can be when Americans can enjoy themselves on the White House lawn?
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A new low in hero worship . . . .
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...and rank trollery.
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Calling them Americans and enjoying this photo is "hero worship" and "rank trollery"?!?!?!
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Hmmmm. Ohhhhkayyyy. -
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My bad, 53_3.
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I was trying to point out how poorly spob contributes to discussions of facts and issues, and how badly he seems to want to start pointless, name-calling arguments for sport. -
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Thanks, sz.
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I can take criticism from spob and ignore it as totally meaningless.
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On the other hand, your criticism is more cogent, relevant, and as always, something to be addressed. I'm relieved. -
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It does leave spob with a couple unanswered questions:
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I guess, then, spob, despite all your claims to the contrary, I must assume that at least one of the three assumptions I made is in error.
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Would you be so kind as to point it out?* I'm mystified...
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*Picture a shark with a mouthful of very sharp teeth beckoning invitingly... -
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Oh give me a break. Go back to passing gas and sharing with the rest of us.
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Making some overblown statement about how great the country is because the Prez lets people enjoy themselves on the WH lawn after a meeting just invites derision.
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Well, I look less ridiculous here than I did when I threw a baseball like a girl at the All-Star Game. But hey, did you see my "chiseled pectorals glistening in the sun"?
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…thanks, KT!
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“Help me, Obama-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope.”
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“I find your lack of faith solemnly amusing.”
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Voice of Ted Kennedy's ghost: “Barack, use the Force.”
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“Do or do not; there is not try.”
Obama: “Oh great, Dingell, NOW you tell me.”
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Obama whispers during his saber fight, “Michelle, ditch that J Crew stuff and put on your Princess Leia outfit already. Help me out here.”
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“I've been waiting for you, Obama-Wan. We meet again, at last….When I left you, I was but the learner; now I am the master.”
“Only a master of lobbyists, Baucus.” -
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Practicing for the eventual duel with Joe Wilson, eh?
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Notwithstanding another hideous, hideous, hideous outfit worn by Michelle "For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country" Obama, expect to see dozens of more fawning stories about her "style" in Time magazine, ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, from that idiotic leftist Robin Givhan in the Washington Post-Democrat, et al.
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“Shields up! Phaser on stun.”
“…uh, Sir, wrong series, and that's a light saber.”
“What, this isn't a photon torpedo?”
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“His high exaltedness, the Great Grassley the Hutt, has decreed that your proposed legislation is to be terminated immediately.”
“Good. I hate long waits."
“Your bill will be taken to the Doomed C-SPAN, and cast into the pit of Congress, the nesting place of the all-powerful Sarlaac, I mean, Senate.”
“Meh. Doesn't sound so bad.”
“In its belly you will find a new definition of pain and suffering as your bill is lobbied, rewritten, and slowly digested over a thousand years.”
“On second thought, let's pass on that, mkay? Michelle? Olympia? Hillary? KAREN!” -
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Guy on the right, in background, whispering urgently:
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Scottie. Scottie!
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Aye, liutenant
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Party of three. Beam them up now. -
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The Force is strong with That One.
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HA! You win, this is brilliant. Took me a second, but then I couldn't stop laughing.
I just want to know if he brought the lightsaber with him, or if it was already there...
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"Where's
Jabba the HutRush Limbaugh when you want him?" -
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“He's now more machine than man, twisted and evil.”
“Oh, c'mon, he's only been an insurance lobbyist six months after leaving Baucus' staff.”
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“Look, Ms. Sullivan, let's get one thing straight. I take orders from just one person: Michelle.”
“It's a wonder your HC exchange proposal is still alive.” [pushing past Chewbaucus] “Will someone get this big walking carpet out of my way already?”
“No reward is worth this….well, maybe…”
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“I know who you are and where you've come from, but from now on you'll do as I say for this interview, mkay?”
“Yes, Ms. Tumulty.”
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“But Sir. The odds of successfully surviving an attack on an Insurance Star Destroyer are approximately...”
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“I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in recission and were suddenly terminated from policy coverage.”
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[...] Posted by Stephanie Startz on September 16, 2009 05:48 PM Obama uses light saber to reinforce his brand. [Time] [...]
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Obama, disappointed to learn that he can't actually "Knight" someone, takes it out on the guy in gray!
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[...] Fuente: 1000 Words, el blog revelación del Time [...]
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[...] Time which offers this explanatory caption: President Barack Obama uses a light saber as he watches a [...]
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Michelle Malkin on Fox: "What we see here is a continuation of the disturbing trend of racially motivated violence that Barack Obama is clearly now directly responsible for."
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From Rush and Glenn Beck:
"Just another black man fencing stuff on his front lawn"
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[...] September 17, 2009 via swampland.blogs.time.com [...]
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[...] Time) Related Posts: ** Anakin and Obi Wan are Dead** Obama** Obama + [...]
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Michelle: Barack! Bust a cap in his ass. I saw a McCain/Palin sticker on his bumper! He's a plant!
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[...] September 17, 2009 at 12:09 pm Submit a Comment • Trackback (0) Over at Swampland they're soliciting captions for the Obama/light saber pix. I have a weird feeling we can do [...]
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May the forced bravado be with you.
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