> Actor Mark Hamill crashed Friday’s White House press briefing — the day
> before Star Wars Day (May the Fourth) — and instead of taking questions about
> the popular Sci-Fi/Fantasy franchise, all he wanted to do was gush about
> President Joe Biden.
>
> Hamill, who played the role of Jedi Luke Skywalker in George Lucas’ original
> trilogy, joined White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at the lectern
> and told reporters how happy he had been to meet the president’s staff.
>
> He opened with a joke, saying that when Biden had invited the actor to call
> him “Joe,” he’d asked whether he could call him “Joe-Bi-Wan-Kenobi.”
>
> WATCH:
>
> Mark Hamill is at the White House press briefing today making cringe
> Star Wars jokes.
>
> Not like there’s anything important going on in the world at the
> moment!
> pic.twitter.com/Qjryh8Wx1M
>
> — Greg Price (@greg_price11) May 3, 2024
>
> WATCH:
>
> .@MarkHamill at the White House press briefing:
>
> “I was honored to be asked to come to the White House to meet the
> President, the most legislatively successful president in my
> lifetime. And you know, I don't have to go through the list of
> bipartisan infrastructure law, the PACT
> pic.twitter.com/6BuWLHEJ9g
>
> — Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) May 3, 2024
>
> “I was honored to be asked to come to the White House to meet the president,
> the most legislatively successful president in my lifetime,” Hamill began,
> listing off a series of legislative actions that he counted as Biden wins.
> “And you know, I don’t have to go through the list of bipartisan
> infrastructure law, the PACT Act, the Chips Act, all of that inflation — 15
> million jobs.”
>
> “Look, it’s all good,” Hamill continued, praising Biden’s staff and raving
> about how much work the president did day-to-day. “I mean, I was really
> thrilled to meet the entire staff because, you know, it’s not just one
> person. It’s like a composite endeavor and all these people, my goodness, you
> know, I mean, I have no idea — I — I had no idea. Just what went into what is
> on his plate on a daily basis.”
>
> “So, that’s pretty much it. I’m open to questions, although no Star Wars
> questions, please,” Hamill concluded. “But I want to say once again how
> grateful I am, and it just shows you that just one person can be so
> influential and so positive in our lives and, again thank you so much. And
> @PeterBakerNYT, I loved your book.”
>
> “Hamill was born in 1951,” Mike Cote pointed out in an X post. “Even for his
> personal politics, Biden isn’t remotely close to the most legislatively
> successful president of his lifetime. LBJ, anyone? Very sad to see a Jedi
> turn into a Sith before our eyes.”
>
> Hamill was born in 1951. Even for his personal politics, Biden isn't
> remotely close to the most legislatively successful president of his
> lifetime. LBJ, anyone?
>
> Very sad to see a Jedi turn into a Sith before our eyes.
> https://t.co/7gLEWGahxz
>
> — Mike Coté (@ratlpolicy) May 3, 2024

Do I detect more than a bit of wingerdinger jealously in all this snarkiness?

But hey Trumplicans, you still have Lee Greenwood & the 60 buck
church/state combo Bibles.

In article <v1dfri$3aiad$1@dont-email.me>, super70s@super70s.invalid wrote:

>> Actor Mark Hamill crashed Friday�s White House press briefing � the day
>> before Star Wars Day (May the Fourth) � and instead of taking questions
>> about the popular Sci-Fi/Fantasy franchise, all he wanted to do was gush
>> about President Joe Biden.
>>
>> Hamill, who played the role of Jedi Luke Skywalker in George Lucas� original
>> trilogy, joined White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at the lectern
>> and told reporters how happy he had been to meet the president�s staff.
>>
>> He opened with a joke, saying that when Biden had invited the actor to call
>> him �Joe,� he�d asked whether he could call him �Joe-Bi-Wan-Kenobi.�
>>
>> WATCH:
>>
>> Mark Hamill is at the White House press briefing today making cringe
>> Star Wars jokes.
>>
>> Not like there�s anything important going on in the world at the
>> moment!
>> pic.twitter.com/Qjryh8Wx1M
>>
>> � Greg Price (@greg_price11) May 3, 2024
>>
>> WATCH:
>>
>> .@MarkHamill at the White House press briefing:
>>
>> �I was honored to be asked to come to the White House to meet the
>> President, the most legislatively successful president in my
>> lifetime. And you know, I don't have to go through the list of
>> bipartisan infrastructure law, the PACT
>> pic.twitter.com/6BuWLHEJ9g
>>
>> � Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) May 3, 2024
>>
>> �I was honored to be asked to come to the White House to meet the president,
>> the most legislatively successful president in my lifetime,� Hamill began,
>> listing off a series of legislative actions that he counted as Biden wins.
>> �And you know, I don�t have to go through the list of bipartisan
>> infrastructure law, the PACT Act, the Chips Act, all of that inflation � 15
>> million jobs.�
>>
>> �Look, it�s all good,� Hamill continued, praising Biden�s staff and raving
>> about how much work the president did day-to-day. �I mean, I was really
>> thrilled to meet the entire staff because, you know, it�s not just one
>> person. It�s like a composite endeavor and all these people, my goodness,
>> you know, I mean, I have no idea � I � I had no idea. Just what went into
>> what is on his plate on a daily basis.�
>>
>> �So, that�s pretty much it. I�m open to questions, although no Star Wars
>> questions, please,� Hamill concluded. �But I want to say once again how
>> grateful I am, and it just shows you that just one person can be so
>> influential and so positive in our lives and, again thank you so much. And
>> @PeterBakerNYT, I loved your book.�
>>
>> �Hamill was born in 1951,� Mike Cote pointed out in an X post. �Even for his
>> personal politics, Biden isn�t remotely close to the most legislatively
>> successful president of his lifetime. LBJ, anyone? Very sad to see a Jedi
>> turn into a Sith before our eyes.�
>>
>> Hamill was born in 1951. Even for his personal politics, Biden isn't
>> remotely close to the most legislatively successful president of his
>> lifetime. LBJ, anyone?
>>
>> Very sad to see a Jedi turn into a Sith before our eyes.
>> https://t.co/7gLEWGahxz
>>
>> � Mike Cot� (@ratlpolicy) May 3, 2024
>
>Do I detect more than a bit of wingerdinger jealously in all this snarkiness?

No, that's you feeling triggered.

>But hey Trumplicans, you still have Lee Greenwood & the 60 buck
>church/state combo Bibles.

Nonresponse noted.

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Let's go Brandon!