After being dubbed "Darth Nancy" in a Star Wars spoof at the House Republican retreat
last week, Nancy Pelosi appealed to the ultimate authority, her constituent George Lucas. Said Lucas, "In the empire, Congress is irrelevant -- they talk, they rant, they rave. But it doesn't mean anything because the emperor controls it all." And just whom might that emperor be? "It's not who you think. The emperor works behind Darth Vader."
Darth Bush?
I couldn't find a link or a byline (other than Mercury News wire services), so here's the print article from Page 2 of today's San Jose Mercury News:
As they begin girding for November's midterm elections, Democrats are hoping that "The Force" will be with them -- and they looked to a Jedi master Tuesday to help them prepare for battle. "Star Wars" filmmaker George Lucas joined House Democratic leaders at a town-hall meeting on Capitol Hill to roll out an "innovation agenda" that aims to prepare the next generation of technological entrepreneurs. But the more than 100 college students in attendance had more pressing questions for the writer-director -- such as the meaning of this line from "Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith": "So this is how liberty dies, with thunderous applause." But when asked to cast members of Congress as "Star Wars" characters, Lucas hesitated. "In the empire, Congress is irrelevant -- they talk, they rant, they rave," he said. "But it doesn't mean anything, because the emperor controls it all." Pressed to be more specific about the emperor, Lucas offered, "It's not who you think. The emperor works behind Darth Vader," he said to loud laughter and applause, implying that Vice President Dick Cheney would be cast as that behind-the-scenes villain.
Update: Hmm, maybe "Mercury News wire services" means "L.A. Times staff". Here's a more complete
article. How sad is this:
Waiting outside the conference room, National Republican Congressional Committee staffers dressed as "Star Wars" characters dismissed the event as political posturing.
"They're offering this innovation agenda, but their real agenda is nothing," said speechwriter John Randall, in costume as adventurer Han Solo.