A screening of the new Star Trek at the Whitehouse? What Obama says, goes!
You heard me right, Obama wants Paramount Pictures to do a private screening for him at the Whitehouse…have you ever heard of such a thing? Did someone fail to tell him that it’s the US Capital, and has no business hosting movie premieres? Should we start calling him our Trekkie in Chief?
Obama is a Trekkie??
I'm gonna send this t shirt to our Prez in time for the screening!
Is there more to this request than we think? Some speculate that Obama oftentimes feel like Vulcan in the Whitehouse, so the New York Times asked the original Mr. Spock, Leonard Nimoy what he thought…
Q: “President Obama has drawn not-infrequent comparisons to the Spock character. Do you see any similarities there?”
A: “I’ve met him twice. The first time was a couple years ago, very early on when he had just announced his candidacy. He was in Los Angeles, speaking at a luncheon we were invited to. … We were standing on the back patio, waiting for him. And he came through the house, saw me and immediately put his hand up in the Vulcan gesture.”
Did someone grow up watching too many Star Trek episodes, perhaps? It’s hard to say, but don’t worry Obama, your secret’s safe with us! I can’t wait to see the new Star Trek, either!