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President Obama broke out a lightsaber as part of his Chicago 2016 push at the White House today.

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878 days ago

President Obama broke out a lightsaber as part of his Chicago 2016 push at the White House today.

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etherius 877 days ago

Apparently the president uses the Form II (Makashi) style of lightsaber combat. Nicely elegant, but he'll be in trouble if he runs into blaster fire.

CASizemore 878 days ago

I love that we have a geek a president.

ericagee 878 days ago

Awesome! Also, I think I went to college with the guy Obama's fighting!

Amy_Rey 878 days ago

Obama-Wan Kenobi uses the Force.

zanylikethat 878 days ago

Once you start down the political path, forever will it dominate your destiny...

ohmgee 878 days ago

i'm the biggest star wars geek. =) but the wingnuts will say anakin did too. wait… red = sith. red states = ???!

pomer 878 days ago

Not with a blue lightsaber. Every wingnut knows that the sith all carry red sabers.

ohmgee 878 days ago

great. the wingnuts are going to say he's sith too.