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The Empire Strikes Barack

by John Cole|  May 2, 20081:05 pm| 17 Comments

This post is in: Election 2008, Popular Culture

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Someone has way too much time on their hands.

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  1. 1.

    Wonk

    May 2, 2008 at 1:11 pm

    All week I’ve been watching YouTubes left and right at work, and they pick TODAY to turn the Net Nanny back on.

    Damn, I hope this video doesn’t get pulled before I get home, it sounds hilarious from the commenters on Wonkette.

  2. 2.

    Dennis - SGMM

    May 2, 2008 at 1:20 pm

    Excellent video. I’m often delighted by the creativity and cleverness of some the work on YouTube. There’s definitely a lot of dreck there too but there are some real pearls too. It’s refreshing to see so many people “playin’ real good for free.”

  3. 3.

    BFR

    May 2, 2008 at 1:30 pm

    I’d probably have made Limbaugh or Rove the emperor, but that’s just me.

  4. 4.

    JR

    May 2, 2008 at 2:26 pm

    Hillary just used a “with us or against us” line regarding the oil companies.

    As Obi-Wan said: “Only a Sith deals in absolutes.”

    Indeed.

  5. 5.

    dnA

    May 2, 2008 at 2:32 pm

    I remember obi-wan saying that and thinking, “isn’t that an absolute?”

  6. 6.

    Dave S.

    May 2, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    The spare time is strong in this one…

  7. 7.

    jrg

    May 2, 2008 at 4:11 pm

    That’s fucking hilarious!

  8. 8.

    Punchy

    May 2, 2008 at 4:21 pm

    My fav spoof is one off of Public Enemy:

    Fear of a Barack Planet

    Brilliant.

  9. 9.

    oh really

    May 2, 2008 at 4:31 pm

    A lot better than the original.

  10. 10.

    Jess

    May 2, 2008 at 5:02 pm

    Nice!

    and for a yummy chaser, check out this.

  11. 11.

    Notorious P.A.T.

    May 2, 2008 at 6:06 pm

    That is flipping awesome! Who was “portraying” Han Solo there at the end?

    I’d probably have made Limbaugh or Rove the emperor, but that’s just me.

    They should be the guy who started the clone army and ginned up a war (AKA the vast right wing conspiracy) only to be merged with the emperor in the end.

    /nerd

  12. 12.

    douglasfactors

    May 2, 2008 at 6:58 pm

    Who was “portraying” Han Solo there at the end?

    Bill Richardson.

  13. 13.

    Singularity

    May 2, 2008 at 7:11 pm

    Wait…. Does this mean that Hillary is Barack’s daddy?

    Nooooooooooooooooooooo!

  14. 14.

    Phoebe

    May 2, 2008 at 9:55 pm

    There’s no such thing as too much time on your hands!

    I woke up today with that very phrase that opens this youtube in my head, “these are the times that try men’s souls” – thinking about this Jeremiah Wright horror – so that was very weird to see this just now.

  15. 15.

    funfunfun

    May 2, 2008 at 11:18 pm

    minus 2 for not making wil.i.am chewbacca.

  16. 16.

    zoe from pittsburgh

    May 3, 2008 at 10:53 am

    That was AWESOME. Indeedy.

  17. 17.

    Notorious P.A.T.

    May 4, 2008 at 10:03 am

    Bill Richardson.

    Hahaha!

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