Former Vice President Dick Cheney is Emperor Palpatine, and former President George W. Bush is Darth Vader.
Phew...glad that's settled.
So reports New York Times columnist -- as well as Bush/Cheney hater extraordinaire -- Maureen Dowd (h/t Big Hollywood):
[George] Lucas, the creator of “Star Wars,” had told me that I had gotten Dick Cheney completely wrong, that Cheney was no Darth Vader. I felt awful. Had I been too hard on Vice?Lucas explained politely as I listened contritely. Anakin Skywalker is a promising young man who is turned to the dark side by an older politician and becomes Darth Vader. “George Bush is Darth Vader,” he said. “Cheney is the emperor.”
I was relieved. In “Star Wars” terms, Dick Cheney was more evil than Darth Vader. I hadn’t been hard enough on Vice!
Lucas was on his way to Europe and didn’t have time to elaborate in person. But he sent me this message confirming our conversation: “You know, Darth Vader is really a kid from the desert planet near Crawford, and the true evil of the universe is the emperor who pulls all the strings.”
That's some hard-hitting journalism, Mo! Thanks for sharing.
Have you considered the possibility that George Soros is the true evil of the universe pulling all the strings, and his apprentice is a kid from Kenya/Hawaii/Chicago?
I'm just asking.
