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Obama Jokes: 'Jedi Mind Meld' Not an Option During Sequester Negotiations

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Published on Mar 1, 2013

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Speaking to reporters after meeting with Congressional leaders, President Obama playfully talks about negotiating with Republicans on the automatic spending cuts, also known as the sequester.

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  • Archmarine10

    He's lost us Sci-fy fans support.

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  • AnAwkwardAsian

    It's a jedi mind trick and a spock vulcan Mind meld..... Geez it can't be that hard to learn the difference between Star Wars and Star Trek

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  • rachelaspley

    Jedi... meld... I can feel all nerds screaming at the screen

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  • HaxzorzGaming

    Used to be the Sci-Fi channel, but I guess common sense just wasn't enough.

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  • weege555

    I felt a disturbance in the force. As if a thousand nerds cried out and were suddenly silenced.

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  • nick jack

    I take it sci-fi geeks are no republican? I notice he searches for the right word after mind and decides on meld. Wrong franchise Obama the correct word was trick

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  • ADR4152011

    Why doesn't he just use the "Great Link" He is afterall a founder of the Dominion isn't he? I mean.. he acts an awful lot like one.

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  • james wilson

    I think you mean the vulcan mind meld

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  • dimmddr1

    "Science-Fyction"?

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  • 15EduardoJorge

    Hey!, atleast he gave it a try

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  • corshy1

    MAH GOD, LOOK UP FORCE MELDING ON "WOOKIEPEDIA"!!!!

    starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Force_­meld

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  • Archmarine10

    Also there is a channel called Sci-Fy.

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