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

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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.

[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

[rachelaspley]

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

[HaxzorzGaming]

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

[weege555]

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

[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

[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.

[james wilson]

I think you mean the vulcan mind meld

[dimmddr1]

"Science-Fyction"?

[15EduardoJorge]

Hey!, atleast he gave it a try

[corshy1]

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

starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Force_­meld

[Archmarine10]

Also there is a channel called Sci-Fy.