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19. Don't let the NRA see it, or they'll all want one O:

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Fri Jan 11, 2013, 11:31 PM

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WH Hilarious Official Response To Petition To Build Death Star [View all] JaneyVee Jan 2013 OP

Brilliant. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #1

Now thats how ya deal with crazy. nt Snotcicles Jan 2013 #52

Well at least they've got a sense of humor WhoIsNumberNone Jan 2013 #2

LOVE IT!!! derby378 Jan 2013 #3

I find their lack of snark MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #4

Somehow I had a mental image 2naSalit Jan 2013 #8

That man MynameisBlarney Jan 2013 #16

LOL As did I. n/t Beartracks Jan 2013 #23

Me too... pangaia Jan 2013 #58

I'm almost willing to bet that 2naSalit Jan 2013 #5

Well done! silverweb Jan 2013 #6

Somebody in the staff is a geek. nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #7

someone? BainsBane Jan 2013 #24

Ah...the Kessel Run. I never believed Han Solo made it in less than 12 parsecs. nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #9

Isn't parsec a measure of distance rather than time? Beartracks Jan 2013 #25

yup. But how many people caught it? lastlib Jan 2013 #30

Don't mindwalker_i Jan 2013 #31

I caught it RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #33

Oh dear....your Trekkie self has been exposed! This is 'hyperdrive' not 'warp.' msanthrope Jan 2013 #48

Guilty as charged! Beartracks Jan 2013 #74

Don't think so--I'll bet it was deliberate satire of old-fashioned space opera n/t eridani Jan 2013 #54

There was an official explanation of it before NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #55

It was a Maw... BklnDem75 Jan 2013 #60

I knew somebody would correct me NewJeffCT Jan 2013 #68

Yeah, that's like what I had in mind. :) Beartracks Jan 2013 #73

Yes, but the Kessel Run is traveling around a bunch of black holes jeff47 Jan 2013 #71

Love it! Bjornsdotter Jan 2013 #10

... Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2013 #11

Glad to see folks having genuine enjoyment of their work. TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #12

Paul Showcroft: great value to OMB. Knows his science and sci-fi culture & has sense of humor! northoftheborder Jan 2013 #13

This needs to go to front page. northoftheborder Jan 2013 #14

+1 NutmegYankee Jan 2013 #15

k&r... spanone Jan 2013 #17

These aren't the answers we were looking for neverforget Jan 2013 #18

Don't let the NRA see it, or they'll all want one O: pam4water Jan 2013 #19

aw jeez- you cut off the best line! the title of the thing- mopinko Jan 2013 #20

"NASA's Commercial Crew and Cargo Program Office (C3PO)" FailureToCommunicate Jan 2013 #21

That is all kinds of hilarious! Spazito Jan 2013 #22

I'm glad to see that Darth Cheney's dream didn't come true. Elections mean something! freshwest Jan 2013 #26

haha DanielW Jan 2013 #27

Welcome to DU, DanielW! calimary Jan 2013 #43

Man, I give huge credit to Paul Shawcross and the White House for this NBachers Jan 2013 #28

Absolutely brilliant! I could not recommend this arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #29

That's priceless, BUT RoccoR5955 Jan 2013 #32

"The Administration does not support blowing up planets." iandhr Jan 2013 #34

It's a good thing we didn't put all those government contractors in danger. n/t ellisonz Jan 2013 #35

sign me up for a AT-AT right now! pasto76 Jan 2013 #36

K&R nt abelenkpe Jan 2013 #37

"Death Star's power to destroy a planet ... is insignificant next to the power of the Force" Coyotl Jan 2013 #38

And watch the fundamentalists and tea partiers reply amb123 Jan 2013 #65

Look -- up in the sky! It's a space station! Hekate Jan 2013 #39

It's Obama's ray machine brainwashing everyone into giving up their guns lunatica Jan 2013 #69

Yeah, that's pretty awesome. Eom Heimer Jan 2013 #40

Welcome to DU, Heimer! calimary Jan 2013 #44

Thanks! Heimer Jan 2013 #56

I would have said we can't because it agentS Jan 2013 #41

We don't support blowing up planets davidpdx Jan 2013 #42

We've already had the great "moon bombing" debate on DU.... msanthrope Jan 2013 #50

and we're building a probe that will fly to the exterior layers of the Sun.... reACTIONary Jan 2013 #45

"Mankind has always dreamed of destroying the sun!" LongTomH Jan 2013 #70

absolutely fucking awesome backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #46

My fave: we don't have a deathstar but we do have a President who knows his way around a light saber okaawhatever Jan 2013 #47

Finally, someone who understands shenmue Jan 2013 #49

I think I'm in love... Shrike47 Jan 2013 #51

Can't we just mint a platinum coin to pay for it all in one go? tclambert Jan 2013 #53

K&R & Thanks for sharing! Turborama Jan 2013 #57

Well, we COULD use an Alderson Drive. pangaia Jan 2013 #59

I love that this administration somehow manages to retain a sense of humor. koskiea Jan 2013 #61

I'm all for this. The cost really wouldn't be that prohibited and it could save lives. BlueJazz Jan 2013 #62

This gives me hope that our government is not subverted and controlled by the Sith. backscatter712 Jan 2013 #63

re:WH Hilarious Official Response To Petition To Build Death Star allan01 Jan 2013 #64

Too funny! A Little Weird Jan 2013 #66

That we do. Government is "By, Of and For We The People", Volaris Jan 2013 #67

Darth Cheney: "Obama doesn't believe in Earth exeptionalism!" muntrv Jan 2013 #72

Arghhh... Relative is posting on FB that this shows Obama is soft on jobs. Thor_MN Jan 2013 #75