Fellow Rebels: after Leia pleaded, she GOT BUSY: "Help us Oba-man-Kenobi, you're our only HOPE!"

[CorpGovActivist]

First, a little preface. I think that - for Mark Penn - today must feel like http://www.firsttvdrama.com/funstuff/tarkin.php3">the last diary entry of Grand Moff Tarkin. Trust me. If you're a Star Wars fan, you'll laugh.

Now, an interpretive Monsoon Monday dance, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWUp2MhVvwQ&feature=related">performed to this very creative fan's music, cantina disco style, to get us all ready for Tsunami Tuesday.



Leia, sending the press releases with the Death Star plans, showing the precise location of the thermal exhaust port:



Leia, getting ready to lay down cover fire for that plucky little droid to escape with the data:



Obi-wan, preparing to disable the heart of the "machine":



The mojo goes out of the other campaign, with color-coded readout, showing the power drain:



I think this took place on a Tuesday:



Carville and Penn as witless wingmen?



Unforeseen help from a true friend arrives just in the nick of time.



Even a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, exit polls differed regarding the outcome. In time, history will be the judge of which account was more accurate and compelling:



Medals of Freedom were handed out to those who went above and beyond:



How's that smug smirk sitting, Tarkin? Arrogant bastard. Oh, you're looking a little worried there. Maybe you should have someone check on your personal shuttle? Hmm? Make sure it's gassed up to take you back to Marson-Bursteller, or whatever the heck your true home system is called? Hmmm? Maybe?



- Dave

P.S. Damn that Imperial luck. They never quite find the true location of the Rebel Base in time.

[shadowknows69]

1. "What are you doing Dave?"

-HAL 9000

That rocked!!!

[CorpGovActivist]

2. Well, now that I know it's OK for my computer to talk to me...

:rofl:

They will never stop ribbing me about that. I foresee rocking chairs, group home, and bedpan pranks.

Glad you liked it. I've had lunch with Lucas, you know.

:P

- Dave

[CorpGovActivist]

5. But in answer to your (and Hal's) question:

I'm laying down cover fire. The droid already has the secret plans programmed with the data.

- Dave

[Skidmore]

3. The Force be with you, Dave!

Well done, you.

[CorpGovActivist]

4. Always.

Thank you. X-Wing or Y-Wing?

- Dave

[andyrowe]

6. Hillary shot first!!!!

Dude. Sweet.

[CorpGovActivist]

7. Glad you enjoyed.*

Nah. But some Stormtroopers have been known to bang their heads on doors, stupidly.



Always funny to watch. Sort of like watching James Carville on TV nowadays.

- Dave

[andyrowe]

8. Re: Any Clinton Supporter. "The Cynicism is strong with this one."

:rofl:

[CorpGovActivist]

9. One is tempted to spoof the term: "low midi-chlorian count"...

... but one bites one's tongue. :evilgrin:

- Dave

[CorpGovActivist]

10. Mere Younglings.

But they're so damn cute when they have their training lightsabers.

[CorpGovActivist]

11. Yeah, but she's missing the most critical playah.

In the midst of a crisis, he always knows which way to the nearest escape pod (and has already moved on to Plan B, or ZZZ, if necessary):



He persuades even his best friend to join him in the Rebel Cause.



He shines light on the Rebel Cause's need (confounding even his closest friend, at times):



He has linguistic entree into all the best (and worst) data repositories, and is equally at ease with both the high-brow and low-brow data dumps:



When necessary, he'll walk that lonely path, alone, to complete the mission he's accepted:



He's not afraid to get his gyros a little dirty:



He always knows how to lock down those troublesome stabilizers.



I could go on:

* He always has a spare lightsaber at the ready to eject when things look their bleakest.

* He always know just the right beep or boop to say, with pitch-perfect inflection to express sympathy, humor, or pissed-off determination.

* And he was the first toy I ever remember asking for, after the first movie I was ever allowed to see on the big screen, after my best childhood best friend and I begged for a week solid for my parents to bend the church's rules on movie-going. I was 5, and wanted an R2D2 after seeing the movie for the first time more than anything. Instead, I got a little brother; he debuted soon after ANH did. And he's just as intrepid as R2. I still have that battered old R2D2. Not for sale, at any price.

- Dave

[CorpGovActivist]

12. An humbling experience was it.

An Ivory Tower in once sat he. Surrounded by wise counsel and trusted friends, was he. Safe in their mutual wisdom, considered himself.



Patient was he with the Younglings. Loving and nurturing and good was he. But demanding was he, too, and high standards set he. Mmm. Yes, high standards.



When provoked, determined bad-ass became he.



Snark absorb could he, and throw back did he. Hang with the best of them, could he.



Powerful chambers duel in could he.



Powerful back-up had he. Powerful, indeed.



Even when facing times of sadness and necessary exile, many types of friends had he. Saved him, it did.



Humbled, tired, and sick grew he.



A new Padawan, took he.



Redeemed, was he.



And lucky are we to have his example.