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Published: 05/11/09

Right Wing Attacks President Obama for Star Trek Screening

By  Tommy Christopher - Politics Daily
Right Wing Attacks President Obama for Star Trek Screening

Mr. Sulu, ahead warp factor screed! Set phasers on rant!Leading conservative website Redstate has launched another photon torpedo at the President, accusing him of...wait for it...watching a movie! ...what does one think when one reads Politico's latest little report that reveals that President Barack Obama has called the Star Trek folks up asking for his own special, private screening of the franchise re-boot? Of course, it all makes one wonder how one of Star Trek's titular characters might view Obama's demands? One might imagine that the self-centered assumptions of privilege would not be ...

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Published: 11/21/08

Political Star Trek II: Politicians Strike Back

By  Tommy Christopher and Caleb Howe - Politics Daily
Political Star Trek II: Politicians Strike Back

..... We had so much fun doing the first two of these that we decided to turn the premise inside-out, and populate the Star Trek universe with figures from this year's election season. Even funnier, and with lots of hee-larious pictures, these are the funniest Star Trek political stories you're gong to read this year. So, go ahead and watch the new trailer again, then join us to boldly go where no blog has gone before. >Star Trek: The Vexed Generation- by Caleb Howe Star Trek 2008: The Wrath of McKhain – by Tommy Christopher ...

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Published: 11/19/08

Barack Obama Meets Star Trek

By  Tommy Christopher and Caleb Howe - Politics Daily
Barack Obama Meets Star Trek

Update: Writing one political article about Star Trek is challenging, to say the least. Caleb and I have now written four. We had so much fun doing the first two of these that we decided to turn the premise inside-out, and populate the Star Trek universe with figures from this year's election season. Even funnier, and with lots of hee-larious pictures, these are the funniest Star Trek political stories you're gojng to read this year. So, go ahead and watch the new trailer again, then join us to boldly go where no blog has gone before. Star Trek 2008: The Wrath of McKhain – by Tommy ...

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Published: 11/19/08

Which Star Trek Characters Should Be In Barack Obama's Cabinet?

By  Tommy Christopher - Politics Daily
Which Star Trek Characters Should Be In Barack Obama's Cabinet?

With the release of the newest trailer to the upcoming 11th Star Trek movie, entitled Trek (not to be confused with the forthcoming musical, Trek!), it became obvious to me that as soon as the Starship Enterprise arrives here in May, Barack Obama will be forced to dump his entire cabinet in favor of the far superior candidates who populate that fair vessel.Ever the helpful former cadet (I was drummed out of Starfleet Academy for constantly setting my phaser on "strip"), I have compiled a list of appointments for Senator Obama, to help speed the transition.James T. Kirk: Initially, I favored ...

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