The Force to Washington George Lucas takes

"Star Wars" creator George Lucas was on Capitol Hill in Washington this week to testify on something or other and when there's no news to be heard, reporters start asking the silly questions.

They wanted him to liken modern politicians to his movie characters. Like, was Darth Vader based on Vice President Dick Cheney? Or something like that.

Anyway, Lucas, who's also responsible for harnessing the Force, played it cagey. Until he was asked if Sen. Barack Obama would be a Jedi knight.

Maybe the answer you think you know.

But over to Elizabeth Snead's Dish Rag blog you'll have to click to be sure.

-- Andrew Malcolm

Comments

[Madison]

I like how politicians think, a character that was created 20 years ago was based on vice president Cheney, George Lucas is good not that good.

[dave]

the only candidate for president to wield with skill a 'light saber' of reason, RON PAUL, is rendered invisible to those hypnotized, contaminated, corrupted by the joint dark forces of evil that are more comfortable with totalitarism than with liberty, and won't hesitate to use devastating weaponry for what they believe to be their personal profit, on millions of people anywhere.