I want to wish Legal Insurrection readers a belated happy Star Wars Day.
In honor of May the Fourth, I am sharing with you what happened when Star Wars actor Mark Hamill (who played Luke Skywalker in the iconic series) stepped up to the podium during a White House press conference. He took over briefly from the uninspired Karine Jean-Pierre, after having visited with Biden.
“How many of you had ‘Mark Hamill will lead the press briefing’ on your bingo cards?” Hamill, sporting a pair of sunglasses, told reporters at the top of the White House’s press briefing.“I just got to meet the president, and he gave me these aviator glasses,” added Hamill, known for his role as Luke Skywalker.Asked about his Oval Office visit with Biden, Hamill said, “I called him ‘Mr. President.’ He said, ‘You can call me Joe.’”Then Hamill quipped, “I said, ‘Can I call you Joe-B-Wan Kenobi?” offering a Biden-inspired play on the name of the famed Jedi master character in the intergalactic franchise.
Why was Hamill at the White House? I suspect for the same reason there is now a proposal for decreasing restrictions on marijuana. . .Biden is bleeding in the polls worse that Anakin Skywalker after his final battle with Obi Wan Kenobi.
Both Hamill and the White House were vague about his reason for visiting. But Hamill, a Democrat and Biden supporter with a huge social media following, has been posting about the president’s reelection campaign this week.
The trouble is that Americans are struggling with a myriad of issues, especially the ongoing Hamas-hate-camps springing up at our iconic institutions of higher learning.
On the other hand, as the press briefing room resembles the famous Cantina minus the jazz music, perhaps it is fitting that Hamil take the podium.
It turns out this trip was extra special for Hamill.
“First of all, I only expected to be in there for like five minutes,” Hamill said elsewhere during his appearance. “He showed us all these photographs. It was really amazing to me. I was invited to the Carter White House and I came, and then I came to the Obama White House. But I was never invited to the Oval Office, so this was extra special.”
I think Hamill is going to discover that Americans cared much more about celebrities and their opinions in the Carter era.
Furthermore, we also have access to video tools and media platforms that were not available in the 1970’s.
Belatedly,
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