Lightsaber Obama (2009)

added Sep 23, 2009 at 03:18PM UTC

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Origin

President Obama was photographed swinging a toy Star Wars lightsaber around during an announcement of Chicago’s bid for the 2016 Olympic Games. The original Getty Images photograph went viral via the Huffington Post, then followed to other viral media outlets and internet aggregating sites. Photoshops followed.

Similar Minor Memes

The image is reminiscent of other minor star-wars related Obama memes that have simmered on the internet, starting around the times of the 2008 Presidential campaign.

Notable examples include:
- The Obama action-figurine with sword.

The Empire Strikes Barack:

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4 Comments

Jamie Dubs
Sep 23, 2009 at 04:33PM UTC , Jamie Dubs wrote:

political lols

RayquazaMaster
Oct 25, 2009 at 11:42PM UTC , RayquazaMaster wrote:

This should definitely become a meme!

Watcher
Oct 25, 2009 at 11:43PM UTC , Watcher wrote:

Just because you keep saying something, doesn’t mean that the admins will confirm it this minute. They wait for the articles to become good quality before they confirm.

Jostin Asuncion
Nov 20, 2009 at 03:02AM UTC , Jostin Asuncion wrote:

IMO, the idea of “President Obama wielding a lightsaber” being the common theme for this meme seems too broad. Don’t get me wrong, I think this is awesome… but a bit too broad.

No verdict shall be placed on this article from me for now.

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