George Lucas, the creator of the Star Wars movies and writer/producer of the Indiana Jones film franchise, has hailed Barack Obama as “a hero in the making,” declaring that Obama, “for all of us that have dreams and hope, is a hero.” A Wednesday Agence France-Presse (AFP) dispatch headlined, really, “The force is with Obama, 'Star Wars' creator says,” reported:
George Lucas has created legendary film heroes like Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones, but the US director says that in real life, his hero is Barack Obama. Lucas was in Japan on Wednesday to promote his latest film, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, as Obama clinched the Democratic Party's nomination for President."We have a hero in the making back in the United States today because we have a new candidate for President of the United States, Barack Obama," Lucas said when asked who his childhood heroes were.
Obama, "for all of us that have dreams and hope, is a hero," Lucas said.
The AFP article -- as posted by Breitbart, by Yahoo and by Google.
I haven't found any coverage of the Lucas remarks in Japan beyond the short AFP item which James Taranto highlighted Thursday in his Best of the Web Today compilation for the Wall Street Journal's online site.
The Internet Move Database's page on the career of Lucas.
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I love George Lucas
June 7, 2008 - 21:34 ET by AgentAmerican...but when it comes to Barrack H. Obama, I have a bad feeling about this!
George, stick to films. Stay out of politics.
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PhotoShop Time
June 8, 2008 - 00:24 ET by zeestephenDarth Obama with a Light Saber, anyone?
Fellow Conservatives - May The Force Be With Us.
Shut up and Sing!! -Laura
June 8, 2008 - 07:57 ET by motherbeltShut up and Sing!! -Laura Ingraham
FOOLS....
June 7, 2008 - 21:35 ET by JoggerNotHistory Shows Again, and again how nature points out the follies of man..boc
If his dreams are so great
June 7, 2008 - 21:35 ET by ApacheIf his dreams are so great then how did he manage to ruin Star Wars with the last three celluloid abortions.
Gonna be
June 7, 2008 - 21:51 ET by Warner Todd HustonThere's going to be an AWFUL lot of leftist hacks angrily pointing fingers at everyone else when Obama is done. They will NEVER blame his own ineptness and inexperience. It will be everyone else's fault.
Obama will set race relations back decades in this country.
WTH..Nawwww, Race relations at Trinity have got to Improve
June 7, 2008 - 22:03 ET by JayTeeObama isn't gonna send up back to the Segregated 60's or Impact Race relations.....He's only Half Black.
He's Harvard Educated White.....He'a a reverse Oreo, White cookies on a black Filling.
Condi for Vice President.
The Republican Revolution will not be Televised
I certainly hope
June 7, 2008 - 22:07 ET by DEVILDOCMOMyou are correct Warner. The thought that millions of my fellow Americans will vote for this empty suit scares me. I am resigned to the hollywood crowd falling over the cliff like lemings for bho.
However, I do not think you are right about "It will be everyone else's fault"...it will be the Republican Right who wronged him and we will be called many evil names because of this. As you and others have posted on this site the old media is just waiting and has already thrown down the gauntlet. Did I use enough trite metaphores? LOL
Lucas is a moron. I just
June 7, 2008 - 21:53 ET by marvlLucas is a moron. I just hope he confines playing with his Barak Skywalker doll to behind closed doors.
George, Film Directing does NOT Translate into the Real world
June 7, 2008 - 21:58 ET by JayTeeSorry George,
You can't "Direct" America, your influence and Obama's just doesn't extend that far. besides, Obama wants to make you Poor, so you can Appreciate him More....A really GOOD movie brings in "Excess Profits"....you'd just start looking like an Exxon Mobil guy to Obama.
Hero ? In the making....? George, you deal in FAKE Heroes...Movies are FAKE...and that's why you like Obama, he's a Fake Hero, also.
As Rush L. said...whatever "hope" you have, you can Fit it in, Pin it on, Obama's Platitudes, he's gonna fulfill that Dream....just PROJECT your Dreams into his Speech.
The Republican Revolution will not be Televised
Sure it does, Jay
June 7, 2008 - 22:09 ET by DEVILDOCMOMhasn't harrison ford already plucked the hairs from his chest. LOL I am sure millions of men are following his suit...NOT.
WHen I was a young officer,
June 7, 2008 - 22:32 ET by BDWHen I was a young officer, my old and extremely crusty Sergeant Major used to flay anyone alive who used the term "Hope" near him in reference to any of our operations.
It would go like this. "We plan on taking the first building at 0800, then move to the others in succession. Hopefully we will acheive the firstr objective on time."
THen the Sergeant Major would fry thespeaker a good one.
After the flaying, he would then inform the young fool who stood before him "Son, Hope aint a method."
Hey Barak - Got it from the CSM - Hope aint a method."
BD
June 8, 2008 - 08:43 ET by BlondeGreat story. It reminded me of a tagline I used here for a while. General Abizaid's reply to the now failed presidential hopeful (yes!) Hillary Clinton:
Abizaid and others testifying made it very clear that the Democratic allegation that Bush has been lying about troop requirements in Iraq is maliciously false. How sweet it would be if these blowhards could be held accountable just once in this life for repeatedly bearing false witness against the administration about the things that matter most!
Clinton, looking through her pedantically professorial reading spectacles, said, "We don't have a military force that is creating a secure environment. Hope is not a strategy."
Unfazed by her empty platitude, Abizaid denied the military (or, by extension, the administration) had ever "misled" about Iraq. "With regard to hope not being a method, Senator, I agree with you, and I would also say that despair is not a method." Touche.
Even more delicious was Abizaid's statement, "When I come to Washington, I feel despair. When I'm in Iraq with my commanders, when I talk to our soldiers, when I talk to the Iraqi leadership, they are not despairing." I hope Americans were listening. It's the mainstream media and naysaying politicians who are responsible for a great deal of the public's "despair" on Iraq.
This article from two years ago frames the current state of the presidential election in an interesting light, I thought.
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"Sleep tight my pretties"
June 8, 2008 - 12:42 ET by Rackie"Dream" is what you do when you are asleep. "Plan" is what you do when you are awake.
BarryO - A Socialist's wet dream.
Not all that tough to do
June 7, 2008 - 22:11 ET by Agrarian-DecentralistNot to take anything away from Senator Obama and his considerable gifts, but after eight years of George Bush, just about anyone running on the Democratic ticket would inspire dreams and hope.
Sure...just like 8 more years of clintons.
June 7, 2008 - 22:28 ET by JoggerNothope..
AD,
June 7, 2008 - 22:31 ET by R D HelmNot to take anything away from Senator Obama and his considerable
gifts, but after eight years of George Bush, just about anyone running
on the Democratic ticket would inspire dreams and hope.
Only among brain-dead government school "graduates" such as yourself.
Personally, I hope this idiot does get elected.
Once his hideous and confiscatory tax increases have put a sizeable number of lower and middle-icome earners out of work (as you libs have all the economic knowledge of a can-opener) and gas prices hit $7.00/gal, if not higher, I am going to be LMAO at you libs.
Yes. I often hope the
June 8, 2008 - 00:26 ET by Cureboy675Yes. I often hope the candidate I oppose is elected...Because I get a certain satisfaction out of being proven right.
I've always thought having the last laugh is more important than doing something in the here and now to prevent bad things from happening.
In short...It just makes a hell of a lot of sense.
Oops.
June 8, 2008 - 00:51 ET by R D Helm-
Then go ahead and vote for McCain.
June 8, 2008 - 00:50 ET by R D HelmThen, sit back and watch his cap-and-trade BS wreck the economy even faster than the tax increases Obama has in mind.
Hell, Obama can begin to be countered starting in the 2010 midterms, much like Clinton was in 2004.
The damage McCain will do to not only this country, but to the conservative movement itself, will take two at least two decades to overcome, as the MSM will make damn sure the wrecked economy will be blamed squarely on him.
Better to let the dims take the hit for what is coming, as they will be in control of both the executive and legislative branches.
Long-term success trumps short-term gain every time.
This is essentially the
June 8, 2008 - 02:14 ET by CortillaenThis is essentially the same as my own argument against McCain. I'd rather take Obama now than to look back on him in a couple decades as having been more conservative than any modern candidate. Since people don't seem inclined to listen to reason or history's lessons, the only way to stop this eradication of conservatism from the political landscape seems to be giving the country a cruel dose of the alternative's reality. We can watch the country slip away bit by bit while praying for someone to save us, or we can give people a punch in the gut and make them realize they have to save themselves. Either way, the next four years are going to be bad. I just prefer the choice that might make things better after that.
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"With your mind as high as Mt. Fuji you can see all things clearly. And you can see all the forces that shape events; not just the things near to you." -Miyamoto Musashi
Bursh brought hope and
June 7, 2008 - 22:34 ET by Captain RepusBursh brought hope and change to DC in 1990. He got a temporary repreive after 9/11 but it didn't take long for the hateful poor-loser democrats and their media to start a 6 year endless smear campaign, destroying any chance of him repeating what he did as Texas governor, bring all sides together to work out issues and restore civility.
Do you think ANY conservative is going to give Obammy a free ride in civility after what the democrats have done to Bush and our party since 2002? In a word, FORGET IT (well, maybe it takes 2 words). We have no intention of getting even, only of getting ahead. I don't think he will be able to completely turn us into a socialist society in just 4 years, and after our citizens see the real cost in our freedoms and individuality of his efforts to do that he will be thrown out in a heartbeat along with the democrat congress in 2012.
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June 8, 2008 - 02:28 ET by well99So are you hoping for David Duke to be his running mate.Considering both are racist they can run on the same ticket.
Lando and Chewbacca
June 7, 2008 - 23:16 ET by MCPO AirdaleLando is a pledged Obama delegate but, Chewbacca has announced he'll be endorsing Bob Barr because of McCain's stance on immigration.
Poor George
June 7, 2008 - 23:49 ET by SlicksterCan't distingush between reality and fantasy. Hope is an excuse for doing nothing.
Has Lucas done anything worthwhile
June 8, 2008 - 00:33 ET by jefflebowskiin the past 20 years? I don't go to movies very often but did see Indiana Jones over the weekend. What a waste of film! I cannot believe that this is the best that Lucas/Spielberg (aren't they really the same person?) can do?
Just another Hollywood self-important person whose opinion goes just under the opinions of Castro in my hierarchy of importance.
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Thank you, that movie was a
June 8, 2008 - 09:30 ET by muh-oonThank you, that movie was a huge disappointment. I loved the first
three, but Lucas killed my hopes and dreams of a fourth movie. I am
also worried about his judgment of what a "hero" is. I believe he
thought Darth Vader was the "hero" of the star wars movies. He made him
do one good deed in the end, never mind that he destroyed a planet full
of people. When it comes to Barack he should be saying "May we force
him on you."
Obama's Running Mates...
June 8, 2008 - 09:11 ET by AgentAmericanGeorge Lucas has suggested Jar Jar Binks as the Veep, Yoda as Secretary of State, Padme as Defense Secretary, and the rest of the Ewoks could fill out the cabinet. I would hate to see which of the aliens in the cantina gets Attorney General.
Drill ANWAR
God took one of man's ribs
June 8, 2008 - 00:47 ET by Captain RepusGod took one of man's ribs and created woman. Did a pretty good job, cept for Hillary, Pelosi and a few others.
Then he took Luca's chin and created Jay Leno. Wound up creating a comic and a clown.
All the people I can't stand
June 8, 2008 - 01:37 ET by LastlibertarianHmmmm.... Does Lucas think Obama is like Anakin? We'll see the truth once he has the force.
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June 8, 2008 - 03:28 ET by Dr. Magicif i was banging Mellody Hobson (his black girlfriend), i'd be a sucker for Obama too.
p.s. i am black myself, thus my comment cannot be construed as racist. *LOL* just kidding!!
"Obama, "for all of us that
June 8, 2008 - 04:17 ET by Schnikeys"Obama, "for all of us that have dreams and hope, is a hero," Lucas said."
I have dreams. I have hope. Neither of which were derived from Obama, or his ways, or his presence, or his ideas, or his political philosophies...etc. My hopes and dreams really have nothing to do with Obama. And despite the fact that I have dreams and hope, I do not view Obama as a hero for me. Nor do I really believe it's necessary for anyone else to do so.
Lucas speaks bunk this time around.
OT: Two aspects of the Star Wars series really ever gained my interest- one being that entertaining "Star Wars Episode I Racer" game for the Nintendo 64 console. The other aspect would have to be most of the parodies of Yoda seen throughout pop culture. Aside from those two things, Star Wars never really interested me.
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What can Obama possibly
June 8, 2008 - 06:04 ET by badger.What can Obama possibly offer this multibillionaire? Can Lucas actually/truely know Obama that well? Hero hasn't been in the spotlight that long. People still don't know who Obama really is. Piling on the Hollywood nut-wagon is all. I heard a couple of years back, Lucas donated $175M to his ole Alma Mater USC. For that much money, just build your own school. (Oprah did) Drop in the bucket for this lucky guy. I heard Tom Hanks will receive $50M, in an upcoming Ron Howard film. Must be sweet.
Seems like many of the movies Lucasfilm has had a hand/role in, a lot were box office bombs. Ewoks/Howard the Duck/Radioland Murders/Tucker. Definitely won the Super Lotto with Star Wars/Indiana Jones megahits. The rest of the Lucas filmography is lame imo. Over paid and over rated. This guy borrows from everyone. Nothing original, too many similarities. Lucas says inspired by, yeah right, I don't think he understands the meaning of the word.
Star Wars-- Star Trek/Flash Gordon/Buck Rogers, all rolled into one. I like the first 2.
Indiana Jones-- The Adventurous Treasure Hunter. 1950's genre. Charlton Heston/Gary Cooper/John Wayne, all treasure seekers. Lucas/Spielberg combo is good. Like the adventure movies.
American Graffiti-- Game of Chicken. Let me guess, Rebel Without a Cause. Just another Hot Rod movie.
When I was a growing up, parents weekend ritual was dragging kids to the Drive-in theater. Also watched many movies in the military, hurry up and wait sheer boredom.
Same old Hollywood crowd mantra
June 8, 2008 - 07:43 ET by ChiefE9They are so left of center and want to return to the Lincoln bedroom.
A nightmare?
June 8, 2008 - 08:45 ET by wdhorningObama will bring him his dream alright. It will be a nightmare.
The Empty Suit from Chicago
June 8, 2008 - 09:00 ET by zhombreObama is not only vacuous as a candidate he brings out the vacuousness in others. Lucas is sure one such. The SF columnist Mark Morford is another. Obama prattles on about hope and change and it's like open sesame into shallow, self absorbed minds.
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June 8, 2008 - 09:30 ET by muh-oon-
BO: May The Farce Be With
June 8, 2008 - 10:28 ET by Jack BauerAnd your 57 States of Whatever.
I'm laughing already at your Zombama Army of the Unthinking, and possibly the Undead!
Lucas lost it
June 8, 2008 - 10:29 ET by SATerpHave you SEEN the new Indiana Jones movie? I wouldn't take political tips from the boob who made that piece of cartoonish dreck!
George needs to pay closer attention to his own material
June 8, 2008 - 12:46 ET by greenfairieAs an unabashed fan of the SW saga and an unabashed conservative, I just *cringed* when I heard about this. Lucas is entitled to his views and unlike most of you I'm not going to dump on him as stupid and untalented because he says something dopey about Obama.
One of the things I liked about the prequels, and one of the main lessons I took away from them, is skepticism about politicians who promise the moon is a good thing. Obi-Wan had a great line about how politicians cannot be trusted. But here's Lucas acting like a doe-eyed Anakin gushing about the wonderfulness of Palpatine, and look where that led. No, I don't think Obama is an evil Sith in disguise (that would be Michelle Obama), but blind hero worship of a political figure can lead to some pretty bad things, whether it's incompetence or another Stalin.
Hm
June 8, 2008 - 21:28 ET by ChesterBogusYou've missed something there.
Lucas's story wasn't about politicians promising the moon; it was about politicians creating a war and scaring people into voting him into supreme power. He has been on record likening Palpatine to Hitler, Napolean and Caesar. I believe he has also made oblique references to George Bush as well...in fact, I personally believe that Palpatine's dialogue was directly inspired by George Bush's speeches, but that's just me.
Lucas's movies are a surprisingly good political allegory, but they are a far, far left political allegory. It was originally meant to be a commentary on the VietNam War, but a lot of the themes apply to the current Iraq war as well.
I find it funny that a conservative would try to use such a far left movie to support his ideas. Remember the words of Indiana Jones: "Ah, Venice."
Wait, no, it was: "Nazis. I hate those guys." Lucas is anti-right wing.