Hillary Clinton Saves Dull #DemDebate With Last-Second Star Wars Shoutout

[DemocratSinceBirth]

At the very, very, very last moment in a debate that started late and ended much later, Hillary Clinton made it worthwhile for sleepy watchers by dropping a well-timed Star Wars reference on the weekend where the mega-film franchise essentially swallowed the world whole.

Was Clinton part of the Star Wars promotional-branding multiverse that involved the brand invading every single ad campaign, pop culture reference, and even the Obama administration? Or was she tipping her hat to Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams, who reportedly contributed $1 million to a super PAC that supports the Clinton campaign? More likely: she was just trying to connect with voters on a night when millions of Americans were queued up to watch the film.

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/12/hillary-clinton-star-wars-force-debate

[NurseJackie]

1. :-D

[Scootaloo]

2. really?

A last minute Star Wars reference was the most interesting thing Tina Nguyen saw in the debate?

What, was she watching the debate to cover for a poli-sci friend who actually went to the movie?

[notadmblnd]

4. I know, right? How would she be connecting with voters,

if they were all out at the movies watching the film? It's not likely that they all ran home after the film and searched for debate results.

I think it insults the intelligence of those people? Her campaign assuming that all it takes is a clever quip and their votes will be swayed her way? Damn shallow, in my opinion.

[KittyWampus]

13. You made me laugh.

Just one of those things that are both sad and funny at the same time.

[Bjorn Against]

3. Wow, that is really shallow

There were two hours of talk about serious issues but the writer thought it was dull until a pop culture reference we have all heard a million times before?

The Star Wars moment may have been good for a smile, but a person would have to be pretty shallow to think it was the most interesting part of the debate.

[notadmblnd]

6. It's so damn cliche that it generally evokes moans and groans

like bad jokes often do.

[Broward]

5. This reporter just made a fool of herself.

[bowens43]

7. is there a bandwagon hillary wont comminderre to get her devious , hawkish hands on the button?

[leftofcool]

8. It was funny and just what was needed to lighten the mood!

The audience full of college kids loved it!

[BlueCaliDem]

9. LOVED it! "May the force be with you!" Hahahaha.

and rec'd

[ismnotwasm]

10. K&R

[DUbeornot2be]

11. For many...

... it's just another example of a seasoned politician multi-tasking.

1. She plays to the current hype, associating herself to something extremely successful to lure shallow minded bandwagoners.

2. She places a product endorsement sure to help the movie gate... luring some of her existing supporters and other bandwagoners to pay outrageous amounts to watch more fiction.

3. In doing so(#2) instantly pays back Disney/ABC for the favorable treatment in the debate.

4. She shows that no matter what she said in the preceeding hours, it's the corporate machine that gets her last word of support.

This citizen is tired of the same old politics as usual. But yeah, she sure is good at it.

[msanthrope]

21. Lighten up, Francis. nt

[Iliyah]

12. Hahahahahaha

"Beam me up Scotty" would be fun as well (Trekkie here).

[Alfresco]

14. The force is with the Democratic Party and Hillary is the tip of the saber.

Happy Holidays Everyone

[KoKo]

15. "Vanity Fair" isn't the only one that noticed the "pay back adverstisement"

No longer pretending to be objective, NYT turns 3rd debate into “The Hillary Clinton Show”
The New York Times coverage of the 3rd Democratic debate revolves entirely around Hillary Clinton, ignoring Sanders

Ben Norton

The Times concludes its article depicting Clinton in a shining light, writing “‘Thank you, good night, and may the force be with you,’ she said, beaming.” What the newspaper conveniently forgot to mention, while referencing what effectively amounted to Clinton’s public advertisement for “Star Wars,” was that the film’s director J.J. Abrams and his wife gave $1 million to Clinton’s super PAC. Blatant conflicts of interest are apparently not deemed newsworthy to the publication that purports to convey “All the News That’s Fit to Print.”

The leading U.S. newspaper has clearly chosen a side: the side of Wall Street’s candidate, the side of power. It doesn’t even pretend to be “objective” or “neutral” anymore.

http://www.salon.com/2015/12/20/no_longer_pretending_to_be_objective_nyt_turns_3rd_debate_into_the_hillary_clinton_show/

[Kentonio]

16. Complaints about time given to each candidate is fair

But accusing her of 'advertising' Star Wars is a bit much. It's about the biggest movie franchise of all time, it's not like anyone wouldn't have known about it already.

[KoKo]

18. If Donald Trump had said this and involved with funding from J.J Abrams

Would YOU feel the same?

[MineralMan]

17. Funny thing was that every news program this morning

featured that quote as part of their debate coverage, along with Sanders' apology. For those who did not watch the debate, they still got to see the two most memorable moments in it.

People who are scoffing at this aren't thinking about how people who don't follow politics are seeing it.

It was a smart way to close.

[KoKo]

19. It was "Way Smart" if you had a donor who had given you that "HUGE" Donation...

though. Ya Think? Smacks of something they might need to be held accountable for.

Given the rest of the Donations to "Clinton Foundation" it does have a strong whiff of impropriety to be putting in a plug for a Movie of High Wealth Donor who gave you a Big Donation to your campaign.

And, yet, you see nothing wrong there?
.

[Alfresco]

20. That's worth watching again.