>> ^bobknight33:

Some of the most stupid reason to vote for Obama.
Obama has 1/2 Asian sister - so vote Obama.
Obama has 3 Asians working for him - so vote Obama.
I was interned in the 40s - so vote Obama.
Asians have low voter turn out - so vote Obama.


He's making the case to Asian Americans that Obama cares about and understands their interests. Obama's cabinet appointments, family and upbringing help make that point. As for low voter turn out among Asian Americans, I think Takei is making a more general point that their community has gone through hardship and discrimination to get where they are now, and it's a waste if the younger generation doesn't choose to participate in democracy.

>> ^bobknight33:

Some of the most stupid reason to vote for Obama.
Obama has 1/2 Asian sister - so vote Obama.
Obama has 3 Asians working for him - so vote Obama.
I was interned in the 40s - so vote Obama.
Asians have low voter turn out - so vote Obama.


to be fair, you actually do make a rational argument for a change. I was actually thinking the same thing.

But I think what was left unspoken is: "The other guy sure as HELL doesn't give a damn about those minorities" Takei is just being classy and keeping it positive.

You're illustrating what is wrong with our voting system. Neither side really has our interests at heart, they BOTH cater to corporations more than they will cater to us.

Parties suck...period. They divide the nation, they pit us against each other all the time. You simply cannot boil down the complex issues of the day into left vs right.

Ban parties, make elections completely and 100 percent public. Get the private money out of there. money is not free speech. your vote is your free speech. Make it about the person and not the party.

George Takei.

75 years old.

Sir Ian McKellen

72 years old.

The late Maurice Sendak
83 years old.

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>> ^ReverendTed:

>> ^bareboards2:
Flower is outly and proudly gay, man.
Would you like to try again?I wondered, thus the less-emphatic alternative to "Boobs, duh!"

In that case I'm going to have to go with "Things George Takei Says".

As @bareboards2 has noted, I have little to no experience with boobs. But even I know that getting access to them is not "simple", even if they did make me happy!

>> ^bareboards2:
Flower is outly and proudly gay, man.
Would you like to try again?I wondered, thus the less-emphatic alternative to "Boobs, duh!"



In that case I'm going to have to go with "Things George Takei Says".

>> ^alien_concept:

>> ^Yogi:
Buffy vs Twilight would be amazing...mostly because Twilight is sexist as hell.

Why is Twilight sexist, out of interest?


Kinda what ssprinkles said. This all powerful man protecting the poor scared helpless little girl and basically she's his toy. It's kind of deranged and also...Buffy is just great.

>> ^Yogi:

Buffy vs Twilight would be amazing...mostly because Twilight is sexist as hell.


Why is Twilight sexist, out of interest?

Actually, I've had deep, meaningful shit that are not worthy the paper Twilight is printed on.
>> ^Quboid:


Twilight = Toilet paper

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>> ^Payback:

>> ^possom:
>> ^Darkhand:
STOP EVERYTHING!
Does he have a giant MURAL of himself above his fireplace? If so that's AWESOME!

How do you know that is a mural of him? You can tell by the crotch alone? And why is he standing right under his own crotch?

THAT'S EVEN MORE AWESOME!


the whole time he was talking i was thinking to myself "please PLEASE let that be a portrait of himself."

>> ^ant:

>> ^FlowersInHisHair:
But not Twilight, right? Right?
stern glare
>> ^ant:
I love both scifi series!


How is Twilight a scifi?


It's as much scifi as Star Wars was, i.e. not at all. Star Trek barely qualifies as soft scifi, but Star Wars is pure and simple (minded) space opera, in the vein of Doc Smith and Flash Gordon.

But I'm sure we can all agree that Twilight is...well, yucky.

>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:

Buffy and Blade teaming up to kill the Vampires and Werewolves of Twilight? Brilliant.


Funny or Die MUST listen to you...

>> ^possom:

>> ^Darkhand:
STOP EVERYTHING!
Does he have a giant MURAL of himself above his fireplace? If so that's AWESOME!

How do you know that is a mural of him? You can tell by the crotch alone? And why is he standing right under his own crotch?


THAT'S EVEN MORE AWESOME!