Obama's Star Wars/Trek Blunder
The president's 'Jedi mind meld' comment has gone viral since his statements Friday on the sequester. But Obama mixed up his sci-fi franchises, and here's your explainer.

Pres. Obama on Friday. (Mark Wilson/Getty)
The president's 'Jedi mind meld' comment has gone viral since his statements Friday on the sequester. But Obama mixed up his sci-fi franchises, and here's your explainer.
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