Romney and Obama Are Both Big 'Star Trek' Fans
The two candidates running for President are huge dorks, according to the New York Times. In a piece highlighting the many ways Mitt Romney and Barack Obama are the same (grilled chicken! Harvard! Modern Family!), the part that stands out is their Star Trek fandom.
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Obama's Trek fandom is fairly well documented. In April, Obama admitted to having a crush on Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series, and got his picture taken giving the Vulcan salute with the actress. Pay attention to the size of the President's smile in that picture. Clearly, he's a true Trekkie.
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Romney's fandom is a bit harder to track. Romney calls himself a big Star Trek fan according to the Times, but doesn't go so far as to identify as a Trekkie. The one thing we could find linking Romney to Star Trek is from back in 2010, when one of the members of LMFAO accused Romney of using a "Vulcan grip" on him when they got into a scuffle on a Vancouver plane.
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Either way, we're destined to put a Star Trek fan in the White House. Again. Here's a debate topic we would like to see the two spar over: whether they prefer Captain Kirk or Captain Picard.
