Comparing Obama to Star Trek’s ‘Spock’ is Illogical

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Illogical.

That’s the only word that seems to apply to writer Steve Daly’s attempt in the latest edition of Newsweek to compare President Barack Obama to Mr. Spock, the half-Vulcan, half-human character who plays first officer to Capt. James T. Kirk, commander of the U.S.S. Enterprise, in the sci-fi television-film franchise known as “Star Trek.”

Unlike Spock, who would die for Captain Kirk, Obama is loyal to no one but himself.  And Daly, ever the Obama sycophant, misses that in his piece.

Daly writes that Mr. Spock’s cool, analytical nature “feels more fascinating and topical than ever now that we’ve put a sort of Vulcan in the White House.”

He goes on to wax poetic about the president, going so far as to share his observation of how columnists compared his “unflappably logical demeanor and prominent ears with Mr. Spock’s.”

Deep into his piece, Daly speculates about what Obama might feel if he watches the latest release in the Star Trek movie series:  “I can imagine he might feel a special empathy for Spock’s position, given the chattering class’s insistence that he needs to show more emotion, too.”

I, for one, can’t stand it when someone like Daly refers to others — regardless of the party to whom he’s referring — as the “chattering class.”  As my way of striking back at him for that, I recommend you save yourself the cost of a newsstand or subscription copy of the rag in which Daly’s article appears and simply restrict yourself to reading the Newsweek media lead sheet issued yesterday.

FYI: If you’re a Trekkie, the new “Star Trek” movie is set for release May 8.

-- Bob McCarty Writes