That's not a headline I ever expected to type. That's exactly what happened when the Star Wars actor tested Cruz. Ted Cruz takes Luke Skywalker down.
It all started when Mark Hamill, who plays Luke Skywalker, responded to a video about net neutrality on Twitter. The chairman of the FCC, Ajit Pai, posted a video called, "7 Things You Can Still Do On The Internet After Net Neutrality." In the video Pai wore a black hoodie and held a light saber. He said, "You can still stay part of your favorite fan community."
Cute video Ajit "Aren't I Precious?" Pai ?-but you are profoundly unworthy 2 wield a lightsaber-A Jedi acts selflessly for the common man-NOT lie 2 enrich giant corporations. Btw-did you pay John Williams his royalty? @AjitPaiFCCorpShill #AJediYouAreNOT pic.twitter.com/SpIcOEySUY
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) December 16, 2017
Not bad, Skywalker.
This is when Ted Cruz decided to join the mix.
.@HammillHimself Luke, I know Hollywood can be confusing, but it was Vader who supported govt power over everything said & done on the Internet. That's why giant corps (Google, Facebook, Netflix) supported the FCC power grab of net neutrality. Reject the dark side: Free the net! https://t.co/nARkMvIEYk
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 17, 2017
Ted Cruz with another gem on Twitter.
Then Skywalker fired back.
Thanks for smarm-spaining it to me @tedcruz I know politics can be confusing, but you'd have more credibility if you spelled my name correctly. I mean IT'S RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU! Maybe you're just distracted from watching porn at the office again❤️-mh https://t.co/nHpJVG1Wpe
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) December 17, 2017
Gotta love the "you spelled something wrong" in a tweet where something else is spelled wrong. He passed on addressing any of Cruz's points, but what can you expect?
Cruz came back with fire.
Yes, that's it. So sorry to misspell your name. Respond not with facts, but with anger. Who was it that said, "Fear is the path to the dark side…fear leads to anger…anger leads to hate"? (1/2) https://t.co/uwMMzgKC1R
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 17, 2017
(2/2) Rather than insults, try civil discussion of facts. Fact 1: until 2015, the FCC had NO authority over Internet. The Net grew free & unregulated. Fact 2: W/ "net neutrality" the FCC declared power to regulate everything said & done on Internet. That's really bad for freedom. https://t.co/uwMMzgKC1R
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 17, 2017
And that was it. Hamill had enough. He did tweet to Billy Baldwin and addressed the issue.
Much appreciated @BillyBaldwin! Aside from leaving an "L" out of "smarm-spLaining"-my only regret is that 280 characters are just not enough to unpack all the lies & the stupid contained in just one @tedcruz tweet. #CondescendingCruz #MuellerIsOurOnlyHope https://t.co/BH3h3ZlyLm
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) December 18, 2017
Come on Luke Skywalker. Why not give it an honest effort and go down fighting?
Donald Trump Jr. stepped into summarize how it went down.
Ted Cruz kills Luke Skywalker part 1 #starwars https://t.co/3jkplhU0LD
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) December 18, 2017
Ted Cruz kills Luke Skywalker again... Jedi apparently no match for facts. https://t.co/p1hiAR1hLC
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) December 18, 2017
Domination.
Luke Skywalker is very similar to everyone else in Hollywood. Absolutely no interest in facts.
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