http://www.michaelhanscom.com/eclecticism/2007/01/27/faux-klingons/ Violently Apathetic Sun, 17 Feb 2013 20:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.michaelhanscom.com/eclecticism/2007/01/27/faux-klingons/comment-page-1/#comment-18175 Marcus Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:36:25 +0000 http://www.michaelhanscom.com/eclecticism/2007/01/27/faux-klingons/#comment-18175 Actually, he took it in just the right direction. If he had stated that they were wannabe gods of war, there would not have been much attention paid to the comment. But by plugging into the public awareness of Star Trek, and the unique place it has in our culture, he got more media attention for free than anyone could have paid money for. More than a week after the comment, there is still chatter about it. Think about that. Most remarks makde by congress critters (unless they are announcing a run for President in ’08), don’t make it onto the newspaper and radio. He was able to make a point, and get printspace and airtime coverage. I’d say it was a good move, and if anyone critiques him, they’ll have to explain Greek Mythology and that wont get airtime — and god help ‘em if they try to shift their name to Aries and someone does a Xena reference!

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