NBC Now: Donald Trump Is Darth Vader! NBC in 2011: Dick Cheney Is Vader!

NBC reporters must decide in the tortured analogies what Darth Vader means to them. On Tuesday’s Today, Hallie Jackson said to an on-screen colleague, “[Let me] raise you a Star Wars analogy.” But back in 2011, Dick Cheney was the evil Vader. 

Talking about the probable loss of Liz Cheney in Wyoming’s congressional primary, she connected, “One source told me that Cheney’s staff are big fans of an editorial that compared air to Obi Wan Kenobi. Okay, defeated  initially, but ultimately part of the force that works to take down Darth Vader, or in this analogy, Donald Trump.” 

 

 

Jackson rather lamely continued the sci-fi language: “But I think it gives you a sense of how her team is kind of casting this as a bigger, broader, galactic fight here.” The problem with Trump being Darth Vader is that NBC already suggested that Dick Cheney may be Vader. 

Returned on August 29, 2011. Today’s Jamie Gangel compared the former Vice President: “A conservative hero to his fans, Darth Vader’s critics.” Highlighting Cheney’s new memoir (co-written by Liz Cheney), Gangel stressed how “controversial” Dick Cheney is: 

Dick Cheney, former vice president of the USA, speaks out about his controversial memoir ….recollections on his turbulent time in White House.

Darth Vader is a fictional character on NBC. Dick Cheney? Donald Trump Or would it be any Republican the network doesn’t care for? 

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The transcript is available below. Click “expand” to read more. 

Today
8/16/2022
7:09 AM ET 

SAVANNAH GUTHRIE:  We want to turn to Hallie Jackson, our senior Washington correspondent. Hallie says it’s a difficult task for Congresswoman Cheney. You don’t know what you are looking for. Which numbers do you need? 

HALLIE JACKSON: So she —  a recent poll has her down by something like 20 points. You are correct. It’s a difficult task. We can guarantee anything could happen. However, she won’t be able win the primary. The push has been made to encourage Democrats to change their party registrations to vote in the primary. To overcome the hole she is in, it would be extraordinary for the math to make sense for her. Wyoming is not a state with a ton of Democrats. It is a red state. Donald Trump won the 2020 election by over 40 points. It is a difficult battle. She is aware of it. She has a clear vision of what lies ahead. 

GUTHRIE, We are talking about Wyoming. Let’s say she’s not ready to go off in the sunset, let’s call it a cowboy metaphor. She seems to have raised her profile in the national arena and may be interested in politics. 

JACKSON: Yeah. For her, it’s not the end. Right? This is the start of a new one. Allow me to use the cowboy metaphor and make you proud. Star WarsAn analogy is necessary because one source tells me that Cheney’s staffers love a recent editorial that compared air to Obi Wan Kenobi. Okay, defeated  initially, but ultimately part of the force that works to take down Darth Vader, or in this analogy, Donald Trump. However, it does show you how the team sees this as an even bigger, more expansive galactic battle. 

She knows how much it will likely cost her a seat in Congress. This 2024 speculation is also available. It was something you discussed with her. You might be too early. Cheney to start a think tank, do a media tour, join you up with other anti-Trump voices and she’s not giving up the national stage, at least right  not now. Consider what you’ll see next month. She will play a major role in the January 6th hearing. She will be there. 

GUTHRIE: Okay, YellowstoneFans are content. Star WarsFans are very happy. Hallie Jackson, we are so grateful. 

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