Obama's "Jedi Mind meld" mixes sci-fi worlds Posted at 12:39 PM ET, 03/01/2013 Bruce Birmelin - Paramount Pictures President Obama might be urging cooperation between Democrats and Republicans on the sequester. But the only things that seems to be mixing at the moment are metaphors. During his news conference Friday, Obama spoke of achieving a "Jedi mind meld." That phrase, which he uttered during extemporaneous (read: no prompter or script) remarks during the question-and-answer portion of the newser, appears to combine elements from two distinct sci-fi worlds. A "Jedi mind trick" is a power exercised by Jedi Knights in "Star Wars," usually accomplished by verbal ma­nipu­la­tion (Famous example: "These aren't the droids you're looking for.") But "mind meld" is a phenomenon from "Star Trek." It's a method of communication used among Vulcans, like Spock. Obama's mash-up of the two is certain to provoke outcry among the fervent fans of each franchise. And no matter what happens in Washington, the president might find that bringing together Trekkies and Star Wars aficionados might be tougher than brokering a bipartisan compromise. But perhaps it can be done. The gaffe inspired the Twitter hashtag #ObamaSciFiQuotesin which clever fans combined lines from the two...