{"id":220,"date":"2008-12-11T07:00:16","date_gmt":"2008-12-11T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=220"},"modified":"2008-12-10T11:01:59","modified_gmt":"2008-12-10T16:01:59","slug":"obama-to-appoint-secretary-of-geek-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/12\/11\/obama-to-appoint-secretary-of-geek-affairs\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama to Appoint Secretary of Geek Affairs&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8230; or  rather, he should.\u00a0 <a title=\"Paul &amp; Storm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.paulandstorm.com\/archives\/geek-madness\/\" class=\"broken_link\">Check out Paul and Storm&#8217;s thoughts on this<\/a>.\u00a0 If you went to  DragonCon 2008, these guys were the opening band at the <a title=\"NeedCoffee.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.needcoffee.com\/\">NeedCoffee.com<\/a> &amp; Quick Stop Entertainment&#8217;s &#8220;Nuts on the Road: Gonzo Sound &amp; Vision&#8221; film festival.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Paul and Storm&#8230; as the first geek President, Barack Obama would do well to reward this important and influential constituency by creating a new cabinet post: the Secretary of Geek Affairs.\u00a0 <a title=\"Secretary of Geek Affairs\" href=\"http:\/\/www.paulandstorm.com\/archives\/geek-madness\/\" class=\"broken_link\">Click here to read the whole article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a teaser, check out the 64-team elimination tournament to see who would get the coveted Secretary of Geek Affairs position.\u00a0 Some of my favorites are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weird Al vs. Weezer<\/li>\n<li>They Might Be Giants vs. The Simpsons Comic Shop Guy<\/li>\n<li>Danica McKellar (Winnie Cooper from <em>The Wonder Years<\/em>) vs. Stan Lee<\/li>\n<li>Steve Jobs vs. The Cast of &#8220;Revenge of the Nerds&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Ken Plume (from Quick Stop Entertainment) vs. MacGyver<\/li>\n<li>Penn &amp; Teller vs. Jamie &amp; Adam (Mythbusters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a title=\"Secretary of Geek Affairs Geek Tourney\" href=\"http:\/\/www.paulandstorm.com\/tournament\/images\/geektourney.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.paulandstorm.com\/tournament\/images\/geektourney.jpg\" alt=\"Secretary of Geek Affairs\" width=\"525\" height=\"385\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Tell the world about ONCE UPON A GEEK:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-220\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/12\/11\/obama-to-appoint-secretary-of-geek-affairs\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-220\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/12\/11\/obama-to-appoint-secretary-of-geek-affairs\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/12\/11\/obama-to-appoint-secretary-of-geek-affairs\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/12\/11\/obama-to-appoint-secretary-of-geek-affairs\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-220\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/12\/11\/obama-to-appoint-secretary-of-geek-affairs\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; 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