A couple of weeks ago, after native Alaskan Mary Peltola defeated decidedly non-native Alaskan Sarah Palin in a special election to become Alaska’s first indigenous member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Luke Skywalker…er… Mark Hamill, whose force is always with Democrats, transmitted a congratulatory tweet to her sector of the galaxy, which Ms. Peltola responded to in a very cool way (and which I could not resist augmenting for the top photo)…
The exchange:
Thank you Master Skywalker! @MarkHamill pic.twitter.com/xfBrZbe8i8
— Mary Peltola (@MaryPeltola) September 12, 2022
But the real fun began when twitterers intercepted the message and began transmitting themselves:
Princess Peltola, your victory against Darth Palin was really a New Hope for both the Alliance and the whole planet !… 😍
Congratulations from France & Use the Force !… 🙂— Christophe Jouan (@Christo79979076) September 12, 2022
You can say that again, Christophe, bring the Death Star down we will.
Fancy an appetiser before the meal? pic.twitter.com/kCeTIJ1ZOT
— Tom Max (@tom__mat) September 12, 2022
I’d call that the Baby Yoda Bump…
I just blurted out, "Holy sh*t that's the coolest tweet ever."
— Dan Yu 🇺🇦 (@Danoyu) September 12, 2022
Concur, Dan.
https://t.co/TTuCNo25Sf pic.twitter.com/IKtTcxyR7h
— Glenton Richards 🇺🇦 (@glentonrich) September 12, 2022
Hopefully until November…
😂😂 Best Response @MaryPeltola – that’s it! I’m donating!! And May the Force Be with You.
— GMS (@LAThinkz) September 13, 2022
Donate we all shall.
Oh memories pic.twitter.com/zptL7MEOHh
— I am your father (@brunoSlondon) September 12, 2022
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I think you can call him "bro"
— Rob Gale (@Rob_Gale) September 12, 2022
Yup
👇👇👇
I love that a Native person is going to congress and I love that she loves Star Wars.
Naysayers can eat Bantha fodder for all I care!
— 😎🤬😬😝 (@barfauns) September 12, 2022
Rep Peltola is the Jedi we have been looking for.
— Geddy D (@Dubes123) September 12, 2022
Wouldn’t it be cool if she were the one to keep Nancy in the captain’s chair?
🥂 🙌 🙌
My new congressperson cosplays? Hell yeah! 😎
— Joel Hadley 🌐 (@joelhadley_ak) September 12, 2022
👍👍👍
Looks like @MaryPeltola won the internet today. I can sleep peacefully tonight.
— JSON VertVille (@_alternatestate) September 12, 2022
She sure did. Cograts to Mary, who was sworn in today.
May the Force be with her on Election Day!
Ms. Peltola…you’re the master of marketing yourself. Please don’t accept any calls from anyone named Oz asking for your help. He’s toast. Let him go back to selling snakeoil. May the force STAY with you. Signed, a fan from NC.
That is AWESOME!! Congratulations, Mary Peltola, not only because she won the seat, but also possesses a FANTASTIC wit!! Can’t wait to see what she does once she’s seated….
OMG. You’re voting for someone into office and you don’t even know what they will do to us once in office? No wonder we’re in this economical mess.
“So wise with use of the Force is this one…Perhaps one day a Jedi Master she will be!”