Every year on this date, “May the 4th Be With You,” a tongue in cheek variation of a slogan in the “Star Wars” films becomes a greeting among fans who celebrate May 4 as “Star Wars Day.”
One of them seems to be Scott Walker, the Wisconsin governor running for president, whose tweets, reported in the Chicago Sun Times and elsewhere, referencing the film stirred a ripple of protest on the hornets nest that is Twitter.
The first tweet, below refers to brother and sister Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia in the original films.
The Tweet suggests that another Walker is part of their legacy.
Clearly Walker, or someone on his social media staff, is a fan of the films.
Attached to the photo was the tweet below, in the backward speak of Yoda:
But the tweets generated countless sarcastic responses, like the ones that follow.
There's a young family dead in Menasha and you're tweeting this crap?!?
— Lucy Van Pelt (@cheeseheadlucy)
Darth Vader was a job creator. Good role model for you.
— Geoff Glaab (@geoffglaab)
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