Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and actor Mark Hamill of Luke Skywalker fame crossed swords -- or perhaps more appropriately, lightsabers -- on Twitter Sunday over the issue of net neutrality.
The Independent Journal Review reports that Hamill mocked FCC Chairman Ajit Pai after the repeal of net neutrality rules, telling him he was “unworthy” to wield a lightsaber after he appeared in an online video produced by the Daily Caller. "A Jedi acts selflessly for the common man," he tweeted, "NOT lie 2 enrich giant corporations.":
Cruz entered the fray:
“Luke, I know Hollywood can be confusing, but it was Vader who supported govt power over everything said & done on the Internet,” he tweeted. "That's why giant corps (Google, Facebook, Netflix) supported the FCC power grab of net neutrality. Reject the dark side: Free the net!”
Hamill shot back a rebuttal. "Thanks for smarm-spaining it to me @tedcruz I know politics can be confusing, but you'd have more credibility if you spelled my name correctly. I mean IT'S RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU! Maybe you're just distracted from watching porn at the office again":
The Republican senator then used one of the most iconic lines from “Star Wars” against Hamill:
Cruz went on to offer some more information on the history of net neutrality and urged Hamill to keep things civil and factual and not descend into “insults”:
Hamill has not yet responded.