Obama on the passing of Leonard Nimoy

The White House: Has a Statement from President Obama on the death of Leonard Nimoy, " Long before being nerdy was cool, there was Leonard Nimoy.  Leonard was a lifelong lover of the arts and humanities, a supporter of the sciences, generous with his talent and his time.  And of course, Leonard was Spock.  Cool, logical, big-eared and level-headed, the center of Star Trek’s optimistic, inclusive vision of humanity’s future.

 

I loved Spock.

 

In 2007, I had the chance to meet Leonard in person.  It was only logical to greet him with the Vulcan salute, the universal sign for “Live long and prosper.”  And after 83 years on this planet – and on his visits to many others – it’s clear Leonard Nimoy did just that.  Michelle and I join his family, friends, and countless fans who miss him so dearly today. "

Lets Get Real:

This is a very moving statement by President Obama, its a day not for politics but recalling a great artist, Mr Nimoy will always be Spock, it can be argued that Spock's eyebrow would have gone up at all this praise and say " fascinating ".   In this case the praise is deserved, the arts and us as humans are better off because of Mr Spock, as Captain Kirk might have said " We are all human, even aliens ".  Live Long and Prosper ALL.