Let’s see if we can take this to another level. Here’s an open letter to President Obama about why he should be supporting the project.

Dear President Obama:
 
It’s been said that you are our nation’s first geek president: A fanboy’s love of comic books, Mister Spock’s logical behavior, Superman’s strange alien birthplace.  :)

You have combined your interest in nerdy things with a drive toward innovation and an embracing of science. These things, you say, will put America back on the competitive track it needs to be in the global marketplace.

We agree Mr. President, that we need to follow in the footsteps of giants.

But we also think, Mr. President, that we should be creating some giant footsteps.

That’s why I would like for you to put your support behind the AT-AT for America project, which hopes to build on the good will that geek culture has spawned in America. For more than 30 years, we have come together online and off to share our passions, to build costumes and businesses, to enjoy some fellowship and forget about how tough the world can be.

If you want the country to be more united than divided, if you want the country to look toward a bright future instead of a divided past, if you want America to make something awesome again, then join us.

One Nation. One Dream. One AT-AT.

Thank you and God Bless America.

Mike Koehler and the AT-AT For America Team