[Gideon7]

The head of the evil capitalist Trade Federation is Nute Gunray, a cheap pun on the names of Newt Gringrich and Ronald Reagan.

[Alex Murphy]

The head of the evil capitalist Trade Federation is Nute Gunray, a cheap pun on the names of Newt Gringrich and Ronald Reagan.

And Lucas didn't even try to disguise the name of the Neimodian Senator from Episode 1, Lott Dodd, named after Senators Trent Lott (R-Mississippi) and Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut).

Separated At Birth?

[Frank T]

"The head of the evil capitalist Trade Federation is Nute Gunray, a cheap pun on the names of Newt Gringrich and Ronald Reagan."

Then how about Nute Gunray as the next GOP Presidential candidate, in '08?

[msjhall]

I thought he was named that because of similarities with a newt.

[TomasUSMC]

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