Worst job in the Stargate Universe: POTUS
Having almost finished the first two seasons of SG1, I’ve come to the conclusion that the President of the United States has the worst job in the entire Stargate franchise/universe.
Early in your term, you’re debriefed on this weird ass gate device that was used by an ancient race of parasite aliens who are extremely technologically advanced, know where Earth is, and are hellbent on wiping out humanity.
So, you have to thread the needle of making sure Project Stargate, probably the most fantastically expensive black project in history, running without congress, the press, or the international community raising too many questions.
If you fail to do that, the cat will be out of the bag. The Russians and the Chinese will figure out what you’re doing, if they haven’t already, and everyone’s notion of human history and religion is going to be completely upended. In short, if the rest of the world figures out what’s really going on in Cheyenne mountain, it’ll be absolute pandemonium.
On top of that, Project Stargate, for all the troubles you’ve gone through to keep a lid on things, has brought back several alien viruses to Earth, nearly destroyed the planet via a black hole, and attracted the attention of two hostile alien battleships who could have easily destroyed the entire planet if not for SG1’s dumbass Hail Mary plan.
In fact, every time the world has been saved, it’s the result of some last minute Hail Mary plan.
The icing on the cake? General Hammond calls you every time the shit hits the fan to brief you on the situation—as if you can do anything to stop the catastrophes waiting on the other side of the wormhole. You’d be better off not knowing what fresh new hell the geniuses at Project Stargate uncover.
I’d rather just scrape roadkill off the iris. Fuck being the president in Stargate.