You just blew my mindLt. Sera post=7.73699.811278 said:Jack Thompson is a democrat, who knows that by publicly endorsing someone, their voter potential drops, so he endorses Sarah Palin to sink McCain even further.
Oh yes, you'd better believe it.
Jack Thompson Likes Sarah Palin
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Jack Thompson doing something for the good of America? Bullshit, shenanigans. I'll believe it when he says it.Lt. Sera post=7.73699.811278 said:Jack Thompson is a democrat, who knows that by publicly endorsing someone, their voter potential drops, so he endorses Sarah Palin to sink McCain even further.
Oh yes, you'd better believe it.
Hmm. True, but I didn't want to say "I'll believe it when I see it" because, quite obviously, I'd already 'seen' it in what he's doing now. Just a matter of perspective.Lt. Sera post=7.73699.811471 said:You know better then to believe him on his word i hopeAmnestic post=7.73699.811382 said:
My perspective leads me to believe he's quite serious about wanting to affiliate with the McCain-Palin team on getting this anti-videogame legislation approved, the one you described says his disbarment has changed his ways and he's now working for the good of the Democrats. I like my perspective better, if only because it's mine.
Also: Boobies.
I wouldn't be surprised if they took him up on his offer after all McCain said that GTA4 was an abomination of God (or something close I know he called it an abomination)
Actually, "he called it a sin against God". Why did I use quotes to encompass most of that sentence? Because, and here's the particularly funny part that 90% of people who found that article didn't get;
Now, I'll say, I personally loathe McCain like most other politicians, presidential candidates especially, though of course that rule excludes whoever I support, but really, don't go off on a anti-McCain rage now. The old bastard doesn't need vindication from us, if only to justify his bluecollar/senile/xenophobic voter base.
I'm going be unpopular, but I agree with what Jack Thompson wants, IN PART.
Mature rated games should have a legal requirement not to be sold to under age customers.
Consider the problem now that we get games like Manhunt 2 which are tame compared with say, a 15 rated action movie. Now imagine it was legally only for sale to adults, they could lift the restrictions and make these games for the gorehounds and Hostel fans!
It would also open the market up for more games like Fahrenheit where there could be a more mature attitude to sex, and Mass Effect could have wandered by without so much as a glance from the media, as it would have been Mature rated, no under 18s, and therefore not fodder for the FOX NEWS 'Video game porn turned my 3 year old into a donkey rapist!' headlines.
To me, the news that we had a proper 18+ legally binding rating, would maybe push more into the public psyche that not all games are for 3 year olds and that a gun or a breast won't corrupt a 42 year old gamer.
As for the Spore evolution thing, the problem is, it seems anyone heavily into religion has no concept of fun, or surely there'd be more fun god and religion type games, I don't remember much since Populous, Megalomania, Black n White.
Unfortunately these games seem to involve you getting your followers to procreate, which surely can't be encouraged, tho of course Holy war is always good for lols.
It should be noticed that "Representatives from the McCain-Palin campaign have not yet responded to the letter." so its possible that they're actually a lot more sensible than we give them credit for, ok they don't believe that dinosaurs existed or that the world is more than 6000 years old, but at least they know JT is really nuts.
The unfortunate part (or fortunate perhaps) is that its JT campaigning for the changes, and wasn't it a spokesman for Rockstar who said' Thank God for Jack Thompson or we might have to battle someone competent in the courts.'
Mature rated games should have a legal requirement not to be sold to under age customers.
Consider the problem now that we get games like Manhunt 2 which are tame compared with say, a 15 rated action movie. Now imagine it was legally only for sale to adults, they could lift the restrictions and make these games for the gorehounds and Hostel fans!
It would also open the market up for more games like Fahrenheit where there could be a more mature attitude to sex, and Mass Effect could have wandered by without so much as a glance from the media, as it would have been Mature rated, no under 18s, and therefore not fodder for the FOX NEWS 'Video game porn turned my 3 year old into a donkey rapist!' headlines.
To me, the news that we had a proper 18+ legally binding rating, would maybe push more into the public psyche that not all games are for 3 year olds and that a gun or a breast won't corrupt a 42 year old gamer.
As for the Spore evolution thing, the problem is, it seems anyone heavily into religion has no concept of fun, or surely there'd be more fun god and religion type games, I don't remember much since Populous, Megalomania, Black n White.
Unfortunately these games seem to involve you getting your followers to procreate, which surely can't be encouraged, tho of course Holy war is always good for lols.
It should be noticed that "Representatives from the McCain-Palin campaign have not yet responded to the letter." so its possible that they're actually a lot more sensible than we give them credit for, ok they don't believe that dinosaurs existed or that the world is more than 6000 years old, but at least they know JT is really nuts.
The unfortunate part (or fortunate perhaps) is that its JT campaigning for the changes, and wasn't it a spokesman for Rockstar who said' Thank God for Jack Thompson or we might have to battle someone competent in the courts.'
He states that "a number of reliable polls" state that 70% of people want to see his crazy proposal go through. Which polls are these? Presumably polls that he has paid people to participate in, and involve at the maximum 10 people, seven of which watch Fox.
I think it was Rich Hall who stated about a poll 'A poll showed that 60% of Americans believe Bush is doing a good job as president, and this sounds pretty good, until you realise it actually means, 60% of idiots who don't even have the sense to avoid a guy with a clipboard in a mall, think Bush is doing a good a job.'
Yep. McCain actually sent campaign staff to Jack Thompson's house and requested he support Palin.Madman_Andre post=7.73699.805024 said:
Of course, if you understood what you were talking about, you'd understand that candidates don't possess a magic wand enabling them to control who does or does not show support.
Just like Obama can't control endorsements from Louis Farrakhan, Bill Maher, or any other controversial figures/groups.
This reply may well apply to all of those who pretty much posted the same thing Andre did...but it's not worth the time quoting everyone.
