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Well of the choices I have to go with Dean/Kucinich... as I detest Bush. McCain would get my vote... but the addition of the asshole Lieberman kills it for me.
Moving to Canada.Originally Posted by Gohron
Howard Dean, President. Dennis Kucinich, Vice President.
George Bush Jr, President. John Ashcroft, Vice President.
John McCain, President. Joseph Lieberman, Vice President.
Nordic Warrior
I'm curious to know what everyone is gonna do if Bush gets re-elected? He's got my vote.
Well of the choices I have to go with Dean/Kucinich... as I detest Bush. McCain would get my vote... but the addition of the asshole Lieberman kills it for me.
Moving to Canada.
You sir, are a hideous hermaphroditical character which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman.
Elite Gamer
Hehe... I think Zen Miller started it when he made that comparison and said he'd vote for Bush. Sean Hannity was in love when he did that interview. You could see the sparkle in his eyes all the way thru it
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"Don't be a pansy." - James
I'm Tommy Tallarico
I won't be surprised. There's plenty of people that are still blind and stupid enough to vote for him.
"I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery." - Tommy Tallarico
Nordic Warrior
I suppose that means me then?:P
I'd think the same over those who vote Howard Dean.
Say Ahhh
Beh, lets all vote Green and knock the two-party system on its ass!
Everyone should get up in the morning and thank their respective diety that Ralph Nader exists and actually cares enough about your worthless ass to try and save it from your choices of A.) An omnipresent socialist police state (like the far left wants) or B.) A moralistic theocratic corporate slave state (like the far right wants).
/rant
What I'm trying to say (in a very abstract way) is that I want there to be a third party that actually has some momentum. The two-party system has proved its corruption from the beginning, and no matter who you put in the White House they won't be leading the country, the party bosses will.
If you think George W. Bush has single-handedly done anything during his reign then there's no hope for you.
Time for a change
I would love to see an end of the two party system... but for that to happen we'd have to go to proportional representation in Congress... and that sure as fuck ain't going to happen.
You sir, are a hideous hermaphroditical character which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman.
What the Fonz said!
I just had to rip this from segabase.
This was before the rating system...
Then there's the creation of the ESRB...In all fairness, the anti-violence activists had some cause for alarm. Market analysts had noted a steadily increasing trend towards videogames with violent themes, such as action, fighting, and shooter titles. In a well-published study for Clinical Pediatrics, Dr. Jeanne Funk had discovered that 49% of junior high students preferred videogames depicting human or fantasy violence, with sports games coming in second at 29%. California Attorney General Dan Lungren fanned the flames, calling for violent videogames to be removed from store shelves. The actor Bob Keeshan, known to generations of U.S. television watchers as the original Captain Kangaroo, publically rebuked videogame manufacturers in testimony at the hearings for producing such titles. This was music to the ears of Nintendo CEO Howard Lincoln, who would go on to make a public spectacle of his appearance before Lieberman's Senate committee days later. He openly attacked Sega for releasing both games for its systems, noted Nintendo's long-standing support for antiviolent games, and gleefully agreed with the committee's proposal to shut down noncompliant companies. For the record, Nintendo was responsible for the Night Trap and Mortal Kombat outtake videos used by Lieberman's committee to illustrate their concern - again driving home the point that Sega was in large part responsible, if not totally responsible, for putting "this stuff" in the homes of unsuspecting children. Armed with this "evidence" and with endlessly hyped stories in the press about children going on violent rampages supposedly due to videogames, Lieberman and fellow senator Howard Kohl (D, Wisconson) eventually called for nothing less than a total ban on violent videogames and the dismantling of companies that promoted such fare - including Sega, the chief culprit behind the spread of violent videogames.
Sega did everything it could to shake itself of the charges of promoting violence in videogames - far more so than just about any other vendor in the industry and in spite of Nintendo's underhanded efforts at putting them out of business. While all the press feeding frenzy and Congressional posturing was going on, Sega was quietly sponsoring a number of round-table discussions with developers, gamers, and concerned citizens groups in an effort to find a workable solution to the issue. Sega tapped the talents of the noted public relations firm Manning, Selvage, and Lee in order to develop a strategy against these charges. The end result of those sessions was an industry-wide press conference on 9 December 1993, the same day that the hearings were to commence, attended by some 125 of the major players in the videogame industry - with Nintendo being a notable exception. The eventual outcome of that press conference was the Videogame Ratings Council (VRC) - the videogame industry's first-ever ratings system. Sega's quick action ensured that the VRC system was in place in time for the height of the holiday shopping season and guaranteed positive press coverage when they needed it the most. Sega CEO Tom Kalinske also undertook the extra effort of promising Senator Lieberman that they would pull Night Trap off the market and censor the offending bits - which they subseqently did. As for the VRC, it proved so popular with consumers that Senator Lieberman and his allies were forced to concede the point and praise Sega for its leadership. The VRC was eventually revamped by Lieberman and his allies into the Entertainment Standards Review Board (ESRB) in 1994 - a industry watchdog group that is still doing its job today. Back to the subject, though - Sega was the first to begin rating its titles for content and led the industry in public efforts to tone down (or at least notify about) overt violence in videogames. The ESRB ratings system, which they helped to develop, is now a standard fixture of the videogame market in the United States and is used on a regular basis by both the industry and concerned parents alike.
What the Fonz said!
All he's done so far was put us through war in the east and spend our money on national defence. I fail to see where he was fixing our deficit and do anything about the laws that gave the government and coporations more control over it's people.
Prophet of the Prophecy
I could not see myself supporting Lieberman in any way, shape or form - I know enough about him to realize I do not like him. Right now I would vote for Howard Dean because I've been trying to read as much about him as I can, and I'm finding that he's not too Al Gore-ish like I thoguht he would be. I was worried a bit about this coming election because I didn't think there'd be anyone I could vote for with a clear conscious. I do not want Bush back for 4 more years, and this upcoming election will be the first time I have ever voted, it took someone like him to rid me of my apathy.
I'm going to get alot of shit for this but there's a good site I've been to is www.punkvoter.com , its a good reference.
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