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Jack Thompson Weighs in on Oblivion

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the zonk-smash dept.

Robotron23 writes "Jack Thompson has commenced his attack on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion by seeking appearances on several talk shows. A press release announcing his availability speaks of Take Two not having 'learned its lesson' over the Hot Coffee scandal, before continuing to detail the issues surrounding Oblivion's re-rating, in particular regarding nudity - concluding that the game content will spawn 'an even worse disaster' than occurred during Hot Coffee."

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  1. coming from a republican... by Kranfer · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Even *I* as a republican cannot stand this guy. WTF is wrong with him, was he dropped on his head too many times as a baby or something? Or was he denied a magical sword in some MMORPG?

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    -- Josh
    "Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me!" - Pete Conrad
    1. Re:coming from a republican... by leland242 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      if you are truely republican, and not a new moral crusading republican for jebus, the fact that you dislike Thompson's ideas should go without saying.

  2. Re:Best Course of Action by RingDev · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "As consumers we can opt not to pick up newspapers, magazines and the like that have him blasting his usual rhetoric on their pages."

    And the Jews had every right to ignore the Nazi party in the early 1930s. Ignoring those who preach for the restriction of our civil liberties is every bit as damning as signing those civil liberties away yourself.

    "And frankly, those that are likely to listen to him and believe him are those that already made up their minds."

    Given enough publicity to the contrary people can and will change their minds. Just look at Bush's track record for proof on that one.

    "Screaming at Thompson himself is not likely to change his mind, or anyone else's sadly."

    I never said scream at Thompson. I said discredit him. Attack his position, his stance, and his point of view. If all else fails, implicate him in a scandle. Money laundering, political payoffs, underage Philipino boys, what ever. Sure, it might not be completely ethical, but it'll erode a lot of his constituency. ;)

    -Rick

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    "Most people in the U.S. wouldn't know they live in a tyrannical state if it walked up and grabbed their junk." - MyFirs
  3. Re:What? by Lord+Kano · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I hope this guy appears on a few call-in shows. I'd love to ask him some questions.

    I hate to beat a dead horse, but I cleaned his clock when he was on Mike Reagan's radio show about three years ago.

    He's an asshat. He likes to whip up the fears of uninformed parents and morality crusaders. Whether the facts support his position or not.

    LK

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    "Hi. This is my friend, Jack Shit, and you don't know him." - Lord Kano