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Texas Governor As E3 Keynote Speaker Causes Strife

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the keynotes-inciting-riots-a-new-popularity-tactic dept.

Zonk pointed out a post on Joystiq highlighting a recent tantrum thrown by the ESA. Apparently the ESA didn't appreciate the framing GamePolitics chose to use for a story about E3's Keynote speaker and Texas Governor, Rick Perry. GamePolitics continues to call Perry into question as a choice for keynote speaker, saying: "While there are surely many Christians among E3 attendess, there are just as surely many who aren't. Aside from the fact that Perry was a bizarre keynote choice from the get-go, his divisive comments indicate that the ESA should rescind the offer. We have to ask again: why is E3 2008 being politicized? The answer, we suspect, has much to do with embattled ESA boss Michael Gallagher."

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  1. ESA? by rrohbeck · · Score: 4, Funny

    What's the European Space Agency got to do with gaming?

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  2. Good day for the bored at work by mapsjanhere · · Score: 2, Funny

    Congratulations on today's topics, first we get a "lawyer bashes GPL" thread, and now the Pharyngula crowd gets to jump all over the Christian Republican Politician. If he'd just owned Microsoft shares, this would be perfect.

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  3. Re:Oh, Rick Perry, what the hell by PopeRatzo · · Score: 3, Funny

    I loved you as the frontman for Journey
    I thought Rick Perry was the guitar player for Aerosmith. That's quite a family, with two famous rockers and a governor of Texas.
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  4. Don't be silly by commodoresloat · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's clearly the Entomological Society of America, who was concerned because of E3's promotion of buggy software.

    Yeah, they were pretty bugged about the whole thing.

    1. Re:Don't be silly by jonaskoelker · · Score: 4, Funny

      Not trying to bee a buzzkill, but I don't think your jokes would fly with that audience.