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Jack Thompson Attacks DoD, ESA, GTA With Utah Bill
eldavojohn writes "Delusional disbarred Miami attorney Jack Thompson claims to have a bill in the state of Utah that targets retailers and entire industries with the Truth in Advertising Law. The best part of his rant: 'Our military appropriately uses violent video games a) to suppress the inhibition to kill of new recruits, and b) to teach killing scenarios. Games have the same effect on civilian teens.' While GamePolitics couldn't find the bill on Utah's state site, they did receive a response from him claiming 'I have a sponsor and a bill, and [the video game] industry is in trouble.' For 2009 bills, there seems to be merely a bill enhancing the Truth in Advertising Law but does not contain any of Thompson's verbiage. Good 'ole Jack — always good for some laughs, but really he needs to give it up one of these days."
You're missing the subtext:
1. 34% of Utahns voted for Obama. (nearly 70% voted for McCain)
2. The district with the least percent voting Obama still had about 1/7th of the vote going for him. (Do you know more than 7 Utahns? odds are at least one of them voted Obama...) (1 out of 7 sounds smaller than 70% - which we won't mention again)
3. Utah has a Democrat for a congressman (Jim Matheson, who won with 63% of the vote). (Without knowing the background of the race - was there even a GOP candidate? Did he die during the election? Or is this the lone token democrat? Sounds nice tho. One single Dem. In a sea of religious fanatical GOPers. Marching. In uniforms.)
4. I know of quite a few mormons that voted for Obama, and I (yes, I'm a Utah mormon) did favor him over McCain....(especially early in the election, though I voted McCain because I knew that my vote wouldn't change anything and I didn't want Obama to think he had a mandate) (I know of a few Mormons that voted for Obama = I have many Jewish / Black / Insert-minority-here friends and I'm not racist/like them/condescending )
5. I consider myself conservative...but I find the post below starting with "I'm a conservative from Utah" to be "naive." Good ideas are good ideas. It doesn't matter which side of the aisle they come from. Unfortunately...adding more to the national debt (eg, the current stimulus package) can't be a good thing. Which reminds me of the following (taken from a friends gtalk status):
(re: Good ideas are good ideas. It doesn't matter which side of the aisle they come from: unless it's a vote for a stimulus package that is time-dependent. Then you hope Obama fails and will not let a single vote go across that often spoken about aisle while planning that next post-bailout party in Vegas - Go Wells Fargo - wooooo! Taxes are for the little people!).