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Microsoft video game "a damning condemnation of the Bush Administration"
Republican Radio ^
| November 8, 2004
| Republican Radio™
Posted on 11/08/2004 2:01:36 PM PST by Republican Radio™
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To: bungiefella; All
If "bungiefella" truly is Joe Staten, this is an incredible turn of events and a testament to the power of FreeRepublic to generate discourse.
Bungiefella/Staten is saying that:
- Geoff Keighley, interviewer for the article in Entertainment Weekly, tried to shape the story to fit his own political agenda
- The editors at Entertainment Weekly, ignorant of the storyline of the original game, painted a contradictory picture of the floating ring-like planet Halos as "utopias, safe havens in a universe filled with terror" and helped create the impression of Halo 2 as digital agitprop by saying "Clearly, there are political and religious dimensions to Halo 2 that were absent from the first game"
Conspiratorial types will view the pronouncements of "bungiefella" at the 11th hour as an attempt to keep controversy from hurting a nascent product's bottom line. Anti-Microsoft types (of which there are many on FreeRepublic) will claim that Micro$oft is trying to force yet another failed ideology upon consumers.
I'd like find out what Mr. Keighley's side of the story is and if both men would be willing to talk about this subject and take calls from FReepers on an upcoming episode of Republican Radio.
Messrs. Staten and Keighley can in touch with our producers by clicking on the "Contact Us" in the upper-left hand corner of the Republican Radio website. The show broadcasts every Saturday from Seattle, WA and we'd like to have Mr. Staten in-studio if possible.
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posted on
11/08/2004 7:04:19 PM PST
by
Republican Radio™
(Listen to Republican Radio every Sat. 1pm EST/10am PST http://www.republicanradio.com)
To: Republican Radio™
I'm a long-time friend of Joe's - well, actually, he prefers to call me a "stalker" - and I think some additional clarification needs to be put in here. The
Halo 2 story has
nothing to do with the Bush administration - however,
it is a frighteningly accurate re-creation of the Nixon-Humphrey election, including a dramatic scene where Eugene McCarthy (Cortana) angers President Johnson (343 Guilty Spark)!
Rumor has it that Halo 3 will be about Bush Sr. and his early years at the CIA. I can't wait!
To: Republican Radio™
To: Republican Radio™
Halo was the best Video game I ever played. I have been counting down the days until this release. I am stoked. Give me the plasma rifle, a couple of fragmentation grenades and the shotgun and I will put the covenant out of their miserable existence. Oh I also may need a banshee!
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posted on
11/08/2004 7:10:00 PM PST
by
TheRedSoxWinThePennant
(Remember the Red Sox won the World Series on George Bush's watch!)
Comment #145 Removed by Moderator
To: CWOJackson
Stalin? I was thinking Satan.
146
posted on
11/08/2004 8:54:06 PM PST
by
Rokke
To: All
Geoff is clearly at fault for angling Joe Staten's words to an anti-Bush angle...but frankly, most of you guys jumped the gun.
To: Republican Radio™
Even if there was some anti-Bushism in Halo 2 (that has yet to be seen), I'd still play the game. I mean, many games or movies could be interperted in many ways. If, like most games, the story takes a back seat, or is simply to be reason to blow stuff up, that's fine by me.
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posted on
11/08/2004 9:13:55 PM PST
by
Simmy2.5
(Kerry has been relieved of duty!)
To: killjoy
Excellent, thank you, I'll ask for Combat Mission for Christmas. Did a lot of Squad Leader and a little bit of ASL as a kid before moving on. It'll be nice to try a SL like game on the computer all these years later.
To: Diplomat
If you liked ASL, you will love this. Imagine being able to play without spending 99% of your time looking up obscure rules. Get
Combat Mission: Afrika Korps. It is the latest in the series. There is a demo on the site.
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posted on
11/08/2004 9:56:24 PM PST
by
killjoy
(I'm John Kerry and I'm relieved of duty.)
Comment #151 Removed by Moderator
To: finnman69
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posted on
11/09/2004 6:20:45 AM PST
by
rollo tomasi
(Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians)
To: Republican Radio™
I doubt that the point will get across; besides, Command and Conquer is also known for allowing you to play both sides, it just makes the game more dynamic.
Also, from what I've seen of the game, the aliens aren't quite portrayed as a nice culture, and that they seem very radical.
To: bungiefella
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posted on
11/09/2004 8:32:13 AM PST
by
myself6
(Nazi = socialist , democrat=socialist , therefore democrat = Nazi)
To: Republican Radio™
Somehow, I think this so-called "damning condemnation" will be lost on most if not all gamers. If your message is so nuanced that you have to explain it to everyone, then it is too nuanced for people who spend hours and hours playing video games, even AFTER you explain it.
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posted on
11/09/2004 8:39:22 AM PST
by
UsnDadof8
(Proudly defending the Dems right to stupidity since 1987)
To: rollo tomasi
Honestly, so called conservatives pushing a game that REQUIRES you to steal, murder, rob, assault, you name it in order to win. What is conservative about that? You guys just LIKE going into blind, stupid rages, don't you? Do you identify with the thugs in GTA:SA more than the Master Chief? I'm conservative, sir, and you are most definitely NOT.
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posted on
11/09/2004 11:29:23 AM PST
by
patimen
To: papertyger
To: Republican Radio™
I'd be skeptical of any anti-Bush comments or attributions you read in Entertainment Weekly - they have an agenda.We used to subscribe, but the constant leftist slant got old, week in and week out. I let the sub lapse and we haven't missed it.
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posted on
11/09/2004 1:11:18 PM PST
by
macbee
("Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." - Napoleon Bonaparte)
To: No.6
I'm not a fan of FPS games so this is a non-issue for me, but it occurs that if this Mr. Staten thinks he's making a big statement that he's a) loopy and b) going to be ignored by 99.99% of purchasers, who will see the ability to play as the aliens as a fun multiplayer option. You nailed it, same goes for the anti- Harry Potter types and the anti Lord of the Rings. Games and stories are mostly entertainment, and only with a lot of study do they support essays for and against the administration, or whatever other topic sentence one wants to explore.
I have no doubt that lots of microsoft employees are liberals, the company probably seeks to recruit them, but there are doubtless many hard working conservatives employeed as well. They are a business and want to make a profit. Microsoft should remember the party that brought the anti trust suits against them.
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posted on
11/09/2004 1:35:24 PM PST
by
KC_for_Freedom
(Sailing the highways of America, and loving it.)
To: Republican Radio™
Whatever.
The game will rock.
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posted on
11/09/2004 1:36:44 PM PST
by
StoneColdGOP
(She calls me *Mini-Merc*)
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