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Kobe Bryant's wrong 'Duty' message (upset about Bryant with a weapon in Call of Duty Commercial)
ESPN ^ | 11/16/2010 | Tim Keown

Posted on 11/18/2010 2:13:59 PM PST by SnakeDoctor

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And then last week, he went home and was watching a game when a new commercial for "Call of Duty: Black Ops" came on his television. Seen through Walker's eyes, the content was bad enough. A woman in high heels, a hotel concierge, a guy in a fast-food worker's outfit -- they're all shooting automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades in an urban warfare setting.

He was already disgusted, but about halfway through the spot, Walker did a double take: Wait! Wasn't that Kobe Bryant?

Seriously, is that really Kobe Bryant carrying an assault weapon with the word "MAMBA" on the barrel? Did Kobe Bryant, the highest-paid player in the NBA, take money not only to advertise a shooting game but actually shoot -- or simulate shooting -- an automatic weapon while doing it? None of his people, not his wife or his agent or someone in the NBA offices, advised him against this?

"I couldn't believe it was him," Walker says. "What's wrong with him?"

(Excerpt) Read more at sports.espn.go.com ...


TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Sports; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: 2cheatonyourwife; 2getawaywithrape; blackops; callofduty; gun; kobebryant; losangelesrapers; rapist
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And they say conservatives are too sensitive about content ...

SnakeDoc

1 posted on 11/18/2010 2:14:03 PM PST by SnakeDoctor
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To: SnakeDoctor
"What's wrong with him?"

His testicles produce testosterone? I say kudos to Kobe.

WTF is wrong with someone who hyperventilates over something like this?

2 posted on 11/18/2010 2:17:09 PM PST by Dead Corpse (III, Alarm and Muster)
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To: SnakeDoctor
The "objectionable" image ...

SnakeDoc

3 posted on 11/18/2010 2:17:09 PM PST by SnakeDoctor (Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum -- If you wish for peace, prepare for war.)
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LOL - someone has their panties in a twist.

It’s just a video game for crying out loud. The suburban kids in my neighborhood regularly play these games and they aren’t then going out and really shooting up our neighborhood.


4 posted on 11/18/2010 2:17:18 PM PST by rockvillem
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To: SnakeDoctor

That’s only “objectionable” if that isn’t a LaRue Tactical QD mount on that sight... ;-)


5 posted on 11/18/2010 2:18:19 PM PST by Dead Corpse (III, Alarm and Muster)
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To: SnakeDoctor

Looks like the stock should be higher on his shoulder.


6 posted on 11/18/2010 2:22:20 PM PST by wastedyears (The only good unemployment statistic in America is the number of unemployed Dem officials.)
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To: SnakeDoctor

The commercial is brilliant...Jimmy Kimmel firing a RPG is even better than the Kobe spot.


7 posted on 11/18/2010 2:24:25 PM PST by MNlurker
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To: wastedyears

He’s really tall. Maybe its an optical illusion. Haha.

SnakeDoc


8 posted on 11/18/2010 2:24:26 PM PST by SnakeDoctor (Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum -- If you wish for peace, prepare for war.)
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To: MNlurker

Yea, with the “proud noob” painted on it. That was priceless.


9 posted on 11/18/2010 2:25:52 PM PST by farlander (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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To: SnakeDoctor

“but actually shoot — or simulate shooting — an automatic weapon”

Shooting things is fun, sometimes, and shooting many things quickly is usually more fun.


10 posted on 11/18/2010 2:27:02 PM PST by flowerplough (Thomas Sowell: Those who look only at Obama's deeds tend to become Obama's critics.)
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To: SnakeDoctor

Awesome commercial.


11 posted on 11/18/2010 2:33:12 PM PST by Retired Greyhound
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To: SnakeDoctor

Kobe Bryant is a good guy. Kobe Bryant told Chris Collingsworth that representing the USA in the Olympics was his greatest achievment. Collingsworth almost fell out of his chair. Kobe Bryant repeated himself and said the USA jersey was his most prized posession and he loves what America stands for.


12 posted on 11/18/2010 2:34:51 PM PST by forgotten man (forgotten man)
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To: SnakeDoctor
"What's wrong with him?"

Er, nothing? What, exactly, is objectionable about this image? Aside from the obvious, "It's a game, relax," that is racing through my mind, what is wrong with this image? It's a guy, with a gun, shooting bad guys who also have guns, in a game.

13 posted on 11/18/2010 2:35:06 PM PST by ronnyquest (There's a communist living in the White House! Now, what are you going to do about it?)
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To: MNlurker
Personally, I like the badass fast food guy dual-wielding 1911s ...

SnakeDoc

14 posted on 11/18/2010 2:38:17 PM PST by SnakeDoctor (Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum -- If you wish for peace, prepare for war.)
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To: forgotten man

LeBron could learn a lot from Kobe, and not just about basketball.


15 posted on 11/18/2010 2:41:11 PM PST by dfwgator (Texas Rangers -Thanks for a great season.)
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To: SnakeDoctor

I’m not a big video game player (will play Wii with the kids a bit), but this commercial tempts me to get in on the fun...

Exactly what the person who made this commercial was paid to do.

Tim Keown should stick to listing box scores and stay out of social matters.


16 posted on 11/18/2010 2:41:50 PM PST by MNlurker
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To: SnakeDoctor

did I see the new improved Horatio Sanz in that commercial?


17 posted on 11/18/2010 2:45:12 PM PST by isom35
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To: Retired Greyhound

Yeah - brilliant and amusing commercial. How P.C. do you have to be to get offended? Rhetorical question . . .


18 posted on 11/18/2010 2:45:21 PM PST by rockvillem
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To: SnakeDoctor

I thought it was brilliant.


19 posted on 11/18/2010 2:51:57 PM PST by derekr44 (Straight, white, conservative male. How else can I piss you off today?)
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To: MNlurker

The first mission is a Castro assassination attempt. Shooting commies is always fun ... making Castro mad is just a bonus.

“’Kill Castro’ mission leads to Black Ops boycott call”

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/105342-Kill-Castro-Mission-Leads-to-Black-Ops-Boycott-Call

I’m not a huge video game guy ... but I do like the Call of Duty series, and a couple of the action franchises (James Bond, Rainbow Six, Batman, etc.).

SnakeDoc


20 posted on 11/18/2010 2:55:28 PM PST by SnakeDoctor (Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum -- If you wish for peace, prepare for war.)
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