Microsoft video game "a damning condemnation of the Bush Administration"

Republican Radio ^ | November 8, 2004 | Republican Radio™

[WinOne4TheGipper]

William H. Gates III, CEO, Microsoft Corp. Contribution, $2000 to George W. Bush

[Blzbba]

"Next you're going to tell me Ender's Game is also a slight towards W, even though Card has been outspoken in his support of our President.

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. "


This is the best post on this thread and one that I entirely agree with.

[Omedalus]

Bill Gates in particular, and Microsoft as a corporation, are quite GOP-friendly. It's just their techies that are largely anti-Bush.

[metalcor]

Is this anti-Bush message blatant, or would one have to be a member of the looney left to possibly arrive this interpretation? Can't believe they would risk 'alienating' a large part of their customer base. They may be leftist, but they like their money as much as the next guy.

[burrian]

That seems ridiculous. In Halo, you fight alongside your fellow marines to save the free world.

The Covenant are the Islams, if anything, and the Flood is a biological WMD that the terrorists are looking for.

[mailbox1282000]

Is Halo just a rip off of Larry Niven's RINGWORLD?

[CT CONSERVATIVE]

BFD..Like me and you coughing up a 100th of a cent for GWB

[Cyclopean Squid]

August Caesar used to declare his ultra-rich opponents "enemies of the state" and seize their fortunes for the treasury. Of course, I am not suggesting that W pursue this course of action against his decadent dissidents...just that Gates, Soros, et al read their history.

[Gingersnap]

I wouldn't worry about the political angle. I love to play the Oddworld games. In them I play a revolutionary "Mudokan" who frees his fellow slaves from their evil overlords. The overlords ruthlessly suppress the peaceful "Mudokan" religion and essentially rape the planet. And this sounds like who......?

Never crosses my mind while I play.

[Bob J]

For some ridiculous reason, I think the political undertones may be missed by the players.

[NCjim]

And people don't believe me when I say Microsoft is evil.

[finnman69]

Avoid this garbage and in indulge in complete Un-PC mayhem

http://www.rockstargames.com/sanandreas/

[CT CONSERVATIVE]

And who's the boss?

[Bella_Bru]

People read way too much into things

How else can one maintain a permanent bad mood? Some people need to have someone to boycott, be pissed at, or feel as though they are out to get them.

[avg_freeper]

Halo was supposed to be an extension of the Marathon franchise with the same amount of depth in it's storyline. But when Bungie was MSed that all was terminated. Everyone knew that Halo, Myth, Oni, and Marathon would all become cr@pt@stic.

I'm glad to see evidence that the universe is still in good working order.

[thoughtomator]

LIBERAL VIDEO GAME RULES: Every time a player elsewhere scores badly, you lose points. Special "human shield" power-ups are available every time you get shot near the explosives factory elementary school.

[Scales]

Microsoft employees supporting and voting for demonrats is just like Jews voting for the Kerry. Hey guys, Bill Clinton and Janet Reno tried to kill your company a while back to give your competition a leg up on you. Get a clue, the demonrats are not your friends. You are the evil rich corporate empire they want to tax and regulate to oblivion. You are so stupid that you don't realize that you are targeted for destruction. Thanks for being a "useful idiot".

[thoughtomator]

Or you can simply register as a Democrat ;)

[antaresequity]

Far Cry rocks...if you got horsepower under the computer hood...

3.4 @ 3.8 Prescott, Liquid Cooling
PNY 6800 GT @ clocked to Ultra speeds, Liquid Cooling
Northbridge Liquid Cooled
SATA 74 "big birds" Raptors Liquid Cooled
2MB 2x2x512 dual OCZ PC4400 Premiums

Smokin.... :-)

[killjoy]

Yawn. It is a GAME! Even if there is a political subtext to it, no one will notice. Who cares. Personally I am addicted to Codename Panzers, Call of Duty, and Combat Missions: Afrika Corps.