Posted on 07/13/2005 9:18:15 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has attacked violent video games as "a silent epidemic" among children, said she wants a federal investigation into one of the most popular, "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas."
Clinton, D-N.Y., is asking the Federal Trade Commission to probe how users of the game can access "graphic pornographic and violent content" for the game from the Internet.
In a letter dated Thursday to FTC chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras, she also urged the agency to examine whether the game's rating of "M" for mature should be changed to an "Adults Only" rating.
The Entertainment Software Ratings Board, a self-regulatory ratings arm of the game software industry, is already investigating the issue.
New York's junior senator said it is time for the federal government to step in.
"There is no doubting the fact that the widespread availability of sexually explicit and graphically violent video games makes the challenge of parenting much harder," Clinton said in her missive seeking an FTC investigation.
The senator is also pushing legislation that would make it harder for young kids to get access to such content.
Even before her election to the Senate, Clinton spoke out against the amount of sexual and violent content available to children.
In March, Clinton delivered a speech to the Kaiser Family Foundation in which she called media sex and violence "a silent epidemic" among children, and sought federal research into how exposure to such graphic content affects young minds.
In that speech to media experts and child advocates, she singled out "Grand Theft Auto" as particularly harmful, saying it "has so many demeaning messages about women and so encourages violent imagination and activities and it scares parents.... They're playing a game that encourages them to have sex with prostitutes and then murder them. You know, that's kind of hard to digest."
The presidential transformation continues.
That worked before Septmber 11th.
"It's time for the federal government to step in."
The coming mantra of a Hillary '08 run.
Wait until someone makes a video game called "Bitchslap Hillary." How long do you think that one would last?
Hillary should support Grand Theft Auto. The game developers are anti-Bush.
Given the state of her marriage, perhaps the title of this thread should simply read:
"Sen. Clinton wants...probe (badly)"
My yard needs weeding, Senator.
"..."Bitch... Hillary." How long do you think that one would last?"
Reduntant title.
Yeah!!! Get rid of those evil video games and make sodomy legal!!! Yeah!!!/sarcasm off. What a tool.
Yeah!!! Get rid of those evil video games and make sodomy legal!!! Yeah!!!/sarcasm off. What a tool.
Another probe.
lol!
doug.....you better take legal action to secure your rights to that game name....It would be flying off the shelves. Please, someone make it so.
"Sen. Clinton wants...probe (badly)"
Oh thanks a heap Checkers. And I had just finished a late supper. Now I gotta keep it down.
They're playing a game that encourages them to have sex with prostitutes and then murder them. You know, that's kind of hard to digest."
Having a game that would involve having sex with Hitlery would be Muuuuuuuuuuuuuuch harder to digest. Right Bill?
Doesn't she know that car thieves are oppressed victims of heartless Republican policies, and have to steal cars from The Rich to survive? /sarcasm
I might have to go out and buy a PlayStation just for that game.
Oh I'd have to get that one. I'm willing to bet there's already one out there in cyberspace somewhere.
........Gone to do some searching. If I find anything I'll let ya know.
I thought Hillary was talking about under Bill Clinton's desk in the oval office. How can she talk about anything being pornographic and violent after helping Bill Clinton trash women he sexually assaulted?! What a hypocrite!
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