Official News topic

[Drewzilla]

A zoo in switzerland had a Rave party and somehow, 2 dolphins got it and ODed over it.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... itute.html

[Kiryu2012]

Now that is just depressing.

[miguelnuva]

Kevin Pereira is leaving G4
http://www.examiner.com/article/kevin-p ... f-the-show

G4 isn't going to be on long now that they've lost two of their originals. If Morgan leaves their not going to be on the air much longer this feels like when all the original power rangers left.

[Living Corpse]

Good. G4 is shit and really guys like Adam deserve to move on to better projects.

[Showa Gyaos]

A prisoner received a majority of the Democratic vote, and earned more than Obama during the West Virginia primary. Only in West-fucking-Virginia.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/20 ... v-primary/

[Godzilla 2000]

Kevin Pereira is leaving G4
http://www.examiner.com/article/kevin-p ... f-the-show

Good. I never liked him.





Anywho....

Pres. Obama finally makes a statement on gay marriage.

Spoilers: he's all for it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/0 ... d=webmail1

[Cimmerian Dragon]

Pres. Obama finally makes a statement on gay marriage.

Now that Biden made sure that there was no way he could dodge the issue for political gain any longer.

[Godzilla 2000]

Pres. Obama finally makes a statement on gay marriage.

Now that Biden made sure that there was no way he could dodge the issue for political gain any longer.

I cant exactly blame him. It's a pretty sensitive issue that tends to divide people.

[Cimmerian Dragon]

It's not that I don't understand why he did so, but it's one of those things that just rankle me. His motives were so blatant, I found his constant avoidance of the issue to be more insulting than if he had simply disagreed with my view. To essentially know that my President agreed with me, but that he didn't have the intestinal fortitude to say so, pisses me right off.

And people are saying that he was hoping to keep the topic under wraps until after his campaign, so it had a smaller chance to affect the upcoming election, as though it were a legitimate defense. Of course, that idea angers me even more. I'm supposed to be alright with a politician who conceals their stance on a major issue, because if certain (admittedly ignorant) voters knew the truth, they might not vote for him? God forbid the American people understand who their candidates are and what they stand for.

This kind of thing embarrasses me a bit as well, because I'm constantly defending President Obama in conversation. I don't agree with many of his policies, but I honestly believed that he was a good man trying to do what he felt was best for the country. Lately, I'm feeling less charitable toward the administration, especially after his comments regarding the Supreme Court. Unprecedented? Hell no. Passed by a strong majority? Hell no. The president banking on the general public's ignorance of the Federal government and current politics? Most definitely.


*sigh*

I know that Obama is not the first person to act like this in office. He's damn sure not our "worst president" or anything like many historically-challenged people have been saying, but sometimes everyone gets tired of the political games, and just wants to hear a straight talker. I want Will Rogers for president.

[wataru]

The problem CD is most people dont research candidates before voting and being a "straight talker" will get you no where.

President Obama states he's ok with gay marriage. Wanna know what conservatives in the south hear?

"DAT NEGROS IS GUNNA LET DA HOMOS GET MARRIED! MARRIAGE IZ FER MEN & WIMMEN ONLY! I AM NOT VOTEN FER DAT <bleep!>" and they lose votes and electoral college points.

Wanna know what happens when a straight talker who doesnt play games tries to pass a bill? Shit gets tacked on increasing taxes, bullshit rewording of laws, changes to programs lobbyists want pushed through and the president has to veto it. And even then a 2/3ds Congressional vote can overturn a veto.

It's all a game. The problems? Lobbyists, special interests groups and political parties.

[Cimmerian Dragon]

You're absolutely right, wataru, but it still gets tiring in the long run.

The essential quandary is whether one prefers an open and honest candidate that will likely not get elected, or the shifty one that can slip in by following the rules of the game, and perhaps accomplish some good while they're there. It essentially boils down to practicality vs. personal morality, and that can be a tough one.

[Terrier]

http://www.woodtv.com/dpps/news/strange ... gr_4171805

London is having a new giant tower for tourism. It has been compared to Godzilla... for it's "uglyness".

[HayesAJones]

It does kinda look like the big guy bent it into a pretzel.

[Bret]

http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/5/1 ... eam-wallet

Seems like a good idea too me.

[Cimmerian Dragon]

http://www.woodtv.com/dpps/news/strange/eiffel-or-eyesore-londons-orbit-tower-completed-ob12-jgr_4171805

London is having a new giant tower for tourism. It has been compared to Godzilla... for it's "uglyness".

Hmm....more like the corpse of a serpent rotting to bone.

I'm okay with expressionist architecture but geez, there is no sense of unity to that thing.

[Godzillatheultimate]

http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/5/13/3018417/gamestop-steam-wallet

Seems like a good idea too me.

Yay, now I can pick up all the games (and HATS in TF2) I want.

[Spirit Ghidorah 2010]

http://shine.yahoo.com/shine-food/teenage-boy-finds-finger-arby-8217-sandwich-133500879.html

"There's something weird about this food, but I can't put my finger on it. Oh well, it is quite finger-licking good."

[Bret]

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/arch ... ector.aspx

Could be interesting. I'm wondering how they will get the sheer scale of some of the colossi though

[Hellspawn28]

I thought the news thread is for minor news outside general media? You could have made a thread for that movie.

[SpanishBulldog63]

A friend of mine just posted this on Facebook.This story has intrigued me, so I can't wait to see an update on it.
http://www.policeone.com/officer-shootings/articles/5643070-Witness-says-naked-attacker-killed-by-police-was-chewing-mans-face/