Official News topic

[wataru]

I think we should fused the minor news thread into this thread and keep it sticky.

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That's what this topic is for. News, both minor and major.

That's a bot, dude.

[FlamingZilla23]

I think we should fused the minor news thread into this thread and keep it sticky.

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That's what this topic is for. News, both minor and major.

That's a bot, dude.

Bots have been showing up alot lately.

[Living Corpse]

I didn't know cause he didn't have an ad on him at the time (I know some of them add them later) and unlike most he or rather it actually said something that made sense in context of the topic it posted in. So yeah, sometimes we get "smart" ad bots, I remember two of them actually made topics that we were interested in like the one that made a topic about voice actors so we kept the topic and just threw out the bot.

[Hellspawn28]

I used to watch G4 a lot several years ago when the show was still popular but it seems like G4 is hardly about video games anymore?

[Tyler]

Now it's like Spike 2.0.

[Hellspawn28]

G4 has became what MTV is to music. I noticed that G4 play shows like Cops and other random shows that have nothing to do with Video Games.

[Bret]

G4 has became what MTV is to music. I noticed that G4 play shows like Cops and other random shows that have nothing to do with Video Games.

G4 plays 2 shows mainly Cops and Cheaters.

EDIT: http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/7 ... -the-show/

It seems that G4 is now dying. It's just a matter of time now. It's a shame as he was one of my favorite hosts on AOTS.

[Rossk]

When G4 was still on DirecTV they played shit for shows, ninja warrior, campus PD, cops, what the hell is that crap. So glad that eye sore is gone and exiled on Dish.

[miguelnuva]

When G4 was still on DirecTV they played shit for shows, ninja warrior, campus PD, cops, what the hell is that crap. So glad that eye sore is gone and exiled on Dish.

Ninja Warrior is a good show.

[Darth Calypso]

Infinity Ward might sue Activision over Black Ops 2:
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/338564/ ... e-date.htm

[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.