GTA IV

"Politicians, organizations, and individuals like attorney Jack Thompson that are critical of the games industry are seeking to derail the game due to what they expect to be an overabundance of violence and sex."

Um, "what they expect to be an overabundance of violence and sex"? WTF? Not only have they not seen the game, but they were attacking it before they could have seen the game.

Look, I don't personally like the GTA series but I also don't like Saw or dozens of other gore porn films that are released by major motion picture companies all the damn time. Granted, Rockstar does seem to go out of their way to poke a stick in the eye of the censor police (see Manhunt and Bully), but it should still be held to the same standards as other media. We have a game rating system. In fact, we have dozens and they all clearly indicate this game is not suitable for children.

Get over it and try to focus on the real problems in this country. Have you noticed the value of the dollar, the trade deficit, the national debt, the state of health care, or the fact that our bridges are falling apart underneath us?

Ass hats.

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Price Clubs Restricting Rice Sales [www.theonion.com]

Q: Because of incidents of hoarding, Sam's Club and Costco have put limits on the amounts of certain kinds of rice consumers can buy. What do you think?

A (Eliza Park, Duck Decoy Carver): "What's next? Reasonable portions at The Cheesecake Factory?"