Here we go. Hillary muscling her way to the right. She probably feels she has the wacko liberal vote assured, so now she's already aiming for the general election and to pick up votes in the crucial south. Clinton seeks video game sex scene probe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton pressed Thursday for a government investigation into how simulated sex cropped up in a modified version of the blockbuster criminal adventure video game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas." Clinton asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the origins of a downloadable modification that allows simulated sex in the personal computer version of one of the most popular and controversial video games in history. "We should all be deeply disturbed that a game which now permits the simulation of lewd sexual acts in an interactive format with highly realistic graphics has fallen into the hands of young people across the country," Clinton wrote in a letter to the head of the Federal Trade Commission. Saying the problem of explicit video games was "spiraling out of control," Clinton also said she was introducing legislation that would crack down on the sale of violent and sex-laden games to minors.
I saw this and thought, OK, Hillary is now officially stupid enough to be president. I no longer think it's impossible. Extremely, extremely, extremely unlikely, but with this new revelation about her stupidty, it's no longer impossible.
Um, isn't the key word here "downloadable modification?" In other words, something that some perv with way too much time on his hands could have programmed in his attic and put on the Internet? Granted, the GTA series is one that the 'values' crowd loves to hate, but for once I don't see how this is Rockstar's fault at all.
I am, and yes, if you're persistent enough. GTA is merely a convenient, high-profile target that Hillary thinks will score her easy points with the 'values' crowd. Beyond that, however, the game doesn't matter. You could write a hack for the Legend of Zelda to let Link and Zelda get down in some sweaty elf-on-elf action if you wanted.
That's what I'm saying. The thing is, most parents aren't going to know either. They'll just hear "vulgar video game" and get all in a tizzy. So, sadly, it will probably work, dumb as it is.
Eh. The Grand Theft Auto series has been around since the mid-90's. Rockstar have seen and heard it all before, and each time they've emerged unscathed and continued on with what they do. Like it or not, GTA is here to stay. Besides, the Grand Theft Auto franchise is one of the biggest, most powerful, and most profitable in the entire video game industry (only Square/Enix's Final Fantasy boasts a larger or more rabid fanbase). It's going to take a lot more than just this piddly garbage to sink either GTA or Rockstar.
Oh, of course. There's that little First Amendment on their side. What I meant is that it will work for Hilary in terms of winning points with the "values" crowd.
I love how Hillary drives the reeps crazy. Say what you will, but she has proven to be a damn disiplined pol. She is going to be very formidable. Of course, the reeps will raise more money than Halliburton running against her.
I see another "downloadable modification" in the works by some perv. Hot FMM action. They even have the pornstaches going for them.
This is straight off South Park. How did the sex scenes creep up through a mod and nothing about the simulated slaughter of several thousand people throughout the course of the game. It's o.k. to drive down the sidewalk in a semi, but if I see any titties then I'll be scarred for life.
What, you'd rather we talk about how awful the violence in the GTA games is? That's been beaten to death for years now. Personally, I love the GTA games and will defend Rockstar all day long, but I don't think said games should be sold to anyone not old enough to buy cigarettes.
It's a dumb topic. NO ONE is being told download the patch. If it's such a problem, parents can put the computer in the kitchen and lock it up when they are away. The solution I just came up with sounds just as stupid as the problem. Hilary obviously is very smart woman, and one who works hard and wants to make her dreams realities. Can she please put her efforts towards something more important? Bush supposedly is too uneducated to deal with the important stuff, so will a "more educated" person please do a better job.
I have this JPEG viewer that is totally family-friendly; until you download certain pictures. I demand investigation!
I guess it is possible but it is very very difficult for most games. It's like saying it is possible to turn a Ford Pinto into a racing car if you willing to melt the metal, create new alloys, machine the parts and create a new car of your own design. It seems that San Andreas already had the sex stuff programmed in, it was just disconnected. Someone was looking at the source - not in a discernable way, probably just to see if there are easter eggs or cheats. They spotted a large chunk of code that was never used, and wrote a hack to access it to see what it was. They got a nice surprise.