Wurzel
27th June 2006, 13:09
Off boing boing.net - thought this was hilarious.....
The Daily Show's Jon Stewart takes on Congress debating video game regulation (starts around 2:00), with predictable hilarity:
Rep Lee Terry (R-Nebraska): As a father of three young boys -- 11, 8 and 6 -- who are avid gamers, I'm very concerned about the content included in the games.
Jon Stewart: And as I stand there, watching them play these violent games, helpless to do anything about it, I can't help but wonder where the system has failed... Who wants to be the first person to sound like an out-of-touch jackass? Oh, you! Congressman Upton.
Rep Fred Upton (R-Michigan): I'm a gamer myself. I used to be an expert in Pong. That was a great game. Boop! Boop! Boop boop!
Rep Joseph Pitts (R-Pennsylvania): It's safe to say that a wealthy kid from the suburbs can can play Grand Theft Auto or similar games without turning to a life of crime, but a poor kid, who lives in a neighborhood where people really do steal cars, or deal drugs or shoot cops might not be so fortunate. There's almost certainly child somewhere in America who will be hurt by these games. Maybe his dad's in jail or his brother's already down on the corner, dealing drugs.
JS: Maybe he buys a gun. Steals a car and tries to run. But he doesn't get far. In the ghettoooo, in the ghetoooo. Seriously, the House of Representatives is full of insane jackasses.
The link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A2p0dzmSn8&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aeropause.com%2F)
The Daily Show's Jon Stewart takes on Congress debating video game regulation (starts around 2:00), with predictable hilarity:
Rep Lee Terry (R-Nebraska): As a father of three young boys -- 11, 8 and 6 -- who are avid gamers, I'm very concerned about the content included in the games.
Jon Stewart: And as I stand there, watching them play these violent games, helpless to do anything about it, I can't help but wonder where the system has failed... Who wants to be the first person to sound like an out-of-touch jackass? Oh, you! Congressman Upton.
Rep Fred Upton (R-Michigan): I'm a gamer myself. I used to be an expert in Pong. That was a great game. Boop! Boop! Boop boop!
Rep Joseph Pitts (R-Pennsylvania): It's safe to say that a wealthy kid from the suburbs can can play Grand Theft Auto or similar games without turning to a life of crime, but a poor kid, who lives in a neighborhood where people really do steal cars, or deal drugs or shoot cops might not be so fortunate. There's almost certainly child somewhere in America who will be hurt by these games. Maybe his dad's in jail or his brother's already down on the corner, dealing drugs.
JS: Maybe he buys a gun. Steals a car and tries to run. But he doesn't get far. In the ghettoooo, in the ghetoooo. Seriously, the House of Representatives is full of insane jackasses.
The link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A2p0dzmSn8&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aeropause.com%2F)