Texas Attorney General Climbs On Board ESRB Train
Texas Attorney General Climbs On Board ESRB Train
December 20, 2007
When we last looked in on Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, he was busy suing the Games Radar site for alleged violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).Abbott's latest foray into the video game arena is far more congenial, however. The Texas Republican has joined an ever-growing list of elected officials who are endorsing the ESRB's content rating system. In an ESRB press release issued yesterday, Abbott is quoted:
Parents must play an active, informed role in their children’s lives, and choosing video games is no different. ESRB ratings are an effective and informative resource that allows parents to evaluate whether video game content is appropriate for their child...
Working together, public officials and the industry can help provide parents with the tools they need to choose suitable video games for their children and families.
Abbott also appears in an ESRB-produced public service announcement (PSA). As GP has noted before, that's a sweet deal for politicians who don't mind publicly aligning themselves with the video game industry. The ESRB pays for production of the spot and TV stations air it at no cost because it's a PSA.
The bottom line? Free face time with the voters.
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Posted 11/05/09 at 05:09am
mentor07825: It certainly was a lively day in the shoutbox Andrew.
mentor07825: It certainly was a lively day in the shoutbox Andrew.
Posted 11/04/09 at 11:38pm
Michael Chandra: Waiting for an ugly game in beta to get released. And gotta go to bed now, sleep, study for exam all day.
Michael Chandra: Waiting for an ugly game in beta to get released. And gotta go to bed now, sleep, study for exam all day.
Posted 11/04/09 at 09:25pm
JDKJ: 'Sup, Chan?
JDKJ: 'Sup, Chan?
Posted 11/04/09 at 08:57pm
Michael Chandra: And I missed it due to playing a game =( I wouldn't have minded witnessing this 'game' instead.
Michael Chandra: And I missed it due to playing a game =( I wouldn't have minded witnessing this 'game' instead.
Posted 11/04/09 at 07:41pm
Andrew Eisen: Well, that certainly was a lively day in the ShoutBox.
Andrew Eisen: Well, that certainly was a lively day in the ShoutBox.
Posted 11/04/09 at 06:56pm
JDKJ: And that's something for which Reagan is guilty. He completely messed up the airline industry with deregulation. And it's never really recovered since.
JDKJ: And that's something for which Reagan is guilty. He completely messed up the airline industry with deregulation. And it's never really recovered since.
Posted 11/04/09 at 06:52pm
Shaoken: @JDKJ: Fair enough. Wall Street deserves a lot of blame, but so do Republicans/other polis who were against regulation.
Shaoken: @JDKJ: Fair enough. Wall Street deserves a lot of blame, but so do Republicans/other polis who were against regulation.
Posted 11/04/09 at 06:51pm
Shaoken: Of course I bet he's laughing; most of the blame is going to go on Obama, and he's going to have to spend all 8 years solving it
Shaoken: Of course I bet he's laughing; most of the blame is going to go on Obama, and he's going to have to spend all 8 years solving it
Posted 11/04/09 at 06:50pm
JDKJ: Apart from the wholly public economy, I don't think it's fair to place the blame or credit at the feet of any President. The President has very little to no control over the factors influencing the much larger private econony (e.g., monetary policy).
JDKJ: Apart from the wholly public economy, I don't think it's fair to place the blame or credit at the feet of any President. The President has very little to no control over the factors influencing the much larger private econony (e.g., monetary policy).
Posted 11/04/09 at 06:49pm
Shaoken: You would think Bush would have learned that, but he did the exact same thing.
Shaoken: You would think Bush would have learned that, but he did the exact same thing.
Posted 11/04/09 at 06:43pm
Shaoken: To reflect on the recession of Regean's time, I'd say he caused it. You don't cut taxes and increase military spending
Shaoken: To reflect on the recession of Regean's time, I'd say he caused it. You don't cut taxes and increase military spending
Posted 11/04/09 at 06:25pm
JDKJ: @A_L: And a full bird colonel ain't nothing more than some four-star general's grunt. That's the way the chain of command works in this man's army, Soldier!!
JDKJ: @A_L: And a full bird colonel ain't nothing more than some four-star general's grunt. That's the way the chain of command works in this man's army, Soldier!!
Posted 11/04/09 at 06:18pm
Valdearg: Can you tell him that blinking text and rotating gifs went out of style in the 90's?
Valdearg: Can you tell him that blinking text and rotating gifs went out of style in the 90's?
Posted 11/04/09 at 06:18pm
Valdearg: @A_L: You can stomach that excuse for web programming? Nothing like flashing links and sirens to start off your day!
Valdearg: @A_L: You can stomach that excuse for web programming? Nothing like flashing links and sirens to start off your day!
Posted 11/04/09 at 06:17pm
JDKJ: Then either Glenn's stealing all his shit from Matt or Matt's stealing all his shit from Glenn or maybe they're both getting it from the same shit source but, either way, you sound a lot like you're reading from over Glenn's shoulder. Trust me.
JDKJ: Then either Glenn's stealing all his shit from Matt or Matt's stealing all his shit from Glenn or maybe they're both getting it from the same shit source but, either way, you sound a lot like you're reading from over Glenn's shoulder. Trust me.
Posted 11/04/09 at 06:14pm
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: you confuse military grunt philosophy with officer or special operations philosophy. Also, I don't watch beck, I read drudge report.
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: you confuse military grunt philosophy with officer or special operations philosophy. Also, I don't watch beck, I read drudge report.
Posted 11/04/09 at 06:07pm
JDKJ: @Val': I quit tuning in to watch Beck's program when I figured out I was getting a daily summary of his show from Austin Lewis on GamePolitics. No need to hear the same crap twice.
JDKJ: @Val': I quit tuning in to watch Beck's program when I figured out I was getting a daily summary of his show from Austin Lewis on GamePolitics. No need to hear the same crap twice.
Posted 11/04/09 at 06:05pm
Valdearg: @A_L: If you aren't a mindless Beckite, why do you quote thier talking points almost verbatim?
Valdearg: @A_L: If you aren't a mindless Beckite, why do you quote thier talking points almost verbatim?
Posted 11/04/09 at 06:02pm
JDKJ: Absolutely it's opinion. But I don't think it's entirely far-fetched. Military philosophy places much stock in "group think" and "shoot first, ask questions later" and "when I say jump, you say how high" etc., etc. It ain't opinion without some basis.
JDKJ: Absolutely it's opinion. But I don't think it's entirely far-fetched. Military philosophy places much stock in "group think" and "shoot first, ask questions later" and "when I say jump, you say how high" etc., etc. It ain't opinion without some basis.
Posted 11/04/09 at 05:57pm
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: that would be your opinion, rather than fact. But if you believe i'm big on 'blind adherence', you're a poorer judge than you like to believe.
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: that would be your opinion, rather than fact. But if you believe i'm big on 'blind adherence', you're a poorer judge than you like to believe.
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Comments
After all, how quick will some of these AGs jump at proposed Anti-video game legislation when it suits their political career needs?
Nightwng2000
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Now that's just ridiculous. Now, watch one of the politicians on this PSA filp flop faster than... well, a politician.
that "politician" was Star Locke, and he didn't win his bid for Gov.
@ Kurisu
A 100% tax on anything would not go well with any one. It never would have passed.
*COUGH*JACKTHOMPSON*COUGH*
...are.
Ideally, I envision that eventually, when state or national congresses get together to try and bash games and put legislation on them, that these informed individuals who helped promote the ESA will bring counter-arguments to the table without the ESA having to fight tooth and nail to prove congress wrong.
Here's hoping!
~Otaku-Man
I remember that guy - he was a fundamentalist Christian, and what he proposed was essentially a "sin tax". He didn't make it very far, as he was only running for office.
Frankly, I think the guy (not this guy, the other one we're discussing) kinda looked like Fred Phelps.
On a more serious note though, it IS good to see more Politicians backing a parents right to choose.
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