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Posted 07/09/08 at 08:48am
Krono: @AM: if she did wave her arms around, it was probably to get Jack's attention while he was on a rant and ignoring the gavel
Krono: @AM: if she did wave her arms around, it was probably to get Jack's attention while he was on a rant and ignoring the gavel
Posted 07/09/08 at 08:34am
AM: Oh, it certainly doesn't make her crazy. Lots of people are hard pressed not to yell at JT.
AM: Oh, it certainly doesn't make her crazy. Lots of people are hard pressed not to yell at JT.
Posted 07/09/08 at 08:28am
gamepolitics: It's entirely possible that she raised her voice, it was a 9-day trial and tempers can flare. Doesn't make her crazy.
gamepolitics: It's entirely possible that she raised her voice, it was a 9-day trial and tempers can flare. Doesn't make her crazy.
Posted 07/09/08 at 08:24am
AM: That's why it was interesting to me--I'd like to know the veracity of that claim.
AM: That's why it was interesting to me--I'd like to know the veracity of that claim.
Posted 07/09/08 at 08:23am
AM: The last attack claimed Tunis was standing behind the bench, waving her arms, etc. I don't remember that from excerpts;.
AM: The last attack claimed Tunis was standing behind the bench, waving her arms, etc. I don't remember that from excerpts;.
Posted 07/09/08 at 07:53am
gamepolitics: we will have some news from Miami later today, however
gamepolitics: we will have some news from Miami later today, however
Posted 07/09/08 at 07:46am
gamepolitics: he has sent out many e-mails attacking Judge Tunis; this one is nothing special, in my mind
gamepolitics: he has sent out many e-mails attacking Judge Tunis; this one is nothing special, in my mind
Posted 07/09/08 at 07:10am
Aliasalpha: You and your fax machine are changing your lifestyle? That means the fax-terrorists have won!
Aliasalpha: You and your fax machine are changing your lifestyle? That means the fax-terrorists have won!
Posted 07/09/08 at 05:30am
gamepolitics: tetsuya, he doesn't have my fax # (or any of my #'s) since I moved last year.
gamepolitics: tetsuya, he doesn't have my fax # (or any of my #'s) since I moved last year.
Posted 07/09/08 at 12:40am
Jack Wessels: @PHOENIXZERO: Do you really think that would stop him?
Jack Wessels: @PHOENIXZERO: Do you really think that would stop him?
Posted 07/09/08 at 12:29am
PHOENIXZERO: Wonder if Jack ever got the memo that attacking a judge, especially the one who presided over your own hearing will only make him look worse.
PHOENIXZERO: Wonder if Jack ever got the memo that attacking a judge, especially the one who presided over your own hearing will only make him look worse.
Posted 07/08/08 at 11:10pm
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : Dennis you should post that story about JT insulting Judge Tunis. There might be more you could find that Kotaku missed.
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : Dennis you should post that story about JT insulting Judge Tunis. There might be more you could find that Kotaku missed.
Posted 07/08/08 at 08:32pm
lordlundar: Jack should realize that when you call everyone crazy, then the only crazy one is the you.
lordlundar: Jack should realize that when you call everyone crazy, then the only crazy one is the you.
Posted 07/08/08 at 06:06pm
DarkTetsuya: @GP I just fear for the safety of your fax machine cause you didn't post it :P
DarkTetsuya: @GP I just fear for the safety of your fax machine cause you didn't post it :P
Posted 07/08/08 at 06:02pm
PHOENIXZERO: @Krono Yeah, that's probably where it came from. Don't remember if a source was mentioned. Other than it being called a "story" or "study".
PHOENIXZERO: @Krono Yeah, that's probably where it came from. Don't remember if a source was mentioned. Other than it being called a "story" or "study".
Posted 07/08/08 at 06:02pm
PHOENIXZERO: Because I was bored and channel surfing. =(
PHOENIXZERO: Because I was bored and channel surfing. =(
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:59pm
GRIZZAM PRIME: PHEONIXZERO, Why the hell are you watching CNN's sodomy butt baby(HLN)?
GRIZZAM PRIME: PHEONIXZERO, Why the hell are you watching CNN's sodomy butt baby(HLN)?
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:53pm
Krono: @PHOENIXZERO: Would that be the AP story about how schools should teach 11+ year old how to avoid abusive datings relationships?
Krono: @PHOENIXZERO: Would that be the AP story about how schools should teach 11+ year old how to avoid abusive datings relationships?
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:34pm
PHOENIXZERO: Oh joy, new subject and they bring out Cooper Lawrence who takes a mention about videogames. It's a segment called "Sex Normal for 11-Year-Olds" having to do more so with mental and physical abuse in "relationships" of 11-14 year olds and not sex. >_<
PHOENIXZERO: Oh joy, new subject and they bring out Cooper Lawrence who takes a mention about videogames. It's a segment called "Sex Normal for 11-Year-Olds" having to do more so with mental and physical abuse in "relationships" of 11-14 year olds and not sex. >_<
Posted 07/08/08 at 05:28pm
PHOENIXZERO: Certainly a stupid segment with their "adolescent psychologist" and a game is different than a movie. Two callers, underwhelming. >_>
PHOENIXZERO: Certainly a stupid segment with their "adolescent psychologist" and a game is different than a movie. Two callers, underwhelming. >_>
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Sorry, I just assumed that the ESRB functioned in much the same way as the BBFC (see this interview with them here for full details). My mistake - although IMHO, maybe it would be a good idea if the ESRB did play the games they are meant to rate in the same way the BBFC does. However, that's not to say the ESRB should have any more legal standing than as an advisory rating.
I do agree with both you and Nightwing when you say that any US politician who accepts money from them or any other similar organization ought to be exposed as the anti-free speech pundits they are. It seems to me that the American electorate ought to be diametrically opposed to the patriarchal politics espoused by the PTC, its associates and its supporters.
What baffles me is what the PTC have to gain by all this. They hardly strike me as an entirely altruistic agency working for the good of/on behalf of American parents everywhere. I may be on the wrong track entirely, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if somebody, somewhere was making (or at least channelling) money/power out of this furore. It has the stench of far right, neo-con Christian fundamentalist morality slapped all over.
PS: I am not Pandralisk (where is he anyway?) and that is not meant as a slight against all Christians, merely towards those politically-motivated fascist religious fundamentalist types.