Politics and Gaming?

You know what doesn't mix? Jaegermeister and Red Bull. Speaking of things that don't mix, let's talk about politics and video games. Almost a year ago, a little game known as Manhunt 2 was being developed. Rockstar Games, whom I've mentioned before in an earlier post, had sent the game in for evaluation to the ESRB( the ratings system for games). Unfortunately, the ESRB had classafied it an AO rating, the kiss of death for video games. Since it got an AO rating, it was barred from going to any console except for the PC, which anything could go on that. Rockstar said they would stick by the AO rating, but they gave in to corporate America. They toned the game down to get an M, which made Take Two happy, because they didn't face any damages on sales. Even after it was toned down, some congressman named Leland Yee wanted the censored version banned. Leland Yee was one of the lobbyists responsible for the AO rating of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The thing is, these lobbyists condemn these games but they've never even played them. I could go all day on this, I just don't feel it's right for these politicians to govern on what's tasteful and what's not. 'nuff said.
-BMAN

Election Mania! Part 2

Whoa! Even more politician bullcrap i've got to talk about. So, Barack Obama is under attack again. His pastor has said some pretty rude things that has got him under fire. Apparently, his pastor said that Caucasian males gave Blacks HIV. He says that God is bringing Damnation to us. That doesn't sound like church doctrine to me. Now, Barack is setting himself as far away from his church as possible. If he were a truly a christian, he would stand by his church and his faith. Here's a video of his pastor:

What's The Deal With Family Guy?

Hey all of you Simpson's fans out there! Today I'm talking about Family Guy. Obviously, the show is a blatant rip-off of the Simpson's. It's got a dumber-than-rocks father, a smart daughter, a son who's a brat, a mother that seems to be the only one who has any sense of sanity, and a really smart baby. Did I mention the rip-off factor. What I'm saying is, the show's gotten so low that South Park made fun of it. Seth Mcfarlane, your show American Dad is genius, but your center piece has a lot of issues. It spends too much time spoofing juvenile advertisements than rather make fun of things that actually matter, like the Simpsons. Please Mr. Mcfarlane, i'm begging you, get rid of Glen Quagmire. Keep the evil monkey, but get rid of Quagmire. If you do that, it might save you from getting canceled for the N'th time.

The Problem With Jack Thompson

Today i'm posting about a well-known Florida lawyer named Jack Thompson. He's known as the guy in the gaming community that blames everything on the game Grand Theft Auto. Up until recently, he protested the sale of Wii toys at Wendy's restaurants just because Manhunt 2 was coming to the system. On every interview with every news channel, he uses the same information on every debate or argument. He blames every school shooting on a videogame, say Virginia Tech. Thompson said that Cho used the game Counter-Strike as a training method for the shooting. On another school shooting, he said the shooter played the game Halo 2 to train. He's also protested against Howard Stern. Jack took legal measures to get the Howard Stern show banned from a radio station. He helped out with a legal case against the rap group N.W.A. because he felt their music was "obscene". Guess what, he was succesful with that case. Another notorious incident was with the game Bully by Rockstar, also known as Take-Two Interactive. He didn't even play the game and he already judged it over screenshots he saw over the internet. He wanted the game to be rated M, but that never saw the light of day. The game ended up getting a T rating. Whatever happened to free speach. Here's a video of a debate that Paul Levinson had against him.

Election Mania!

It's election year. Sweet, sweet election year. Since I'm on the topic, let's mention mudslinging. Hilary Clinton is doing a really good job of it. Apparently, some pictures of Barack Obama have circulated on the net of him in some African country wearing a turban. Whoop-de doo! What I don't understand is the fact that he even states that the African country gave him the outfit as a gift, so he felt neccesary to wear it. I'm not defending Obama, I just think the argument they're posing is stupid. Hilary, on the other hand, has a really bad music video campaign thingy that is ultimately gay. I mean that to the literal term. She's shaking hands with a gay couple. I'm surprised that Fox News hasn't made fun of it that much. Anywho, they're both corrupt and I don't trust them. A change in office would be nice, but I don't want universal health care. If they really want to give health care to the poor, just let them keep abusing the welfare system, which they've needed to regulate it more strictly. That's my take.
-Bman

Most Sick and Disgusting Video On The Net, Who Knows?

This blog will be short. I found a video on youtube of a soldier throwing an innocent dog off a cliff. Is it real? Well, no one knows for certain. If it's not, this is some sick joke. However, the version of the video I'm posting is not the original because the fact that youtube banned it. So here it is.
-Bman

The Idol Shakedown

Whatk's bugging me today regards a show I care nothing of, American Idol. I was watching Extra this evening and found out about these tabloid people looked deep into some contestant's pasts. They dug up a contestant's vlog on facebook, and considering the subject matter of the post, and used it against him. They also found out about a contestant working in a male strip club. Personally, I really don't care about their personal lives, I care about their singing voices. The reason I care nothing of the show anymore is that it's becoming a soap opera. The show should have stopped after season 2. I'll just go watch Dancing With The Stars instead. Today I have a short video of an Idol contestant singing the Misfits badly. enjoy!
-Bman

Man, The Crap That The Music Industry Feeds Us.

Have you ever wondered why the music industry has gone straight down the toilet? So do I. Anymore, all of the bands sound the same. Hey, if I wanted to listen to bands that claim they're punk but they sound like some girly pop band(that means you, Fall Out Boy) I would. Another issue at hand, why do really good bands sell out and make music that sounds like crap and are insulting to the ears(Green Day). What ever happened to the radio? All I hear on it anymore is Ja Rule and Soulja Boy. Soulja Boy, albeit the crappy stage name, is discrimitave torwards women. Another thing, I turn the radio to an alternative station, and they hardly play any good alternative, like R.E.M. I'd rather get a pinecone shoved up my butt than listen to the stuff they play nowadays. Sheesh, btw, speaking of crappy music, here's a video of a 47 year old woman dancing half naked(Paula Abdul).

Iron Man Is Coming!!

Hey guys, I just caught sight of the new Iron Man trailer yesterday, and it looks awesome. I'll have the video below. New updates will come continually to the site.
-Bman

Welcome

Hey, welcome to the zone! This is my first posting so bear with me. I'll cover issues like: the media, movies, comics, music, or anything on my mind. Keep on blogging!
-BMAN