Hillary and Lieberman's Cult of Video Game Violence: Why Does it Matter?

[Bonobo]

You may or may not be aware that the "Problem of Video Game Violence" is an "issue" that both Hillary and Joe Lieberman took on.

Hillary Clinton targets new rise in video game violence
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=051129223726.dqn74ka0&show_article=1
Clinton seeks 'Grand Theft Auto' probe
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-07-14-clinton-game_x.htm
Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman help launch game-rating ads
http://www.news.com/2100-1043-6142039.html
Clinton, Lieberman propose CDC investigate games
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6145659.html

WHY DOES THIS MATTER?
A better question is "why do people like Lieberman and Hillary engage in this kind of hypocritical, sanctimonious political bullshit? The answer is because they are hypocritical, sanctimonious bullshitters. They promoted (in the case of Lieberman), provided cover for (Hillary) or continued to fund (All of them, including Obama) an illegal conflict in Iraq and in the case of Hillary, even voted to stop the use of cluster bombs that blow the arms and legs of kids every day.
Most people are sick of the lack of honesty among politicians and for me, the video game violence one is one of the sickest, lamest, most obvious political ploys. At the same time demonstrates both hypocrisy and decidedly UNDEMOCRATIC values.
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A handful of US senators who are longtime foes of the video game industry took a first step Wednesday toward a future government crackdown.

Democrats Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, Hillary Clinton of New York, and Dick Durbin of Illinois persuaded a Senate committee to approve a sweeping study of the "impact of electronic media use" to be organized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC.

Even though the legislation--called the Children and Media Research Advancement Act--does not include restrictions, it appears to be intended as a way to justify them. That's because a string of court decisions have been striking down antigaming laws because of a lack of hard evidence that minors are harmed by violence in video games.

This "is a big step toward helping parents get the information they need about the effect of media on their children," Lieberman said after the vote by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Lieberman's two Republican cosponsors of the bill are senators Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and Sam Brownback of Kansas.

[islandmkl]

1. maybe after they take care of this video game violence problem...

they'll tackle the fuckin' war in Iraq!