"Like all parents, I know it is increasingly difficult to protect our children from negative influences… we have learned that when self-regulation fails, government must step in… we must do more to protect our children from excessive sex and violence in the media."
These were the words of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer during a 2006 campaign, which were followed by criticism aimed at Grand Theft Auto for its depiction of sex with prostitutes. Spitzer may hate fantasy prostitution, but he seems to love the real thing -- as he was all about the whores until the cops uncovered his dirty business.
The game hating politician was recently busted for his sordid shenanigans, uncovered as "Client 9" to an international prostitute ring. He was caught on a wiretap organizing himself a big fat delivery of paid-for sex, arranging for a lady of the night to travel from New York to Washington, where he was staying. It seems that sex is perfectly dandy if you pay for the act itself, and not a digital representation of it. After all, it was Spitzer who said:
"Media content has gotten more graphic, more violent and more sex-based ... Currently, nothing under New York State law prohibits a fourteen-year old from walking into a video store and buyin ... a game like ‘Grand Theft Auto,’ which rewards a player for stealing cars and beating people up. Children can even simulate having sex with a prostitute ..."
You're right, Mr. Spitzer. Let's not waste $60 pretending to have sex when we can spend an alleged $4300 for the real thing. You lying, hypocritical jackass.
[Thanks to Prof. Pew]
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Contest:
11:09 PM on 03.10.2008
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Games or Prostitution
Games or Prostitution
I pick games he picks prostitution!
Im far too busy...being delicious!
All I can say is... wow.
A) The Story
B) The Confused chick on the Left
3) His Shiny 5-Head
4) Sterling
P) Irony
E) The Prostitute
W) All of the Above
After reading this post, I am swimming in nerd juice.
I love NY
I loathe NY politicians.
Spitzer swallows, see what I did there.
I thought you were all for legislation that keeps little fucktards from our games of COD4...
seriously
he has a good point little fourteen year olds cant buy porn mags or gun mags, but they can buy gta... and I really think that that is wrong.
fuck you jim...
it would've been funnier if you had pointed out in this blog that as attorney general of NY he also took on prostitution rings.
also what the fuck is a brit doing writing about america...
gtfo...
You know what? Let's just make it a whole dollar.
Please, please will someone ban this sick filth?
LIKE... SERIOUSLY
The guy who's taking over is blind, but apparently, he's a great person, so I guess NY wins.
Video game critics, they don't pussy out of the pussy.
ahh the Hippocrates in power that want it all and shit on the world, can you all just please do us a great favor and simply make one giant line right behind JT, Yes, right there. Don't move, So I can land with one flying wind of my utter flu-flavored saliva unto all of Thee at once. So I can save the rest for the next ass-wipe that comes burning down like an broken ape from the tree.
Truly remarkable when they fall, they fall down & hard.
Now all we need to do is uncover Jack Thompsons' secret love for young boys that go to private schools, prostitutes of all kinds, drugs, and FPS shooters.
Any of the above will suffice enough to make Fox News stop putting his dumb fucking ass on the air.
I guess it's only OK if he does it.
http://www.236.com/news/2008/03/10/new_york_governor_eliot_spitze_5036.php
ELIOT SPITZXER IS HAVING SEX WITH 5K PROSTITUTES!! DAYYYYM
what are we having sex with?
thats what this write was really about lol, bitter gamers
You seem bitter. Why so bitter?
Actually whats gotten me upset is that anyone who speaks against video games immediately gets flagged as BAD GUY. ANYONE!
We're jumping on this guy for wanting to do the right thing
A 14 year old SHOULD NOT be able to buy GTA. and we jump on him for that.
I agree we should point and laugh every time JT screws up because his belief is that games should be banned outright, thats perfectly fine with me
But Spitzers quoted comments suggests that he just wants to keep GTA out out of lil 13 yerar jiummy's hands. Whats wrong with protecting the kids? could it be all of you are children?? but because of his comments Jim labels him a Game hating pol
Sound like Jim is simply taking advantage of an opportunity. when I get home from I'm willing to bet D'toid is the only gaming site who ripping into this guy.
"we have learned that when self-regulation fails, government must step in"
Government imposed censorship is so fucking fail.