Blagojevich seeks more headlines, seeks to take over Tipper Gore's mantle as most annoying Democratic figure:
Governor targeting violent video games
Blagojevich seeks a law that would bar retailers from allowing anyone younger than 18 to leave their stores with brutal or sexually explicit gamesOne of the hottest video games this Christmas season features characters that indiscriminately maim each other and have sex with prostitutes. But if Gov. Rod Blagojevich has his way, Illinois will be leading a national movement to outlaw the sale or rental to children of games like “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.”
“Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” (Rockstar Games)
Come on, I thought we decided that crime statistics were actually going down! So, isn't it just straight cause and effect? More violent movies and video games means less actual crime? You mean it isn't so simple? yadda yadda yadda....
And I suspect, without any actual evidence, that a reason that Al Gore lost the 2000 election was because of Tipper Gore, the PRMC, and her crusade to ban things that weren't appropriate for her Tennessee Sunday-school crowd. I know I didn't forget.
