They can say what they want. They'll never be credible as long as they still think Nintendo was behind GTA.

Another conspiracy theory? Jesus tap-dancing Christ.

Is everybody who is in this crusade against video gaming this moronic? Why the hell would the VT panel be afraid of 'offending somebody' because of video games?

...these guys should start publishing the fiction they're already writing in book form.

"Seung-Hui Cho was exactly the kind of violent-media and video game addict about which LPAC has been warning…"

...except --you know-- the actual addiction.

right. and elvis is still alive and kickin.

Man, 2 posts today already, and they're both about people who have no idea what they're talking about. In other news, JFK is still alive, Rap music is promoting cop killing, and the tango promotes casual sex. Conspiracy theories, politicians, nothing better than conspiracy theory spinning politics.

Could we expect something else from LaRouche ?...

By the way, they recently found another scapegoat : MySpace.

And like Jack Thompson, we can expect Larouche's cronies to come here and badmouth us and try to make us look bad with comment posts longer than JT's.

Also, if I recall correctly, a Gamepolitics member came in contact with a Larouchite and the Larouchite tried to pick a fight with him. Of course, he failed miserably and the Gamepolitics member didn't even lay a single hit.

Well, no surprise here....

@ chris

I guess these days blatant stereotypes can count as hardcore "facts". :P

I wish I could add more than just reiterate what everyone else is saying. But, LOL, just LOL at the video game cover-up conspiracy theory....

If anything, there is a great deal of political pressure to blame/villanize videogames. If the games industry was so "all-powerful", why all the moral panics and legislation over games?

Since when do we care what cult leaders have to say? LaRouche certainly shouldn't be throwing stones at anybody else.

GP, I'm disappointed in you. LaRouche?! Come on... even Thompson > LaRouche....

« A South Korean national enjoyed an award-winning South Korean film? Shocking. »

I know! I won't be able to sleep tonight because of this shocking statement[/sarcasm].

I LOVE Lyndon LaRouche! He gives the game biz so much credit that he thinks a vast conspiracy is realistic. Thanks for the respect, man. In reality, the industry couldn't conspire its way out of a wet paper bag. If the indusry was a guy, he'd have his dong caught in his zipper right now.

Am I the only one amused every time I see "LaRouche follower?" They're right, it's a cult. Meet one of his youth PAC people on the street and it's far, far to easy to confuse them. Sad really.

I'm not seeing these "grave and frightening clues" alluding to violent media obsession. The statement only mentions three "hints": MySpace, Facebook and Cho's supposed fascination with Columbine. First, I don't remember Columbine being correlated with Cho's interests in past reports. Second, I fail to see how the first two amount to being horrifically scary. Ugh, head hurts...

in other news a army of robot ducks marched on Washington today only to be stopped by robot war otters...news at 11....

dennis can you give us lolrouches addy so we can all send him tinfoil hats?

Why is it when anyone snaps and kills people that we have to find out "why" they did it? They want to find out why so bad that they make all these false statements. I'm not just talking about Cho. I'm talking about every other person who shoots up a school, place of work, etc?
When will people just realize that shit happens, people snap and kill other people, and there is rarely a time where you can prevent it?

Lyndon LaRouche, like every other wing-nut in politics just simply tries to use everything BUT common sense to explain why "all the young-uns are-a killin' each-otha" and he's just another old-timer who thinks that video games are responsible because he saw three video games in his lifetime, of which had violence.

Gasp guys, I play Sonic the Hedgehog. I think I have a terrible addiction to spinning uncontrollably and I have to go kill my classmates to "get the rings!"

So if I play too much World of Warcraft am I going to go out and stealth me some midgets and claim they were Gnomes?

Seriously, this kid was into a lot of seemingly darker stuff than video games, and even if video games were involved, so what? It proves yet again that violent media really affects the already deranged and violent mind. Responsible mature people play these games and have no problem with it.

Let the damn VTech incident go, why the media has to latch onto another false explaination of a national tragedy is beyond me.

And yeah, "Old Boy"? Come on Lyndon, do you even research your shit before you flap your mouth? Wikipedia, old man, works wonders.

"Seung-Hui Cho was exactly the kind of violent-media and video game addict about which LPAC has been warning…"

Gee, why does this have Jack Thompson's stench of lies all over it?

Someone called this out yesterday. I don't think anyone was stupid enough to take the bet, though.

It might have been me. I've grown rather fond of the lpac antics, they are way better than JT. I mean come on, the actually believe videogames are part of a Vietnam era conspiracy to destroy our military and replace it with brain fried kids. Oh yes, and Dick Cheney is the master mind.

You kids who play videogames are going to get you go codes join the military and become batshit loco super soldiers.


They really tend to make JT look tame... I just wish there was a group on campus I could mess with,

I thought LaRaouch died of syphilis like Idi Amin, he's certainly as certifiable as the former King of Scotland.

Old Boy was a great movie and is considered to be part of the Vengeance trilogy. But according to director Park Chan-wook, the movies are actually anti-vengeance movies in that at the end, nothing goods comes out of it.

I think we've got another case of someone making ignorant assumptions about a movie without ever seeing it, kind of like how some Christian fanatics say Harry Potter is satanic without ever reading the book.

Old Boy, I think I read the comic at Anime Expo. That's the one where the guy is imprisoned for 10 years and suddenly released, right? Very good stuff. I hardly think that the adaptation of a comic counts as an "underground" film. Also, do they only have their hyperbole or do they have any actual proof of a cover up?

@CyberSkull

"Also, do they only have their hyperbole or do they have any actual proof of a cover up?"

Their "proof" consists of the WP article that briefly mentioned that Cho played CounterStrike, before the WP realized that this was 4-5 years ago when he was in high-school, and he hadn't played any video games since. At that point they removed the reference to CS, and LL claimed coverup...

@CyberSkull

Your years are off but its close an enough

Anyone else realize that all these anti-video game ppl act like murders never happen before video game.

@Timmay!

oh great, your part of the conspiracy too arent you

"Those people are totaly covering up something that could shift blame off the college and onto an already demonized form of media! It makes perfect sense!"

"Old Boy" was a pretty good Korean flick. But no more violent than anything in the US.

@ Jabrwock

"Their “proof” consists of the WP article that briefly mentioned that Cho played CounterStrike, before the WP realized that this was 4-5 years ago when he was in high-school, and he hadn’t played any video games since. At that point they removed the reference to CS, and LL claimed coverup…"

I may have just dreamed this up, but was it stated at some point that the WP actually cited CS as the cause of VTech directly BECAUSE Jack said it on that CNN interview the day of/after the shooting itself?

I would swear I recall someone saying this in response to Jack "quoting" the WP, effectively quoting his own blatant lie.

Aw...i missed the Stargate references/jokes...That's like my favorite show...

If there were anyone less deserving of press than Jack Thompson ... To crib from another saying (I can't remember the original): "Nothing validates your position like Lyndon LaRouche claiming it's part of a conspiracy."

If Cho was influenced by Oldboy, then he'd have had sex with his sister rather than go on a kill crazy rampage.

Now, if had been influenced by Lady Vengeance, I'd say the real killer is out there somewhere, framing people for school shootings.

Doesn't surprise me frankly. I'm just surprised he didn't say it was a massive conspiracy by Dick Cheney to protect large corporations.

Eville1 Says:
August 31st, 2007 at 1:23 pm
@ The Central Scrutinizer:
You’re kidding about Idi Amin right? Please say yes. You do realize that he had nothing to do with Scotland yeah? 1. He was African 2. He lived and ruled by fear in Africa. The movie title referred to the doctor.


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home fries, I KNOW who Idi Amin was... and who the doctor was, and I didn't even see the movie... it was just long stretch for a joke based on a common misconception held by others... I really don't need a history lesson, but thanks

Who here is not surprised one little bit? *raises hand*

And 'Old Boy?' Did he just pick that off the top of his head to make Cho sound worse?

wtf? did LaRouche just call Oldboy an underground movie? If a Cult movie status and on IMDB's top 250, can you really call Oldboy an underground movie?

What a load of Crap, Violent Internet Culture? wtf??? Such as??

Human Nature is quite violent already, and the internet is about the world...

Grrrr, information comes out that's contrary to what we believe, it must be a cover up. If it were up to LPAC they'd be rid of this conspiracy laden government menace... well they would.

# The Central Scrutinizer Says:
August 31st, 2007 at 7:55 pm

Eville1 Says:
August 31st, 2007 at 1:23 pm
@ The Central Scrutinizer:
You’re kidding about Idi Amin right? Please say yes. You do realize that he had nothing to do with Scotland yeah? 1. He was African 2. He lived and ruled by fear in Africa. The movie title referred to the doctor.

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home fries, I KNOW who Idi Amin was… and who the doctor was, and I didn’t even see the movie… it was just long stretch for a joke based on a common misconception held by others… I really don’t need a history lesson, but thanks

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Piss poor Joke then. LaRouche isn't even 1/10th as charismatic. He's fun to poke at though. He and his followers lack any form of common sense there is.

For God's sake, it's Lyndon fricking LaRouche. Why does anyone listen to this man?

@D: If that is true, then I hope that cult leading fucker dies a slow and painful death for ruining those peoples lives. Seriously I hate these cults that ruin peoples lives very much.