That made my day. Her voice just oozes exasperation like a kindergarten teacher dealing a rowdy student.

I'm holding out for the Broadway musical.

The reason people are "obsessed" with Thompson is largely because they are sane individuals who find it hard to believe that a man can conduct himself as he does on a day-to-day basis and not face any judgement.  That's half the reason I follow the stories at least.  A lot of people actually agree with Thompson's position, in that children should not be exposed to content without a mitigating factor... like a parent.  What they are against is monstering up games as some kind of pornographic medium to children that should be monitored by Big Brother, which is Thompson's solution.

And a lot of people, again, monitor him because of how he conducts himself.  I personally want him disbarred.  I want to know that a man cannot harass people the way he does, write the things he does and act as if how they conduct themselves in a professional venue to not have consequences.  Yes, I know life is not fair... But it always makes me smile when karma balances itself back out.

Help, I can´t download the audio :(

EDIT: Forget it, I got it now ;:)

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The cynical side of videogames (spanish only): http://thelostlevel.blogspot.com/

Well, Quicktime sucks overall so I looked at the source of the page and sure enough, the file is actually an MP3 with a full link to it. Because it is hosted by them, I'm gonna tell everyone that asks to go to the web-page, and look at the source themselves so the DBR will get the hit. (By the way.. to view the page source, hit CTRL U in Forefox. ;) )
 

---- There is a limit for both politicians against video games, and video games against politicians. http://www.goteamretard.com

Bwahahaha! He sounds like "Milton" from "Office Space," complaining about having his stapler stolen.

"Um, Judge? Judge? Uh, Take 2 took my stapler from me, and I really want it back. It's my favorite stapler. My mother gave it to me for my birthday, and I really like the color. It works better than the black staplers that you gave me last year. So, I'd really like my stapler back. If you don't tell Take 2 to give my stapler back--because I really like that stapler, and my mom gave it to me for my birthday--I'm gonna move the podium and set the building on fire. "

Well, I have this to say for him...since he's in for a penny, might as well go in for a pound.

From the dbr site and JT's quote: "*SNIP*"

UNDENIABLE PROOF! that Jack Thompson is the Anti-Christ...just look at his number... *SNIP*666*SNIP*

You know...Im almost tempted to call so much that I break his answering machine in loving memory of Fax Machine...

On a serious note...I am so glad he is getting what he deserves...Justice ^_^

EZK: Don't post his contact information. I was kind enough this time to leave the 666 for you.

Nice post, GP

I take solice in the fact that not only is Jack a sniveling man- child but if he tries this crap again in 10 years he'll be even more of a laughingstock. Eat it, Jack!

Am I the only one who gets confused by the things that spew forth from the man's mouth and keyboard?

Jack, if you had anything better to do then go to your disbarment hearing, you probably wouldn't have gotten into this situation in the first place. Unless it was a matter of life and death, I don't want to hear any dumb excuses. Oh wait, I know an excuse that's reasonable: pure cowardice.

September is still so far away... That's all I'm reminded of whenever the insane man becomes another article to laugh at.

You know, I had a terrible day at work, a rough drive home, and frankly, I was about to give up on the day.  This amazing mixture of wahjah and schadefreude however, is just what I needed. 

John Bruce Thompson is a habitual liar.

I know this because I am Lord and I know all things, but more obviously because every statement of fact that he presents in making these claims about the causal effect of violent video games are simply untrue, incorrect, misleading, and intentional misinformation meant to further his so-called spiritual agenda, if not a financial one, despite his insistence otherwise.

It would seem that at least for Mr. Thompson, the road to a pure nation is paved with comfortable dishonesty and calloused disregard for truth.  It's like Jesus camp, but for adults.  If we believe it, and if we say it with enough gusto, than we'll surely convince others, and at some point also convince ourselves.  I encourage you all to consider just how powerful self deception actually is, and the simple truth that if you tell a lie enough - insane as it may seem - even you will begin to believe it.  And John Bruce has.  Too many lies, unfortunately.

The format for dealing with Mr. Thompson is the same format in which he's been contending with the Bar and Judge Tunis, which is an environment where he must be accountable for everything that he claims, says, and does.  When you see him on Fox News, he's able to spout notions as if they were fact, and when they're questioned or contradicted, he's able to insult or talk-over his opponent until the debate becomes so muddy and worthless that it doesn't really matter what's been said - the seeds of misinformation have been planted. 

Within the court room, however, and figuratively speaking, once "Jack" opens his mouth, he's then frozen, and his statements are analyzed, argued against, proven, or disproven.  There is no rhetoric or flashy preaching or shouting across the deck.  "Jack" says X.  We find X to be untrue.  And because "Jack" said X with demonstrable intent to humiliate or insult, we find that "Jack" has knowingly misrepresented the facts with malice.  Pretty cut-and-dry, pretty inarguable. 

Speaking as the originator of the Christian Faith and Church, I can honestly say that you disappoint me, John.  My message is not a message of hate.  And if I was humble enough to consort with the prostitutes and thieves, and to give kindness and patience and mercy to the worst of sinners, what makes you so righteous that you can condemn so many without the slightest compassion or grace?  Are you so consumed with your battle to save the children, that you readily wound the Church of God?  Do you really believe that you can compel the world to seek ME by tirelessly and deviously harassing them until they beg for the altar of the lamb?  Haven't I told you to let your life be a testimony?  Haven't I instructed you to - by example of your life and conduct - show the light of God to the world?  What makes you think that to spread the gospel, you must abandon tact and discretion? 

John Bruce Thompson, I am The LORD your GOD, and I am ashamed of you.  Deeply and irrevocably and utterly disgusted with your representation of MY values, MY Church, and MY people.  As was once said... "Of what value is the prize if it is stolen, or the loaf of bread if it is undercooked?". 

You are not a Christian, Mr. Thompson.  You are not even an honest heathen.  I'm afraid that at least in your public conduct, you show some of the most embarrassing traits of humanity.  That is... you are a hypocrite, a cruel man, a self-righteous liar, and an idiot so obsessed with your own crusade that you barely seem to recognize that you're torturing innocent people.  You may be religious, but a Christian you are not.  You may be sincere, but sadly only sincerely twisted.

And for those of you who've bothered to read this far, here's a fun fact for you...

The term "idiot" (a form of the word idiom) was first used to describe mental patients that were so removed from reality (and trapped in their own reality), that they simply couldn't interact meaningfully with the world around them.  They were "trapped in themselves".  And so, when I call Mr. Thompson an idiot, it's actually not to insult him, it's to accurately describe him.  The so-called man is very much living in his own mind. 

Love, Jesus. 

P.S.  Please let the gay people get married.  We permit it in Heaven and you have NO idea how fantastic the decorating is up here.  You should see my bedroom.  Rick and Tim put it together and it's FAB!

Harvey Birdman vs. Jack Thompson. WHO WILL WIN???

-If shit and bricks were candy and tits, we'd all be livin' large.

Enhance!
Enhance... Enhance...

@ Meat

A few things to consider.  jackie for all his pomp and self glory used to be a gamer.  He found he could not control his time with games (weak willed I guess) and broke with them the way a man does from his wife.  Violent and angry, making statements that often out of place and generally being pissed.  Given his way jackie would end all games, all of them.  He does not care about saving the kiddies except how it can advance his arguement (which needless to say needs alot of help). 

Nope he is not so selfless or noble (yes I used the work noble in a sentence containing the idea of jackie and the universe did not end... er I think it didn't).  He wants nothing less then control over all games.  Or to put it a different way, he wants to do to the video game industry what was done to big tobacco.  A few things in the way. 

1) JBT needs to prove that games are dangerous to the public good (think lung cancer or some such).  He has been chasing his school shootings with that intention, trying to prove that games are the root of the evil. 

2) Adults cannot be denied access to the games.  Period.  Adults cannot be denied access their choice of music,  porn (another soapbox of jackie's) and cannot be denied access to alcohol. 

With 2 in mind it seems that jackie aimed a bit lower and went after the ESRB claiming their rating system was not adequate (he suggested another rating system/test  whose name eludes me) and of course had to show that the kiddies were getting the games.  If he could get the games pulled due to the kiddies then he would have had his precedent to control games overall.   Anything that attempted to interfere with this was all due to a some vast conspiracy (probably by the games that used to own his soul such as it is) that wanted to silence him. 

To wrap it all up into a package though, he needed a selling point, a platform and that is where the religious bits came in.  Most americans have been exposed to religion and most are not resistant to it and kind of expect some weird things to be said in the name of IT.  Never underrestimate the power of Religion, it was what sold the idea of prohibition to the public. 

Lucky for us the gamers and the sane world at large (I am pretty sure there are at least a few sane ones out there somewhere) jackie had the gift of fail.  He pushed and prodded to much and when things did not go the way he wanted he threw fits, called names and other mature activities.  Bring wrath upon himself that all this wiggling cannot get him out of. 

The rest is known and leads us to the present.  Where any moment now the Florida Bar, Rock Star, Take 2, the ECA, Dennis, This site of course and half the known world will fall before the might that is JBT. 

Of course he might be delusional and just be tossing another hissy fit. 

All the above is My opinion of course.  But remember that rumor has a core in fact.