Vote, Don't Play Video Games, Obama Ad Suggests

October 28, 2008 -

A new get-out-the-vote ad for Barack Obama includes a shot of a Wii controller accompanied by the words "You Can't Make History From Here."

In other words, put down your video game for a while and go vote. A sofa and a cubicle also serve as reminders to leave home or office to cast your ballot.

Obama, of course, made big news a couple of weeks back by embedding campaign ads in more than a dozen EA games on Xbox Live. In his campaign speeches he often uses video games as a metaphor for scholastic underachievment.

And, as GameCulture notes, the music in the ad "is pure 8-bit."

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Re: Vote, Don't Play Video Games, Obama Ad Suggests

Submitted by Vake Xeacons on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 13:31.

Once again it shows Obama's opposition to cybernatography. Just like McCain.

God help us

Re: Vote, Don't Play Video Games, Obama Ad Suggests

Submitted by Nocturne on Thu, 10/30/2008 - 03:32.

If there was a Wii voting channel I'm sure he would be saying stay in front of your video games and vote, but there's not so shift your backside.

Re: Vote, Don't Play Video Games, Obama Ad Suggests

Submitted by Keddren on Wed, 10/29/2008 - 08:47.

Explain how.

Re: Vote, Don't Play Video Games, Obama Ad Suggests

Submitted by sirdarkat on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 12:18.

Hey you have the same voting method as I do; let's see I live in Oklahoma the past 4 elections no matter who was running they have voted red therefore no matter what my opinion is it doesnt matter because this state will always vote red. Ah the electroal college defeating the purpose of one person one vote since its conception. Granted it may have had a purpose in the beginning under the premise of no wide spread coverage of who is running but its an obsolete relic that just throws in your face that your vote doesn't matter and the president could care less about your state because your state is always going to vote the same way. I cant even recall the last time a presidental canidate made a stop in my state to give a speech after all what is the point of fluffing a state already fluffed for the red.

Anyways that was a little off topic ... as for the ads I find some amusement in the fact that he insults us as underachievers and then panders to us with in game ads. Ah politicans fence sitting till the end.

Re: Vote, Don't Play Video Games, Obama Ad Suggests

Submitted by sqlrob on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 14:59.

It still has a purpose, and always will. The Founding Fathers did it fully intentionally.

Look up "Tyranny of the majority"

Re: Vote, Don't Play Video Games, Obama Ad Suggests

Submitted by E. Zachary Knight on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 13:02.

Hey a fellow Oklahoman who feels the same way. I would love to vote for Bob Barr, but Oklahoman Republicans and Democrats can't seem to play nice with them.

E. Zachary Knight
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Re: Vote, Don't Play Video Games, Obama Ad Suggests

Submitted by Dark Sovereign on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 13:09.

When's your next constitutional convention? Could you propose an amendment? Or you could move to some North Texas town. The Libertarians have a fairly large support base in most of Texas, I think.

Re: Vote, Don't Play Video Games, Obama Ad Suggests

Submitted by E. Zachary Knight on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 13:24.

I am not sure about our next constitutional convention, but it should be near. There have been several groups in Oklahoma working together over the last decade to change the ballot access laws, but they never get to a vote, because they are always shot down in commitee before a vote can take place and any attempt to bypass congress and petition to have it on the ballot for resident vote is met by our equally restrictive petition laws.

E. Zachary Knight
Oklahoma City Chapter of the ECA
MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/okceca
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1325674091

E. Zachary Knight
Divine Knight Gaming
OK Game Devs
Random Tower

Re: Vote, Don't Play Video Games, Obama Ad Suggests

Submitted by Zevorick on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 12:31.

How do you think I feel? I live in Texas

Re: Vote, Don't Play Video Games, Obama Ad Suggests

Submitted by Father Time on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 14:31.

I thought Texas was a swing state this year?

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Re: Vote, Don't Play Video Games, Obama Ad Suggests

Submitted by SeanB on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 17:13.

nooo, texas is still a Red state, but it's not AS red as in the past.

still 60+ % red though.

Re: Vote, Don't Play Video Games, Obama Ad Suggests

Submitted by Father Time on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 12:26.

I have your same predicament but I live in California which is a blue state.

What really sucks is that 3 or 4 years ago I lived in North Carolina which was a red state but is now a swing state.

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Re: Vote, Don't Play Video Games, Obama Ad Suggests

Submitted by DeepThorn on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 12:24.

What percentage of those red voters are over the age of 60? They have to die off sometime, and then you should start voting soon.

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Re: Vote, Don't Play Video Games, Obama Ad Suggests

Submitted by Father Time on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 11:56.

I can't make history on my couch? I'll show you. There's a world record for 'laziest bastard' with my name on it.

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Neo_DrKefka: Even after all the interviews she is still on twitter making fun of people with disabilities (Autism) yet she is a part of the crowd that is on the so called right side of history...10/19/2014 - 7:48pm

Neo_DrKefka: Which #GameGate supports are constantly being harassed and bullied. Brianna Wu who I told everyone she was trolling GamerGate weeks ago with her passive aggressive threats was looking for that crazy person in the crowd.10/19/2014 - 7:47pm

Neo_DrKefka: I believe the problem #GamerGate has with Sam Biddle is he is apart of this blogging group that in a way hates or detests its readers. Also being apart of the crowd that claims its on the right side of history isn't helping when he is advocating bullying10/19/2014 - 7:45pm

MechaTama31: Of course, I'm looking at these tweets in isolation, I don't know a thing about the guy.10/19/2014 - 7:06pm

MechaTama31: If anything, the sarcastic implication seems to be that the SJW crowd is bringing back the bullying of nerds. But it's the GGers who are out for his blood? I'm lost...10/19/2014 - 7:01pm

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quiknkold: and yes, its free10/19/2014 - 4:05pm

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Andrew Eisen: The former.10/19/2014 - 4:00pm

quiknkold: was it StreamEez, or the StreamEez feature in Hauppauge Capture? cause I know Capture has alot more support from the devs.10/19/2014 - 3:54pm

Andrew Eisen: I actually tried StreamEez last week. Flat out didn't work.10/19/2014 - 3:53pm

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Andrew Eisen: Trying to capture console games and broadcast with Open Broadcaster System because I've had technical difficulties using XSplit 3 weeks in a row.10/19/2014 - 3:37pm

quiknkold: and what are you trying to capture?10/19/2014 - 3:31pm

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