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Thursday, November 25

JFK: The Magical Mystery (bullet) Tour!

Back and to the left.  Back and to the left.  Back and...zzzzzzzz
"Back and to the left. Back and to the left. Back and...zzzzzzz."

The world quakes in fear as another naughty video game threatens the safety of... NO ONE!

From PCWORLD:
WASHINGTON -- A controversial new video game that has drawn harsh criticism from both politicians and the general public asks players to test their theories about the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Traffic Management Limited, a Scottish video game company, released JFK Reloaded earlier this week. The game re-creates the assassination of JFK, and lets players take the role of assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. The game depicts the presidential limo as it cruises through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, and allows the player to fire at the president from Oswald's perch in the school book depository building. After shooting at Kennedy, the player sees a slow motion replay and an analysis of where--and who--the bullets hit.

Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Massachusetts), brother of the late president, has condemned the game. His spokesperson calls it "despicable."

Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-Connecticut) has spoken out against it, too. Lieberman "was sickened by the game," says his spokesperson Casey Aden-Wansbury.
Isn't it strange that Lieberman is always getting bent out of shape over violent video games, while supporting a war that has killed tens of thousands of actual men, women, and children? Joe, repeat after me: "It's just a game. It's just a game. It's just a game."