Fun for all......

[Boz]

.....you must play this.

I am a particularly big fan of all the candidates' "special attacks" ;D

(just wait'll you see what Hillary and Barack sic on you!)

www.kungfuelection.com

(I must warn you however, W. is nigh unbeatable)

[Bando]

There's also this: www.campaigngame.us/index.php

Notice how the "Mudslinger" looks just like James Carville, and the Operative looks just like Karl Rove.

[Boz]

More fun for all.......

www.theonion.com/content/news/report_60_million_people_youd

Yeah, I'm pretty sure everyone on this board can relate.

[Boz]

Something else, just for fun.....




(Enjoy, Redskins fans.)

[Coast2CoastHoya]

Oct 2, 2008 16:24:46 GMT -5 Boz said:

.....you must play this.

I am a particularly big fan of all the candidates' "special attacks" ;D

(just wait'll you see what Hillary and Barack sic on you!)

www.kungfuelection.com

(I must warn you however, W. is nigh unbeatable)

Dude, this game is awesome. I love how it's all MortalKombat style. Biden foot-from-mouth super attack is pretty sweet.

[FormerHoya]

Oct 6, 2008 12:30:26 GMT -5 Coast2CoastHoya said:

Oct 2, 2008 16:24:46 GMT -5 Boz said:

.....you must play this.

I am a particularly big fan of all the candidates' "special attacks" ;D

(just wait'll you see what Hillary and Barack sic on you!)

www.kungfuelection.com

(I must warn you however, W. is nigh unbeatable)

Dude, this game is awesome. I love how it's all MortalKombat style. Biden foot-from-mouth super attack is pretty sweet.

Regardless of political leanings (I've used everyone...) Palin is the best kung-fu fighter. Even Tina Fey can't knock her for that, goshdarnit.

[Bando]

Oct 2, 2008 16:24:46 GMT -5 Boz said:

.....you must play this.

I am a particularly big fan of all the candidates' "special attacks" ;D

(just wait'll you see what Hillary and Barack sic on you!)

www.kungfuelection.com

(I must warn you however, W. is nigh unbeatable)

It took a few tries, but I was eventually able to beat W. with Obama. The key (for Obama at least) is to uppercut at every available opportunity. When you can, use his immobilizing special attack and then power slash and uppercut in succession. Also, you should be able to kick then uppercut someone who is getting up about half the time.

[Boz]

Oct 2, 2008 16:49:13 GMT -5 Bando said:

There's also this: www.campaigngame.us/index.php

Notice how the "Mudslinger" looks just like James Carville, and the Operative looks just like Karl Rove.

This game is not easy.

(It would probably help if I read the rules, but who has time for things like that?)

[Coast2CoastHoya]

Oct 6, 2008 13:14:12 GMT -5 FormerHoya said:

Oct 6, 2008 12:30:26 GMT -5 Coast2CoastHoya said:

Dude, this game is awesome. I love how it's all MortalKombat style. Biden foot-from-mouth super attack is pretty sweet.

Regardless of political leanings (I've used everyone...) Palin is the best kung-fu fighter. Even Tina Fey can't knock her for that, goshdarnit.

Palin is tough. Super aggressive, quick, and that rifle attack is deadly.

On Edit: beat it with Richardson. KungFuElection strategy, thy name is uppercut.

[Bando]

Oct 6, 2008 14:12:22 GMT -5 Boz said:

Oct 2, 2008 16:49:13 GMT -5 Bando said:

There's also this: www.campaigngame.us/index.php

Notice how the "Mudslinger" looks just like James Carville, and the Operative looks just like Karl Rove.

This game is not easy.

(It would probably help if I read the rules, but who has time for things like that?)

Just wait until you play real people via multiplayer. They're much harder than the computer.

[Boz]

Can she ban me too? ......Please?

www.gigwise.com/article.php?id=46622&image=1
;D

I posted this here in the "Just for Fun" thread deliberately, because I want to stress that I don't and no one should take this seriously at all. I just thought it was funny.
(if you have anything of equal ridiculousness from the other side, I'll be happy to read it)

Madge is silly and stupid; and that's true no matter what her politics are.
(Besides, isn't what she's suggesting here illegal anyway?)

[mchoya]

That reminds me of this article: online.wsj.com/article/SB122290103509796055.html

"Springsteen is like most liberal musicians," says Ed Rollins, campaign manager for Reagan-Bush '84. "They don't like Republicans and don't want us using their music." He recalls: "We never cared. . . . We paid the fees and used whatever we wanted."

If you want to sell tickets/movies/songs, you can't get indignant when people actually want to buy them.

[lightbulbbandit]

Oct 7, 2008 15:29:04 GMT -5 mchoya said:

That reminds me of this article: online.wsj.com/article/SB122290103509796055.html

"Springsteen is like most liberal musicians," says Ed Rollins, campaign manager for Reagan-Bush '84. "They don't like Republicans and don't want us using their music." He recalls: "We never cared. . . . We paid the fees and used whatever we wanted."

If you want to sell tickets/movies/songs, you can't get indignant when people actually want to buy them.

On the Springsteen statement, yes you can get indignant. If a campaign would like to use a song they must purchase the rights from the record company to play the song. They must also get permission from the musician/artist/whatever to use the song. Right or wrong, that is the rule. The singer can stop a campaign from using their music at campaign rallies so as to avoid anybody thinking they endorse the musician because of the presence of the song at the rally.

[kchoya]

Oct 7, 2008 15:35:56 GMT -5 @lightbulbbandit said:

They must also get permission from the musician/artist/whatever to use the song. Right or wrong, that is the rule. The singer can stop a campaign from using their music at campaign rallies so as to avoid anybody thinking they endorse the musician because of the presence of the song at the rally.

Wrong, that's not the rule as far as I understand it. You can get a license from ASCAP to use a song at a rally or event and you don't need to get the artist's permission. There's a separate license you can get to use a song in an advertisement called a sync license. I don't think you need the artist's permission for that either.

Now, an artist can always work out a contract with their publisher that may give them a right of refusal over whether the publisher can grant some types of licenses; but that's on a case-by-case basis.

[TC]

Is there a difference between use at a rally or event and use in an ad? Jackson Browne is currently suing the Republican Party for $1M for the use of "Running on Empty" in an ad by the Ohio Republican Party.

[Boz]

Ooops!



;D ;D

[DrumsGoBang]

Here is another great poltical "fun" website.
pa.lindro.me/

Take Palins speaches and make her say anything you want.
I made her say "I promise to plan to be both evil and unqualified and to begin raping Henry Kissinger"

[Boz]

OK it's a little creepy how many people there have made up quotes having to do with having sex with children. Sex in general is one thing, but that's kinda' sick. There are some wack-jobs out there.

Overall though, very hi-larious. Nice find. I enjoyed the one that had about a million "umms" and "errs" followed by "I can't stand John McCain." ;D

(but too slow; I can't make up my own!!)

[Boz]

OK, I think this is appropriate for the "Fun for all" category.

Pretty funny if anyone hasn't seen it yet. Though I didn't get to see most of the real 2nd debate, I saw enough to know this one is much better:

www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/update-thursday-debate-open/742065/

(of course, NBC's craptacular streaming quality detracts from it a bit.....)

[Boz]

The only endorsement that means anything........