Barack Obama mentions GTAIV in Non-Negative Way
Barack Obama mentions Grand Theft Auto, but in the most mature manor I have ever seen a politician talk about the game:
Transcript:
“I was just catching the news this morning about Grand Theft Auto, this video game, which is gonna break all records and make goo-gobs of money for whoever designed it. Now, this isn’t intended for kids, although I promise you there are kids who are playing it, but these video games are raising our kids…
Across the board, middle-class, upper-class, working-class kids, they’re spending a huge amount of their time not on their studies, but on entertainment.
And so part of our job is going to have to be to inspire the entire country to say, ‘How are we giving our kids a thirst for knowledge?’ And turning off the TV set, and getting them to be engaged and interested, like their future really does matter on how well they do in school.”
[Transcript via GamePolitics, Original Story via RawStory]
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You know your gonna make shitloads of money when a presidential candidate mentions your product.
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Obama is pretty cool like that.
P.S. After viewing some of your posts, I’m a fan! I stumbled you guys and subscribed to the RSS… let’s see some more good video game opinions and news in the future!
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