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		"A Maine Senate race has turned into a fight over trolls, dwarves and goblin-like creatures known as orcs" (msnbc.msn.com)		99
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FirstNationalBastard		2012-10-07 06:41:35 AM

Eh... you'd still cover her all-beef patties with your special sauce.

FirstNationalBastard		2012-10-07 06:42:49 AM

Whoops. Wrong tab.

Eh, it probably still makes sense.

/The correct comment was supposed to be "Eh, the debate over Orcs is probably more intelligent than the usual political debate in this country."

Shmeat		2012-10-07 07:35:40 AM

strangeguitar		2012-10-07 07:36:06 AM

FirstNationalBastard: Eh... you'd still cover her all-beef patties with your special sauce.

I'd like to know how that remotely makes sense.

/I keed

SlashmanSG		2012-10-07 07:39:58 AM

Pretty sure we've got a repeat on our hands here, but I'm too lazy to look for the other one.

Europos		2012-10-07 07:46:09 AM

Oh noes, she has a level 85 Paladin cow! I bet her opponent collects stamp in his free time!

/not insulting enough?

A Shambling Mound		2012-10-07 07:47:18 AM

Link 404's for me. I bet it would be pretty funny though.

Pants full of macaroni!!		2012-10-07 07:50:39 AM

Stupidest election year EVAR.

Obama4Life		2012-10-07 07:50:48 AM

So in the 70s and 80s it was Dungeons and Dragons and now it's World of Warcraft

WaitWhatWhy		2012-10-07 07:50:55 AM

FirstNationalBastard: Whoops. Wrong tab.

Eh, it probably still makes sense.

/The correct comment was supposed to be "Eh, the debate over Orcs is probably more intelligent than the usual political debate in this country."

Please tell me you were looking for the Christina Hendricks tab and not the tab about the woman up for bestiality charges.

Obama4Life		2012-10-07 07:52:33 AM

SlashmanSG: Pretty sure we've got a repeat on our hands here, but I'm too lazy to look for the other one.

Could be. I recall this story breaking about 3 or 4 days ago.

Obama4Life		2012-10-07 07:55:29 AM

But really, is this the best the retard-icans can muster? OMG, she plays World of Warcraft! Get your torches and pitchforks!

generallyso		2012-10-07 07:59:11 AM

Because there's are no more pressing concerns for the country than whether or not someone plays a videogame.

swamp_of_dumb		2012-10-07 08:03:41 AM

Dear flatlandahs,

This is a Maine State Senate race. Although the Maine U.S. Senate race does involve a dwarf, a troll, and an orc, there is nothing for you to see here. Move along.

tomWright		2012-10-07 08:05:20 AM

Obama4Life: SlashmanSG: Pretty sure we've got a repeat on our hands here, but I'm too lazy to look for the other one.

Could be. I recall this story breaking about 3 or 4 days ago.

Even if this is a repeat, it's a good story. Besides, not everyone reads every story on Fark everyday, so I think this whole repeat rule should be relaxed a bit. Within the same day, yeah, I can understand but a day or more later? Who is going to go paging through old posts that have rolled off the page already, and been closed to further comment?

And FTFA: "Republicans accused Democrat Colleen Lachowicz of living in a fantasy world and making "crude, vicious and violent comments" in online forums"

Coming from right wing fundy Republicans! The irony is too rich, I need a phlebotomy.

sendtodave		2012-10-07 08:05:42 AM

This line of attack will resonate with old Republicans.

untaken_name		2012-10-07 08:07:51 AM

sendtodave: This line of attack will resonate with old Republicans.

As opposed to? Even the Young Republicans are old now.

Unobtanium		2012-10-07 08:08:06 AM

I was in Maine a couple of weeks ago, and missed out on this one. But I rarely watch local TV when I travel, beyond looking for weather (or traffic, if I am driving somewhere).

/not a gamer, but this is silly.

markfara		2012-10-07 08:18:56 AM

I think people who spend excessive amounts of time gaming are idiots, but I wouldn't vote Republican over it.

Wodan11		2012-10-07 08:22:31 AM

sendtodave: This line of attack will resonate with old Republicans.

You'd be surprised. Don't make the mistake of thinking your elders weren't young once and didn't do all the things you do, or that they don't still do them. (i.e., yes your grandparents had wild monkey sex, and probably still do every now and then.)

Secondly, I'd actually expect republicans to be more pro-gaming than democrats. Several angles... gaming is all about personal empowerment, use of weapons, etc. Not that republicans are about those things necessarily, but as a group I think they come a lot closer than democrats.

J Noble Daggett		2012-10-07 08:24:15 AM

So Pete and Repeat and Repeat walk into a bar and walk into a bar but Repeat ducks.

SquiggsIN		2012-10-07 08:26:11 AM

It only matters if she rolls alliance or horde.

AMonkey'sUncle		2012-10-07 08:30:53 AM

In all my years in the CG, I met one Down Easterner. He was really crazy. Ayuh!

/One person does not condemn a whole state. The news these past years has done that.

Obama4Life		2012-10-07 08:31:55 AM

If the Repubs have this big of an issue with WoW, I can only imagine what they think about Manhunt, Grand Theft Auto, ect

Real Women Drink Akvavit		2012-10-07 08:33:11 AM

Obama4Life: So in the 70s and 80s it was Dungeons and Dragons and now it's World of Warcraft

Oh, it's still D&D and LARPers and even the SCA from time to time, it's just now they have "super realistic" (um, no) video games to add to the list of things that are obvious signs your child worships teh debbil.

MooseUpNorth		2012-10-07 08:35:38 AM

TFA: David Sorensen, a spokesman for the Maine Republican Party, said the mailing and website weren't meant to antagonize gamers.

And yet, here we are.

markfara		2012-10-07 08:40:40 AM

Wodan11: Secondly, I'd actually expect republicans to be more pro-gaming than democrats. Several angles... gaming is all about personal empowerment, use of weapons, etc.

And that's exactly how they'd be defending any Republican who was catching flack for doing what Lachowicz is doing. Their guiding behavioral principles tend to boil down to "Anything Dems do is bad, and anything we do is good," in case you haven't noticed.

Obama4Life		2012-10-07 08:41:59 AM

Real Women Drink Akvavit: Obama4Life: So in the 70s and 80s it was Dungeons and Dragons and now it's World of Warcraft

Oh, it's still D&D and LARPers and even the SCA from time to time, it's just now they have "super realistic" (um, no) video games to add to the list of things that are obvious signs your child worships teh debbil.

My father is an ultra-ultra Conservative (so much so that I joke that he makes Rush Limbaugh look like Maxine Waters) and was an old-school Southern Baptist Preacher for years.

He threw all of my AD&D books in the fireplace and said 'That's where you'll end up if you play "Satan's Game"'

JWideman		2012-10-07 08:48:37 AM

That's some pretty obvious mudslinging there.

Real Women Drink Akvavit		2012-10-07 08:48:59 AM

Obama4Life: Real Women Drink Akvavit: Obama4Life: So in the 70s and 80s it was Dungeons and Dragons and now it's World of Warcraft

Oh, it's still D&D and LARPers and even the SCA from time to time, it's just now they have "super realistic" (um, no) video games to add to the list of things that are obvious signs your child worships teh debbil.

My father is an ultra-ultra Conservative (so much so that I joke that he makes Rush Limbaugh look like Maxine Waters) and was an old-school Southern Baptist Preacher for years.

He threw all of my AD&D books in the fireplace and said 'That's where you'll end up if you play "Satan's Game"'

My mom (who is from Norway and was raised Lutheran) did something similar with all of my music and black clothes (which was almost every bit of clothing I owned) when she got caught up in the "Satanic Panic". Now that I'm in my 40s she has finally figured out that I am basically the agnostic version of a Nordic type Heathen and couldn't care less about "Satan" other than the handiness of using the name as a metaphor. Only took her, what, almost three decades to figure it out?

Zmog		2012-10-07 08:51:06 AM

Blizzard should set up a super PAC for her.

SockMonkeyHolocaust		2012-10-07 09:01:57 AM

Oh MANNN when people say that IT MAKES ME WANT TO CAST A SPELL or STAB THEM IN THE FACE WITH A MACE because that's just DISCRIMINATORY

LiberalConservative		2012-10-07 09:05:40 AM

Hmm. It does raise an important issue though. Choice of hobby aside, if a farker were to run for an elected political position... imagine opposition getting hold of their fark posts. Some of the comments made by Lachowicz kind of resemble the type of comments posted on fark.

The First Four Katy Perry Albums		2012-10-07 09:09:16 AM

Let's say hypothetically I wanted to start getting into worshiping the Dark Lord, also known as The Adversary, Lucifer Lightbringer or Beelzebub, Lord of Flies. I want to feel his ominous and corrupting presence in the putrid pile of rotten filth and decay that is my life. So, would World of Warcraft be a good in here? Or should I start off with something slightly less daemonic like Kinect Dance Central?

TV's Vinnie		2012-10-07 09:12:33 AM

Obama4Life: So in the 70s and 80s it was Dungeons and Dragons and now it's World of Warcraft

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Real Women Drink Akvavit		2012-10-07 09:19:16 AM

TV's Vinnie: Obama4Life: So in the 70s and 80s it was Dungeons and Dragons and now it's World of Warcraft

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Isn't being a massive fattie with poor hygiene a "sin"? Body as a temple and all that BS...

Gergesa		2012-10-07 09:19:55 AM

I look forward to future debates that go like

"My opponent championed the changes to druid shapeshifting which took away their ability to successfully fight frost mages and claims this is balance. I ask you if it takes a priest with dispell and a druid to defeat a frost mage how can we call it balance? With such a shoddy understanding of fairness how can we expect my opponent to come up with a budget that doesn't harm vital services to low income families?"

"My opponent, who is a notorious player killer in Ultima Online, does himself little credit to speak of "fairness" when he ganks lowbie players and then laughs about it. Look at this screen shot of him gloating over aquaman who is in reality a 12 year old boy and was so upset he cried for nearly 30 minutes. The hypocrisy is simply astounding."

Obama4Life		2012-10-07 09:37:57 AM

Real Women Drink Akvavit: TV's Vinnie: Obama4Life: So in the 70s and 80s it was Dungeons and Dragons and now it's World of Warcraft

[Christianwarrior.jpg]

Isn't being a massive fattie with poor hygiene a "sin"? Body as a temple and all that BS...

If you go by the Book of Deuteronomy, gluttony and sloth are sins.

DeathByGeekSquad		2012-10-07 09:38:42 AM

I feel bad for her opponent, apparently he's anti-mudslinging and this was done without his knowledge (has consistent spoken against attack ads prior to this campaign).

I'm really unhappy with the situation, because on a human level, it reinforces that there are farking idiots in position of power who make absolutely terrible decisions.

Obama4Life		2012-10-07 09:40:58 AM

DeathByGeekSquad: I feel bad for her opponent, apparently he's anti-mudslinging and this was done without his knowledge (has consistent spoken against attack ads prior to this campaign).

Please. He knew, he just didn't think there would be this much backlash and is now trying to do some damage control

Nefarious		2012-10-07 09:42:12 AM

This "issue" isn't really a party issue but more of a generational one. You can score points with people who don't understand gaming. Those numbers will continue to drop and should be seen as a desperation move by the party playing the gamer card.

/oh and if it hasn't been mentioned this is a repeat, though I believe it was Politics tab so should it count?

SockMonkeyHolocaust		2012-10-07 09:43:44 AM

It's always kind of pathetic when small-town politicians try to go all Karl Rove in the local races. Pennsauken, NJ had a similarly banal incident after opponents of the mayor got a hold of something he said about a woman in tight pants. I think it was something as pathetic as "I wish I could look as good in those pants" because the dude was pushing 300+ lbs. They tried to turn it into this big sexual harassment thing and to this day they are just an anecdote repeated in a forum on the internet.

WaitWhatWhy		2012-10-07 09:46:10 AM

The First Four Katy Perry Albums: Let's say hypothetically I wanted to start getting into worshiping the Dark Lord, also known as The Adversary, Lucifer Lightbringer or Beelzebub, Lord of Flies. I want to feel his ominous and corrupting presence in the putrid pile of rotten filth and decay that is my life. So, would World of Warcraft be a good in here? Or should I start off with something slightly less daemonic like Kinect Dance Central?

Meh, just read some Chick tracts. They should point you in the right direction.

arcas		2012-10-07 09:46:55 AM

"As far as we're concerned, it's not a 'World of Warcraft story,' it's a 'candidate saying outrageous things through World of Warcraft story,'" he said on Friday.

Uh...the mailing said: "We need a senator who lives in our world, not Colleen's world"

I'm not sure how that statement could be construed as anything BUT antagonizing and condescending to people who play video games.

What really happened was the GOP realized after the fact that potentially insulting 2/3 of the voter base wasn't a great strategy and they've now swung into damage control mode.

clowncar on fire		2012-10-07 09:46:57 AM

Obama4Life: But really, is this the best the retard-icans can muster? OMG, she plays World of Warcraft! Get your torches and pitchforks!

Don't take it so personally- it's politics. It will be all better after the election.

KrispyKritter		2012-10-07 10:05:26 AM

markfara: I think people who spend excessive amounts of time gaming are idiots, but I wouldn't vote Republican over it.

so well written it must be repeated ^^^

JackieRabbit		2012-10-07 10:16:17 AM

Well, if you're into gaming and especially WoW, you're probably not mature enough to be a state senator. I wouldn't vote for you.

Obama4Life		2012-10-07 10:22:54 AM

arcas:
What really happened was the GOP realized after the fact that potentially insulting 2/3 of the voter base wasn't a great strategy and they've now swung into damage control mode.

True. The Republican base is comprised of kids who don't know any different, or adults who refuse to grow up.

PanicMan		2012-10-07 10:34:53 AM

MooseUpNorth: TFA: David Sorensen, a spokesman for the Maine Republican Party, said the mailing and website weren't meant to antagonize gamers.

And yet, here we are.

To me this is one of those "You can't make fun of my brother, only I get to make fun of my brother" things.

Obama4Life		2012-10-07 10:40:53 AM

MooseUpNorth: TFA: David Sorensen, a spokesman for the Maine Republican Party, said the mailing and website weren't meant to antagonize gamers.

And yet, here we are.

Yep and there trying to twist that into a 'This was taken out of context' damage-control

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