State Senate Candidate in Maine Exposed as WoW Player

**Ayn** · 2012-10-05 01:25

Sweet, this means I can blackmail the heck out of Zealot when he goes to office.

It's like TAing hate onto him unwantingly IRL.

"President Pratt Spike flailed Nidhogg at a crucial juncture in linkshell history.

Don't let him spike flail our economy."

Or maybe it was better to put an Iran joke there.

**ronin sparthos** · 2012-10-05 02:48

Originally Posted by Kanriel

I think we're going to see this issue more and more as the internet generation starts getting more involved in public office and the sort. I'd bet average BG age is in the mid/upper 20's, another decade and all the new people entering office will have all sorts of message board posts from their stupid teenage years to haunt them during campaigns...lol...

Nothing like MLP: FIM being the headline of a scandal in a political campaign.

**vagus** · 2012-10-05 04:21

Originally Posted by Zealot

Oh no, my FFXI history will surely come back to haunt me.

And I was a Warrior! My DPS was insane!

Do you have any issues re-coloring the flag to aquamarine?

**hey** · 2012-10-05 04:43

Oh man, this thread.

**Not Kuno** · 2012-10-05 05:23

I have stood against the UAE and JP linkshells, and brought Bahamut to a better tomorrow. A vote for Kuno is a vote for freedom.

**Gryffes** · 2012-10-05 05:41

Is the top left of the american flag, blue or purple?

**hey** · 2012-10-05 05:54

Originally Posted by Gryffes

Is the top left of the american flag, blue or purple?

Ultramarine, of course.

**Wulfgang** · 2012-10-05 06:24

I think the only issue were her comments about dicking around at work and wishing she were playing WoW instead of working. I would like to think most people wouldn't damn someone just for playing a game in their freetime, but procrastinating at work and letting people know that you are doing so on an online forum doesn't really look that awesome.

**hey** · 2012-10-05 06:37

Yeah, i'm sure she's the only person who'd rather be doing something other than work while working.

**Wulfgang** · 2012-10-05 06:41

Originally Posted by hey

Yeah, i'm sure she's the only person who'd rather be doing something other than work while working.

It's politics; imagine if they found an email from Romney saying he was dicking off at work and couldn't wait to do...whatever it is that Mormons do. People running for public office are held to a higher standard.

**Eurell** · 2012-10-05 06:43

Originally Posted by Mazmaz

I think this'll work against her tbh. Gamers are still widely regarded as losers back in the real world. Sure, we here sympathize, but eh.

Except I'm pretty sure over half of Americans play games now. Everything I'm finding is saying 70-80% of Americans play video games. So let the 25% think she's are losers lol, doesn't mean shit.

**Yugl** · 2012-10-05 07:17

Originally Posted by Eurell

Except I'm pretty sure over half of Americans play games now. Everything I'm finding is saying 70-80% of Americans play video games. So let the 25% think she's are losers lol, doesn't mean shit.

Too bad the 25% are likely the ones that vote. The rest are all "hey man, both parties are the same anyways", "Fuck the system", "Politicians are cheats", and "YAY ANARCHY WOOO! People sitting on their asses bitching about the world, playing video games, and stocking up on doritos+mountain dew would totally do better in a world without government."

**izembo** · 2012-10-05 07:50

Originally Posted by Eurell

Except I'm pretty sure over half of Americans play games now. Everything I'm finding is saying 70-80% of Americans play video games. So let the 25% think she's are losers lol, doesn't mean shit.

those polls also count all the people who play angry birds on their phones

**Gadritan** · 2012-10-05 07:56

Originally Posted by Yugl

Too bad the 25% are likely the ones that vote. The rest are all "hey man, both parties are the same anyways", "Fuck the system", "Politicians are cheats", and "YAY ANARCHY WOOO! People sitting on their asses bitching about the world, playing video games, and stocking up on doritos+mountain dew would totally do better in a world without government."

This 1000x. The odds of any of these people remembering there's an election, much less actually voting, are slim to none.

LS mate that's 30yrs old (as am I) broke out that same rhetoric. Talking about how he doesn't bother paying attention to it since it has nothing to do with him. "Voting in different people won't change anything," etc and so forth.

I'm single with no kids. He's married with 2. I can't fathom how he can be so willingly ignorant. I expect this kind of thing from younger ppl. /shakescane

**Dimmauk** · 2012-10-05 08:15

Originally Posted by Correction

I would totally vote for her, and I've never played WoW.

**Dimmauk** · 2012-10-05 08:16

Originally Posted by Cantih

"President Pratt, is it true you merited Warcry?!"

LOL

**Kurokikaze** · 2012-10-05 08:54

Originally Posted by Cantih

"President Pratt, is it true you merited Warcry?!"

"I cannot say with certitude that I merited Warcry."

http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypost/2011...t--300x300.jpg

**hey** · 2012-10-05 09:12

I'd never vote for anyone who merited warcry.

**Churchill** · 2012-10-05 09:14

Originally Posted by Wulfgang

It's politics; imagine if they found an email from Romney saying he was dicking off at work and couldn't wait to do...whatever it is that Mormons do. People running for public office are held to a higher standard.

You're thinking of lynch niggers or turn into planets upon death.

**djzombie** · 2012-10-05 10:28

"President Pratt Spike flailed Nidhogg at a crucial juncture in linkshell history.

Don't let him spike flail our economy."

i lol'ed way too hard at that.

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