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[Keylime]

It's a brand new day. Speaking of which,

 

[xabre]

Oh don't pay attention to the color of the regions. They're not meant to represent the political leanings. However, the voters that appear in the random battles are meant to somewhat reflect the region.

Well I hate to say it but it's still freezing.

 

[sprsk]

 

[Amir0x]

heh.

 

[Keylime]

:lol :lol :lol

I love that angry picture of Barack. You just don't fuck with that face. You just...don't.

 

[The Chosen One]

Pretty good.

My strategy for the final battle was to

Spoiler

alternate between Ramble On and Debate. It took a while, but it worked.

Hehe. You should try beating it with McCain/Palin. Palin is juiced against her base but you pretty much have to keep her hidden when battling anyone else.

 

[Feep]

Hey, GAF, guess what? I live in fucking Florida, and I'm off to go vote! Like, RIGHT NOW! Be back in an hour or two!

 

[Keylime]

Hey, GAF, guess what? I live in fucking Florida, and I'm off to go vote! Like, RIGHT NOW! Be back in an hour or two!

Do the right thing.

/terrorist fistjab.

 

[Barrett2]

Hey, GAF, guess what? I live in fucking Florida, and I'm off to go vote! Like, RIGHT NOW! Be back in an hour or two!

Be careful to not vote for Buchanan by mistake.

 

[stressboy]

Hey, GAF, guess what? I live in fucking Florida, and I'm off to go vote! Like, RIGHT NOW! Be back in an hour or two!

Nice. I just put my ballot in the mailbox. Oregon mail in voting FTW!

+1 for Obama
+1 for Merkley

 

[HylianTom]

Be careful to not vote for Buchanan by mistake.

:lol

Spoiler

*cry*

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Sarah Palin Displays the Latest in Donkey Fashion

http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stum...in-displays-the-latest-in-donkey-fashion.aspx

 

[syllogism]

Chuck Todd said on Today show Palin's appearance on SNL was the worst thing she could have done, because it reinforced that she was a joke. Ouch.

 

[mckmas8808]

Some dork named "Nate Silver" tore it apart in a Newsweek story today.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/165030

Some additional good reading on it here:

http://www.pollster.com/blogs/bradleywilder_new_data_on_inte.php

Damn Nate is writing for Newsweek now? Cool. And it's was a good article too. It's the #3 article on Newsweek's website right now.

 

[OmniGamer]

Okay, I just uploaded the latest version:
http://www.sociotown.com/games/polimon/

:lol :lol

 

[E-phonk]

I finally finished the flash game I spoke of last week:

Political Pokemon Flash Game
http://www.sociotown.com/games/polimon/

It's based off this GIF from the end of the Dem primary from several months back:

I obviously changed things around to make it work for an actual game and it revolves around the two presidential candidates.

This is the first place I've posted it at. Let me know what you guys think. Also let me know if I have any embarrassing misspellings or if I should make some game adjustments.

Enjoy!

There is a bug in the final showdown. All of a sudden I was playing with Palin instead of Obama - I suppose that's not what is supposed to happen? :lol

 

[Jason's Ultimatum]

Colorado better pull through.

 

[Keylime]

There is a bug in the final showdown. All of a sudden I was playing with Palin instead of Obama - I suppose that's not what is supposed to happen? :lol

OCTOBER SURPRISE!

 

[SCReuter]

Looks like MSNBC is going to report on al-Qaeda's McCain endorsement.

 

[The Chosen One]

There is a bug in the final showdown. All of a sudden I was playing with Palin instead of Obama - I suppose that's not what is supposed to happen? :lol

:lol Whoa, yeah that's not suppose to happen. Were you switching to Obama from Biden?

 

[HylianTom]

:lol Whoa, yeah that's not suppose to happen. Were you switching to Obama from Biden?

Yeah. Same thing happened to me. I got to try out some of Palin's attacks against McCain, and vice-versa. :lol

 

[Barrett2]

Okay, I just uploaded the latest version:
http://www.sociotown.com/games/polimon/

Sorry about that. I've been up all night trying to finish this. You guys shouldn't lock up anymore. Though you may need to clear your browser's cache.

Great game, but the "Wild Evangelical" kept giving me problems! I finally beat him by spamming Biden's "relate." :lol

 

[MrHicks]

There is a bug in the final showdown. All of a sudden I was playing with Palin instead of Obama - I suppose that's not what is supposed to happen? :lol

i've had this too but if you switch polimons it changes back to normal

 

[Keylime]

Looks like MSNBC is going to report on al-Qaeda's McCain endorsement.

Say whaaaaaaaaat?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081022/ap_on_el_pr/al_qaida_us_election

What the eff...I doubt this gets any significant play, right? I mean, who can say that this is really Al-Qaeda and not some fools hacking their website again?

...and by fools I mean awesome people, but you know what I mean.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Al-Queda supports John McCain I WONDER IF HIS VOTERS WILL HAVE ANY REASON TO THINK HE'S THE ONE WHO IS WORKING WITH THE TERRORISTS. This news is so delicious.

 

[Son of Godzilla]

Man, playing as McCain/Palin is hilarious. McCain sucks at everything except facing down the media elite and putting people to sleep, and then Palin demolishes everyone. Except black people and mexicans.

 

[Cheebs]

:lol at that game.

None of my attacks worked on the media elite and he killed Obama with sensationalism.

 

[Instigator]

Sarah Palin Displays the Latest in Donkey Fashion

http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/stum...in-displays-the-latest-in-donkey-fashion.aspx

5000 dollars for the donkey scarf?

 

[Goreomedy]

Okay, I just uploaded the latest version:
http://www.sociotown.com/games/polimon/

Got the Palin bug as well. Then it froze on me.

Not going to bother trying to get to that final showdown again.

 

[The_Joint]

Colorado better pull through.

I'm on the job!

 

[Barrett2]

Got the Palin bug as well. Then it froze on me.

Not going to bother trying to get to that final showdown again.

Same here, Palin bug on final showdown. McCain's "wasn't she great" sound byte was fantastic, though.

 

[The Chosen One]

Man, playing as McCain/Palin is hilarious. McCain sucks at everything except facing down the media elite and putting people to sleep, and then Palin demolishes everyone. Except black people and mexicans.

The Maverick Move is actually the strongest attack in the game, but it has a fail rate of about 50%. So you're really rolling the dice.... :lol When you're desperate, it's worth a shot though.

EDIT: I'll try to fix the "Palin" bug now...

 

[so_awes]

Al-Queda supports John McCain I WONDER IF HIS VOTERS WILL HAVE ANY REASON TO THINK HE'S THE ONE WHO IS WORKING WITH THE TERRORISTS. This news is so delicious.

Doesn't mean anything because Obama told them to support McCain, he is a Muslim after all.

 

[ToxicAdam]

You should have made Joe Biden's attacks periodically injure himself.

 

[The Blue Jihad]

I finally finished the flash game I spoke of last week:

Political Pokemon Flash Game
http://www.sociotown.com/games/polimon/

It's based off this GIF from the end of the Dem primary from several months back:

I obviously changed things around to make it work for an actual game and it revolves around the two presidential candidates.

This is the first place I've posted it at. Let me know what you guys think. Also let me know if I have any embarrassing misspellings or if I should make some game adjustments.

Enjoy!

Suggestion: Vote against Self-Interest should function like Takedown. Opponent is hit by recoil. ;-)

 

[syllogism]

Rasmussen 51-45

 

[Cheebs]

Rasmussen 51-45

I wonder if this new bump in all the polls is thanks to Powell.

 

[SCReuter]

Say whaaaaaaaaat?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081022/ap_on_el_pr/al_qaida_us_election

What the eff...I doubt this gets any significant play, right? I mean, who can say that this is really Al-Qaeda and not some fools hacking their website again?

...and by fools I mean awesome people, but you know what I mean.

Well, David Shuster just did short segment on it, saying that online al-Qaeda supporters believe a McCain presidency would be to their benefit and as such are hoping for a pre-election terrorist attack.

 

[Goreomedy]

You should have made Joe Biden's attacks periodically injure himself.

Good idea. Maybe 25% of Rambling attacks used by Biden can result in a self-hitting gaffe.

 

[syllogism]

I wonder if this new bump in all the polls is thanks to Powell.

Clearly it's a backslash against Mccain trying to spin Biden's remarks

 

[Barrett2]

I wonder if this new bump in all the polls is thanks to Powell.

I think Powell is a legit factor. For lifelong conservatives like my dad, Powell's endorsement definitely carries weight.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

It's the Pie Bump Effect.

 

[Cheebs]

Clearly it's a backslash against Mccain trying to spin Biden's remarks

That just started yesterday, it is far too early for that to impact the polls. News stories take a few days to seep into national polls Chuck Todd says

 

[Amir0x]

I'M JOE THE PLUMBER
I'M JOE THE PLUMBER
I'M JOE THE PLUMBER

fuck this stupid commercial

 

[syllogism]

That just started yesterday, it is far too early for that to impact the polls. News stories take a few days to seep into national polls Chuck Todd says

I was just kidding but frankly it was immediately obvious it would have no impact at all.

 

[mckmas8808]

Let's be even clearer folks. The entire republican lineup for the 2008 nomination was AWFUL. Nearly half the people running didn't even want the job (Giuliani, Thompson).

The second McCain won, it was clear that, no matter the Dem running, it would be a blowout.

This talk sounds like what people on the Gaming side say about Sony and the PS1 and PS2. That Sony won those two generations because everybody else sucked, when in reality they won because they were just damn good.

Obama is winning because he is just damn good. I mean of course those other things matter, but had Obama screwed up McCain could still win.

 

[polyh3dron]

Osama Bin Laden is voting for John McCain.

Do you want to vote alongside the terrorists, or do you want to vote for AMERICA?

 

[1-D_FTW]

I think those poll numbers are clearly the result of Powell's endorsement. And the beauty of that gift? Even though the buzz from that endorsement has died down, the new dominant story is the big leads again. So it's additional days the McCain campaign loses. It's a twofer.

 

[jmdajr]

You would think they would make a bigger deal about early voting.
They keep talking about changing peoples minds within two weeks, when you can go vote TODAY.

 

[HylianTom]

I wonder if this new bump in all the polls is thanks to Powell.

I honestly think that at least part of it was. McCain was very slowly closing, and something happened in the past four or five days that has halted and reversed the trend. Powell is the most obvious thing we can point to.

And it makes sense, I think. The media and the Republican party have deified him over the past two decades, so his words are going to catch some attention.

 

[Cheebs]

I wish the election was in a week not two weeks.