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Presidential Hopeful Denied PS3

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Elios83

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http://ps3.ign.com/articles/746/746600p1.html

Presidential Hopeful Denied PS3

The Associated Press is reporting that former Vice Presidential candidate and 2008 Presidential hopeful John Edwards attempted to use his influence to get a PlayStation 3 at Wal-Mart. On Thursday, a staff member from Edwards' office contacted a Wal-Mart in Raleigh, North Carolina. The staffer identified himself as a member of Edwards' team and attempted to secure a PS3 for the former Senator without having to stand in line.

The potent irony of the situation is that just a day prior, Edwards was part of a union conference call decrying the poor treatment of Wal-Mart employees. Wal-Mart was quick to react, issuing a statement pointing out Edwards' actions. "While the rest of America's working families are waiting patiently in line," the Wal-Mart statement said, "Sen. Edwards wants to cut to the front."

On Thursday, Edwards released a statement denying any such actions: "We instructed no one to contact Wal-Mart on our behalf." Later, however, Edwards admitted that a staff member did contact Wal-Mart. However, according to Edwards, the staffer was attempting to secure a PS3 for himself and not for the Senator.

"My wife, Elizabeth, wanted to get a PlayStation 3 for my young children. She mentioned it in front of one of my staff people. That staff person mentioned it in front of a volunteer who said he would make an effort to get one. He was making an effort to go get one for himself," Edwards said. "Elizabeth and I knew nothing about this. [The staffer] feels terrible about this. He made a mistake and he knows he should not have used my name."

With only 400,000 PlayStation 3 units available at launch and millions eager for the new system, demand is at a premium. Long lines began forming Thursday morning at various retailers. Those who failed in their bid to obtain a PS3 can take solace in the fact that even Senators and their assistants aren't having much luck either.
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Wow talk about owned :lol :lol :lol
 
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Dr_Cogent

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SolidSnakex said:
Ofcourse this is a different way of letting Sony know you want one and now they'll probably make sure he gets one.
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I doubt Sony is going to do anything special for John Edwards.
 
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jgkspsx

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So... what PS3 launch games would little Jack and Emma be playing, anyway? :lol

You know Edwards just wanted to play Resistance.
 
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Safe Bet

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jgkspsx said:
So... what PS3 launch games would little Jack and Emma be playing, anyway? :lol
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I didn't know it was pretend everyone owns 360s and mulit-plat games don't exisit day..

*spit*
 
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jgkspsx

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Safe Bet said:
I didn't know it was pretend everyone owns 360s and mulit-plat games don't exisit day..

*spit*
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So which games of the following:
# Resistance: Fall of Man
# NBA 07
# Genji: Days of the Blade
# Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWII
# Call of Duty 3
# EA Sports Fight Night Round 3
# The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
# F.E.A.R.
# Full Auto 2: Battlelines
# Madden NFL 07
# MARVEL: ULTIMATE ALLIANCE
# Mobile Suit Gundam: CROSSFIRE
# NBA 2K7
# Need For Speed Carbon
# NHL 2K7
# RIDGE RACER 7
# Sonic the Hedgehog
# Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
# Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
# Tony Hawk’s Project 8
# Untold Legends Dark Kingdom
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are an 8-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy going to be playing (Sonic and... Ultimate Alliance?)? And what would Hillary Clinton say if she found out? I'm not Sony-bashing, I'm saying the excuse is implausible :lol
 
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DenogginizerOS

BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
The local news around here in NC has clarified this. A young staffer dropped Senator Edwards' name in an effort to get a PS3 for himself, NOT for the Edwards family.
 
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909er

Member
DenogginizerOS said:
The local news around here in NC has clarified this. A young staffer dropped Senator Edwards' name in an effort to get a PS3 for himself, NOT for the Edwards family.
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That makes way more sense. I'm sure Edwards would take flak from the media if he was actually trying to get a game system (I can see the Hillary reaming him about not caring about violent media in the hands of children in the primaries).
 
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HocusPocus

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Hey it fits right in with this union love for anyone that's ever had to deal with or work in a union. They pretty much benefit just a few :).
 
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TheIkariWarrior

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I read about this YESTERDAY on Drudgereport. absolutely F'ing hilarious, and you know Edwards is a lying scumbag, trying to shift the blame... :lol

do we want him as our next President or even Vice President if he can't even manage to get a friggin PS3, and on top of that, has to lie about it ?

what happens if Edwards had to get the Russians or Chinese to back down from launching a nuclear attack on the United States?

our enemies will be laughing, '



"this is the U.S. President that couldn't even get an expensive game machine"

:lol
 
xaosslug

xaosslug

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DenogginizerOS said:
The local news around here in NC has clarified this. A young staffer dropped Senator Edwards' name in an effort to get a PS3 for himself, NOT for the Edwards family.
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sure... :::wink, wink:::
 
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