Slog - Comments on John Edwards and the Feces Spewing Obscenity http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce Besides being a great name for the official Edwards '08 children's book, the title above actually refers to something that really happened, although it didn't really happen, it virtually happened. In any case, there was a thing. Here it is: Being as determined as any candidate to be bleeding-edge hip and completely clueless at the same time, the John Edwards campaign set up a "headquarters" inside the weird, scary, and freakishly popular virtual universe of Second Life. Of course it wasn't long before a small band of Republican Second Lifers came along and totally trashed the place. (click image for... Copyright 2008 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:38:47 -0800 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:21:01 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by isabelita Is that a dead manatee draped over the sign? Wonder WTF THAT signifies? Those heinous libs being environmentalists?
As me aged mum always sez, Is this really necessary?

]]> isabelita http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653580 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653580 Politics Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:50:31 -0800 Comment by buffalo Be careful what you wish for, there is a good chance that a World of Warcraft showdown will be used in the 2012 Iowa primaries.

Idiocracy isn't a movie, it's a prophecy.

Also, and I suppose a rational explanation is asking too much from this (see: the aforementioned manatee), but why is Edwards in photoshopped blackface?

]]> buffalo http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653586 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653586 Politics Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:00:41 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Serves him right for trying to use Second Life as a campaign tool. Stick to the real world, John.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653594 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653594 Politics Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:11:36 -0800 Comment by Codes Hmm I wonder what class's they would play. Its amusing to think of Obama as a Gnome warlock while Clinton could make a Night elf hunter!

]]> Codes http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653597 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653597 Politics Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:15:14 -0800 Comment by Fnarf PS: If Edwards has people in his campaign who think that Second Life is a clever way to "market" their candidate, he will neither receive, nor deserve, as much as a fifth place finish in any primary. These are the kind of people you need to keep AWAY from your campaign, John.

Is this strike two?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653601 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653601 Politics Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:17:22 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I already created algore in WoW and p0wned Edwards.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653606 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653606 Politics Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:22:00 -0800 Comment by horatiosanzserif Glad to see Wesley Willis lives on, albeit under a virtual shitstain.

]]> horatiosanzserif http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653619 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653619 Politics Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:25:58 -0800 Comment by keshmeshi What idiots. That should be a baby seal not a manatee. Get your liberal cliches straight, people!

]]> keshmeshi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653704 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653704 Politics Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:26:51 -0800 Comment by Aexia Where do the Presidential candidates stand on Paladins getting nerfed in the recent update?

]]> Aexia http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653858 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c653858 Politics Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:23:14 -0800 Comment by SHOOP DA WHOOP Nice to see that "Over 9000!" meme is still popular. Can't wait for the eventual 4chan /b/ invasion.

]]> SHOOP DA WHOOP http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c658256 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c658256 Politics Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:15:28 -0800 Comment by bago Griefing is an artform, done solely for the purposes of display and attention.

Internet punk.

To ascribe this to republicans is to be missing the point.

]]> bago http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c658835 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/03/john_edwards_and_the_feces_spewing_obsce#c658835 Politics Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:21:01 -0800