The Interpreter Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 The FEDS and The Secret Service have taken notice and are looking into an amusement part company that has a game where players shoot and kill President Obama...or a look-a-like. Irvin Good Jr., president of the company Goodtime Amusements, said Wednesday to The Morning Call they didn't mean to offend anyone with their game "Alien Attack" .... The game depicts a Black man in a suit holding a piece of paper entitled "Health Bill" and a belt buckle similar to the presidential seal. To top it off the man also has antennas coming out of his head and a troll doll on his shoulder. The game cost $1 per shot or $5 for 6 shots for players to fire foam darts at the Obama look-a-like's head and heart for their chance to win a stuffed animal. The White House issued a statement saying it disapproves of using the President's name and likeness for commercial purposes. http://hiphopwired.c...99-obama-55555/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rcfreak339 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 It's sick honestly, and that goes for all other games like it....It's just disgusting and just shows that the reason America is in trouble is not Obama's fault, but the people themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbfan Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 You have to wonder if people even think about the consequences before they do something like this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill_Biscuit Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Wait. The White House "disapproves of using the President's name and likeness for commercial purposes". Did anyone tell that to the American Broadcasting Company, whose commercial, money-making enterprise called "The View," used his name and likeness to promote their show many, many times before he appeared last week? Anyway, the game graphic was in poor taste, and shows a decline in respect for the highest office in the land, regardless of political motives. It has no place on the midway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongliveKingsCobra Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 I might be alone here...but...I found that freaking hilarious! I mean, at first I saw Obama, and then once the guy said, it wasn't him. Once I read that the picture had a health bill, I lost it. THe comments are even better than the reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI-ORIG-EMP Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 and it was ok to make a movie about President Bush being killed in office? One thing to voice ones polical view but not in a movie or game of any sitting or non sitting president like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalefan Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 By law, if the game company used his name and likeness without his ok, then he can sue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 Anybody can sue anybody for anything. That doesn't mean they will prevail or collect a dime even if they do (Kings Island sued Roller Coaster Company of Ohio over Son of Beast, won, and collected not a dime). Separate provisions of law also protect against the commercial use of the Presidency, the President's likeness, etc. Still other provisions make any attempt to cause the President harm, to state that one intends to or to encourage others to a crime. Some of those provisions apply to any Federal employee, others do not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 and it was ok to make a movie about President Bush being killed in office? One thing to voice ones polical view but not in a movie or game of any sitting or non sitting president like this. what movie was that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 Updates: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20100805_Obama-like_target_in_carnival_game_stirs_outrage.html http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/index.ssf/2010/08/us_secret_service_speaks_with.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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