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I am writing this post as I am watching Sarah Palin speak at the Republican National Convention. I have to admit, though I disagree with her policies, (all of them), I have to admit that she comported herself well on stage, supplying some decent stage presence and showing candor in praising her family and her constituents for their efforts.

Of course, Sarah didn’t earn her nickname ‘Barracuda’ for nothing, as she wasted no time in attacking Obama and the Democrats as being ‘part of the Washington elite.’

Interestingly, little has been figured out on Sarah’s positions on media issues; all that we know about her is that she is very socially conservative. Apparently, that extends to all media, including books, if this article is any indication.

The fact that Sarah even TRIED to ban books is scary; it almost reminds me of the book Farenheit 451, or to a lesser degree, the ten-cent plague, a book that I have read and reviewed earlier in my blog.

Interestingly, David Jaffe seems to agree with my distrust of Palin, as he has released a video that can be viewed here that mentions her opinion. Gamepolitics’s analysis can be read here. Jaffe is known to speak his mind, so he may say a few things that are a bit off the wall. I personally think that it’s funny.

Of course, Palin is not the only one against emergent media, the Thailand government has made it clear that they disliked the gaming medium, ever since that story broke about that young male who claims that he imitated Grand Theft Auto. The report can be found here; frankly, Thailand has bigger problems than dealing with games, but the fact that they choose to focus on them shows how out of touch they are with their country.

Speaking of Grand Theft Auto, it has actually found its way to make some positive news for a change. Destructoid has the report here; based on what is said, it shows that all games can have their good applications. I know that and you know it, now if only everyone else would see it.