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Candidates as consoles
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1-11-2008 7:04 AM
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Satchamo
Loved this post, especially since I just finished the quiz on VAJoe--LOL!
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But it's all quite serious – I guess we aren't familiar enough with the issues or people for there to be any satire or humour.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.newscientist.com/blog/technology/2008/01/candidates-as-consoles.html">This <A href="http://gigaom.com/2008/01/09/next-gen-presidential-candidates/#more-11148">blog post by Wagner James Au</A> is a refreshing change. 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