http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/10/obama-coup



I don't think this classifies as advertising for other games as it's something I wanted to share as news. Anyone else facepalm at this? I realize the people behind it are using it for business purposes but isn't it rather sad that there is even such paranoia to play off of?

And for the record, it really DOES sound like a Glenn Beck movie project.

It sounds glorious really, Im armed I was trained by the army too Im a perfect candidate for a militia !

Really, whats the point here Kenadian? Its a game for entertainment purposes appealing to millions of people who dont like obama and or liberal policies? Shouldnt they get to play games too?

Think of the potential tax revenues for the filthy liberals !

Heh, but they specifically stated the only purpose they are using Obama is to further their business goals which really removes anything but their libertarian message as a political bias. Notice they also mentioned an anti-Bush game they are working on. This was more to get people's thoughts on what they are doing and the very fact that the situation exists where it is possible for them to use such paranoia. I suppose this is just me saying I find it to be rather sad that such a fiction can even be made by someone not as cooky as Beck.

honestly your idealism for human intentions is very refreshing

I get your point but its a game and its one that is made for a target audience and marketed as such. Dont see a problem really, take it for what it is dont read to much into it, Obama's still beloved by 46% (which includes 8% traditional undecided)

Sounds pretty silly to me. This is rather unrealistic simply because if a scenario like what these guys have Obama implementing takes place, it will be slowly phased in by both parties. This does sound more like a Faux News concoction than a Libertarian one. However, I see how it could be used to rally a few supporters, so I'll tip my hat to these guys.

I think this game is wrong and the Obama administration should move quickly to silence these racists.

What a silly game. They don't even have level nine planes.

Exactly.

I bet the Cong does.

OH CHRIST IT'S THE VIET CONG

(I know he's a Republican. >_> )

This is exactly why Obama must be stopped at all costs!


I only read the first five lines (of the entire thread).

Heh, sounds mildly interesting.

Basically this.

[quoteAccording to Russotto, the site's designers despise Democrats and Republicans, and they will show their political balance next week, when the site introduces an "Ambush Bush" scenario, which will give players the chance to hunt down the ex-president in Texas.[/quote]

This gave me chuckles.

What events? I'm hoping it's just a selling point there to those already likely to have an interest in the game.

Glenn Beck has never advocated the coup of a president; in fact, he advocates peaceful protesting only. If he did advocate coups and such, he wouldn't be quoting Thomas Paine or MLK Jr.

In my opinion, it sounds like the Maya was right: the world will end in 2012.

maybe Kenadian you should go to miniclip.com , who have MANY anit-bush games, and one has ninjas invading the white house.

heh, after thinking about what I quoted it reminds me of the opening sequence to Plan 9 and I now have a sudden urge to watch it.

Umm... that's not anti-Bush. In fact, technically, it makes Bush look like a badass.

If it's Bush kicking the ninja's @#$%, then I would agree.

I started reading this and said, "wow, who the hell invented this crap."

Read further and saw, "Libertarian" and "Ron Paul supporters" and I said, "ahhhhh s***...."

A coup in 2011...hrm...bloody unlikely

At least not without you at the helm, am I right?

When I saw the words "Ron Paul supporters", I immediately relaxed.

Seriously, this looks like a bad imitation of last year's mudslinging brought to life in virtual reality.

Shhhhhhhhh Don't reveal my planz!

Why the hell do Libertarian Ron Paul supporters make a game that is more politically in line with Neoconservatism?

A coup isn't likely to happen. Nothing like fresh paranoia. And it puts Libertarians into a real bad light.

I do hope the Democrats stay in power in long enough to actually put some cost controls on their new healthcare reform before they chase anyone who isn't a True Believer ™ out of the party and the political discussions

I dunno. It's possible they're just making dough off the tea party crazies. I'm a little disappointed I didn't get on board that gravy train.

When I said put Libertarians in a bad light, I meant that those people making the game would make other Libertarians on a whole look bad, particularly for the ignorant people who may not know what being a Libertarian stands for.

No need for sarcastic remarks. My bad grammar ftl

Ugh, link to game please.

"Meanwhile, Lou Dobbs has been disappeared, and Glenn Beck has been found dead of an "aspirin overdose." Rush Limbaugh, Michelle Malkin, Sean Hannity, and Bill O'Reilly have been rounded up, and Fox News forcibly shut down."


A boy can dream...

Can they really allow you to shoot the ex president like that?

Well there is a SWAT 4 mod that lets you shoot Vladimir Putin if you want, instead of saving him like you're supposed to.

Not all of us are that nuts.

You are nuts Zessa, don't try to deny it.


Though not THAT nuts, I'll give you that much credit!

I want them to make this into a movie. Imagine a brawny, shirtless Glenn Beck (he would have grown a beard by this time, adding to his manly appeal) standing on a pile of his enemies waiving an American flag as Bill O'Riley and Sean Hannity look on and salute. When they liberate the United States, they sit down for a some M&M's before moving on to make the world safe for democracy. Each sequal can be a new country with new fiends. In Russia, they have to fight Zombie Stalin, and they must liberate Iran from Robo-dinajad. And of course, it will all be directed by Michael Bay, insuring plenty of explosions.

I would pay much monies to witness this films.

I would put many millions of dollars at your disposal to make it happen, if I had it.


As it is, this game just looks pretty silly.

That has the potential to be so horrible it's just horrible or so horrible it's good.

thread is not complete without side-reference to the comic book where Sean Hannity and G Gordon Liddy fight liberals in a dystopian future:

I love how they stick the UN symbol in there.

This type of scenario is exactly why Americans believe in the right to bear arms, not to mention bare arms.

because they're paranoid and delusional?

I do believe liberals are still delusional to the fact that criminals dont hand over their guns willingly..

Nothing wrong with hedging your bets.

depends what you're hedging your bets against. Money spent protecting against velociraptors is money that is lost. Anyone who spends money on protecting against the scenario in the OP is completely and uncontrollably nuts.

Against the scenario specifically in the OP, yes. The US government itself has a whole series of checks and balances to prevent one guy from taking command of the country, and I have some doubts about Obama being able to overcome those even if he wanted to


The concept in general? It's happened before.

Awwww man. I've been up 48 hours straight beating USofEarth.......and it's AWESOME. Everyone should play. I'll write a walkthrough for ya to help you out:

Level 1: Kill the hippies. In this opening level, watch out for the hippies' clouds of poisonous marijuana, which will reduce your stormtroopers' dexterity by 25%. Up close, they'll try to hit you with bongs. Purchase +2 armor from the KBR general store before you start the level. Warning: the armor will occasionally be defective, so just be careful. Kinda an easy level, since many of the enemies are pacifists. The only hard part is the end boss, which is a winged Pelosi-demon. Basically, throw a few bottles of holy water at it, keep shooting, and try not to get bitten.

Level 2: Rumble with the Black Panthers. DO NOT let them lure you into their ghettos early on. Be patient. First, surround the city to cut off their welfare. Set up supply bases in the suburbs. Keep your distance at first, utilizing your heavy artillery to "reduce" the urban areas. Keep doing this until the enemy fear bar reaches about 80%, then storm the inner city. Make sure to bribe the news reporters before the level begins, otherwise their reporting on collateral damage will reduce your population's morale, and thus lower your monthly income. Free all the white hostages and you'll receive a Reagan Award (allows you to lower welfare spending by an additional 10%). Hint: listen carefully, and you'll hear a Snoop-Dog rap before a wave of drive-by's come.

Level 3: Slay the four-eyed monsters. One of the hardest stages in my opinion. The scientists here will actually CONVERT your followers using their logic-rays (L-R's). Hopefully by this time you've purchased the Christian Coalition upgrade, which will allow you to counter some of their deadly printing presses, which will reduce your officers' morale by a whopping 8 points. As you move through the university, remember to kill the enemies in order of their importance: Nobel winners, then professors, then students. Best weapon here is probably something low-caliber with a fast reload, as the students are weak but numerous and energetic. You probably want to destroy the admissions office building first, to block enemy reinforcements. Find an kill all 10 Nobel laureates and you'll receive the Creationism bonus (doubles all your units' Christian rating).

Level 4: Down with the Union! This level is interesting, because some of the enemies here are actually white dudes with rifles. Your two biggest worries here are the AFL-CIO and the SEIU. They actually have spies inside some of your factories, so your aircraft and armor production will grind to a halt halfway through the battle. Use the national guard units to kill the striking workers, and replace them with workers with a loyalty rating of 6 or above OR outsource production to China. The manual says that some of the enemies are Christian, and may thus be converted to your side by air-dropping Bibles onto their camps. However, I tried this and it didn't work, so I'd suggest just slogging through it the old-fashioned way: nukes. This is another level where you need to bribe the reporters before you begin, obviously.

Level 5: Overrule the ACLU. Armed with lawsuit-spewing pens, the lawyers here are downright nefarious. Hopefully, you've saved up a bunch of money by now to deal with their suits, otherwise you'll have to sell off some of your more expensive weapons. If reach the point where you run out of cash, sell the missile shield first, since it doesn't really work most of the time anyways. You can sidestep the lawsuits by issuing executive orders, but this only works a hundred times or so. After that, your own police will attempt to place your stormtroopers under arrest. They'll usually fail (armor-piercing bullets FTW, lol) but it still slows you down big time. Move quickly, seize all the courts before your pop morale is too low, and then you'll find out where the Supreme Court's secret lair is located. Once it's gone, you win. The good news is the reward you get if you achieve a kill ratio of at least two to one: the EIT. This is absolutely necessary for beating the final level.

Level 6: Hasta la vista. Angered by your righteous slaughter of their wise Latina on SCOTUS, immigrants across your territory are now in revolt, shooting every white person they find and poisoning the water supply with fierce Tabasco sauce. This is the only level where you have to watch out for collateral damage, since your enemies' bases tend to be located in your own corporate farms and factories. If you can afford the psychological-operations upgrade, your troops can play salsa music from stereos on their tanks, which will force roughly 75% or so of them to exit their factories and dance, making them easy targets for a minute or so. Afterward, move in units armed with tear gas. Hint: If you have any brown units, keep them in reserve. For some reason their accuracy rate is low in this level.

Level 7: NoBama! The game creators really stepped up the difficulty for the last level. Taking advantage of their demonic powers, Obama's inner circle of Satanic Islamoatheists have resurrected all of your old foes for a last stand in Barackia (old Washington D.C.). Black Panthers, intellectuals, hippies, lawyers, immigrants, and union thugs will all be manning the barricades of the Black House. They are very adept at using their powers in a paper-rock-scissors fashion to destroy your armies pretty efficiently. And to make matters worse, they've brought friends: Al Qaeda and the Soviet Red Army. The T-72 suicide bombers are especially dangerous (they're the ones with a star and crescent instead of a red star).
There is good news, however. Your ally Jesus has risen America's three greatest heroes from the grave: Washington, Jefferson, and Reagan. Use Washington to lead your stormtroopers, keep Jefferson safe in one of your bases while he combats anti-religious propaganda and boosts your pop morale, and deploy Reagan to tear down the walls built by the unioners. (Warning: Reagan's slow, and an easy target for Black Panther attacks). Remember that at least one of these three must survive in order for you to win the level (usually Jefferson). Use every weapon in your arsenal (though don't bother with holy water it won't work here). Many of your enemies will have demon wings in addition to their regular powers (remember the Pelosi demon in level 1?) so plenty of F-22's are a must-have. Absolutely all of your soldiers MUST have a Christian rating of 9 or above, or they'll be possessed by one type of enemy or another. Hopefully you won the EIT (enhanced interrogation technique) bonus in a previous level. Use this against captured enemy units (the lawyers are usually the only ones to surrender) and it will reveal the location of all enemies on part of the map. Make your way through the walls, over the lake of fire, and then paratroop units unto the roof of the Black House for the final battle against Obama who turns out to be - in a fantastic final plot twist - Lucifer. Throughout the level, casualties will be very, very, high, and many of your AI advisers will insist on reinforcements or better body armor. DO NOT follow their advice and NEVER raise taxes on your population. It's tempting, but it only hurts you in the long run.

In the end, there's a big downer: you don't get to kill BHO-Lucifer. The video at the end says he's presumed dead in the rubble of the Black House, but obviously this is just a setup for the sequel, where you have to invade France to get him or something. Overall, I'd give the game 4.5 out of 5 stars. One or two of the game's premises seem far-fetched, such as the idea that all lawyers or evil (my uncle's a lawyer, and works for ExxonMobile), or that scientists use logic (men are monkeys? LOL!). Furthermore, the MA rating will force many young children to wait until they're adults to play. But the graphics are uber-uber and the storyline rocks, so I still love it. And the ending cinematic is downright beautiful. In an event covered live by a hundred Fox News reporters, Dick Cheney crowns you King of the United States of Jesus (Inc). Governor Sarah Palin is crowned your queen, and serves you moose chili in a golden bowl forged by Joe the Plumber. As you swallow your first spoonful, trumpets blare, and a million American flags flutter like butterflies in the background. Just, wow. It's so perfect, it's almost satirical.


Cheat codes: hold down CTRL-ENTER and then type these in

missionaccomplished - beats current level
praisejesus - refills holy water tanks
youlie - invincibility to enemy propaganda
reagansmash - reduces enemy fortress strength by 90%
trickledown - increases money by one million
fairandbalanced - increases morale
heston - all guns and ammo

Simple answer is no. Replace that with responsible and independent and you'll catch a whiff of the beauty that is the American Spirit.

I wish we Canadians had more American Spirit /sarcasm.