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Screen capture from the RNC website www.gop.com/obamacard/ to illustrate the Obama Card Challenge online game
An online game produced by the RNC has been shut down after reports that the game displayed images that are anti-Semitic and pornographic.
The online game, Obama Card Challenge, was developed by the RNC New Media Team. Intended for members of Young Republican chapters, the goal of the game is to "to borrow and spend like President Obama." Players search and select among lists of different items until the shopping cart total equals some undisclosed enormous sum.
The purpose of the game is to attract college student gamers to the RNC web site. The rules section of the site says that the grand prize winner will receive a $3400 prize, payable to the "YR chapter" of the winner's choice.
According to The Politico, things did not go well after the online launch. Item searches for body parts, such as "breasts", displayed images displaying those body parts. Easily offended people could well have been startled.
The source of the images turns out to be the Amazon.com catalog, which was used for the game's content. Less amusingly, a search for the word "Jew" displayed the book cover for Jews and their Lies, a centuries old treatsie written by Martin Luther.
Liberal-leaning web sites appear to be both indignant and delighted at this development. The RNC, on the other hand, immediately disabled the game. In fairness, the main page of the game clearly displays the word "beta", a common software industry term meaning "not ready." (I am tempted to insert here a polemic about just who supports Israel and who doesn't, but that would interfere with the narrative).
Online games are a common marketing technique, generally targeted at younger demographic groups. They are especially effective at drawing viewers to online content.
I am not sure what to make of the fact that the RNC programmers never thought to search for pornographic images, but liberal web site columnists did.
== Outlinks ==
The Obama Card Challenge – RNC
http://www.gop.com/obamacard/
RNC pulls game selling offensive items – Politico
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/25069.html
Young Republican National Federation – official website
http://www.yrnf.com/
RNC Web site promoting anti-Semitic, anti-Latino, and pornographic literature
http://www.americablog.com/2009/07/rnc-web-site-promoting-anti-semitic.html
Companies Use Online Games as Marketing Tool – CIO Magazine
http://www.cio.com/article/30720/Companies_Use_Online_Games_as_Marketing_Tool
The questionable book at Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Jews-Their-Lies-Martin-Luther/dp/1593640242/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247826826&sr=8-1
Comments
I guess racism is inbred in Democrats.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BObrKi4fUBw&feature=player_embedded
"I am not sure what to make of the fact that the RNC programmers never thought to search for pornographic images, but liberal web site columnists did."
Democrats (and others) have become increasingly aware that Republicans have a perverted sense of sex. Therefore they check to see what the Rs try to hide.
They're teaching kids the Republican style of politics.
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