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   The Sims - Congress Version

   

   TacoJim, Oct 24th, 2006 @ 11:23pm

   
   

   Why has no one created this yet?

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   Is it "huge"?

   

   dorpus, Oct 24th, 2006 @ 11:54pm

   
   

   Aren't they akin to a bunch of fringe nerds claiming that _____ (insert nerd hobby here) is "huge"?

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   Anon, Oct 25th, 2006 @ 12:11am

   
   

   Yeah, those crazy bastards at Fortune. They just make this shit up:
   
   http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/07/technology/fantasysports_fortune_121205/index.htm

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   Re:

   

   dorpus, Oct 25th, 2006 @ 3:56am

   
   

   How did they come up with the statistic of "15 million"? Even if we believe it, that is still only about 1 out of every 200 Americans. It means there are twice as many schizophrenics (1% prevalence) as fantasy football fans.

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   interesting

   

   Daniel Keav, Oct 25th, 2006 @ 4:02am

   
   

   This would be an amazing tool to teach kids about how our government works. (Suddenly can't get the tune; "I'm just a bill out of my head)

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   Re: interesting

   

   Benny Boy, Oct 25th, 2006 @ 4:54am

   
   

   Or how our government /should/ work instead. o.O I don't think we should break our childrens innocence by telling them that most politicans are crooks, liars, and bastards and that the right people are never the ones in power. :P That would be too depressing. Which is why a talking Bill is sooooo much better.

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   All fine and dandy...

   

   Sanguine Dream, Oct 25th, 2006 @ 5:31am

   
   

   until Congress tries to pass a bill/law that will ban fantasy politics. I can see it now. The bill/law would be tacked onto a totally unrelated measure (lets say a bill/law punishes corprorations for doing business with countries that have known ties to terrorism). Which would lead to the Techdirt article, "If you support fantasy politics you support terrorism."

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   RE: Dorpus

   

   Ryan, Oct 25th, 2006 @ 6:15am

   
   

   how do you come up with that 1/200 number?
   
   Seems to me you're off by a power of 10 somewhere..
   
   there's 300 million americans...
   
   15mil / 300 mil = 5%

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   Fantasy Election is Available

   

   Doclotus, Oct 25th, 2006 @ 6:26am

   
   

   A pretty cool website called America's Debate is hosting a fantasy election where you can pick who you think will win on November 7th.
   
   http://www.americasdebate.com/forums/index.php?autocom=fantasyelection

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    James, Oct 25th, 2006 @ 6:54am

    
    

    "Next thing, we'll be hearing complaints from politicians that they're not being reimbursed for the use of their likeness and their bills..."
    
    Not so. They are public figures and the bills are public domain.

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    On the horizon

    

    Corey, Oct 25th, 2006 @ 7:00am

    
    

    "Next thing, we'll be hearing complaints from politicians that they're not being reimbursed for the use of their likeness and their bills."
    
    Either that or the politicians will propose imposing taxes on the curency used for trade within the fantacy market.

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    Awesome!

    

    ForkBoySpam, Oct 25th, 2006 @ 7:10am

    
    

    "hoping that if people pay more attention to our politicians and the laws they're proposing we'll get better government."
    
    What a great frickin concept!!!! Something like this should have been done years ago, say like maybe even 4.....

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    two cents worth

    

    Trouble Maker, Oct 25th, 2006 @ 7:22am

    
    

    Why not? Political ethics and honor already are a fantasy.

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    Political Fantasy Draft

    

    WePlayMegaMans, Oct 25th, 2006 @ 7:44am

    
    

    And with the first pick in the 2007 Presidential Draft, the Democrats select..... Hillary Rodham Clinton of the New York State Senate!! ((Crowd boos loudly)) It doesn't look like the crowd agrees with that pick Boomer.

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    Re: The Sims - Congress Version

    

    Jerry S, Oct 25th, 2006 @ 8:07am

    
    

    Because we are depressed enough watching REAL people make bad decisions. We don't need a cartoonized mock up of the same.
    
    Aside from that, all I'd ever do with Sims Congress would be to remove the doors of the building, remove the vending machines and bathrooms, light a cigarette and prepare to be amused.

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    I'd probably do it...

    

    SailorAlphaCentauri, Oct 25th, 2006 @ 11:16am

    
    

    considering that I'm involved in Fafarazz.com which allows people to create teams to draft celebrities into fantasy leagues.
    
    Then again, after recovering from my Sims addiction (which was easy enough after getting burned when the company all but abandoned the original Sims game for the Sims 2...which I reluctantly got into when my computer could finally run the stupid thing), the last thing I need is to get sucked into a Sims congressional game.
    
    I'll just stay home and watch my Schoolhouse Rock DVDs and contemplate joining the league to cement my lack-of-life status.

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    My Fantasy Congress...

    

    Steve Savage, Oct 26th, 2006 @ 1:47pm

    
    

    Is one that actually cares about us.
    
    
    Heck of a fantasy eh?

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    Re: The Sims - Congress Version

    

    Fantasy-Politics, Oct 29th, 2006 @ 11:03am

    
    

    It's coming...

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    There's also a fantasy politics with..

    

    Steve, Feb 9th, 2007 @ 4:50pm

    
    

    the presidential candidates for the next election. Fantasypoliticsusa.com Enjoy! Tell your friends :-)

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    2008 Presidential Election Fantasy Alternative

    

    Paul, Oct 6th, 2007 @ 9:02pm

    
    

    Another political game, that requires far less time than traditional fantasy games, is the Last 2 Left Presidential Election 2008 game. It's a totally free website that offers a public game and private office pools. http://www.last2left.com

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