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To: Road Walker who wrote (523497)	10/26/2009 11:15:22 AM
From: tejek	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1583407

You are an evil, little man and nobody likes you, RW! Not most of the people on this thread. When did it become a home to SO MANY from the far, far right? I've noticed as well. I think they show up here because they are not allowed on other threads.....for good reason.

To: Road Walker who wrote (523497)	10/26/2009 11:36:28 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 1583407

When did it become a home to SO MANY from the far, far right? When you perceived that the center was SO FAR RIGHT of you.

To: Road Walker who wrote (523497)	10/26/2009 11:44:35 AM
From: bentway	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583407

"When did it become a home to SO MANY from the far, far right?" I've noticed that too. I think it's that, on their "home" echo chamber threads, there isn't anyone to argue with. Now that they are in the minority, they can attack with abandon, and don't have to defend the stinking loser, Bush, any more. They're re-energized! It's like the Clinton years, only better! This time, the guy they get to attack REALLY IS black!

To: Road Walker who wrote (523497)	10/26/2009 12:16:22 PM
From: bentway	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1583407

NHS endorses Nintendo Wii Fit video game The Nintendo Wii Fit Plus has become the first computer game to be endorsed by the Department of Health. telegraph.co.uk The backing is a victory for the Japanese company and the rest of the video games industry, which has been frequently attacked by the Government for encouraging a sedentary lifestyle, and accused of playing a role in the obesity epidemic. However, the endorsement will raise eyebrows among critics of the Department for Health, as Nintendo has agreed to use its own money to promote the NHS Change4Life programme. The Daily Telegraph understands that the Nintendo Wii Fit Plus, which goes on sale this Friday, has won permission to use the NHS’s Change4Life logo in its advertising on television and in shops. From next year, it is possible that the logo will be used on the product itself, an unprecedented partnership between a video game and the Government. Guy Cocker, of Gamespot, an industry website, said: “It’s a great victory for the computer games industry. “And to give credit to Nintendo, I think most people who buy Wii Fit do so because they actually want to improve their health.” A spokesman for the Department for Health said it was not endorsing a video game, but rather an exercise. “Active video games, where kids need to jump up and down or dance about as part of the game, are a great way to get kids moving,” he said. The Change4Life programme is a campaign by the NHS to persuade people, especially children, to take more exercise and eat healthily. One of its early adverts featured two characters playing video games, suggesting this was something children should avoid. It prompted an angry response from Sony Nintendo and other console manufacturers, who lobbied the Government not to demonise the industry. Wii Fit Plus is the latest video game to be launched by Nintendo for its Wii games console, which has won over sceptics to gaming, especially women. Wii Fit Plus is an updated version of the Wii Fit game, which was released 18 months ago and allows players to undertake exercises with an on-screen guide. The exercises vary from difficult yoga positions to skiing and hula-hooping. The new Wii Fit Plus will enable players to tailor an exercise programme to their own preferences and to target areas of their body. “If you are worried about your bingo wings or your flabby bum, the game will give you specific exercises to target those areas,” said Rob Saunders, the British spokesman for Nintendo. Nintendo is not the first company that the Department of Health has agreed links with. It has previously done deals with Cadbury and Pepsi, both of which agreed to commit funds to promote the Change4Life campaign. Nintendo’s Wii console has also been used by Seacroft Hospital in Leeds to encourage recuperating patients to take exercise. The Wii Fit game has already sold 2.9 million copies in Britain, with the Wii console itself selling six million units. This equates to nearly one machine in every fourth household in the country.

To: Road Walker who wrote (523497)	10/26/2009 6:29:03 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1583407

"When did it become a home to SO MANY from the far, far right?" I blame Ted and the Cockroach Effect. Ted, because he has his cyberstalkers that follow him around. Many of them popped up and their first post was bashing Ted. The rest were attracted by the spoor of their own kind. _less, for example, seems to have wandered here in search of jlallen and a warm place to stick his nose...