Palin and Obama team up and blow sh-t up (as Mercenaries 2 DLC)
by Andrew Yoon 
{ Oct 31st 2008 at 9:30AM }
We're not sure what the legal ramifications of creating such accurate character models will be. At the very least, they can say the in-game Sarah Palin is actually Tina Fey. As for Obama? Well, we don't think he minds being in video games. See the trailer, after the cut. And then, don't forget that election day is on November 4th.
[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
TinyTim121 @ Oct 31st 2008 9:40AM
Oh no you didn't!
vahdyx @ Oct 31st 2008 10:15AM
Oh no you didn't put an Xbox 360 video on PS3fanboy!
Shimmy123 @ Oct 31st 2008 9:41AM
you what....
this looks cool but they should have added it to a good game...
Daniel @ Oct 31st 2008 12:08PM
Oh come off it. This game was a blast in the co-op mode. In fact, with a couple of headsets and a bottle o' Jager, this game is one of the most fun out there.
LAZoftheTamarinds @ Oct 31st 2008 9:44AM
Dang! Obama can take on a TANK! Also did anyone notice that Palin grunted like a man when getting on the helicopter?
ashkungfu @ Oct 31st 2008 9:49AM
Obama is not even close to being a socialist... and Palin on the other hand is Christian version of a Muslim extremist..
Invisible Robot Meat @ Oct 31st 2008 9:52AM
Once she does a suicide bombing I'll believe you, genious
Rasti @ Oct 31st 2008 9:55AM
@Robot Meat
Once you learn to spell, I will take you seriously.
Genius.
benny boy @ Oct 31st 2008 9:55AM
She's not THAT bad. She just likes killing endangered animals and thinks that creationism should be taught in schools.
Haohmaru @ Oct 31st 2008 1:00PM
She's not a terrorist; she's just a crackpot. Just smile and nod and hope she doesn't actually get it into her head to run for president in 2012.
At any rate, this is the most hilarious DLC ever, and would be a must-buy for me if it weren't in such an ASS game.
ashkungfu @ Oct 31st 2008 10:10AM
anyone that thinks that a war is God's war sounds like a crazy person to me... Muslim, Christian, Jew or whatever ... you don't have to blow yourself up to be an extremist
Mnaz @ Oct 31st 2008 11:41AM
You may be surprised to learn that "socialist" isn't an epithet outside of America.
Punkateer @ Oct 31st 2008 12:27PM
Americans confuse the relationship between communism and the numerous versions of socialism. I lived in Denmark for awhile which has a mild form of socialism and also contains the happiest population on earth according to numerous studies. McCain lost the potential of my vote when he ran to the anti-intellectual/reactionary side with his vp nominee who now...so I think this s brilliant.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4181996n%3fsource=search_video
mizzourahslim @ Oct 31st 2008 9:56AM
Why does Barry have to fight with his hands? Won't his Gestapo still have firearms?
borst @ Oct 31st 2008 10:19AM
aww looks like we have a wingnut on our hands. doggone it, you betcha!
koehler83@hotmail.com @ Oct 31st 2008 9:58AM
Can they do that?
Joe @ Oct 31st 2008 10:04AM
They just did.
Watcher @ Oct 31st 2008 10:07AM
Hilarious!!! I wonder how long it will take before the anti-video game legion pounces on the attack!
Popfrogs @ Oct 31st 2008 10:12AM
Q: Why didn't they put McCain in as a playable character?
A: Because he'd just get captured in the first 30 seconds.
OH NO I DIDN'T!
borst @ Oct 31st 2008 10:20AM
And we wouldn't see him again for another 5 years in Mercenaries 7
wilester @ Oct 31st 2008 10:23AM
You win the internet.
rgoff31 @ Oct 31st 2008 10:41AM
Nobody whats to play at half speed with a limp.
Jacob @ Oct 31st 2008 1:14PM
Wow. The level of disrespect displayed toward a war hero is astounding. Its okay if you don't agree with his politics, but at least have some decency.
Popfrogs @ Oct 31st 2008 1:31PM
I was waiting for the one sensitive guy to chime in. You sir, win a golf clap.
BTW my grandfather is a WW2 vet, it was just a joke, please take it as such.
Hashbrown Hunter @ Oct 31st 2008 10:45AM
Next up: Hugo Chavez
Anthony-E @ Oct 31st 2008 10:56AM
You guys are all idiots.
IMO greatest part of that is Palin beating the pilots head against the dashboard (or whatever you want to call it), and Obama throwing the grenade in the tank.
Good stuff.
Jon Acheson @ Oct 31st 2008 11:14AM
Those are just the standard animations from the game.
Jon Acheson @ Oct 31st 2008 11:16AM
This is fun, but I'd be happier injecting Mercenaries 2 characters into the presidential debates.
mizzourahslim @ Oct 31st 2008 11:24AM
America needs wingnuts to protect it from moonbats :)
blkant @ Oct 31st 2008 12:02PM
too bad palin can't be on the enemy side, that would be fun :D blow stuff up? hell no, blow her up >:)
abe @ Oct 31st 2008 12:48PM
I guess obama is realy good with teens sucks for obama though cause none of them can vote, is a brand new generation of hippies drug and alcohol in the night vote for president in morning , i would like to blow obama up in this game it would be fun, yes scream at me as much as you want take in mind though i can't hear you
kuruptnation @ Oct 31st 2008 1:36PM
I take it you didnt re-read your comment eh?
My brain still hurts :-/
Dahk @ Oct 31st 2008 1:59PM
Lmao Kuruptnation... I read yours first, and then I got interested so I read his.
Now my brain hurts =(.
Jonathan @ Oct 31st 2008 4:19PM
And these types of people are McCain supporters, yikes.
Mikey G @ Oct 31st 2008 8:30PM
And then there are people that support a man from one of the most corrupt cities in the United States.... Eeewww.
Id rather go with the old guy that will die his first term from natural causes, instead of the new kid who will fuck everything up; and probably get assassinated.
Haohmaru @ Oct 31st 2008 2:56PM
"Monkey." No, you're the one who's despicable.
Paulmichael @ Oct 31st 2008 3:57PM
Which monkey, Palin or Obama? :)
(Ooh which side is he on?)
Hala Madrid!! (Spaniards for ObamaBiden08) @ Oct 31st 2008 4:34PM
@HarryPS3
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THE GUARDIAN @ Oct 31st 2008 8:31PM
@HARRY
THE SAD PART IS OBAMA CAN PROBABLY OUT THINK YOU, OUT SMART YOU, AND HE DEFINITELY OUT CLASSESS YOU, GROW UP!!! >:(
Chillski @ Oct 31st 2008 8:30PM
haha wow i wish they would of had George W. Bush... i mean honestly who has kicked more terrorist ass than him?
Popfrogs @ Nov 3rd 2008 1:32AM
He hasn't kicked any at all, but he has sacrificed thousands of soldiers to protect American corporate interests in the Middle East.
Lan @ Oct 31st 2008 10:03PM
So killing endangered animals is wrong, but aborting babies is okay?
Haohmaru @ Nov 1st 2008 1:07PM
There's a huge difference between "pro-abortion" and "pro-choice." But you know that; you just want to start a flame war.
Brian Lambert @ Nov 1st 2008 4:21AM
/\/\/\ You obviously don't know or have the slightest clue what the "aborted fetus" bill was even about. Look it up, it will make you a little more knowledged on the topic so maybe you won't look like an idiot the next time you open your mouth.
Onto something else.
"Drill, Baby, Drill!"............................"Just not off the coast of Alaska!"
She is such a hypocrite. The only reason McCain picked Palin was because of her "every mom" image, not because she actually knows anything about politics, economics, or foreign relations...
Just my two cents.
mr. Hi-Definition @ Nov 1st 2008 4:57AM
This is hilarious...
TM @ Nov 1st 2008 12:30PM
hilarious
WTF? @ Nov 1st 2008 11:30PM
where is McCain?
why is palin there, liberals are obviously glued to the tv screen and have no intelligence
TM @ Nov 2nd 2008 12:30AM
I shudder to think if obama or palin ever actually carry a bazooka and brutally killed people lol
MattMN @ Nov 2nd 2008 10:41AM
Speaking as a lawyer, there's not much Palin or Obama could do about this if they wanted to. They are both considered public figures under the definition outlined in New York Times v Sullivan (1964) and thus have much more limited rights when it comes to use of their image.
Similarly, that's why editorial cartoonists enjoy freedoms which might be considered defamation in other circumstances.
raptor @ Nov 2nd 2008 5:17PM
It's true! Obama is a Socialist!