French Politics In 3-D On Fantasy Web Site!

Now this sure is a bizarre way of campaigning!!

PARIS, March 29 -- In a battle between push guns and pig grenades, the exploding pigs won.

The clash started on a January morning when protesters attacked the cyberspace headquarters of extremist French presidential candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen in the popular 3-D Internet fantasy world Second Life.

Le Pen security forces responded with push guns, whimsical digital weapons that tossed bodies through the air "like rag dolls," according to one witness. Protesters fought back with pig grenades, firing fat pink porkers that exploded in neon pink splatters. When the shooting ended, Le Pen's headquarters lay in ruins, deserted by staff and guards.

Shades of Unreal Tournament! Because it isn't real! It's the next generation of Internet-based political campaigning.

Heck, wouldn't it be great having a similar 'game' for the 2008 US Presidential elections? I wonder what Obama and Hillary will toss at each other? But I'll bet my bottom dollar, it'll sure be fun!!

Cheers!

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