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Jack Thompson is a big meanie

megatonik.com — MEGATONik editor asks for an interview with the legendary asshole Jack Thompson and is hilariously shot down.

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  • BuckleButt, on 05/09/2008, -0/+22He was asked to go on the Bonus Round on GameTrailers.com, but he turned that down as well.
    • richmomz, on 05/09/2008, -0/+12Oh the irony - for someone who claims to be against profanity Jack is quite the potty-mouth!
    • necroprancer, on 05/09/2008, -0/+9We have to pay attention to him, because he keeps getting airtime on outlets like Foxnews. They'll ignore the fact that he's ***** insane as long as he keeps pushing their agenda. And so we'll keep having to put deal with him.
      • necroprancer, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1oops. I meant to put that mini-rant under Divals' comment.
      • wolferz, on 05/09/2008, -2/+3sign... I can't believe people still think the media outlets have any agenda other than "make lots of money." It's true that each media outlet tends to lean toward liberal or conservative but in the end that is little more than a careful and planned method of maintaining a viewer base. Human beings focus on the negative aspects of everything. If a conservative sees 1 liberal comment for every 2 conservative comments they will probably label that media outlet as liberal and stop watching it. Welcome to the human race, a bunch of ***** up ignorant retarded dumbass idiots who are too busy assuming they know everything to open their eyes and learn something every now and again. The media outlets, the successful ones at least, prey on this to make money.

        Jack Thompson is edgy... Jack Thompson is controversial... Jack Thompson boosts ratings... Jack Thompson is profitable. That's all the media companies care about.
    • Tetromos, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Because he knows that he will be grilled beyond proportions, so he isn't going to do it. But ***** Jack Thompson, seriously.
    • Darksoul, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1That's because he would been ate alive with his stupidity on that show you have to figure four other game enthusiasts and actual company owners and game developers and him sitting there yeah he would of got owned.
  • Divals, on 05/09/2008, -1/+66As usual... Jack Thompson is an idiot. Why does anyone pay attention to this loser anyway?
    • unicronband, on 05/09/2008, -2/+10Did you not Digg and comment on this story? Are you not "paying attention to this loser" by doing so? Lets just stop digging JT stories. See Trolling 101.
      • Shadowgamers, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5I don't care but I still comment. Does that make me a hypocrite? :[
        • Modestexcuse, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3No, you are here for the humor of it all.
    • DreKor, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3Jack Thompson really isn't as big an issue as we want him to be. He just fits a character that we want to project onto anti-videogaming culture, and so we dwell on this one individual as a representation of everything we hate. Really, he doesn't have to be such a dick, but now it's just turning into a "you kids get off my lawn" scenario. We goad the man so often that he's going to blow up at anything.
    • dafragsta, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Because his nonsense drives traffic and gets on the front page of Digg. I thought the author of the article was entirely too star struck to be taken seriously. Also, why would you do a "Stephen Colbert style interview?" That's his schtick, get your own thing.
  • Sludgehammer, on 05/09/2008, -0/+36Jack Thompson is just a attention whore. If he was female he'd be stripping on a web cam every Friday night. But as it is, he issues rants and lawsuits every time he's in danger of dropping out of the limelight. Just give it time, as soon as the attention from GTA4 drops down, he'll do something wacky, like suing the president or throwing buckets of blood on programmers, to get himself noticed again.
    • GreyICE, on 05/09/2008, -0/+6Hmm, this is the internet. I think Jack Thompson stripping on a webcam would get a few million hits.
      • Deathrea, on 05/09/2008, -1/+3*obligatory rules 34 and 36 comment*
      • BearinG, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1And would forever be archived on the internet
  • soundsofreason, on 05/09/2008, -17/+7He's just a bitter old man who washes himself in the self righteous urine of god. His actions are probably just the result of reading the bible one too many times, but luckily not enough times to warrant smiting his enemies with the wrathness of old testament god. 'Cause then we'd all be *****.
    • twiztidsinz, on 05/09/2008, -8/+5Sounds like someone has Jesus envy
      • soundsofreason, on 05/09/2008, -10/+4How can you have envy for someone who most likely didn't exist?
        • twiztidsinz, on 05/09/2008, -5/+10Jesus irrefutably did exist.
          Weather or not he was the son of God is up to you to decide upon, but he was a real person.
        • dynelol, on 05/09/2008, -1/+6I knew a mexican kid in school whose name was spelled like Jesus. Looking back, i wish i had approached him and started telling him that i was sorry for all the sins of my past life.
    • cyrix, on 05/09/2008, -3/+3He didn't say Jésus. He said, "Hey, Zeus!" My name is Zeus. As in, father of Apollo? Mt. Olympus? Don't ***** with me or I'll shove a lightning bolt up your ass? Zeus! You got a problem with that?
      • dynelol, on 05/09/2008, -3/+1Yeah well i couldn't give two ***** and a ***** about accent marks.
  • Baronvontito1, on 05/09/2008, -0/+16Jack Tompson doesn't know what it's like to have a soul, the prick.
    • dondara, on 05/09/2008, -0/+13Souls are removed in law school to prevent ethical behavior. And part of the bar exam is eating a baby's heart then burning down an orphanage while snorting coke off a whore's ass. Yeah, lawyers are great.
      • PopcornDave, on 05/09/2008, -0/+8Have they removed the part about raping a nun and skinning a live puppy?
        • dondara, on 05/09/2008, -0/+6Yeah, the nun part got removed due to all the revenue the church pedo's were bringing in and the puppy thing might be temporary till a better supply is found. There are as many law students as there are lawyers (I really read that somewhere *shivers*) so the demand is skyrocketing. And puppies don't grow on trees ya know.
        • theGerhard, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5I heard they just changed it to skinning a nun and raping a puppy.
      • dynelol, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5That said, if you ever end up in court...will you represent yourself?
        • dondara, on 05/09/2008, -0/+6Dad's a lawyer, so I know I what I am talking about.
        • jggr, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3In a just system.. You could. But the system was written by lawyers for lawyers. Not for the people.
      • str1fe, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2Having a sister and my godfather both being lawyers, I can confirm your comment. Though, at least in my state, you have to smash bunnies with a sledgehammer as well.
    • Andrwmorph, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5The best thing about people like Jack Thompson is how they all have complete certainty that they are correct and they whip out the religion card whenever you oppose them.
  • gametavern, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3He loves the press, when he's in control. If he thinks he wouldn't be, no press.

    Communicating with Excrement though...
  • galvo, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Correction: Jack Thompson is an ignorant asshole. You'll see him on Catch A Predator. Chris Hansen, look out!
  • forzaruler, on 05/09/2008, -1/+8Not that I don't hate Thompson with the heat of a thousand Suns, but looking at the subtext of your headline can you blame him?
  • Henman, on 05/09/2008, -1/+22Why do you ***** tards even legitimize him by trying to get an interview. Just ignore the douche and he'll eventually go away or at least won't get any free publicity.
    • dynelol, on 05/09/2008, -0/+4Digg this into the quadruple digits.
    • unicronband, on 05/09/2008, -1/+4No *****. Any time Jack Thompson or Uwe Boll or Ann Coulter or any other IRL troll do something trollish, Diggers fall right into their trap and blabber on about what a douchebag so and so is, while said troll sits back and gets off on millions of people talking about them.
  • Osirus1156, on 05/09/2008, -4/+3Dug for the awesome picture.
  • shutaro, on 05/09/2008, -1/+33This just in: Not only is Jack Thompson a big meanie... Inside sources have just confirmed that he also smells like pee pee. Details at eleven.
  • forceuser, on 05/09/2008, -0/+5It's too bad that picture has his name spelled wrong.
  • jzuska, on 05/09/2008, -0/+15Jack Thompson kicked my dog.
  • eyepatch100, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2Mr. Thompson will not speak to you tonight. His time is up. I have taken it over. You were to hear a report on the world crisis. That is what you are going to hear...
  • dazparkour, on 05/09/2008, -2/+3So he complains about the effects gaming has on impressionable people yet calls him *****. Real grown up dick wad.
  • Evilena, on 05/09/2008, -1/+45Jack Thompson "I don’t communicate with Excrement”

    Then how do you explain all your Fox News appearances?
  • whiptcracker, on 05/09/2008, -0/+6He responds like that to everyone. Even if he asks you a question and you answer it he'll respond the same. I had a similar response for an interview request, but didn't think Thompson being obnoxious was really newsworthy.
    • zizzy, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3If Thompson being obnoxious wasn't newsworthy, then we'd never hear about him again.
      • whiptcracker, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1True. To clarify, unless he is being entertainingly obnoxious, then it shouldn't be newsworthy. Saying 'No, you *****' for and interview request isn't entertaining and sort of makes the writer as much of an attention whore as Thompson.
  • Speed, on 05/09/2008, -0/+16Any one else want to see Jack Thompson go on the Colbert Report after reading this article?
    • untzboy, on 05/12/2008, -0/+1I am emailing Comedy Central as we speak! Luckily, my e-mail name isn't any type of waste.
  • kahakauai, on 05/09/2008, -1/+2+1 Megatonik
  • chrissku, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Jack Thompson....never knew who he was until today. Sounds like he needs to lighten up.
  • davewelsh79, on 05/09/2008, -0/+24I thought this all stemmed back to his youth, when he was raped by a video game in an alley.
  • UndyingShadow, on 05/09/2008, -2/+5Jack Thompson is like school in July...No Class
  • ChinezePanda, on 05/09/2008, -1/+12Buried because this ***** is no longer worth any of OUR TIME and is only being kept alive by the gamer community.

    Guys.. stop it.. If you dont give him a platform he will simply fade away. Same way Brittany Spears or Paris Hilton has in the media. Noone gives a ***** anymore.

    MOVING ON
    • Gregus1032, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1only reason why they aren't on the front page anymore is because of other celebrities.
  • BuzzFriendly, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3He is not going to interview with anyone that might disagree with him, so that limits his interviews to Fox News, Liberty University and the 700 Club.
  • Matt2k, on 05/09/2008, -3/+9You pranked his cell, after calling him "Notorious" in an email written in a blatantly sarcastic and condescending tone. Then later admitted you weren't going to give him an honest interview anyway, lobbing Colbert-esque questions. And then you document it to try to embarrass him. Yeah. I'm uh, not going to let you interview me either.

    I mean, Jack is pretty out there and is an abrasive character, but I guess so are you.
    • cogsprocket, on 05/09/2008, -3/+3I have to agree. Sophomoric and childish. If you're going to go after the guy at least try to address him appropriately and conduct yourself in a way that truly reveals his character as it is rather than acting in such a way that you appear to be baiting him into a confrontation.

      Referring to the man as notorious is definitely not a great way to start things out but then to finish the situation off by rick-rolling his cell phone? Thompson wasn't an asshole for declining the interview. Clearly he did the right thing.
    • zizzy, on 05/09/2008, -1/+3"...so are you."
      Fight fire with fire?
    • whiptcracker, on 05/09/2008, -1/+1Agreed.
  • richmomz, on 05/09/2008, -0/+7Wow, for someone who claims to be against profanity Jack is quite the potty-mouth!
  • vexingmodstwo, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2Man, if that was real (including the Jack Thompson comments) that would be an instant classic.
  • Wesside, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1bah need a mirror already
  • sandersdamnit, on 05/09/2008, -4/+3what a pathetic attempt at mock-journalism, just because you saw it on tv kid, doesn't mean you can do it. you're stupid live name sums it all up.
  • papipablo, on 05/09/2008, -1/+7This guy can't get a normal sounding gmail account? Almost as dumb as Thompson himself.
    • jabberwocky360, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3My thoughts exactly. If you want to be a professional journalist you are going to have to lose the bathroom humor handle .
  • damienhunter, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1mirror: http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:XmwULctdAoEJ: ...
  • Matt2k, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Mirror: http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:XmwULctdAoEJ: ...
  • aspec, on 05/09/2008, -0/+17A typical Jack Thompson conversation:

    Jack: Gamers *insult* *insult* and they *threat to my person*. But I'm working with a Government Agency.

    Gamer: But Jack, what about *valid point*. And aren't you in the process of being disbarred for frivolous suits and practices?

    Jack: *insult* *insult*, all you *insult* gamers are the same. And what is happening in the court has nothing to do with you *insult* gamers. I'm going to sue you for libel.

    Really, stop talking to this guy. He only speaks because someone pays attention. Yes, he gets death threats from the lowest common denominators in gaming, but death threats come to actors and actresses for the parts they play on TV or in movies. You don't see Jack lobbying against television, do you?
    • morpheus9602, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2Wait, how can Jack sue for libel? Libel is something that is written, slander is spoken.

      Why is Jack so dumb?
  • techweenie, on 05/09/2008, -4/+2Most of us would have no idea who Jack Thompson is, if Diggers weren't constantly promoting him.
    • WhatInThe42o, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2Pay attention to the world around you, then.
  • prleet, on 05/09/2008, -4/+0F*** the RIAA/MPAA
  • falafelkiosken, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3Jack Thompson is, in this case, the one how has most in common with excrement
  • morpheus9602, on 05/09/2008, -0/+8Is it me or do games seem to be more fun to play when he complains about them?

    It is understandable that he complains so much. He is old and a Christian Conservative.

    I do remember reading an article where he said he was on a mission from God to punish gamers.
  • FearFactory, on 05/09/2008, -0/+6Who the ***** is paying this guys salary???
    • paulvq, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Unfortunately the families of victims that he exploits.
  • evox, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1It's time to get a better webhost...
  • surfacewound, on 05/09/2008, -1/+1What the hell? Everyone knows Jack Thompson is a jackass, where's the news?

    Problem: Random insignificant no-name site wants attention.

    Solution: Create an article about the fact that it can't get an article!

    Clever to be sure. Ask to interview a high profile person that is hated by the targeted demographic they know damn well would never agree to interview them, and write an article about how he's a big meanie when he turns down said insignificant no-name site.

    They could at least spell his name correctly, *****, no wonder they're so pathetically desperate for attention.
  • Aharoni, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1How many E-mail addresses at Comcast this douche has?
  • CptCheerios, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Whats his email. The first part is amendment I don't know the last 3 letters. Maybe amendmentguy@comcast.net? any ideas guys?
  • utahnkid, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1I guess I'm a pessimist but I need a little more proof that's really who he says it is..
  • SpeakerCity, on 05/09/2008, -0/+3Dude, if I had Jack Thompson's email and phone numbers, I would post that ***** on /b/ in a heartbeat.
  • whiptcracker, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1I see people asking for his contact information in here and I just have one request:

    For the love of god don't harrass this guy. The only thing you will accomplish is that he will feel he is right about the gaming community, and if you harrass him you're just as big of an asshole as he is.
  • halfdirt, on 05/09/2008, -0/+2Who sends a request for an interview with an email address like 'excremento' ? The person who wrote this article is the pure dumbass, not Jack Thompson. There are tons of examples of Jack Thompson being dumb, do we really have to fabricate them?
  • levelwave, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1That's pretty damn funny... dude got pwnd
  • BeardedTacoFish, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1I love how he actually responds in the comments below the article. What an ass.
  • lolinyerface, on 05/09/2008, -0/+1Tack Jhompson won't do it!
  • djrbx, on 05/09/2008, -0/+4I hate it when people state "To see the story in its entirety, hit the jump below"
    There is no jump!! so stop using that damn line
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