Thompson vs. Methenitis: 'Because history happens'
by James Ransom-Wiley 
on Jul 10th 2009 6:45PM
And now, a word from Jack Thompson: "Frankly, folks, I'm the pro-liberty, pro-personal choice person here because history
happens." Eh, maybe not quite the rhetoric to spare him
federal disbarment, but by many
accounts, Thompson was actually articulate and well-spoken during last weekend's "
Debate of the Century" at the ScrewAttack Gaming Convention. His opponent and
Joystiq legal columnist, Mark Methenitis (pictured right), described the subdued, silver-haired crusader (not dude on left) as "largely misunderstood" in a post-debate interview on this week's Late Nite JengaJam [
audio link].
Sporting a gentle grandpa look, Thompson certainly appears (see clip after the break) as an entirely different character than the "internet bogeyman" who has haunted, well ... his own career. While it's a pleasant surprise to see Thompson show up in human form, he's gonna have to do better than forewarn the coming of "the 9/11 event for this industry" (sensational much?) to do any convincing around these parts. Now, excuse us while we take a break to go commit horrific acts of depravity (virtually, of course),
and then go back to our ordinary, good-natured lives.
[Image credit:
4Player]
