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Old 06-15-09   #1 (permalink)
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]In a speech to the American Medical Association in Chicago today, President Obama mentioned video games as a factor in unhealthy, sedentary lifestyles.

As reported by the New York Times, Obama addressed the AMA as part of his drive to build support for sweeping healthcare reform. The Wall Street Journal's Health blog has the full text of the President's remarks. Here's what he said about video games:

The second step that we can all agree on is to invest more in preventive care so that we can avoid illness and disease in the first place. That starts with each of us taking more responsibility for our health and the health of our children. It means quitting smoking, going in for that mammogram or colon cancer screening. It means going for a run or hitting the gym, and raising our children to step away from the video games and spend more time playing outside.

In other speeches, Obama has frequently linked video games to academic underachievement.
please leave political discussion out of this thanks

http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/06/...ern-speech-ama
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Nothing wrong with having your kids go outside sometimes instead of ALWAYS playing games... but really, what gives this person the right to demand it?
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wow.
agreed! a little bit exaggerated
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Lol I am pretty sure Obamas daughters have a Wii system. I bet he plays it.

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Lol I am pretty sure Obamas daughters have a Wii system. I bet he plays it.
But Wiis make you work out!

Although really, they don't make you work out ANY more than having a one handed love affair with yourself after you log off WoW.
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Argh.. I think this is the final nail in the coffin of my steadily declining respect for the man.
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He's right though. He's talking about the people that stays in there house all day and eat chips and play WoW. I don't think anyone on this forum does that so it doesn't really apply to us.

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He's right though. He's talking about the people that stays in there house all day and eat chips and play WoW. I don't think anyone on this forum does that so it doesn't really apply to us.
No, he's talking about because they'll be running health care, they want to cut costs by making sure everybody is out exercising instead of gaming. Trust me, government doesn't find a nice middle ground - 'game sometimes, but be healthy!' - it's either GAMING IS EVIL or LET'S TAX THE HELL OUT OF IT. Although usually both.
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