• belus

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  This blog post rebukes some recent attacks one by one, including the use of gamer as a smear:

  http://cpmazrandommusings.blogspot.com/2008/10/hermes-responds-to-desperate-fultons.html

  Posted 10/8/2008 respond (flag)

• Douglass C. Perry

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  I love it. You play Halo, therefore you're not good enough. I agree with Joystiq on this one, the more Halo a politician plays, the more he'll steer an economy (well, at least if he plays Halo Wars, that is).

  Posted 10/8/2008 respond (flag)

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'Halo player' used as political smear
Joystiq — ... If you're anything like us, you've been racking your brain and your heart deciding which way to vote in the hotly contested Maricopa County District 1 Supervisor race. Now, thanks to a flyer sent in to us by reader Matt M., we think we finally have our man: Ed Hermes, who, according to the literature, is "a skilled player of popular video game Halo," telling the Arizona State University newspaper "I am addicted to Halo and play almost every night." ...

Campaign Smear: Opponent is a Halo Player
GamePolitics News — ... In Maricopa County, Arizona, Republican incumbent Fulton Brock has rolled out those allegations and more by way of slinging mud at his Democratic challenger, Ed Hermes (left). Both men are vying for the job of county supervisor. ...