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The application will be out of date and no longer humorous in 2 days, and the application is tasteless. Some of those quotes are taken so out of context its un
by mcormier 18y ago
The application will be out of date and no longer humorous in 2 days, and the application is tasteless. Some of those quotes are taken so out of context its unfair. All the candidates are human and are speaking in front of people non-stop for days. Eventually we get stupid sound bites because people get tired and make mistakes. McCain calling someone a jerk was fairly tongue and cheek. The question he was asked was a pointless one "Are you too old?" so he ended his response with "little jerk" as a joke to keep the audience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2zx3-0zOPs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2zx3-0zOPs
Obama saying 57 states is just a mistake, have you ever said one word when you meant another? I can't find any video or audio that has more context than just the 57 states slip up. Probably because Obama is so well spoken and the rest of the clip would bore people with short attention spans.
I'm not an American and I find that application tasteless. Nothing wrong with poking fun of our candidates if it keeps people interested but companies generally want to be neutral and not associated with things like this.
- zzzmarcus 18y agoHaha lighten up. Of course the quotes are taken out of context... that's the point. Seems pretty neutral to me if he's got both parties represented, and there are already other apps on the iPhone that are specifically geared towards one party that will be largely useless in 2 days (the Obama for President app for example). My guess was that they were worried about copyright issues with the clips? It just doesn't seem controversial enough to reject it on that basis alone.
- Maktab 18y agoDoesn't it disturb you that political discourse has sunk so low that out of context quotes are enough evidence on which to judge candidates? The Obama app at least had a fair amount of utility. What utility does this app have?
- nickbtard 18y agoLearn to laugh.Its a fun app. Use common sense to filter out 'out of context quotes' while making judgment.Thats how human beings work.
- tdavis 18y agoBased on precedent, most voters probably don't qualify as human beings then...
- unalone 18y agoYeah. The Obama one was incredibly functional, and while I haven't seen any follow-up stories on it, I'd love to see how it was used after its release. This one seems like crude garbage. Whether Apple should have that control is another question, but if the argument is "does this app have merit?" the answer is no.