Granted, you can pick up prostitutes and carjack in the Grand Theft Auto game series, but Grand Theft Election has some pretty great things going for it too.
In GTE, you play Al. Al is a washed up, has been comedian who decides one day he wants to run for the US Senate. He appears to be a good fit, except that more people have been laughing at congressman than have ever laughed at Al's jokes.
At some point in the game after Al loses a close election, Al's election team needs to start challenging individual ballots in an effort to steal the election. Although this is a fictitious game with no reference to actual real life people, here is a good example of what one of those ballots would look like:
You would think it's a pretty difficult game, but there's a number of cheat codes you can plug at the beginning.
These codes put a large percentage of the media behind you regardless of how ridiculous you sound.
I get the feeling these codes also stack the deck with Al leaning judges and election officials, turning Grand Theft Election into an entirely winnable game.
Good thing it's only a game, because if this were to happen in real life it would be a terrible indication of how democracy is being flushed down the toilet and partisan politics is put before Country.
Good thing...
Fed Defies Transparency Aim in Refusal to Disclose
Ben: Hey Hank! Good to see you. This round’s on me.
Hank: Oh no, I’m buying – I just got an 800 billion dollar bailout deal.
Ben: Wow, look at you. Not bad for a cabinet member. But you can’t compete against the Fed.
Hank: No? How are you going to top 800 billion?
Ben: Try 2 trills.
Hank: Yeah right. I watched C-Span all month, not a single mention of giving 2 trillion to the Fed.
Ben: Yep, that’s the best part. No congressional oversight, no vote.
Hank (staring incredulously): You’re serious aren’t you? Do you realize I had to get on my knees in front of Nancy just to get 800 billion, and you more than double that?
Ben: That was great, I still have that picture in my phone. And it’s 2.5 times more, to be precise.
Hank: Two trillion? Where’d you get that kind of cash? They’re talking about massive tax hikes just for mine.
Ben: Easy, I just print the money. I got a great deal on a high speed color laser printer. I printed 50 billion last night for an auto company, it only jammed once!
Hank: Sweet. And no tax hike.
Ben: Yep, just mass inflation. Just think, this beer you’re drinking will probably cost about $900 at some point. It'll resolve the mortgage crisis too, since $500,000 won't even buy an SUV at the rate I'm printing.
Hank: Who are you lending it to?
Ben: That’s another thing, I don’t have to say.
Hank: This is too good to be true! But you can tell me, right?
Ben: I can but…
Hank: C’mon Ben. Remember that press conference when that reporter asked me if the Federal government could make money from this deal, and you were in the back trying to get me to laugh? You owe me!
Ben: Alright, next time.
Hank: Fine, I gotta go anyway.
Ben: Where to?
Hank: I need to wash Nancy’s car.
The above was a fictional satire. Any references to names, numbers, and economic situations are purely coincidental.