Smart man, if I were American I would vote for him, I can see that he cares for good parenting, because at the end of the day, good parenting = good/decent kids, while bad parenting = the trash you see in places you don't want to be.

Of course this doesn't qualify him to be president.  Personality-wise he definitely ranks #1 out of the major candidates.  He is charismatic, no doubt.  But charisma isn't a bad thing, you just can't let it cloud real judgement.   I didn't post this to convert people to Obama (I'll probably pick Ron Paul, lol), I just couldn't believe that a politician could understand such a subtle and intellectual a concept as parents being the problem (sarcasm about the subtletly, lol). 

Oh yeah, and just for the lulz:

The notion of voting for a President based on his opinion of video games is absurd.

Dont blame GTAIV

Blame Wii Fit

Well that was more for a lot of the others than for you. You were at least on point with this. 

Oh, sorry about that.  It just seemed like the topic was going off course.

How about the notion of voting for a President with a positive opinion on video games?

Honestly, I don't give a rat's ass about the President's opinion on gaming. The stance on gaming is just one part of a greater whole of social freedom and individual rights. If that opinion on gaming differs from their greater stance on civil liberties, video games take the back seat and I will defer to the larger perspective.

 True. But no doubt his comment will only enhance his image, he's one of few (and probably the most notable) politician to not sound like fox news when he talks about games. 

 I may not be american and have no real say in their election, but I'd be really disappointed if Obama doesn't become the democrat candidate and then win the election. Not to be sexist or anything, but imo it's more important that America gets it's first non-white president. I know that there have been very notable Black leaders and even politicians (Dr. King and Mandela spring to mind) but they were obviously given alot of scrutiny and a lot of vilification. On the other hand there's been a few notable female leaders that haven't copped as much flack (Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister of NZL if she's still in office, not 100%).

Political rant over.

Personally, I think it's more important that America get someone who is willing to cross party lines and is capable of undoing Bush's mess into office than it is to elect a woman or black man just for the sake of doing something different.

If you believe in Obama or Hillary's politics, so be it. Vote for them. But to vote for them simply because it's "ground-breaking" and "progressive" is bullshit. Vote for the person you feel can do the job, color or sex be damned.