Thompson is not allowed to legally represent EA

I'll start off this article with a resounding No Shit. Pardon the blunt nature of my snap reaction to finding out Jack Thompson offered his services to EA in regards to their attempted buy out of Take Two Entertainment.

In a response letter to Thompson EA writes:

Mr. Thompson,

We have received your letter to EA's shareholder site. In response to your offer to assist in the proposed acquisition of Take-Two, we would strongly prefer that you not get involved in this matter. EA is a strong supporter of creative freedom for game developers. We feel that your past statements - including false claims about content in our games - make any collaboration with you impossible.

Sincerely,
Mariam Sughayer
Sr. Manager Corporate Communications
Electronic Arts, Inc.

I enjoy this letter on many levels and for many reasons, but the primary internal yay is probably how it reminds me of my grandmother. Yep, my grandma could basically call you a piece of shit, to your face while molesting your own mother and somehow you wouldn't realize until later that she had insulted the very core of your existence.

I give a large amount of kudos to Sughayer in this letter. The keen use of words here makes me feel warm inside whereas Jack is most likely reeling from the severe lash of reality.

\\drew