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Here's a Picture of Hillary Clinton Playing GameBoy

She previously joked that she was "addicted" to GameBoy and Tetris.

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The William J. Clinton Library has posted a photo of Hillary Clinton doing what so many others did in the early 1990s: playing GameBoy. The photo you see below was taken on April 6, 1993 on her flight from Austin, Texas to Washington, DC. At this time, Bill Clinton was President and she was the First Lady.

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Hillary Clinton, the former US Secretary of State, is now herself running for President in the upcoming 2016 election. She announced her bid earlier this month and has been on the campaign trail since.

It's tough to determine what game Hillary Clinton was playing in the photo, but it was probably Tetris. As spotted by Polygon, a 2002 New York Times story reveals she was particularly fond of that game. And in a April 1993 interview with Time [PDF], Hillary Clinton joked that she was "addicted" to Tetris.

"I have become quite a fan of GameBoy," she said at the time, noting that she bought her own so she wouldn't have to keep borrowing her daughter's.

"I really became addicted in the hospital," she said with a laugh. "I'm going to seek treatment."

Vox also notes that the photo was snapped at a challenging time in Hillary Clinton's life, as it was taken the day before her father passed away. She had been at his bedside in the hospital for weeks.

Current US President Barack Obama also enjoys video games; he even owns a copy of The Witcher.

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I play video games like every day, but somehow it's never newsworthy.

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@binarylad: You're not a former Secretary of State who's running for president, either.

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She was too busy sliding rows of blocks into holes.... Bill was busy sliding into.... well.... ; )

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It is all a game to politicians anyway.

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Ahhh... this explains why she let Americans die. She just wanted to finish one more level or Tetris first.

She just had to delete all the evidence from an illegal email account first. Nixon resigned over 5 minutes of deleted tape. Hillary had thousands of deleted emails...

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Huh?

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@rolla020980: plus she's listening to the Tetris overlords in Russia

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Pure evil.

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So Gamespot is campaigning for Hillary.........

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@alexanian: No, I think they're just posting a picture of a famous person playing video games.

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@Mogan@alexanian: Everything happens for a reason. Flame bait Eddie doesnt just decide he likes the way a photo looks and decided to share.

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@alexanian@Mogan: No, I imagine he figured he could get a bunch of posts from angry, twitchy gamers, just itching for some conspiracy to be mad about.

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@alexanian: Well, they are based in San Francisco, if that tells you anything :P

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Not sure how this is newsworthy. It's an old photo with a link to an old Time article. These kinds of articles bring out the political tinfoil hats from the darkest corners of the comment sections. Gamespot doesn't need that.

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@YearoftheSnake5: I believe that area 51 and the Black Helicopters have something to do with this.

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@YearoftheSnake5: We're overstocked on tinfoil hats as it is.

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@unreal849@YearoftheSnake5: sssh don't say things like that, you'll ruin my Ebay business

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@normanislost@unreal849@YearoftheSnake5: Nonsense, whenever someone insults the tinfoils, they cry conspiracy and demand goes through the roof.

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I smell a propaganda...

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@3cupsofflower: I smell an over-reaction to a meaningless photo.

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@unreal849: Sorry, this is probably an attempt to attract votes from the younger crowd, of which most play video games.


Speaking of overreaction, I smell an overreaction to a simple comment...

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@unreal849@3cupsofflower: Why don't people go crazy over those pictures of me in my sweatpants that my Kinect undoubtedly takes?

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@unreal849@3cupsofflower: If it was meaningless gs wouldnt have posted it. The idea is to help you relate to the crazy liberal for votes.

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@alexanian@unreal849@3cupsofflower: Yeah, those crazy, highly educated liberals. Ruining the world by allowing you to have computers, the internet, a smartphone, a car, etc.

We need more conservative policy, government, and rhetoric! Just look at Kansas! The model of success!

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@alexanian@unreal849@3cupsofflower: Even they don't think we're that dumb.


I hope.

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Says the woman who a few years ago wanted to ban all video games. Ironic...

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@whitejackel: ALL video games? Really?

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@whitejackel: Yeah ironic that GS would pull for a candidate that would like to shut their business down.

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@whitejackel: A career-rocking conspiracy!

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are we going to get politic news now on GS?

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@bojan_sokol: Only when it involves video games.

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I'm sure she's cool. I mean she managed to tie down Wild Bill after all.

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Monica > Hillary

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Bush Jr>Hillary and I hate Bush Jr.

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Ermahgerd she drinks Coke? That's fascinating.

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@warriors30: It is. Most politicians do coke.

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