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'''Joe Lawton''' is the President of the [[United States]] in the [[GTA IV Era|Grand Theft Auto IV Era]]. He appears to be based on former President [[wp:George W. Bush|George W. Bush]]. President Lawton, a conservative, supports limiting freedoms; for instance, he supports extending the [[Jingoism Act]] in order to protect freedom. The world sees him as foolish, according to [[Milica Bellic|Milica Bellic's]] e-mail to her son [[Niko Bellic|Niko]]. Based on [[Thomas Stubbs|Thomas Stubbs']] Twitter, his birthday is on or around February 16th. As a very clever social commentary, he seems to get little, if ever, media attention in comparison to celebrities like [[Cloe Parker]] and [[Jill Von Crastenburg]].
'''Joe Lawton''' is the President of the [[United States]] in the [[GTA IV Era|Grand Theft Auto IV Era]]. He is a Conservative Republican and appears to be based on former President [[wp:George W. Bush|George W. Bush]].  
 
Based on [[Thomas Stubbs|Thomas Stubbs']] Twitter, his birthday is on or around February 16th. According to [[John Smith]], host of [[WKTT]]'s ''Conspire'' show, Lawton's father was also president at one point, Lawton attended University of [[San Fierro]] and was in the same fraternity as the man who invented the credit default swap system. However, ''Conspire'''s authenticity is highly questionable, and they also claim that Lawton resurrected his own father from the dead.
 
[[Globe Oil]] says they are "proud to be the largest corporate contributor to President Lawton's administration and we thank him for his continued stance on the Kyoto Treaty". Lawton supports extending the [[Jingoism Act]] in order to protect freedom. This reflects Bush's stances on the [[wp:Kyoto Protocol|Kyoto Protocol]] and [[wp:PATRIOT Act|PATRIOT Act]], respectively. [[Milica Bellic]] mentions in an e-mail that most Europeans see him as a "foolish man". A spam email in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] suggests he opposes free healthcare.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*According to [[John Smith]] on WKTT, Lawton's [[Senator Lawton|father]] was the president before Joe, much like [[:wp:George W. Bush|George W. Bush]] after his father [[:wp:George H.W. Bush|George H.W. Bush]].
*According to [[John Smith]] on WKTT, Lawton's [[Senator Lawton|father]] was the president before Joe, much like [[:wp:George W. Bush|George W. Bush]] after his father [[:wp:George H.W. Bush|George H.W. Bush]].
*After finishing his time as President, Lawton's father became a senator. However in real life, most presidents retire from politics altogether after finishing their presidency.
*After finishing his time as President, Lawton's father became a senator. However in real life, most presidents retire from politics altogether after finishing their presidency.
*According to [[WKTT|WKTT's]] ''Conspire'' show, Lawton went to University of [[San Fierro]] and was in the same fraternity as the same person who invented the credit default swap system. However, ''Conspire'''s authenticity is highly questionable, and they also claim that Lawton resurrected his own father from the dead.


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Revision as of 00:33, 16 September 2011

Joe Lawton is the President of the United States in the Grand Theft Auto IV Era. He is a Conservative Republican and appears to be based on former President George W. Bush.

Based on Thomas Stubbs' Twitter, his birthday is on or around February 16th. According to John Smith, host of WKTT's Conspire show, Lawton's father was also president at one point, Lawton attended University of San Fierro and was in the same fraternity as the man who invented the credit default swap system. However, Conspire's authenticity is highly questionable, and they also claim that Lawton resurrected his own father from the dead.

Globe Oil says they are "proud to be the largest corporate contributor to President Lawton's administration and we thank him for his continued stance on the Kyoto Treaty". Lawton supports extending the Jingoism Act in order to protect freedom. This reflects Bush's stances on the Kyoto Protocol and PATRIOT Act, respectively. Milica Bellic mentions in an e-mail that most Europeans see him as a "foolish man". A spam email in The Ballad of Gay Tony suggests he opposes free healthcare.

Trivia

  • According to John Smith on WKTT, Lawton's father was the president before Joe, much like George W. Bush after his father George H.W. Bush.
  • After finishing his time as President, Lawton's father became a senator. However in real life, most presidents retire from politics altogether after finishing their presidency.