[HUMOR] George Orwell humor

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>Orwell Estate To Sue President Bush
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>"1984" Being Used By White House Illegally
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>by Steve Young
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>Dec. 20, 2005 (apj.us) -- HOLLYWOOD -- In yet another blow to plans
>to renew the Patriot Act, lawyers for the estate of George Orwell
>announced their intention to sue President Bush for plagiarism.
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>"We've felt that since its beginning, this administration has stolen
>much of its policy from Mr. Orwell's writings," said attorney Will
>Bilyalotz, "expressly '1984' and 'Animal Farm.' In some cases -- for
>example, the illegal surveillance of its own citizens -- this
>administration has lifted passages word for word from '1984.' simply
>changing the year does not protect the president from copyright
>laws."
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>White House spokesperson Scott McClellan, while refusing to comment
>directly because of the "ongoing investigation," reminded reporters
>that the Patriot Act might have given the President the power to
>suspend copyright laws and, anyway, "No one can own words."
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>"9-11 has made us look at our plagiarism in a different way," said
>the president. "As long as I am president or King, the American
>people expect me to do everything in my power under our laws and
>Constitution to protect them and their civil liberties. And if that
>takes dissolving the Constitution, then so be it."
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>In his weekly radio address, Bush said the program has been reviewed
>regularly by the nation's top legal authorities and radio talk show
>hosts, targeting only those people with "a clear link to these
>terrorist networks, which may or may not include CNN."
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>"Freedom is in its last throes," grumbled Vice President Dick
>Cheney. "First they take away torture, now they want to take away
>spying on our own citizens. What's next? Shutting down FOX News?"
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>The revelation of the unauthorized bugging has delayed renewal of
>the Patriot Act, which includes a provision giving President Bush
>monarchial powers. "Not only will it make this country safer,"
>explained the president, "but it will ordain either Jenna or Barb as
>the country's first queen without the risk of voter fraud or
>expensive presidential campaigns."
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>"This country is ready for a female queen," said Secretary of State
>Condoleeza Rice, "and we can't take the chance that the next
>election could turn out to be a mushroom cloud."
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>In other Patriot Act news, the White House has asked historians to
>remove Ben Franklin's quote, "They that give up essential liberty
>for a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety"
>from history books. "It's wordy and confusing," said Attorney
>General Alberto Gonzalez. "And one thing this country doesn't need
>in its fight against terrorism is more confusing words."
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>Steve Young is a L.A. talk show host and author of "Great Failures
>of the Extremely Successful."