Orwell could have a case against Bush

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Tuesday, January 3, 2006

Orwell could have a case against Bush

Presidential pronouncements may too-closely reflect a familiar literary style

By Steve Young

Lawyers for the estate of George Orwell have announced their intention to sue President Bush for plagiarism.

"We have long believed that 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, like the illegal surveillance of its own citizens, this administration has lifted the passages word for word from '1984.' Just changing the year doesn't protect the president from copyright laws." White House spokesman Scott McClellan, while refusing to comment directly because of the "ongoing investigation," reminded reporters that the Patriot Act had given the president the power to suspend copyright laws and, anyway, "No one can own words."


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"Freedom is in its last throes," Vice President Dick Cheney said. "First, they take away torture, now they want to take away spying on our own citizens. What's next to go, Fox News?".. "This country is ready for a female queen," said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, "and we can't take the chance that the next election could turn out to be a mushroom cloud."

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," Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez said. "And one thing this country doesn't need in its fight against terrorism is more confusing words. At least that's what we feel here in the Ministry of Truth."

http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/opinion/abox/article_923391.php

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1. Onion?

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3. No, an op-ed in the.... Orange County Register

by Steve Young, who is a local radio talk show host and author of "Great Failures of the Extremely Successful."

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2. Much too close to being spot on truth :-(

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