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stlsaxman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-27-10 06:43 AM
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"Orwell's Boot" picture...
here's a little pic i made-
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peekaloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-27-10 06:54 AM
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1. Didn't another George make a comment about fascism in America
along the lines of "it won't be wearing jackboots but sneakers with lights in them and (Michael Jordan) tee shirts...."


George Carlin.
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mod mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-27-10 07:51 AM
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3. Found this on wiki
although

George Carlin on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher that "when fascism comes to America, it will not be in brown and black shirts. It will not be with jackboots. It will be Nike sneakers and smiley shirts. Smiley-smiley."
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Octafish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-27-10 07:54 AM
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4. Gahan Wilson pegged the program...

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pnorman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-27-10 07:25 AM
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2. That was among my favorite Orwell quotes.
Thanks for the image!

I'll put it to good use!
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stlsaxman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-27-10 07:16 PM
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5. Thanks!
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krkaufman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-28-10 09:10 AM
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6. nice... however ...
... I'd think the link to the Tea Party/Far Right/Teabaggers would need to be made, as well.

e.g. "1773 or 1984?", "Tea Party America", etc.
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