I sure saw Tim's response coming. My own initial reaction was the same, except this fascist's stupidity might be a good thing (ie, for those of us that don't want to end up having a ratcage around our heads). A little Durdanian analysis will let you know what I mean...

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Measures such as limiting terror suspects' communications with their lawyers in order to prevent potential terrorist acts are controversial, and rightly so. But they are a far cry from Stalinism.

So the masses reading this say: "Stalinism? You mean some people are comparing our loss of freedom with Stalinism? I don't believe that..." But the seed is now planted. Now the masses perceive other masses as being afraid we're paying too much for this war on (someone else's) terrorism.

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... Yes, this is a different America than it was on Sept. 10, 2001. But it wasn't Ashcroft, President Bush, or the Republican Congress who conspired to rob us of our freedom; it was the terrorists.

Nice! So she tacitly admits SOMEONE'S fuckin' us over. AND, she accidently acknowledges that people believe its Bush and Asscruft. Fortunately, even the rank-and-file are smart enough to recognize who actually makes the laws here. So all that's needed are a few more horror stories of white Americans getting carted away for reading about rocketry at the library, and they'll bum-rush this show. -TD _________________________________________________________________