Learning to love Big Brother George W. Bush channels George Orwell

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | July 28, 2002 | Daniel Kurtzman

[Free Fire Zone]

Here's a question for constitutional scholars: Can a sitting president be charged with plagiarism?

As President Bush wages his war against terrorism and moves to create a huge homeland security apparatus, he appears to be borrowing heavily, if not ripping off ideas outright, from George Orwell. The work in question is "1984, " the prophetic novel about a government that controls the masses by spreading propaganda, cracking down on subversive thought and altering history to suit its needs. It was intended to be read as a warning about the evils of totalitarianism -- not a how-to manual.

[dirtboy]

Already posted (and thoroughly shot down) here

[Boonie Rat]

Hey, you've only been a member four months.

Is there a seniority requirement for posting? :)

Free Fire Zone

[weegee]

Oblongo is cheesed that he got hopped on for posting this and other diatribes and hasn't been a member for even a week. No defense or challenge of the articles.

So far oblongo looks like an agent of DUh trolling.

[weegee]

Are you ever going to post anything to FR besides articles and comments about peoples' joining dates?

I lurked for almost a year before joining.

How about you? What are you doing to contribute to this site?

You post an article declaring that George W. Bush is using Orwell's 1984 as a handbook and then in another thread you defend national IDs.

Say something once in awhile. Or go away.