Orwell Estate suing Bush: Satire

[Nordmadr]

This was forwarded to me in an email and I thought it humorous.

Orwell Estate To Sue President Bush -- "1984" Being Used By White House
Illegally
by Steve Young

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.

"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."

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."

"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."

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."

"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?"

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."

"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."

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" (www.greatfailure.com)

[liberal N proud]

1. It would be funny if this was close to the truth

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