LegalTimes article labels Obama Patriot Act riff “overly simplistic”

conservator writes “An article on the Patriot Act at LegalTimes.com (“Pitching the Patriot Act”) compares DOJ and ACLU attempts to spin the Patriot Act. Author Vanessa Blum cites Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama’s oblique reference to the Patriot Act during his keynote address to the Democratic National Convention as an example of an “overly simplistic” association in the public mind between the Patriot Act (see Ashcroft-as-demon icon, right) and unbridled government snooping on the books they read.”

August 4, 2004 by Uncategorized 3

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  1. Makhno says:
    August 4, 2004 at 8:39 pm

    “demon” in the eye and mind of the beholder.
    “demon”? I thought the icon makes him look rather dashing, almost suave, and certainly determined.

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  2. Mock Turtle says:
    August 5, 2004 at 4:39 am

    Re:”demon” in the eye and mind of the beholder.
    I kinda wish we could click on his li’l head and hear him sing that horrid “Let the Eagle Soar” song of his.

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  3. GrumpyOldMan says:
    August 5, 2004 at 7:40 am

    Patriot Act
    Oh, come on, you silly paranoid leftists! The Patriot Act is GREAT! Ashcroft said it has NEVER BEEN USED in libraries. Except to get bad people. You are paranoid, get with the program.

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