For the record it's the "U.S.A PATRIOT" Act

DarkPhenyx

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Tue Apr-13-04 05:28 AM
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For the record it's the "U.S.A PATRIOT" Act

not the "Patriot Act". It's an acronym and the USA part is an important section of the name. It stands for

Uniting & Strengthening of American by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism

Seeing it spelled out it sounds like a great idea no? Even the acronym sounds wonderful.

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OneBlueSky

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Tue Apr-13-04 05:36 AM
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1. somewhere, deep in the bowels of Washington, there lives someone . . .

who's paid good money -- your money and mine -- to think up acronyms like this . . . probably took the job after realizing his/her career as a tv comedy writer was going nowhere . . .

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DarkPhenyx

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Tue Apr-13-04 05:37 AM
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2. I was think more of "when good advertising copy writers...

Edited on Tue Apr-13-04 05:37 AM by DarkPhenyx

...go bad."

They do work in teh office right next to the folks working to come up with good two word anems for the next military event.

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Wabbajack

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Tue Apr-13-04 05:40 AM
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3. I didn't know that

I'm sure it's a coinky-dink that the acronym ended up as USA PATRIOT. Our great leader wouldn't try to bullshit us with a veener of patriotism, would he?

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DarkPhenyx

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Tue Apr-13-04 05:45 AM
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4. Careful. Yer begining to sound like a cynic.

Ya don wanna grow up to be me do you? :evilgrin:

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Wabbajack

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Tue Apr-13-04 05:49 AM
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5. If is cynic is wha you are

then I think I already am you. :)

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DarkPhenyx

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Tue Apr-13-04 05:50 AM
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6. You have my sympathy.

Edited on Tue Apr-13-04 05:50 AM by DarkPhenyx

It isn't that I don't like me, but damn it gets tiring being so right all the time. :evilgrin:

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Florida_Geek

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Tue Apr-13-04 06:08 AM
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7. One of the things that pisst me off on Rice in front

of the 9-11 commission is how many times she said the Patriot Act was GREAT and a must have /minor rant :)

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DarkSim

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Tue Apr-13-04 06:09 AM
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8. Uhh... Does anyone who has read Michael Moore NOT know that? nt

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DarkPhenyx

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Tue Apr-13-04 06:31 AM
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9. Not everyone has read Michael Moore.

Just like not everyone was read Palast on the 2000 election.

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