“I think the most un-American thing you can do is say someone is un-American.”
-John Perry Barlow of the EFF, lambasting the Patriot Act on TechTV
Barlow had a great appearance on The Screen Savers tonight, with lots of quotable lines. My other favorite was when Leo Laporte, doing his best “devil’s advocate” impression, said, “Well, it’s customary in times of war for the government to have expanded powers.” To which Barlow shot back, “Who exactly are we at war with?” (He stole my line.)
I was also reminded again that Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis, was the only senator to vote against the Patriot Act. Russ for President!
I’d vote for him.
I’d vote for him, but he’d never get the Democratic nomination in a million, billion years. You don’t buy a racehorse who won’t accept a jockey.