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Where there's smoke
Jose Padilla lit up a stogie and was nailed for contemplating arson. Have I written something that could easily be misconstrued by a jury of my peers?
By Garrison Keillor [2007-08-22]

  • Heehee!

    Brilliant, Mr. K. As usual, you hit the nail on the head.

    Within a few weeks after September 11, 2001, I and other friends of mine were muttering darkly about Orwell and the thought police, since folks were already being jumped on for talking or just thinking things that were not "approved". The jingoist tenor of the times meant that many people laughed or cursed at us for daring to speak such thoughts (proving our point with unasked-for alacrity). These days those who say such things get world-weary nods instead of dirty looks. Can't say as it's any better, for what it says about how bad things have gotten.

    Thanks for the laugh. Here's hoping it'll remain just that, and not a cause for the same kind of sighs and bitter disappointment in our country.

    -- Serai1
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    Tuesday, August 21, 2007 09:41 PM
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