Hey, there are already stories of political protesters ending up on the NSA "terrorist watch list" for airline travellers. The Dark Side is subtle...
On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 9:19 AM, Michael Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > It's ok, I'm sure that the administration will give up their powers as > soon as this crisis is averted. > > But if one of the guys in charge says that this is very unexpected I will > smell a rat. > > On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 9:04 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Obviously the financial crisis the world is facing is very serious >> business. However, the geek side of my brain keeps yelling at me everytime >> I read an article on the bailout. >> >> For example, here is an article about the White House considering taking >> ownership of banks. >> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081009/ap_on_bi_ge/meltdown_paulson >> >> Here is a snippet of text... >> "This official said all the new powers granted in the legislation were >> being considered as the administration seeks to deal with a serious credit >> crisis ...." >> >> Is it just me, or doesn't that sound a lot like the way Palpatine came to >> power? I'm just saying... >> >> The Irredeemable Shag >> http://onceuponageek.com >> >> >> >> Hey, I have a comic book blog. >> >> http://www.fortressofbaileytude.com >> >> Hey, I'm on the Unique Geek >> >> http://www.theuniquegeek.com >> >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
