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ABC tryin' to say something?

So I was at home last night, procrastinating on memorizing a couple of arias, when I stared watching "Enemy of the State" on tv. I never felt the need to see it in the theatre, and when it came out, it may not have been as big a deal, but now, I don't even need to tell you the renewed signifigance of the flick.

If you do not know the story, it is about how the head of the NSA and a certain Congressman are out to get a spy bill passed that would allow nearly unlimited access under the guise of "national security". One Congressman who is against the bill, is killed...and it is caught on tape by an environmentalist's study camera. The head of the NSA finds this out, wants the tape and uses and abuses all his power in order to get it back.

Yes, the film is over the top. It's a Hollywood thriller. But with what's been going on of late, it is definitely relevant; and while perhaps not to the film's extreme, one cannot help but wonder if such stuff is or has been going on. I don't think any government since Nixon has brought out or created more conspiracy theorists, and the adminsitration has no one to blame but themselves for that.

I found it rather amusing that ABC decided to show it at this time. It may have been shown on a Saturday night, but you know...there were some of us watching indeed...

and can I tell you how much I love Bob Schieffer right now? He was just about Paul Bremer's new book out, where Bremer talks about how he thought that there were not enough troops in Iraq and tried to tell this to Rumsfeld while he was working in Iraq. Schieffer says, that's great to say NOW, but why didn't you say this publicly while you were there? Taking the "company line" while lives were at stake helped no one. It is once again an example of how people are too afraid of losing their government jobs for speaking out; this is not the way a democracy is supposed to work. The transcript of his final thought is not available on the website yet, but I will post it later.

DON'T FORGET TO CALL OR E-MAIL YOUR CONGRESSFOLK ABOUT FILIBUSTERING or at least VOTING AGAINST JUDGE ALITO!

Peace --Alex

posted by funkweee @ 7:25 AM