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Big Brother has a face
Saturday, July 18, 2009 8:09 AM PDT
Big Brother is a name in the book "1984" by George Orwell, published in 1948. The term became synonymous with total, one-man government.
Finally, after 61 years, Big Brother has a face: Barack Obama.
J. Norman Sayles
Lodi
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Leonard wrote on Jul 19, 2009 8:46 PM:
"Dip-S@#t has a key-board."
Jerome Kinderman"s new daily column? "
Nextel wrote on Jul 19, 2009 12:18 PM:
"Dip-S@#t has a key-board." "
splinter wrote on Jul 19, 2009 12:00 AM:
CaPatriot: So the truth is a minor detail? "
Cogito wrote on Jul 18, 2009 6:45 PM:
Leonard wrote on Jul 18, 2009 5:59 PM:
Yes, big brother is here, whether your connection to the book is correct or not- minor details.
Do wing nuts hate facts because they are wing nuts or are they wing nuts because they hate facts? "
Leonard wrote on Jul 18, 2009 5:56 PM:
They come to my house and I will shove an incandescent light bulb where the sun doesn't shine.
Chuckle....
More bizarre homosexual/sado-masochist fantasies from the far right. "
anthropis wrote on Jul 18, 2009 11:23 AM:
Cogito wrote on Jul 18, 2009 10:58 AM:
CaPatriot wrote on Jul 18, 2009 10:49 AM:
jeff wrote on Jul 18, 2009 9:33 AM:
Leonard wrote on Jul 18, 2009 9:11 AM:
" It's a bathroom wall and Norman has a big red crayon.
LOL! "
Leonard wrote on Jul 18, 2009 9:10 AM:
" Once again you've missed the point Leonard. That's a forest, not just a bunch of trees.
Given the fact that 1984 is one of the most consistently misunderstood novels in the Western Canon, I would say its both. "
voter wrote on Jul 18, 2009 8:15 AM:
Cogito wrote on Jul 18, 2009 8:12 AM:
Leonard wrote on Jul 18, 2009 6:55 AM:
Which just goes to show that Mr Sayles completely misunderstood the novel. Much of the significance of Big Brother lay largely in the fact that he probably didn't even exist.
Say what you will about Obama, he certainly does exist. "
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