John
I split 50/50 on this.
The Onion:
The Onion isn't trying to scam you or fool you so, "yes, I agree" let it have its fun.
Mail:
I get too much junk mail that tries to "Look Official". They try to misrepresent to the point where I would say its an attempted scam. It annoys me greatly. So I differ with you on this one.
Just one opinion
Allen
Allen W. Bentz
Programmer
Adams County Sch. Dist. 14
303.853.3226
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>>> "John Carder" <jcarder@topline-charts.com> 10/26/2005 1:27:47 PM >>>
Programmer
Adams County Sch. Dist. 14
303.853.3226
abentz@acsd14.k12.co.us
>>> "John Carder" <jcarder@topline-charts.com> 10/26/2005 1:27:47 PM >>>
Whether you're a liberal or a conservative, you'll probably be shocked by
the latest from Washington:
They've decided that they "own" certain words.
1) The United Seniors Association has been fined $500,000 for the use of the
words "Social Security" on an envelope, and this fine has been upheld by the
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals!
2) The White House is also taking action against "The Onion" satirical
newspaper for using the Presidential Seal in its parodies.
I'm a libertarian, and I find these two stories to resemble something from
Alice in Wonderland, or George Orwell, not the US that I learned about in
school.
The government's justification is that the use of certain "official words"
and "symbols" could confuse people about the official positions of the
government, or cause them to ignore communications from the government
agencies. Anyone who believes that the United Seniors Association or The
Onion are official government agencies is not going to be able to function
on their own. The irony of the government trying to protect itself from
satire in The Onion, by arguing that it is trying to protect the citizens is
more than even Orwell considered.
You've probably got lots of other places to learn about this, but I
expect that
www.downsizedc.org will have a bit to say.
John,
~ the chart guy
John Carder, CMT
Topline Investment Graphics
Where your chart dreams come true!
www.topline-charts.com or www.chartguy.com
PO Box 2340
Boulder, CO 80306-2340 USA
800.347.0157 (toll-free in the USA)
303.440.0157 (voice)
303.440.0147 (fax)
the latest from Washington:
They've decided that they "own" certain words.
1) The United Seniors Association has been fined $500,000 for the use of the
words "Social Security" on an envelope, and this fine has been upheld by the
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals!
2) The White House is also taking action against "The Onion" satirical
newspaper for using the Presidential Seal in its parodies.
I'm a libertarian, and I find these two stories to resemble something from
Alice in Wonderland, or George Orwell, not the US that I learned about in
school.
The government's justification is that the use of certain "official words"
and "symbols" could confuse people about the official positions of the
government, or cause them to ignore communications from the government
agencies. Anyone who believes that the United Seniors Association or The
Onion are official government agencies is not going to be able to function
on their own. The irony of the government trying to protect itself from
satire in The Onion, by arguing that it is trying to protect the citizens is
more than even Orwell considered.
You've probably got lots of other places to learn about this, but I
expect that
www.downsizedc.org will have a bit to say.
John,
~ the chart guy
John Carder, CMT
Topline Investment Graphics
Where your chart dreams come true!
www.topline-charts.com or www.chartguy.com
PO Box 2340
Boulder, CO 80306-2340 USA
800.347.0157 (toll-free in the USA)
303.440.0157 (voice)
303.440.0147 (fax)
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