Ted Rall for September 16, 2000
Transcript:
In totalitarian dictatorships, citizens watch their behavior becase they never know who's spying on them. (Woman 1: Nothing could be better.) (Woman 2: The politburd is full of nice guys.) (Man: So far. So good.) In the United States, you have another concern: Journalists running hard into a deadline! (Man 2: But I want it!) (Woman: Shut up or bad things will occur.) It's gotten so that every feature story and opinion column begins with some tale of eavesdropping... usually one that friends and neighbors can recognize at a glance. Happily, there's a simple solution. If you can't beat them...