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Fun With Doublespeak

Wednesday, January 26th, 2005

Commenters over at Hit & Run had some fun with David Dreier’s “this is not an ID card” bill, finding ways we might expand on the concept. One said cop cars could have a light on top that says “this is not police brutality” when cops are engaged in a Rodney King-sytle beatdown. Or, to turn the tables, Guantanmo inmates could tattoo “I am not an enemy combatant” to their foreheads, and demand release. Responders to spam email would recieve plain brown envelopes clearly marked “not a penis enlarger” or “this is not penis cream,” to protect their privacy. Pamela Anderson could get herself a t-shirt that says “these are real.” Philip Morris could escape liability and regulation by simply affixing a sticker to each pack of Marlboros that says, “these are not cigarettes.”

My suggestion? The Social Security Administration should pass off its tax on youth and employment as a “contribution,” and disguise the welfare for the elderly program as a “trust fund.” That way, younger workers would be tricked into thinking they’re really payi….

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 26th, 2005 at 9:09 pm by Radley Balko and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

4 Responses to “Fun With Doublespeak”

  1. #1 |  Say Anything |  January 27th, 2005 at 12:02 pm

    National ID Cards

    A lot of people I respect a great deal are against a national ID card. Which makes sense from a certain perspective, but my question is: What’s the big deal?

    You think we don’t have a national identification system already? Think again. Its very …

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  2. #2 |  Ace of Spades HQ |  January 27th, 2005 at 12:03 pm

    National ID Cards

    A lot of people I respect a great deal are against a national ID card. Which makes sense from a certain perspective, but my question is: What’s the big deal? You think we don’t have a national identification system already?…

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  3. #3 |  The Bit Bucket |  January 31st, 2005 at 12:01 pm

    Social Security Humor

    There’s really nothing to add to this. Via Radley: Commenters over at Hit & Run had some fun with David Dreier’s “this is not an ID card” bill, finding ways we might expand on the concept. One said cop cars…

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  4. #4 |  The Bit Bucket |  January 31st, 2005 at 12:03 pm

    Social Security Humor

    Via Radley: Commenters over at Hit & Run had some fun with David Dreier’s “this is not an ID card” bill, finding ways we might expand on the concept. One said cop cars could have a light on top that…

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