I Don’t Know About Barney Fife, But Andy Griffith Would Probably Oppose the Green Scare

by Will Potter on January 24, 2007

in Surveillance

Who knew Andy Griffith was such a civil libertarian? Check out this clip from the “Andy Griffith Show.”

My favorite line, when he scolds Opie for trying to help him by spying:

“Opie, the law can’t use this kind of help.”

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  • Karin

    Will, that is hilarious! Of course, the only politician I know of who felt the need to erase tapes didn’t do so for the upright reasons that Andy is doing it. Andy Taylor for president–2008.

  • http://www.njerisims.net/blog/ Njeri

    LOVE IT!!!

  • http://www.kansasghosts.com Gil

    Great post. I thing we need this now more than ever. Very clever. Now to get Alberto Gonzales to see it!

    By the way, I think Barney’s name was spelled “Fife”.

    –Gil

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