Patriot ACTion

Yessir, gotta expose those artists for what they are-- a dangerous threat to totalitarian rule.

Back in April, two U.S. Secret Service agents paid a visit to a controversial art exhibit in Chicago, which included an image of President Bush with a revolver pointed at his head. There was no evidence of any threat to the president emanating from the mock 37-cent stamp on display, which was titled "Patriot Act." But there was considerable public outcry about the chilling effect the visit could have on artistic expression of the political variety -- especially after the agents pursued not only the exhibit's curator, but also asked the museum director for the names and phone numbers of all 47 artists whose work was on display.