Submitted by John Vibes via TheAntiMedia.org,
Comedian George Carlin is known as one of the most controversial and outspoken entertainers of his time, and as far as the government is concerned, he could have possibly been a terrorist.
Carlin was not a violent or criminal person in any way, but he said things during his routines that struck at the root of the problems in our society. He went into great detail about corruption in government and business.
During the 1978 Supreme Court case, FCC v Pacifica Foundation, the government cited Carlin’s work as an example of profanity. They used his “Seven Dirty Words” segment to show the type of language that was being used in records and broadcasts. However, the government’s interest in his work did not stop there.
Just after his 1969 appearance on the Jackie Gleason show, Carlin caught the attention of the FBI because he made jokes about then-FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover. According to the government, Carlin had “referred to the Bureau and the Director in a satirical vein.”
They added that his act was “considered to be in very poor taste” and “it was obvious that he was using the prestige of the Bureau and Mr. Hoover to enhance his performance.”
After Carlin’s appearance on the show, the staff of Jackie Gleason received a number of anonymous letters — allegedly from fans but possibly from the FBI — condemning Carlin for speaking about the government in the critical way that he did. It has been proven that the FBI has indeed sent threatening letters to public figures in the past, pretending to be concerned colleagues or a member of the public, including to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Anyone that speaks out against the injustices of the world, whether they are a dangerous terrorist or a harmless comedian, will receive unwanted attention from government.
Below is a video showing Carlin’s deep political analysis in action:
Read the 12 pages of FBI documents on Carlin here.
Administrator…
Keep the introduction to a minimum,
cut the commentary…
but do keep on posting George Caarlin videos.
“referred to the Bureau and the Director in a satirical vein.”
Gee, I hope Carlin didn’t say that J. Edgar Hoover was a cross-dressing, cock-sucking homosexual faggot pansy. Or that the FBI is an incompetent organization of imbeciles who haven’t foiled a terrorist plot that wasn’t of their own creation during the last 20 years.
Mainly because *I* want to be the one to say that!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI1c8sPVrNI
Thanks for the H/T Admin /sarc
As meaningless and insignificant as I am, I imagine I’m on a few “lists.”
So far, at least, I’m allowed to still fly.
In a totalitarian system they don’t care what you think, they only care that you go along. Only in a system such as ours do the rulers attempt to control your very thoughts.
/facepalm at the sorry condition to which we’ve all fallen.
dc, I would imagine everybody that comments on blogs like TBP are on some type of list.
Oh, we’re watching you fuckers, all right!
Just you wait and see.
We’ve got a special FEMA camp set aside for all of you.
We’ll see you in NYC in October.
Hell of a comedian. Ridiculous that he had his own file. I do have to wonder though about the current state of affairs has changed. The surveillance state is larger, yet far more people are openly critical of the government.
Having “a file” seems like an old-school term …. back when the FBI literally had a manila file folder on people.
Today they have Electronic Records, about almost everything you do, as you leave an electronic record trail every day of your life (emails, phone calls, credit card usage, banking, etc.). Even if there isn’t already a file on each and every one of us …. I believe a “file” can be put together with a few keystrokes.
No one is safe. We’re all exposed. It’s a scary time to be alive.
You can find out if there is a file on you by making a request for it to the FBI.
They have to tell you.
Of course, it there isn’t one when you make the request there will be one afterward, and it won’t be a good one.