Epstein Secrets

ist was the inspiration that kept pushing me to the next level; there was no way I could continue reading it and remain the same.” --George Carlin “Paul Krassner--confidant of Lenny Bruce, co-founder of the Yippies, defiler of Disney characters, publisher of The Realist, and investigative satirist extraordinai

blic figures. He would rather savor a piquant irony about a public figure than eat a bowl of fresh strawberries and ice cream.” --Ken Kesey “T told Krassner one time that his writings made me hopeful. He found this an odd compliment to offer a satirist. I explained that he made supposedly serious matters

ain, from 1938 to 1940. The senior Kennedy had predicted that Germany would defeat England and he HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015080 therefore urged President Franklin D. Roosevelt to withhold aid. Now Johnson found himself fighting pragmatism with pragmatism. It did not work; he lost the nomination. Ironically, the vicissitude

in the military are fighting, being maimed and dying unnecessarily, supposedly to protect the freedom their own country is denying them. Sincerely, Paul Krassner Postscript: | sent a copy of the letter to some folks that day. Among the responses, | received a message from a mother: “I am trying to explain thi

eir own country is denying them. Sincerely, Paul Krassner Postscript: | sent a copy of the letter to some

os while King’ s assassin moved into position, took aim, fired, and walked away.” World War II was racketed by presidential conspiracies of silence: Franklin D. Roosevelt knew that Japan was going to attack Pearl Harbor; and Harry Truman knew that Japan was about to make peace overtures but he nevertheless ordered that

OVERSIGHT_015376 rhetoric, | wrote to the Justice Department to find out the status of their case against Groucho, and received this reply: Dear Mr. Krassner: Responding to your inquiry, the Supreme Court has held that Title 18 U.S.C., Section 871, prohibits only “true” threats. It is one thing to say that

fantastic guy I've got comin’ out, and | don't know what I'm gonna do yet but | just wanna talk with him.’ And | said, ‘Well, who is it?’ He said, ‘Paul Krassner.’ And | just fell out, and said, ‘Are you serious? He's one of the hippest minds in the whole world.’ Then he came back and said, HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_0

on of Vice, the amendment was finally signed into law by then-Governor Roosevelt, but to no avail. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015367 “Ignoring the mandate of Franklin D. Roosevelt,” Lenny observed, “‘is a great deal more offensive than saying Eleanor has lovely nay-nays.” On October 13, 1965 (Lenny's 40" birthday), instead of