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ed interstate commerce.” When Life magazine ran a favorable profile of me in 1968, an FBI agent sent a poison-pen letter to the editor: “To classify Krassner as some sort of ‘social rebel’ is far too cute. He's a nut, a raving, unconfined nut.” But in 1969, the FBI's previous attempt at mere character assa
hat LA. 7imes Sunday Calendar section blared out: Paul Krassner-- “1 Was a Communist for the FBI.” \|n the San Fr
provide the funds to cover the FBI’ s theater critics squad? The banner headline on the cover of that LA. 7imes Sunday Calendar section blared out: Paul Krassner-- “1 Was a Communist for the FBI.” \|n the San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen wrote, “Fearing Krassner would sue, the 7imes recalled and destr
munities. The FBI had produced a WANTED poster featuring a large swastika. In the four square spaces of the swastika were photos of Yippie founders Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin and me, and SDS (Students for a Democratic HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015434 Society) leader Mark Rudd. Underneath the swastika was this headline
erneath, there he was wearing an American Flag undershirt. The network pulled the plug on the video and screen went dark - nationwide. Influence #2: Paul Krassner. See pp 1 & 18 in pdf below. Yippie!! JB p.s. Did you see that Gelernter is up for Science Advisor. He's my guy and he's the real deal. A very ser
screen went dark - nationwide. Influence #2: Paul Krassner. See pp 1 & 18 in pdf below. Yippie!! JB p.s.
grow , a leader? a slogan. ? would love your thoughts JE, You are confused re: The "new yippie movement". If there is one, it's Steve Bannon, a goy Abbie Hoffman. Re:: Yippie ethos - it came out two major influences: 1. the cybernetic idea (including feedback), which, as Gregory Bateson said, is "the most im
ce their partners. | start to slide out, but not inconspicuously enough. Ramana Das, who knows me from a previous incarnation, calls out, “There goes Paul Krassner. Are you afraid to participate?” “I’m here as a journalist.” “Ah, he can’ t participate because he’ s a journalist. See how everybody has excuses.”
previous incarnation, calls out, “There goes Paul Krassner. Are you afraid to participate?” “I’m here as a
e of us want to be out in the open. The business world is very conservative.” She is wearing an American flag bikini, although she has never heard of Abbie Hoffman. She was born the same year that he got arrested for wearing an HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015212 American flag shirt. Nor did she have any way of knowing tha
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
r objective is to get elected). The Occupiers appear to be a leaderless community—most likely, you can’ t name a single one; not yet, anyway—whereas Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin and | served as spokespeople for the Yippies. We had media contacts and knew how to speak in sound bytes. If we gave good quote, HOUSE
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A POLITE INTERVIEW = Skin So Thin, It’s Inside Out” Ethan Persoff talks with Paul Krassner about running The Realist, hacking The New York Times Bestseller list, and that “true, extraordinary liar,” Donald Trump. of American comedy: Lenny
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023638 →hese days — it’s the fate of truly seminal sources to seem inevitable, when in fact they reshaped the world in their own image. Fortunately, in 2006 Krassner teamed with archivist/comic artist Ethan Persoff on The Realist Archive Project (http:// www.ep.tc/realist/), a free online repository of every issue
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023638 →ked about the fascism. He talked about the dangers. It was just brilliant presentation of the seriousness of fascism in action. EP: What do you think Abbie Hoffman would do about Trump? PK: Oh, I think he would do the same thing as Maher. Abbie really had a sense of humor that was spontaneous. And it was based
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