GEORGE CARLIN and the FBI

Talk about irony. George Carlin spent decades pushing the bounds of free speech by saying the seven words you can never say on television, but not one of them made it into an FBI file on him.

Among the 12 pages in a file recently released by Carlin's family are a couple of letters from outraged citizens who complained that the comedian had made fun of the FBI and its director, J. Edgar Hoover, during TV appearances in 1969 and 1970. There's also a letter from Hoover himself thanking one of Carlin's critics for defending his honor, and an internal FBI memo that quotes the director as asking: "What do we know of Carlin?" Not much, as it turned out. The memo notes the FBI has "no data concerning Carlin" other than the two letters from his critics. "Which kind of disappoints me," laughed Carlin's daughter, Kelly Carlin McCall, who provided the file to The Associated Press. "It doesn't really cover any of his more radical 1970s stuff."

Carlin was arrested following a performance in Milwaukee in 1972 for saying the seven words (none of which can be reprinted here). The following year the Federal Communications Commission reprimanded New York radio station WBAI for airing his "filthy words" routine, triggering a legal battle that resulted in a landmark 1978 Supreme Court ruling upholding the government's right to determine indecency.

Carlin, who died of a heart attack last June at 71, obtained the file years ago through a Freedom of Information Act request, McCall said. Richard Belzer read from some of it when Carlin was posthumously awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in a ceremony that will be broadcast on PBS stations Feb. 4.

After Carlin's death, the FBI answered FOIA requests from the AP with a form letter saying the bureau had no file on him. FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said this week she was checking on the contradiction. The two FBI memos Carlin's daughter provided both stated the bureau's files "contain no information identifiable with Carlin." They also indicate that investigators didn't find the comedian particularly amusing. One, dated Feb. 12, 1969, refers to Carlin as an "alleged comedian" after he made fun of the bureau during an appearance on "The Jackie Gleason Show." "His treatment was in very poor taste and it was obvious that he was using the prestige of the bureau and Mr. Hoover to enhance his performance," the memo says. It also quotes one segment during which Carlin says he is Hoover and is on a stakeout at the attorney general's house. The memo recommends the people who pointed out the performance be sent thank-you letters.

The second memo, dated May 5, 1970, was triggered by a similar complaint, this time for a Carlin appearance on "The Carol Burnett Show." That time Hoover himself apparently sent the thank-you note, saying: "It's always good to know we have the support of such staunch friends as you."

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Polygamy and the Law

I have to start this out by saying I think the bastards that abuse and take advantage of young children should be hung up by their shriveled up old balls. This pretty much covers most of the Polygamist leaders out there as they are the type of dirt bags that raise young girls to be their servants.

That being said, the Government in British Columbia, today, decided to go ahead with Criminal Code charges against two prominent POLYGAMISTS from a POLYGAMIST RANCH near CRESTON in SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA called BOUNTIFUL. The BOUNTIFUL POLYGAMISTS are no strangers to contraversy, a few years back there was some kind of upheaval and the previous leader, WINSTON BLACKMORE was replaced by JIM OLER.

Since that time, and for a long time previous, Local Police have being trying to find evidence against the BOUNTIFUL POLYGAMIST COMMUNITY. Unfortunately, the police have not been able to uncover any evidence directly linking any of the members of the tightly knit POLYGAMIST COMMUNITY OF BOUNTIFUL to INCEST or CHILD ABUSE.

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Oddly enough, BC ATTORNEY GENERAL, WALLY OPAL, figures an outdated section of the Criminal code making POLYGAMY (Having more than 1 wife) an indictable offence under the Criminal Code of Canada. The thing is, like the same sex marriage laws, the Polygamy law is steeply based on outdated Catholic religious principles.

Since the church was so closely connected to government during the time these laws were created, they did not seem all that out of line at the time. Since then, religious and cultural diversification has created a definite division between the Church and State. In fact, several Courts have indicated the Government has no place in the bedrooms of consenting adults in a Democratic society. A prime example is the overturning of Same Sex Marriage laws in many jurisdictions.

This brings me to the question, what the Fuck is Wally thinking???? That was a rhetorical question by the way. With Courts overturning laws depriving same sex couples the right to wed, what makes Wally Opal think the Courts will not do the very same thing for POLYGAMIST MARRIAGES? In a Radio statement today, WALLY OPAL even went as far to say "Right thinking Citizens will not allow this practice to continue." Is this the same "Right Thinking" group of citizens that previously shunned same sex marriages?

Personally, I feel going after a criminal conviction based on outdated Church based laws is a colossal waste of time. Aside from the Freedom of Religion defense, the BOUNTIFUL POLYGAMISTS have the Gay marriage precedence on their side. I understand the Government wants and needs a conviction against these douche bags, but their current direction will do nothing but bring strength to the whole POLYGAMIST COMMUNITY OF BOUNTIFUL once the POLYGAMIST LAW is overturned and deemed unconstitutional.

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Kathy Griffin and the D-Word - The Growing list of Banned Words

I remember as a kid there were certain words which we could not say, or were at least told not to say. In their place we used phrases such as "Mommy, Jimmy said the F-Word." There were several of these words, Fuck was the F Word, Shit is the S word, Cunt is the C word, of in some cases the K-word.

Later in our lives, political correctness came into play and we were told not to say Nigger... unless of course you were black you could say it as a term of endearment or some sort of community building word. To the rest of us, it was to be known as the "N-word" and never to be uttered or suffer the label of a Racist Crackerjack.

As if all these rules were not enough, those lovely people over at CNN and joe broomstick up the ass have all of a sudden created this "D-Word" which, for those not following along, is in reference to DICK, as in Penis, Cock or for those less literate the Male sexual organ.

You see, in the KATHY GRIFFIN ANDERSON COOPER NEW YEARS EVE CNN SPECIAL with ANDERSON COOPER, KATHY GRIFFIN got all pissed off about being heckled and said" SHUT UP, You don't see me coming to your workplace and knocking the DICK OUT OF YOUR MOUTH" Or something to that extent. So KATHY GRIFFIN SAID DICK, or to some of you KATHY GRIFFIN SAID the D WORD. GET OVER IT

For those who missed it, you can watch the events unfold at KATHY GRIFFIN's BLOG http://suckitjesus.blogspot.com/