Richards 0 #1 December 20, 2006 Am I missing something here? He seemed like a bit of a flake, but threat to national security? What were they smoking? http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061220.wlennon1220/BNStory/Entertainment/home Must be one of those conspiracy things that I keep missing out on. My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #2 December 20, 2006 John Lennon was an influential individual who held and expressed many beliefs that did not coincide with the beliefs (sometimes were in direct opposition to the beliefs) of the government at the time."That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #3 December 20, 2006 QuoteJohn Lennon was an influential individual who held and expressed many beliefs that did not coincide with the beliefs (sometimes were in direct opposition to the beliefs) of the government at the time. Quite Right Too. Supporting peace is clearly against the interests of the US government.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #4 December 20, 2006 QuoteQuoteJohn Lennon was an influential individual who held and expressed many beliefs that did not coincide with the beliefs (sometimes were in direct opposition to the beliefs) of the government at the time. Quite Right Too. Supporting peace is clearly against the interests of the US government. I believe it had less to do with peace being against the interests of the U.S. government and more to do with the armed conflict we were involved in at the time. Anyways, the FBI should have noted that John Lennon posed no threat to the U.S. government and thus it there was no purpose to keep files on him."That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #5 December 20, 2006 Quote Anyways, the FBI should have noted that John Lennon posed no threat to the U.S. government and thus it there was no purpose to keep files on him. The FBI kept extensive files on him, and mainly for political reasons, not because they saw him as a threat to national security. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #6 December 20, 2006 QuoteQuote Anyways, the FBI should have noted that John Lennon posed no threat to the U.S. government and thus it there was no purpose to keep files on him. The FBI kept extensive files on him, and mainly for political reasons, not because they saw him as a threat to national security. Absolutely. Richard, this has been publicly known for at least 25 years. It's old news. But yes, it's true. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #7 December 20, 2006 A foreign national with money, a criminal record, and influence over the minds of millions.... Duh....Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCclimber 0 #8 December 20, 2006 I look forward to the breaking story about Hoover's files on JFK. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #9 December 20, 2006 I'd like to see a file on Hoover himself . . . While he was keeping tabs on the likes of John Lennon and Elvis Presley (considered subversives) he was prancing around his house in a dress. NickD BASE 194 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #10 December 20, 2006 QuoteI'd like to see a file on Hoover himself . . . While he was keeping tabs on the likes of John Lennon and Elvis Presley (considered subversives) he was prancing around his house in a dress. NickD BASE 194 Yep. Google the phrases "J. Edgar Hoover" and "Roy Cohn" in the same search. Lotsa good stuff about our cross-dressin' lawman. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #11 December 20, 2006 Hey he was one of those Left Wing Commie pinko's... and a doper to boot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #12 December 20, 2006 Quotehe was prancing around his house in a dress. EWW EWW EWWW...Hoover in a dress.. that is just EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCclimber 0 #13 December 20, 2006 QuoteI'd like to see a file on Hoover himself . . . While he was keeping tabs on the likes of John Lennon and Elvis Presley (considered subversives) he was prancing around his house in a dress. I'll be happy to live my entire life without seeing it's contents. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livetofall 0 #14 December 20, 2006 Yeah, they say that that isnt his birth name..he changed it to Hoover, I wonder why that was? EWWWWWW! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dorbie 0 #15 December 21, 2006 Revealing the source was against national security interests. In this instance the source was obviously the UK government. The real secret hidden by these last ten pages was that the UK government was spying on their own citizen and passed the information it gathered to the US government. The national security component from a US perspective was hiding that fact, implicitly to keep that conduit of informantion open. i.e. It is in US national security interests that the UK is left unmolested to secretly spy on its citizens and pass the intelligence to a foreign superpower. The real implications are profound but not for Americans so I guess this mundane document is not news anymore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richards 0 #16 December 21, 2006 But the guy was a singer! What could the FBI and Brit intelligence possibly feel meritted such attention? My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #17 December 21, 2006 Apparently, the FBI took Lennon as seriously as Lennon took himself - and as seriously as Lennonites took him. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #18 December 21, 2006 QuoteBut the guy was a singer! What could the FBI and Brit intelligence possibly feel meritted such attention? He was an ANTI WAR protestor... HE WAS NOT WITH THEM so obviously he was against them.....AMAZING the similarities now.. to back then Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #19 December 21, 2006 J. edgar Hoover, not only kept dossiers on Lennon, but also, Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Hoffa and more. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #20 December 21, 2006 He considered all of them perverts...guess it took one to know one....maybe he should have been a televangelist instead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richards 0 #21 December 21, 2006 QuoteApparently, the FBI took Lennon as seriously as Lennon took himself That speaks volumes. Lennon seemd to take himself far too seriously. My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richards 0 #22 December 21, 2006 QuoteHe was an ANTI WAR protestor... HE WAS NOT WITH THEM so obviously he was against them.....AMAZING the similarities now.. to back then Funny, I hadn't initially looked at it that way but, yeah your right. Kind of disturbing. My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richards 0 #23 December 21, 2006 QuoteQuoteJ. edgar Hoover, not only kept dossiers on Lennon, but also, Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Hoffa and more. I could see Jimmy Hoffa, but Sinatra and Monroe? Why? My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kallend 2,146 #24 December 21, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteJ. edgar Hoover, not only kept dossiers on Lennon, but also, Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Hoffa and more. I could see Jimmy Hoffa, but Sinatra and Monroe? Why? Maybe they took themselves too seriously.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Richards 0 #25 December 21, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuote***QuoteJ. edgar Hoover, not only kept dossiers on Lennon, but also, Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Hoffa and more. I could see Jimmy Hoffa, but Sinatra and Monroe? Why? Maybe they took themselves too seriously. And they thought their biggest fear was obsessed fans. My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
kallend 2,146 #24 December 21, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteJ. edgar Hoover, not only kept dossiers on Lennon, but also, Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Hoffa and more. I could see Jimmy Hoffa, but Sinatra and Monroe? Why? Maybe they took themselves too seriously.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Richards 0 #25 December 21, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuote***QuoteJ. edgar Hoover, not only kept dossiers on Lennon, but also, Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Hoffa and more. I could see Jimmy Hoffa, but Sinatra and Monroe? Why? Maybe they took themselves too seriously. And they thought their biggest fear was obsessed fans. My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
Richards 0 #25 December 21, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuote***QuoteJ. edgar Hoover, not only kept dossiers on Lennon, but also, Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, Jimmy Hoffa and more. I could see Jimmy Hoffa, but Sinatra and Monroe? Why? Maybe they took themselves too seriously. And they thought their biggest fear was obsessed fans. My biggest handicap is that sometimes the hole in the front of my head operates a tad bit faster than the grey matter contained within. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
