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FBI Files Reveal Marilyn Monroe’s Communist Ties
LOS ANGELES (AP) — FBI files on Marilyn Monroe that could not be located earlier this year have been found and re-issued, revealing the names of some of the movie star’s communist-leaning friends who drew concern from government officials and her own entourage.
But the records, which previously had been heavily redacted, do not contain any new information about Monroe’s death 50 years ago. Letters and news clippings included in the files show the bureau was aware of theories the actress had been killed, but they do not show that any effort was undertaken to investigate the claims. Los Angeles authorities concluded Monroe’s death was a probable suicide.
Recently obtained by The Associated Press through the Freedom of Information Act, the updated FBI files do show the extent the agency was monitoring Monroe for ties to communism in the years before her death in August 1962.

FILE – This undated photo shows actress Marilyn Monroe. In late 2012, the FBI has released a new version of files it kept on Monroe that reveal the names of some of her acquaintances who had drawn concern from government officials and members of her entourage over their suspected ties to communism. Credit: AP
The records reveal that some in Monroe’s inner circle were concerned about her association with Frederick Vanderbilt Field, who was disinherited from his wealthy family over his leftist views.
A trip to Mexico earlier that year to shop for furniture brought Monroe in contact with Field, who was living in the country with his wife in self-imposed exile. Informants reported to the FBI that a “mutual infatuation” had developed between Field and Monroe, which caused concern among some in her inner circle, including her therapist, the files state.
“This situation caused considerable dismay among Miss Monroe’s entourage and also among the (American Communist Group in Mexico),” the file states. It includes references to an interior decorator who worked with Monroe’s analyst reporting her connection to Field to the doctor.
Field’s autobiography devotes an entire chapter to Monroe’s Mexico trip, “An Indian Summer Interlude.” He mentions that he and his wife accompanied Monroe on shopping trips and meals and he only mentions politics once in a passage on their dinnertime conversations.
“She talked mostly about herself and some of the people who had been or still were important to her,” Field wrote in “From Right to Left.” “She told us about her strong feelings for civil rights, for black equality, as well as her admiration for what was being done in China, her anger at red-baiting and McCarthyism and her hatred of (FBI director) J. Edgar Hoover.”
Under Hoover’s watch, the FBI kept tabs on the political and social lives of many celebrities, including Frank Sinatra, Charlie Chaplin and Monroe’s ex-husband Arthur Miller. The bureau has also been involved in numerous investigations about crimes against celebrities, including threats against Elizabeth Taylor, an extortion case involving Clark Gable and more recently, trying to solve who killed rapper Notorious B.I.G.
The AP had sought the removal of redactions from Monroe’s FBI files earlier this year as part of a series of stories on the 50th anniversary of Monroe’s death. The FBI had reported that it had transferred the files to a National Archives facility in Maryland, but archivists said the documents had not been received. A few months after requesting details on the transfer, the FBI released an updated version of the files that eliminate dozens of redactions.
For years, the files have intrigued investigators, biographers and those who don’t believe Monroe’s death at her Los Angeles area home was a suicide.

The crypt of Marilyn Monroe is seen at the Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles August 3, 2012. August 5th will be the 50th anniversary of the mysterious death of the Hollywood legend. Credit: AFP/Getty Images

FILE – In this June 2, unknown year, file photo, actress Marilyn Monroe smiles in a car after arriving tousled from an all-night plane flight from Hollywood to Idlewild Airport, in New York. Credit: AP

In this September 15, 1954 publicity photo courtesy Running Press, Marilyn Monroe is shown during the subway scene of “The Seven Year Itch,” filmed late in the evening on Lexington Avenue in New York. Monroe passed away a half-century ago this week, a murky death that remains one of Hollywood’s most tantalizing mysteries. But look around: Her legend lives on, more vibrantly than ever. In a twist she surely would have appreciated, this 1950′s bombshell has become a 21st-century pop culture phenom. Credit: AP
A 1982 investigation by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office found no evidence of foul play after reviewing all available investigative records, but noted that the FBI files were “heavily censored.”
That characterization intrigued the man who performed Monroe’s autopsy, Dr. Thomas Noguchi. While the DA investigation concluded he conducted a thorough autopsy, Noguchi has conceded that no one will likely ever know all the details of Monroe’s death. The FBI files and confidential interviews conducted with the actress’ friends that have never been made public might help, he wrote in his 1983 memoir “Coroner.”
“On the basis of my own involvement in the case, beginning with the autopsy, I would call Monroe’s suicide ‘very probable,’” Noguchi wrote. “But I also believe that until the complete FBI files are made public and the notes and interviews of the suicide panel released, controversy will continue to swirl around her death.”
Monroe’s file begins in 1955 and mostly focuses on her travels and associations, searching for signs of leftist views and possible ties to communism. One entry, which previously had been almost completely redacted, concerned intelligence that Monroe and other entertainers sought visas to visit Russia that year.
The file continues up until the months before her death, and also includes several news stories and references to Norman Mailer’s biography of the actress, which focused on questions about whether Monroe was killed by the government.
For all the focus on Monroe’s closeness to suspected communists, the bureau never found any proof she was a member of the party.
“Subject’s views are very positively and concisely leftist; however, if she is being actively used by the Communist Party, it is not general knowledge among those working with the movement in Los Angeles,” a July 1962 entry in Monroe’s file states.
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Comments (109)
flipper1073
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 7:42pmWhy is this a Suprise to Anyone ?
There has been an Active Communist Party in America
for Decades. Hollywood was a Hotbed of them in the 50-60′s.
Senator Joseph McCarty was right an has been proven right.
What I can’t understand is why don’t the Communist now come
out of the Closet an just Say What they really Are ?
If You’re a Proud Communist SAY SO. No need to hide, Obama
was Re-Elected, You have a Leader.
Most Democrats have moved in that Direction or been Pushed.
In Fact a lot of Republicans have moved that Way.
PROGRESSIVE was an is a way for Communist Hide who they really
Were / Are .
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Kregneva
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 10:17pmIt’s quite clear, if she had not died, she would have been killed.
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sillyfreshness
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 11:44pmCommunist leaning friends. That would be the “chosen people” Judens that ran and still run Hollywood. Everyone goes on and on about how Joe McCarthy was so wrong in his communist witch hunt, but turns out old Joe McCarthy was right in his accusations. I think America owes Joseph McCarthy an apology.
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The_Jerk
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 5:46amHer husband, Arthur Miller was a Jewish communist. She followed him. There’s no question who the leaders of world communism are, and always have been, or from where they come. The only question remaining is, when are the foolish people going to realize that fact?
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Zionism_versus_Bolshevism
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The_Jerk
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 5:50amArthur Miller: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Miller
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OUTLAW_WEALTH
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 9:14amDeception is the better part of valor in the communist mind. If they revealed themselves, they couldn’t snooker the folks so easily.
Many of our youth, have been indoctrinated in party doctrine in our public schools.
1st Samuel 13:19-20 Tells how the Israelites had no metalismiths but had to go to the Philistines to get their farm tools sharpened, because the Philistines feared that the Israelites might make weapons.
And so it is today. The government fears the people having weapons, not only guns, but kids with brains. Which is why false history and economics are taught from grade school, and only Keynesian economics are taught in college.
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Jezreel
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 9:45amMcCarthy is another hero who has been demonized by liberal lefties. Look at Hollywood today. Look at the simplicity of those actors and actresses minds that can be so easily deceived and used for the agenda of the new world order. People like Angelina Jolie, complete idiots and puppets. Never be jealous or envy the rich and famous. Be happy and praise God that he chose us to be simple people of His gospel and not a giant of the earth that is idolized and will come to swift ruin and judgment.
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BODYBAG
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 10:27am@OUTLAW_WEALTH
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 9:14am
Deception is the better part of valor in the communist mind. If they revealed themselves, they couldn’t snooker the folks so easily.
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Hence the addage “Wolf in Sheep’s CLothing”
Interesting that is the logo of the Fabian Society.
If the devil himself wanted to recruit you, he wouldnt show up as a monster.
He’d knock on your door disguised as the thing you love most.
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The_Jerk
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 12:32pmHere’s a list. It is indifferent fact. Now, I challenge anyone to point out “one” that is not a progressive, communist. Then, I would like someone to explain why 1.3% of our population has so much to say about the control of the other 98.7%. Fact is, thee are a few more not on this list, but they follow the same theme.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_American_politicians
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sillyfreshness
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 1:27pmYeah Jerk and these “useful idiots” mainly on TheBlaze just can’t get enough of these “chosen people.” I pointed out their communist leanings by 80% of the Jews and one Blazer agreed, but said that since they are “the apple of God’s eyes” and they were “chosen people” they couldn’t do no wrong even though Jews are their political enemies. All because they think Jews are their buddies via the Bible. Unfortunately, the Bible clouds their reality. Jews are not friends of conservatives. Jews are constantly trying to undermine conservatives by constantly poking fun of them (like on SNL) and other leftist TV shows.
Jews figured out about 100 years ago that they can control the world if they purchase key aspects of society such as the media, entertainment, and banking/financing industries. They can then further their leftist agenda by using that media against the masses as propaganda. Most East European or Russian Jews changed their names to match the culture where they live, so they don’t stand out. Quite sneaky strategy when you think about it. Always look for a hooked nose when in doubt, such as Debbie Wasserman Schultz when trying to figure out who they are. Useful idiots on the Blaze support these Jews no matter what they do. No matter the mountain of evidence that shows Jews are trying to undermine them, it doesn’t matter. Glenn Beck said he likes Jews, so they like Jews too, no matter how big of an enemy they are. Useful idiots.
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cdcats8
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 7:37pmThe Red Book is still missing. It went missing after her death. Sure it is still interesting. Lots of cover up back then.
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DadRocked
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:42pmCover up then? And now?
I think that the govt coveniently misplaced the file the purged it so as not to make the govt look bad in any way…
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MrKnowItAll
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 7:22pmMy Opinion of Looking at Miss Monroe is… that if it were today. She would be the type to have been front and center news forever by having a Sex Change. Sadly, in 2012 this statement isn’t crazy anymore. It’s very Probable. God Help Us All. Because Man will never become Peaceful and fully civilized on his own. I Cannot find another Truth, this Truthful!
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TEXASGRANNY73
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 8:30amKeep your nose to the ground, Sherlock.
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denkat56
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 7:04pmShe’s been dead over 50 year’s, slept with Kennedy’s, and now she’s a communist. I think Hoover was jealous. Monroe fills the dress out better.
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lisalake
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 7:00pmLast I heard the she was dead…do they care about the commie in the WH???? WTF?!
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noslave
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:51pmkalafornia the kommunist kapital of the usa??what else is new???now if someone can expose the kenyan communist??and crew occupying the white house??shouldn’t we change the name to be politically correct???
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charles116
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:51pmOMG, she was infatuated with a guy who might have had communist leanings.
That certainly makes the poor woman a red threat.
The-Monk
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 7:04pmHi Dora-Chucky,
OMG….. I agree. OMG = Obama Must Go….. : )
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drs1969
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:27pmMiller was using her as a spy, of sorts. This makes it far more likely that she was killed.
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gyro
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:50pmI liked Marilyn
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bava
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:55pmLike. Not past tense.
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gyro
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:58pmshes dead? so liked ?
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The-Monk
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 7:07pmHi Gyro,
You’ll have to excuse the Bava troll… it’s a product on a liberal education.
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charles116
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:43pmI heard Hoover had all of Marilyn’s gowns copied in a size 22.
Hmmmmmmmmmm?
bava
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:57pmNow, that is funny.
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:22pmI could have sworn that liberals like you were tolerant of that kind of thing.
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ScratInTheHat
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 9:10amNope, that is just another line of BS they use. Libs use **** innuendo more than anyone else. The hypocrites love doing that and never see themselves as hypocrites.
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ScratInTheHat
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 9:21amJust to be clear the redacted word stated with a “H” and ended with an “O”.
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Akridgerunner
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:31pmThis is merely an attempt at a diversion by the administration.
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drs1969
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:31pmI doubt that. The FBI is still w/holding info, which tells me people who knew or were involved in her death are still alive.
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ChiefGeorge
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:19pmWe still can’t see whats redacted? Man she must have had the goods on them. But on another note, we still know very little real history of our own living dear leader who occupies our WH.
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turkey13
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:37pmWhat did anyone expect – she hung out with the Kenedys and would fit right with the current white house resident.
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commies.in.the.wire
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 8:36pmCHIEF, he’s a commie just like marylin was. Hope someone catches it soon!
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Gonzo
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:18pmMost overrated woman of all time.
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Zipit
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:26pmGonz! I’d have to go with Babs Streisand on that one! At least MM is something to look at!!!
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Guerrino_P
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:57pmGonzo speaks and again says nothing. Yeah Gonzo!!!!!
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charles116
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 8:44pmHon her estate makes more dead then 1,000 of you living.
christhefanatic
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 12:06amPrefer Betty Page.
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TEXASGRANNY73
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 8:28amMost beautiful woman of her time—bar none. Still is-no one is comparable though they try.
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lylejk
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:14pmSo there’s no surprised that Joseph McCarthy and J Edgar Hoover were right about Hollywood elites and their communist associations. Things haven’t changed much. :)
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charles116
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:45pmWhat were they right about?
bava
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:54pmYou’re clapping for Joseph McCarthy? That is sad and pathetic. Review your life. Please.
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drs1969
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:36pmIf folks had listened to McCarthy, we wouldn’t have a Jew-backed Communist foreigner in the WH now.
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barber2
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 3:39amMs. Charles always asks such provocative questions.
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ree758
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:09pmI’d like to know more about White House Communist ties
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mr.goodvibe
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 5:48amThis video does a great job of explaining it and shows all the ties. http://vimeo.com/52009124
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SaturdaysWarrior76
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:06pmWhatever else she was… she sure was a beauty. A beauty with a sad, sad life and ending.
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Sharon Rose
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:03pmHollyweird was, (and probably still is) full of commies!
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lel2007
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 5:59pmMarilyn Monroe, the Hollywood Star, a communist ? Right there in the middle of California, Hollywood of all places, a communist. Who would-a ever thought?
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 5:56pmWe have a President in office right now, who has never been vetted.
Why doesn’t the FBI focus on him, instead of a woman who has been dead for 50 years?
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ree758
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:11pmThankyou,and lets not talk about the fiscal cliff when we should be talking about Bengazi
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Spitfire1938
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 7:46pm“REE758″:
Benghazi????
Oh… you mean that thing where President Obama appears to have had four Americans whacked, but it was covered up. Why should we talk about that? Gosh… you don’t suppose, maybe, it’s kind of like why were not talking about the whacking of John C Wheeler anymore either… do yah?
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americansfightingforcommonsense
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 5:55pmOK that is probably true about her, but what about our own president. OBAMA IS CONNECTED TO ALL KINDS OF COMMUNISTS. Why doesn’t the FBI look into him? Now that would be a great story and actually help us as a nation to get this out into the open. FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS, BILL AYERS, RICHARD TRUMPKA (AFL-CIO), ANDY STERN (SEIU),……..
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Steelhead
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 5:54pmthe hysteria over communism in the 50′s reminds me of the Salem Witch Trials. The current day Tea Party is similar in scope, delusional and paranoid.
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Shamrock241
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:06pmHow is calling out communist delusional when they themself admit they are communist?
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M13
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:07pmOnce again we all get to laugh at your outright stupidity, thanks for being the idiot that you are.
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Fubared
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:09pmSteelheadisadouche.
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Kaoscontrol
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:15pmAbout 25 people were executed (or died in prison) as a result of the Salem witch trials. Communism has killed at least 85 million (perhaps 150 million by some estimates). The Tea Party has killed NO ONE.
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Steelhead
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:17pmm13- was Senator McCarthy one of you heroes? you poor thing
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teresa2010
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:20pmoHHH..You get the MORON AWARD…..UNIONS ARE THE PARANOID PSYCHOS….( Help, they are taking my health care, pension, wages away from me…..Let’s go go beat some non-union people up, let go protest, let’s go beat up the taxpayers, destroy some property….WAHHHH
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teresa2010
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:25pmUnions are the paranoid psychos…. KOOKS like you….It is clear to everyone now….The faster we get rid of the unions the better…….Paranoid about their wages and pensions being taken away…. Beating people up….Yuk… Sleazy Obama voters….SLIMY PUKES.
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Dr Vel
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:27pmOne is not delusional and paranoid when that which they fear is really happening. Worse now than it was in the 50′s, McCarty was right all along. Your attitude about patriotic Americans illuminates us to the fact that it is you and all like you who are the ones who are truly delusional and paranoid. As always, you accuse the right of the very things you do, the very state you exist in. Failure to see this proves you and all like you are the most ignorant subhuman beings ever to walk the earth. Unlike you we are not Lemmings willing to walk into the sea. Yet you are dragging our nation with you and you never stop pushing. You think you are on a roll, you think we will not resist. The simple truth is we are trying our best to live life as peacefully, decently and normally as we can, but you are rapidly driving this nation to the point at which we have nothing left to lose. We will not live as slaves. You are closer than you have ever been in history to the point at which we will rise up. The pale horse is approaching, are you prepared to reap that which you have sown?
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The_Cabrito_Goat
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:57pmIf you think McCarthy went overboard, tell me where the Russians got their nuclear technology from.
Us. Through spies.
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drs1969
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:44pmRosenbergs, Communist Jewish spys executed for spying. Look at a photo of Ethel, she had the same evil look in her eyes that BHO has on occasion.
They said it took forever to execute her on Ol’ Sparky at Sing Sing. Reminds me of the Exorcist.
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christhefanatic
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 12:23amThe Salem witch trials remind me of left-wing loonies who see nazi racist sexist homophobes under the bed and on the walls.
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Tri-ox
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 5:50pmHopefully, we won’t have to wait 50 years for the FBI to reveal obama’s vast communist ties (but I ain’t gonna hold my breath).
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LeadNotFollow
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 5:49pmWhy don’t they reveal her ties to the Kennedy men, and how she really died?
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dosdelgados
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 5:47pmIf Communists were as actively sought out today as they were then, we wouldn’t be in the predicament were in now, would we!?
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lel2007
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 5:56pmWell they didn’t find enough of them.
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Psychosis
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 5:45pmwho cares ..she’s DED
obama’s PARENTS and GRANDPARENTS, and HIS MOST INFLUENTIAL BENEFACTOR, and ALMOST EVERYONE ELSE in his history are COMMUNISTS ………..yet he somehow became president
perhaps we should worry about the present ………………….as we can only learn from history if we are willing to actually do something about it
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RoDogg
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 7:03pmI still can’t get over the name Stanley for a girl! I keep thinking Russians picking a false name from a book and not knowing Stanley is a boy name! ….. lol
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 5:44pmImagine that, a Hollywierd starlet involved with communist?
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 5:50pmOf course being married to Arthur Miller had to have had some influence too.
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The-Monk
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 5:51pmHi RJJ,
Dora-Chucky will be sooooo happy!
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charles116
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 6:48pmAs opposed to what, Prescott Bush financing Nazi ovens?
drs1969
Posted on December 28, 2012 at 9:53pmRe: Charles
Even if we believe the propaganda about the whole 6 million killed by the Germans, it still doesn’t compare to the nearly 100 million who died at the hands of Jewish Bolsheviks. I don’t believe the Germans would have never killed the Jews if it weren’t for the Jewish-backed Bolsheviks taking over Russia. Look how fanatical the Germans were in attacking Russia. They knew the Communists were their real threat. Maybe Prescott knew this too? I’m sure Joe Kennedy did. Look what happened to his son.
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mr.goodvibe
Posted on December 29, 2012 at 5:50amYou mean Bush financed the ovens before he was born, what a truly sadistic time traveler.
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