Abbie Hoffman...too bad the government killed him

[jjohnson]

We could use a few good guys like that around now. Oh, well, I guess Micheal Moore will have to do.

[johnnie]

1. Oh C'mon

Our wonderful people in the Government would never "off" someone. This is America, the people who have run this country have never done anything illegal!! Well..ok...one of them got a few blowjobs, but other than that.....
<sarcasm switched off now>

[skooooo]

2. Umm..

The government didn't kill Abbie Hoffman.

[jjohnson]

9. who did?

was it his ol' ex-cronie Jerry Rubin?

[skooooo]

10. Suicide 1989

See the link I posted.

[calico1]

3. Uh, yeah right. n/t

[smirkymonkey]

4. I've always wondered about his "suicide."

do you have any links?

He visited my college to debate Jerry Rubin in "Yuppie vs. Yippie", and I must say he was very influential in stirring my nascent political consciousness.

[skooooo]

8. Here's a link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbie_Hoffman

I didn't know about his note. Still, I doubt in 1989 the government had anything to do with his death. If they'd wanted to get him, they would have got him when he was active.

Didn't know about his being bi-polar either. Explains a lot.

[jjohnson]

12. Barbiturate overdose was very commonly used by operatives in the CIA

and other covert units. He was knocked off in 89 because the winds of change were blowing!

[skooooo]

14. Well...ok..

If you want to believe that. I don't think we can know either way. When I posted earlier, I didn't know he died of suicide.

[jjohnson]

11. No, but I should

Jerry rubin was/is a major disappointment. I envy you. I never had the opportunity to meet him (FREE), but he has done almost as much to shape my warped personality as my parents.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

5. PEOPLE! IT'S MICHAEL! MICHAEL! NOT MICHEAL!

(welcome to DU, btw) :D

[jjohnson]

6. oh, yeah, sorry stupid computer

[mrboba1]

7. heh.

Why is that so hard?

:shrug:

[jjohnson]

13. MY POINT WAS...

That Abbie Hoffman was instrumental in the "Movement" against a corrupt administration, and that we can learn from his advances, and his mistakes.

[thecrow]

15. Steal This Book!

http://www.tenant.net/Community/steal/steal.html
Here's a link for those of you who weren't around to read it in the 60's and 70's... or for any other's of you who might want to read it.