Recent FBI files released show that paranoia knew no bounds during the reign of J. Edgar "I'm Having Trouble Finding Drag Queen Sized Pumps For My Gunboats" Hoover. Apparently no one was safe from being "investigated" no matter what walk of life they came from. It has come to light that the entertainer Liberace was being watched because he liked to play the horses. Honestly, I did not know that was a crime, and if it is I am in so much trouble.... This was during the height of the Cold War frenzy, mind you. Did they really have nothing better to do??? Another target was Lucille Ball, suspected of being a Communist sympathizer.
Ooooh, LUUcyyyy, you got some 'splainin' to do!
And here is the Hoover era FBI's idea of a dangerous man:
Yes, this strikes fear into my heart, but not for the reason they think. We are witnessing the real reason for the worldwide sequin shortage that paralyzed Western civilization during Liberace's lifetime. Now it can be told!
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