Mort Sahl
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 Mort Sahl           (comedian) | |
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| Interests | • Pentagon papers • JFK assassination |
Mort Sahl is a comedian and political satirist. He was still performing stand-up comedy at age 89.[1]
Career
Sahl pioneered a style of social satire which pokes fun at political and current event topics using improvised monologues and only a newspaper as a prop.
Opinions
Mort Sahl was doubtful about the Pentagon papers. He supported of the Jim Garrison investigation in New Orleans and was a critic of the Warren Commission.[2]
Legacy
George Carlin was influenced by Sahl.
A Quote by Mort Sahl
| Page | Quote | Source |
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| Merriman Smith | “that he [Merriman Smith] was riding under the underpass when he heard the shots that killed our young president, which is interesting since he was two cars behind Kennedy and Kennedy never reached the underpass,<a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a> he was killed while ahead of it, and possibly from it.” | YouTube |
Event Witnessed
| Event | Description |
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| Truth And Reconciliation Committee on the Assassinations Of The 1960s | A call for a Truth And Reconciliation Committee |
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