Patrick Layton "Pat" Paulsen, 1927 - 1997
Talking to Robert F. Kennedy (1968)
Born: 6 July 1927, South Bend, Washington
Died: 24 April 1997, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Paulsen's family moved to Mill Valley, California when Pat was ten. He graduated from Tamalpais High School and immediately joined the Marine Corps during World War II. After the war he worked as a clerk, truck driver, hod carrier, gypsum miner, and a Fuller Brush Man. He was a photostat operator for several years before attending San Francisco City College. He joined an acting group called "The Ric-y-tic Players" and began his comic career. He appeared as a comedic guitarist in clubs in California and New York City before meeting the Smothers brothers, Dick and Tommy. The brothers put him on the air in 1967, originally as an editorial commentator with a deadpan delivery. In 1968 he staged a campaign for president on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, part of what earned him an Emmy that year. After that show, he continued to "run" for president most of the time (1972, 1980, 1988, 1992, and 1996) and actually came in second in at least two state primaries, along with his normal appearances at nightclubs and conventions. He died of cancer of the brain and colon.
Biography from Wikipedia and his own website
Pat Paulsen quotes:
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- A good many people feel that our present draft laws are unjust. These people are called soldiers. permalink
Pat Paulsen - All the problems we face in the United States today can be traced to an unenlightened immigration policy on the part of the American Indian. permalink
Pat Paulsen - Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles. permalink
Pat Paulsen - Censorship does not interfere with the constitutional rights of every American to sit alone in a dark room in the nude and cuss. permalink
Pat Paulsen - "Should Television Shows Be Censored?" on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (7 January 1968) - Every child has a right to go to high school and end up with a third grade education. permalink
Pat Paulsen - I am neither left wing nor right wing. I am middle-of-the-bird. permalink
Pat Paulsen - I belong to the Straight Talking American Government Party, or STAG Party for short. permalink
Pat Paulsen - I don't want to say too much about illegal immigration. I'm afraid my views will be reported on the Cinco O'Clock News. permalink
Pat Paulsen - I feel proud to be living in a country where people are not afraid to laugh at themselves and where political satire is tolerated by the government, if not the television network. permalink
Pat Paulsen - I must choose my words carefully in order to avoid any negative interpretation. Among politicians, this is a tactic known as lying. permalink
Pat Paulsen - I'm often asked why I travel around the country talking politics. Is it for humanitarian reasons, community spirit, or is it for the money, the limousines or the girls? The answers are: no, no, yes yes yes! permalink
Pat Paulsen - I've upped my standards. Now, up yours. permalink
Pat Paulsen - If Iowa is the 'heart' land, what part of the human body is Los Angeles? permalink
Pat Paulsen - In conclusion, you can see that there is a place for censors and we only wish that we could tell you where it is. permalink
Pat Paulsen - "Should Television Shows Be Censored?" on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (7 January 1968) - Just a common, ordinary, simple savior of America's destiny. permalink
Pat Paulsen - campaign slogan (1968)
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