J Edgar Hoover was angry that the Boy Scouts didn't thank him effusively enough

Cory Doctorow 11:45 am Tue Nov 24, 2015

Michael from Muckrock writes, "From Boy Scouts to movie stars, no one was safe from J. Edgar Hoover's all-watching surveillance apparatus at the FBI — or his sharp tongue. MuckRock has put together a collection of his most biting insults to serve up at Thanksgiving, in case you need to put any of the in-laws on notice."

The Washington Post — "The usual misinformation characteristic of the Wash Post."

Anonymous Slanderer [unnamed source who claimed to have some incriminating diary entries regarding Hoover's "little parties at the Knickerbocker."] — "Put up or shut up. He is a vicious and garrulous old gossip."

Boy Scouts of America [mad that the Boy Scouts weren't specifically effusive enough in their thank you note] — "Their recent resolution was so general it didn’t mean anything."

Burn Notice: J. Edgar Hoover's best insults

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