wow, i got real bored reading down through these posts, so i came back to the top. yup, old george has become more of an angry old hippie ranter than a comic of late. he is still my favorite though and will always be funny to me, despite my disagreements with him. he says our vote, choice, is illusion and that we are owned. that is weak and irresponible. We choose what we buy and who we allow in office, and we have choosen to be cattle. so laugh or say moo.

Much like Lenny Bruce, he became a whole lot more political and views his microphone as a soapbox as he grows older. But there is a shitload more than an element of truth in what both had to say.

The illustrations bother you? I didn't particularly love them either. No big deal. At least Pfizer, GE, AOL-Time-Warner or Viacom didn't make them up.

Carlin *is* pointing out a solution by pointing to the problem. listen to the man. 'You don't think, you don't pay attention, and you don't vote.' Sounds pretty clear.

He's *not* always funny. Someone mis-categorized this as standup and you're sad? boo-hoo. Go watch Yugioh.

He has ALWAYS used the stage as social and political platform- (one of) his most famous bit(s) is "The Seven Words You'll Never Hear on Television". A contemporary of Lenny Bruce, Carlin was arrested right along with him for civil disobedience and lewd & lascivious behavior (aka using "bad language" in public).

Terrible audio/video compression. Can't say I agree with the context, considering what the host site (puppetgov) is all about.

Oh, I forgot it was my job to provide you with a statistical analysis breaking down the fine points of George's personality flaws in conjunction with his political and world view points when expressing my opinion that I feel he is not 100% right, 100% of the time.

I'll get right on that.

Here is why George is wrong . . .

What did the lazy entitled Americans do to get their way ? When and whom did they lobby ? With REAL MONEY ? Lobbyists are there for the buying, and Americans don't hire them, so they shouldn't expect their benefits.

because he feels its history repeating.

1 : an American capitalist of the latter part of the 19th century who became wealthy through exploitation (as of natural resources, governmental influence, or low wage scales)

2 : a business owner or executive who acquires wealth through ethically questionable tactics

"The true robber barons were those who used political means to enrich themselves and their political cohorts through government subsidies, protective tariffs and government-enforced cartels."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robber_baron_(industrialist)

Long story short, laws went up against these people.

It was a big deal in the 19th century. Im surprised you didnt read about it in your history book. Kinda frightening.

Agreed. Carlin has become as much of a pundit as he is a comic, especially in the last 15 years, and this is one such example.

It's far from the first time he has sounded off on the state of the nation, and given the inhabitants and leaders, probably not the last.

Oh, thank yoo four esplaining that to me . I not understand bfore u esplain it me. Now me see error of my opinion. I believe the descriptive term would be didactic. He used to be funny and vitriolic. I've seen him in concert. This just struck me as uninspired ranting, not like his old, clever, spot-on observations, which also happened to be funny. Which I find that much more thought provoking and engaging. But, to each his own.

Sure, it wasn't that funny except the first part. But the point with George Carlin is to also present some facts and his POV as all comedians and stand ups do. I didn't find it so 'funny' as I did hear the message he's conveying and it is a rather important issue. He delivers it better than most people will.