And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The first time heard anything from him was at a friends birthday party when we were ten. His father put on the "Farts" skit from the album "Occupation Foole", just as we were eating cake. Bad move on his part!
Carlin served in the Air Force. " George Carlin Air Force He was trained as a radar technician, and was stationed in Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana. Looking back on his service, Carlin was proud to have been generally discharged instead of dishonorably discharged. He was deemed an unproductive Airman and court martialed three times.
" It can be just fascism pretending to be manners. It can be a gross tool to demand conformity of speech and therefore thought and can be used oppressively. "
What a funny, funny philosopher. I regularly watch his "lectures" on DVDs and no matter how many times I view them I still learn something new.
ReplyDeleteMarried 36 yrs. Had a nice looking daughter Kelly Carlin.
ReplyDeleteBefore he turned into a world class asshole. Nobody hated Christians like old george.
ReplyDeleteDid he hate Christians, or organized religion? there is a difference.
DeleteA trustworthy witness told me that he said, publically, that he believed in political assassination.
DeleteMet him in Las Vegas promoting his latest album around 77-78 in front of a record shop. Looked me in the eyes and said "What's up man"
ReplyDeleteHis sneer was stuck on him. His face DID stick like that!!
ReplyDeleteBiff Barf with the Sportlight Spotlight, and Al Sleet, your Hippy Dippy weatherman- tonight's forecast: DARK.
ReplyDeleteThe first time heard anything from him was at a friends birthday party when we were ten. His father put on the "Farts" skit from the album "Occupation Foole", just as we were eating cake. Bad move on his part!
ReplyDelete" The American Dream....cause you got to be asleep to believe it "
ReplyDelete" It's a Big Club...and you ain't in it "
ReplyDeleteCarlin served in the Air Force. " George Carlin Air Force
ReplyDeleteHe was trained as a radar technician, and was stationed in Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana. Looking back on his service, Carlin was proud to have been generally discharged instead of dishonorably discharged. He was deemed an unproductive Airman and court martialed three times.
Smoked weed on guard duty, too, by his own account.
Delete" It can be just fascism pretending to be manners. It can be a gross tool to demand conformity of speech and therefore thought and can be used oppressively. "
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