George Carlin on the Environment - Democratic Underground

Common Sense Party

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Tue May-04-10 08:25 PM
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George Carlin on the Environment

Run time: 07:39
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjmtSkl53h4

Posted on YouTube: April 22, 2009
By YouTube Member: candidskeptic
Views on YouTube: 27026

Posted on DU: May 05, 2010
By DU Member: Common Sense Party
Views on DU: 611

I can't help but think most DU'ers, while admiring the hell out of Carlin for the bulk of his life's work, are going to COMPLETELY disagree with him here.

What do you think? Does he sound like a teabagging repuke?

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Guy Whitey Corngood

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Tue May-04-10 08:29 PM
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1. It's funny but I didn't agree with him then nor do I agree with him on that now. I disagree

with plenty of people whose work I admire.

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Richard Steele

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Tue May-04-10 08:34 PM
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2. Carlin, as ever, sounds a lot like Carlin.

He wasn't actually 'kidding' much in his last few decades, you know.
He genuinely despised us as a species.

And he was correct when he said:
"The planet isn't going anywhere: WE are."

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onehandle

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Tue May-04-10 08:49 PM
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4. Exactly. He was very pessimistic.

Edited on Tue May-04-10 08:50 PM by onehandle

And he is right. 'Pack your shit, folks. We're goin' away.'

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onehandle

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Tue May-04-10 08:44 PM
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3. This is one of his greatest pieces Ever. He doesn't want that future. That's not him.

Edited on Tue May-04-10 08:49 PM by onehandle

It's called comedy. He thought that we were all a joke in our own way. He was very pessimistic.

Carlin was not a 'teabagging repuke.'

Jesus.

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Common Sense Party

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Tue May-04-10 10:30 PM
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9. Carlin was not a 'teabagging repuke.'

I never said he was.

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onehandle

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Tue May-04-10 11:24 PM
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10. Ah. Maybe I misunderstood you. nt

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Ian David

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Tue May-04-10 08:52 PM
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5. George Carlin is dead. I guess that proves he was wrong.Maybe he SHOULD have worried. n/t

Edited on Tue May-04-10 08:53 PM by Ian David

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mrcheerful

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Tue May-04-10 09:52 PM
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6. What was he wrong about? 1 fact of life no one gets out alive

Simply put he was right here today gone tomorrow. Death is a part of life and regardless of what anyone says there are no certain things people can do or not do that will change that fact nor prolong how much life one gets. Sure certain groups of people will have higher life expectancies, but as individuals in those groups have shown that even they die young too, just not as many of them. It's all a crap shoot on how long one lives, healthy people get the same diseases as the none healthy, but then there are none healthy people that beat the odds too, its all unknown on what each individual will face between life and death.

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Ian David

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Tue May-04-10 10:14 PM
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7. He was younger than McCain. n/t

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mrcheerful

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Tue May-04-10 10:30 PM
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8. Which proves the good die young

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