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George Carlin Dead At 71
10:10AM ON
06/23/2008
BY
Eric Smith
“Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, went into St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica on Sunday afternoon complaining of chest pain and died later that evening, said his publicist, Jeff Abraham. He had performed as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. He was 71.” (HuffPo)
“The whole problem with this idea of obscenity and indecency, and all of these things _ bad language and whatever _ it’s all caused by one basic thing, and that is: religious superstition,” Carlin told the AP in a 2004 interview. “There’s an idea that the human body is somehow evil and bad and there are parts of it that are especially evil and bad, and we should be ashamed. Fear, guilt and shame are built into the attitude toward sex and the body. … It’s reflected in these prohibitions and these taboos that we have.”
Here’s a link to Gawker, who has a great collection of clips.
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:59AM
carla Says:
and that, eric, is why “cunt” used as a swear word or insult bothers me.
xoxo
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June 23rd, 2008 at 11:35AM
ethan Says:
Shitty shitty shitty!
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June 23rd, 2008 at 11:42AM
Beth Comery Says:
How can this guy be dead and Castro still be walking the earth? The universe would appear to have no plan whatsoever.
“Just think how stupid the average person is, and then remember that half the people are stupider than that!” … G. C.
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June 27th, 2008 at 12:46PM
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