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George Carlin speech at the National Press Club (May 13, 1999) "George Carlin delivered a humorous speech in which he ma Show more Show more George Carlin on Being Arrested for. I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Yeah, right. Clearly he's preparing us for something (LAUGHS). "Forget the politicians. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). They're worried that some day in the future, they might be personally inconvenienced. He was also known for his outspoken views on government and politics. e d u / e t d / 4 7 1)/Rect[72.0 131.7406 279.0264 143.4594]/StructParent 6/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> 01. He was a frequent performer and guest host on The Tonight Show during the three-decade Johnny Carson era, and hosted the first episode of Saturday Night Live in 1975. Theyve long since bought, and paid for the Senate, the Congress, the state houses, the city halls, they got the judges in their back pockets and they own all the big media companies, so they control just about all of the news and information you get to hear. You enjoy yourselves; itll be a lot of fun. But hey, I guess it's just part of my glamorous jet-setting lifestyle.'. Then, as the controversy continues to heat up, he moves to his next level of complaint: POLITICIAN:THE WHOLE THING HAS BEEN BLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION. The PEOPLE are fucked. Carlin left a wealth of social, political, and religious commentaryand most of it was highly critical. They're your followers. v. Pacifica Foundation, in which a 54 decision affirmed the government's power to regulate indecent material on the public airwaves. 189 0 obj It's like we're all living in a never-ending episode of MTV Cribs. [FINAL NOTE: If you want to dig deeper into Carlins brilliant mind vis--vis comments on politicians and the doublespeak they are prone to use, check out The Consultation Institutes George Carlin on the language of politics. While you're here, we have a public discord server. Good honest hard-working people continue, these are people of modest means, continue to elect these rich cock suckers who dont give a fuck about you.they dont give a fuck about you they dont give a FUCK about you. x\}_nK '!oF+$SW9E fX{]YTUOm9qhSO+_7L|*kqyHUwor}=qgw;WnrG7no8G*w6a2Uq K|CQWO_nT]}wbvASBT=tE.t6C}qC)onmg2uAWq|9xLSg Fuck hope. All rights reserved. Carlin, for 40-years, was one of the greatest comedians ever. BRAND: That's comedian George. We're so obsessed with ourselves and our own little worlds that we can't even have a real conversation or a meaningful interaction with someone without checking our phones every five minutes. This is the best we can do folks. This legendary rant is even better when read. George Carlin interview from 1989 | The Tapes Archive Podcast That somehow we're gonna put in jeopardy this beautiful little blue-green ball that's just a-floatin' around the sun? <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents(English Language and Literature Commons)/Rect[137.2383 212.4906 328.3613 224.2094]/StructParent 5/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> m o n t c l a i r . Cause Americans have a lot of trouble dealing with reality. Now, folks, a question for you. George has been quoted as calling this his favourite HBO special of them all due to its continuous flow-on nature and high standard of writing. His final HBO special, It's Bad for Ya, was filmed less than four months before his death. Oh boy. From Life Is Worth Losing. Never mind the press conferences get the big knife out of the drawer. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comics; one newspaper called Carlin "the dean of counterculture comedians". <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents( M o n t c l a i r S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y \n D i g i t a l C o m m o n s)/Rect[466.2109 650.625 540.0 669.375]/StructParent 2/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> <>stream Youre just gunna wind up with a brand new bunch of selfish, ignorant Americans [leaders]. The stand up comic was an artist who did more than articulate the public's subconscious; he. His parents split up when he was an infant because his . He missed this one. 0000003901 00000 n 0000002803 00000 n Not affiliated with OpenAI. George Carlin on why he likes disasters and people under pressure, and why the planet is doin' just fine. Two reasons. I mean, have you ever looked at people's Facebook or Instagram profiles? Lee did not involve himself formally in politics, but he was a symbol of diversity and the synthesis of "East" and "West." People are so quick to judge and attack each other over the smallest things. endobj Carlin considered conservatives and Republicans the greedy, warmongering class in political ideologies. 184 0 obj They want obedient workers. George Carlin on the language of politics - YouTube Before his death in June 2008, comedian George Carlin spent 10 years working on a memoir, Last Words, with his longtime friend Tony Hendra. endobj Carlin considered conservatives and Republicans the greedy, warmongering class in political ideologies. Im sure as soon as the election is over, your country will improve immediately. But social media is just a symptom of our narcissistic, attention-deficit culture. It's like a sewer of hate and stupidity. THOU SHALT NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD THY GOD IN. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. You know, those posts that pretend to be modest, but really they're just a way of showing off. everybody complains about politicians. It would seem to fly in the face of that other rhetorical standby that: POLITICIAN:THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE LOT SMARTER THAN THEY ARE GIVEN CREDIT FOR. The planet has been here four and a half billion years. Copyright 2017 iComedyTV.com. They'll get it all from you sooner or later 'cause they own this f**kin' place. I'M SERVING THE NATION. Press J to jump to the feed. It is a crisis of confidence', Crisis of Confidence speech - 1979 , Jon Stewart: "They responded in five seconds", 9-11 first responders, Address to Congress - 2019, Jacinda Ardern: 'They were New Zealanders. endobj So let me tell you something. George Carlin (1937-2008): Legendary Comedian Challenged Status Quo The shit they shuffle around every four years doesnt mean a fuckin thing. endobj (6K"F;nyV-()*bt3QgsX;a\IC'h%7. It's supposed to connect you with other people, but it's just a way of avoiding real human contact. Theres a reason. Compared to the people, the planet is doing great. [5], Conservatives say if you dont give the rich more money, they will lose their incentive to invest. And that's just sad.". "We're so self-important. George Carlin's acerbic wit and profound societal insights were a one time cultural phenomenon. Anyway enjoy it while it's h. It's the perfect name because it's anti-social media. Web. It's like a bunch of robots pretending to be human. They got you by the balls. endobj We could see through the hypocracy and illogic of our parents and teachers, but because of our age and size we couldn't do anything about it. But marital fidelity is a good idea, so I suggest we keep the idea and call this commandment "Thou shalt not be unfaithful." Thats right. And nobody seems to notice. And we've only been engaged in heavy industry for a little over two hundred years. George Carlin - The Ten Commandments | Genius Because if its really just the fault of these politicians, then where are all the other bright people of conscience? Montclair State University Digital Commons The Religion and Political Views of George Carlin - Hollowverse Besides, there is nothing wrong with the planet. First of all, I can see the sun, okay? So self-important. To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum, Comedian George Carlins take on The Ten Commandments. 9 minutes; 13,650 views; May 13, 1999 George Carlin Scripts Dst7cSE99`YpOqBp@&+69ykl95-! stream George Carlin Quotes on Politics - LiveAbout He was regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comics of all time. They don't pass through a membrane from another reality. of American cultural paradoxes. Im sure as soon as the election is over your country will improve immediately. I dont vote. Some parents deserve respect. Who in fact did not even leave the house on election-day, am in no way responsible for what these people have done, and have every RIGHT to complain as loud as I want, about the mess YOU created, that I had nothing to do with. He said: Once you leave the womb, conservatives dont care about you until you reach military age. Now theres one thing you mighta noticed I dont complain about: politicians. 0000002288 00000 n Two reasons I dont vote. 21 George Carlin Quotes On Government And Politics See they don't DECIDE; they DETERMINE. Oh, and I cant finish without recommending the routine Carlin calls his Incomplete List of Impolite Words. 160 Copy quote. xref endobj Theres a nice campaign slogan for somebody: the public sucks, fuck hope. Where are all the bright, honest, intelligent Americans ready to step in and save the nation and lead the way? Dog, Cat, Thinking. And so, a long last after each has RESPONDED to the others INITIATIVES and each has REVIEWED the others RESPONSES and everyone has taken a POSITION made a JUDGMENT and offered a RECOMMENDATION. NOW they have to do something! But here's the thing: social media isn't real life. A clean place to live. Everybody complains about politicians. And by the way, it's the same big club they use to beat you over the head with all day long when they tell you what to believe. 0000001936 00000 n I mean, why do we need to see some idiot eating Tide pods or jumping off a roof into a pool? Thank you. I still cant find a flaw in it, or anything even exaggerated. But that would be much too direct! George Carlin - National Press Club [complete] - YouTube But theres a reason. (LAUGHS). Hes right. Now normally during peace times the politician would refer to people in the military as: POLITICIAN:OUR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN STATIONED AROUND THE WORLD. They are irrelevant. Then read it again. 190 0 obj (Yes, I know, the USS America is a humongous, gargantuan behemoth, and the rudder very, very, very small, but we can still make it sloooowly turn to a certain general heading if we all pile our [intelligent] votes in the wheelhouse. Every time. It's a big club, and you ain't in it. Well, where do people think these politicians come from? Vodafone Ad. <>/Metadata 181 0 R/Outlines 136 0 R/Pages 174 0 R/StructTreeRoot 145 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> People trying to make the world save for their Volvos. Add in a bit of effective protest and it might even turn a bit faster.). Fuck hope!. Fuck hope! You have owners. (LAUGHS). Everybody says they suck. And you don't want to spend your real life chasing after digital validation.". American stand-up comedian George Carlin is notable for his long-standing popularity from the early 60s up until his death in 2008. And so, with all of this in mind, folks, I offer you my revised list of the Two Commandments: THOU SHALT KEEP THY RELIGION TO THYSELF! And then, maybe, put down your phone and go have an actual conversation with someone. Because the owners, the owners of this country dont want that. But really, they're just regurgitating whatever they heard on cable news or read on some clickbait website. 4 0 obj If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed. You have no right to complain. George Carlin - Euphemisms I don't like words that hide the truth. From the late 1980s, Carlin's routines focused on sociocultural criticism of American society. Marc Allan: Good, thanks for calling. He and his "seven dirty words" comedy routine were central to the 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case F.C.C. THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Isnt it a bit ironic, though, that the audience is laughing at all this when, essentially, Carlin is saying to them, directly to their faces, that they are stupid? 0000008961 00000 n Now theres one thing you might have noticed i dont complain about: politicians. George Carlin - Wikipedia However, most of his bile was reserved for conservatives and Republicans. George Carlin: 'Politicians don't actually say things, they INDICATE Its a big club, and you aint in it! Fuck em! Obedient workers, people who are just smart enough to run the machines and do the paperwork. That's because now he's feeling the heat and so as time passes and more evidence comes in he suddenly changes directions and tells us: POLITICIAN:WERE TRYING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS! "Now, there's one thing you might have noticed I don't complain about: politicians. Maher is a liberal who has endorsed at least the last two Democratic presidential candidates. ', Defense of 2nd Spanish Republic - 1936, Jimmy Reid: 'A rat race is for rats. Then you're just what they're looking for. Not in the abstract they don't. I'm getting tired of that shit. THINGS ARE MOVING FASTER NOW, MISTAKES WERE MADE. Theyll get it all from you sooner or later cause they own this fucking place! I think what we really need more of is ritual suicide, you know. People go on there, they play with the animals, they pet them, they feed them, but they don't get any real interaction. It's so obvious that it almost goes without saying, but comedians are generally more intelligent and sensitive than the average person. And the worst part is that social media has become a platform for outrage and self-righteousness. From people in all walks of life usually the person in question who has committed some unspeakable act. George Carlin does not need my platitudes, but I will still proffer them. Sure, here's a sample transcript of George Carlin talking about social media in one of his stand-up routines: "Let's talk about social media for a minute. As for me, Ill be home on that day, doing essentially the same thing as you. Apparently no one has ever claimed that only a small portion of something (LAUGHS) was blown out of proportion. (CLAPS, LAUGHS). It covers the most famous 'rant' part of the speech. This shit they shuffle around every four years? Theyll get it. POLITICIAN:SERVING THE NATION. Its almost a poetic rap. George Carlin was born and raised in Manhattan, New York in 1937 and died in Santa Monica, California in 2008. Very relevant for these times of high public paranoia about Global Warming! Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. CHALLENGES! An INITIATIVE is an idea that isn't going anywhere! Are these fucking people kidding me? And we have the CONCEIT to think that somehow we're a threat? You voted them in. 191 0 obj I know, they say, they say: well if you dont vote you have no right to complain. You crowned us', by Toni Morrison - 1988, for Michael Gordon: '13 days ago my Dads big, beautiful, generous heart suddenly stopped beating', by Scott and Sarah Gordon - 2018, Tara Westover: 'Your avatar isn't real, it isn't terribly far from a lie', The Un-Instagrammable Self, Northeastern University - 2019, Tim Minchin: 'Being an artist requires massive reserves of self-belief', WAAPA - 2019, Atul Gawande: 'Curiosity and What Equality Really Means', UCLA Medical School - 2018, Abby Wambach: 'We are the wolves', Barnard College - 2018, Eric Idle: 'America is 300 million people all walking in the same direction, singing 'I Did It My Way'', Whitman College - 2013, Shirley Chisholm: ;America has gone to sleep', Greenfield High School - 1983, Joe Marler: 'Get back on the horse', Harlequins v Bath pre game interview - 2019, Ray Lewis : 'The greatest pain of my life is the reason I'm standing here today', 52 Cards -, Mel Jones: 'If she was Bradman on the field, she was definitely Keith Miller off the field', Betty Wilson's induction into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame - 2017, Jeff Thomson: 'Its all those people that help you as kids', Hall of Fame - 2016, Dan Angelucci: 'The Best (Best Man) Speech of all time', for Don and Katherine - 2019, Hallerman Sisters: 'Oh sister now we have to let you gooooo!' Please validate my existence. In 2017, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him second (behind Richard Pryor) on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time. Let's get started! I say that where the military is concern the extent of a POLITICIANS insincerity can be measured by how far around the world our soldiers are stationed and whether or not any of them(POLITICIANS) can pronounce it? xWnF}WDh%&^6F%&T{84e[A0@-3wUr-*l:, XF{HT+T0?LL q8"y1yY0LV"vQ|8:GwPBr,&]Qt7oz5n e d u / e t d)/Rect[230.8867 233.3227 416.9463 245.0414]/StructParent 4/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> You got people posting pictures of their food, their pets, their vacations. And it's not just that social media is a distraction from real life, it's also a way of creating a false sense of connection. Its never going to get any better, dont look for it, be happy with what youve got. Very relevant for these times of high public paranoia about Global Warming! As for the poor, they tell us theyve lost all incentive because weve given them too much money.[6]. They don't care about the planet. It's a Big Club, and You Ain't in It: George Carlin as Social and Better yet, and more ironic, 'THEY TWISTED MY WORDS.' [wptabtitle]Blog[/wptabtitle][wptabcontent][/wptabcontent] They want your retirement money. The big wealthy business interests that control things and make all the important decisions. Two hundred years versus four and a half billion. There's a whole world out there waiting for you, and it's much more interesting than anything you'll find on social media.". And term limits aint gunna do ya any good. The planet has been through a lot worse than us. People like to twist that around. . He was a spiritual atheist as an adult. George Carlin Politicians : Choosing Life or Death in Capitalist America.. George Carlin Politicians youtu.be. Politicians have traditionally hidden behind three things, the flag, the Bible and children. )'B^E_2yKg&. Nobody cares. He said: Once you leave the womb, conservatives don't care about you until you reach military age. It's like we're living in this weird dystopian future where everyone is constantly monitoring each other, waiting for the opportunity to pounce. 0 Did you ever think about the arithmetic? endobj Subreddit to discuss about ChatGPT. Youre just going to wind up with a brand new bunch of selfish, ignorant Americans. See they dont READ they REVIEW, they dont have OPINIONS they take POSITIONS, and they dont give ADVISE they make RECOMMENDATIONS. POLITICIAN:HE HASN'T RESPONDED TO MY INITIATIVE. Who Does George Carlin Represent? | by Michael Thompson | Medium Were fucked. They come from American parents, and American families, American homes, American schools, American churches, American businesses, and American universities. Fuck em. I just wanna put this behind me and that's an expression we hear a lot these days in all walks of lives. No one has PROBLEMS anymore. And we've all bought into it. We invite you and ask you to help us update this wiki by editing it. I have my ideas. Complete biography of George Carlin . George Carlin returns to the stage in Life is Worth Losing, his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theater in New York City for HBO. (LAUGHS) And we know this must be true because the next thing we hear from him is: POLITICIAN:I JUST WANNA PUT THIS THING BEHIND ME AND GET ON WITH MY LIFE. Follow the link for the full transcript, its worth it, but here are a few choice excerpts: When it comes to bullshit, big-time, major league bullshit, you have to stand in awe of the all-time champion of false promises and exaggerated claims, religion. Well, where do people think these politicians come from? Nobody cares. They dont want that! And besides, all of these sites, they're just an illusion. So, I know that a little later on this year youre gunna have another one of those really swell presidential elections that you like so much [Bill Clinton v. Bob Dole]. And the more noise there is, the harder it is to hear anything worth listening to. D} 8 &L$` %pPyZnC*ss9Qm^-u~Y]5;D- p?Ds+A$%C"CXU@5M`mO=YK6l[f0xc5j D6C"NMUCDV#[7q&>O!WsDm~ |!=?H^wM $M:w085uk8OaP;,p|Jp@H0 O#NE\f&KXl1DHq0,>b4A !oPfcmxe5)l*1x,g FC[A9u71-tILKA n_B--jxQjB,=oINnh;> R# }bO 7?|`M S(5OdC0#K1EH-Llj[~y' c7ozi=w,PP&e~g$2! *@@Gh!'[G F.r *N-@LoX15XvGA4#Wb_"$,%%8@2% They own and control the corporations. Do you? Quote by George Carlin: "Now, there's one thing you might have noticed It's our undeniably superior (almost god-like) intelligence that made life difficult for us when we were children. They dont want people who are smart enough to sit around a kitchen table and think about how badly theyre getting fucked by a system that threw them overboard 30 fucking years ago. Transcribed part of speech begins at 10.33, 13 May 1999, National Press Club, Washington DC, USA. They dont pass through a membrane from some other reality. Where are all the bright, honest, intelligent Americans ready to step in and save the nation and lead the way? User Clip: Carlin Mocks Politicians' Language. So I have solved this little political dilemma for myself in a very simple way: on election-day, I-STAY-HOME. MISTAKES WERE MADE, DON'T LOOK AT ME, PROBABLY SOMEONE IN MY OFFICE. Search. George Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic and author. Londons Heathrow Airport, November 7, 2018. Because if it is really just the fault of the politicians then where are all the other bright people of conscience? But it's all a facade. And let's not forget about YouTube. Been here four and a half billion years. It's like they're part of some kind of digital echo chamber. The late George Carlin was a genius with words, a deft dasher of conventional logic, and a master observer (and master-baiter!)