George Carlin telling it like it is on Bill Maher

[tk2kewl]

Elections in the country are illusions...

The owners of this country don't care about poor people

[walldude]

1. Days like this I wish I had HBO...

[Must_B_Free]

3. but not enough to pay for it

HBO is such crap...

[tk2kewl]

6. My wife had to have it for Sex in the City

or else I wouldn't have it either

[benny05]

87. this comment cracks me up

even though it wasn't intended to be funny...

LOL

[unblock]

91. lol! yours too?

psst -- they're now available on dvd -- think 'netflix'!

[walldude]

22. LOl.. yep exactly!

[Beelzebud]

52. Do you have access to usenet?

alt.binaries.great

It's not there yet, but will be in about 2 hours.

[mcscajun]

99. Just when I thought there was nothing new to me on the 'Net

...I find that I have no clue as to how to access these files.

I've pulled up the newsgroup in question...and found a file ending in .r03 -- I haven't a clue, or does my PC, as to what to do with it.

Help?

[kevsand]

102. It's a rar archive.

Kinda like a zipped file, but a different format. You need a rar utility; WinRar is probably the most commonly used.

Also, the .r03 means that there are probably at least four other files that you need to download, ending in .rar .r00 .r01 and .r02

Depending on the size of these files, you may need additional files with subsequent numbers (i.e. .r04 et al) to get the entire original file.

[GreenPartyVoter]

104. All I see there is porn? Can you direct me to where Bill Maher's

stuff is, or is that his personal porn collection?

------------------------------------------------------
Ditch Bu$h and save the Gulf: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=106&topic_id=22507&mesg_id=22507

Then save the nation!
http://www.geocities.com/greenpartyvoter/electionreform.htm

[novak goes postal]

64. SO GLAD TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON THE SHOW

I am way out in Hawaii and it wont be on for about 3 hours... by listening to you all... I will tape it for sure.... Hi, to you all and happy weekend.....I love Bill Maher and I love george
carlin.....Looking forward to it... thanks.

[jean]

2. he does not vote. Did he mention this yet?

[tk2kewl]

5. no

[susanna]

62. I'm wonder if he might start voting...

He's pi$$ed off about the current regime...maybe this is the one that turns the tide for him? Ah, well, maybe wishful thinking...

on edit: bad subject line

[Pushed To The Left]

86. That's what bugs me about Carlin

He has a lot of very strong progressive beliefs, but he doesn't vote. I noticed that Carlin got very quiet when Bill Maher said that those that didn't vote for Kerry in 2004 are responsible for the end of Roe v. Wade.

[jean]

113. I heard Carlin on the radio pre-election last year and he turned my stomac

Does not vote, sees no need to, discourages others from voting.

[Eric J in MN]

121. How do you know if he votes?

nt

[truebrit71]

4. He is kicking some serious ass..

..

[mcctatas]

7. Who the fuck is that asshat white guy???

I have never seen/heard him before but he makes me feel icky all over:puke:

[Radio_Lady]

72. He's James K. Glassman -- see his bio on "wikipedia" and also...

Here's the wiki bio on Tech Central Station -- look at the big named corporations!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tech_Central_Station

Tech Central Station
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Tech Central Station (TCS) describes itself as a website "where free markets meet technology". TCS publishes daily original commentary, news and analysis, focused on economics, business, foreign affairs, technology, science, environment, trade, and culture. It is hosted by James K. Glassman, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and syndicated columnist for Scripps Howard News Service. He also writes a monthly financial column for Kiplinger's Personal Finance.

TCS is published by DCI Group, a public and government affairs firm. TCS is primarily funded by sponsors that include AT&T, The Coca-Cola Company, ExxonMobil, General Motors Corporation, McDonalds, Merck, Microsoft, Nasdaq, and PhRMA.

Tech Central Station (TCS) publishes a wide array of articles by authors who agree with the TCS worldview. The majority of articles published on TCS are about current events, politics, economy and foreign affairs. TCS has also recently published several articles about the debate over intelligent design and the site also has significant coverage of the War on Terror.

Some articles published on TCS also discuss issues that are of interest to TCS sponsors. For example, on climate change TCS has published articles by a number of skeptics such as Willie Soon, Sallie Baliunas, Patrick Michaels and Fred Singer. They've published several articles that are skeptical of open source. When a pro-open source piece was published by libertarian author Julian Sanchez, a rebuttal by James DeLong was also published.

[ProudDad]

77. He's a fuckin repuke

[SemperEadem]

117. He claims that he's a libertarian

[question everything]

108. And yet, found this commentary on his page

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x155369

[Helga Scow Stern]

81. He was a talking points master. Had to shout.

[MsTryska]

100. He's first string in Talking Points dissemination.

actually being part of AEI - i wouldn't be surprised if he or on of his cohorts actually created soem of the talking points he was using.

[melody]

84. he's a Neocon wunderkind

Kind of a techy Gerald Posner

[Must_B_Free]

8. Someone please summarize the convo

on this thread or the other

[tk2kewl]

11. Bush=fascist

rich looting the poor of this country

corporations controlling america=fascism

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

12. He just said that elections are shams designed to make people think

they have a choice.
He said rich white people do not care about pooor black people.
He said the poor are supporting the rich and that this administration is criminal and fascist.
Really socked it to Glassman of the AEI

[Selatius]

29. The two-party system we have is awfully limiting

I don't think this can be denied by anyone who has seriously looked at our government. It is considered one of the bigger reasons why so many people do not vote.

[melody]

83. He made me want to start the George Carlin steering committee

Thank God for old, caustic, funny non-bullshitters.

[renate]

120. seriously, I love that he was Mr. Conductor

on "Shining Time Station"--I don't think it's on PBS any more, but it was the show with the Thomas the Tank Engine videos.

He did his job and he did it well -- there wasn't any "I'm George Carlin and I'm on a kids' show, isn't that hilarious." He was good and I respected him a lot for getting into the role and not condescending to the kids.

Also, I LIKED HIM SO MUCH on Bill Maher. Dang, that was good.

[question everything]

60. Good for Cynthia Tucker

Did not know that the Atlanta Constitution is such a progressive paper..

"You cannot separate Race and Class."

Talked to moderate Republican women before the 2000 elections: oh no, they said, Bush is a moderate, will never hurt Roe v. Wade. We lost it, she said, in the 2000 elections.

Still, we may have an intellectual (Roberts) who will respect previous decisions (like Roe v. Wade) but the next appointment may be a lot more to the right. Roberts is probably the best that we can do now.

And, how typical of the conservative (he called himself libertarian) guy to say that, hey, Roe v. Wade "only" makes the Federal law supersede State ones. But, clearly, California and New York won't repeal it.

"I was born before 1973," she replied. "I grew up in Alabama..."

[DanCa]

9. He's chewing bubble gum and kicking ass and he's all out of bubble gum nt

[Blue Diadem]

10. Woo Hoo George Carlin!

:woohoo: :applause:

[cynatnite]

13. This Glassman guy is a complete asshole!

He says what happened in NO was not a shame. Just a mistake :eyes:

[melody]

85. it's a floor wax AND a dessert topping

He was really amazingly stupid. Mental myopia of the first order.

[MsTryska]

101. I think this is when he lost all credibility

with most of who were watching.



If this man can feel no shame about what wnet down in NO - then he has no shame at all.


that doesn't sit right with most people. clearly not Bill, and most of the audience, that's for damn sure.

I thinkt hat's the first time i've ever heard anyone get laughed at by the audience, on any show.

[Graf Orlok]

14. Who's the other guy?

He's a major dumbass!

[tk2kewl]

15. obligatory freeper

[tk2kewl]

16. Wiki on Glassman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Glassman

[Graf Orlok]

18. "Although often tagged as a conservative...

Glassman introduced himself as a Libertarian while guest hosting the Rush Limbaugh Show on July 20, 1999."

That explains it all.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

34. Libertarianism... the last refuge of the scoundrel(psst...Republican)

nt

[Helga Scow Stern]

82. Talks like a Republican, walks like one, has all the same beliefs....

Just like those election board heads in Ohio were "Democrats."

If Republican henchpeople say they are of a different party, then they have a thin veneer of being "nonpartisan."

Remember they don't seem to really care about the truth. They are too busy creating reality, after all.

[FreedomAngel82]

17. Exactly

So true. I can't wait to watch later.

[Murdock]

19. Freeper is getting torn apart...

But like a good kool-aid drinker, he's completely disconnected from reality.

Cynthia Tucker is tearing him apart... I think Carlin is just disgusted by the fascist..

[tk2kewl]

20. I love a good game of pile on the freeper

}(

[Blue Diadem]

21. Governor Bush..the last office he was elected to

:rofl:

I love George Carlin!

[napi21]

24. That was a beuity! n/t

[napi21]

26. UR-Unintentional Rape!

That's what Barbara Bush did with her nasty coment!

Carlin called her a douche bag

[Sydnie]

30. Unintentional Racist

Not rape.

Carlin is on fire tonight, as usual!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

48. Correction! He called her The Silver Douche Bag. :)

[latebloomer]

49. a SILVER douchebag! n/t

[lonestarnot]

76. OMG Priceless!

[tk2kewl]

23. Carlin: The left cares about people the right cares about property

that sums it up

it's kind of a theme on DU tonight

[walldude]

25. My Favorite Carlin Quote

"Conservatives want live babies so they can have dead soldiers." It would be in my sig but another DU'er is already using it.

[tk2kewl]

27. Carlin on Barbara Bush: Silver douche bag, I call her.

:rofl:

[Solomon]

28. He's on fire. I never heard him like this. He must be very angry

deepdown.

[napi21]

31. He is! Look at the shots of him when he's not saying anything!

I've never seen him like this either!

[magnolia]

69. He looked like....

...he was going to explode. He is clearly very angry...enraged.

[XOKCowboy]

32. Angry?

George is always very realistic. Reality today could make anyone angry. :)

[quispquake]

33. I saw Carlin back in March...

His first post-rehab show (Maine)...VERY intense & angry (BUT FUNNY!!!) show...a LOT of people were extremely pissed...he went off on the government big time...DEFINITELY check out November 5th for his new special...

[XOKCowboy]

35. Forgot he was out of rehab..

Perspective shift

[IndyOp]

97. Thanks for this information...

I saw him within about 2-months after 9/11 and it was one of the most miserable experiences of my life. I was SO excited to see him, based on his HBO specials (and decades of thinkings he was a funny guy). In the performance after 9/11 he was mean-spirited as all get-out, when he usually is sharp-witted and compassionate. Maybe he was worn down at the time from drugs/drinking - whatever caused him to need to go into rehab.

[CBGLuthier]

103. Wine and Vicodin

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/books/12/27/george.carlin/

He pretty much made it seem as if it was a small problem he wanted to stop before it became a big problem like he has had in the past.

Carlin has taken on a nastier edge ever since his wife died back in 97. I think she kept his misanthropic side in check.

Of course, being severely misanthropic myself, I tend to love it even more. :-)

[MellowOne]

36. go George go!

[gulfcoastliberal]

37. Said we are facist - corporate controled gov't

AEI flak couldn't reply to that.

[tk2kewl]

38. You're right Glassman had no come back at all...

telling

[tk2kewl]

39. Carlin: Bush should be allowed to choose his court...

The court chose him... he should get to choose the court

[tk2kewl]

40. Maher: AMERICA MUST RECALL THE PRESIDENT

[question everything]

63. George of the Bungle (nt)

[XOKCowboy]

41. America Should Recall The President

About damn time Bill!

[XOKCowboy]

45. Lose Interest And Walk Away.

ROFL How about cowboy and spaceman??

[Cush]

42. Bush family nightmare: helping poor people

[SeattleGirl]

43. I love George Carlin!

I saw him live in Las Vegas about 5 years ago, and will see him live next month in LV also. I cannot wait for THIS show!

[tk2kewl]

44. Maher on Bush: Now it's time to do what you do best...

Lose interest and move on.

[napi21]

46. How about the "George of the Bungle"?

and "This job can't be fun for you anymore!"

[Mein Bush]

55. "George, George, George of the bungle. Watch out for that hurricane!

Priceless. Both houses should push for a "George of the bungle" tee shirt for all Katrina survivors!

[tk2kewl]

47. Gotta have a transcript of this closing rant!

Wow! Holy Shit!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

50. Within a few days it will be posted at HBO. nt

[tk2kewl]

53. I will look for it when i get back from my wet weekend in Hilton Head

:(
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/AT16/refresh/AL1605W5_sm2+gif/031900W_sm.gif

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

96. Take care of yourself and stay dry!!! Ophelia is back to a tropical

storm so hopefully it won't be too bad.

[latebloomer]

51. Oh my Goddess!

That was PRICELESS!!!

[mtnsnake]

54. If only everyone in this country could watch the show tonight

I love most of Maher's shows, but tonight's show had to be one of the most convincing ever. An absoulute knock-out.

When Bill is on, there is no one who can sway you more than he.

[Beelzebud]

56. I saw George Carlin during his 2004 tour. The man is BRILLIANT.

He puts on one hell of a live show.

[SharonRB]

57. What a great show that was tonight

I laughed my head off all the way through, but the things they said were so true.

[PA Democrat]

58. Best Real Time in a long time

Bill's closing monologue appealing to Bush to resign was priceless. I loved the part when Bill enumerated everything we've lost under Bush: 4 airplanes, 2 World Trade Center buildings, part of the Pentagon, and now a whole city, and then suggested that America would be better off if Bush was on the other team.

[Tom Joad]

65. Bush is on the other Team.... Rich & Powerful

[tinfoilinfor2005]

66. That was the best part...

I was cheering and laughing! (unfortunately, when I try to tell my hubby about it in the morning, I won't be able to remember half of it. Curses, old age and CRS disease)

[blue neen]

71. That closing rant was spot on fantastic.

I think he also mentioned losing the surplus. :thumbsup:

One more very sad thought--we've also lost the respect of the world.

We should have that monologue made into a poster! :)

[susanna]

59. He was amazing...

...the best was when he let that dumba$$ from the "conservative" (read: rightwing dipsh!ts) American Enterprise Institute hang himself by his shorts. That was a nice touch. :-)

on edit: I'm a tweaker

[jane_pippin]

61. It was great watching him keep that guy's talking points in check...

But really, George has been saying all of this for decades. He's always told it like it was. Go rent "Jammin' in New York," and pretend the Bush he's talking about is W. instead of Poppy. You'd think it was written this year!

[question everything]

67. "Republicans did not blame 9/11 on Clinton"

Said the conservative guy. Oh yeah? Cynthia Tucker jumped all over on him

[stanwyck]

74. What a liar

Glassman has to know what a whopper that lie is....hate-radio continually blamed Clinton. Bush blamed Clinton "the previous administration"....he lost all credibility with that blatant partisanship.

[Name removed]

78. Deleted message

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[OnionPatch]

109. Believe me...

They'll still be blaming him after he's dead.

[truebrit71]

107. Bill Maher nailed him on that too..."That's a flat out lie..."

...The repuke also said that American scientists have "cured cancer"...Maher's reaction was priceless..."When did we cure cancer? I know the hurricane coverage has pushed tha Iraq war off the front page, but you'd think that it would at least make page 10...."

[question everything]

112. I know what he meant, but when you just use talking points..

There are many more cancer survivors than used to be. Diagnosis of cancer is no longer a death warrant, the way some of us may remember. For many cancer is now a chronic disease that can be managed with medicine... but I suppose he is not too quick on his feet.

[LaPera]

68. Loved it! He is so tired of the BULLSHIT!

[LiviaOlivia]

70. I think Glassman talked too much.

What a Reagan cocksucker..."I'm really a liberterian." Yea right, corporate fucker.

The libs or Maher should have let Carlin and Ms. Cynthia talk more. I disliked tonights show.

[Radio_Lady]

73. We saw the show, but after the (dubious) laughter -- the reality sets in.

We have to live with this crappy creep of a pResident and his crummy crew -- for 3.5 more years. AR-R-R-GH!

[mcscajun]

92. Yes! He Never STFU!

He wouldn't let anyone finish a phrase, much less a sentence before he started shouting over them, except sometimes, Bill Maher. He had at least enough deference to know just WHOSE show it was.

I started yelling STFU at him, sitting along in my living room. So you know I was pissed.

[Blue_Tires]

75. as i've said many times,

George Carlin is my president

[glugglug]

79. can someone post a torrent?

[radwriter0555]

80. The owners of this country don't care about AMERICANS or else they

wouldn't have hired the 911 thugs or allowed New Orleans to drown.

[mduffy31]

88. Like I said before

George Carlin is a fucking genius. This is a guy that is almost always the smartest guy in the room, he says shit that you only wish that you came up with. This Glassman guy thinks that he is tangling with just a "comedian" but he doesn't know who he is dealing with.

[mcscajun]

93. When you hear a comic use the phrase "Stare Decisis" AND

he knows what it means and who supports it and who doesn't, and he clearly demonstrates that, then you know what you're really dealing with: a truly brilliant and incisive mind.

Plus, the man's business is Words and Language. He was right there to call Bullshit everytime that bloviating fucker tripped on the language.

You had to love it -- I just wish Carlin could have gotten more comments in...but that bastard just talked over Everyone!

[K8-EEE]

89. I Went To The Taping!

Great show...the idiot repuke guy looked so pissed while Bill was railing on GWB at the end!!

[mcscajun]

94. Oh, Thank you for sharing that!!

I was wondering what his reaction was...but they Almost Never cut away from Bill when he's in his last "New Rule" rant.

I hope he was eating his liver. :grr:

[EMAN51]

105. Liberal Democracy

His definition of liberal democracy expressed exactly my views on government/citizen interface. Government needs to support the people when the private sector cannot, or will not.

[LTR]

90. Wait a minute! Nobody mentioned Kurt Vonnegut???

It was a great show, aside from the American Enterprise wingnut talking over everyone. Bill's rant was great. Carlin was in great form, though did anyone else notice something odd about him. He was very shaky and figity.

But Vonnegut, a great author, was on toward the end. And I gotta say, he looked and sounded great. And still as witty as ever. I may have to go out and get his new book, "A Man without a Country", a collection of previously released essays, many of them bashing Bush.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/158322713X/qid=1126349424/sr=8-4/ref=pd_bbs_4/103-3162033-8883837?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

[mcscajun]

95. How could you not notice if you'd ever seen/heard him before?

He was shaky...but then again, he's 83.

There's nothing shaky about his brain, though. He's still as sharp as ever.

[Dulcinea]

106. George Carlin is 68.

born 5/12/1937

www.deadoraliveinfo.com

[renate]

119. I think mcscajun was talking about Kurt Vonnegut

:)

[mcscajun]

123. Not talkin' about Carlin...but about Kurt Vonnegut

Who was very shaky on Real Time the other night. He's 83

[question everything]

110. Indded. When Maher announced in the beginning that he will be there

we were wondering: is he still alive?

Yes, was great.

[question everything]

111. And Scarborough (sp?) was good... for a Republican

As a host himself, he was very careful, well paced in what he said and how he reacted, but did mention how FEMA worked wonder last year in Florida. He tried to give credit to Jeb Bush but still, it was clear that FEMA was there before the first rain dropped appeared on the horizon.

At some point he mentioned that there were more (confirmed) dead in Mississippi than in New Orleands. Maher cut him off but this realy says something about Bush cheerleader Barbour.

[robbedvoter]

98. The Silver Douchebag" - any other name for Babs is henceforth forbidden

I especially adore Carlin for his Governor Bush - the last position for which he was actually elected."
Nice to see I am not the only one who disbelieves the bushkerry myth about the latest mock elections.

[Radio_Lady]

114. Yeh, I laughed out loud at that one. However, by now he'd be the ex-

Governor.

Let's hope he fades away if (and when) he becomes ex-President.

[Raydawg1234]

115. "The Governor"

he called Bush governor Bush because that was the last office that he was ellected to....

I vote we start calling him the governor here

[maveric]

116. Shit! I missed it last night! That'll teach me to go out on a date.

The replay is on tonight at midnight West Coast time.

[AnnieBW]

118. Saw Carlin In Vegas

I saw Carlin in Vegas last month. He was awesome! He's got a special coming up on November 5th on HBO.

[Halliburton]

122. glassman got his ass kicked

it was great to see that.