While doing a search online for George Carlin related stuff, I found this old article about George's appearance at Yale. I love him. He is forever one of my great heros.
"I know I am a very lucky individual," Carlin said
He then described the extraordinary circumstances of his birth. Not only was Carlin conceived out of the chance meeting of his parents after they had already split up, but also he was saved from abortion when his mother saw a "sign" in an oil painting in the waiting room of the abortion clinic.
"By the way," Carlin said, "I still support abortion even though I was almost done in."
Carlin then opened the floor to questions. When asked to comment on the recent election, Carlin replied that though he dislikes discussing topical issues, he would rather discuss politics "with a lowercase 'p.'"
"I was embarrassed in the midst of the Florida election thing, when all the media wanted to show was what 'Saturday Night Live,' Leno and Letterman were doing," Carlin said. "It was very superficial."
A controversial topic arose when a student asked Carlin about his animosity toward the Church.
"I felt betrayed by the Church. They led me down a path and didn't deliver," Carlin said, referring to his experience with communion. "Religion is a dehumanizing instrument."
Many students laughed and others sat silent after Carlin mocked the "belief of an invisible man in the sky who watches you and keeps score."
I love the things he has to say about Republicans and abortion. He once said it blew him away how Republicans want to tell you what to do with your unborn fetus, but once its born, they don't want shit to do with it. Until the child is 18. Then they want to send your kid off to be killed in a war. Truer words have rarely been spoken. It's twisted. They just want to be the ones to decide who lives and who dies.
Posted by Maria at April 4, 2004 04:47 PMCarlin ROCKS M.
You know that annoying fucking bumper sticker, "Choose life, your mother did"??
I've rolled down my passenger window and actually yelled, "yeah your mother chose life and it's a testament to Roe vs. Wade"!!
Btw.. I just ordered that chrome fish emblem with the feet and "DARWIN" spelled out in its torso! I swore I'd never have any sort of adornment (political or otherwise) on my car but I am all set with this shit I'm seeing. Time for a little of their own back.
Posted by: Richard at April 4, 2004 05:00 PMI get into trouble w/my republican friends over this abortion issue..and I agree with how Carlin puts it too...it's true.
Posted by: sandy at April 4, 2004 05:00 PM... yikes ....
Posted by: Richard at April 4, 2004 05:01 PMcarlin has always been a hero to me, right up there with lenny bruce.
Posted by: cul at April 4, 2004 05:38 PMGeorge Carlin is The Man.
Not only is he hysterically funny, but he's also extremely intelligent and always has a valid point to his schtick. What he said about the Republicans? Great stuff.
Posted by: Daria at April 4, 2004 11:09 PM