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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:05 PM Original message |
"They Own You! They Own Everything!" |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. I miss Carlin. |
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PatrynXX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 06:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
66. ditto |
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ThatsMyBarack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 06:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
67. RIP, Carlin. |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. The words of a prophet |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. In the infinite wisdom of the framers |
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The Doctor. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. They haven't the impetus, they don't get the message, |
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AtomTan (189 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
46. This will never happen as long as there is TV and Doritos to go home to at night. |
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Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
48. Not as long as the parties tell you who to vote for... |
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D-Lee (457 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 02:38 PM Response to Reply #48 |
55. Hey, it is the Repubs and the Roves who trash Congress |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 03:00 PM Response to Reply #3 |
57. the Congress better watch out, as fast as we elect |
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Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 04:01 PM Response to Reply #57 |
64. The way they did in San Francisco? |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. Yup. He nailed it there. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. And here: "The reason they call it the American Dream is because you have to be asleep to believe |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 03:10 PM Response to Reply #10 |
60. I believe you may be on to something, we should be striving for the American Awakening. n/t |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. Carlin was also going through a very miserable time during that show |
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Jim Sagle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Mary Poppins, is that you? |
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fla nocount (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:39 AM Response to Reply #8 |
23. SCORE! Good one. Caught the goalie asleep. n/t |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 01:05 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. heh |
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fla nocount (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 01:32 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Newfie here, we get around. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 02:54 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. You're scoring this guy on calling ME Mary Poppins |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 09:32 AM Response to Reply #23 |
37. anyone who knows me would know that calling me of all people |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
16. It was an excellent performance |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:57 AM Response to Reply #5 |
25. Conspiratorial? |
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lostnotforgotten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 11:10 AM Response to Reply #5 |
43. Yes But We Do Know In Our "Heart of Hearts" That He Is Right |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
58. Most of Carlins shows were like that |
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lligrd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 09:36 PM Response to Reply #5 |
74. I'd Say That If It Weren't True Then That It Was Certainly |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. NCLB |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. ... |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 07:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
87. One to share, thanks!! |
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crickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 01:17 AM Response to Reply #6 |
28. YGI -nt |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #6 |
40. "Everything You Know Is Wrong" Quiz |
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maryf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 07:36 PM Response to Reply #40 |
88. Thanks, bookmarked, nt |
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Lint Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
9. Corporate fascism and private corporate torture must be eliminated. |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
11. Here's teh video. (link) |
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fla nocount (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 01:26 AM Response to Reply #11 |
29. Thanks for the link, I just spent an hour with George chasing links... |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. I loved George but... |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:40 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Give it time...you will get it eventually...just like we all did. |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:18 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. I get it...I'm just saying the two statements contradict eachother.. n/t |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
47. The contradiction would seem to be there |
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crickets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 01:10 AM Response to Reply #12 |
27. Lobbying |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
14. K&R....n/t |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
17. Boy, Carlin sure laid it out there, didn't he? |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
18. Hey George, wherever you are, I hope you are keeping them laughing |
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Anarpeace (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-24-08 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
19. The Military-Industrial-Complex is alive nt |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:29 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. The owners discovered |
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fla nocount (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:45 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Civil War blockade runners knew this. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
22. Wonderful, accurate stuff -- funny always -- LOVE you, George, wherever you are ... |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 01:27 AM Original message |
We'll see about that. n/t |
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Waiting For Everyman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 01:27 AM Response to Original message |
30. (dupe) |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 03:30 AM Response to Original message |
33. I'm not sure this kind of truth is allowed on DU. |
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jazzjunkysue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 11:23 AM Response to Reply #33 |
90. Gotta curb that whole "independent thinking" stuff. Scares people. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 03:39 AM Response to Original message |
34. "There are no nations! There are no peoples!" |
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lamp_shade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 05:36 AM Response to Original message |
35. The Sky is Falling. The Sky is Falling. Jeezus. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 01:48 PM Response to Reply #35 |
54. Is there something incorrect in what he said? |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 07:26 PM Response to Reply #35 |
68. Name something that is wrong with this rant....otherwise |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 10:45 PM Response to Reply #68 |
78. What the hell is it about Floriduh? |
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bperci108 (969 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #35 |
73. Ya think? |
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TheUnspeakable (960 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 06:18 AM Response to Original message |
36. k&r-I used to think George was too cynical... |
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balantz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
38. As long as we participate and remain ignorant we are slaves to their design. |
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Orwellian_Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Here's what they are saying |
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balantz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 10:45 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Great link, thanks! n/t |
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Anarpeace (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 03:18 PM Response to Reply #38 |
62. I will give you a hint of what careers they work in.. |
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balantz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 03:24 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. They've got the game locked, don't they? |
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florida08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 10:08 AM Response to Original message |
39. darn right |
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pjt7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 11:58 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. Nice thread thanks |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
45. I remember seeing Carlin live, back in the 60's |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
49. Not only do they own all the "important" land, they own ALL |
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Dystopian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Thank you. |
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Dystopian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
51. KandR. eom. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 01:39 PM Response to Original message |
52. It's wonderful to see such agreement here. |
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Two Americas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
53. we have so few voices |
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Autonomy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
56. There is some fallacy here |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
59. An even better Carlin rant on how Americans have a "child fetish" |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
61. #70 for the wise true everlasting words of MR. Carlin. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
65. When is the 'class war' gonna start? |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:54 PM Response to Reply #65 |
72. The class war is already in progress |
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theFrankFactor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
69. I Had One Serious Disagreement With Him On This Rant... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 03:47 AM Response to Reply #69 |
81. Maybe he felt conflicted. His heart said one thing, |
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Land Shark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
70. It seems more than anything they want to eliminate a competitor:Democracy USA nt |
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Enrique (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
71. they tried to get our retirement money |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 10:33 PM Response to Reply #71 |
76. Enrique, they didn't stop them for long. Now we are told that our "bailout" of the financial wizards |
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hangman86 (270 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
75. If we were really a country of thinkers |
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AuntPatsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-25-08 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
77. Bull, big business can be brought down and kept in line, the question |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 03:33 AM Response to Original message |
79. My answer to George: Barack Obama. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 03:46 AM Response to Original message |
80. Seems kind of hypocritical coming from the mouth |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 09:51 AM Response to Reply #80 |
85. Wrong. He didn't set economic policy, lobby Congress or screw workers |
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Irish Girl (265 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 03:49 AM Response to Original message |
82. "It's called the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it." |
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amyrose2712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
83. Damn work. I got here too late too R'c. Well KICK! |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 06:32 AM Response to Original message |
84. Truth is, they are salivating over the idea of millions of baby boomers |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-26-08 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
86. K&R late -- keep telling it---!!! |
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smiley (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-27-08 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
89. and it's beginning to look as though they own our new President-elect also |
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