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Religions > Atheism |
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"Don Martin" |
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08 Jul 2007 09:32:17 AM |
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George Carlin on the patriotism of politicians |
In his book, _When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?_, George Carlin
says:
So, citizens, a question. Do you think it's at all possible that when
these politicians whose judgment is so faulty that they actually
believe they're serving the people might be expected to indulge
occasionally in some, oh, I don't know, exaggerated patriotism? Hah?
Whaddya think? Maybe? Hah?
Well, fans, it's not just possible, it's downright inevitable. And
should they be indulging themselves on the Fourth of July, you'll want
to be sure to have hip boots and shovels handy, because brown stuff is
going to be piling up at an alarming rate. And I suggest, you shovel
fast, because your elected heroes will be squeezing every last ounce
of counterfeit patriotism out of their blood-starved brains.
And so, as you see them rushing madly across the landscape, pushing
all the buttons marked red, white and blue, be on the alert for
phrases such as _Old Glory; Main Street; the stars and stripes; the
heartland; all across this great land of ours; from Maine to
California;_ and, of course, _on American Soil._ And don't forget
all those _freedom-loving people around the world who look to us as a
beacon of hope._ Those, I assume, would be the ones we haven't bombed
lately. And you'd better be ready to be reminded, over and over, that
you live in a country that somehow fancies itself _the leader of the
free world._ Got that? Leader of the free world. I don't know when
we are going to retire this stupid *****, but personally, I've heard it
quite long enough.
And what is the free world, anyway? I guess it would depend on what
you consider the non-free world. And I can't find a clear definition
of that, can you? Where is that? Russia? China? For chrissakes,
Russia has a better Mafia than we do now, and China is pirating _Lion
King_ DVDs and selling dildos on the Internet. They sound pretty free
to me.
(ISBN 1-4013-0134-7, page 82)
If you can't be a dirty old man, what is the point of being an old man?
Through a jaundiced eye darkly--rheum with a view.
The Squeeky Wheel
http://home.comcast.net/~drdonmartin/
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| User: "duke" |
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| Title: Re: George Carlin on the patriotism of politicians |
08 Jul 2007 04:27:50 PM |
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On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 09:32:17 -0500, Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> wrote:
In his book, _When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?_, George Carlin
says:
He now owes the world a lot of carbon credits.
duke, American-American
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"The Mass is the most perfect form of Prayer."
Pope Paul VI
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