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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 09:55 AM
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Not sure if this is authentic Carlin or just bogus.


George Carlin on New Orleans
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>
> Been sitting here with my ass in a wad, wanting to
> speak out about the bullshit going on in New
> Orleans. For the people of New Orleans... First we
> would like to say, Sorry for your loss. With that
> said, Let's go through a few hurricane rules:
> (Unlike an earthquake, we know it's coming)
>
> #1. A mandatory evacuation means just that...Get the
> hell out. Don't blame the Government after they tell
> you to go. If they hadn't said anything, I can see
> the argument. They said get out... if you didn't,
> it's your fault, not theirs. (We don't want to hear
> it, even if you don't have a car, you can get out.)
>
> #2. If there is an emergency, stock up on water and
> non-perishables. If you didn't do this, it's not
> the Government's fault you're starving.
>
> #2a. If you run out of food and water, find a store
> that has some. (Remember, shoes, TV's, DVD's and
> CD's are not edible. Leave them alone.)
>
> #2b. If the local store has been looted of food or
> water, leave your neighbor's TV and stereo alone.
> (See #2a) They worked hard to get their stuff. Just
> because they were smart enough to leave during a
> mandatory evacuation, doesn't give you the right to
> take their stuff...it's theirs, not yours.
>
> #3. If someone comes in to help you, don't shoot at
> them and then complain no one is helping you. I'm
> not getting shot to help save some dumbass who
> didn't leave when told to do so.
>
> #4. If you are in your house that is completely
> under water, your belongings are probably too far
> gone for anyone to want them. If someone does want
> them, let them have them and hopefully they'll die
> in the filth. Just leave! (It's New Orleans, find
> a voodoo warrior and put a curse on them)
>
> #5. My tax money should not pay to rebuild a 2
> million dollar house, a sports stadium or a floating
> casino. Also, my tax money shouldn't go to rebuild
> a city that is under sea level. You wouldn't build
> your house on quicksand would you? You want to live
> below sea-level, do your country some good and join
> the Navy.
>
> #6. Regardless of what the Poverty Pimps Jessie
> Jackson and Al Sharpton want you to believe, The US
> Government didn't create the Hurricane as a way to
> eradicate the black people of New Orleans; (Neither
> did Russia as a way to destroy America). The US
> Government didn't cause global warming that caused
> the hurricane (We've been coming out of an ice age
> for over a million years).
>
> #7. The government isn't responsible for giving you
> anything. This is the land of the free and the home
> of the brave, but you gotta work for what you want.
> McDonalds and Wal-Mart are always hiring, get a damn
> job and stop spooning off the people who are
> actually working for a living. President Kennedy
> said it best..."Ask not what your country can do for
> you, ask what you can do for your country."
>
> Thank you for allowing me to rant.
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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 09:58 AM
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Carlin didn't write that Sh!t:

http://www.snopes.com/katrina/soapbox/carlin.asp

This kind of anti-intellectual gets attributed to him all the time on the internet but, anyone who follows his work can easily tell it's not his.
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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 10:29 AM
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what an insult to the genius that is george carlin.
thats more like george bush league rhetoric.
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Old Oct 24, 2005 | 10:30 AM
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Exactly!
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