George Carlin Seven Words You Never Hear…
George Carlin died yesterday, and I mentioned a couple of his acts that I enjoyed.
He was known for his Seven Dirty Words You’d Never Hear Today incident which is described here.
But what is funny is that a commenter (spudboy at the Smirking Chimp) to this article updated these “words” to “phrases”:
You never did mention the seven dirty words you’d never hear today…
So… I’ll take a stab at it.
The new “Seven Dirty and Unspeakable Words”
IMPEACHMENT
WAR CRIMES
TREASON
COMPLICITY
CONSPIRACY
FALSE FLAG ATTACK
FASCISM
CLASS WAR
Oops… that’s eight, (twelve if you count individual words)
Call it inflationary repression.
Bravo!!!!
My additions: “THEOCRACY” and “IRRATIONAL SUPERSTITIONS”
Update The real words are: thit, qiss, guck, dunt, docksucker, nothergucker and uits; see this reference.
Note: I changed the first letter of each “possibly offending” word by moving up one letter in the alphabet so as to allow this post to get through the “curse word checkers”.
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George carlin sucks–err–suckED…and so did your list. I can’t turn on the national news and NOT hear those words. We get it. You hate George W. Bush more than anything ever, but calm the hell down. I don’t care who it is, one person can’t single handedly destroy a country. It makes even LESS sense when those same accusers claim he’s an evil mastermind and a complete idiot at the same time. I’m willing to bet that everything that you say always comes back to George W. Bush. I’m not even a supporter of his, but I really can’t take the whining anymore. You sound like a freaking 5 year old in a grocery store.
Hmmm, believe it or not, I agree that no one person can completely destroy a country; Bush had 62 million idiots who helped elect him.
Oh no, I’ve never called him a “mastermind”, and I give lots of people credit for our mess; Dick Cheney for example.
By the way, who is the “we” as in “we get it”?
And another thing. You’ve got your poll over here on the side asking people if they believe in God. It looks like someone professional beat you to the punch. Too bad the results don’t match what you wanted them to show.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/la-me-faith24-2008jun24,0,4300244.story
Sir (madame), you assume quite a bit.
Believe it or not, I really want to see what people surf into this blog think; if I had my druthers the vote numbers would be a much higher percentage of my hit count than they are.
I know where the atheists and agnostics are (e. g., Daily Kos, Richard Dawkins site, Cosmic Variance, Evolved and Rational, etc.).
I know what the vast majority of the elite scientists think as well as the non-elite ones (e. g., myself). The split is 93-7 in favor of atheism/agnosticism among the elites, and 60-40 among the more run-of-the-mill.
I also know what the vast majority of those in the United States (and in Illinois) think.
I was curious about those who end up here. Really.
By the way, surf to the Friendly Atheist for a link to the Pew Site itself; it breaks down the data from the survey that you linked to by state, religious type, etc.
If you scroll down you’ll see that of the 92% that believe in a god of some sort, only 60% believe in a “peronsal” god; the others believe in some sort of “spirit of the universe” or something else.
In other words, only 55% believe in the traditional concept of deity (the one that Carlin lampooned).
Frankly I am surprised by this; I would have guessed that this percentage is higher.
The “we” as in “we get it” is everyone who is sick of hearing the whining. Not just the George Bush supporters. Like I said, I’m not one of his supporters. I voted for him but I think he’s made some bad decisions. I’d just like to hear from you that he was wrong and he made bad decisions, but all you can do is vote for your guy next time. I’m just sick of the attacks. I’m voting for a third party this time because I don’t support Obama OR McCain. I think they’re both going to bring us to Socialism, one faster than the other. So I’m not sticking up for Bush, I’m just saying I’m sick of the whining. It’s been 7 and a half years. It’s crazy to think that there are people out there that have completely wasted 7 and a half years of their lives by spending every waking moment turning every conversation to the topic of how much they hate George W. Bush. It’s just boring now.
poor, misguided people. tsk.
Louie…actually I haven’t paid much attention to Bush in the past 2-3 years where I have focused on some of the policies. In fact, a brief tour of this blog will show you that until very recently, I’ve put much more focus on the Democratic primary.
Do some research on your own; check out, say, the Daily Kos and see where the focus is.
Postsimian: that’s ok; sometimes I get into a bubble and forget that there are more of “them” than there are of us. The reminder is often a good thing.
He’s a dead-fucking looser now.
You wrote:
“looser”? I didn’t know that “looser” was a noun.
oooh, was that a threat?
Postsimian: he (she?) was talking about George Carlin.
That’s twice you mentioned the Daily Kos. The Daily Kos is a BLOG. I wouldn’t come to YOUR blog for facts and research, you shouldn’t go to MY blog for facts and research, Keith Olbermann should stop going to BLOGS for facts and research…and similarly I won’t go to the Daily Kos for facts and research. Sorry. If you have any pages with facts, I’d definitely check them out if I already haven’t.
I’d like to ask you one more thing. Why did you put facism on the list. I’d like to hear what you see as facism. I’ve got my own examples of facism and I just feel they more closely represent the actual definition of facism. That word gets thrown around a lot, so I would really like to hear a few examples.
I just realized I kept spelling fascism wrong…oops.
Oh no, let’s hear yours first. I’m very interested in your definition.
Actually, you would if your object of research was “what are people thinking”. You were claiming that “we” were spending too much time whining about Bush. I mentioned going to the Daily Kos in response to THAT; I wanted you to see that George W. Bush was NOT the main focus of attention.
As far as fascism, that wasn’t on my list but rather on the list that was quoted. My guess is that the author meant “state control of civil liberties, the election process, and the state using its power illegally to silence the political opposition” (e. g., the US Attorney scandal, purging voter roles, some aspects of the Patriot act, etc.)
That explanation was a tad vague…and a little hard to justify when you have an entire democratically controlled congress behind that one person. If they were actually fascists and criminals, don’t you think congress would have done something by now? If they are actually fascists and criminals, wouldn’t the democratically controlled congress be just as responsible for letting it go on this long? With an approval rating in the low 20’s, shouldn’t it be the easiest thing in the world to charge George Bush with crimes? Now, I’d like you to explain more clearly your examples of fascism, this time telling me in depth how they are allowed to get away with it without the democrats doing anything to stop them. Thanks.
Lots of liberals wonder why Congress hasn’t done anything about it. Rep. Kucinich has introduced Articles of Impeachment, but these are going nowhere.
Frankly, the bar for removal is very high (and should be) and one wonders if there is enough solid, ironclad “beyond a reasonable doubt” evidence to impeach Bush.
There is a fine line between bad behavior and patently illegal behavior; behavior that is so illegal that even most of the President’s own party would vote for removal.
So, do you stop work on the business of the country on what can be proven at this time?
IMHO, you need to have an overwhelming, provable case.
louie, whether one group is fascist or not has everything to do with how authoritarian their social policies are. Take a look at the past 10 years and get back to me when you’ve figured out which side has been more authoritarian.
On Impeachment: Personally, I don’t think they’re going through with it. The President is a lame duck, and nobody in their right mind wants to bestow the title of President to Dick Cheney. If we were somehow able to get rid of both of them in one shot, we’d have Pelosi, correct? Then Byrd, then Bush’s cabinet. Well, with Pelosi, we’d have more than a few chapped asses over the first woman president not being elected to the position. Not sure if it works this way with presidential succession, but imagine if she wanted to run for “re-election,” misnomer that it is. What a mess.
Anyway, it would probably be easier to let Bushie’s term expire, then charge the bastard with war crimes and let the world court have its say.
Stop the business of the country? What has congress done since the democrats took over. Hell, at this point if they impeached someone I’d be cheering just because they actually DID something. Right now we’re paying $4/gallon for gas, a price that democrats claimed would be IMMEDIATELY lowered if they were given control. But rather than figure THAT out, they’re interviewing Scott McClellan, a guy who was either lying then or he’s lying now, and giving him free publicity for his freaking BOOK. Congress hasn’t been dealing with the business of the country and that’s obvious by their 13% approval rating.
postsimiam: Of course they won’t go through with it. But it’s not because they CAN’T, it’s because they WON’T. You’re so busy hating republicans that you’ve missed the big picture. It’s all a game for each party to get the power. The democrats propose something insane that they know won’t pass just so they can turn around in October and say that the republicans didn’t let anything pass. It’s ridiculous.
And I’ll bet you all the money in the world that Bush doesn’t have any war crimes brought against him, in the US or the world. You can hope all you want, but it won’t happen. Because after he’s out and the democrats have control, they won’t CARE about that game anymore. These politicians have you right where they want you: Hating someone because he has an “R” in back of his name instead of a “D”. Why is it that you undoubtedly think Scott McClellan is such a hero now? He’s the same person, but suddenly he’s speaking out against someone who still has an “R” in back of their name. A person with a “D” in back of his name could do anything Bush has done and you’d be worshipping him.
On the subject of fascism, James Hansen of NASA came out yesterday and said that oil executives should be put on trial for spreading lies about global warming. Put on trial for saying something? It doesn’t even matter if global warming exists or not. We’re smack dab in the middle of the McCarthy hearings, bud. We’re on the precipice of government taking over talk radio, a policy I HOPE you’re against, otherwise it might make you a hypocrite. Now, stop turning the question around on me by asking who’s policies have been more authoritarian. I already know your opinion, so I’d rather have CLEAR, in depth examples. Something no one has been able to give me yet.
Wow, you’ve gone from baseless accusations to… more baseless accusations. Here we go:
I don’t recall any Democrat claiming that gas would be lowered if they controlled congress, but I’d be interested in hearing your source.
And it is because they can’t. They do not carry a quorum, only a mere majority, and the GOP has shown no signs of deviating from their party leadership.
Also, please list what “insane” things the Democrats have proposed. I’ve seen some pretty reasonable legislation be denied because the president didn’t get his way.
You’re probably right, nobody will care about pressing charges against the Bush administration, but I do hope it’s done. There needs to be a precedent for kinds of abuse we’ve seen over the past 10 years, and impeachment for a blowjob doesn’t cut it.
Nobody said anything about hating anybody. Republicans have done plenty of scumbag things since they took congress and the White House, and they’re getting away with it. Democrats have done a whole lot of nothing, but most of that has been due to the “we can do anything we want” attitude of the Republican Party. It’s not about hate, it’s about accountability–there ought to be more of it.
I never said Scott McClellan is a hero. Most people I’ve spoke with on the matter think he’s a big ol’ bastard for staying silent so long. What’s interesting is that instead of hearing the news and demanding an explanation, you conservatives ignore the news and attack anybody who says anything bad about the GOP. Good to know where your loyalties lie.
Fascism: Nobody is going to shut down talk radio. The majority of it is private enterprise driven by ad revenue. The only involvement the government has is in FCC regulation, same as any other media. You’re comparing hyperbole from a NASA employee to illegal domestic spying, torture, illegal wars waged over lies, corporate welfare during low- to middle-income economic crises, and numerous, countless other examples… yet giving more weight to an off-hand remark made by a NASA employee?
If you really need an explanation for why this is the definition of absurdity, I’m afraid no examples will convince you; you simply aren’t listening.
I’m done with this. Not because I lost, but because after all this, you’ve accused me of pandering to the GOP. Go read everything I’ve said and tell me where I stick up for republicans. They’re all the same and you completely missed the point.
By the way…
“Democrats have a commonsense plan to help bring down skyrocketing gas prices by cracking down on price gouging, rolling back the billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies, tax breaks and royalty relief given to big oil and gas companies, and increasing production of alternative fuels.”
-Nancy Pelosi, April 24, 2006
You’re decrying the Democrats for being fascists while speaking in a paranoid manner over the imaginary threat to the mostly right-wing talk radio, then talking down to ol’ Scott McClellan like he’s a traitor. Sounds like pandering to me, so if you’ve got a point to make, make it.
As for your Pelosi quote–it’s hard not to laugh. You see, they’ve tried like hell to do almost all of those things last year, after they took Congress: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11043072
Sounds to me like someone was trying to make good on their promises. But why didn’t it pass? Oh, that’s right. Republicans were being scumbags: http://www.ucsusa.org/news/commentary/senate-blocks-energy-bill-vote-0086.html
Way to fail at everything, dude.