You got people walking around bumping into each other, looking down at their phones, tweeting, Instagramming, Facebooking, like they're all little paparazzi. That's a friend. Overnight I became a sun-worshipper. To learn more, check out our transcription guide or visit our transcribers forum, Comedian George Carlins take on The Ten Commandments. They dont pass through a membrane from another reality. Look them in the eye, shake their hand, and share your thoughts and feelings in person. Youre just going to wind up with a brand new bunch of selfish, ignorant Americans. George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 - June 22, 2008) was an American comedian, actor, author, and social critic. Full transcript of George Carlin's "Dumb Americans," excerpted from "Life is Worth Losing, his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for HBO. People like to twist that around, I know. Then share it far and wide with the little green button. But here's the thing: you don't need social media to be happy. As a lifelong stand-up comedian, Carlin had a lot of opportunities to speak his mindand religion and politics were two of his favorite subjects. It presents itself as fairness, yet attempts to restrict and control people's language with strict codes and rigid rules. A lot of that goes on: QUESTION:SENATOR, HAVE YOU SOLVED THAT PROBLEM?POLITICIAN:WELL, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON THAT. He said: [There was] a lot of classroom freedomin fact there was so much freedom that by eighth grade, many of us had lost the faith. "Save the trees, save the bees, save the whales, save those snails." They are us', Address to Parliament following Christchurch massacre - 2019, Dolores Ibrruri: "No Pasarn!, They shall not pass! 188 0 obj They want obedient workers. endobj It's like a highlight reel of their fake lives. Sure, here's a sample transcript of George Carlin talking about social media in one of his stand-up routines: "Let's talk about social media for a minute. Results like these do not belong on the rsum of a Supreme Being. But the POLITICIANS, god bless them or something like that, they're are at their most entertaining when they're are in trouble. The planet is fine. `XX /;VU}`M%VO #5Zfb-> Likethe public. Fuck em! So, it may seem like stand-up comedy, but I suspect Carlin is deadly serious. I'm so interesting, I'm so important!'. The Secret News (News ticker sound effect), Type out all lyrics, even repeating song parts like the chorus, Lyrics should be broken down into individual lines. Search. In 2008, he was posthumously awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. So, maybemaybemaybe its not the politicians who suck. 187 0 obj From Life Is Worth Losing. Here Is What You Support, Stop The Steal! The more we pointed out the foolishness of our "superiors," the more they kept us down. Did you ever think about the arithmetic? Where are all the bright, honest, intelligent Americans ready to step in and save the nation and lead the way? They own everything. Now having somewhat successfully established my Press credentials and because you and I have at-least one thing in common which is that all of us deal with language all the time, I thought it might be nice today for me to come to you with some of my language complaints, certainly not to blame them on you, although off-course youre implicated. Then watch the video. (6K"F;nyV-()*bt3QgsX;a\IC'h%7. So, next time you're scrolling through your feeds, ask yourself: 'Is this really connecting me with people, or is it just making me more disconnected and isolated?' Thats against their interests. You know, in the old days, if you wanted to share your opinion with someone, you had to look them in the eye and say it to their face. Been through all kinds of things worse than us. People go on there, they play with the animals, they pet them, they feed them, but they don't get any real interaction. endobj Carlin was brought up Irish Catholic but grew into an outspoken atheist. And we've only been engaged in heavy industry for a little over two hundred years. They want it back so they can give it to their criminal friends on Wall Street, and you know something? Do you think its possible that one of these POLITICIANS whose judgment is so poor that he honestly thinks of himself as serving the Nation might occasionally be expected to indulge in little patriotism huh What do you think? Mr. GEORGE CARLIN: Here's another slogan you run into all the time "God Bless America." Once again, respectfully I say to myself what the (beep) does that mean. Something is definitely wrong. They OWN YOU. So, the next time you're walking around looking at your phone, tweeting and Instagramming and Facebooking, just remember this: you're not living in the real world, you're living in the digital world. 0000015151 00000 n The transcripts I could find always sucked. On Election Day, I stay home. Regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time, he was dubbed "the dean of counterculture comedians". Famous Quotes by George Carlin about Politics. everybody complains about politicians. As I say, they're my work, they're my . Nobody cares what you had for breakfast, or what your cat did, or what your opinion is on the latest political scandal. Its a big club, and. Theyll get it all from you sooner or later cause they own this fucking place! From the late 1980s, Carlin's routines focused on sociocultural criticism of American society. If you vote, and you elect dishonest, incompetent people, and they get into office and screw everything up, well you are responsible for what they have done, YOU caused the problem, you voted them in, you have no right to complain. But first thing the next morning, I became a sun-worshipper. Carlin is usually spot on. But, the Incomplete List highlights his exceptional understanding of, love for, and talent with language, sound, and rythmn. Global Search Search In. Fuck hope! When they're in trouble, their explanations usually begin simply with words like MISS-COMMUNICATION; QUESTION:WHAT DID YOU DO WRONG, SENATOR?POLITICIAN:WELL, IT WAS A MISS-COMMUNICATION. 0000001596 00000 n Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Carlin took a liberal stance on most things, but generally found politics and politicians corrupt and ridiculous. His final HBO special, It's Bad for Ya, was filmed less than four months before his death. 0000002803 00000 n They dont want that! In fact at this point he might even say: POLITICIAN:I'M WILLING TO TRUST IN THE FAIRNESS OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. [wptabtitle]@Shoq[/wptabtitle][wptabcontent][twitter-feed username=shoq mode=feed id=323150247956193281][/wptabcontent] A clean place to live. The more we pointed out the foolishness of our "superiors," the more they kept us down. 0000000716 00000 n Its what our system produces: Garbage in. They got you by the balls. George Carlin: In football, the object is for the quarterback, otherwise known as the field general, to be on target with his aerial assault, riddling the defense by . Its almost a poetic rap. Because if its really just the fault of these politicians, then where are all the other bright people of conscience? I have a problem with the Ten Commandments. So put down your phone, step away from the computer, and go out into the world. And there you have it, a transcript of George Carlin's take on social media. THOU SHALT NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS . You have no right to complain. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents( M o n t c l a i r S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y \n D i g i t a l C o m m o n s)/Rect[308.9844 674.625 540.0 693.375]/StructParent 1/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> This is an incomplete transcript made by Raven Developers. And don't even get me started on the whole idea of 'friends' on social media. It's like they're saying, 'Look at me, look at me! They'll get it all from you sooner or later 'cause they own this f**kin' place. %PDF-1.7 % The big wealthy business interests that control things and make all the important decisions. We'll start with the first three, and I'll use the Roman Catholic version because those are the ones I was fed as a little boy. He spoke about his book "Brain Droppings" and answered questions submitted by the audience. George Carlin Politicians : Choosing Life or Death in Capitalist America.. George Carlin Politicians youtu.be. MISTAKES WERE MADE, DON'T LOOK AT ME, PROBABLY SOMEONE IN MY OFFICE. (LAUGHS). Just a thought.". Theyll get it. The fact that Americans will probably remain willfully ignorant of the big red, white and blue dick thats being jammed up their assholes everyday, because the owners of this country know the truth. Youre just gunna wind up with a brand new bunch of selfish, ignorant Americans [leaders]. 192 0 obj Two hundred years versus four and a half billion. From people in all walks of life usually the person in question who has committed some unspeakable act. Hendra, a writer and comedian, talks with Rebecca . We don't need that many. And so when finally all the facts come out and our subject seems quite guilty he employs that sublime use of the passive voice: POLITICIAN:MISTAKES WERE MADE. Clearly he's preparing us for something (LAUGHS). And if we had a list like that, I wouldn't mind that brilliant judge in Alabama displaying it prominently in the courthouse wall. 0000080920 00000 n While you're here, we have a public discord server. Everybody complains about politicians. Difference. That's the problem in this country too many people getting on with their lives. Apparently, his last ballot was cast in 1972for McGovern. WHEN THE HEARINGS HAVE CONCLUDED, I WILL MAKE A JUDGMENT OR I MIGHT MAKE AN ASSESSMENT. Here's a transcript of a segment where he talks about it: "Social media, what a crock of shit that is. And it's not just that social media is a distraction from real life, it's also a way of creating a false sense of connection. I, on the other handwho did not votewho did not votewho, in fact, did not even leave the house on Election Day, am in no way responsible for what these people have done and have every right to complain as loud as I want about the mess you created that I had nothing to do with. They don't pass through a membrane from "another reality". [FINAL NOTE: If you want to dig deeper into Carlins brilliant mind vis--vis comments on politicians and the doublespeak they are prone to use, check out The Consultation Institutes George Carlin on the language of politics. To avoid redundancy in the comments section, we kindly ask /u/arkreder to respond to this comment with the prompt you used to generate the output in this post, so that others may also try it out. I just wanna put this thing behind me and get on with my life (CLAPS, LAUGHS). But here's the thing, folks. I'm tired of fucking Earth Day, I'm tired of these self-righteous environmentalists, these white, bourgeois liberals who think the only thing wrong with this country is there aren't enough bicycle paths. Religion. That doesnt help them. (LAUGHS). Its never going to get any better, dont look for it, be happy with what youve got. I'm getting tired of that shit. And secondly, I dont vote cause I believe if you vote, you have no right to complain. "We're so self-important. That's because now he's feeling the heat and so as time passes and more evidence comes in he suddenly changes directions and tells us: POLITICIAN:WERE TRYING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS! Lee did not involve himself formally in politics, but he was a symbol of diversity and the synthesis of "East" and "West." And term limits aint gunna do ya any good. And don't even get me started on Twitter. The politicians, the celebrities, and the lawyers, and although their level of insincerity is astonishing, it's still kinda fun to hear them talk. Are these fucking people kidding me? @Z(dXSm !4I And not that you can help it, I mean the problem is really with the people you cover. You enjoy yourselves. He was a frequent performer and guest host on The Tonight Show during the three-decade Johnny Carson era, and hosted the first episode of Saturday Night Live in 1975. And the greatest arrogance of all: save the planet. xref As for the poor, they tell us theyve lost all incentive because weve given them too much money.[6]. Power, Politics & American Sports [transcript] [VIDEO CLIP] Jesse Owens: To me, politics has no part to play on the field of strife of . All day long beating you over the head in their media telling you what to believe, what to think and what to buy. It covers the most famous 'rant' part of the speech. of American cultural paradoxes. If you have selfish ignorant citizens If you have selfish ignorant citizens, youre going to get selfish ignorant leaders. It would seem to fly in the face of that other rhetorical standby that: POLITICIAN:THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE LOT SMARTER THAN THEY ARE GIVEN CREDIT FOR. You, and I, are not in the big club. Transcribed part of speech begins at 10.33, 13 May 1999, National Press Club, Washington DC, USA. Whenever the issue of term limits comes up, I always tell people the only term limits I'm interested in would be to limit some of the terms used by politicians. Obedient workers, people who are just smart enough to run the machines and do the paperwork. And then, maybe, put down your phone and go have an actual conversation with someone. Everybody says they suck. This is the best we can do, folks. And so, a long last after each has RESPONDED to the others INITIATIVES and each has REVIEWED the others RESPONSES and everyone has taken a POSITION made a JUDGMENT and offered a RECOMMENDATION. NOW they have to do something! Im sure as soon as the election is over your country will improve immediately. So, I know that a little later on this year youre gunna have another one of those really swell presidential elections that you like so much [Bill Clinton v. Bob Dole]. But theres a reason. THOU SHALT NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD THY GOD IN. Dst7cSE99`YpOqBp@&+69ykl95-! Theres a nice campaign slogan for somebody: the public sucks, fuck hope. He was raised an Irish Catholic, even an alter boy, and attended a Catholic school until the age of 15, when he dropped out of school.[1]. Nobody seems to care! Another favorite distortion is Public Service. What's with all the selfies? <>/MediaBox[0 0 612 792]/Parent 175 0 R/Resources<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/Tabs/S/Type/Page>> Hi speech lovers,With costs of hosting website and podcast, this labour of love has become a difficult financial proposition in recent times. Well, we know what they want. They dont want people who are smart enough to sit around a kitchen table and think about how badly theyre getting fucked by a system that threw them overboard 30 fucking years ago. Garbage ingarbage out. Compared to the people, the planet is doing great. George Carlin: How you doing? Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window). You dont. People are so quick to judge and attack each other over the smallest things. A person who routinely spends his days torturing the language complains; POLITICIAN:THEY TWISTED MY WORDS. They come from American parents, and American families, American homes, American schools, American churches, American businesses, and American universities. All rights reserved. It's a psychologically satisfying number: the top ten; the ten most wanted; the ten best-dressed. endobj Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. "Political correctness is America's newest form of intolerance, and it is especially pernicious because it comes disguised as tolerance. 183 0 obj Marc Allan: Good, thanks for calling. No contest. But marital fidelity is a good idea, so I suggest we keep the idea and call this commandment "Thou shalt not be unfaithful." stream And just dumb enough to passively accept all these increasingly shitty jobs with the lower pay, the longer hours, the reduced benefits, the end of overtime and vanishing pension that disappears the minute you go to collect it, and now theyre coming for your Social Security money. Carlin was not unique in that he saw through the thick layers of societal propaganda and rhetoric that are the source of many of the worlds problemsand let it be known that, despite his liberal stance on most social issues, he would point out their hypocrisies as wellbut he was well-respected and well-spoken enough to have left an impression on American thinking and history. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. And term-limits aint going to do you any good. % I don't like euphemisms, or euphemistic language. Their own habitat. And secondly, I dont vote because I believe if you vote you have no right to complain. It's all just noise. He pretty much smashed the nail squarely on the head. However, he calls himself an apatheist (meaning that he's an atheist who doesn't care about the topic). They're your followers. I just wanna put this behind me and that's an expression we hear a lot these days in all walks of lives. Real connection comes from being present with other people, from having meaningful conversations, from doing things together. They're a digital petting zoo. It's always the whole thing. They don't fall out of the sky. Who in fact did not even leave the house on election-day, am in no way responsible for what these people have done, and have every RIGHT to complain as loud as I want, about the mess YOU created, that I had nothing to do with. Well where do people think these politicians come from? It's supposed to connect you with other people, but it's just a way of avoiding real human contact. So my advice is this: put down your phone, go outside, and actually live your life. Such as the PROCESS: POLITICIAN:WE HAVE TO MOVE THE PROCESS FORWARD SO WE CAN IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE INITIATIVE IN ORDER TO MEET THESE CHALLENGES. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) GEORGE CARLIN, COMEDIAN: Takes the cake! Everybody says they suck. Oh boy. Then read it again. It's our undeniably superior (almost god-like) intelligence that made life difficult for us when we were children. And they're all looking for that instant gratification of likes and followers, like it's some kind of digital high-five. [wptabs style=wpui-mre-basic mode=horizontal background=false] His political commentary was scathing and on par with any of the greats, Pryor, Chappelle, Bruce. Yeah, let's share our every thought and feeling with the entire world, because that's what we need, more information. You caused the problem. x\}_nK '!oF+$SW9E fX{]YTUOm9qhSO+_7L|*kqyHUwor}=qgw;WnrG7no8G*w6a2Uq K|CQWO_nT]}wbvASBT=tE.t6C}qC)onmg2uAWq|9xLSg Everyone's taking pictures of themselves, all the time. D} 8 &L$` %pPyZnC*ss9Qm^-u~Y]5;D- p?Ds+A$%C"CXU@5M`mO=YK6l[f0xc5j D6C"NMUCDV#[7q&>O!WsDm~ |!=?H^wM $M:w085uk8OaP;,p|Jp@H0 O#NE\f&KXl1DHq0,>b4A !oPfcmxe5)l*1x,g FC[A9u71-tILKA n_B--jxQjB,=oINnh;> R# }bO 7?|`M S(5OdC0#K1EH-Llj[~y' c7ozi=w,PP&e~g$2! *@@Gh!'[G F.r *N-@LoX15XvGA4#Wb_"$,%%8@2% Then, as the controversy continues to heat up, he moves to his next level of complaint: POLITICIAN:THE WHOLE THING HAS BEEN BLOWN OUT OF PROPORTION. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, Use the actual ChatGPT bot (not GPT-3 models) for all your conversational needs, Try out the powerful GPT-3 bot (no jailbreaks required for this one), Generate unique and stunning images using our AI art bot, Chat with the BING Chat bot and see what it can come up with (new and improved! First of all, its meaningless. And nobody seems to notice. Carlin left a wealth of social, political, and religious commentaryand most of it was highly critical. 203 0 obj They made questioners out of us and they really didnt have any answers. trailer Now theres one thing you mighta noticed I dont complain about: politicians. [wptabtitle]Friends[/wptabtitle][wptabcontent][twitter-feed username=shoq mode=search id=323794037750513667][/wptabcontent] <>/Border[0 0 0]/Contents( \n h t t p s : / / d i g i t a l c o m m o n s . This is the kind of shit youd expect from an office temp with a bad attitude. <<76B7883B53B3B2110A00D082ECFCFC7F>]/Prev 777933>> They're your 'likes'. Difference. Better yet, and more ironic, 'THEY TWISTED MY WORDS.' That's the problem." "Bipartisan usually means that a larger-than-usual deception is being carried out." " Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity ." "Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups." George Carlin. This is said with a straight face although it's obvious of course that the proposition is stated precisely backwards (LAUGHS). So I know that a little later on this year, youre going to have another one of those really swell presidential elections that you like so much. George Carlin > Quotes > Quotable Quote (?) You know what they're interested in? Off-course no politician would admit to such a lowly station as working in Government. We could see through the hypocracy and illogic of our parents and teachers, but because of our age and size we couldn't do anything about it. Nothing wrong with the planet. Theyll get it. I say that where the military is concern the extent of a POLITICIANS insincerity can be measured by how far around the world our soldiers are stationed and whether or not any of them(POLITICIANS) can pronounce it? A friend is someone you can count on. They [Catholic teachers] would fall back on, Well, its a mystery.[2]. They don't care about the planet. 0000002011 00000 n They're worried that some day in the future, they might be personally inconvenienced. Some parents deserve respect. The game is rigged and nobody seems to notice. (LAUGHS). Because if it is really just the fault of the politicians then where are all the other bright people of conscience? ', And let's not forget the humblebrags. People like to twist that around. (But First, Answer Me This). Ill let Carlin tell you what he thinks. That's always a nice touch, American people. Watching the video and reading the transcript are, interestingly, two different experiences. 190 0 obj You wanna know what a friend is? The truth is, obedience and respect should not be granted automatically.
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