Leave it to George Carlin to say what we all were thinking…
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 dumb ass 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.
7 comments:
Couldn't have been said better!
Comedians are joke makers for sure but sometimes they do reflect our insecurities and our true feelings about the world we live in...Carlin is real good at doing that.
The best comedy always has some truth in it.
Very well said indeed, however anyone thats seen Mr Carlins schtick lately would know that unfortunately he has become an America hater and could never have written such an insightful and thought provoking rant. He WAS one of the funniest around but now like most "politically" slanted entertainers his hatred for George W and the Republican party have not only clouded his basic sensibilities but his entertainment value as well.
Just because he thinks Bush has made some poor desicions doesn't mean he couldn't see the stupidity in the people blaming the Feds for an act of God as if it was a hate crime...Some of your opinion pieces have led me to beleive that you aren't a rah rah Bushite yourself...You can disagree w/your president, your fellow citizens, your government, your teachers, your priest, rabbi, whatever and still be an American. I have stated before that it is this ability that makes us uniquely American.
Maybe the word hater is too strong, but if he isnt in the Hate America camp hes certainly in the Blame America one.
“This country has been pushing the world around and exploiting people of the world for a long, long time. And sometime you have to pay the piper, and that’s what happened to us. We now have gotten enough people really angry and we have sold enough weapons and we’ve developed enough technology for them to have them now and they’re being used against us.”
— Comedian George Carlin appearing on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, March 12.
http://www.snopes.com/katrina/soapbox/carlin.asp
I couldn't really argue w/anything he said...but he could also say that about any powerful/wealthy successful nation in history. You cannot be friends w/everyone, right? And who would want to be?
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