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• [1] Katie from Forest Hills July 02, 2008 - 10:16AM

  I loved George Carlin. His favorite quote of mine from an interview with him by

  "Sex without love has its place, and it's pretty cool, but when you have it hand in hand with deep commitment and respect and caring, it's nine thousand times better."

  and also:

  "There's nothing wrong with high taxes on high income."

  
  
• [2] JOR from Union Square July 02, 2008 - 10:28AM

  Thank you, WNYC, for re-airing this. RIP, George.

  
  
• [3] ch from NJ July 02, 2008 - 10:38AM

  Here's a link to the Lenny Bruce story:

  http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/1019726,carlinside062308.article

  possible photo of carlin at the arrest

  
  
• [4] Robert from NYC July 02, 2008 - 10:53AM

  So true, the illusion of choice. Bravo George. You were my sanity.

  
  
• [5] AWM from UWS July 02, 2008 - 10:56AM

  Thank you for it all, George

  
  
• [6] susan huyser from NYC July 02, 2008 - 10:58AM

  About not voting: I agree to a point, but in my upstate home district, the democrats won a town council seat by 45 votes. It makes a difference on the local level.

  
  
• [7] Pablo Alto from Riverdale but work in Manhattan... July 02, 2008 - 11:01AM

  There were plenty of funny people who influenced my sometimes bizarre sense of humor, especially in the late 60's and early 70's which were my formative years. My personal Top 3 are Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, and George Carlin. This in not ranked in any way, though I put Cosby as first among equals because of Wonderfulness (The Chicken Heart and Go Carts) which made me laugh in way that was somehow utterly pure, without a care in the world.

  The passing of George Carlin, who joins Richard Pryor in tickling G()d's funny bone while making sure He's not frontin'. I can still say the Seven Words that you can't say on television (I bet they'd be censored even here) without a pause and can recall listening to Al Sleet, the Hippy Dippy Weatherman, or him asking the eternal question: "Excuse me Fahdah, is it possible for G()d to make a rock so big that even He can't pick it up?" Then of course there is his "Stuff", taking politicians and our so-called leaders to task, and so much more. I miss him very much.

  
  
• [8] Jeffrey Slott from East Elmhurst July 02, 2008 - 11:07AM

  Did anyone else notice how many editorial cartoons noting George Carlins's death were so denigrating to the guy? Most of them had the same type of lame joke showing him being berated for using the language that he did. It was pretty pathetic especially as it was directed toward such a genius as Carlin. But then jealousy is a pretty pathetic emotion.

  
  
• [9] Katie from Forest Hills July 02, 2008 - 11:12AM

  #7 You're right.

  It is easy to make cheap shots at someone who is competent and successful when you (the people who mocked George) have nothing going for them. Empty boxes make the most noise.

  
  
• [10] patrick sarsfield July 02, 2008 - 11:43AM

  I was amused by Carlin's answer in the interview that he had long ago "divorced himself from the human race." As though he could even deny his humanity because he did not like his fellow human beings. No wonder he was so filled with rage.

  
  
• [11] star pike from the city July 02, 2008 - 12:21PM

  patrick #9,

  comparing his interview against your comment, it is hereby decreed that he had a lot more humanity than you; moreover, you have a lot more rage than he; he made me laugh, you make me cry

  
  
• [12] Leon Freilich from Park Slope July 02, 2008 - 01:31PM

  Since Carlin's no longer here to make the point:

  FAITH-BASED WIRETAPPING

  Obama, metapolitician, you

  Have kept your promise and given us something new

  But give Bill Clinton credit for education--

  He's taught you well the art of triangulation.

  
  
• [13] patrick sarsfield July 02, 2008 - 03:38PM

  Folks,

  Although it was George Carlin who said that he had divorced himself from the human race during the interview rebroadcast on today's Brian Lehrer Show, Starpike rushes to say that he was quite human, as though I denied his humanity. In fact, that was my point exactly.

  I don't know why Starpike then feels the need to go on and say that I am filled with rage and make her cry. Could it be that, to people like Starpike, George the Iconoclast Carlin is some kind of sacred cow?

  
  
• [14] Arthur Wegweiser from Edinboro, PA July 08, 2008 - 04:47PM

  Colbert doesn't even come close to George Carlin. He and his show are often nasty and annoying without really being clever or funny.

  Jon Stewart. perhaps, yes but I would not likely miss Colbert unless they replaced him with even more of the truly obnoxious South Park or truly stupid Reno 911.

  At least the Comedy Channel will not give us too much of "Def Jam" because of potential FCC slam for using bad words.

  The comics appearing here, when the English they speak can be understood, would not survive without using the "F" or "MF" or the "N" word in every sentence.

  And the idiot audience thinks it is all hilarious.