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Part 2: New World Notes #382, 28:43 (June 30).
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Ceorge Carlin, ca. 2008
On the seventh anniversary of his death we celebrate the political and cultural satire of the great stand-up comedian George Carlin. We focus on the last two decades of Carlin's long career--by which time his political views had moved well to the left of center.
Carlin is one of the most astute critics of capitalism, imperialism, American popular culture, and American arrogance--and certainly the funniest. He died on June 22, 2008.
Sketches in Part 1:
- Religion = B.S.
- Airlines English
- The War on Homelessness
- Euphemisms
1960s
Sketches in Part 2:- They own you / the class system
- Airport security / germs / parents
- The Book Club
- American B.S. / children
Thanks to Scooter, of The innerSide radio program (KPFT-FM, Houston), and to Colorado Free Radio for some of the recorded material. The Carlin routines in Part 1 were previously broadcast in New World Notes #179 (June 2011).