George Carlin Seven Words

Remembering America's Philosopher-Comic

James Sullivan | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Sullivan

If he was still around, what would Carlin make of the BP oil spill? How about the papal cover-up or the "Tonight Show" debacle? Or the high school principal who banned the nonsense word "meep"?

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George Carlin: The Last Words of America's Greatest Comedian

Tony Hendra | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tony Hendra

Calling George Carlin a "comedian" describes his work as inadequately as "painter" describes Francis Bacon or "guitarist" BB King. No one understood better that comedy at its best is a dark and beautiful art.

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The Question Carlin Left Behind: What is Obscenity?

Danny Schechter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Danny Schechter

Comic social commentators like George Carlin, Lenny Bruce and mavericks like New York's Ugly George have been uncturing the pervasive hypocrisy on the issue of obscenity laws.

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7 Words Politicians Can Never Say On Television

236.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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George Carlin, the beloved taboo-busting comedian who became a countercultural icon, died of heart failure at age 71 over the weekend. One of his most...

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George Carlin -- Genius, Inspiration & Hard Working Motherfucker

Michael Terry | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Terry

Carlin's comedy has always had anger underlying it; anger that people are so stupid and self-righteous. I'm embarrassed to see his career simplified into a thirty second sound bite.

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The Seven Dirty Words You'd Never Hear Today

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.25.2011

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Allison Kilkenny

Every flattering statement, every overzealous compliment about George Carlin will still be too few for one of the greatest comedians ever to shout his fearlessness into a microphone.

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CNN Fails To See The Irony In Their Carlin Tribute

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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CNN has released a tribute to George Carlin, specifically his "Seven Words" routine. Ironically, they bleep out the words while discussing how some o...

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George Carlin Dead At 71: "It's A Wonderful Feeling To Have Found Something You're Good At, That You Love To Do"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carlin was a comedy giant, a legend and a pioneer for his sharp observations and wicked, fearless commentary -- the kind that occasionally got him in trouble, like, say, getting arrested for violating FCC obscenity laws.

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