To borrow from Ben Jonson's accolade about Shakespeare, George Carlin was "not of an age, but for all time." A man not afraid to shake the tree of complacency, he saw things that so many of us either don't see or are afraid to acknowledge.
Yesterday, he was trending on Twitter. Here are but a few of his cogent and acerbic observations.
And perhaps most pointedly relevant for the times we are currently living in:
A very funny -- and a very wise -- man, Lorne.
ReplyDeleteLike George Orwell, the world needs people like George Carlin now more than ever, Owen.
Delete.. I always gain focus.. via George Carlin..
ReplyDeleteThere are other people who also ran at his level
It’s why one should always seek out exemplars ..
(one needs to see or hear clearly..
not get lost in the muddle or meddling
of sold or clapped out MainMedia)
One of the things that made Carlin's voice so valuable, Sal, was that there were no sacred cows in his worldview.
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