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Mark D. Donating Member (420 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-25-08 01:20 PM
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George Carlin, Who Controls America.
 
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rosesaylavee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-25-08 01:32 PM
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1. George Carlin = National Treasure n/t
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wildbilln864 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-25-08 01:41 PM
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2. k&r. nt
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kellenburger Donating Member (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-25-08 02:38 PM
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3. scary but true.
will America ever wake up?
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BigBearJohn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-26-08 01:40 AM
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4. yeah but Hillary or Obama can fix it.
:sarcasm:
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MrSlayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-26-08 04:42 AM
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5. And that is the truth of it.
It puts all this Hillary/Obama and even Democrat/Republican feuding in the perspective it deserves. Hillary and McCain are that for sure and Obama probably is.
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geiger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-26-08 05:57 AM
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6. Ironic that Hillary thinks these are the people that will get people like her to the White House.
Edited on Mon May-26-08 05:59 AM by poli speak
...speaking of "obedient workers." nothing else.
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MinM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-26-08 12:11 PM
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7. Iraq, Iran, & the Vanishing Context in American News
Here's an article that plays off Carlin's :rant:

Iraq, Iran, & the Vanishing Context in American News
It’s no coincidence that the American corporate media is the wealthiest communication systems in the world, yet also one of the worst in terms of educating its citizens. Extraordinary riches require extraordinary efforts to divert public attention from extreme inequality and the democratic deficit under which Americans suffer...

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18217.htm
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HCE SuiGeneris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-26-08 02:20 PM
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8. His best rant ever. Nothing but truth in his dialog there.
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AspenRose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-26-08 03:09 PM
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9. The man speaks the truth.
eom
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Echo In Light Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-27-08 06:46 AM
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10. "America has one political party with two right wings." Gore Vidal
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bdamomma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-27-08 09:00 AM
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11. no one can say it better and with clear bluntness other than
Edited on Tue May-27-08 09:00 AM by alyce douglas
George Carlin, yes, we all know what he is saying is true. THESE PEOPLE DO NOT CARE. It is way past the time that WE take back OUR country.
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