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George Carlin's 'View': Wildfire Victims 'Get What's Coming to Them'

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By Justin McCarthy October 24, 2007 - 15:32 ET

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CARLIN: It's a symphony. Everybody is in the band. You know, it's not just one group. People are, people want their goodies. They want their toys. Everybody wants the newest gizmo. We're, we’re slaves to gizmos and toys.

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GLENN BECK

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What Caused California Fires?; Radical Protestors Attack Condoleezza Rice; George Carlin Defends Controversial Comment on Fires
Aired October 25, 2007 - 19:00:00 ET

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BECK: There are a lot of comedians that can make you laugh, but it`s a precious few that can also make you think. George Carlin is one of those guys. He`s been doing it for 50 -- 50 years?

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CARLIN: Correct. Counting a few years in radio, yes.

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BECK: How do you feel about that?

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CARLIN: Very well. It`s -- you know, we have these numbers that we all honor as milestones.

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BECK: Yes.

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CARLIN: And so 30 years on HBO, 50 years in comedy and show business. And 70 years on the planet.

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BECK: It`s weird. Tomorrow is my 30th anniversary in radio.

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CARLIN: How do you like that?

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BECK: You know. It`s not 50. The CD...

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CARLIN: Yes.

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BECK: This is everything that you`ve -- this is all of it? This is what you`ve done? .

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CARLIN: These DVDs...

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BECK: DVDs.

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CARLIN: Yes. Represent -- get your initials straight.

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BECK: Yes, I`m sorry.

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CARLIN: They represent -- they are all of the HBO shows I`ve done. That`s been the centerpiece of my -- of where I`m reaching a mass audience since 1977.

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BECK: Yes.

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CARLIN: So there are 12 of them in there. There`s actually a 13th one that we couldn`t include. And No. 14 is on March 1.

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BECK: Unbelievable. Funny, funny, funny guy. A hundred and ninety dollars. .

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CARLIN: Yes.

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BECK: It`s called "All My Stuff." right?

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CARLIN: Strictly for Christmas and strictly for real fans or collectors.

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BECK: Yes. No, great stuff.

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CARLIN: Thank you.

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BECK: You were on "The View" this week.

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CARLIN: That`s right.

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BECK: You were talking about the forest fires. And you said something extraordinarily honest about your point of view on the forest fires, that -- well, go ahead, say it.

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CARLIN: Well, overbuilding. Hyper development. Americans seem to think that the party`s going to last forever and the holiday goes on and on. And they don`t really see the error of certain things.

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I mean, Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury was an educator in the 19th century, and he said, "It never ceases to surprise me at the infinite capacity of the human mind to resist the introduction of useful knowledge."

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And that`s what it is. People know better. People sense better. But they go against it. They just think there are no consequences.

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BECK: It kills me that people, you know, build up -- you know, you go to Hollywood, and you see these houses on the cliffs.

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CARLIN: Yes.

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BECK: And you`re thinking -- and you can`t get insurance for them.

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CARLIN: No. That -- and that reality may make people change their habits eventually.

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CARLSON: Right. Now, you got a lot of heat for that, saying that.

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CARLIN: Yes. A little bit.

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BECK: I have, you know, talked about the fires this week.

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CARLIN: Yes.

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BECK: And people are all up in arms. Are you amazed that we live in a world that you just -- has it gotten worse, George?

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CARLIN: Oh, yes.

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BECK: You`ve been putting this stuff -- saying outrageous stuff forever.

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CARLIN: It`s a steady downhill slide. You know, we`re headed -- this country is really finished. I mean, it really is technically finished. It`s just a matter of playing out the end-game.

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BECK: Well, that`s happy.

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CARLIN: Well, it`s true. It`s true. You can see it, you can smell it. Anyone who can`t see it or smell it doesn`t understand.

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BECK: Yes.

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CARLIN: There`s a medical term that they use in hospitals when a person has no future left on this planet, they can`t be helped anymore. And they put it on the chart: CTD, "Circling the Drain".

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And that`s what we`re doing. We`re slowly circling the drain. And the circles get smaller and they get faster. I enjoy it. Personally, I don`t have a stake in the outcome. I personally enjoy this circus that I`ve been invited to.

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I`ve often said when you`re born in the world you`re given a ticket to the freak show. When you`re born in America, you`re given a front row seat. And I couldn`t enjoy it more.

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BECK: I would love to spend more time with you, sir.

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CARLIN: Thank you. We should do it.

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BECK: What a privilege. Don`t forget, George`s new DVD box set, "All My Stuff" in stores right now.

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Coming up, illegal immigration, a problem I`m very aware of. But some illegals are committing additional crimes, and U.S. citizens are increasingly becoming the victims. The facts, the outrage, in tonight`s "Real Story". And it`s next.

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Warning: Explicit language: George Carlin-Natural Disasters. Video was removed from YouTube due to copyright claim. I'm leaving this info up for the moment, and have not found another on YouTube as of yet.

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George Carlin is still on my boycott list. I posted what he has been saying recently, because it is the one time I'm finding myself somewhat agreeing with his logic.

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Even if I do wince in listening to "Natural Disasters" - which I found it to be terrible to listen to, and is why George Carlin is on my boycott list. I couldn't stand listening to him anymore, and still can't.

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Maybe people will listen to George?

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After all he is being interviewed on his views on stuff all over the place.

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People certainly are really eager to distance themselves from, and write out of society, God.

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-Updated 06.03.09.