George Carlin was ahead of his time... (paraphrase) he predicts that the OWNERS of this country will be coming for your social security... and they'll get it!
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Progressives' views of our out-of-control planet
Well the weight of the world is FALLING And on my back I've been CRAWLING The state of affairs is APPALLING And the 6 o'clock news keeps CALLING Well I've been trying to see the world through their eyes Where black is white and day is night Left is Right Left is Right Left is Right, For me Well negotiations keep STALLING The United Nations keeps CALLING The Skeletons you're HAULING Won't hold when you're FALLING I’ve been trying to see the world through their eyes Where day is night and black is white Left is Right Left is Right Left is Right for me Put your head in the sand and you'll never know What's waiting for you in the depths below (below) Don't believe everything that you read Take what you want and keep what you need I’ve been trying to see the world through their eyes Where day is night and black is white Left is Right Left is Right Left is Right for me I said Left is Right Left is Right Left is Right for me For me, For me, For Me! TWISTED NIXON Written in 1998 after Johnny Punish who was sitting at the Las Vegas Hilton Sports Book and was hit by the absurdity of the place. It absorbed him and he wrote the phrase "LEFT is RIGHT for me" on a drink napkin. That night in a studio in the seedy back alleys of Las Vegas, LEFT IS RIGHT was born when then lead guitarist, Brian Jay Cline, wrote the clever verses while Twisted Nixon added the melodies. Sung by Brian Jay Cline, Left is Right is clearly Twisted Nixon's best ever in terms of a pop anthem. This song is the most requested song by fans. Produced by Paul Hampton of The Skeletones |
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Terrific post! This should be the official video of this blog.
No kidding... I remember seeing it a few years ago when bu$h talked about the privatization of social security. Then we had the economic crash, and thinking how bad it would of been for us if they had really been successful. And of course now, with the republi-cons wanting to clean out social security again, the bad memories brought it all back to me. So I thought it fitting to revive.
One of my favorite pieces of his is when he talked about environmentalists' worries that humans are going to "destroy the planet". He pointed out that, no matter what we do (pollute ourselves into oblivion; nuke ourselves off the surface; etc.), in the end Earth will still be here.
Yeah, that Carlin, one step ahead always!
I would have loved to have seen his reaction to the economic meltdown... he died in June of 2008.
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