Tough but true. The language is not acceptable, but the message is.
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>Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 8:46 PM
>Subject: George Carlin
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>George Carlin on Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans
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>"Well, for me this pretty much sums it all up:
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>Been sitting here with my ass in a wad, wanting to speak out about the
>bullshit going on in New Orleans. For the people of New Orleans...
>First we would like to say, Sorry for your loss. With that said,
>Let's go through a few hurricane rules: (Unlike an earthquake, we know
>it's coming.)
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>#1. A mandatory evacuation means just that...Get the hell out. Don't
>blame the Government after they tell you to go. If they hadn't said
>anything, I can see the argument. They said get out, if you didn't,
>it's your fault, not theirs. (We don't want to hear it, even if you
>don't have a car, you can get out. You have feet; you have a thumb; and
>there were buses that came and no one rode out - Duh! Doesn't take a
>brain surgeon to figure this one out.)
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>#2. If there is an emergency and you plan not to evacuate, stock up on
>water and non-perishables (and rubber rafts). If you didn't do this,
>it's not the Government's fault you're starving and wet.
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>#2a. If you run out of food and water, find a store that has some.
>(Remember, shoes, TV's, DVD's and CD's are not edible. Leave them
>alone.)
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>#2b. If the local store has been looted of food or water, leave your
>neighbor's TV and stereo alone. (See #2a) They worked hard to get
>their stuff. Just because they were smart enough to leave during a
>mandatory evacuation, doesn't give you the right to take their
>stuff...it's theirs, not yours.
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>#2c. If you're one of those negligent humans who subjected their
>children to this disaster by staying in New Orleans, putting what you
>wanted to do before their safety, then you need to be prosecuted for
>endangering their lives. If you are a person who stole non-edible
>items in front of your children then you should be prosecuted for
>contributing to the delinquency of minors. And if your child was hurt,
>became ill due to the conditions or died during this disaster, then you should be executed.
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>#3. If someone comes in to help you, don't shoot at them and then
>complain no one is helping you. I'm not getting shot to help save some
>dumb ass who didn't leave when told to do so.
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>#4. If you are in your house that is completely under water, your
>belongings are probably too far gone for anyone to want them, so that
>reason for staying put doesn't hold much water (pardon the pun). If
>someone does want them, let t! hem have them and hopefully they'll die
>in the filth. Just leave! (It's New Orleans, for Christ's sake - find
>a voodoo warrior and put a curse on them.)
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>#5. My tax money should not pay to rebuild a 2 million dollar house, a
>sports stadium or a floating casino. Also, my tax money shouldn't go
>to rebuild a city that is under sea level. You wouldn't build your
>house on quicksand would you? You want to live below sea-level, do
>your country some good and join the Navy.
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>#6. Regardless of what the Poverty Pimps Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton
>want you to believe, The US Government didn't create the Hurricane as a
>way to eradicate the black people of New Orleans; (Neither did Russia
>as a way to destroy America). The US Government didn't cause global
>warming that caused the hurricane (We've been coming out of an ice age
>for over a million years).
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>#7. The government isn't responsible for giving you anything. This is
>the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave, but you gotta work for
>what you want. McDonalds and Walmart are always hiring, get a damn job
>and stop sponging off the people who are actually working for a living.
>President Kennedy said it best..."Ask not what your country can do for
>you, ask what you can do for your country."
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>#8. This situation was the fault of your state's power-hungry Governor
>(dumb bitch didn't want to admit she wasn't in control and hand things
>over to FEMA and National Guard) and your proud, but innately ignorant,
>minority Mayor. The year after he was elected Nagy took all the $4.5
>Million in emergency funds allocated to assist New Orleans' residents,
>for just this type disaster, and used them to teach minority kids to
>play sports. So if you're up to your waist in muck and starving, ask a
>kid with a basketball for some assistance because he got your funds.
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>Thank you for allowing me to rant."
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