The FarceHaven Tribune

With No George Carlin Who Will Be the Voice of Political Incorrectness?
By Tom O’Donnell -- Contributing Author

The official demise of the politically incorrect cultural figure was found recently with the passing of George Carlin who spent a career taking on everybody and managing to alienate them all.

"Yes, I looked around the other day and everybody was falling into line quite nicely," said Rammy Davis of the Society of Doing What You Are Told. "Poor Imus apologized for bad weather that day as well as for the outbreak of the flu and we got Stern on satellite radio and who cares what goes on there?"

"Carlin was a once in a lifetime figure who didn’t care about the ramifications of what he said but took on the society around him and made people think. Some folks don’t like to think much but me I can enjoy a good thought every now and then," said Eddie Priest of the "Thinking Man’s Quarterly." Mr. Priest elaborated, "I see Brad Paisley on the radio singing about loving mom and being kind to people. I see some others wanting to make sure those whales are ok. And all that is good but what is even more important is people like Carlin who made us uncomfortable because he challenged us to see beyond the status quo."

"I don’t like anything other than all of us thinking the same good thoughts about apple pie and taking care of our lawns," said Mr. Davis.

"But it isn’t the go along folks that inspire us. It’s those folks that are not so agreeable like Carlin that get us to wonder and isn’t that what it’s all about?" said Mr. Priest.

"Not for me. And I’m feeling pretty good seeing how everybody is falling into line quite nicely," said Mr. Davis.

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