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I wish George Carlin was still alive during these crazy times.
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,782 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,446 posts)He was a prophet disguised as a comedian.
BigMin28
(1,180 posts)love bill hicks. His brand of comedy/ editorializing would be golden during these times.
Initech
(100,104 posts)unblock
(52,331 posts)a lot of modern political comedy is very carlinesque.
samantha bee definitely, john oliver sometimes, etc.
in a way it's like saying i wish the beatles could make more music.
sure, that'd be cool, but every band since is quite influenced by them.
N_E_1 for Tennis
(9,782 posts)Mort Sahl, Bill Hicks.
red dog 1
(27,866 posts)He lives in Mill Valley, CA.
A new biopic about him came out last year called "Last Man Standing"
SharonAnn
(13,778 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,272 posts)hlthe2b
(102,378 posts)Oh, yeah......
(for those who might miss my intent)
Bleacher Creature
(11,257 posts)In terms of journalists, Molly Ivins would be having a field day.
Zoonart
(11,879 posts)DFW
(54,445 posts)The one, the only, George Carlin!
WheelWalker
(8,956 posts)Groucho
MyOwnPeace
(16,939 posts)SO much material - so many more great books!
sarge43
(28,945 posts)catrose
(5,073 posts)yellowdogintexas
(22,272 posts)shenmue
(38,506 posts)Paladin
(28,275 posts)What an absolute feast she'd make of trump.
Leighbythesea
(92 posts)Molly!
Floyd R. Turbo
(26,633 posts)IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)SeattleVet
(5,479 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,494 posts)or, with Carlin on his show!
...................
BarbaRosa
(2,685 posts)IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)He seemed like a nice person.
lindysalsagal
(20,733 posts)I can just imagine....
billh58
(6,635 posts)ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)Dale Neiburg
(698 posts)"He may look like an idiot and sound like an idiot, but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot."
ailsagirl
(22,899 posts)I'm at work and just LAUGHED OUT LOUD HUGELY!!!!!
Thank you for that quote!!
Love Groucho
Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...and I do, probably the greatest in our history. He would have had the time of his life with Trump. It's an odd fact that Mencken is probably the greatest critic of *today's* America than anyone alive...and he wrote a century ago...
red dog 1
(27,866 posts)Upthevibe
(8,073 posts)red dog 1
(27,866 posts)Permanut
(5,648 posts)Leith
(7,813 posts)but no longer performing
Mark Russell - retired in 2010, and again in 2016
Tom Lehrer - retired in disgust when Henry Kissinger got the Nobel Peace Prize (okay, not really, but it was rumored)
Of course, Molly Ivins. It's hard to get through these times without her.
Deb
(3,742 posts)Sen. Kennedy and Sen. Byrd
Of course, he'd go after them because they were both --ugh -- "women." Mysogynist scum.
jodymarie aimee
(3,975 posts)and John Lennon.
madamesilverspurs
(15,809 posts)MLAA
(17,330 posts)Drifter
(4,751 posts)Donny's such an asshole
Cheers
Drifter
Initech
(100,104 posts)So, I don't know about Zappa - he could have been a Fox bot.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)And Peter Jennings. I grew up watching them, all gone too soon. Also Robin Williams.
irisblue
(33,034 posts)Lots of softball ?. You can Google for examples, however, the 911 truthers will come up first. When Russert was good, he was good.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)to watch MTP with my grandparents almost every week, I've loved politics since middle school (Operation Desert Storm).
livetohike
(22,165 posts)Pope George Ringo II
(1,896 posts)And somebody gets a visit from the Secret Service in 3...2...
Lots of good names above. A resurrected Lincoln could salvage the Republican Party. Eisenhower would at least make it examine itself. Say what you will about an opposition party, healthy democracies need them and they need them healthy. Jefferson, Adams, Madison and a few of their companions could accomplish unparalleled things with a call for a Constitutional Convention to solve problems beyond the reach of our contemporaries.
Loge23
(3,922 posts)As previously mentioned, George Carlin would have feasted on this bullshit.
I still miss Phil Ochs as well. He would have had us all singing an ode to the IPOTUS.
Laffy Kat
(16,386 posts)Even though he infuriated me on a regular basis, I miss him every single damn day.
Stuart G
(38,448 posts)rurallib
(62,451 posts)I'd like to think they could do some stuff not only with the Trumps but also with America's social set ups these days.
BTW - wanna bet which stooge would play the"stable genius?" woo-woo-wooo
Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)jmowreader
(50,563 posts)Hunter S. Thompson
Molly Ivins
Lenny Bruce
Robin Williams
George Carlin
Groucho Marx
pressbox69
(2,252 posts)was Groucho. Bob Hope would make lame jokes about 45 but hold patriotic benefits for him.
montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)And Flip Wilson... One of his lines " The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down." So applicable to our times.
A HERETIC I AM
(24,380 posts)And one says to the other...
"I smell hair burnin'"
The other says...
"Maybe we're walkin' too fast""
~ Moms Mabley
montana_hazeleyes
(3,424 posts)Moms sure was one of the funniest people ever. And she would say anything and her delivery was hysterical!
LW1977
(1,236 posts)no_hypocrisy
(46,202 posts)Even was a "contestant" on The Apprentice.
no_hypocrisy
(46,202 posts)Liberty Belle
(9,535 posts)who did such a funny impersonation of Reagan screwing up calls to the Kremlin.
cilla4progress
(24,776 posts)Wellstone
Hong Kong Cavalier
(4,573 posts)...in the title.
I also wish Senator Wellstone was around now.
Docreed2003
(16,877 posts)But Hunter S Thompson would be having a field day as well!
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)He would have beaten Trump.
Docreed2003
(16,877 posts)TexasBushwhacker
(20,219 posts)So much promise.
klook
(12,169 posts)the World's Foremost Authority.
Actually, he did live until February 6, 2017. Corey was a lifelong socialist and progressive, and -- although he was 102 at the time of his death -- I imagine seeing "The" Donald Drumpf named president didn't do much for his well being.
Come to think of it, in a way I'm kind of glad a lot of my heroes and heroines didn't live long enough to see this dark day dawn, although I could use their company and caustic wit about now.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)not wanting them to witness "this" America, but I would still love to hear Carlin and Frank give their opinions.
rainy
(6,095 posts)Edward R Murrow
90-percent
(6,829 posts)n/t
Pharlo
(1,818 posts)Editorial cartoonist. Always funny until you had that - "Oh CRAP! - that's REALLY TRUE!" moment and reality hit. It was still funny, just not quite as funny then.
Vogon_Glory
(9,132 posts)Of a werewolf attack. Blood and guts all over the place.
Boomerproud
(7,968 posts)I don't want to flatter myself into thinking this generation would listen to him-but his intellect, passion and activism is sorely needed and missed.
extvbroadcaster
(343 posts)Sam would have had a lot to say! Trump is President! Oh Oh Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
snowybirdie
(5,239 posts)would be Molly Ivans
spicysista
(1,663 posts)Redd Foxx and Bernie Mac would definitely have something to say about 45!
TBA
(825 posts)Sophia4
(3,515 posts)Oneironaut
(5,525 posts)NNadir
(33,561 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)They would be incensed and hilarious.