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was just three days earlier at the White House that Ari Fleischer, asked to respond to a politically incorrect remark about 9/11 by another comedian, Bill Maher, warned all Americans "to watch what they say." That last week in September 2001, I've come to realize, is as much a marker in our cultural history a
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is job!” He would just take an approach like that. Lenny would “appreciate” the defined tragedy. 1See The American Bystander #1, Dec. 2015. I think Bill Maher’s show, February 17, was terrific. Lenny would have really appreciated it. Just the same way Lenny got serious sometimes, and the audi- ence would say,
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023643 →ly appreciated it. Just the same way Lenny got serious sometimes, and the audi- ence would say, “Hey, you’re honest!” instead of “Hey, you’re funny.” Maher’s monologue that night was really beauti- ful. Because he’s well informed, and he couldn’t just do jokes about it. He talked about the fascism. He ta
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023643 →lot of words in italics when he wrote. And he talked the same way. He talked with italics. EP: Maybe he’d italicize Trump. Finally, how do you think George Carlin would respond to Trump? PK: He might make a list. George loved to make lists. He could make a list of lies, of Trump’s lies. EP: Paul, this has bee
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023643 →his material. “One hit is all | need now and it’ s punch-up time.” At the Shadow Convention that took place while the Democrats were in Los Angeles, Bill Maher revealed to the audience, “I’ m not just a pot reformer, I’ m a user” —something which ABC forbids him to say on Politically Incorrect—then quickly a
ace while the Democrats were in Los Angeles, Bill Maher revealed to the audience, “I’ m not just a pot re
eformers should follow the example of gay- rights activists by having celebrities come out of the pot-smoking closet. Already, veteran stand-up comic George Carlin—in an interview by 7he Daily Show’ s Jon Stewart following Carlin’ s HBO special—admitted that HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015299 he smokes a joint to help hi
ask. | have to tell you, though, as far as campaign slogans go: Donald Trump 2016--Who’ s Doing the Raping?” Hey, it sounds familiar already. And on Bill Maher’ s Rea/ Time the reactionary blond witch Ann Coulter defended Trump: “These aren’ t people we have to have here. We already have our own rapists and
g?” Hey, it sounds familiar already. And on Bill Maher’ s Rea/ Time the reactionary blond witch Ann Coul
strung Truman up by the balls.’ ” The cops also broke open Lenny's candy bars, looking for drugs. They checked the IDs of audience members, including George Carlin, who told the cops, “I don’ t believe in IDs.” Then they arrested him for disorderly conduct, dragged him along by the seat of his pants and hoiste
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