Assassination. You know what's interesting about assassination? Well, not only does it...
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George Carlin: Here's an interesting form of murder we've come up with: assassination. You know what's interesting about assassination? Well, not only does it change those popularity polls in a big fucking hurry...
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George Carlin: ...but it's also interesting to notice who it is we assassinate. D'you ever notice who it is... stop to think who it is we kill? It's always people who've told us to to live together in harmony and try to love one another. Jesus, Gandhi, Lincoln, John Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, John Lennon. They all said "Try to live together peacefully." BAM! Right in the fuckin' head. Apparently, we're not ready for that
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George Carlin: ...but it's also interesting to notice who it is we assassinate. D'you ever notice who it is... stop to think who it is we kill? It's always people who've told us to to live together in harmony and try to love one another. Jesus, Gandhi, Lincoln, John Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, John Lennon. They all said "Try to live together peacefully." BAM! Right in the fuckin' head. Apparently, we're not ready for that
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That's what hunters do
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They kill for pleasure
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That's us
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Human beings
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Interesting folks
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Murderers
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Here's an interesting form of murder we've come up with
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Assassination
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You know what's interesting about assassination
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Well not only does it change those popularity polls
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in a big fucking hurry
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but it is also interesting to notice
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who it is we assassinate
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Did you ever notice who it is
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Stop to think who it is we kill
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It's always people who've told us
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to live together in harmony
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and try to love one another
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Jesus Gandhi
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Lincoln John Kennedy
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Bobby Kennedy Martin Luther King
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Medgar Evers Malcolm X John Lennon
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They all said try to live together peacefully
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Bam
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Right in the fucking head
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Apparently we're not ready for that
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Movie Summary
George Carlin continues making people laugh with his 13th HBO stand-up special.
