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George Carlin, Dies at 71

George Carlin, the Grammy-Award winning standup comedian and actor who was hailed for his irreverent social commentary, poignant observations of the absurdities of everyday life and language, and groundbreaking routines like “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television,” died in Santa Monica, Calif., on Sunday, according to his publicist, Jeff Abraham. He was 71. More

Repugs

Are not interested in Good Government

They are interested in feeding their friends at the public trough:

[A] succession of executives who either had little experience in television or could not speak Arabic.

One news anchor greeted the station's predominantly Muslim audience on Easter by declaring, "Jesus is risen today!"

In 2004, when an Israeli airstrike killed the spiritual leader of Hamas, Sheik Ahmed Yassin, virtually all Arabic news channels interrupted their regular programming. Al-Hurra continued with a cooking show.

Catalpa

One of the deeply, deeply hated trees.