Goodbye, George Carlin

By at 6:56 am Monday, Jun 23


George Carlin, legendary comedian and free speech advocate has died at age 71.

Here is a verbatim transcript of "Filthy Words," the George Carlin monologue at issue in the historic 1978 Supreme Court case of FCC v. Pacifica Foundation, prepared by the Federal Communications Commission.

Update: Below, "For George," by Least Wanted (via Brett Walker via Susannah Breslin)

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