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R.I.P. George Carlin -- Groundbreaking comic's legal legacy may be the opposite of his ideals

tampabay.com » 2008 » June » 24th » R.I.P. George Carlin -- Groundbreaking comic's legal legacy may be the opposite of his ideals

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It's taken me a while to write something about the death of George Carlin, and not just because I'm a fan who found his later work increasingly disappointing. My bigger problem: putting a finger on his real legacy. After all, this was a guy whose button-pushing comedy routine about the seven words you can't say on television actually resulted in a Supreme Court case, 1978's FCC vs. Pacifica … Continue Reading »

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