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		<title>Carlin, George -- Book (2001), Napalm &#038; Silly Putty, &#8220;Don&#8217;t Blame the Leaders&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[So maybe it&#8217;s not the politicians who suck; maybe it&#8217;s something else. Like the public. That would be a nice realistic campaign slogan for somebody: &#8220;The public sucks. Elect me.&#8221; Put the blame where it belongs: on the people. Because if everything is really the fault of politicians, where are all the bright, honest, intelligent [&#8230;]]]></description>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="tab">So maybe it&#8217;s not the politicians who suck; maybe it&#8217;s something else. Like the public. That would be a nice realistic campaign slogan for somebody: &#8220;The public sucks. Elect me.&#8221; Put the blame where it belongs: on the people.<br />
<span class="tab">Because if everything is really the fault of politicians, where are all the bright, honest, intelligent Americans who are ready to step in and replace them? Where are these people hiding? The truth is, we don&#8217;t have people like that. Everyone&#8217;s at the mall, scratching his balls and buying sneakers with lights in them. And complaining about the politicians.</span></span></p>
<br><b>George Carlin</b> (1937-2008) American comedian<br>Book (2001), <i>Napalm &#038; Silly Putty</i>, &#8220;Don&#8217;t Blame the Leaders&#8221; 
									<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(<a href="https://archive.org/details/napalmsillyputty00carl/page/234/mode/2up?q=%22so+maybe+it%27s+not%22" target="_blank">Source</a>)
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(<a href="https://youtu.be/jbZgbPlxBjg?si=tCU3NUoYgmgHcSgl&t=22921">Source (Audio)</a>). The audiobook version is trivially different (<em>emphasis </em>added):<br><br>

<blockquote><span class="tab">So maybe it's not the politicians who suck; maybe it's something else. Like the public. That would be a nice realistic campaign slogan for somebody, <i>wouldn't it?</i> "The public sucks. Elect me." Put the blame where it belongs: on the people.<br> 
<span class="tab">Because if everything is really the fault of politicians, <i>then</i> where are all the bright, honest, intelligent Americans who are ready to step in and replace them? Where are these people hiding? The truth is, we don't have people like that. Everyone's at the mall, scratching his balls and buying sneakers with lights in them. And complaining about the politicians.</blockquote><br>




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