{"id":3097,"date":"2008-06-23T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-23T14:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2008\/06\/carlin-at-his-best-baseball-vs-football.html"},"modified":"2008-06-23T14:17:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-23T14:17:00","slug":"carlin-at-his-best-baseball-vs-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2008\/06\/carlin-at-his-best-baseball-vs-football.html","title":{"rendered":"Carlin at his best: &#8220;Baseball vs. Football&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Around the newsroom today, more than a few people have said, &#8220;You know, his last HBO special wasn&#8217;t that good.  He was pretty angry and bitter at the end.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>But to appreciate George Carlin and his talent, look no further than this classic routine from nearly two decades ago, comparing two great sports.  <\/p>\n<p>As my news editor said a short time ago, &#8220;He didn&#8217;t have to &#8216;go blue&#8217; to be funny.'&#8221;    <\/p>\n<p>Indeed.  Enjoy.  <\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/7WallEDRs0M&#038;hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/7WallEDRs0M&#038;hl=en\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around the newsroom today, more than a few people have said, &#8220;You know, his last HBO special wasn&#8217;t that good. 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