Real Time with Bill Maher2003

George Carlin:
Jim, Jim, calm down, calm down. You began a sentence a little while ago with 'It shouldn't be a surprise'. It shouldn't be a surprise that rich, white men don't care about poor, black people, period. So they're not high on the list.

Jim Glassman:
George, I love you, George, but that's nonsense.

George Carlin:
I don't care if you love me or not. They're not high on the conscious or the subconscious list of those people how are in charge of things in this country, the owners. Forget these foolish elections. The owners of this country don't care about the poor, in general.

Jim Glassman:
The owners of this country? What is this, Karl Marx talking to me? The owners of this country are the voters of this country.

George Carlin:
No, you're wrong about that, my friend. You're absolutely wrong.

Jim Glassman:
Aren't the owners of this country are the voters of this country who elected George Bush?

George Carlin:
No, no, they're not. Listen, these elections are a charade, they're a charade...

Jim Glassman:
[sarcastically] Oh, okay.

George Carlin:
I'll tell you, listen, just listen for a minute and learn a little something! Elections and politicians are in place in order to give Americans the ILLUSION that they have freedom of choice. You don't really have choice in this country.