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I would hope that his larger body of work, in particular his use of the American language, are recognized and remembered.

He was funny, true, but his hatred and contempt for the Religious caused me to stop listening to him.

You and my dad. The first thing my dad said to me was, "I wonder if he believes in God now?"

You may have noticed that there's one thing I don't complain about: Politicians. Everybody complains about politicians. Everybody says, "They suck". But where do people think these politicians come from? They don't fall out of the sky. They don't pass through a membrane from another reality. No, they come from American homes, American families, American schools, American churches, American businesses, and they're elected by American voters. This is the best we can do, folks. It's what our system produces: Garbage in, garbage out.

....I have solved this political dilemma in a very direct way: I don't vote. On Election Day, I stay home. I firmly believe that if you vote, you have no right to complain. Now, some people like to twist that around. They say, "If you don't vote, you have no right to complain," but where's the logic in that? If you vote, and you elect dishonest, incompetent politicians, and they get into office and screw everything up, you are responsible for what they have done. You voted them in. You caused the problem. You have no right to complain.

I, on the other hand, who did not vote'who did not even leave the house on Election Day'am in no way responsible for that these politicians have done and have every right to complain about the mess that you created."