Yes there is a diary on this, (and believe me, I am firmly in the camp of those who want to limit diaries per topic, therby avoiding 100 diaries on Zarqawi. I myself maybe print up two diaries a month or so) but two things. First being a ex-marketing major (boo! hiss!) the diarist really should have put their names in the title to let more people know what he was talking about. Secondly, there were a few things I wanted to talk about.
1) A lot of people in the forenamed diary are jumping up and down saying that Carlin is going to rip The Harpy to shreds. Don't get your hopes up. In recent years, Carlin has slowed down a tack or two and is really showing his age. In some of his recent concerts he's needed to use cue cards, something unthinkable even 5 years ago.
2) Perhaps even more importantly, Carlin is pretty much a DeFacto libertarian and atheist. He eschews any political or activist organisations of any kind, regardless of political spectrum. He does not vote and believes those who do are idiots. However -- if they are going to pose this as a battle of opposite sides, then they are going to label Carlin as being "The Liberal". Which he is - nominally.
But, going out there, if he's expected to counter The Harpy's assertions in her latest toilet paper collection that liberals are all atheists and agnostics -- well -- that just ain't gonna work! I am not sure Carlin even knows, or gives a fuck, who The Harpy is.
I like Carlin as much as anyone here, but he doesn't represent us.
So in the worst case scenario, it looks like General Electric-owned GE gets to give The Harpy a venue yet again for her insanity and Carlin may actually feed her ammunition. All comedians -- including Lewis Black in the recent "Red White and Screwed" -- push the meme that Republicans are bad, but Dems are almost as bad or bereft of ideas. So Carlin -- being positioned as a liberal or a Democrat -- may actually say something like "I can't get with all that kooky environmental shit, goddamit I like them burgers!"
You see my meaning. Of course I have no idea what kind of format they're going to have going here, so like I said, this is worst-case kind of thinking.
And even if he were to insult her, it all bounces off the Harpy. She doesn't care. She is the perfect spokesperson for the Bush Admin. The Bushies figured out a long time ago that its OK to be hated, as long as your being hated by the right people. It warms their hearts to see gays, Europeans, environmentalists, rock bands, Northeasters and Hollywood rise up against them. They know the base loves it. The Harpy knows it too, and she knows that by upping the ante every time out, she'll keep getting on all the talk shows, and keep selling books. Curse her out, throw pies, whatever, just spell the name right.
Finally, let me wrap up with this:
I really don't want to see The Harpy anymore. I won't mention or write her name. There are very few human beings I would ever seriously want to see dead, but she's one of them. But if the media companies won't stop booking her on shows, (and they won't) the least we can do is start referring to her as The Harpy. (If you want to start a contest to come up with another pseudonym that doesn't offend women, transexuals or wiccans be my guest. Damn are we PC or what?) Giving her a human-sounding name offends human beings.
The only time I would recommend using her name is when referring to her party and calling it the "The A__ C___ Republican Party" Using her own venom against her is useless, but it can be turned against the Brownbacks and Santorums of the world.
So that's my two cents. Your mileage may vary.