How did Hicks steal from Carlin? "Government bad, religion bad" and add a bunch of cursing. Of course, Carlin had a lot more depth than Hicks.
I'm not saying that Carlin was the first to do it, but who is Hicks to accuse Leary of ripping him off?
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It's easy to get the crowd to identify with you when you can just get them to sing along with the "Asshole" song.
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Ya, and? He is an entertainer. He wrote a good song that gets shows jumping. He also gets people to identify with him through his stories of his upbringing. That makes him good at his job.