George Carlin was a true entertainer. He pushed the limits for years..the limits of what was acceptable and the limits of what we were willing to laugh at. A master of his craft as well at the art of observation, Carlin pointed out the ‘7 Words You Can’t Say On Television’ and he was right - it was hilarious and pointed out how stupid people, including the TV networks, can be.

“He was a brilliant writer, a brilliant performer,” Seinfeld told CNN’s Larry King. “He literally could train his eye on something very kind of mundane and regular — he could talk about a couch pillow or he could take on, you know, abortion or politics or religion.
“So there was no subject that his mind was not able to dissect and make fun. … He had an amazing breadth of subject matter,” Seinfeld added, calling Carlin “one of the Mount Rushmore guys in our profession.”
Carlin, who died of heart failure Sunday at age 71, was known for his observational skills and talent for language. His famous routines compared baseball and football, fast-moving “maniac” drivers with slow-moving “idiots,” and included a list of “people I can do without.”

Quoted from an article on CNN

He will be truly missed. Read the complete article on George Carlin here.