| Synopsis |
Comedian George Carlin (or rock muscian Ted Nugent) penned a list of 'politically incorrect' opinions, dubbing himself a 'bad American.'
See the email here.
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Is it true?
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No. George Carlin did not write it.
Ted Nugent did not write it either.
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| Why? |
George Carlin denies writing it here.
While Nugent did publish a version of 'The Bad American' in his 'Adventure Outdoors' magazine early in 2001, he did not claim credit for authoring it and versions of it were circulating well (September 2000) before Nugent published it.
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| When? | May, 2001 |
| Comments |
George Carlin says:
I want people to know that I take care with my writing, and
try to keep my standards high. But most of this "humor" on the Internet is just plain
stupid. I guess hard-core fans who follow my stuff closely would be able to spot the
fake stuff, because the tone of voice is so different. But a casual fan has no way of
knowing, and it bothers me that some people might believe I'd actually be capable of
writing some of this stuff.
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| See also |
Web references:
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Urban Legend Zeitgeist: The BAD AMERICAN