Grassroots

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There's

a long line of cars

and they're trying

to get through

there's no single

explanation

there's

no central destination

but this

long line of cars

is trying

to get through

and this long line

of cars

is all because of you

you don't wonder

where we're going

or remember

where we've been

you've got to keep

this traffic flowing

and accept a little spin

so this long line

of cars

will never have an end

and this long line

of cars

keeps coming

around the bend

Nice bear suit,

buddy!

From the streets

of Sacramento

to the freeways of L.A.

We've got to keep

this fire burning

and accept a little gray

so this long line

of cars

is trying to break free

and this long line

of cars

is all because of me

there's

a long line of cars

long line of cars

[ telephone rings ]

Hello?

It's just not

working out, Phil.

You're not happy

with us

and we're not happy

with you.

I'm sorry, but how do you know

I'm not happy with you?

I read what you write.

It's between the lines.

You're firing me

for subtext?

You're not being

constructive.

I don't find this

to be a very

constructive experience.

Let's not burn

any Bridges, Phil.

Sh*t!

Aah!

You can show people,

all right?

You said so yourself

a hundred times over,

it's a stepping stone.

To what?

I'm finished, em,

okay?

Fired from the stranger?

You can't get any lower.

Why'd I ever leave

that job in Memphis?

To fall in love with me.

That's why.

My parents

are gonna kill me.

Man on TV:
The secret

to our ab slammer

is our ab slammer

patented technique.

Oh, it's amazing.

You mean I only need

to do this video

three days a week

to get the beach body

I've always dreamed of?

Man on TV:
Are you forced to

spread butter with a knife

like some sort of caveman?

Are you gonna come to bed?

Introducing sputter.

It's spreadable butter.

Sputter...

[ static ]

The issue of research

involving stem cells

derived from human embryos

is increasingly

the subject...

answering machine:

You've reached 861-4800.

To leave a message for Phil,

press one; For Doug, press two;

for snow wolf, press three;

And for Emily, press four.

[ Beep ]

Hey, a**hole, grant here.

Come on, pick up!

Pick up! Pick up!

I know you're sitting

on the couch, right?

Right in the middle of that

stinky couch of yours.

Come on, pick up the phone!

Pick up! Pick up! Pick up!

So you got sacked?

You leaving town?

I should.

Answer my question.

No, no. I've got Emily

and there's...

good, we need to talk.

Meet me at the comet

in 20 minutes,

and don't be late.

[ Music plays ]

They say

it's called the comet

because

one landed here once,

but do comets land, man?

Oh, bravo!

Free at last.

You did it.

No, seriously,

corporate employment

is as dead as

the old world order.

You should thank Nick

for pulling the scales

off your eyes.

The usual.

Why weren't you at

the cha-cha last night?

Dude, the murder city devils

destroyed it without...

murder city devils?

Are they local?

Oh, my God, are you

serious right now?

F*** me, man!

What do you listen to,

Celine Dion?

No wonder they sacked you.

Hey, where's his tomato?

Come on.

You know what?

It's fine, all right?

It's fine

because, because

I'm coming to a really,

really big decision

and I want you to be

the first to hear about it.

The city council primaries?

I'm gonna run.

I'm serious.

It's because

of this guy, huh?

Richard McIver.

He has got to go down.

He's awful,

and no one with, like,

three working brain cells

is stepping up to run

against him, so I'm going to.

[ Scoffs ]

Oh, you think this is funny?

What?

All right.

No, I got to show you

a thing or two.

Grant? Grant!

Hey! Come on.

I hate that, though.

There are never any

parking meters ever!

Gonna get a ticket,

yeah, yep, thanks to

McIver and his henchmen.

And how long

have you harbored

this grudge for the guy?

Since forever.

But you've never

mentioned it?

I was waiting for things

to hit critical mass.

Look, there it is!

There. There it is.

That?

Yeah, that.

The key my electoral

strategy, my victory.

All right, great.

Can we go home now?

A promise from the 1960s,

Phil, from the world's fair.

From before we were born.

A super ass modern

mass transportation system

that was to have spread

its wings all over the city,

barely touching

the neighborhoods

it was to pass over.

And you know why?

Look at the base.

Smaller than a taco stand.

But there's only one stop

in the middle

of nowhere downtown.

Two idiot Miles long

to a really useful

space needle.

But it's electric

and elegant as sh*t.

A miraculous machine

and, listen, silent, right?

Like the breeze,

like magic.

But most important

of all, it's cheap.

And you want to know

how many times McIver

and his f***ing f***

goons have voted it down

so they could build

whatever the sh*t

they wanted?

Stealing millions

off all those good folk

living right down there.

You know

how many times?

A zillion, to make money

from building those, see?

Highways that have

bisected and trisected

and now they want

to build on the ground,

right in the middle

of all our traffic jams,

a heavy f***ing

tank train system.

Exactly, which they call

light rail,

and, of course, they're

lying about that, too.

They steal and cheat

and over here, huh?

They're buying up land

from there to there.

Come on, Phil.

To there... And, no.

And all the way,

all the way over here.

Phil, they're just cutting

our city into pieces!

And even worse,

oh, look at her.

Look at her, Phil.

She's so beautiful.

This is what we need

to save right here!

And you want to know the

first thing that I do

when I get elected?

I'm gonna walk

into the city chambers

in my beautiful

white fur.

I will not

be made a victim

of your cowardly ways!

Never!

Save the polar caps!

Build the monorail!

Save the planet,

you fucks!

Reowr!

Doesn't it matter to you

that you have no

experience in politics?

I'm a journalist.

People respect that.

You're an unemployed

music critic.

People

know the difference.

All right, you know what?

I'm running in the primaries

and I'm gonna get myself

into that general election

and then I'm gonna win

this thing.

And you know

what else, Phil?

You're gonna do it with me.

It's the reason

you got fired.

It's destiny. It is.

Have you wondered

exactly when it was

that you first

lost your mind?

[ Laughs ]

What's so funny?

Have you even considered

McIver is black?

And?

And he's, like, the only

black city councilman.

Okay, so what?

What, are we practicing

reverse racism now?

No, I'm practicing

my power of thinking.

I mean, grant is white

and he's unqualified.

He's bombastic.

It's not funny,

it's embarrassing.

I mean, grant's gonna get

laughed out of the primaries

and so are you.

Why are you

even doing this?

Does it matter?

Okay, so you got fired

so now you can just say

f*** you to everyone?

You're smart.

Thanks, dad.

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