Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight Page #2

We were named after

our slave masters.

So teaches the Honorable

Elijah Muhammad.

Once you become free,

find out who you are,

then you will start saying.

"I am the greatest. "

Over there.

Please be certain

to escort all the justices

to their

designated seats.

Justice Harlan, sir.

I don't want

Justice Brennan

sliding in beside Justice

Marshall, for example.

Liberals scheme.

Let's keep them

apart, shall we?

Hello, John.

Chief.

Petrus, I hear

your daughter

graduated

cum laude.

Indeed she did,

Mr. Justice.

That's wonderful.

Please congratulate

her on my behalf.

I will.

Thank you, sir.

Let's walk over together,

shall we, John?

Oh. Thank you.

I have big plans for

the Court this year.

Oh? During my first year,

it became quite

clear to me

there was something

wrong with the design

of the courtroom

bench.

We're all seated straight in a line.

We can't hear

each other.

We can't

see each other.

It's terrible

acoustics.

Here's

my solution.

I'm going to curve the bench. Ah.

You see, that way,

we can see each other.

We can hear

each other.

And it's going

to prevent Hugo

from shouting

out,

"Pardon me?

Pardon me?"

every 10

minutes, eh?

That's a very good

idea, Warren.

Yes, as it was mine, I

thought it was very good.

Sir, sir,

if you please.

you're seated

there, sir.

One black man,

8 white men,

average age 71.

Gentlemen, please join me in

welcoming Harry to the Court.

Aw.

Welcome, Harry.

Cheers, Harry.

Welcome.

Harry Blackmun

and Warren Burger.

The Minnesota twins.

They grew up

together.

When Burger got married,

Blackmun was his best man.

That's why Nixon

appointed him.

He's gonna vote with

Burger every time.

Hip-pocket Harry.

When President Nixon

nominated my friend Warren

Chief Justice,

a staunch defender

of our Constitution,

I thought he couldn't

have made a better choice,

and his first year

on the Court

has proven the

President correct.

to Warren. To Warren.

Hear, hear, Warren.

I don't know. What Presidents

expect of their Justices

and what those

Justices deliver

can be two very

different things.

Better get

started, boys.

There's more on the way.

I got a threesome

here, guys.

3 chicks.

Wait, what's

that about?

Porno cases.

Every Friday afternoon,

the Justices

sneak down to the basement

to watch dirty movies.

They're looking

for a case to hear

so they can test

the obscenity laws.

But it's more an excuse

to have a good time.

Hey. Clay, a. k. a. Ali, versus

the United States of America.

Oh, the draft

dodger.

Isn't he

in jail yet?

Hey. Ali's back up the ladder!

Float like

a butterfly,

sting like

a bee!

Justice Brennan, sir.

Ooh. I was not expecting

this. Not at all.

But sir, this case has already

been before the Court, hasn't it?

It was turned down flat.

I was the only one who

voted to hear this case.

They told me I was

off on a cloud.

It was sent back down

to a lower court.

So, why is it back up?

Ali's lawyers challenged

the lower court hearing.

He's free to appeal again.

Operation Stealth Attack.

Go find out what

the others are thinking

and report back

to me.

I'm guessing Hugo Black and

Bill Douglas will be on our side.

Don't bother with the

Chief and Harry Blackmun.

We know what

position they'll take.

These days, Ali's

a hero for taking a stand.

People are not

going to like it

if we send him

to jail.

This time around,

let's see who's

off on a cloud.

Ha ha ha.

How can a man, any man,

regardless of color,

turn around when he is called

to serve for his country

and say, "Hell, no, I won't go"?

It's

the White House, sir.

Thank you, Janet.

Chief Justice Burger here.

Mr. President.

I just don't think

I should go 10,000 miles

and shoot some

black people that

never called me n*gger,

never lynched me,

never put dogs on me,

never raped my mama,

enslave me and deprive

me of freedom.

You refused go

and fight in Vietnam.

Was it because you disagree

with the war in Vietnam?

Or because you disagree

with fighting generally?

I believe in

the Holy Quran.

It says we who declare

ourselves to be righteous Muslims

will not take parts

in no wars.

No way,

fashion, or form

which take the lives

of other humans

unless it's a Holy war

declared by God himself.

Do you think

there's anything wrong

in someone like Cassius

Clay, Muhammad Ali,

in refusing induction?

Yes, sir. I certainly do. Why?

Because he's no better

than the rest of us.

You look very pale.

Do I?

How's the pain?

I'm all right.

Better, I think.

Have you

called Abe?

Not yet.

If you don't,

I will.

I think

I'm quite capable

of calling

my own doctor.

Then what's

stopping you?

JK-50-1-8-9.

I'm so, so,

so sorry.

I just couldn't get away. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Hey, buddy.

Welcome to DC.

It's a new suit.

Yeah. You don't

like it?

It's very snazzy.

Why, thank you.

Not sure about

the color, though.

Come on!

I'm sorry.

Is he kicking?

Kevin, she's only

12 weeks.

It's a little

too early. Yeah.

I missed you.

Even my critics don't

agree with them.

Because you just can't take

a man's title out of the ring.

You gotta...

it's never been done

in history, and, uh...

all type moves have

been made against me

that's never been made before

in the history of boxing.

And the only way they can take

my title will be in the ring.

And I've been

telling the world

for the past 4 years that I'm...

Thank you,

Mr. Justice, sir.

Morning.

Morning.

Second floor,

my man.

Yowsa, yowsa, yowsa.

Ahh. Larry.

Do you mind?

Ahh. Shouldn't

smoke, Larry.

Uh, sir,

I'm Stephen.

Stephen Blacher.

Larry left at the end

of last term.

Oh. So he did. Hmm.

I stand corrected.

John, you haven't

said anything.

How is your back?

Potter, I have

a sacroiliac

joint dysfunction.

One leg longer

than the other.

Apparently.

Surgery then?

Not yet.

Back support,

shoe lifts,

pain medication,

for the time being.

You know,

the other day,

I decided to compute

how many boiled eggs

I've eaten

in my life.

Two a day

for about 60 years.

You know how many

that is?

No.

44,000,

give or take.

That's a staggering

amount.

It's disgusting.

Yes, it is. Ha!

Justice White.

Covert, marshal

the troops.

See you on

the court in 10.

Yes, sir, Mr. Justice.

6-1! Mr. Justice, that's not legal.

You took 4 steps

and that was a foul.

Says who?

Your boss

is a cheat.

A Supreme

Court Justice!

You tell him, Becker.

My boy teaching you

the ropes?

Of course I am, sir.

It's pretty

overwhelming, sir.

There's a lot

to take in.

Go for the joog-ular.

The what, sir?

J.U.G.U.L.A.R.

Joog-ular.

In these 4 walls,

it's the only way

to be heard.

They call us justices

9 scorpions in a bottle.

Who's the heavyweight

champion of the world?

One more time.

We don't want no excuses.

They may say the film was bad

or the camera was broke.

One more time, who's

the champ of the world?

A very controversial musical

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