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Imagine a black boy saying that.

What a privileged life you're had.

But never mind about the world.

I won't let them get away with it.

I'll track down Ted Koppel

and Larry King.

Can you nail their cellular

conversations?

I have to rent a van.

Sure. We'll pick the best one.

Let's go, Henry.

We have to change the

world now.

You a**hole! Yes, it was off

a cellular phone.

But don't pull that outraged

puppy sh*t.

You haven't become an innocent

just because the tape is phony.

I wish we'd castrated you when

we had the chance.

Libby, you're on a cell phone.

Oh, sh*t!

Yes, I'm goddamn sure I

know who did it.

Yes. I'll get it done.

Okay. Bye.

You know who did it?

Yes. Oh, yes, indeed.

A triumphant day, huh, Randy?

Perhaps your best ever.

-Is that Cashmere on the line?

-No.

Then say good-bye to

Sherman Presley.

It's not Sherman Preslay,

whoever he is.

-You're branched out. Electronics now.

-What do you mean?

You've been recording your friend

Jack's private conversations.

Why would I do that? I'm a big

Stanton supporter.

I always have been.

I've been here 20 seconds and you've

already exhausted my patience.

I want a signed confession.

Libby, put that away before you

get yourself in trouble!

Randy, you human turd...

you admit you ambushed Jack

Stanton, or you die.

-You're crazy!

-Certi-f***ing-fiably.

-At last, a fact!

-You'll go to jail, too.

I knew nothing about this.

He's shocked. He had no idea. Now,

are you going to write this out?

I don't know what you mean!

You know what? I'm going to

blow your nuts off.

Yes, I am a lesbian. I do not

mythologize the male organ.

Now, you tiny scumbag,

I know you did it.

You're on retainer

to the Flash.

And you, you stupid sh*t...

the crap Jack actually did wasn't

enough... you had to embellish it.

-Mister, you're about to

become missus.

You have a choice to make.

And quickly.

Just how crazy is Libby? And

you have to do it now. One...

two... This is going to be fun.

Okay. Okay. Okay!

Very good. Very wise.

Now, I want you to be eloquent

in this letter.

Guilt-ridden about your

jealousy and greed.

You couldn't live with yourself if you

deprived America of this great man.

Tonight, an aide of Governor Jack

Stanton, is joining us to play a tape.

I haven't heard the tape, but

my producer has.

We'd like to thank her for letting

us go on with such...

short notice. Here we go.

I can be there in 14 minutes.

I could come up there.

No, I can't wait. I have to

have it now.

Entirely. I get hot just

thinking about it.

Look at King. Look at his face.

That sounded like me.

It was you, asking the head

waiter at Caf Des Artistes...

to seat you right away because

you hadn't eaten all day.

-But how...

-We recorded it off your cell phone.

I'd like to read a letter from the man

who did this to Governor Stanton.

"To whom it May concern: I am an

employee of the Flash"

I took innocent statements of

Governor Stanton's...

off his cellular phone...

edited them and paid Cashmere

McLeod to pretend...

she was talking to him.

I did this for my own gain

and advancement.

I confess it now because I

cannot live with the fear...

that I may deprive the American

people of a great man."

Signed, Randy Culligan,

Attorney-at-law.

Now I think the media owes

Governor Stanton an apology...

for spreading this unsubstantiated

garbage.

Very good, girl.

It should be harder than this to

smear an innocent man.

We'll be right back with

your phone calls.

How did you get my cellular?

Henry, well done.

I want to thank you all for sticking

with us through all this.

We haven't much time, but

with your help...

and the grace of God, we'll get

done what needs to be done.

It's been pretty awful, but

we're still here.

It would be easy to get laughs...

by doing some cheap blow-dry

jokes... so I'll get started.

It all started innocently for

Governor Stanton.

He walked in one day and

asked for a little trim.

And some longer bangs.

They just don't care about

the fine points.

No, it would ruin the

punch line.

Does anyone survive one of

these feeding frenzies?

If they've been around a while,

of maybe.

But this is the first thing

people hear about...

Stanton, so he's history.

Our the land...

of the free...

and the home

of the brave

Thank you, Phil.

As head of the Portsmouth

Democratic Party...

it is my pleasure to introduce...

one of the south's most

progressive governors...

and the husband of one the best

fly-fishers I've met.

Please welcome Governor

Jack Stanton.

Thank you for that kind

introduction, Tommy.

And thank you for the fish.

He gave me a big, slab-sided, white

bellied fella. Looked a lot like me.

Put it on the grill, gave it some heat.

Kind of like I'm getting now.

Thank you for coming tonight.

I know you work hard...

and have little time to rest.

Some of us got more time

than we'd like.

Right. I understand.

Since this factory closed, how

many of you have found work?

Raise your hands.

How many of you work jobs that

just pay the rent, no matter...

how many hours you work?

My mama worked jobs like that

after my daddy died.

I remember her coming home from

work just bone weary.

I know she wanted to play with

me and ask me about school.

But sometimes you're too tired

to do anything but blob...

out in front of the tube.

You got that right.

I don't have to tell you how

hard it is to find work...

or anything at all about

hard times.

So I'm going to do something

really outrageous.

I'm going to tell the truth.

I know what you're thinking.

"He must be really desperate

to do that."

But if you've had to swallow

enough sh... garbage...

You can say "sh*t".

We're X-rated.

Me too, if you believe

the papers.

Here's the truth.

No politician can re-open this

factory or bring back the...

shipyard jobs or make your

union strong again.

No politician can make it

the way it was.

Because we now live in a world

without economic borders.

Push a button in New York and

a billion dollars moves to Tokyo.

In that world, muscle jobs go where

muscle labor is cheap,...

and that is not here.

So to compete, you have to

exercise a different muscle...

the one between your ears.

-He's lost them.

-F*** them. He's got me.

The whole country must go

back to school.

We have to get smarter, learn

new skills. And I promise this:

I will work hard for you. I will

think about you.

I will fight to make education a

lifetime thing in this country...

to give you the support you

need to move up.

But you have to do the heavy

lifting your own selves.

Now, I've taken a lot of hits

in this campaign.

But you know what

that means?

It means someone thinks you're only

interested in that kind of garbage.

So Tuesday, when you go to cast

your vote, think about that.

Think about what you're really

interested in.

Then pick your candidate.

I don't think I'll be able to

take it if he loses.

If he does lose, maybe we

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