"One, two, three...." "Hold up." "Here's the story a.bout a. ma.n" "A simple ma.n" "A ma.n with a. drea.m To do the world some good" "Here's a. story for rich a.nd poor" "For young a.nd for old" "About a. ma.n from the 'hood Trying to do the world some good" "Here's the story a.bout a. ma.n" "An everyda.y ma.n" "A ma.n with a. drea.m" "To be the hea.d ofsta.te" "Alderman Gilliam's office." "What are you upset about?" "It's not a black-owned business?" "But it's a Chinese food restaurant." "So, wha.t's with the fried rice?" "I know it's fried rice, but it's not "fried" rice." "Alderman Gilliam's office." "Kim." "How is it going, honey?" "Got tickets to the symphony." "Really?" "Hold on a second, I got another call." "You better not put me on hold." "Vote for Ga.ines a.nd Ja.mes." "The Million Babies Mamas March?" "It's a. very good ca.use." "Call Reverend Barton for that one." "No... you can't use food stamps to buy tires." "I'm sorry, Mr. Hawkins." "What can I do for you?" "Your girlfriend is on hold." "Hold on a second." "How could you put me on hold?" "What was it, Mr. Hawkins?" "The bus." "I read that they're going to shut down our bus line." "If they do that, I can't get to work!" "Unless they give me a job in that new mall they're building." "Don't worry." "I've been talking to the people downtown... and I promise you this:" "If they shut down this bus line, I will drive you to work myself." "You got my word." "Alderman Gilliam, quick!" "Miss Pearl is back!" "Okay." "I got to go." "Hi, tha.t's me, Ma.ys Gillia.m, a.Iderma.n of the 9th Wa.rd of Wa.shington, D.C." "Not the pa.rt of D.C. you're fa.milia.r with." "I work in a. neighborhood so ba.d, you ca.n get shot while you're getting shot." "Around here when people ha.ve a. problem, they don't ca.Il the ma.yor, they ca.Il me." "Miss Pearl!" "What's going on?" "Dionne is in the house." "I know she is." "I don't know what she's talking about." "We checked the house, nobody is in there." "Hey, man, Dionne is her cat." "Whatever." "Cats got nine lives." "She'll be fine." "Can we let one guy go in and help this lady get her cat?" "Can't do it." "Once they laid the explosives, there's nothing I can do." "She just showed up." "You took the lady's house." "Can you at least let her get her cat?" "We didn't take it, we gave her $40,000." "What kind of house is she supposed to get with $40,000?" "A crack house?" "I think she'd be happy to get out of this rattrap." "Who are you to call this place a rattrap?" "This is my neighborhood, where l'm from." "I got my first bike stolen right there." "My daddy got his bike stolen right there." "When I have a son, I hope he's fortunate enough to get stuck up right there." "Can't you let somebody go check?" "We already looked." "There's nothing in there." "We got work to do." "Leave the people alone, damn it!" "Let's get this thing going." "Come on." "Stop being in such a hurry." "We've been here all morning." "Let the lady go inside." "Come on, baby!" "Sugar baby." "Could you at least turn it off?" "Let the lady get her cat." "Dionne, baby?" "I got something for you!" "Miss Pearl, no!" "All right, turn it off." "Wait till this woman gets her cat." "Shit, it's not working!" "Turn it off!" "She better get out, it's going to blow!" "Miss Pea.rl!" "Come out!" "No, Mays!" "You've only got a minute!" "Fix it!" "Get to work." "I'm trying." "Get a union man on this." "Get your ass out!" "Miss Pearl, we got to get out of here." "They're going to blow this place up." "They wouldn't do that, baby!" "They know we're in here." "I love you, I've known you a long time." "You've seen a lot in your life." "You've seen churches burnt to the ground, dogs sicced on kids... you've seen Malcolm X and JFK killed." "They shut up Muhammad Ali and Richard Pryor." "They gave Magic Johnson AIDS, turned Michael Jackson white." "Do you really think these people give a damn about you?" "We interrupt the Ja.y-Z song to bring you this specia.I bulletin." "Presidentia.I ca.ndida.te Sena.tor Ga.ines... a.nd his running ma.te, Genera.I Olson Ja.mes... were both killed when their pla.nes cra.shed into ea.ch other." "We now return you to the Ja.y-Z song a.Irea.dy in progress." "What's up?" "Trying to be like you, hero!" "What's up, man?" "Saving kittens?" "Don't steal my car now." "I don't want that garbage." "What will I do, feed your car to my car?" "Let me get ten Nine Lives, four Lucky Ducks, two Straight Pokers... three Crabpots and five Powerballs." "Thank you, here you go." "You all need to stop." "Why are all these people clapping?" "You didn't see me on the news?" "No, I didn't." "I got meat!" "More beef than East Coast, West Coast rap." "Check it out!" "Superman!" "Saving lives and stuff." "Why don't you cop one of these pork chops?" "Know what you need to do?" "You need to leave." "I won't tell you again." "Nobody wants your meat." "Who the hell wants to buy stolen meat?" "I'll take a T-bone." "You like gizzards, too?" "Did you hear about that guy running for President?" "Who will replace him?" "Maybe they should get Shaq." "Nobody can beat him." "Are you getting gas?" "You're holding my line up." "Yeah, I'm sorry." "$10 on three." "You've got a lot of nerve hanging up on me." "Hanging up?" "What's going on?" "I'm leaving you!" "That's what's going on." "The only reason I accepted this engagement ring from you in the first place... is because I thought you had potential!" "I thought you wanted more!" "Why can't you just play the game?" "Wear a suit!" "Be a real politician!" "What's my clothes have to do with...." "Are you seeing somebody else?" "I'm seeing everybody else!" "I've met mosquitoes with more force than you." "I'm tired of your little games, tired of being your little secretary." "Here's the light bill." "I didn't pay it." "Here's the cable bill." "I didn't pay that, either." "And here's the bill for your car note." "I hope they take it!" "Wait a minute, that's my car!" "Wait, come back!" "I hate that piece of shit!" "I'm tired of spending my time waiting for you to quit acting like a child... and act like a grown man for a change, Mays!" "I need to get on with my life!" "I want a house, I want children!" "I want to go on vacation!" "You're horrible in bed!" "I am tired of being engaged." "I am tired of being" "I wish you would." "For the last time, I'm not running for President." "I'm not crazy!" "Gaines was 20 points behind." "It's ten weeks to Election Day." "Damn it!" "They should have known better than to talk on a cell phone in a plane." "What about Sanderson?" "That's a joke." "Lewis has been Vice-President for eight years." "He's a war hero and Sharon Stone's cousin." "He can't lose." "What about Mosley?" "Girls." "Connelly?" "Boys." "McMasters?" "Big boys." "So we concede the election to Lewis?" "Nobody is talking about conceding, Debra, but let's get real here." "We'll lose this one." "The thing to do is to set the party up for the next election." "We need a candidate that will put on a good show." "This isn't a circus, it's a presidential election." "You can't just pick some guy... to run for President." "It's unprecedented, but if I put in a call to the party chairman... we find a candidate, he'll back him." "Who will run a race they know they can't win?" "Who says he has to know?" "What the...." "What now?" "No, not my bike!" "When I went in there I wa.sn't thinking a.bout being a. hero." "I wa.sjust trying to help Miss Pea.rl." "Miss Pearl." "I think we found our man." "Look at this!" "This is great!" "This is America, see?" "Little guy against the big guy, corporations against the people." "Young versus old." "What's better than this?" "Give me a break!" "I am going to run an alderman for President?" "He's not an alderman." "He's a hero." "Who doesn't like a hero?" "Big business loves a hero!" "See?" "You said we needed somebody who can help the party." "Now, how in the hell does this guy help the party?" "I'm glad you asked." "The United States is changing." "America is changing." "Inside of 20 years, you know the numbers... 20 percent black, 21 percent Asian, 39 percent Hispanic." "The minorities will be the majority." "The smartest thing we can do... is be the first party to nominate a minority for President." "How about a cripple?" "I don't think so, Charlie." "Now, we'll lose, of course, but the minorities will be happy." "The minorities will be ha.ppy a.nd they will vote for us in 2008... beca.use we've shown we support them." "And the white people will vote for us..." "because our guy isn't black." "You got my vote!" "Geller, see if you can track down this Mays Gilliam." "Go check our accounts." "Give me one good reason why I should go along with this." "Don't you get it, Debra?" "I intend to run for President in 2008." "Now give me one reason why you shouldn't." "He would take a lot of work." "We can run a background check... but it's obvious he's not a party line candidate." "He's just some kid who thinks he can make a difference." "Don't worry." "Go out there, put the machine behind him." "You get 25 points in the polls, consider it a win." "Make sure he doesn't embarrass us." "After this is over, we get to work." "When I'm President, I'll take care of you." "Help me." "They locked me out of my office." "I know." "The mayor is fed up with you." "How many times have I told you?" "You got to quit trying to fix shit." "I could've got you into the council next term." "Now you're red-lined." "Shannon is taking over your district." "They need to smooth over the mall situation, that bus thing is heating up." "They don't trust you." "I'm not the one stealing people's houses." "That's what your problem is." "You got to work with us." "That shit you pulled over there cost the city money." "Makes the mayor look bad." "Now, contrary to popular belief, politics is no place to express yourself." "You want to get in, you got to fit in." "And look at you." "Grow up, you got to dress better." "Even Puff Daddy wears a suit to court." "I'm sorry, brother, but ain't nothing I can do." "Nice car." "Ain't it, though?" "Got it for a song at a repo auction." "He feels ba.d, mighty low" "Got nowhere to go" "Wha.t ca.n you do when you're feeling low" "Ma.n, I wa.nt to know" "He feels ba.d, mighty low Got nowhere to go" "Wha.t ca.n you do when you're feeling low" "And your ca.rjust got repo'd" "Here we are." "Mays Gilliam, Debra Lassiter." "Nice to meet you." "Take a seat." "We know what happened today." "We know you lost your job." "How do you know that?" "It just happened." "We're the government." "We know everything." "We'd like you to do something for us." "Sure, I'd love to work on a presidential campaign." "I'll make phone calls, send out fliers." "Who have you guys chosen to run against Lewis?" "That's exactly what we wanted to talk to you about." "We'd like you to run for President." "Of what?" "The United States." "Of what?" "Of America." "Which America?" "North..." "America, Mays." "Get out of here!" "We're not joking." "We want you to be the nominee for the office of President... of the United States of America." "Let me get this straight." "You guys couldn't find anybody else to run?" "You couldn't find nobody?" "Something is wrong here." "You couldn't find a congressman... a senator?" "I'm just an alderman." "Congressmen, senators, they work with other politicians." "You're an alderman." "You work with the people." "And that's what we want, a man of the people." "This is a big joke, right?" "They've got a hidden camera somewhere." "You all will get a big laugh out of this." "You know what?" "I don't care." "One of you all will drive me home because my bike is messed up." "You an American?" "Are you an American?" "Yes." "This isn't just an election." "It's a moment." "This is the moment when you have the opportunity to show boys and girls... men and women, what America is about." "Look at that." "When I see that, I think of our forefathers fighting to make this country what it is." "When I see it I think about the guy who has to scrub Lincoln's balls for minimum wage." "That's why we want you." "You care about the little people." "What will it be?" "It gives me great honor... to a.ccept the pa.rty's nomina.tion... for President... of the United Sta.tes ofAmerica.." "No!" "Welcome to your campaign headquarters." "These folks will do everything they can to help you get elected." "These are your people." "Here." "Let's take a look at this." "Mark, is that cued up?" "Roll it, please." "This is a great spot." "Ifyou love America., vote Ma.ys Gillia.m for President." "But I'm not in it." "You don't even see my face." "It's a template." "We'll get you in there eventually." "There's a couple of people I want you to meet." "This is your security director, Mr. Earl." "You'll be in good hands." "Pleased to meet you, sir." "If you're in trouble, yell "Security!" and my people will handle the situation." "This is your decoy, Mays Junior." "He enters events before you." "If anything'll happen to you, it'll happen to him first." "Tupac could have used a guy like you." "This is Nicollette White, she's your executive director of internal Liaisons." "Call me Nikki." "It will be a pleasure to serve you." "I'm available to you around the clock, just let me know." "What does she do?" "She sleeps with you." "We got tired of getting caught up in sex scandals... so we commissioned our own team of super whores." "You call yourself whores!" "Move that fat ass!" "One, two, three!" "These girls are good." "Good morning, Mays." "I took the liberty of choosing some options for this evening's fundraiser." "You don't mind, do you?" "I'll wear whatever you need me to wear." "What fundraiser is this?" "Your coming out party." "Campaigns cost money." "The people you meet tonight have plenty of it." "Geller and I will advance the party... and Mr. Earl will bring you at 8:00 sharp." "Here are your off-the-cuff remarks." "Learn them." "See you later." "Remember, sir, just nod and move." "Nod and move." "What do you plan to do about taxes?" "Do you plan to support paternal leave incentives?" "Get my demo to somebody." "Anybody." "Don't take unscreened packages." "Security reasons." "You have some people to talk to." "Tomorrow, work." "Tonight, smile, shake hands, and be nice to the wives." "I'll double-check the PA system." "You'll make a brief statement at 1 1 :00." "Let's go." "Hi, how are you doing?" "All right." "You all right." "I wish you luck, sir." "Ariga.tou." "It's like Timberland, and I got a bit of Missy moving up there... but I'm trying to go through that Neptune feel" "Excuse me, the Teamsters are here." "What are you doing talking to the help?" "Gentlemen, Mr. Mays Gilliam." "Guys, I'm all for labor, I'm all for unions." "But you know and I know that you will endorse Lewis." "It's business." "We'll do what's best for the union." "Have you decided on a running mate?" "We're thinking about it." "You should consider Sanders." "We're considering several options." "Excuse me." "Well, that depends." "What's up with this guy?" "Track four." "Check out track four." "What do you have there?" "We got shrimp puffs and cheese snacks..." "just some finger foods." "Thought that was you." "So what's up with the two jobs?" "Bad credit?" "Why do I have to have bad credit?" "Can't I be saving up for a car or for school?" "Maybe I like to work?" "Excuse me." "I'm sorry." "You know what?" "I never got your name." "Hey, Lisa Clark." "Mays." "Why you being so rude, Lisa Clark?" "I am not being rude, I am working." "We can't mingle with the guests." "Plus, I don't know you." "You know me." "No, I don't know you." "But you know me." "You've come to the gas station a couple of times... and I see you, but I don't know you." "Let's get to know each other." "Let's dance." "I have to work." "I know you're working." "I'm working, too." "So let's keep working." "Want to dance?" "Okay, you'll get me in trouble." "I cannot believe you got me out here like this." "Yeah, but you like it, right?" "A little." "I'm feeling it." "Go ahead, girl, work it!" "Oh, my God." "I'm having too much fun." "I got to get back to work." "No, come on, stay!" "Come on!" "Come on, brother, I know you know how to do this dance." "No, sorry, I don't." "I know you know how to do the Electric Slide." "No, I can't say that I do." "Get your ass in there!" "What the hell is this?" "Where's Mays?" "Over there." "Oh, my God!" "We've got to stop him." "Excuse us, please." "I a.m getting so hot I a.m gonna. ta.ke my clothes off" "What do you think you're doing?" "Stop it." "I'm just trying to get the party started." "Throw your ha.nds in the a.ir" "And wa.ve them like youjust don't ca.re" "And if I got your vote for President" "Let me hea.r you sa.y, "Oh, yea.h"" "Shake that ass, Grandma!" "Let me see you bounce!" "Bounce!" "We got a couple of freaks over there." "Let me see you shake!" "Crip walk!" "The roof is on fire!" "No, it's a saying!" "It's just a saying." "Come back!" "You turned the party out." "I have never seen anything like that." "Great party." "Too bad about the fire." "So, where are you off to now?" "I'm not even sure." "We start campaigning tomorrow." "We'll be all over the country." "Need a ride home?" "I still have to clean up." "I don't know how long that will take me." "I could wait." "Are you sure?" "I could send a car to pick you up." "No, thanks, but I got to go." "It was good seeing you again." "You too, buddy, old pal." "Can I get a good-night kiss?" "No." "I'm coming!" "She's coming!" "I got to go." "Good luck, and call me if you get a chance." "Didn't you see me talking?" "What kind of display was that?" "I was getting the party started." "If the party needs to get started, I'll handle it." "Just do what we say." "I don't think everybody appreciated what you did in there." "We really had a great time." "It was off the hizzle for shizzle." "They liked it." "I don't care what they liked." "Mays, darling!" "Darling, are you done yet?" "No?" "If not, it's okay." "I can wait." "But if we hurry, we'll be able to get a table at Jezebel's." "Good evening." "We're getting married." "I'm exhausted." "Know what I can't decide?" "I can't decide whether we should have a DJ or a band." "Security!" "Tha.nk you for inviting me to the la.nd of milk a.nd honey." "It's you people, the da.iry people... people tha.t ma.ke eggs, milk, cheese... butter, bacon, that make the country great." "Milk makes the body good, and you make the country good." "Tha.nk you for inviting me to Memphis, Tennessee." "It's people like you, the church people... who are the backbone and the spirit of this great land of ours." "I love the Lord, and I love the King, Elvis Presley." "I want to thank you for inviting me to the Lone Star State." "Home of the cowboys!" "How about them Cowboys?" "It's people like you, the ranchers... who are the backbone of this country." "Now, before I go, I got one more thing to say:" "The sta.rs a.t night a.re big a.nd bright" "Deep in the hea.rt of Texa.s" "It's not bad." "Will I get another speech anytime soon?" "What's the matter with this speech?" "I should be talking about something a little more relevant." "Relevant?" "People would be cheering if I read the recipe for corn bread." "It's not working." "I'm only one point up in the polls." "Don't worry about the polls." "They're just a sampling." "Polls change." "Don't get ahead of yourself." "We're here to help." "The people really like you." "Cheer up, we'll be in Chicago in a few days." "You got a brother there." "Then the people will find out what you're all about." "Yeah, but I don't even know what I'm all about." "In the la.test polls, Ma.ys Gillia.m is up just one point, to 10 percent." "Vice President Bria.n Lewis still holds a. comma.nding 84 percent." "Six percent a.re undecided, sa.ying... they don't know who they're voting for, theyjust know it's not Gillia.m." "When you get out there, listen to the crowd." "Talk to them, make it look like you believe in what you're saying." "I know we haven't exactly always seen eye to eye... but this is very important." "I can't stress that enough." "Alderman Gilliam?" "There's a Mitch Gilliam outside." "He says he's your brother." "Send him in." "Tonight, America will get its first impressions of Mays Gilliam." "You know what they say about first impressions." "Look at my little brother!" "You said you'd call when you got here." "I was trying to call you, but I've been doing press all day." "My little brother, running for President." "Let me introduce you to Martin Geller, Debra Lassiter." "What's happening, baby?" "Thanks for what you're doing for my brother." "Appreciate it." "How about you, thriller?" "What's going" "Nice to meet you." "What do you do for a living?" "I'm a bail bondsman." "I got an office on the Southside." "Bail bondsman." "Yes, sir." "How's business?" "I tell you how business is." "Business is great." "Thank God for crime." "Thank God for crime." "Could you give us a minute?" "Five." "Nice." "Real nice." "Look at you, man!" "I see you all on the shows, politicking." "You like the way your campaign is going?" "Look at this." "Let me ask you something, brother." "When they gonna let you speak?" "I've been talking all day." "I was talking to the press." "You been talking, but when they gonna let you speak your mind?" "This ain't you." "You gonna say this shit?" "This shit is booty." "Say this if you want to, watch that man come sweep your butt off stage." "Look at this poster: "Mays." Who are they talking about?" "Willie?" "Let me tell you something." "They're the everyday common folk, working people." "Laborers." "Construction workers, nurses." "Play the game when you're working for them." "This is your campaign." "You're supposed to be in charge." "It's time." "I got to go." "I love you, man, and I'm with you no matter what." "Go get them." "I'll see you out there." "Speak." "Chica.go, plea.se welcome your next president.:" "Alderma.n Ma.ys Gillia.m." "What the hell is he doing?" "They had a speech written for me... about what the people need." "But you guys are the people." "You know what you need." "Better schools... better jobs..." "less crime." "How many of you, right now... work two jobs just to have enough money to be broke?" "That ain't right." "If you work two jobs, and at the end of the week... you got just enough money to get your broke ass home..." "let me hear you say, "That ain't right!"" "That ain't right!" "How many of you have children that they call stupid?" "Don't be ashamed!" "It ain't your fault." "I asked my niece the other day, "What's four plus four?" She said, "44."" "But that ain't her fault!" "That's the school's fault." "If your child's school has old-ass books... and brand-new metal detectors, let me hear you say, "That ain't right!"" "That ain't right!" "It ain't right." "And now we got these corporations stealing all the money." "They ain't stealing their money, they stealing our money!" "The pension." "You work for 35 years." "You thought you'd leave your kids a will, now you'll leave them a won't!" "You show up to get your pension, they give you a pen!" "A damn pen!" "What in the hell am I supposed to do with a pen?" "I should stab you in the neck with this pen, Mr. Pension Taker." "Get your hand out of my pocket!" "Taking everybody's pension, and nobody going to jail." "That's some bullshit." "Ain't it?" "Meanwhile, we steal a Big Mac with cheese... next thing you know, we on Death Row!" "That ain't right!" "How many of you work in a city you can't afford to live in?" "That ain't right!" "How many of you work in a mall you can't afford to shop in?" "That ain't right!" "How many of you clean up a hotel... you ain't never gonna be able to stay in?" "That ain't right!" "We got nurses that work in hospitals they can't even afford to get sick in." "It ain't right!" "It isn't right!" "That shit is wrong!" "It's dead wrong!" "I'm Mays Gilliam... and I'm running for President of the United States of America." "No questions." "Sorry." "Where's Mitch?" "Go to work." "Handle your business." "If you need me, call me." "I'll call you." "Are you insane?" "You can't just go out in front of 5,000 people and talk!" "And you said "shit." Presidential candidates do not say "shit."" "Show me a man that's never said shit, I'll show you someone full of shit!" "Debra, hold on." "What you just did, that was great." "Maybe you're right." "We could tailor the speeches more to you." "My speeches?" "Come on, did you hear them?" "If this is gonna work, it's got to fit me." "It's got to be my campaign." "This is not your campaign." "You do what I tell you to, or you'll be back in D.C. on your bicycle." "I'm the one running for President." "If we're gonna run this campaign, it's got to go my way." "We're gonna do it the way I want it done." "Hold on." "I don't know if that's such a good idea." "If you don't know, you better ask somebody." "After a. slow sta.rt, Ma.ys Gillia.m ha.s ma.de some dra.ma.tic cha.nges... in his presidentia.I ca.mpa.ign." "Hi." "I'm Ma.ys Gillia.m, ca.ndida.te for President of the United Sta.tes." "This is my new hea.dqua.rters." "The individua.Is you see before you will help me guide my ca.mpa.ign." "These a.re my people." "Ma.ys Gillia.m is turning the esta.blishment on its ea.r... with his new controversia.I ca.mpa.ign a.ds." "Ifyou love America., vote Ma.ys Gillia.m for President." "Pa.id for by Citizens for Ma.ys Gillia.m." "The pa.rt of Ma.ys Gillia.m's security director... will now be pla.yed by Muha.mma.d Muha.mma.d Muha.mma.d." "Childcare is one of the most important issues facing this country today." "The working mother has to take her child to a nanny." "The nanny has to take her child to a babysitter." "The babysitter has to take her child to daycare." "On the count of three, I want everybody to take care of their own damn kids!" "Whose baby is this?" "It ain't mine!" "Gay people want what every American wants." "A good house, a good job!" "I believe in gay rights because when I see gay people... all I'm seeing are people, normal people like every other American." "Thank you for inviting me to the Player's Ball!" "America needs to change its ways." "I promise if I'm your President, I will take care of everybody:" "Big business and small business, show business and ho business." "Hello, Debra." "Bill?" "I am in Detroit at a Player's Ball with pimps and whores." "Excuse me, hoes!" "I ca.n't do this." "You got to get me out of here." "I ca.n't control him." "He won't listen to me!" "No, Debra." "I need you out there, and this is going great." "This is what we wanted." "I love this guy. "That ain't right."" "He really thinks he can make a difference." "Stop worrying." "This will work out fine." "Bye." "Don't I know you?" "No!" "He feels good Things a.re going his wa.y" "Hejust might be The President someda.y" "Mays, darling, I've been thinking." "I want a small wedding." "I think I want 150, maybe 200 people." "I've always said I wanted a wedding in a church... but lately I've been thinking about the Botanical Gardens." "We could do it by the tulips." "It'll be beautiful" "Security!" "Who the hell is Mays Gilliam?" "He's running against you, sir." "What happened to Gaines?" "He died in a plane crash." "Get out of here!" "Gaines is dead?" "Don't you remember?" "It was on the news!" "Not my news." "This fellow, Gilliam, is an alderman from D.C." "He took Gaines' place, sir." "I'm running against this guy." "Yes, sir." "That is some bullshit." "This is my time." "I've been Vice President for eight years." "I am a war hero, and I am Sharon Stone's cousin!" "And I'll be damned if I'm going to let my election be ruined by this asshole!" "I want this guy done." "You hear me?" "Finish him!" "He will be destroyed, sir, as you wish." "This is the White House without Ma.ys Gillia.m. Pea.ceful, isn't it?" "Now, this is the White House if Gillia.m is elected." "Let's keep Ma.ys Gillia.m out of the White House." "Vote Bria.n Lewis for President." "It's your la.st cha.nce." "How do you want to handle this?" "I don't want to go negative." "Nobody wants to hear that." "I want people to vote for me, not against Lewis." "People don't know what they want to hear." "We have to respond." "We should go with something measured, accurate." "Let's call him on his record!" "You can't challenge his record when Mays doesn't have one." "How about a massage?" "La.dies a.nd gentlemen... plea.se welcome presidentia.I ca.ndida.te Ma.ys Gillia.m." "Thank you!" "This is Conservative Talk 520." "You're listening to Big Da.ve." "Nega.tive a.ds. Lewis is up, Gillia.m is down." "I think it's grea.t!" "Bottom line.:" "I don't think I wa.nt Gillia.m a.nd his homies to be in the White House." "People a.re sa.ying these a.ds a.re dirty politics." "Give me a. sma.Il brea.k!" "We're not ta.Iking a.bout running a. rib sha.ck but a. country!" "He's running for President and every vote counts!" "Ladies and gentlemen, Mays Gilliam!" "And if these a.ds a.re so ba.d, why ha.sn't Gillia.m sa.id a.nything?" "Howard Stern rocks!" "You're on with Big Da.ve." "The rea.son Gillia.m ha.sn't responded is beca.use he ha.s too much integrity." "We just got endorsements from Raekwon the Chef... and Ghostface Killah." "Is this good?" "It's great." "Where are we on this running mate thing?" "I've been making calls." "Nobody wants to run with you." "Who did you call?" "Everybody." "Did you call Hammer?" "No, I did not call Hammer." "Then you didn't call everybody." "Mr. Gilliam, can I have your autograph?" "I'll be right back." "Should we call Hammer?" "No." "Say cheese!" "Ma.ys Gillia.m did not a.ttend this yea.r's a.nnua.I ra.Ily a.ga.inst ca.ncer." "Is Ma.ys Gillia.m for ca.ncer or a.ga.inst ca.ncer?" "Ma.ys Gillia.m, he's for ca.ncer." "Vote Bria.n Lewis for President." "It's your la.st cha.nce." "Cancer lover!" "No, he does not get away with this crap!" "This is what we'll do." "You ever watch Bugs Bunny?" "Bugs would always shoot Elmer Fudd in the face and drop an anvil on his head." "But what made Elmer really mad is when Bugs Bunny kissed him." "We got to kiss this bitch." "How do you propose we do that?" "Watch this." "I'm a Klansman." "I hate niggers, Jews, and fags, but I love Brian Lewis." "Yo, wha.t's up?" "I'm Osa.ma. Bin La.den." "I ha.te America., but I love Bria.n Lewis." "Pa.id for by Osa.ma. Bin La.den." "Sha.ron Stone is a. defector." "Tha.t's wha.t Lewis ca.mpa.ign insiders a.re sa.ying a.bout the Hollywood sta.r... a.nd cousin of Vice President Lewis, a.fter Stone's endorsement of Ma.ys Gillia.m." "I don't believe it!" "Yeah!" "I know!" "Did you hear...." "What are you doing here?" "Gilliam is over 30 points." "That means even if he loses he's the frontrunner in 2008." "In case you've forgotten, I intend to run for President in 2008... and I am not running against him." "So this is over." "Either you put a stop to it or I will." "I came on board to run a campaign for a man we didn't expect to win... not to sabotage him so he'd lose." "You're in this as thick as I am." "Of course he's supposed to lose!" "That's why we picked him." "Are you with me or are you with him?" "I thought you wanted what was best for the party." "I'm what's best for the party!" "What's the matter?" "Democracy doesn't work for you when you're not winning?" "I'm with him." "I'm with him?" "Who are these people again?" "The Urban Business Board." "What are your plans for Social Security?" "Give it to old people." "Your plans on global warming?" "Global ice tea." "You the man!" "You the woman!" "I want to introduce you to Chester Norris Allen." "He owns a bottling plant in D.C. and I spoke to him about our problem." "We've got a nice check for you." "We can't take it." "You sell malt liquor to kids." "I do no such thing." "Come on, man." "It's orange beer with a nipple top." "Now, who's that for?" "It's Crib Malt Liquor, man!" "He's unbelievable!" "Damn it, we need that money!" "Why do you make everything so difficult?" "It's Crib Malt Liquor!" ""Crib Malt Liquor, just like Mama used to make"?" "Whose mama?" "Not my mama!" "The situa.tion is getting tense with the threa.t of the bus line being shut down." "Protestors took their concerns to tra.nsit officia.Is... but ta.Iks broke down when the newly a.ppointed a.Iderma.n, Regina.Id Sha.nnon... wa.s punched in the fa.ce by a.n a.ngry protestor." "Good evening, sir." "What's up, Nikki?" "I noticed you weren't at the party, so I thought... if there is anything you would like for me to do, I would be happy to." "Could I ask you something?" "Yes." "You seem like a nice girl." "How did you get into this line of work?" "I went to the University of Nebraska... where l majored in Theater and Communications." "I did some extra work, and a few things that went straight to video." "Okay." "Can I ask you a question?" "Yeah, sure." "Since I've been here, you haven't really given me any assignments." "I was wondering if you find me attractive." "I think you're...." "I think you're very attractive." "It's just that..." "I like to get to know people before I get involved." "I don't mean to be out of line, sir... but are you?" "Am I what?" "Trying to get to know somebody." "It is late, I'm out of here." "You need to take a cab." "I'll be fine." "I'm just gonna walk." "Take a cab!" "I'll be fine." "I'll walk." "Need a ride?" "Where are we going?" "I just thought I'd give you a little tour." "If you look over there, it's the Lincoln Memorial." "Lincoln freed the slaves... but before he did it, he said, "First you niggers got to build me a statue."" "Right there is the Jefferson Memorial." "Jefferson had a black mistress." "He said, "All men are created equal, but black women got the nicest ass!"" "That's the Treasury." "If you look real hard in the window, you can see Oprah counting her money." "$20 trillion one, $20 trillion two...." "Hi, Oprah!" "Wha.t's it like... traveling all over the country and meeting all those people?" "I like it." "I like traveling, I like meeting the people." "But sometimes, you don't know if people like you for you." "Know what I mean?" "I like you for you." "And I think you're okay." "Just okay?" "I'm just playing." "I forgot how nice D.C. was." "I'm always working." "I never get a chance to check it out." "Maybe you need to take advantage of what's in front of you." "You never know, you may look up someday, and it might not be there." "Freeze!" "Put your hands up in the air and step away from Mr. Gilliam!" "It's okay!" "What the hell are you doing?" "What the hell are you doing?" "You can't go dashing off in the middle of the night with some girl." "Something's happened." "We got to pack and get out of here!" "Somebody make sure she gets home safely." "We have a plane waiting for us." "In Florida. toda.y, guns a.nd explosives were found a.t a.junior high school." "No one wa.s injured in the incident, but with just six weeks till Election Da.y... this could be a. hot-button issue for both pa.rties." "Now, ba.ck to the Ja.y-Z song a.Irea.dy in progress." "Muhammad, get me a gun in case another kid tries to get crazy." "This could work in our favor." "Florida is a big Second Amendment state." "This is serious." "This is not the Player's Ball." "You can cut into Lewis' numbers." "Talk about the kids, not about the guns." "If I get shot, everybody is fired." "One question here." "There's been an outcry that something needs to be done about school violence." "What do you plan to do about this?" "I feel we need to talk to our kids...." "Excuse me." "Hello, children." "Good morning." "Pay attention." "This is going to be a class:" "Bullshit 101 ." "Ladies and gentlemen, our American children are hurting today... and we need to reach out to them... and give them all a good old-fashioned American hug." "America is the greatest country on the face of the earth... and I want to say:" "God bless America!" "And no place else." "Thank you." "Thank you, children." "No more bombs now." "And don't use guns." "That went well." "Very touching." "The kids liked me." "You were very genuine." "They responded." "I tried to hug a girl and a boy so I wouldn't seem sexist." "Mr. Vice President!" "Welcome to the show, Alderman Gilliam." "Surprised you're not somewhere with your girlfriend." "How do you know about her?" "I'm the government." "I know everything." "We really should debate." "Let's get something straight." "I don't know you, and I don't like you." "Party's over." "I'm fixing to whip your ass." "You got it?" "Sir, we really should debate." "God bless America, and no place else." "Sir, we just got this off the uplink." "What is it?" "An off-the-record comment by Mays Gilliam." "Bad?" "Yes, sir." "Good work." "It's on!" "Guys, come here!" "...Lewis wa.s on the scene comforting pa.rents a.nd students." "The press is in Lewis' back pocket." "In this CNB News exclusive, our ca.mera.s ca.ught Gillia.m... ma.king wha.t wa.s a.rgua.bly the most controversia.I sta.tement of the da.y." "They a.ct like us." "We're bombing countries a.Il the time." "If I wa.s 12, I'd ha.ve a. gun, too." "Tell me you didn't say that." "I didn't know the camera was on me." "I was playing around with some sound guy." "You didn't know the camera was on you?" "Of course it's on you." "It's always on you!" "You're running for President!" "I told you...." "This is all your fault!" "Gillia.m is under investiga.tion by the fbi... for his involvement with this ma.n... friend a.nd a.ssocia.te a.nd a.ccused drug lord, Wa.rren Pryor." "Lord, we're going to jail." "We're not going to jail." "Is it true?" "What's up, Warren?" "I know him, but I don't drug-lord know him." "It's just a guy I say "What's up?" to." "But I don't know him know him." "Do you have drugs on you?" "Get them off, I'm not going to jail for you." "Are you on the pipe?" "This is messed up This rea.Ily sucks" "Every time you're doing good troublejust pops up" "He doesn't know wha.t he's gonna. do" "This is messed up This rea.Ily sucks" "Keep your hea.d up, it's your best bet" "Let's hope the election's not through" "If you see Mays Gilliam, please do not call the authorities." "Just do whatever you can to make his life a living hell." "No more questions!" "If I see Mays Gilliam, I'll bust a cap in his ass." "Gillia.m is done a.nd Big Da.ve sa.ys, "Wa.a.-wa.a.!"" "Oh, God." "What am I going to do?" "What are you worried about?" "Your face isn't on the side of a bus." "I'll be the one taking a hit for this." "Get me on the news so I can apologize." "That's what the people want to hear." "You're probably right." "Make a statement of some kind, try and sound sincere" "Just give me a break!" "You think you can say you're sorry and all of this will go away?" "Mays, you're running for President of the United States of America." "Do you have any idea why they chose you?" "We picked you because" "Shut up!" "You're here to lose." "Arnot picked you so you could lose." "Think about it." "If they had any idea they could win this thing... do you think they would have chosen an ignorant-ass nigger like you?" "Wait up." "You're not calling me an ignorant nigger... and thinking you're staying on my bus." "I am not getting off this bus." "We're in the middle of nowhere" "Now you need a ride from an ignorant nigger." "I am not getting off this bus!" "Apologize." "Security!" "Damn you, Mays Gilliam!" "You knew about this all along?" "Is there trouble inside the Gilliam campaign?" "That's what Washington insiders want to know after Gilliam's chief advisor..." "Debra." "La.ssiter, left the ca.mpa.ign tra.il." "Down in the polls, Gillia.m still ha.s no running ma.te." "Sources sa.y the Tea.msters ma.y endorse Lewis." "Did Gillia.m kill JonBenet Ra.msa.y?" "Police wa.nt to know." "The big question.:" "Where is Ma.ys Gillia.m?" "I'll tell you where he's a.t. He's with his peeps!" "Hello?" "You up?" "I was hoping you'd call." "Are you okay?" "I don't know." "I guess I'm all right." "Come on, talk to Mama." "I don't know." "It seems like they're trying to get me." "Everywhere I turn, they're trying to put a foot in my ass." "After what you said, you need a foot put up in your ass." "What did you expect?" "They would just make you President?" "They take a poll for everything I do." "You ever been to a horserace?" "My dad used to take me when I was little." "The horses wea.r blinders." "They don't even see each other." "They just run their race." "So don't worry a.bout Lewis, don't worry a.bout the press... just run your race." "Let me ask you something." "Okay." "What are you wearing?" "Now, you know you need to stop." "Man, news travels fast." "Not 10 minutes after you fired me, I had two offers for jobs." "Good offers." "What are you doing here?" "I know you got no reason to trust me, but I'm asking you to." "You've got five weeks left." "I know Lassiter is out, but I think..." "I can help you do this." "I want to help you." "And I'm sorry, Mays." "I don't know what else to say... but as bad as things look, I don't think you should quit." "Who said I was quitting?" "I wish I could quit." "I wish it was that easy." "You're lucky." "You are so lucky." "You don't know how good you got it." "You just represent yourself." "Me?" "I represent my whole race." "If I quit... there won't be another black candidate for 50 years." "All right." "We can get rid of the school thing with a statement that will blow things over." "But we need a running mate." "Who am I supposed to pick?" "Nobody wants to run with me." "We need somebody we can trust." "Who do you trust?" "In the midst of his own Cinderella. story... presidentia.I ca.ndida.te Gillia.m is sha.king it up." "He's chosen his brother, Mitch Gillia.m... a. ba.il bondsma.n from Chica.go, a.s his running ma.te." "Politica.I a.na.Iysts sa.y this ma.y be too little, too la.te." "Hi, I'm with the Pork Commission" "I'm from the Athlete's Foot" "Brother!" "Can you get my demo tape to somebody" "Are these your bags?" "Look at my shoes and at the bags." "Shut up and follow me." "Back up." "What do you have to say about your brother's controversial comments?" "My gosh, lady, my brother said he was sorry." "Let it go." "See, that's why nobody like your ass." "We got work to do." "We way behind in the polls." "Am I getting paid for this?" "Yeah." "You're running for the vice presidency." "You're a bail bondsman." "You have no Washington experience, no political experience or connections." "How does being a bail bondsman qualify you to be Vice President?" "I am a bail bondsman." "People come to me when they in trouble, like the USA." "We bail people out." "We bail out Mexico... the savings and loan, the airline industry." "Now you ask me, sir, what qualify me to run for Vice President." "When the country is in trouble, I'll bail them out." "Hold that thought." "We have a caller from Detroit." "Mitch!" "Why you looking a.round?" "It's Reggie...." "Where my money a.t?" "Don't call me with that bullshit!" "You see I'm on TV." "What about NATO?" "I never met Nato." "I don't talk about people behind their back." "NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization." "I thought you were talking about this guy named Nato." "But you have to know these things." "Do you know Nato Jacobs?" "Do you know Nato Jacobs?" "I'm sorry, I haven't met the gentleman." "That's what I said." "You know nothing about Nato?" "I know nothing about NATO." "Why are you out here since inmates don't have the right to vote?" "It's not about the vote." "We're looking out for the convicts." "We want to make sure when they get out that they stay out." "The better the education, they become more productive citizens." "Mitch!" "What's up?" "Shorty G!" "It's good to see you, boy!" "This is Shorty G. I arrested his ass." "I thought you got the chair, boy." "Mr. Gillia.m, how would you dea.I with white-colla.r crime?" "There's no such thing a.s white-colla.r crime." "And there's no such thing a.s bla.ck-on-bla.ck crime." "Crime is crime." "I don't care if you have a white collar or a tank top." "If you rob me, I'll whup your ass." "I'm Ja.net Silvers reporting live in D.C., where tra.nsit opera.tors...." "I wish we'd get into the White House." "To have a cookout?" "They were just talking about your ward." "What's going on down there?" "They want to cut bus service until they finish construction." "I should go." "So you can blow up the bus line?" "One thing at a time." "The Teamsters haven't endorsed Lewis yet." "Our numbers are going up." "If we want a real shot at this thing, we got to get Lewis to debate." "He knows that." "That's why he won't." "He's avoiding me like he owes me child support." "He is scared." "He's holding the ball, hoping the clock will run out." "That's a punk move." "Ducking and hiding like a little bitch!" "That may be, but he won't debate you because you call him a little bitch." "What this community needs" "Is for you to debate me right now!" "Tell the people that!" "I thought I told you that we won't stop." "Now, my agenda" "I'll tell you about our agenda." "It's to have a debate right now!" "Get rid of this zero and talk to the hero." "You got time to jog, but not to debate?" "You can run, but you can't hide." "I thought I told you we won't stop." "Wha.t you looking for, the news?" "The news is we wa.nt to deba.te!" "Why did you cha.nge the cha.nnel?" "He's sca.red!" "A word from our sponsor." "We wa.nt to deba.te!" "I thought I told you tha.t we won't stop." "Yo, Lewis!" "Your mother's a.ss is so big, when she sits down she's three feet ta.Iler." "Yo, Lewis!" "Your mother's got a. rea.Ily big a.ss!" "Sir, it's time we prepare for a debate." "Give me one good reason I should debate that jerk." "He talked about your mother!" "So what?" "Are you going to just let him talk about me like that?" "After some inventive chiding on the part of Alderman Mays Gilliam..." "Vice President Lewis has finally agreed to one debate... the night before the election." "So, baby brother, this is it." "You ready?" "All right, I guess." "You guess?" "You don't know?" "You either ready or you ain't." "What's your problem?" "I'm ready, okay?" "No, you ain't." "Look at you." "If you call this ready, this won't get it." "Dress for the job you want, not for the job you got." "You ain't talking about my clothes." "Come on now." "This ain't about me." "If I got a good idea, it shouldn't matter what the hell I'm wearing!" "You know you messed up, man." "I'm telling you right now." "You know, this ain't about me!" "Lewis ain't no punk." "He ain't no joke." "That man has been Vice President for eight years." "He's a war hero." "He's Sharon Stone's cousin." "You better come correct." "Yeah?" "Well, I got us this far!" "This is as far as you're going to get!" "It's like that?" "That's the way it is." "Geller and them up there pumping your head up." "But Lewis will smack it back down!" "Oh, my God." "Little brother, you all right?" "That's what your ass get." "You need anything?" "Because it look like you need some help." "You gonna get yours!" "I'll tell Ma!" "You better not tell!" "Hello?" "Don't intrude in my life anymore." "I don't want to have anything to do with you... not after the way you treated me." "I'm sorry I threw you off the bus." "It was wrong." "I couldn't take what you were saying." "What do you want?" "I want to win." "Welcome to New York City for the 2004 Presidential Debates." "Where is he?" "He was right behind me." "Should I look for him?" "They're getting nervous." "We've got to do something." "I can do something." "No!" "La.dies a.nd gentlemen, Vice President Bria.n Lewis." "Wait." "Here they come." "Sweet." "Hello, Martin." "Sorry I'm late." "I had to change." "Mr." "Earl, nice to see you." "Nice to see you too, sir." "Let's move." "There are 250 million people out there deciding who to vote for." "They all know Lewis didn't want to debate you." "Show them why." "Stay focused." "Take your time." "If he get out of pocket, put your foot in his ass." "By the way, nice suit." ""Fuh-buh"?" "Fubu." "Even I knew that." "La.dies a.nd gentlemen, Alderma.n Ma.ys Gillia.m." "Yo, when's Ma.rtin coming on, man?" "My momma told me to whup your ass." "The first question is directed by coin flip to the Vice President." "Vice President Lewis... what steps should be taken to limit our youth's access... to violent materials?" "Our American children's futures are at stake here." "We need to study this issue, and appropriate legislation... that will return us to an America we can be proud of." "God bless America, and no place else." "Alderman Gilliam, same question, please." "How do we limit violent material?" "Turn it off." "And if the kids cut it back on, knock them out." "That's why I don't smoke." "When I was a kid, my daddy caught me smoking... and he knocked me out!" "And to this day, I don't smoke." "Not because I'm scared of cancer." "I don't smoke because I think my dad is going to walk through that door... and knock me the hell out!" "Knock out your kids." "It helps." "Vice President Lewis... with over 10,000 gun deaths per year in the United States... do you believe we need stricter gun control laws?" "I don't think we need more gun control." "I say we enforce the laws that are already on the books." "The problem is, nobody reads the books." "We need to start putting laws on videos... because everybody watches videos, MTV, BET." "We need to put some laws on the Nelly video." "If you had laws on a Destiny's Child video right now, you could stop crime." "We already have gun licensing." "But that's only to carry the gun." "Let the people decide." "The people can't decide." "The people are too busy getting shot in the ass." "That's my brother." "That's another reason he's not qualified." "Because I had the good sense to pick my big brother to be my running mate?" "I didn't come here to argue with you." "Yes, you did." "We're having a debate." "A debate ain't nothing but an argument." "A debate isn't an argument." "Yes, it is." "No, it isn't." "Yes, it is." "No, it isn't." "I know you are, but what am I?" "Can we just move on?" "This is ridiculous." "Our next question comes from" "I have a question." "Would you like our reception to be buffet style or formal seating?" "If you put Robert next to Nelson... he'll be very angry because he wanted to be your best man." "Security." "I love you so much" "The candidates have agreed upon a short closing speech." "Vice President Lewis won the coin toss." "He has elected to go first." "Thank you." "No, it isn't." "Yes, it is!" "Tonight you have seen two different men... with two very different points of view, battle to win your vote." "And this is what America is all about." "As we've seen tonight..." "Alderman Gilliam can be captivating and entertaining." "But America needs more than that from its Commander in Chief." "To lea.d America., it ta.kes experience." "Now, I've been Vice President for the la.st eight yea.rs." "I'm a war hero, and I'm Sharon Stone's cousin." "And to me, America is like a fine performance car." "And now is not the time... to turn this fine vehicle we call America... over to the hands of an amateur." "I'm Brian Lewis, and I am your last chance." "God bless America, and no place else." "Yeah, it's over now." "Why do you have to be so negative?" "Give me five." "Thank you." "Hold it!" "You're right, Vice President Lewis." "I am an amateur." "When it comes to creating so many enemies... that we need billions of dollars to protect ourselves, I'm an amateur." "When it comes to paying farmers not to grow food... while people in this country starve every day, I'm an amateur." "When it comes to creating a drug policy that makes crack and heroin... cheaper than asthma and AIDS medicine, I'm an amateur." "But there's nothing wrong with being an amateur." "The people that started the Underground Railroad were amateurs." "Martin Luther King was an amateur." "Have you ever been to Amateur Night at the Apollo?" "Some of the world's best talent was there:" "James Brown, Luther Vandross, Rockwell, the Crown Heights Affair." "Hall and Oates!" "The Fat Boys, Rob Base." "But you wouldn't know nothing about that." "Why?" "Because when it comes to judging talent and potential... you, my friend, are an amateur!" "I believe the Alderman is over his time." "You had eight years to talk." "Now it's my turn." "I'm getting mine!" "Ladies and gentlemen, hold your applause, please." "How can you help the poor if you never been poor?" "How can you stop crime if you don't know no criminals?" "How can you make drug policy if you never smoked a chronic?" "How can you do that?" "Just a nickel bag!" "I'm a real American." "I've been high, I've been robbed, I've been broke." "My credit is horrible!" "They won't even take my cash!" "You're always talking about, "God bless America, and no place else."" "But isn't it obvious that God has blessed America?" "America is the richest, most powerful nation on earth." "If America was a woman, it would be a big-titty woman." "And everybody loves a big-titty woman!" "So, in closing..." "I'd like to say you are full of shit." ""God bless America, and no place else."" "How about "God bless Haiti" or "God bless Africa"?" "How about "God bless Jamaica"?" "I'm not talking about Jamaica, the beach tribes you all love." "I'm talking about stabbing Jamaica." "That's what I'm talking about." "So, tonight I want to say:" ""God bless America, and everybody else!"" "The whole world!" "God bless you!" "I'm Mays Gilliam, and I'm running for President of the United States of America." "Ya heard?" "Now we can watch Ma.rtin!" "Hello?" "Good morning, Mr. President." "What time is it?" "I think it's a little after 7:00." "Lisa., I need some help in here!" "Will you wait a damn minute?" "I wa.s so proud ofyou." "You were so good la.st night." "Tonight, no matter what, win or lose, I want to see you." "I don't know." "I might have to work." "But if I don't see you tonight, I will see you soon." "Just run your race, get out there, and do what you got to do, okay?" "I'll talk to you later." "Bye." "All right." "It's Election Da.y, Tuesda.y, November 8, 2004." "The sta.ge is set for wha.t will be... one of the most dra.ma.tic ca.mpa.ign fina.Ies of a.Il time." "The question everyone's a.sking is.:" ""Who will America. vote for?"" "I voted for Mays Gilliam." "I voted for big business." "I voted for Lewis." "Who the fuck you think I'm voting for?" "There seems to be a.n a.greement... between Wa.shington, D.C., officia.Is a.nd tra.nsit a.uthority opera.tors... rega.rding the shutdown of the 9th Wa.rd bus line." "I don't see how they could do this to us." "People got to ma.ke money a.nd get to work." "Show them how you do it." "The roof, the roof, the roof is on fire" "You're not gonna believe this." "We got the Teamsters!" "That's great, little brother!" "They'll announce it at a press conference." "You just have to go, shake hands, take photographs... but it is yours." "What's the matter?" "If they shut down this bus service, I will drive you to work myself." "I can't do it." "But it's Election Day!" "You have to get the endorsement." "You said you want to win." "You can't snub the Teamsters." "You want them to endorse Lewis?" "I'm not worried about Lewis." "I'm running my race." "Go ahead, baby brother." "I got this." "You're just gonna let him go?" "He's a grown man." "They shut down the whole bus line." "What can he do about that?" "In the la.test exit poll, Vice President Lewis ha.s 51 percent of the vote." "Bring him back." "He got to vote." "...while Ma.ys Gillia.m is posting a.n impressive 47 percent." "You gotta get to the back of the bus." "I'm just playing." "Come on." "Now, he a.nd Vice President Lewis a.re in a. sta.tistica.I dea.d hea.t." "Come on, hoes!" "While Lewis a.nd Mitch Gillia.m ha.ve been working the ca.mpa.ign tra.il..." "Ma.ys Gillia.m ha.s been out driving people to work." "Damn it!" "Why didn't somebody around here think of this?" "Why am I not out there driving a damn bus?" "Get me an SUV, a minivan, a bus, a scooter... a motorcycle, or a rickshaw." "Get me some wheels, bitch!" "Are you going uptown?" "Come on." "Wait a minute!" "We could write our own vows!" "I love you, Mays!" "With the polls a.bout 30 minutes from closing on the Ea.st Coa.st..." "Mays Gilliam is actually ahead by several points." "There is no question that Lewis has Texas." "It seems clear Gilliam is going to take New York." "New York!" "It's likely Lewis will take Michigan." "It looks like Gilliam might just pull an upset in Illinois." "Illinois!" "Go, Mays!" "This looks like it may come down to California." "This looks like it may come down to California." "This looks like it may come down to California." "I need to know." "How real is this?" "Can we win without California?" "We stand a chance if you call your connections to the energy companies" "No, you can't win without California." "What are you doing here?" "Shut up." "You want to win, you'll do what I tell you." "Gilliam has over 90 percent minority turnout." "Whites are the majority, but they're not voting." "They don't like you." "I like you, sir." "Shut up." "How can we turn this around?" "There's about one and a half hours left at the West Coast polls." "If there's a leak saying Gilliam is going to win, you'll get a late rush." "You get California, you get the election." "It will make the 6:30 news if we do it now." "We just have to put it out there." "Can we do this?" "We're the government." "We can do anything." "The ra.ce for President now turns to the West Coa.st." "People, Arma.geddon is upon us a.nd Big Da.ve is sca.red." "If these voting trends susta.in, it's likely tha.t for the first time in history... a. bla.ck ma.n will become President of the United Sta.tes ofAmerica.." ""l ha.ve a. drea.m tha.t one da.y..." ""this na.tion will rise up..." ""a.nd live out the true mea.ning of its creed.:" ""'We hold these truths to be self-evident.:" ""'tha.t a.Il men a.re crea.ted equa.I. "'" "Checkmate." "I, Richa.rd Nixon, do solemnly swea.r...." "I, Rona.Id Rea.ga.n, do solemnly swea.r...." "The race for President is over." "The election is now over." "The race for President...." "...is over." "The race for President is over." "For the first time in history, a. bla.ck ma.n, Ma.ys Gillia.m... will be the next President of the United Sta.tes ofAmerica.." "Come here, brother." "I love you, man!" "I love you, too." "I appreciate it." "Thanks a lot." "Thank you." "We won!" "Aren't you happy?" "Can I have a massage?" "Yes!" "I won!" "There is no way in the world I could have ever done this without you." "You're damn right." "We won!" "We did it!" "Yes!" "Look at my little brother!" "Boy, I'm proud of you!" "Mr. President!" "Mr." "Vice President." "You're the man!" "You ain't got to worry about no assassinations or nothing." "They sure don't want me to be the next President." "You can raise taxes, start a war...." "Ma.ys Gillia.m bega.n this ra.ce...." "That's my man!" "Excuse me, please." "I've been looking for you." "I was looking for you." "This is amazing!" "It's amazing." "It's incredible." "What you were up against." "The odds!" "I can't wait to start working, and do I have a job for you!" "I don't know what to say." "What department do you want me to work in?" "Finance?" "No, that's not good enough for you." "Foreign Affairs?" "No, not Foreign Affairs." "I thought you could do something real good in Security!" "You suck!" "We'd like you to run for President." "Sometimes, you don't know ifpeople like you for you." "I like you for you." "Thanks a lot." "Get your hand off my ass, boy!" "Wait!" "Oh, my God, you are everywhere." "Look at you!" "What's the first thing you're going to do, Mr. President?" "The first thing I'll do is make you my First Lady." "Don't you play with me like that." "I'm not playing." "You can't do that!" "I'm the government." "I can do anything." "Get rea.dy for... the 2005 Presidentia.I lna.ugura.I Ba.Il." "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States of America..." "Mays Gilliam, and his future First Wifey..." "Lisa Clark!" "Look a.t him now, ma.n Ain't this grea.t" "Biggest ma.n in town He's the hea.d ofsta.te" "They come from a.Il a.round just for one ha.ndsha.ke" "Look a.t him now He's the hea.d ofsta.te" "Tha.t's me, Ma.ys Gillia.m..." "President of the United Sta.tes ofAmerica.." "North America.." "Who did you vote for?" "For what?" "For President." "Of what?" "Of the United States." "Of what?" "Of America." "What America?" "North America." "Slick, I don't vote." "You gonna buy some of this meat, or what?" "You can't trust nobody." "Everybody's trying to rob you." "Nobody!" "That guy right there!" "Don't trust him!" "Can't trust no-damn-body!" "America is taking advantage of you!" "You can go to war when you're 18, but you can't have a drink till you're 21 !" "That ain't right!" "Right!" "So, let me get this straight." "You're 18 years old." "You go to war." "You come back." "Your leg is chopped off!" "You got a damn nub!" "Everywhere you go they say, "What's up, nubby?"" "You get to the bar and say, "Bartender, can I have a drink?"" "He looks you up and down and says, "l got to see some ID."" "ID?" "You mean to tell me a one-legged teenager can't have a drink?" "That ain't right!" "Where is the nub?" "Prescription drugs, I'll lower the prices." "Let me explain something else to you." "You can survive a stroke... but the high prices of medicine will give you a heart attack." "America is the richest, most powerful nation on earth." "If America was a car, it would be a Bentley... sitting on chrome doves, with TVs in the headrests... and a fine, naked Puerto Rican girl feeding you grapes!" "Ain't nothing better than that!" "Ain't nothing ever been better than that!" "Most opponents are saying your brother destroyed any chance of winning..."