1:13:01
The men all hate Hauk.
They want Cronauer back.
1:13:05
He's an exhilarating personality,
and polkas are just no substitute.
1:13:08
- I think I see a pattern forming here.
- Sir, these letters are unequivocal.
1:13:12
Uh, e.g. "Hey, Hauk, eat a bag
of shit. You suck."
1:13:15
That's pretty much to the point, sir.
Not much grey area in this one.
1:13:18
We got one positive call from some guy
in Wichita who thought Hauk's comedy
was visionary and interesting.
1:13:22
The other 1,100 calls said that the man
can't do comedy to save his dick.
1:13:27
- That's a direct quote, sir.
- I've taken 90 calls this morning.
They just don't like Hauk.
1:13:31
From a marine in Da Nang: "Captain Hauk
sucks the sweat off a dead man's balls."
1:13:36
I have no idea what that means, sir,
but it seems very negative to me.
1:13:40
I think the troops are tryin'
to tell us somethin', fellas.
1:13:44
Sir, if it is my programming
choices, I can change.
1:13:47
I've been broadcasting
the polkas because I thought
a certain segment of the men...
1:13:50
weren't represented by Cronauer's
broadcasts of rock and roll.
1:13:54
But I can easily play
an occasional Gary Lewis record.
1:13:56
It doesn't make a damn whether
you play polkas or don't play polkas.
Military politics.
1:14:01
Nothing personal. The men just
like him better than they do you.
1:14:03
He maliciously and with purposeful
intent read unofficial news.
1:14:07
No, no, no, no.
He made a mistake.
1:14:10
We all make mistakes. Now this thing
is a delicate balance over here...
1:14:15
and I don't want it
dependent on a disc jockey.
1:14:17
The men want him back,
I want him back.
1:14:19
Sir, you heard from the men
who don't like my humour, but what
about the silent masses who do?
1:14:25
And as far as polkas, they are
a much-maligned musical taste.
1:14:29
Lieutenant, you don't know whether
you're shot, fucked, powder-burned or
snake-bit. I don't care about polkas.
1:14:34
They're rioting in Hue. We're bringin'
in thousands of troops every month.
1:14:38
Terrorism's on the uprise
in Saigon.
1:14:40
The problems of this country have not
one goddamned thing to do with...
1:14:43
whether you play polkas
or don't play polkas.
1:14:45
The men want him back.
I want him back.
1:14:48
Reinstate the man.
1:14:51
Sir, in my heart...
1:14:53
I know I'm funny.
1:14:57
Thank you, Lieutenant.