1:17:06
It was now Christmas Eve in Flint.
1:17:09
After three years of trying to bring
Roger here, I was ready to give up.
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Deputy Fred had three evictions
scheduled for this day.
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At the same time, in Detroit...
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Roger Smith was beaming
his Christmas message...
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to every GM factory throughout the world.
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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.
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I'd like to welcome you to our traditional
General Motors Christmas program.
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We're trying to clear up
all evictions today...
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so it won't get into the latter part
of Christmas, which is tomorrow.
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We don't want to do any tomorrow.
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- Because it's Christmas?
- Right.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
it's my pleasure to introduce...
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the chairman of General Motors
with his annual Christmas message...
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Mr. Roger B. Smith.
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You know, the thing that strikes me
about Christmas...
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is that it's such a total experience.
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For a few weeks out of our year...
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our whole environment is transformed.
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There are the lights, of course...
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that lift us out of winter's cold and gloom.
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This bitch got his money
and sent my motherfucking shit out.
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They remind us
of the warmth of human companionship...
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and of the spring that's never far behind.