1:08:00
I like this.
1:08:02
You guys have both seen
the overnight ratings.
1:08:03
They're through the roof.
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Mazel tov.
But in this business...
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we have to be
one, two, three steps ahead.
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That's why I brought in
Myrna Goldfarb.
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She's the best media consultant
in the biz.
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She's going to help us out.
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First, I would like to say
I love your show.
1:08:17
It's very courageous.
1:08:19
My parents marched
in Selma, Alabama with Dr. King.
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-Why are you here?
-Good question.
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Straight to the point.
I like your style.
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Because of the content
of the show...
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we're going to expect
some very spirited reactions.
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Myrna's here to plan
our strategy, just in case.
1:08:34
Right.
The best defense is offense.
1:08:36
Really? I thought it was
the other way around.
1:08:38
Exactly.
I think we're on the same page.
1:08:41
I've mapped out strategies
to help bolster our position.
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-Which is?
-Lighten up, man, right?
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This is about fun, right?
1:08:50
Nice, wholesome fun.
1:08:51
Myrna, break it down for them.
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The Mantan Manifesto.
Catchy, ain't it?
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So is syphilis.
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Number one--
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we gainfully employ
African-Americans...
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in front of
and behind the camera.
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You got to cover yourselves,
people--very important.
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I need a black grip,
a black gaffer, a black P.A.
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Have them there.
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Number two--
Let the audience decide.
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Three--who put these critics
in charge anyway, right?
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These so-called cultural police.
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Four--
Who determines what is black?
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What is black?
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Sleep'n Eat and Mantan
are lazy and unemployed...
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but we are certainly
not saying anything...
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about the entire
African-American community.
1:09:35
They're slackers.
1:09:36
I took a couple of years
after graduate school...
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and walked around
the European countryside.
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It's not the biggest deal
in the world.
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Five--Mantan is a satire.
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Six--lf they can't take a joke,
you know what? "F" 'em.
1:09:48
Yeah. "F" 'em.
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I think that if we stick
to this kind of strategy...
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it's clean sailing from here.
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No disrespect,
but this is some bullshit.
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Well, I've done my research.
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These are Negroes
we are talking about...