:26:01
But there's nothing wrong
with being an amateur.
:26:03
The people that started
the Underground Railroad were amateurs.
:26:07
Martin Luther King was an amateur.
:26:10
Have you ever been to Amateur Night
at the Apollo?
:26:12
Some of the world's best talent was there:
:26:15
James Brown, Luther Vandross, Rockwell,
the Crown Heights Affair.
:26:19
- Hall and Oates!
- The Fat Boys, Rob Base.
:26:22
But you wouldn't know
nothing about that. Why?
:26:25
Because when it comes to judging
talent and potential...
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you, my friend, are an amateur!
:26:35
- I believe the Alderman is over his time.
- You had eight years to talk.
:26:40
Now it's my turn. I'm getting mine!
:26:45
Ladies and gentlemen,
hold your applause, please.
:26:48
How can you help the poor
if you never been poor?
:26:51
How can you stop crime
if you don't know no criminals?
:26:54
How can you make drug policy
if you never smoked a chronic?
:27:00
How can you do that? Just a nickel bag!
:27:03
I'm a real American.
:27:05
I've been high, I've been robbed,
I've been broke.
:27:09
My credit is horrible!
They won't even take my cash!
:27:14
You're always talking about,
"God bless America, and no place else."
:27:18
But isn't it obvious
that God has blessed America?
:27:21
America is the richest,
most powerful nation on earth.
:27:25
If America was a woman,
it would be a big-titty woman.
:27:29
And everybody loves a big-titty woman!
:27:32
So, in closing...
:27:34
I'd like to say you are full of shit.
:27:38
"God bless America, and no place else."
:27:41
How about "God bless Haiti"
or "God bless Africa"?
:27:45
How about "God bless Jamaica"?
:27:47
I'm not talking about Jamaica,
the beach tribes you all love.
:27:50
I'm talking about stabbing Jamaica.
That's what I'm talking about.
:27:54
So, tonight I want to say:
"God bless America, and everybody else!"