Crash - Political Strategy and Racial Dynamics
Rick: [After his car is stolen]
Why did these guys have to be black? No matter how we spin this thing, I'm either gonna lose the black vote or I'm gonna lose the law and order vote!
Karen:
You know, I think you're worrying too much. You have a lot of support in the black community.
Rick:
All right. If we can't duck this thing, we're gonna have to neutralize it. What we need is a picture of me pinning a medal on a black man. The firefighter - the one that saved the camp or something - Northridge... what's his name?
Bruce:
He's Iraqi.
Rick:
He's Iraqi? Well, he looks black.
Bruce:
He's dark-skinned, sir, but he's Iraqi. His name's Saddam Khahum.
Rick:
Saddam? His name's Saddam? That's real good, Bruce. I'm going to pin a medal on an Iraqi named Saddam. Give yourself a raise!
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