Memorable Quotes from Nona Gaye
1 quotePolitical Strategy and Racial Dynamics
Rick
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!
[After his car is stolen]
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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