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Clips from Lean on Me

"I had kaneesha when i was 15."
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"I didn't want no welfare,"
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"so i quit school, worked,"
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"came home at night,"
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"didn't have no life."
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"So when she was old enough to take care of herself,"
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"i ran out and got one."
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"Is that what you're doing now?"
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"I'm just now getting back on my feet, you know?"
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"As i get clean..."
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"i see myself for what i am..."
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"and i hate it."
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"And i don't want her to see me like this no more."
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"So when the people from the foster home came by,"
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"i thought it was the right thing to do."
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"Why would i want to get rid of her?"
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"I love her..."
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"more than myself."
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"Mrs. Carter..."
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"if we helped you find a job,"
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"a better place to live,"
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"would that help?"
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"Because, frankly,"
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"i don't see kaneesha making it"
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"without you."
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"Do you understand?"
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"Yeah."
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"Good."
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"Thanks, bob. We'll talk tomorrow."
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"What was that all about?"
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"Chains on the doors."
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"Thought you people didn't like chains."
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"You see this yet?"
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"You know, all of your shit"
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"comes down on my head."
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"Oh, frank, look. This is-"
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"no. You let me talk."
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"It's like you're a big bird with radar."
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"I'm tired of getting hit."
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"Is this my fault?"
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"This is nothing!"
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"I've got union lawyers threatening me."
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"There's talk of a walkout."
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"Let 'em!"
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"They're not teaching anything anyway!"
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"Then do something about it!"
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"Not one of 'em has a personal stake"
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"in that school! Not one!"
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"The fire chief says it's illegal to bar doors."
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"Mrs. Barrett is organizing a parents group to remove you"
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"since you suggested that they get off welfare"
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"because quite a few of them need it."
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"I wasn't talking to all of them, frank."
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"Look, you came and recruited me, man."
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"You disappoint me."
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"The disappointment here is you!"
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"Me?"
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"Yes!"
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"You've known me 30 years."
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"You know how i operate."
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"Nigger, can you keep quiet?"
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"The fact is you're screwing up!"
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"You're alienating everybody!"
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"You have no life. Your wife left you."
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"I ought to walk out myself!"
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"Go ahead, bail out!"
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"I said i'd back you up!"
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"That's what yousaid, frank!"
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"Brother, i'll go through the fire with you,"
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"but you are not taking care of business."
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"But this shit you're pulling now,"
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"you've just gone plain loco!"
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"You suspend darnell! What the hell was that?"
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"Darnell is symptomatic of disciplinary-"
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"he is a good, strong, young black teacher!"
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"He dumped that desk on top of your head."
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"Good for him. You will reinstate that man!"
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"You fire mrs. Elliott. Why?"
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"She didn't want to kiss your ass."
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"I wouldn't either!"
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"Mrs. Elliott has an ego problem."
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"Well, you lost the best teacher we had!"
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"I don't have time for mrs. Elliott's problem!"
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"You better make time!"
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"We're being crucified by a process"
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"that's turning blacks"
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"into a permanent underclass here!"
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"See? Nobody wants to talk about that!"
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"Mrs. Elliott's missionary zeal about mozart"
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"has nothing to do with our problem!"
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"What good will mozart do"
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"children who can't go out and get a job?"
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"Joe, your personal battles"
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"are going to cost us the war."
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"Worry about the test scores."
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"What the hell you think i'm worried about?"
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"End of discussion! Debate is over!"
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"You will write a formal apology"
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"for your treatment of mrs. Elliott and darnell"
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"and for your thoughtless insult to the women of this community!"
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"You will kowtow and step and fetch."
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"Get used to it! It's the way of the world!"
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"If you're so hot on discipline,"
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"then start by accepting mine"
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"because contrary to popular opinion,"
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"i am the head nigger in charge!"
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"Come on. Let's get something to eat."
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"Boy..."
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"you really think you bad, don't you?"
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"You're all in violation of the fire code!"
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"You cannot prevent me from going in."
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"You're not getting in,"
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"and that's that."
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"You have no right to lock these doors."
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"This isn't a plant. This is my school."
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"If you want to get in here,"
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"apply for a pass like everyone else."
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"What the hell is the bat for?"
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"They used to call me crazy joe."
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"Now they can call me batman."
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