each human being...
the more fuIIy human
each of us wiII become.
He's got his money!
l showed you the paper!
All l owe that man is $150.
Now let me close with an observation...
that l consider
by a real leading authority on Christmas:
Charles Dickens. Here's what he said:
''l have always thought of Christmas...
''as a good time...''
Get your goddamn coats on!
''...a kind, forgiving,
charitabIe, pIeasant time... ''
Set my shit out, and l done paid the bitch!
l only owed the bitch $150, and
l was going to give it to her stinking ass.
''...the onIy time I know of,
in the Iong caIendar of the year...
''when men and women
seem by one consent...
''to open their hearts freeIy.
''And therefore...
''though it has never
put a scrap of goId or siIver in my pocket...
''I beIieve that it has done me good...
''and will do me good.
''And l say, God bless it! ''
Mr. Dickens, l couldn't agree more.
So l say, ''God bless Christmas,
and God bless all of you.''
Thank you for coming.
Thank you, Mr. Smith.
Mr. Smith, we came from Flint...
where we filmed
a family being evicted from their home...
the day before Christmas Eve.
A family that worked in your factory.
Would you be willing to come with us
to see the situation in Flint?
l've been to Flint, and l'm sorry for them,
but l don't know anything about it.
Families being evicted on Christmas Eve--
General Motors didn't evict them.
-Talk to the landlord--
-They used to work for GM.
-Now they don't work there anymore.
-l'm sorry, but....
-Could you come to Flint?
-No, l cannot. l'm sorry.
What's Christmas going to be like
for you this year?
l get a couple of days off.
That's the good part.
l get a chance to rest.
But come Tuesday morning, l'll be back.
I faiIed to bring Roger to FIint.
As we neared the end
of the 20th century...
the rich were richer, the poor poorer...
and peopIe everywhere had a Iot Iess Iint...
thanks to the Iint roIIers
made in my hometown.
It was truIy the dawn of a new era.
lf you're espousing a philosophy,
which apparently you are...
that the corporation owes employees...
cradle-to-the-grave security,
l don't think that can be accomplished...
under a free enterprise system.
Many of us are proud to be here...
and it will continue to be a good place
to live and raise a family...
and have a good place to work.
-Where are you going?
-l am going to Tel Aviv.
Why?
Maybe someday
l'll be the Ministress of Tourism.
l mowed the lawn with my shirt off,
made my back stiff.
My wife asked me to mow the lawn
with my pants off next time.
l'm planning on going back to school
in January...
for veterinary assistance,
and also for dog grooming...
'cause there's a lot of animals
that need taking care of.
lt's great to have you guys here.
lt's been fun having you around.
You see all the craziness that goes on.
lf you decide to go for it, you'll make it.
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