All language subtitles for Roc s03e16 Citizen Roc 2.eng

[Male narrator]
Previously on "roc.."

I mean, a candidate you
know who speaks our language

and understands our concerns.

I say we nominate roc.

You think I'm gonna trust
him to run my campaign?

Run your ca.. You-you want
me to run your campaign?

No, I don't. That's pop's idea.

What's going on, this
community is making me sick.

All I'm saying is, roc, I want
to run a winning campaign.

Alright, okay, you got the job.

You've been making a lot of
noise with this campaign thing.

And it's bad for my business.

We want you and all
your buddy drug dealers

to get out of this neighborhood.

As you can see, I'm
not going anywhere.

[Theme song]

[Scatting]

♪ Baby

♪ there's a man with no future

♪ so it seems can't
live out his dreams ♪

♪ now he's trapped into
thinking he won't succeed ♪

♪ and he can't believe

♪ live your life today ♪ oh yeah

♪ not for tomorrow
♪ not for tomorrow

♪ ha ♪ oh oh oh oh ah

♪ live your life today

that was Andre Thompson.

That was the drug
dealer my father shot?

Yes, sweetie, that was him.

Everybody kept telling me
my father had his reasons.

I guess now I understand
what they were.

Roc, Andre sounded
like he meant business.

What are you gonna do?

What am I going to do?

I'm gonna campaign
harder than ever.

I'm not gonna let a
lowlife drug dealer

drive me out of this election.

I'm in this race, and
I'm running to win!

Alright, go on,
roc. Let's do this.

Come on, let's do this.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Indistinct chatter]

Uh, yes, I'm Mr. Emerson's
press secretary.

Oh, that's right, he's
a solid family man

with a brand-new baby boy.

[Chuckles]

No, he's never had an affair.

No, he's never inhaled.

And he's also never
driven off a bridge

with a young woman
in his car either.

- Bye.
- Uh, Eleanor..

As campaign treasurer,
let me ask you a question.

Why are we spending so much
money printing up new posters?

Why don't we just take
them down in neighborhoods

where they've
already seen 'em, huh?

I mean, move them
someplace else.

You know, when I hired
you, I knew I wasn't really sure

if you knew anything
about creative cost-cutting.

I should've hired crazy George.

Okay, Rob, how's this
for creative cost-cutting?

Why don't you just run
through every neighborhood

with the words "vote for
me" pasted on your forehead?

- Eleanor, there's a lot of pe...
- Or better yet..

We could just
tie you to the side

of a crosstown bus.

Why don't we just tow you
from the back of a airplane

so you can scream there
about it "vote for me?"

How's that for your
creative cost-cutting, roc?

Never mind. You're
doing a great job, Eleanor.

[Eleanor] 'Thank you.'

Hillary never cracked
under pressure like this.

Hey, roc, look at this,
this is a list of organizations

that endorse you. You should
read it and find out what they...

This is good, Joey,
this will be really useful.

- Oh, what is this?
- Uh, that's a brochure.

On Fort Lauderdale. Remember..

You said, if I got
you 40% of the vote

you'd get me a
round-trip ticket to Florida

where I intend to
lie on the beach

and drink out of a coconut.

Oh, that's good, because
if you don't get 40%

you gonna be stuck in
Baltimore lying on your couch

drinking out a jelly jar.

Now, you, n-n-now look at this.

This tenants association
wants me to support

you know, I mean, tax breaks
to build low-income housing.

Now, before I endorse
something, I wanna study it.

But I don't have
time to study it.

Well, then don't, roc, just
tell them that you're for it.

Joey, that's not the
intelligent way to approach this.

Roc, you want to be
intelligent or you wanna win?

Now, intelligence is what
ruined adlai Stevenson

Eugene McCarthy and
Jesse Jackson. Come on, roc.

Get this intelligence
thing out of your head.

- Oh. Yeah, yeah.
- Hey, roc.

- What's going on, baby? Hey.
- Hey, how you doing?

I like what you doing on
the campaign. That's cool.

Anything a brother like
me can do to help you out..

- Just let me know.
- Just stay out of my way.

- Ronnie.
- Hey, hey, hey, Ronnie.

- What's up?
- I got an idea.

Why don't you pass out
some flyers in your cab, right?

And if the people say
they're not gonna vote for roc

turn on the country
music station

drive them all the
way to Newark.

- Country music.
- Mm-hmm.

- Uh, Dwight yoakam?
- Yeah.

Well, who's supposed to do
the suffering? Them or me?

- That's a good point.
- I'll get it.

Mrs. Emerson.

I'm William long and this
is my associate Leo green.

- How you doing?
- Yeah, I know who you are.

You the man that beat Joey
up when he couldn't pay back

his gambling debt.

What do you want?

We wanna help out
with the campaign.

You want to help?

Now listen, I'm not
in the same business

as Andre Thompson
of the neighborhood.

I don't sell drugs, and I have
no use for anyone that does.

Now, your husband, he's,
uh, taking these people on.

I respect that. And I
wanna get involved.

William, we'd be honored to
have you support our campaign.

Good.

Maybe we start with some flyers.

Yeah, we can get them out
to the people we work with.

Yeah, that's a,
that's a good idea.

- Here you go.
- Good.

You tell your brother I'm behind
him, and then give them hell.

- I'll do that.
- Okay.

[Door shuts]

Joey, you want that man
involved in our campaign?

The last time you saw him

he beat the living
daylights out of you.

Yes, he did, and that's why I
wanna keep his hands busy

passing that them damn flyer.

Joey, Joey, Joey, look, come
on, we still haven't decided

what I'm gonna do about
this tenants association thing.

Oh, I got a couple
of ideas here.

Here, here, roc, I can
get you an endorsement

from the teachers
union, but if you want it

you're going to have to come
out strongly against school vouch...

No, no. Roc. You've to come
out in favor of school vouchers.

My nephew goes to private school

and my sister
can barely afford it.

Ah, but if the public
schools were in better shape

he would not have to
go to a private school.

- Right, roc?
- Yeah, I agree with that, yeah.

No, where the city's
money ought to be going

is toward the homeless
shelters. Right, roc?

Yeah, yeah, I agree
with that, yeah.

No, the city got
all the money that

they got, they need
to spend more of

their money on drug
rehab, right, roc?

- Yeah, I agree with that, yeah.
- Roc.

You can't agree with everything.

Yeah, I agree with that, yeah.

[Baby bawling]

Oh. Excuse me, roc. I
gotta go change the baby.

No, no, Eleanor, uh, l-let
me, let me do it, let me do it.

No, no, no, i-I've gotta
go change the baby.

You know, I certainly
can agree on that.

There will be no wet
babies in my district.

No, sir.

Man, I tell you, with all the
campaigning I've been doing

and all the tough questions
people have been throwing at me

you know, it's nice to
take a day off just to relax.

Here you go, roc.

Oh, I, I didn't order this.

He did.

Drinks on me, trash can.

You know, I'd
like to take that...

Come on, let it
go, pop. Let it go.

Oh. Hello. How are you?
Good seeing you again.

Hello. My name is
ray Boyd. Vote for me.

Ray Boyd? What the
hell is he doing here?

He's not supposed to
be coming over here.

Oh, and, look, Boyd
is standing upright.

Somebody must
have lent him a spine.

And so I say, a community
that cannot serve itself

is bound to lose
control of itself.

We have to give this
community back to itself.

What the hell is that
supposed to mean?

I think he's trying to
give you back to yourself.

- Hm.
- Where have I been?

Well, I don't know, ask him.

Mr. Emerson, I have asked
the press to be here today

because I'm challenging
you to a debate

radio station wzkw,
next Saturday.

- How about it?
- Oh..

- Well, um, I guess...
- Uh, uh..

Excuse me. Uh, could
you excuse us please?

- Come, come on, roc.
- Yeah.

Right, look, roc, this is
a great opportunity here

so long as you take
the offensive, alright?

You should enthusiastically
agree to debate with ray Boyd

and you can blast him for
doing nothing about crime

and nothing about drugs.

You should say that drug
dealers like Andre Thompson

want you out of the
race 'cause they know

they won't have any
problems with that ray Boyd.

- Oh.. Okay.
- Alright, great.

[Sighs]

So are you, uh, going
to debate me or not?

Yeah, yeah, okay.
I'll-I'll debate you, yeah.

Good! I'm looking forward to it.

Roc, what's the matter with you?

You could have nailed
him to the wall. Why didn't..

Why are you pulling
your punches?

Well, look, Joey,
right now I don't

feel like nailing anybody, okay?

- Alright.
- What's..

Roc, honey, what
is going on with you?

Eleanor

when Andre Thompson walked
into the house with Sheila yesterday

I just, um, realized
how vulnerable she is

and how vulnerable our baby is.

In the past, when I
went up against Andre

our situation was different.

But we have a baby
and Sheila to think of now.

Eleanor, I got into this
race, you know, to try to make

this neighborhood a decent
place to raise our kids.

You know, but now
I'm wondering whether

this campaign is just
putting them in danger.

Look, baby, I'm worried, too

but I don't think we
have much of a choice.

If we don't try and
do something now

we're always gonna be in danger.

That's why
everybody's behind you.

That's just the other thing.
That's what I'm talking about.

Everybody's counting
on me to do something.

But even if I get elected, how
can I solve everybody's problem?

Huh, I mean, every day in this
campaign, people are coming

at me with serious problems
that I don't have the answers to.

I just never imagined
it would be this hard.

Uh, hey, roc, uh,
there's somebody here

who has a question for
you about removing graffiti.

Okay, yes, here's
another problem

I don't have an
answer to, you know?

So I'm just gonna stand there

and nod my head and say, "yeah

"I agree with that.
I agree with that.

Mm. I agree with that. Yeah."

Oh, Joey, roc is in a bad way.

He's worried about
that darn Andre

and he's afraid he's not
gonna be able to handle this job.

Oh, man, it's no good. L..

Alright, we gotta do
something about this.

I'm telling you, they
gotta, they gotta..

[Indistinct chatter]

What's this all about, Joey?

Andre, we'd like to
have a word with you.

I, uh, think you
know everybody here.

I know your boys are not
here selling girl scout cookies.

Andre, you really shouldn't
be trying to tell jokes

because you ain't no funny man.

William long. I ain't got
no beef with you, man.

So why don't you
stay out of this?

No, no, no..

You sell drugs to babies,
and I don't like that.

Now I'm down with
the Emerson campaign.

You mess with roc,
you mess with me

and all my people.

You also messing with me.

You know you don't
want no parts of that.

Let me tell you
something right now, Andre

something to change in
this community right now

whether you like it or
not, you understand?

Don't ever step to
me like that, Ronnie.

Hold on, hold on.

Let's not get violent
amongst ourselves.

Um, brother..

You need to understand
that the nation of islam

completely supports
brother Emerson's campaign.

And we are as determined as
brother Paxton and brother long.

And with the help of
Allah, we will get the drugs

out of this neighborhood.

Beginning to get
the point, Andre?

Now get this straight, Andre.

People here represent every
segment of the community.

We want you to stop making
threats against roc's campaign.

Just back off.

Let me explain
something to you, Joey.

I'm a businessman,
you understand?

And I don't like when
people cut into my business.

Well, maybe it's
about time for you

to find yourself a new business.

Straight like that.

- Yeah, I hear y'all.
- Mm-hmm.

End of discussion.

[Indistinct chatter]

Alright, alright, alright.

Ronnie, alright, alright.

He, he heard us. He heard you.

Thanks, brother.

Alright, look. Roc can't
know that we did this, alright?

If he finds out we came
down here and talked to him

he wouldn't be happy about
it. So nobody can tell him.

Why not? The only person
he'd be mad at is you.

And none of us want that. Do we?

Right?

Ah, come on, come.
Hey. Hey, come on, y'all.

Don't-don't do this to me now.

Hey, how about
your lunch? Come on.

Six rib and two fish
dinners, y'all, come on.

Let me ask you two a question.

Roc Emerson is a garbage man.
He has no political experience.

Now, even if he is elected

do you think that he'd
be able to handle the job?

Well, let me remind you
of a little American history.

Jimmy Carter was
a peanut farmer.

Adam Clayton
Powell was a preacher.

- Harry Truman was...
- Excuse me.

Daddy, I wanna
say something here.

Now, this city is in bad shape

because of all the
politicians with experience.

Yes, it's true, my husband has
no experience with corruption.

He has no experience
mismanaging a budget.

And he has no experience
owing people favors.

So I guess he'll just
walk in with no experience

and do a great job serving
the people of this city!

Uh, Harry Truman
was a haberdasher.

- Tom Bradley was a cop.
- Thank you.

Well, I guess that told her.

Don't start nothing.
There won't be nothing.

Alright.

[Chuckles] Let's get ready..

Hey, hey, hey. Alright,
we ready for round one?

- Okay.
- Things are looking good, too.

We just gained another
five points in the Poles.

- Oh, wonderful!
- That's fine.

And the best part is

Andre Thompson isn't

coming around anymore.

- Oh, really?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

I told Joey to ask around.

Tell 'em what you
found out about Andre.

Uh, the word on
the street is that, uh

Andre found out how-how
strong the campaign was

and-and he, hey,
wouldn't fight it.

[Laughs] You hear that?

- Mm.
- That's wonderful, baby.

Excuse me. Let me
go coach my candidate.

[Chuckles] Hey, Joey, look, look,
I'm hip to all the issues now, right?

I've studied everything.

Zoning laws, animal
shelter, street lights.

But I just know I'm
gonna get a question

on one of the
things I didn't study.

- What do I do then?
- That's very simple, roc.

You say, "I'm very glad
you asked that question.

"I have appointed a special
blue-ribbon commission

"to investigate and
blow the lid off of this.

"Unfortunately,
we can't give you

"the answers of our findings yet

"because there are some
sacred cows involved

"and special interest will
scream bloody murder.

But when the time
comes, you watch out."

Joey

where do you get this
incredible talent for bold

well, making things up?

I don't know. It just
kind of comes naturally.

You know, sometimes I
sit at home, I just make up

phony answers to questions
nobody's even asked.

Hello, everybody.
I'm sorry I'm late.

It's okay, Mr. Boyd.
You're just in time, sir.

- You're just in time.
- Alright.

- Here you are.
- Alright.

Just about to go on
the air. Please, sir.

Have a seat there, Mr. Emerson.

- Yeah.
- Good.

Good evening, wzkw presents
an informal debate between

city council candidates
ray Boyd and roc Emerson.

The format for
tonight's debate is

the candidates will
question each other.

Mr. Boyd, sir, you
have got the mic.

[Chuckling]

Ah, Mr. Emerson, as I understand

you have used your position

as garbage man to
completely furnish your home

with items you have
pilfered from the trash

of the fine citizens
of Baltimore city.

This is in direct violation
of the Baltimore civic code.

Explain that, Mr. Emerson.

- Joey. Go warm up the car.
- Yeah?

Well, hm, I, uh..

Well, you know,
what-what-what do you call

um, uh, taking
it from the trash?

I call, um.. Well,
I call recycling.

As a garbage man,
you know, I know

that our landfills
are filling up

and, uh, we have to do
something about this garbage crisis.

So, you know, if I have to
sacrifice my standard of living

to save our planet, then I
say, bring on the garbage!

[Cheering]

Hot coffee coming through.
Hot coffee coming through.

Hey, sis, where you want
me to put this shrimp?

Shrimp? Are you out of your
mind? Those are too expensive.

Put 'em back in the shell
and take 'em back to the store.

Good news, I was
just talking to a reporter

and he said that some of
roc's supporters have formed

a block watching committee
and they just forced

the crack dealers out
of easterwood park.

[Cheering]

Hey, pop, that's great!

Hey, this campaign is really
starting to make things happen.

Hey, hey, hey, the first
returns are coming in.

- 'Oh, oh.'
- Sit down.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Man on TV] 'The early returns from
the 11th county district race are in'

'with 1% reporting
Boyd leads with 62%.'

'challenger roc
Emerson has 35%.'

hey, hey, hey, alright,
alright, it's still early, y'all.

- We gonna win this. Right?
- It's too early.

Still early.

[Indistinct chatter]

'And with 50% of the
precincts reporting'

'we can now project the winner
in the 11th council district.'

'it's Raymond Boyd
with 58% of the votes'

'to roc Emerson's
39.5% of the vote.'

- damn!
- Oh, roc, I'm sorry, baby.

How in the world they gonna
let a man like that get elected?

Hm, I'll tell you how,
'cause he spent ten times

the money we did on TV ads.

Roc, you know,
with that bum in office

nothing's going to
change. This stinks.

[Indistinct chatter]

It's going to be the
same old messy world.

Hey, hey, hey, wait a
minute, wait a minute.

Wait a minute, you've
taken this all wrong.

We didn't lose this
campaign, we won!

I mean, it's a victory
that easterwood park

is safe for the kids again.

Look, look, look, look,
we've built an organization

that can turn this neighborhood
around. And it doesn't end here.

I mean, I don't have to
be a councilman, right?

For us to demand
safer neighborhoods

better schools and parks
where our children can play.

This is our government!

We should stay in their faces

until they listen!

- Yeah, alright.
- Yeah, boy! Yeah, boy!

Yeah, just like we
got up in Andre's face

when we went
over there last week.

Hey, I'm gonna get
me some shrimp.

What is he talking about?

Who got in Andre's face?

Roc, I didn't wanna
tell you this, but, uh

I saw the way this Andre
thing was eating at you, man.

So I-I had to do
something about it

so I got William long,
I got Ronnie Paxton

brother Malik, Carlos and some
of the other brothers together

and, uh, we went down
and paid Andre a little visit

and basically told him
to lay off your campaign.

- So you did that?
- Look, before you get..

All-all mad and
start going off here

l-l-let me point this out.

Sly drove the Van.

Joey...

I've only got one
thing to say to you.

Thanks. Hm.

- Thanks?
- Yeah.

I always was talking
about how you weren't

taking this campaign
seriously enough.

But I guess you were.

And you came through for
me when I needed it most.

- And you know what?
- Hm?

I owe you.

- Hey.
- Right.

[Indistinct chatter]

[Laughing]

- Alright? Yeah, well, uh..
- Yeah.

Roc, roc, listen, don't-don't,
don't worry about it, alright?

Uh, 'cause
that-that trip to Spain

that'll be payment enough.

No, it was Florida.

Oh, yeah, okay, Florida.

But, you know, you
only go if you got me

40% of the vote,
which you didn't.

But I got you 39.5% of the
vote, which is the same thing.

No, it's not, 39.5%
of the vote isn't 40.

Hey, hey, everybody knows, roc.

When it's point five or
higher, you always round up.

Not always. Take
this time for instance.

[Roc] 'You know,
Joey, this is beautiful..'

I'm glad we decided
to do this together.

Roc, everybody knows
you round 39.5 to 40%.

Hey, where should
we go next, Joey? Hm?

You wanna go to Spain again?

[Laughs] How about Madagascar?

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