WEBVTT 1 00:00:08.820 --> 00:00:12.280 I'm going to conclude by asking you one exact question. 2 00:00:12.600 --> 00:00:16.740 Can I get your help in my fight to make this city the best city in the world? 3 00:00:16.740 --> 00:00:17.440 Yeah! 4 00:00:25.460 --> 00:00:32.960 We go! We go! We go! 5 00:00:33.480 --> 00:00:35.840 I know it! That's why I'm here! 6 00:00:36.680 --> 00:00:38.100 We go! We go! 7 00:00:38.860 --> 00:00:40.320 You get in, bird! 8 00:00:42.280 --> 00:00:45.560 You have a machine in depreciation, because you're not here anymore. 9 00:00:45.560 --> 00:00:46.380 Alright! 10 00:00:47.680 --> 00:00:52.480 Let me conclude by saying, you made my day! Thank you very much! 11 00:00:56.520 --> 00:00:56.520 12 00:01:04.480 --> 00:01:08.480 How about that? Yeah! Who sent these to you? 13 00:01:12.860 --> 00:01:14.320 Hey, Mayor Washington! 14 00:01:14.800 --> 00:01:15.200 Take care! 15 00:01:15.700 --> 00:01:16.600 Thank you, Rick! 16 00:01:16.740 --> 00:01:17.620 Take care, everyone! 17 00:01:18.420 --> 00:01:20.640 Okay, we've got a lot of entertainment. We know that. 18 00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:24.020 A lot of the groups have been practicing for a long time. 19 00:01:24.280 --> 00:01:25.720 We want you to stay on the floor. 20 00:01:25.920 --> 00:01:31.300 We've got one... 21 00:01:31.300 --> 00:01:38.580 The victory! In the name of Jesus! In the name of Jesus! 22 00:01:39.020 --> 00:01:46.720 We have the victory! In the name of Jesus! In the name of Jesus! 23 00:01:47.720 --> 00:02:02.000 We are gay and lesbian people, and we are singing, singing for our lives. 24 00:02:02.120 --> 00:02:04.120 We are all colors and religions. 25 00:02:05.280 --> 00:02:11.100 We are all colors and religions. 26 00:02:11.100 --> 00:02:16.720 Every board in this city, and we vote! 27 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:23.720 And to all 50 aldermen, we will say, we are watching you! 28 00:02:24.940 --> 00:02:29.200 Please be there, Tuesday, city council meeting! 29 00:02:30.360 --> 00:02:32.140 We want our rights now! 30 00:02:32.140 --> 00:02:48.440 We are gentle, angry people, and we are singing, singing for our lives. 31 00:02:49.140 --> 00:02:50.420 We will vote! 32 00:02:54.380 --> 00:02:56.180 We will vote! 33 00:02:56.300 --> 00:03:00.080 Closets are for things, not for people. 34 00:03:04.480 --> 00:03:12.100 That closets are for clothes, inanimate, not for flesh and blood human beings. 35 00:03:12.660 --> 00:03:18.440 And that's what's so remarkably good about the gay movement, about the lesbian movement, 36 00:03:18.440 --> 00:03:25.220 but the whole civil rights movement, starting with Martin Luther King and centuries before. 37 00:03:25.680 --> 00:03:29.380 And so it's black people, Hispanic people. 38 00:03:30.220 --> 00:03:34.880 Gay and straight together, 39 00:03:36.720 --> 00:03:45.960 Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe. 40 00:03:45.960 --> 00:03:50.960 The roll call are 17 ayes, 30 nays. The order is defeated. 41 00:03:53.520 --> 00:03:55.540 Move to reconsider. All in favor say aye. 42 00:03:56.200 --> 00:03:57.040 Opposed, nay. 43 00:03:58.180 --> 00:03:59.680 Most is lost. 44 00:04:03.960 --> 00:04:04.600 Who's next? 45 00:04:09.880 --> 00:04:11.040 Unfinished business. 46 00:04:16.700 --> 00:04:25.900 We shall overcome someday. 47 00:04:26.820 --> 00:04:36.480 Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe. 48 00:04:37.400 --> 00:04:43.000 We shall overcome someday. 49 00:04:45.960 --> 00:04:47.560 We shall overcome. 50 00:04:49.800 --> 00:04:57.240 We shall overcome someday. 51 00:04:58.980 --> 00:05:02.020 Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe. 52 00:05:02.020 --> 00:05:05.340 Say, say, say, say, say! 53 00:05:06.480 --> 00:05:13.800 To those who vote anyway, except yes, we say this. 54 00:05:15.160 --> 00:05:23.100 Every single alderman in this city is up for reelection in February of 1987. 55 00:05:27.080 --> 00:05:32.100 Tillman changed her vote! Tillman is a yes! Tillman was a yes! 56 00:05:32.100 --> 00:05:43.100 Toot is gotta go! Toot is gotta go! 57 00:05:44.600 --> 00:05:51.420 Shame, shame, shame, shame! 58 00:05:51.420 --> 00:05:56.660 Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame! 59 00:05:57.060 --> 00:06:01.060 I certainly want to apologize for being late. 60 00:06:05.420 --> 00:06:09.120 Let's get out that vote for whatever we have to do with 1987. 61 00:06:09.320 --> 00:06:14.440 We look forward to seeing you again in the election campaign and this year. 62 00:06:14.840 --> 00:06:17.660 Thank you so much. God bless everybody. Thank you. 63 00:06:21.740 --> 00:06:29.380 There is another reality that I see when I look at... 64 00:06:29.380 --> 00:06:37.980 The reason for that is that there is no person steeped in politics who has honed and struggled down to a very fine art, 65 00:06:38.060 --> 00:06:43.520 such as the minority community and especially the black community, who can oppose civil rights. 66 00:06:44.060 --> 00:06:48.820 The problem with that particular bill of ordinance is that, in my opinion, 67 00:06:49.040 --> 00:06:53.560 many persons did not want to attach themselves to the morality question. 68 00:06:54.060 --> 00:07:01.900 But in terms of the rightfulness of a person enjoying all the liberties of the authority of anyone else, we have to be for that. 69 00:07:02.520 --> 00:07:08.040 So if there is a kind of tradition here at all, it's between the moral issue and the civil rights issue, 70 00:07:08.040 --> 00:07:13.920 one of which we totally support and one of which we cannot in fact support to its fullest, 71 00:07:14.000 --> 00:07:19.320 the moral issue because we have to go home to our constituencies. I'm certain that's what all men have in mind. 72 00:07:20.780 --> 00:07:24.000 Homosexuals. That's why y'all marching. Bunch of homosexuals. 73 00:07:24.260 --> 00:07:27.420 I know your fat ass. I'm gonna burn your ass up, punk. 74 00:07:28.260 --> 00:07:31.380 You ain't nothing but a homosexual. If I take my dick out, you'll go for it. 75 00:07:31.840 --> 00:07:34.060 You'll come on this side if I take my swipe out. 76 00:07:34.060 --> 00:07:35.420 You back of the ass motherfucker. 77 00:07:44.720 --> 00:07:52.920 That's it. That's it. Let's put all the shields over here and then disperse. 78 00:08:18.460 --> 00:08:20.700 Good evening. Good evening. 79 00:08:21.600 --> 00:08:26.120 I want to tell you something. It's not real difficult to tell you. 80 00:08:26.840 --> 00:08:28.780 There's only nine more months. 81 00:08:34.280 --> 00:08:37.980 And let me tell you what that means. 82 00:08:57.740 --> 00:09:00.420 You want to know something? You're one of the best reporters I know. 83 00:09:00.780 --> 00:09:03.260 You always ask the right questions. You know what the right question is? 84 00:09:03.260 --> 00:09:04.840 What's the right question I can answer? 85 00:09:33.260 --> 00:09:35.260 If you want to give me to someone, why don't I... 86 00:09:44.040 --> 00:09:52.860 ...said that the mayor's people have found enough invalid signatures to knock the nonpartisan referendum off the ballot. 87 00:09:54.720 --> 00:10:08.200 I predict Harold Washington will win a second term in 1987, regardless of whether he runs in a nonpartisan primary or in the partisan primary system that we currently have. 88 00:10:08.680 --> 00:10:09.400 Agree or disagree? 89 00:10:09.940 --> 00:10:13.360 I tend to agree based on what I've seen so far. 90 00:10:15.780 --> 00:10:21.400 I predict that Mayor Washington will win. I think it's going to be even more racial. 91 00:10:21.880 --> 00:10:28.940 It's going to sweep the city black and white, but I don't think it's going to win. I think people are tired of race-baiting politics. 92 00:10:30.700 --> 00:10:43.340 The reason that I have been so vigorously involved in this particular drive is because I honestly and sincerely do not believe the city of Chicago can survive another four years if we have an election. 93 00:10:43.340 --> 00:10:57.160 Like we had back in 1983. Consequently, I am doing everything I possibly can to give the residents of the city of Chicago, first of all, the opportunity to decide if they want to go with this nonpartisan election. 94 00:10:57.440 --> 00:11:11.320 And then, if we do go with the nonpartisan election, to elect someone as mayor of the city of Chicago with better than 50% of the vote, the majority of the vote, who will be able to truly unite this city and lead this city forward. 95 00:11:11.320 --> 00:11:18.740 Because it has been on a downhill slide for a number of years, primarily because the city has not been united. 96 00:11:18.900 --> 00:11:20.780 If I may follow up. 97 00:11:28.440 --> 00:11:30.340 You love this summer too, don't you? 98 00:11:30.580 --> 00:11:31.760 Yeah, that's right. What do I do? 99 00:11:32.220 --> 00:11:33.100 You guys do it here. 100 00:11:36.460 --> 00:11:39.860 Does Ottoman Verdola have the correct political line here? 101 00:11:39.860 --> 00:11:44.020 Do you concur with Alderman Burke's analysis of the current situation? 102 00:11:46.760 --> 00:11:52.760 ...to the necessity of reversing the economic collapse, every one of us. 103 00:12:06.800 --> 00:12:13.240 ...and I also believe that the people will be with me, because they don't want four more years of politics as usual. 104 00:12:14.740 --> 00:12:17.120 Bezley, you're supposed to be on strike today. 105 00:12:23.440 --> 00:12:25.440 My timing isn't so good after all. 106 00:12:26.540 --> 00:12:28.200 Well, I wish the students were back there resting. 107 00:12:28.420 --> 00:12:31.540 I know, they're all night easier, they're tougher than you are. 108 00:12:32.280 --> 00:12:34.240 But I do have what? Early on... 109 00:12:38.040 --> 00:12:45.800 ...Brendland Brooks' line about, I astonish you, and astonish you is what we need more on. Wonder! 110 00:12:46.800 --> 00:12:51.820 You're going to stand before God, you're going to stand before God and give account for what you've done in this life. 111 00:12:51.860 --> 00:12:55.380 You're not going to escape it. I don't care what you say, I don't care what you do. 112 00:12:55.420 --> 00:12:57.920 Why don't you take one of our leaflets and read it, sir, you need it. 113 00:12:59.060 --> 00:13:01.680 Everybody's going to need God in their life. How about back away a little bit? 114 00:13:06.720 --> 00:13:08.360 Everybody's going to need God in their life. 115 00:13:08.640 --> 00:13:11.460 Neighborhood lifestyle of sin will take you in a place called hell. 116 00:13:12.080 --> 00:13:13.660 Hell, neighbors, for the torment. 117 00:13:13.840 --> 00:13:16.640 The Bible says that you turn them over to be a reprimanded mind. 118 00:13:17.120 --> 00:13:20.380 To do that, we're just as similar, just as we seem right, going against nature. 119 00:13:34.100 --> 00:13:35.500 Thank you.