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bigtree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-09-08 05:05 PM
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They're playing 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' on AMC
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I watched this film in a theatre right down the street from the White House when I was 7 years old (one year older than our new president)


The girl's father, Matt Drayton (Tracy) having the TALK with John Wade Prentice (Portier):


. . . Are you saying they don't have
any special sense of rhythm?

That's right.

But, hell, you can see it.

You can't turn on the television set
without seeing those kids dancing...

and I say the colored kids
are better than the white kids.

But there's an explanation for that.
It's our dancing, and it's our music.

We brought it here.

I mean, you can do the Watusi...

but we are the Watusi,
if you know what I mean.

l remember,
when I was about your age...

my sports editor telling me that Negroes
would never be able to play baseball.

Now, I suppose if he wanted to...

Willie Mays could be elected
mayor of San Francisco.

I own a newspaper,
but I couldn't be elected dogcatcher.

Well, I don't guess
you want to be dogcatcher any more...

than he wants to be
mayor of San Francisco.

No, I suppose that's right.

Doctor, we've talked about
a good many things...

but there's one thing
we haven't talked about.

Have you given any thought to
the problems your children will have?

Yes, and they'll have some.
And we'll have the children.

Otherwise,
you couldn't call it a marriage.

Is that the way Joey feels?

She feels that all of our children will
be president of the United States...

and they'll all have
colorful administrations.

Well, you made her, Mr. Drayton.

I just met her in Hawaii.

But how do you feel
about that problem?

Well, frankly, I think your daughter
is a bit optimistic.

I'd settle
for secretary of state.

Would you think it was some kind
of cowardice if I told you...

that no matter how confident you two are
I'm just a little scared.

No, it wouldn't.

But you never know.
Things are changing . . .

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