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yeah you know when you were a baby we

yeah you know when you were a baby we couldn’t afford a washing machine so I

couldn’t afford a washing machine so I

couldn’t afford a washing machine so I had to take you down to the river and

had to take you down to the river and

had to take you down to the river and beat you against a rock

beat you against a rock

beat you against a rock like so many revolutionaries before her

like so many revolutionaries before her

like so many revolutionaries before her Roseanne Barr wanted to change the world

Roseanne Barr wanted to change the world

Roseanne Barr wanted to change the world and like many revolutionaries she may

and like many revolutionaries she may

and like many revolutionaries she may have done just that never be a woman

have done just that never be a woman

have done just that never be a woman president well I think I’ll set the

president well I think I’ll set the

president well I think I’ll set the table where’s the good China over your

table where’s the good China over your

table where’s the good China over your house till the reading of the well

house till the reading of the well

house till the reading of the well stupid system run by stupid people

stupid system run by stupid people

stupid system run by stupid people thought up by stupid people hired by

thought up by stupid people hired by

thought up by stupid people hired by stupid people who are elected by even

stupid people who are elected by even

stupid people who are elected by even stupider people so how’d it go at the

stupider people so how’d it go at the

stupider people so how’d it go at the bank

bank

bank well we chatted about the recession for

well we chatted about the recession for

well we chatted about the recession for a while don’t you know then I gave him

a while don’t you know then I gave him

a while don’t you know then I gave him my things are bound to be better after

my things are bound to be better after

my things are bound to be better after the election speech and they said you’re

the election speech and they said you’re

the election speech and they said you’re four months behind on your first

four months behind on your first

four months behind on your first mortgage three months behind in your

mortgage three months behind in your

mortgage three months behind in your second we want our money by Friday and

second we want our money by Friday and

second we want our money by Friday and here have a calendar look kittens in a

here have a calendar look kittens in a

here have a calendar look kittens in a basket it hit a chord cuz there really

basket it hit a chord cuz there really

basket it hit a chord cuz there really are people that get that the whoa wait a

are people that get that the whoa wait a

are people that get that the whoa wait a second this is real no no we don’t need

second this is real no no we don’t need

second this is real no no we don’t need to steal money we have credit we knew we

to steal money we have credit we knew we

to steal money we have credit we knew we were gonna break something down we’re

were gonna break something down we’re

were gonna break something down we’re gonna kick it in you know we want it to

gonna kick it in you know we want it to

gonna kick it in you know we want it to that’s what the 90s were good for you

that’s what the 90s were good for you

that’s what the 90s were good for you guys feed on your income tax absolutely

guys feed on your income tax absolutely

guys feed on your income tax absolutely not

Thank You Ben it was what it’s like you

Thank You Ben it was what it’s like you know raising kids when you don’t have a

know raising kids when you don’t have a

know raising kids when you don’t have a lot of money you know what life is like

lot of money you know what life is like

lot of money you know what life is like for so many Americans particularly at

for so many Americans particularly at

for so many Americans particularly at that time in a tough economy

naturally Roseanne’s populist comedy

naturally Roseanne’s populist comedy causes friction with the broadcaster

causes friction with the broadcaster

causes friction with the broadcaster there wasn’t resistance to having a show

there wasn’t resistance to having a show

there wasn’t resistance to having a show about a working-class family on

about a working-class family on

about a working-class family on television there was resistance to have

television there was resistance to have

television there was resistance to have a show about intelligent working-class

a show about intelligent working-class

a show about intelligent working-class people on television I had to walk a

people on television I had to walk a

people on television I had to walk a razorblade ironically tensions only

razorblade ironically tensions only

razorblade ironically tensions only increase when the show hits number one

increase when the show hits number one

increase when the show hits number one in the ratings network executives send

in the ratings network executives send

in the ratings network executives send Roseanne a cake people got huge gifts

Roseanne a cake people got huge gifts

Roseanne a cake people got huge gifts from the network’s when their shows went

from the network’s when their shows went

from the network’s when their shows went to number one somebody else had gotten a

to number one somebody else had gotten a

to number one somebody else had gotten a Rolls Royce ABC when we went to number

Rolls Royce ABC when we went to number

Rolls Royce ABC when we went to number one sent me a very large chocolate

one sent me a very large chocolate

one sent me a very large chocolate number one I could go into it for hours

number one I could go into it for hours

number one I could go into it for hours about how pissed off I was and insulted

about how pissed off I was and insulted

about how pissed off I was and insulted Roseanne runs for nine seasons but all

Roseanne runs for nine seasons but all

Roseanne runs for nine seasons but all good things come to an end you have just

good things come to an end you have just

good things come to an end you have just won the largest lottery in our history

won the largest lottery in our history

won the largest lottery in our history in the end after she loses her union job

in the end after she loses her union job

in the end after she loses her union job she wins the lottery and then buys the

she wins the lottery and then buys the

she wins the lottery and then buys the factory of the town and gives it to the

factory of the town and gives it to the

factory of the town and gives it to the town people that guys would inquire hey

town people that guys would inquire hey

town people that guys would inquire hey I didn’t know the legitimate press is

I didn’t know the legitimate press is

I didn’t know the legitimate press is gonna be here all right now smile that’s

gonna be here all right now smile that’s

gonna be here all right now smile that’s what it was about the end of the working

what it was about the end of the working

what it was about the end of the working class in America

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