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1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 2 00:00:54,620 --> 00:00:57,054 You know, I've seen him do it a million times now, 3 00:00:57,122 --> 00:00:59,818 but I can't tell you how he does it, Henry. 4 00:01:00,092 --> 00:01:01,559 The right-handed part. 5 00:01:01,793 --> 00:01:04,660 I can tell you a whole lot about what he does with his left hand though. 6 00:01:04,763 --> 00:01:06,060 He's a genius with it. 7 00:01:07,099 --> 00:01:09,761 He might put that left hand on your elbow 8 00:01:09,835 --> 00:01:12,463 or on your bicep, like he's doing now. 9 00:01:12,571 --> 00:01:14,596 Very basic move. He's interested in you. 10 00:01:14,906 --> 00:01:16,237 He's honored to meet you. 11 00:01:17,276 --> 00:01:20,973 If he gets any higher, if he gets on your shoulder, like that, 12 00:01:21,613 --> 00:01:23,012 it's not as intimate. 13 00:01:23,448 --> 00:01:26,110 It means he'll share a laugh with you or a secret, a light secret. 14 00:01:26,184 --> 00:01:27,913 Not a real one, but very flattering. 15 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,987 If he doesn't know you that well and wants to share something emotional with you, 16 00:01:31,323 --> 00:01:32,813 he'll lock you in a two-hander. 17 00:01:32,924 --> 00:01:35,290 Well, you'll see when he shakes hands with you, Henry. 18 00:01:35,360 --> 00:01:36,588 Governor. 19 00:01:40,265 --> 00:01:43,132 - Governor Stanton, this is Henry Burton. - Governor. 20 00:01:43,302 --> 00:01:45,463 I met your grandfather when I was a boy. 21 00:01:45,804 --> 00:01:48,432 I hitchhiked to Washington to hear him speak. 22 00:01:48,507 --> 00:01:50,975 - He was a great man. - Thank you, sir. 23 00:01:51,943 --> 00:01:53,672 How are you? Good to see you. 24 00:01:53,779 --> 00:01:56,009 He's really glad you're coming on board. I can tell. 25 00:01:56,114 --> 00:01:58,173 I didn't say I was coming on board. 26 00:01:58,283 --> 00:01:59,682 Did you tell him I was coming on board? 27 00:01:59,818 --> 00:02:01,513 No, take it easy. 28 00:02:01,620 --> 00:02:04,180 What is he doing here anyway? He's a Southern governor nobody's heard of. 29 00:02:04,356 --> 00:02:06,847 Already you're sounding like a campaign manager. 30 00:02:06,958 --> 00:02:10,121 - Howard. I said... - I'm kidding, I'm kidding. 31 00:02:10,195 --> 00:02:14,495 If I told you Jack Stanton's here 'cause he's interested in adult literacy, 32 00:02:14,566 --> 00:02:15,999 you'd tell me I was full of shit. 33 00:02:16,068 --> 00:02:17,057 Yes. 34 00:02:17,169 --> 00:02:19,967 Howard Ferguson, Henry Burton, this is Marianne Walsh, 35 00:02:20,038 --> 00:02:22,666 the very special librarian who's running these classes. 36 00:02:22,841 --> 00:02:25,867 Thank you, Governor Walsh... Oh, Governor Stanton. I'm sorry. 37 00:02:27,579 --> 00:02:30,514 I'm a little nervous. I'm sorry. 38 00:02:30,682 --> 00:02:35,642 If you'll walk with me, I'll take you up to the library. 39 00:02:36,722 --> 00:02:38,713 The walls are pretty bad, 40 00:02:38,890 --> 00:02:41,859 but the... the library is much... 41 00:02:42,027 --> 00:02:43,892 - Better? - Yes, yes. 42 00:02:44,062 --> 00:02:46,530 We're very proud of the library. 43 00:02:46,698 --> 00:02:49,895 - How long ago did you start up this reading program? - About three years ago. 44 00:02:50,068 --> 00:02:52,696 We have no money. Very little money. 45 00:02:52,871 --> 00:02:56,034 It's the only reading program like it in New York, that I know of. 46 00:02:56,108 --> 00:02:58,906 - Of course, there may be others, but I don't... - Know of them. 47 00:03:00,512 --> 00:03:03,447 - Are you all right? - Yes, I'm fine. Thank you. 48 00:03:03,615 --> 00:03:05,242 Yes. 49 00:03:05,517 --> 00:03:09,453 My name is Ruby. I'm a domestic. I've been in this class two months. 50 00:03:09,621 --> 00:03:12,784 - Jack Mandela Washington. I'm a handyman. - How are you, Jack? 51 00:03:12,958 --> 00:03:15,552 - Tawana Carter. I'm a waitress. - Good to meet you, Tawana. 52 00:03:15,627 --> 00:03:17,925 Anthony Ramirez, freelance carpenter. 53 00:03:18,029 --> 00:03:20,691 - Nice to meet you. - Raymond Dominguez. I'm a truck driver. 54 00:03:20,866 --> 00:03:24,063 - I just wanted to say, welcome aboard. - What? I'm not on board. 55 00:03:24,236 --> 00:03:26,067 - I just ca... - Maria Lopez, waitress. 56 00:03:26,238 --> 00:03:28,263 - You're kidding too, right? - Yeah. 57 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:31,568 Why don't you tell the governor a little bit about yourself, Dewayne. 58 00:03:33,412 --> 00:03:36,108 I'm a... I'm a short order chef. 59 00:03:36,281 --> 00:03:39,546 And until I come here, I couldn't read a lick. 60 00:03:39,618 --> 00:03:41,085 Dewayne's dyslexic. 61 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:44,782 And they just kept a-passin' me up... 62 00:03:44,956 --> 00:03:47,481 third grade, fourth grade. 63 00:03:48,727 --> 00:03:53,061 I just sit in the back and stickin' to my own self. 64 00:03:53,231 --> 00:03:56,291 And it was like no one noticed. 65 00:03:56,468 --> 00:04:01,098 I go on all the ways through and I graduated elementary school. 66 00:04:01,273 --> 00:04:04,265 And they sent me to Ben Franklin. 67 00:04:04,443 --> 00:04:06,843 That's general studies. 68 00:04:07,012 --> 00:04:09,913 They could've sent me to the Bronx Zoo. 69 00:04:10,081 --> 00:04:13,778 I mean, no one ever say, Dewayne, you can't read. 70 00:04:13,952 --> 00:04:17,854 What you gonna do with your sorry ass? Excuse me. 71 00:04:18,023 --> 00:04:21,584 Anyway, graduation come, and my mama come. 72 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:24,752 She take the day off from the laundry where she work at. 73 00:04:24,930 --> 00:04:27,091 So we're there, and... 74 00:04:27,265 --> 00:04:31,099 Dr. Dalembretti is calling out the names on the diplomas, 75 00:04:31,269 --> 00:04:33,863 and, and... and what each kid done. 76 00:04:34,039 --> 00:04:36,940 You know, like, Sharonna Harris, honors. 77 00:04:37,108 --> 00:04:40,339 Tyrone Kirby, Regents diploma. 78 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:42,541 And then... 79 00:04:44,282 --> 00:04:46,773 Then he come to my name, 80 00:04:46,952 --> 00:04:50,888 and he say so everyone hear it... 81 00:04:53,058 --> 00:04:55,288 He said, Dewayne Smith... 82 00:04:55,460 --> 00:04:58,020 receives certificate... 83 00:04:59,631 --> 00:05:01,360 of attendance. 84 00:05:03,635 --> 00:05:05,660 You could hear people buzzin'. 85 00:05:05,837 --> 00:05:07,964 I mean, a couple of folks was laughin'. 86 00:05:08,139 --> 00:05:10,630 I gotta go up there and get this. 87 00:05:10,809 --> 00:05:12,743 I gotta stand up there, 88 00:05:12,911 --> 00:05:15,402 just dyin', 89 00:05:15,580 --> 00:05:19,175 trying not to look at anyone. 90 00:05:21,753 --> 00:05:24,051 Trying not to look too stupid, you know? 91 00:05:26,358 --> 00:05:28,986 And Mama's sittin' out front. 92 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,152 She got her hat on. She got her purse on her lap. 93 00:05:32,330 --> 00:05:37,495 And tears coming down from behind her glasses... 94 00:05:37,669 --> 00:05:41,400 like someone... like someone died. 95 00:05:55,587 --> 00:05:57,282 I wanna thank you... 96 00:05:57,455 --> 00:06:00,720 for sharing that with us, Dewayne. 97 00:06:00,892 --> 00:06:03,884 I want to thank all of you for having real courage. 98 00:06:04,763 --> 00:06:06,355 My Uncle Charlie... 99 00:06:07,899 --> 00:06:10,197 was a war hero, World War II. 100 00:06:10,936 --> 00:06:14,531 He was sent to Iwo Jima, where they raised the flag. 101 00:06:15,140 --> 00:06:18,234 He took out four machine-gun nests of Japs, Japanese soldiers... 102 00:06:18,310 --> 00:06:20,403 who had a squad of his buddies pinned down. 103 00:06:20,712 --> 00:06:23,806 He had one grenade, his rifle, his bayonet and his bare hands. 104 00:06:23,982 --> 00:06:26,041 - And he took 'em out. - Shit. 105 00:06:27,085 --> 00:06:29,713 They gave him the Medal of Honor. President Truman did. 106 00:06:29,888 --> 00:06:33,153 When he came home to Grace Junction, they had a parade for him. 107 00:06:33,258 --> 00:06:35,818 The town fathers came to my parents' house and said to him, 108 00:06:35,927 --> 00:06:38,760 Charlie, what you got in mind for yourself now? 109 00:06:38,930 --> 00:06:40,727 Charlie said he didn't know. 110 00:06:40,899 --> 00:06:44,562 The mayor said, maybe you'd like a full scholarship to the state university. 111 00:06:44,636 --> 00:06:46,103 The banker said maybe Charlie didn't want 112 00:06:46,171 --> 00:06:48,332 to go back to school after all he'd been through. 113 00:06:48,740 --> 00:06:51,732 Maybe he'd like a management job, a big future at the bank. 114 00:06:51,910 --> 00:06:56,904 The sawmill owner said, you may not want to be cooped up in a school or a bank. 115 00:06:57,082 --> 00:07:00,108 Come manage my crew. You know what? 116 00:07:00,285 --> 00:07:02,310 Damned if Charlie didn't turn 'em all down. 117 00:07:02,754 --> 00:07:05,314 - What'd he do? - Nothin'. 118 00:07:05,690 --> 00:07:08,488 He just laid down on his couch and smoked his Luckies. 119 00:07:08,660 --> 00:07:10,184 You couldn't get him off that couch. 120 00:07:10,362 --> 00:07:14,492 - Was he messed up in the head from the war? - No. 121 00:07:14,666 --> 00:07:17,100 It was just that he couldn't read. 122 00:07:17,335 --> 00:07:20,702 He was embarrassed and didn't want to tell anyone. 123 00:07:20,872 --> 00:07:23,807 He had the courage to win the Congressional Medal of Honor, 124 00:07:23,975 --> 00:07:27,968 but he didn't have the courage to do what each and every one of you is doing here. 125 00:07:28,146 --> 00:07:31,343 He didn't have the courage to admit he needed help and get it. 126 00:07:31,516 --> 00:07:35,111 I understand what you're doing, appreciate it, and honor your commitment. 127 00:07:35,286 --> 00:07:40,349 People say, Jack, why do you spend so much time and effort on adult literacy? 128 00:07:40,525 --> 00:07:42,618 And I say to them... 129 00:07:43,862 --> 00:07:46,524 I say to them, because... 130 00:07:46,698 --> 00:07:49,166 it gives me a chance to see courage. 131 00:07:51,136 --> 00:07:52,831 I want to thank you. 132 00:07:52,904 --> 00:07:56,704 I want to thank you for allowing me to visit here today. 133 00:08:00,578 --> 00:08:03,843 Thank you, Governor. 134 00:08:09,554 --> 00:08:11,419 Let's get him out of here. 135 00:08:12,490 --> 00:08:16,221 - He likes it. - Governor Stanton. 136 00:08:16,394 --> 00:08:18,521 I want to thank you personally for coming. 137 00:08:19,064 --> 00:08:20,497 I will be damned. 138 00:08:20,565 --> 00:08:22,692 Because I'm... Sorry. 139 00:08:22,867 --> 00:08:25,893 Can I help you? You should have those shoes checked. 140 00:08:26,071 --> 00:08:28,039 If there's anything... 141 00:08:32,243 --> 00:08:35,440 - You're gonna go work for him, aren't you? - No, I am not. 142 00:08:35,547 --> 00:08:36,912 I'm gonna meet him at his suite 143 00:08:37,015 --> 00:08:38,448 in the Sherry-Netherland so we can talk. 144 00:08:38,616 --> 00:08:42,552 - About what? - Probably about going to work for him. 145 00:08:42,721 --> 00:08:46,418 How can you walk out on Adam Larkin and get into bed with some cracker... 146 00:08:46,524 --> 00:08:49,186 - I'm not getting into bed... - Who hasn't done piss for blacks in his state? 147 00:08:49,260 --> 00:08:51,592 - I could say the same about Adam Larkin. - But he will. 148 00:08:51,696 --> 00:08:54,563 He has to bide his time. He's a black congressman. 149 00:08:54,733 --> 00:08:57,566 I don't like Larkin. I didn't like working for him. 150 00:08:57,736 --> 00:08:59,431 I don't know what Stanton wants, but... 151 00:08:59,537 --> 00:09:00,526 Well, I do. 152 00:09:00,605 --> 00:09:02,800 Stanton wants to use the grandson of a civil rights leader, 153 00:09:02,907 --> 00:09:05,740 a black man in politics, as a vote getter. 154 00:09:05,810 --> 00:09:08,643 That's hilarious. And you tell me you have no sense of humor. 155 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,075 Put a black man on the team, really roll in those votes. 156 00:09:11,149 --> 00:09:13,777 That's why there are so many black men running the country. 157 00:09:13,885 --> 00:09:17,377 If you're so upset about politics, come work at The Black Advocate. 158 00:09:17,555 --> 00:09:19,250 We're never disillusioned. 159 00:09:19,424 --> 00:09:21,221 Would you hand me that tie on the headboard? 160 00:09:21,292 --> 00:09:22,884 Get your own damn tie. 161 00:09:23,795 --> 00:09:26,559 No tie. No suit. 162 00:09:26,731 --> 00:09:29,564 Just leather jacket cool. All right. 163 00:09:29,667 --> 00:09:32,932 I'll be back in two hours, and then we can talk about The Black Advocate. 164 00:09:33,104 --> 00:09:37,063 Okay? Come on, don't be mad. Co... 165 00:09:37,242 --> 00:09:40,973 Okay, be mad, but only for two hours, and wait up for me. 166 00:09:43,681 --> 00:09:46,912 Oh, my God. My boy. 167 00:09:47,085 --> 00:09:49,679 Henry Burton, I am mighty honored. 168 00:09:49,854 --> 00:09:52,618 I'm Arlen Sporken, the governor's media consultant. 169 00:09:52,791 --> 00:09:54,952 - Hey, Henry. - Hi. 170 00:09:55,126 --> 00:09:57,185 - Nonfat caffeine? - No, thank you. 171 00:09:57,362 --> 00:10:00,456 - I am just delighted that you're on board. - No. 172 00:10:00,532 --> 00:10:02,432 Get me one of those sandwiches. 173 00:10:02,500 --> 00:10:05,196 - Only if you pinch my cheek and call me sugar. - I'll get it. 174 00:10:05,370 --> 00:10:08,703 - We're gonna win this thing. Isn't that right, Arlen? - Absolutely. 175 00:10:08,873 --> 00:10:10,636 The big question is Ozio. 176 00:10:10,809 --> 00:10:14,540 - You think he's got the "cagones" to run? - Cojones. 177 00:10:14,712 --> 00:10:18,546 And I don't know Ozio well enough to judge his cojones. 178 00:10:18,716 --> 00:10:22,379 They're big but they're glass. Hey, there, Henry. 179 00:10:22,554 --> 00:10:24,647 Governor Stanton, it's nice to... 180 00:10:24,722 --> 00:10:27,816 - You remember Miss Walsh? - I... Oh, I'm sorry. 181 00:10:27,892 --> 00:10:30,326 - You all right, darlin'? - Thank you. 182 00:10:30,395 --> 00:10:32,556 - Thank you. - For this... 183 00:10:32,664 --> 00:10:35,292 - opportunity to discuss the... - The program. 184 00:10:35,466 --> 00:10:37,525 That's a great program. Don't you think? 185 00:10:37,635 --> 00:10:40,035 - Yes, excellent program. - Excuse me. If I could just... 186 00:10:42,073 --> 00:10:45,236 - Thank you very much. - You take up what we talked about to the board. 187 00:10:45,343 --> 00:10:48,870 Oh, yes, I will. I'll just see my way out. 188 00:10:48,980 --> 00:10:52,074 - Thank you. Good-bye. - Bye-bye, now. 189 00:10:52,517 --> 00:10:55,247 Miss Walsh is on the regional board of the Teachers Union. 190 00:10:55,420 --> 00:10:57,752 Ah, a teacher and a librarian. 191 00:10:57,922 --> 00:10:59,355 It's the missus. 192 00:11:02,427 --> 00:11:03,758 Hi, darlin'. 193 00:11:04,395 --> 00:11:06,761 Oh, oh, listen, honey, I'm sorry. 194 00:11:06,931 --> 00:11:08,762 I'm... Well, we got stuck here. 195 00:11:08,933 --> 00:11:11,731 But great news, honey. We had real progress with the teachers. 196 00:11:12,937 --> 00:11:16,270 Tonight? Are you sure? I'm so sorry, honey. 197 00:11:16,374 --> 00:11:18,865 Charlie, did you know we were supposed to meet with that guy 198 00:11:18,943 --> 00:11:21,605 from the Portsmouth Democratic Committee? 199 00:11:21,779 --> 00:11:23,610 Well, goddamn it, Charlie. 200 00:11:23,781 --> 00:11:24,770 Now, honey. 201 00:11:24,883 --> 00:11:27,374 Are you Uncle Charlie, the Medal of Honor winner? 202 00:11:27,452 --> 00:11:31,218 Well, I'm Uncle Charlie and whatever else he says. He's the master. 203 00:11:32,090 --> 00:11:34,786 If you just stop popping my eardrum, I'll leave right now. 204 00:11:35,260 --> 00:11:37,956 No, please, don't... Susan, don't go. 205 00:11:38,129 --> 00:11:41,121 Susan, just stay... 206 00:11:43,301 --> 00:11:45,360 We'd better go. 207 00:11:45,536 --> 00:11:47,868 - All right. Where's the plane? - Teterboro. 208 00:11:48,039 --> 00:11:50,769 Shit. All the way out there? All right. Let's go. 209 00:11:50,942 --> 00:11:53,934 Arlen, see you in DC. Daisy, come with Howard tomorrow. 210 00:11:54,045 --> 00:11:56,809 Henry, Mitch, Charlie, let's go, let's go. 211 00:11:56,915 --> 00:12:00,282 - Go? I just came here to talk to you about... - Talk on the plane. 212 00:12:00,451 --> 00:12:02,646 - It's just New Hampshire. - I teach... Sorry. 213 00:12:02,820 --> 00:12:04,811 I teach classes in the morning. 214 00:12:04,989 --> 00:12:06,820 Call in sick. The kids won't mind. 215 00:12:06,991 --> 00:12:09,050 I... Do I have time for a phone call? 216 00:12:09,227 --> 00:12:12,162 Well, when we get there. Now, if we're gonna talk, let's talk. 217 00:12:22,006 --> 00:12:23,564 Governor? 218 00:12:32,684 --> 00:12:34,117 Hi, hon. 219 00:12:37,021 --> 00:12:39,581 - This is Henry Burton. This is my wife Susan. - Hello. 220 00:12:39,757 --> 00:12:42,954 I met you 25 years ago at your grandfather's in Oak Bluffs. 221 00:12:43,127 --> 00:12:45,857 You were running under the sprinkler in little wet underpants. 222 00:12:46,030 --> 00:12:48,464 - Your grandfather was a great man. - Oh, thank you. 223 00:12:48,633 --> 00:12:50,498 Jack Stanton could also be a great man, 224 00:12:50,668 --> 00:12:54,104 if he wasn't such a faithless, thoughtless, disorganized, undisciplined shit. 225 00:12:54,272 --> 00:12:57,002 - Honey, why are you making such a big deal of this? - Because it is big. 226 00:12:57,175 --> 00:13:00,440 First impressions count, asshole. Oh, hello, this is New Hampshire. 227 00:13:00,611 --> 00:13:03,978 These people don't know you. They probably don't even remember your state. 228 00:13:04,148 --> 00:13:06,616 They're waiting to be swept off their feet by Orlando Ozio, 229 00:13:06,684 --> 00:13:07,844 who's governor of a real state. 230 00:13:07,952 --> 00:13:09,943 They came to meet you, and you didn't show. 231 00:13:10,021 --> 00:13:14,048 I talked to the head of the Portsmouth Democratic Party about fly-fishing... 232 00:13:14,225 --> 00:13:16,284 for an hour and 45 minutes. 233 00:13:16,461 --> 00:13:19,055 Do you realize how... 234 00:13:19,230 --> 00:13:22,688 indescribably boring fly-fishing is? 235 00:13:22,867 --> 00:13:27,236 - Do you realize I'm now committed to doing this... - I'm sorry. 236 00:13:27,405 --> 00:13:32,001 This thing with him. I'm going fly-fishing because of you, asshole! 237 00:13:32,176 --> 00:13:35,839 You can't... It's not funny. You can't do this to me, Jack. 238 00:13:35,913 --> 00:13:37,346 We've only been at this a month, 239 00:13:37,415 --> 00:13:40,145 and already you're fucking up in your old fucked-up way. 240 00:13:40,251 --> 00:13:42,412 The only shot we have here... 241 00:13:42,587 --> 00:13:44,919 The only shot is to be perfect. 242 00:13:45,089 --> 00:13:47,580 Barely adequate won't swing it. 243 00:13:47,759 --> 00:13:50,387 No, Jack, you can't blow off... 244 00:13:50,561 --> 00:13:52,722 - <i>Primrose Lane</i> - Jack. 245 00:13:52,897 --> 00:13:56,560 <i>Life's a holiday on Primrose Lane</i> 246 00:13:56,734 --> 00:14:00,363 <i>When I'm walking down that Primrose Lane</i> 247 00:14:00,538 --> 00:14:03,405 - <i>With you</i> - You're not funny. 248 00:14:04,275 --> 00:14:06,573 I have got to find a phone. 249 00:14:06,744 --> 00:14:08,336 When we get back to the apartment. 250 00:14:09,680 --> 00:14:12,615 Honey, this was so great today, 251 00:14:12,784 --> 00:14:14,547 this readin' program. 252 00:14:14,619 --> 00:14:16,177 You should have seen the people, 253 00:14:16,254 --> 00:14:17,619 and the teacher was... 254 00:14:17,722 --> 00:14:19,553 Well, she was just inspirational. 255 00:14:19,624 --> 00:14:20,613 Gimme a break. 256 00:14:20,725 --> 00:14:22,886 Tell me how good the curriculum was, not the teacher. 257 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:24,518 We can replicate a curriculum. 258 00:14:24,595 --> 00:14:27,086 You can't sell a program without a good teacher. 259 00:14:27,198 --> 00:14:29,098 This is an argument I always win, Henry. 260 00:14:29,267 --> 00:14:31,235 Was the teacher that inspirational? 261 00:14:32,537 --> 00:14:34,266 Well, she... 262 00:14:39,377 --> 00:14:43,313 She was a pretty typical school board bureaucrat, I thought. 263 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:51,618 We got it on a six-month sublet. 264 00:14:51,789 --> 00:14:54,223 It's better than a hotel. Cheaper too. 265 00:14:54,392 --> 00:14:56,587 We can keep clothes and store stuff. 266 00:14:56,761 --> 00:14:59,594 - We have privacy. - I don't give a shit about privacy. 267 00:14:59,764 --> 00:15:02,562 I'm here to get known, and you can't get known in private. 268 00:15:02,733 --> 00:15:05,327 This is more like the end of a campaign than the beginning. 269 00:15:05,503 --> 00:15:08,495 Goddamn it, Charlie! No cable? 270 00:15:08,673 --> 00:15:10,265 You gotta be kiddin', man. 271 00:15:10,341 --> 00:15:11,467 You can't run for the president 272 00:15:11,576 --> 00:15:13,441 of the United-fucking-States without CNN! 273 00:15:13,511 --> 00:15:14,500 Do you have any bags? 274 00:15:14,612 --> 00:15:16,603 I didn't expect to come. I'm leaving in the morning. 275 00:15:16,781 --> 00:15:18,442 - How about something to eat? - That'd be great. 276 00:15:18,516 --> 00:15:21,349 This is the worst two-bit, candy-assed, goddamn place I've ever seen! 277 00:15:21,452 --> 00:15:22,942 Hey! Darling. 278 00:15:24,155 --> 00:15:28,319 It's 4:00 in the morning. This is not how you want to be introduced to the neighbors. 279 00:15:28,826 --> 00:15:30,919 Come on, Henry. I'll make you some tea. 280 00:15:31,095 --> 00:15:34,428 Yeah, well, I'm out of here tomorrow morning. 281 00:15:34,599 --> 00:15:36,999 I know we gotta go cheap, but not this cheap. 282 00:15:37,335 --> 00:15:38,597 Not loser cheap. 283 00:15:48,045 --> 00:15:50,843 - So why did you quit Larkin? - What? 284 00:15:51,782 --> 00:15:54,808 Why did you stop working for Adam Larkin? Careful, it's hot. 285 00:15:55,153 --> 00:15:58,213 Thank you. Well, I just... 286 00:15:58,956 --> 00:16:02,392 It's all right. I know you can't talk about your old boss to your new boss. 287 00:16:02,860 --> 00:16:04,725 I haven't got a new boss yet. 288 00:16:08,065 --> 00:16:11,501 Larkin's very different from Jack. Very cool. 289 00:16:12,570 --> 00:16:14,731 Never blinks. 290 00:16:14,906 --> 00:16:16,806 A pro. 291 00:16:18,409 --> 00:16:20,843 He would never swallow tea without testing it. 292 00:16:24,015 --> 00:16:28,475 That's the real thing experience teaches you. Isn't it? 293 00:16:29,654 --> 00:16:31,144 How not to get burned. 294 00:16:31,222 --> 00:16:33,315 Do you think people ever learn that? 295 00:16:33,391 --> 00:16:34,483 Not the best people. 296 00:16:52,276 --> 00:16:56,337 He... Adam taught me a lot, but... 297 00:16:57,215 --> 00:16:58,773 it was all the same. 298 00:16:58,883 --> 00:17:00,248 He never surprised me. 299 00:17:00,751 --> 00:17:04,016 Almost no one stepped up and voted with us because it was right. 300 00:17:04,188 --> 00:17:05,450 They always asked for a lulu. 301 00:17:06,224 --> 00:17:07,213 Lulu? 302 00:17:08,459 --> 00:17:11,189 Yeah. It's New York for artificial sweeteners. 303 00:17:13,097 --> 00:17:16,965 Anyway, we'd win, and then we'd be gutted in the Senate. 304 00:17:17,134 --> 00:17:18,465 We'd settle for their version, 305 00:17:18,569 --> 00:17:20,230 then the White House would veto, 306 00:17:20,304 --> 00:17:22,397 which we knew from the start. 307 00:17:22,573 --> 00:17:26,304 Then what? We'd celebrate our great moral victory. 308 00:17:26,477 --> 00:17:27,944 We forced a veto. 309 00:17:29,814 --> 00:17:31,145 So you dropped out? 310 00:17:33,150 --> 00:17:34,242 Yeah. 311 00:17:36,487 --> 00:17:37,954 So why are you here? 312 00:17:41,592 --> 00:17:43,082 - I... - Tell me. 313 00:17:44,428 --> 00:17:46,055 Tell me. 314 00:17:47,498 --> 00:17:49,056 It's 4:00 in the morning. 315 00:17:50,101 --> 00:17:51,762 Let's just tell the truth. 316 00:17:56,474 --> 00:17:57,736 Okay. Well... 317 00:17:58,809 --> 00:18:01,403 I was always curious about how it would be... 318 00:18:01,479 --> 00:18:05,472 to work with someone who actually cared about... 319 00:18:06,517 --> 00:18:08,417 I mean, 320 00:18:08,586 --> 00:18:11,180 it couldn't always have been the way it is now. 321 00:18:11,289 --> 00:18:13,689 It must have been different when my grandfather was alive. 322 00:18:13,791 --> 00:18:14,985 Hey, you were there. 323 00:18:15,092 --> 00:18:17,253 You had Kennedy. I didn't. 324 00:18:17,428 --> 00:18:21,194 I've never heard a president use words like destiny and sacrifice 325 00:18:21,365 --> 00:18:23,526 without thinking, bullshit. 326 00:18:24,802 --> 00:18:27,862 And okay, maybe it was bullshit with Kennedy too, 327 00:18:28,039 --> 00:18:30,132 but... 328 00:18:30,207 --> 00:18:32,801 but people believed it. 329 00:18:34,011 --> 00:18:36,309 And I guess... 330 00:18:37,014 --> 00:18:38,038 that's what I want. 331 00:18:38,149 --> 00:18:39,878 I want to believe it. 332 00:18:40,484 --> 00:18:44,011 I want to be a part of something that's history. 333 00:18:47,058 --> 00:18:48,958 I bet this is the longest answer 334 00:18:49,026 --> 00:18:51,324 to a five-word question you have ever gotten. 335 00:18:52,563 --> 00:18:54,394 No, it isn't. 336 00:18:54,565 --> 00:18:57,398 The longest answer to a five-word question I've ever gotten... 337 00:18:57,568 --> 00:19:00,059 is the answer to, do you do much fly-fishing? 338 00:19:02,239 --> 00:19:04,070 It's a good answer, Henry. 339 00:19:05,910 --> 00:19:07,969 History's what we're about too. 340 00:19:09,580 --> 00:19:11,138 What else is there? 341 00:19:14,085 --> 00:19:17,714 March, some guy about an automobile insurance scam on line three. 342 00:19:17,888 --> 00:19:19,584 Thanks. 343 00:19:20,758 --> 00:19:22,589 Yes? 344 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:24,557 It's me. Please don't hang up again. 345 00:19:24,729 --> 00:19:27,220 - Fuck you. - March, I'm in New Hampshire in a coffee shop. 346 00:19:27,331 --> 00:19:30,323 I don't know when I'll get to the next phone. Could you just listen for two minutes? 347 00:19:30,835 --> 00:19:34,168 Listen, I think this guy could be the real thing. 348 00:19:34,338 --> 00:19:36,738 This guy could be so incredible, you'd end up working for him. 349 00:19:36,907 --> 00:19:40,070 This son of a bitch actually likes these people. 350 00:19:40,211 --> 00:19:41,610 He's worth the risk. This guy could really do... 351 00:19:41,712 --> 00:19:42,701 Henry, hey. 352 00:19:42,780 --> 00:19:45,578 Help me get him outta here. We have a fund-raiser in 20 minutes. 353 00:19:45,683 --> 00:19:48,447 You bastard. I waited for you all night. 354 00:19:48,552 --> 00:19:50,019 I can explain about that. 355 00:19:52,957 --> 00:19:56,393 - I bought you some stuff at the drug store. - No, I can't. 356 00:19:56,460 --> 00:19:58,291 I can't go to Mammoth Falls without clothes. 357 00:19:58,929 --> 00:20:02,194 Give me your keys. I'll have Daisy pack things, bring them on Wednesday. 358 00:20:02,633 --> 00:20:05,625 Why can't I pack things and bring 'em on Wednesday? 359 00:20:05,803 --> 00:20:07,862 Because by Wednesday you'll be in Mississippi. 360 00:20:07,938 --> 00:20:11,237 We have to set up the campaign headquarters before we leave. So keys, please. 361 00:20:11,308 --> 00:20:12,297 Hey. 362 00:20:13,144 --> 00:20:15,544 I thought you were supposed to be telling us to hurry. 363 00:20:15,613 --> 00:20:17,046 I... 364 00:20:18,816 --> 00:20:21,216 Susan... Mrs. Stanton, I'm not sure. 365 00:20:21,385 --> 00:20:23,376 I mean, I don't know. 366 00:20:23,554 --> 00:20:26,990 I've never helped run a presidential campaign before. 367 00:20:27,158 --> 00:20:29,490 Well, neither have we, 368 00:20:29,660 --> 00:20:31,992 but that's how history is made, Henry... 369 00:20:32,897 --> 00:20:34,159 by the first-timers. 370 00:20:34,265 --> 00:20:38,133 We are beginning our pre-boarding procedure. 371 00:20:41,806 --> 00:20:44,331 Are you... 372 00:20:44,508 --> 00:20:46,840 Is this... 373 00:20:46,944 --> 00:20:49,674 Where are the state party people? 374 00:20:49,847 --> 00:20:53,806 They're tied up with the congressional races. We're it. 375 00:20:55,453 --> 00:20:57,921 All right. All right. 376 00:20:58,088 --> 00:21:00,955 Okay, get me the national committee mailing lists... 377 00:21:01,125 --> 00:21:03,457 of every donor since the beginning of time. 378 00:21:03,527 --> 00:21:05,518 Also, I need a complete database 379 00:21:05,629 --> 00:21:08,154 of voting records on every possible candidate, 380 00:21:08,332 --> 00:21:11,028 so we can set up a rapid response negative operation. 381 00:21:11,202 --> 00:21:13,432 How do we do that, honey? 382 00:21:14,104 --> 00:21:15,935 Don't you... 383 00:21:16,106 --> 00:21:19,371 Don't any of you have any special skills? 384 00:21:20,177 --> 00:21:21,974 I speak Hebrew. 385 00:21:25,182 --> 00:21:26,171 Great. 386 00:21:26,350 --> 00:21:29,547 Now double-click on Pro-Choice, Ella Louise. 387 00:21:29,653 --> 00:21:30,847 All right. 388 00:21:30,955 --> 00:21:32,889 Now call up the Harris Vote. 389 00:21:32,990 --> 00:21:34,548 - Like this? - No! No! 390 00:21:37,127 --> 00:21:39,027 Why can't I learn this? 391 00:21:39,330 --> 00:21:42,788 This announcement is for the candidate briefing on the 23rd. 392 00:21:42,967 --> 00:21:45,629 Put it on 500 leaflets. 393 00:21:45,836 --> 00:21:47,030 And then what? 394 00:21:48,305 --> 00:21:51,172 Hand them out. 395 00:21:51,475 --> 00:21:54,069 <i>Goin' places that I've never been</i> 396 00:21:56,413 --> 00:22:00,144 Call only the Orthodox and conservative synagogues. 397 00:22:00,317 --> 00:22:03,184 Speak only to the rabbis and start off in Hebrew. 398 00:22:03,254 --> 00:22:04,846 - Check. - <i>On the road again</i> 399 00:22:04,922 --> 00:22:06,253 - How's that? - Fantastic. 400 00:22:06,357 --> 00:22:07,824 Okay, we need to file that with... 401 00:22:10,227 --> 00:22:11,558 Excuse me. 402 00:22:12,830 --> 00:22:14,821 - We need your vote. - Terry. 403 00:22:14,899 --> 00:22:17,231 - Will you give them to your friends? - Terry! 404 00:22:17,401 --> 00:22:18,663 - Terry. - Thank you. Bye! 405 00:22:20,571 --> 00:22:23,438 Look, just hold out the leaflets for people. Don't stalk them. 406 00:22:23,607 --> 00:22:25,199 Okay. 407 00:22:25,276 --> 00:22:26,808 Hey, Henry. 408 00:22:29,613 --> 00:22:32,343 - How y'all doing? - We're coming along. 409 00:22:32,516 --> 00:22:35,110 We don't have much staff yet, do we? 410 00:22:35,286 --> 00:22:37,083 No. But what we have is choice. 411 00:22:37,187 --> 00:22:40,588 I want you to meet the most brilliant political strategist in the party. 412 00:22:40,758 --> 00:22:43,226 This is Richard Jemmons. This is my right arm, Henry Burton. 413 00:22:43,294 --> 00:22:44,727 Hi. 414 00:22:44,795 --> 00:22:46,695 I sure admired your granddaddy. 415 00:22:46,864 --> 00:22:48,923 - Great. - Henry. 416 00:22:49,099 --> 00:22:51,431 I'll pick you up for dinner around 7:00 p.m. We can talk a little policy. 417 00:22:51,535 --> 00:22:52,524 Right. 418 00:22:52,603 --> 00:22:54,696 Nice meetin' you, Henry. Say hi to Winona for me. 419 00:22:54,772 --> 00:22:57,297 - Who? - He means Jennifer Rogers. 420 00:22:57,408 --> 00:22:59,308 Every girl Richard falls for is Winona Ryder to him. 421 00:23:00,144 --> 00:23:02,374 Oh, that's... 422 00:23:02,813 --> 00:23:04,144 Psychotic. 423 00:23:04,281 --> 00:23:06,112 <i>On the road again</i> 424 00:23:06,283 --> 00:23:10,151 <i>Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway</i> 425 00:23:10,287 --> 00:23:12,812 <i>We're the best of friends</i> 426 00:23:12,990 --> 00:23:14,651 Does that smell good, or what? 427 00:23:14,825 --> 00:23:17,555 - Hey, Gov! - Hey! How y'all doin'? 428 00:23:17,628 --> 00:23:18,993 Come on over here. 429 00:23:20,998 --> 00:23:22,431 How's the food? 430 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:24,295 - Willie. - Hi, honey. 431 00:23:24,401 --> 00:23:26,096 I'm glad you made it. Hi. 432 00:23:26,971 --> 00:23:29,269 - It smells so good. - Hey, good. 433 00:23:29,340 --> 00:23:31,331 We got it all set up for you. 434 00:23:31,575 --> 00:23:33,805 - Yeah! - He got chicken. 435 00:23:33,978 --> 00:23:36,970 - Hey, Will! How's business? - Hey, Gov. 436 00:23:37,147 --> 00:23:40,082 - Hey, Amalee, the gov's here. - It's hot. 437 00:23:40,250 --> 00:23:43,777 - You got your mojo workin' tonight? - Ain't no end to it. 438 00:23:43,954 --> 00:23:45,683 - My friend! - Loretta! 439 00:23:45,856 --> 00:23:48,324 - Hi, Governor. How're you doin'? - Hey, Lo! 440 00:23:48,425 --> 00:23:50,188 Good to see you. 441 00:23:50,361 --> 00:23:52,989 The gov's here! How're you doin', now? 442 00:23:53,097 --> 00:23:55,327 - Hi. Henry Burton. Pleased to meet you. - Good to meet you. 443 00:23:55,432 --> 00:23:57,161 Honey, how's it goin'? 444 00:23:57,267 --> 00:24:00,361 I had to tell Jackie you were too busy working for the folks to baby-sit. 445 00:24:00,537 --> 00:24:02,368 - He was not happy. - Yes'm. 446 00:24:02,539 --> 00:24:05,201 - How're you doin'? - Welcome. 447 00:24:05,376 --> 00:24:07,367 How're you doin', Will? 448 00:24:07,544 --> 00:24:10,513 Hey, not so good since my mama died. 449 00:24:10,614 --> 00:24:14,641 - I miss her like a pain. - You gotta let that happen. 450 00:24:14,818 --> 00:24:16,649 Your mama deserves it. 451 00:24:16,820 --> 00:24:19,721 Your pain will heal with time, but you gotta give your mama her due. 452 00:24:19,890 --> 00:24:22,859 We gotta miss our mamas. Ain't nobody gonna love us like our mamas. 453 00:24:23,027 --> 00:24:25,188 You still got your mama with you, Henry? 454 00:24:25,295 --> 00:24:27,525 No, she's in Beverly Hills with her second husband. 455 00:24:27,631 --> 00:24:30,532 - You're a lucky man. - Thank you. 456 00:24:30,701 --> 00:24:33,363 The next time I see my mama, she's blind. 457 00:24:34,405 --> 00:24:38,068 A year later, she's just got one leg from diabetes. 458 00:24:38,242 --> 00:24:41,678 She could've done anything. She could've been anything. 459 00:24:41,845 --> 00:24:43,574 God bless the mamas. 460 00:24:43,747 --> 00:24:46,238 My mama worked her whole life and never asked for nothin'. 461 00:24:46,417 --> 00:24:48,317 Shit, my mama raised seven children. 462 00:24:48,419 --> 00:24:50,649 If Ozio doesn't run, we concentrate on New Hampshire. 463 00:24:50,721 --> 00:24:52,348 If he does, we concentrate on the South. 464 00:24:52,423 --> 00:24:54,687 Ozio might wait until New Hampshire. 465 00:24:54,758 --> 00:24:56,191 Shouldn't we wait for the governor? 466 00:24:56,260 --> 00:24:58,922 This pertains to how he's running the campaign. 467 00:24:59,596 --> 00:25:02,565 He's on a mama-thon. That can go on all night in the South. 468 00:25:02,666 --> 00:25:03,758 We have to figure... 469 00:25:03,867 --> 00:25:06,335 My mama worked her whole life for her family... 470 00:25:06,737 --> 00:25:09,228 and never did anything for herself! 471 00:25:09,673 --> 00:25:13,734 Now they're cuttin' her up! Cuttin' pieces out of her! 472 00:25:14,445 --> 00:25:16,276 Why'd that happen to my mama? 473 00:25:16,380 --> 00:25:20,214 <i>I looked over Jordan and what did I see</i> 474 00:25:20,284 --> 00:25:23,253 <i>Comin' for to carry me home</i> 475 00:25:23,420 --> 00:25:26,287 You know what Richard's favorite song is? 476 00:25:26,457 --> 00:25:30,723 I tell you that it is the most American goddamn song that I can think of. 477 00:25:30,894 --> 00:25:32,418 A Southern governor wrote it. 478 00:25:32,529 --> 00:25:34,463 You know which one I'm thinking of? 479 00:25:34,565 --> 00:25:37,033 <i>You are my sunshine</i> 480 00:25:37,101 --> 00:25:39,467 <i>My only sunshine</i> 481 00:25:39,636 --> 00:25:42,901 <i>You make me happy when skies are gray</i> 482 00:25:42,973 --> 00:25:45,533 I'll be damned. I didn't know a Southern governor wrote that. 483 00:25:45,609 --> 00:25:49,773 <i>You'll never know, dear, how much I love you</i> 484 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:55,149 <i>Please don't take my sunshine away</i> 485 00:25:55,319 --> 00:26:00,222 - <i>The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping</i> - Come on, darlin'. 486 00:26:00,390 --> 00:26:05,487 <i>I dreamt I held you in my arms</i> 487 00:26:05,662 --> 00:26:07,994 <i>When I awoke, dear</i> 488 00:26:08,165 --> 00:26:10,827 <i>I was mistaken</i> 489 00:26:11,001 --> 00:26:15,802 <i>And I hung my head and cried</i> 490 00:26:15,973 --> 00:26:20,808 <i>You are my sunshine, my only sunshine</i> 491 00:26:20,978 --> 00:26:25,972 <i>You make me happy when skies are gray</i> 492 00:26:26,316 --> 00:26:31,344 <i>You'll never know, dear, how much I love you</i> 493 00:26:31,522 --> 00:26:32,682 Henry, I have a printout 494 00:26:32,790 --> 00:26:34,621 of every grassroots organization in New Hampshire. 495 00:26:34,691 --> 00:26:35,953 Great. Put it on my desk. 496 00:26:38,028 --> 00:26:40,428 These rabbis are putty in my hands. 497 00:26:40,497 --> 00:26:41,589 Fantastic. 498 00:26:44,168 --> 00:26:46,261 I started out with 200. I have one left. 499 00:26:46,336 --> 00:26:47,701 - You know how I did it? - No. 500 00:26:47,805 --> 00:26:48,965 Look. 501 00:26:49,039 --> 00:26:51,166 Terry, I am speechless. 502 00:26:51,708 --> 00:26:54,939 Well, I think my grandfather would endorse the governor, Jesse. 503 00:26:55,445 --> 00:26:58,141 Even if you ran. Okay. Yeah. 504 00:26:58,215 --> 00:27:00,206 You too, my friend. All right. 505 00:27:00,384 --> 00:27:02,477 - Where the fuck are my clothes? - Take it easy. 506 00:27:02,653 --> 00:27:05,645 Daisy got sidetracked. She's not a muffin. She works for Sporken. 507 00:27:05,722 --> 00:27:08,782 What am I doing here? Does this guy even have a chance in hell? 508 00:27:08,859 --> 00:27:10,156 I haven't canvassed hell lately. 509 00:27:10,227 --> 00:27:13,219 If we only worked for guys who had a chance in hell, we wouldn't have Richard. 510 00:27:14,198 --> 00:27:15,460 Oh, shit, he's bird-dogging. 511 00:27:15,532 --> 00:27:17,193 Sweetheart, I got a hotel room. 512 00:27:17,301 --> 00:27:19,235 Why don't you go with me for a little bit? 513 00:27:19,336 --> 00:27:20,826 You're crushing my originals. 514 00:27:20,904 --> 00:27:23,464 I didn't mean to do that. You don't know what you're missing. 515 00:27:23,540 --> 00:27:27,135 - It's got room service, a vibrating bed. - Wait. Don't embarrass him. 516 00:27:27,211 --> 00:27:29,736 Cable movies. You wanna walk the snake? 517 00:27:31,014 --> 00:27:33,141 What's that look? You don't believe me? 518 00:27:33,217 --> 00:27:35,913 Baby, I'm tellin' you, I got a python in here. 519 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:37,709 Hey! 520 00:27:42,259 --> 00:27:46,195 Gee, I've never seen one that old before. 521 00:27:52,936 --> 00:27:53,925 Come on, bud. 522 00:27:54,037 --> 00:27:56,528 Let's park that Mustang back in the garage. 523 00:27:57,207 --> 00:27:58,868 She's not married, is she? 524 00:27:59,910 --> 00:28:01,775 - Hey, fuck you! - Fuck me? 525 00:28:01,945 --> 00:28:05,244 Fuck you, you redneck son of a bitch. Ever hear of Anita Hill? 526 00:28:05,349 --> 00:28:06,839 You are so lucky she's cool. 527 00:28:06,917 --> 00:28:08,714 I wouldn't have done it if she wasn't cool. 528 00:28:08,785 --> 00:28:10,514 You know when the muffin is cool. 529 00:28:10,587 --> 00:28:13,055 Your sensitive mind tells you when to show her your cock. 530 00:28:13,123 --> 00:28:14,681 Where'd you go to school? 531 00:28:14,758 --> 00:28:16,783 Hotchkiss, right? I read up on you. 532 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:20,054 - You're a tight-ass preppy elitist from Hotchkiss. - Bullshit! 533 00:28:20,130 --> 00:28:24,965 Bullshit, it's bullshit! You called me a redneck, which I'm proud to say I am. 534 00:28:25,135 --> 00:28:26,602 You, Hotchkiss, are a honky. 535 00:28:26,870 --> 00:28:29,566 You just look black. It's the best part of you. 536 00:28:29,806 --> 00:28:32,741 It lets you intimidate the pale faces, especially lib-labs, 537 00:28:32,910 --> 00:28:35,140 and work that voodoo sexual shit on white girls. 538 00:28:35,279 --> 00:28:38,942 I'm blacker than you are. I got some slave in me. I can feel it. 539 00:28:39,049 --> 00:28:41,540 You're crazy! What? 540 00:28:41,618 --> 00:28:45,054 - You got a visitor. - It's not a visitor. It's me. 541 00:28:45,122 --> 00:28:46,146 Where the fuck have you been? 542 00:28:46,256 --> 00:28:48,281 - Where is my suitcase? - I got it. 543 00:28:49,326 --> 00:28:51,988 Can't let a lady carry a suitcase, not in the South. 544 00:28:52,329 --> 00:28:54,957 Henry, I am so glad that you finally got a wardrobe. 545 00:28:55,065 --> 00:28:58,831 - We got a very important dinner with a very important person. - Who? 546 00:28:58,936 --> 00:29:00,631 Governor Ozio's son. 547 00:29:00,737 --> 00:29:03,001 What the fuck does Ozio's son want? 548 00:29:03,173 --> 00:29:05,437 A scouting expedition for Pop, I guess. 549 00:29:05,842 --> 00:29:08,310 But it could be Ozio is looking for someone to endorse. 550 00:29:08,679 --> 00:29:10,408 Jesus. 551 00:29:10,580 --> 00:29:12,138 Wouldn't that be something? 552 00:29:14,685 --> 00:29:16,175 This has to be handled just right. 553 00:29:16,987 --> 00:29:18,454 Just right. 554 00:29:18,622 --> 00:29:20,613 Red Skelton. That's what I remember. 555 00:29:20,691 --> 00:29:22,522 Red Buttons. 556 00:29:22,693 --> 00:29:25,287 - All right. - I hope you don't mind eatin' pig with your hands. 557 00:29:25,362 --> 00:29:27,626 - Is there any other way? - Not in the South. 558 00:29:30,367 --> 00:29:31,629 There we go. 559 00:29:31,702 --> 00:29:34,136 The governor's been watching you move around the country. 560 00:29:34,204 --> 00:29:36,866 He was hoping the next time you pass our way, you'd stop in. 561 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:41,033 - Spend a little time, get to know us better. - We will absolutely do that. 562 00:29:41,211 --> 00:29:45,011 In fact, you got the book. When can we meet with Jimmy's dad, Governor Ozio? 563 00:29:46,550 --> 00:29:49,212 - You don't mind us talking business, do you? - No. 564 00:29:49,886 --> 00:29:51,547 How else will I learn? 565 00:29:51,888 --> 00:29:54,618 Let's see. We're pretty booked. 566 00:29:54,791 --> 00:29:56,952 Next Tuesday we're in Albany on the way to New Hampshire. 567 00:29:57,027 --> 00:29:59,393 - How's Tuesday? - Let's look. 568 00:30:01,665 --> 00:30:03,292 Tuesday. 569 00:30:04,468 --> 00:30:06,561 Let me just scroll down here. 570 00:30:06,670 --> 00:30:09,161 Tuesday's pretty full. 571 00:30:09,239 --> 00:30:11,537 Maybe I can slot you in somewhere. 572 00:30:12,642 --> 00:30:14,667 Yeah. 573 00:30:15,712 --> 00:30:18,078 We land at 4:00, then there's a drop-by 574 00:30:18,181 --> 00:30:19,808 at the Teachers Union cocktail party... 575 00:30:19,983 --> 00:30:22,076 before their annual dinner at the Sheraton. 576 00:30:22,586 --> 00:30:24,554 I'd like to skip that, but they'd notice. 577 00:30:24,855 --> 00:30:27,187 I'm the only candidate invited to the cocktail party. 578 00:30:28,759 --> 00:30:29,748 I know. 579 00:30:29,860 --> 00:30:33,489 The governor turned it down because he's the keynote speaker at the dinner. 580 00:30:35,065 --> 00:30:37,556 You'll both be at the Sheraton at the same time. 581 00:30:37,667 --> 00:30:40,192 You can meet after the cocktail party, just before dinner, 582 00:30:40,604 --> 00:30:41,935 in his suite. 583 00:30:43,407 --> 00:30:44,840 Perfect. 584 00:30:46,076 --> 00:30:48,237 - I'll see him then. - Excellent. 585 00:30:56,953 --> 00:30:59,285 Fuck all, Henry. Fuck all. 586 00:30:59,456 --> 00:31:01,754 You don't know fuck all about briefing me! 587 00:31:02,225 --> 00:31:04,386 You make me look like a fuckin' amateur! 588 00:31:04,561 --> 00:31:08,429 Like a rube-ass, barefoot, dipshit, third-rate, 589 00:31:08,598 --> 00:31:11,226 southern-fried piece-of-shit alderman! 590 00:31:11,401 --> 00:31:13,596 You didn't know that Ozio was speaking at that dinner. 591 00:31:13,703 --> 00:31:17,571 You couldn't tell me, so I don't go shootin' my mouth off about that party. 592 00:31:18,075 --> 00:31:19,406 Hello, Richard. 593 00:31:19,476 --> 00:31:20,966 If you'd like to make a call... 594 00:31:21,078 --> 00:31:23,137 Shit! 595 00:31:23,246 --> 00:31:25,771 What the fuck kind of operation we got here? 596 00:31:25,882 --> 00:31:30,046 How did we get scheduled for a drop-in when he is the main speaker? 597 00:31:30,120 --> 00:31:31,485 Get me Howard! 598 00:31:32,089 --> 00:31:34,421 - You threw the phone out the window. - Stop the car. 599 00:31:35,625 --> 00:31:37,718 Don't kill us. Just stop it. 600 00:31:37,894 --> 00:31:40,226 - The phone landed in the brush. - You're wrong. 601 00:31:40,330 --> 00:31:41,922 It landed in the trees. 602 00:31:42,466 --> 00:31:44,957 I look like shit if I go to that cocktail party. 603 00:31:45,135 --> 00:31:47,797 I'm Ozio's warm-up act. Don't think he didn't know it. 604 00:31:47,971 --> 00:31:49,632 But somehow, we didn't know it. 605 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:52,331 Get out of the goddamn brush. It landed in the trees. 606 00:31:52,509 --> 00:31:55,444 Jimmy Ozio is probably tellin' his father he's got nothin' to worry about. 607 00:31:55,512 --> 00:31:58,504 That would be the case even if Henry hadn't screwed up. 608 00:31:58,615 --> 00:32:01,982 Here's the phone. It was in the brush. 609 00:32:02,819 --> 00:32:04,480 Well, shit. 610 00:32:05,188 --> 00:32:07,315 You wouldn't have found it if I hadn't thrown it out the car. 611 00:32:16,099 --> 00:32:17,361 Hello. 612 00:32:17,467 --> 00:32:18,991 No. 613 00:32:19,102 --> 00:32:20,694 No, sorry, he's not here. 614 00:32:21,671 --> 00:32:23,536 Henry Burton. Can I take a message? 615 00:32:28,178 --> 00:32:29,543 Oh, God. I see. 616 00:32:31,348 --> 00:32:33,612 No, no, no. I got it. I got it. 617 00:32:35,819 --> 00:32:37,286 How reliable is Daisy? 618 00:32:37,354 --> 00:32:40,221 - A hundred percent. - Then we just got really bad news. 619 00:32:40,323 --> 00:32:42,382 In the next issue of Manhattan magazine, 620 00:32:42,492 --> 00:32:44,483 there's an interview with Ozio in which he blasts you. 621 00:32:45,162 --> 00:32:47,528 What's he done? His state's last in everything. 622 00:32:47,631 --> 00:32:49,997 He doesn't know shit about education. 623 00:32:51,334 --> 00:32:52,858 Well, you were right about the meeting. 624 00:32:54,471 --> 00:32:56,166 This is bad. 625 00:32:56,806 --> 00:32:59,570 - You have to hit back. - But not too hard. 626 00:32:59,676 --> 00:33:01,837 - You don't want to lose the liberals. - You're gonna lose 'em anyway. 627 00:33:01,912 --> 00:33:03,402 Richard, are you with us? 628 00:33:03,513 --> 00:33:06,380 I'd give him a little poke. It'll make us look better when he drops out. 629 00:33:06,483 --> 00:33:07,677 When who drops out? 630 00:33:07,751 --> 00:33:11,152 - Ozio's 24 points ahead of us. - That's the giveaway. 631 00:33:11,221 --> 00:33:13,849 If he's willing to acknowledge our presence, 632 00:33:13,924 --> 00:33:16,222 he's the stupidest Italian since Nero. 633 00:33:16,393 --> 00:33:20,261 Or he's not gonna race. He'll sit on his throne and snipe. 634 00:33:20,497 --> 00:33:22,055 It doesn't matter. I'm not gonna do it. 635 00:33:22,432 --> 00:33:23,421 Jack! 636 00:33:23,533 --> 00:33:25,160 I'm not gonna go negative. 637 00:33:25,235 --> 00:33:27,396 Any jackass can burn down a barn. 638 00:33:27,504 --> 00:33:30,268 - It's self-defense. - I'm not gonna do it! 639 00:33:42,385 --> 00:33:45,286 Shane! 640 00:33:46,289 --> 00:33:48,348 Come back! 641 00:33:49,593 --> 00:33:51,925 Come back, Shane! 642 00:33:52,696 --> 00:33:54,630 Run for president. 643 00:34:00,604 --> 00:34:01,593 Hello? 644 00:34:01,705 --> 00:34:04,640 - How're you doin', Henry? - Fine. 645 00:34:04,774 --> 00:34:07,208 Look, there's been a bender on the interstate. 646 00:34:07,377 --> 00:34:09,436 I'm on my way to meet with the family, so cancel Howard. 647 00:34:09,913 --> 00:34:11,972 Yeah. Okay. 648 00:34:12,082 --> 00:34:14,642 And, Governor, look. 649 00:34:15,118 --> 00:34:17,609 About the Teachers Union dinner... 650 00:34:17,721 --> 00:34:20,713 Listen, my man. I know how much I lay on you. 651 00:34:20,790 --> 00:34:23,884 I know how hard you work for me. And I'm honored by it. 652 00:34:24,060 --> 00:34:26,585 - I'm honored. - Yeah, but I should have thought... 653 00:34:26,663 --> 00:34:28,460 - It didn't occur to me... - Forget it. 654 00:34:28,632 --> 00:34:31,465 Get out of that office for a while and rest. 655 00:34:31,635 --> 00:34:34,160 Stay home, crack open a bottle of Chablis. 656 00:34:34,337 --> 00:34:37,329 - What you doing this weekend, Henry? - This weekend. 657 00:34:37,507 --> 00:34:39,498 I'm setting up a list of meetings... 658 00:34:39,609 --> 00:34:42,077 You think it's possible to get yourself laid? 659 00:34:43,647 --> 00:34:45,171 - Sir? - I'm serious. 660 00:34:45,348 --> 00:34:48,613 I don't want you too horny to think straight or too burned out to kick ass 661 00:34:48,685 --> 00:34:50,846 when we really need to start rolling. 662 00:34:50,954 --> 00:34:53,445 - What you doin' Thanksgiving? - What? 663 00:34:53,523 --> 00:34:56,583 You said your mama's in Beverly Hills, so if you're free, 664 00:34:56,860 --> 00:34:59,590 maybe you'd like to spend it with Susan, Jackie and me. 665 00:34:59,763 --> 00:35:03,199 It's not the same as being with your mama, but we're family too. 666 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:07,829 Thank you. Yes, I would like that. 667 00:35:07,937 --> 00:35:09,029 Well, good. 668 00:35:09,272 --> 00:35:12,139 And, Henry, the reason I won't take on Ozio 669 00:35:12,309 --> 00:35:16,040 is that I don't want to give that son of a bitch the power to make me the son of a bitch. 670 00:35:16,212 --> 00:35:18,806 All right? See you, Henry. 671 00:35:21,384 --> 00:35:22,715 Right. 672 00:35:24,387 --> 00:35:27,652 Dear Lord, thank you for what we're about to receive. 673 00:35:27,824 --> 00:35:29,121 Amen. 674 00:35:30,226 --> 00:35:32,990 All right, son. Here we go. 675 00:35:33,163 --> 00:35:35,723 Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! 676 00:35:38,802 --> 00:35:41,703 - Who the hell are all these people? - Most are from shelters. 677 00:35:41,871 --> 00:35:44,237 - You're kidding. - No, he invites them every year. 678 00:35:44,407 --> 00:35:48,571 That's the good news. The bad news is he also invites his friends. 679 00:35:48,745 --> 00:35:50,576 People he's been collecting since kindergarten 680 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:53,046 so he can take them aboard when he sails. 681 00:35:53,149 --> 00:35:55,014 Some of them really suck. 682 00:35:55,185 --> 00:35:57,983 Henry. Daisy. 683 00:35:58,154 --> 00:36:00,588 - She has the same problem. - Right. 684 00:36:00,757 --> 00:36:03,851 I want you to meet Lucille Kaufman, an old friend from New York. 685 00:36:04,027 --> 00:36:06,188 - Hi. - I marched with your grandfather. 686 00:36:06,262 --> 00:36:07,320 Hello, Lucille. 687 00:36:07,397 --> 00:36:08,921 Lucille and I went to law school together. 688 00:36:09,032 --> 00:36:11,330 - Let's get a drink. - You're Jack's coordinator? 689 00:36:11,501 --> 00:36:15,096 Can't you do something about his clothes and the color of the campaign posters? 690 00:36:15,271 --> 00:36:17,262 And Arlen Sporken, while you're at it. 691 00:36:17,440 --> 00:36:20,204 If I wasn't swamped, I'd join the campaign full-time. 692 00:36:20,410 --> 00:36:22,901 Henry, I want you to meet my son Jackie. 693 00:36:23,046 --> 00:36:26,709 - Hi, Jackie. - This is our family doctor, Dr. Beauregard. 694 00:36:26,883 --> 00:36:32,082 Henry, you and Jack are gonna have to find yourselves a way to educate them Yankees. 695 00:36:32,255 --> 00:36:34,052 Maybe if they both wear capes. 696 00:36:34,224 --> 00:36:38,183 This is Randy Culligan. I gave him his first job as a law clerk. 697 00:37:14,764 --> 00:37:17,824 Hey, folks. May I have your attention here? 698 00:37:18,001 --> 00:37:22,938 Folks, you all know me. I'm Jackie Stanton's mama. 699 00:37:26,976 --> 00:37:29,103 How 'bout if we sing us a chorus of... 700 00:37:29,179 --> 00:37:31,477 - You Are My Sunshine... - Yeah! 701 00:37:31,648 --> 00:37:35,641 In honor of the great Southern governors of America. 702 00:37:35,819 --> 00:37:40,688 <i>You are my sunshine, my only sunshine</i> 703 00:37:40,957 --> 00:37:45,985 <i>You make me happy when skies are gray</i> 704 00:37:46,162 --> 00:37:51,532 - <i>You'll never know, dear, how much I love you</i> - Hello. Huh? 705 00:37:51,701 --> 00:37:55,432 - <i>Please don't take my sunshine away</i> - You're kidding? 706 00:37:55,605 --> 00:37:57,368 Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey! 707 00:37:57,540 --> 00:38:01,101 - Wait. Hold up. - Ozio just dropped out. 708 00:38:07,150 --> 00:38:09,778 That's fantastic! Yes! 709 00:38:09,953 --> 00:38:12,683 Gentlemen, welcome to the first debate... 710 00:38:12,856 --> 00:38:15,051 of the Democratic presidential primary. 711 00:38:15,225 --> 00:38:18,353 - I remind you to keep your responses to one minute. - Okay. 712 00:38:18,528 --> 00:38:21,122 - Senator Martin. - Oh, God. I'm so nervous I'm sick. 713 00:38:21,297 --> 00:38:24,061 It's three weeks to the primary. 714 00:38:24,234 --> 00:38:25,997 What I want to say about health care 715 00:38:26,169 --> 00:38:30,367 is that although it's vital that every man, woman and child be covered, 716 00:38:30,540 --> 00:38:34,670 it's also vital that we conserve as well as expend. 717 00:38:34,844 --> 00:38:39,008 We're providing a safety net for folks on welfare 718 00:38:39,082 --> 00:38:41,915 - who otherwise would be unable to get off welfare. - Oh, shit. 719 00:38:42,085 --> 00:38:44,315 - Oh, man. - What did you just see? 720 00:38:44,487 --> 00:38:46,182 Nothing. No one. 721 00:38:46,256 --> 00:38:47,245 Y'all are missing 722 00:38:47,357 --> 00:38:49,655 one of the great assholes of our time back there. 723 00:38:50,326 --> 00:38:53,523 I can't help feeling sad as I listen to Senator Martin. 724 00:38:53,596 --> 00:38:55,029 Lookin' sad. 725 00:38:55,098 --> 00:38:58,499 I remember a time when being a Democrat meant more... 726 00:38:58,568 --> 00:39:01,366 than just giving welfare recipients a safety net. 727 00:39:01,504 --> 00:39:03,267 It meant giving them a ladder. 728 00:39:03,373 --> 00:39:06,274 It meant giving them a way to climb back to an equal height. 729 00:39:06,442 --> 00:39:10,003 - It meant dignity. - I say if we don't control spending, 730 00:39:10,179 --> 00:39:12,739 we don't shore up the economy of this great country of ours, 731 00:39:12,916 --> 00:39:14,713 our economy will go under. 732 00:39:14,884 --> 00:39:16,579 This is a new economic era. 733 00:39:16,753 --> 00:39:18,948 Who are we shoring the economy up for? 734 00:39:19,122 --> 00:39:21,682 Your bond-holding fat cats? I'd like to know. 735 00:39:21,858 --> 00:39:26,295 It's not just bondholders. Ordinary men and women will benefit as well. 736 00:39:26,462 --> 00:39:29,693 - Goddamn it. - Why is he doing this? 737 00:39:29,866 --> 00:39:33,962 Because he's just gotta get on the good side of Lawrence Harris. 738 00:39:34,137 --> 00:39:36,469 A lower deficit means, among other things, 739 00:39:36,639 --> 00:39:38,766 that working families will have lower mortgage rates. 740 00:39:38,942 --> 00:39:42,139 - Okay, not bad, but shut up. - We're okay. 741 00:39:42,312 --> 00:39:44,746 Governor Nilson's idea has got merit. 742 00:39:44,914 --> 00:39:48,406 We do need to provide jobs for those who need work. That is true. 743 00:39:48,484 --> 00:39:50,042 Jack, excuse me. 744 00:39:50,219 --> 00:39:53,313 What, if anything, are you against? 745 00:39:58,761 --> 00:40:02,720 I'm against doing nothing while people are suffering. 746 00:40:02,899 --> 00:40:06,062 I'm against dismissing any idea that might help 747 00:40:06,235 --> 00:40:08,226 because it isn't my idea. 748 00:40:08,404 --> 00:40:11,396 Senator, you have met these people, looked into their eyes. 749 00:40:11,574 --> 00:40:14,407 Are you saying we should do nothin' to help unless we come up with it? 750 00:40:14,577 --> 00:40:16,977 - Nailed him! - He's toast! 751 00:40:17,113 --> 00:40:19,274 - Hell, yes! - What I meant was... 752 00:40:19,449 --> 00:40:21,508 Kickin' ass and takin' names! 753 00:40:22,518 --> 00:40:24,986 Grand slam. As good as it gets. 754 00:40:25,088 --> 00:40:26,851 Hi. How was I? 755 00:40:27,023 --> 00:40:29,184 You took it, honey. It was yours. Sure. 756 00:40:29,359 --> 00:40:31,350 Governor, March Cunningham, The Black Advocate. 757 00:40:32,829 --> 00:40:35,093 Were you ever arrested during the Vietnam War? 758 00:40:35,164 --> 00:40:36,153 No. 759 00:40:36,666 --> 00:40:38,657 You were never arrested in Chicago? 760 00:40:39,268 --> 00:40:41,361 I was accidentally detained. 761 00:40:41,537 --> 00:40:44,665 Then released. The record was expunged. 762 00:40:44,841 --> 00:40:46,775 You remember how you were released? 763 00:40:46,843 --> 00:40:50,438 They realized it was a mistake. It was a long time ago. 764 00:40:50,613 --> 00:40:53,480 - Check your records. - Honey, we're gonna be late. 765 00:40:53,549 --> 00:40:57,041 - Henry? - You guys go ahead. I'll meet you. Go on. 766 00:41:06,896 --> 00:41:08,887 What are you doing here? 767 00:41:09,065 --> 00:41:12,398 Why is The Black Advocate suddenly interested in Stanton? 768 00:41:12,568 --> 00:41:14,365 They're not. I am. 769 00:41:14,537 --> 00:41:17,062 I'm trying to find out who he is because a friend of mine works for him. 770 00:41:17,240 --> 00:41:19,231 Oh, March. Come on. Don't do this. 771 00:41:19,342 --> 00:41:21,503 I thought you might be interested too. 772 00:41:21,678 --> 00:41:23,373 Do you know why he was released? 773 00:41:23,479 --> 00:41:25,913 He called a senator to get him out of jail 774 00:41:26,082 --> 00:41:29,313 and then persuaded the mayor of Chicago to have his record expunged. 775 00:41:29,485 --> 00:41:31,385 - So? - So? 776 00:41:31,554 --> 00:41:34,489 You don't care that this guy was already so manipulative in the '60s... 777 00:41:34,657 --> 00:41:36,750 that he got into bed with the mayor of Chicago, 778 00:41:36,926 --> 00:41:39,690 the same mayor that busted the protestors at the Democratic Convention? 779 00:41:39,862 --> 00:41:44,026 No, I don't care. Stanton was never a radical. He's a politician. 780 00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:46,725 He couldn't get elected with a record, so he had that expunged. 781 00:41:46,903 --> 00:41:50,066 That's the kind of man you want to work for, somebody who just wants to get elected? 782 00:41:50,206 --> 00:41:52,936 No, I want to work for a man who fights the good fight, 783 00:41:53,042 --> 00:41:54,600 then watch a Republican get elected. 784 00:41:54,744 --> 00:41:57,406 - What's the difference? Can you tell? - I can tell the difference 785 00:41:57,513 --> 00:42:01,074 between a man who believes what I believe and lies to get elected 786 00:42:01,250 --> 00:42:03,946 and a man who... who just doesn't give a fuck. 787 00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:07,556 - I'll take the liar. - How did he do this to you? 788 00:42:07,724 --> 00:42:10,693 Do what? What? What are you... 789 00:42:12,061 --> 00:42:13,961 Why are you making this guy into the devil? 790 00:42:14,130 --> 00:42:18,123 Why don't you at least get to know him, maybe spend a few days with us? 791 00:42:20,236 --> 00:42:22,431 Honey, I miss you, and we could be together. 792 00:42:23,606 --> 00:42:25,301 God. 793 00:42:25,475 --> 00:42:28,535 I think you'd fuck me to get some good press for Stanton. 794 00:42:39,956 --> 00:42:41,321 We're in trouble. 795 00:42:42,925 --> 00:42:44,756 What does she have? 796 00:42:47,230 --> 00:42:49,664 What the fuck is The Black Advocate doing covering Stanton? 797 00:42:49,766 --> 00:42:51,427 They're not. It's... She's... 798 00:42:52,101 --> 00:42:53,295 It's personal. 799 00:42:56,472 --> 00:42:58,667 Well, it don't matter. We're fucked. 800 00:42:58,841 --> 00:43:01,401 If some little shitty paper like The Black Advocate's 801 00:43:01,477 --> 00:43:03,274 got a reporter who can dig this up, 802 00:43:03,346 --> 00:43:05,837 then we're fuckin' flying blind in the wind. 803 00:43:06,015 --> 00:43:07,983 Now they're all gonna come after us. 804 00:43:08,084 --> 00:43:10,314 Did you see any other president up there on the stage tonight? 805 00:43:10,419 --> 00:43:12,979 We're the fucking ball game. 806 00:43:13,756 --> 00:43:18,125 Now every flea that ever nipped his ass is gonna want a piece of us. 807 00:43:18,294 --> 00:43:21,286 It's gonna be the war thing, the drug thing, the woman thing. 808 00:43:21,364 --> 00:43:24,026 That's the killer right there. You're gonna have to talk to him about that. 809 00:43:24,200 --> 00:43:26,668 Me? No. Hey, you're the strategy guy. 810 00:43:27,003 --> 00:43:28,766 But you're the body man. 811 00:43:28,938 --> 00:43:30,769 Maybe we can talk to Susan. 812 00:43:30,940 --> 00:43:32,931 Are you out of your fuckin' mind? 813 00:43:33,609 --> 00:43:37,636 Mrs. Stanton, we need to know who the governor's plugging so we can have spin control. 814 00:43:37,814 --> 00:43:39,543 All right then, let's just quit. 815 00:43:39,715 --> 00:43:41,979 If everyone's gonna take a bite out of him, we're not gonna say anything, 816 00:43:42,051 --> 00:43:44,815 let's go work for someone we're not too chickenshit to protect. 817 00:43:50,726 --> 00:43:53,718 - All right. We'll set up a meeting. - Him or her? 818 00:43:53,896 --> 00:43:55,727 - Shit, her! - Her! 819 00:43:56,532 --> 00:43:58,466 Goddamn, this is gonna be rough. 820 00:43:59,202 --> 00:44:03,036 So, I have to be in Concord in an hour to meet Jack. 821 00:44:03,206 --> 00:44:04,798 What's the crisis? 822 00:44:11,247 --> 00:44:14,239 It's campaign business. It's private. 823 00:44:14,417 --> 00:44:16,715 Please, if it's not too private for you... 824 00:44:16,819 --> 00:44:19,879 Lucille is one of my closest friends and part of this campaign. 825 00:44:21,490 --> 00:44:23,253 What's the crisis? 826 00:44:45,915 --> 00:44:47,780 Say you're out in the woods taking a shit... 827 00:44:48,784 --> 00:44:51,446 and a wild boar comes charging at ya. 828 00:44:52,388 --> 00:44:55,619 Now, do you pull your britches up and run? 829 00:44:57,193 --> 00:45:01,926 Or do you try to pull your britches up and grab the doves you just shot, 830 00:45:02,765 --> 00:45:05,791 and then try to run, all at the same time? 831 00:45:07,637 --> 00:45:11,539 Or do you just forget about the fuckin' doves, pull your britches up and run, 832 00:45:11,607 --> 00:45:14,269 'cause you ain't got time to aim and button your fly? 833 00:45:18,314 --> 00:45:20,145 And if you miss, 834 00:45:20,983 --> 00:45:26,285 well, you don't want to die with your dick hanging out. 835 00:45:26,389 --> 00:45:27,754 You see what I'm sayin'? 836 00:45:28,491 --> 00:45:31,483 I think I speak for everyone in the room when I say no. 837 00:45:32,094 --> 00:45:34,324 Well, I mean, 838 00:45:34,964 --> 00:45:37,228 what if you're not prepared for the boar, 839 00:45:37,400 --> 00:45:40,961 and you get caught with your britches down and lose the doves? 840 00:45:41,070 --> 00:45:43,903 All right, what Richard is saying is... 841 00:45:44,840 --> 00:45:48,571 If you get caught in the forest... 842 00:45:48,644 --> 00:45:51,112 Don't give us a taking a shit in the woods metaphor again. 843 00:45:51,180 --> 00:45:52,807 Tell us what you are talking about. 844 00:45:53,816 --> 00:45:55,078 Okay. 845 00:45:55,785 --> 00:45:58,151 - Say that this boar is part... - I don't believe this. 846 00:45:58,254 --> 00:46:01,018 Who do the boars represent, the Republicans? 847 00:46:01,123 --> 00:46:03,182 - No, the press. - The press? 848 00:46:03,292 --> 00:46:06,022 Yes. Don't they? 849 00:46:06,195 --> 00:46:08,686 Yeah, the press. 850 00:46:08,864 --> 00:46:11,355 Now, you're dealing with these wild boars. 851 00:46:11,534 --> 00:46:15,470 - Oh, God. - Suddenly they start saying things like marijuana. 852 00:46:15,871 --> 00:46:18,704 Chicago. Maybe a woman comes forward and says... 853 00:46:18,808 --> 00:46:21,470 Bullshit. That's not gonna happen. 854 00:46:21,544 --> 00:46:24,479 - Absolutely not. - I don't think so either. 855 00:46:24,547 --> 00:46:26,014 But... 856 00:46:28,150 --> 00:46:30,015 I'm just trying to figure this out. 857 00:46:30,953 --> 00:46:32,284 If it did happen, 858 00:46:33,389 --> 00:46:36,984 then he's not gonna get trapped like Hart, 'cause we know the rules. 859 00:46:37,159 --> 00:46:40,617 If some bimbo from a former life comes forward, we just say, bullshit. 860 00:46:40,696 --> 00:46:43,790 - Bullshit is right. - What are you suggesting we do? 861 00:46:44,200 --> 00:46:47,192 - How would you deal with it? - By knowing more than they do. 862 00:46:47,303 --> 00:46:51,831 By being prepared, so when a story like Chicago comes up, we fight back with the truth. 863 00:46:51,907 --> 00:46:55,138 How are we supposed to know what kind of garbage they're gonna come up with? 864 00:46:55,211 --> 00:46:58,908 That's the point, Lucille. That's the whole ever-fuckin' point. 865 00:46:59,715 --> 00:47:02,548 We need to hire an operative to do research, you see? 866 00:47:02,651 --> 00:47:05,518 - We need somebody that can get at... - Investigate our lives. 867 00:47:05,588 --> 00:47:09,354 Investigate everything anybody can make an allegation about. 868 00:47:09,692 --> 00:47:11,660 That's ridiculous. We don't play that game. 869 00:47:11,827 --> 00:47:14,227 That's the media's game. We play the people's game. 870 00:47:14,330 --> 00:47:16,093 We say, the Republicans and the media 871 00:47:16,198 --> 00:47:17,563 want the election to be about trash. 872 00:47:17,733 --> 00:47:19,530 We want it to be about your future. 873 00:47:19,702 --> 00:47:23,103 We don't shoot doves in this campaign. We protect them. 874 00:47:23,939 --> 00:47:25,201 What do you mean? 875 00:47:28,277 --> 00:47:31,872 Well, don't the doves represent the people? 876 00:47:32,515 --> 00:47:35,416 - No. - Then I don't understand who the doves are. 877 00:47:35,584 --> 00:47:38,553 Forget the doves. Henry, you agree with this? 878 00:47:39,355 --> 00:47:41,516 - Yes. - Okay. 879 00:47:42,191 --> 00:47:44,125 We'll do it. I'll tell the governor. 880 00:47:44,260 --> 00:47:46,057 - I want Libby Holden. - Oh, my God! 881 00:47:46,228 --> 00:47:49,561 If we're gonna get someone to find the dirt, we have to have someone who knows us, 882 00:47:49,632 --> 00:47:51,691 someone we trust completely. 883 00:47:51,767 --> 00:47:53,928 But I mean, is she out of the hospital? 884 00:47:54,036 --> 00:47:55,060 Yes. 885 00:47:55,237 --> 00:47:57,364 - She's okay now? - Who is she? 886 00:47:57,440 --> 00:48:00,307 She was Jack's chief of staff 20 years ago. She had a breakdown. 887 00:48:00,409 --> 00:48:02,570 She just suddenly became incoherent 888 00:48:02,645 --> 00:48:03,976 in the middle of a press conference. 889 00:48:04,146 --> 00:48:06,944 It was awful. She's been in and out of mental hospitals for years. 890 00:48:07,049 --> 00:48:09,609 She seems very stable now. She's been home for 18 months. 891 00:48:09,718 --> 00:48:11,618 You and Henry can fly back tomorrow and brief her. 892 00:48:12,588 --> 00:48:16,115 Well, that's good... that she's stable, 893 00:48:16,292 --> 00:48:19,557 because you're kind of putting the whole campaign in her hands now. 894 00:48:19,628 --> 00:48:21,619 Yes, I know. 895 00:48:22,598 --> 00:48:24,828 Well, that's good. 896 00:48:29,972 --> 00:48:34,602 - Are we the doves? - Lucille, I think we can forget the metaphor. 897 00:48:35,778 --> 00:48:38,838 Actually, I think we're the ones taking the shit in the woods. 898 00:48:43,018 --> 00:48:44,747 - Hey, Ella. - Henry. 899 00:48:44,820 --> 00:48:48,688 Oh, I'm just thrilled y'all came back. 900 00:48:48,791 --> 00:48:51,021 I got a million messages for you. 901 00:48:51,127 --> 00:48:53,618 He looks like a band leader. I'm getting rid of it. 902 00:48:57,166 --> 00:48:58,963 Hey, Henry, how're you doin'? 903 00:48:59,135 --> 00:49:01,865 On behalf of Jack Stanton, we'd like to thank you for your support. 904 00:49:02,037 --> 00:49:05,939 - Never call 'em secretaries. Always call 'em assistants. - Jennifer, look who's back! 905 00:49:06,108 --> 00:49:08,508 Henry! 906 00:49:08,677 --> 00:49:10,542 Shalom. 907 00:49:10,713 --> 00:49:13,113 You're working on Friday and wearing a yarmulke. 908 00:49:13,182 --> 00:49:15,878 I'm dressed for work. How you doin', H.B.? 909 00:49:16,051 --> 00:49:18,952 I'm here! Who's talkin' to me? 910 00:49:19,288 --> 00:49:21,188 Miss Holden? 911 00:49:21,524 --> 00:49:23,958 Henry Burton. 912 00:49:24,126 --> 00:49:26,890 Hi, I'm Terry Hicks. 913 00:49:27,062 --> 00:49:29,462 Jennifer. 914 00:49:29,632 --> 00:49:32,226 - Hello, Lib. - Hello, shit-for-brains. 915 00:49:32,401 --> 00:49:34,528 You learned how to watch your mouth yet? 916 00:49:34,637 --> 00:49:38,073 I will not let you fuck up this campaign too. I will not let it happen! 917 00:49:38,240 --> 00:49:41,073 That was 20 years ago. 918 00:49:41,243 --> 00:49:43,643 Yes, I was thinner then. I had a waist. 919 00:49:43,812 --> 00:49:46,906 - Peter Goldsmith. - Ella Louise Harriman. 920 00:49:47,082 --> 00:49:48,982 - Where is this happening? - What? 921 00:49:49,151 --> 00:49:50,311 The fucking meeting! 922 00:49:53,989 --> 00:49:55,479 I will need a safe house. 923 00:49:55,658 --> 00:49:58,752 I know the house. Little, nice rose garden. 924 00:49:58,928 --> 00:50:02,022 Call Becky Raymond. 673-4982. 925 00:50:02,097 --> 00:50:03,997 Tell her it's for the governor. She'll know what you mean. 926 00:50:04,400 --> 00:50:05,992 Now, staff. 927 00:50:07,436 --> 00:50:10,496 I want that one, the one who looks like Winona Ryder. 928 00:50:10,673 --> 00:50:12,698 Gorgeous. Is she smart? 929 00:50:12,875 --> 00:50:14,604 Oh, she's smart. 930 00:50:14,777 --> 00:50:17,541 I want her as soon as the meeting's over. Start. 931 00:50:18,881 --> 00:50:21,247 Well, a reporter for The Black Advocate 932 00:50:21,350 --> 00:50:23,375 dug up the governor's Chicago arrest. 933 00:50:23,452 --> 00:50:26,046 - We know we can't stop that. - Why stop it? It's a paper trail. 934 00:50:26,121 --> 00:50:27,588 Chicago's not that important. 935 00:50:27,723 --> 00:50:30,624 But we're concerned there may be other things. 936 00:50:30,793 --> 00:50:32,761 - Like Cashmere McLeod. - Who? 937 00:50:32,861 --> 00:50:35,625 Boy, you really don't know shit, do you? 938 00:50:35,731 --> 00:50:37,130 You mean Susan's hairdresser? 939 00:50:37,233 --> 00:50:38,700 And Jack's porkpie. 940 00:50:38,767 --> 00:50:42,430 - What? - For Christ's sake, act your age. 941 00:50:42,605 --> 00:50:45,438 Jack Stanton fucks around, and he's got enemies. 942 00:50:45,641 --> 00:50:49,304 But what, Susan's hairdresser? What can she do to us? 943 00:50:49,712 --> 00:50:52,943 She can sell her story to the Flash for 150,000, 944 00:50:53,115 --> 00:50:58,280 minus the ten percent she's giving to the slime-suckin', down-on-his-luck attorney... 945 00:50:58,387 --> 00:51:00,378 who's agenting the deal for her. 946 00:51:00,456 --> 00:51:04,256 - You know this? - No, I imagined it in the booby hatch! 947 00:51:04,760 --> 00:51:05,749 It's bullshit. 948 00:51:05,828 --> 00:51:07,318 In your dreams, sweetheart. 949 00:51:07,463 --> 00:51:10,330 She can't hurt us. She has no proof. 950 00:51:10,432 --> 00:51:12,627 She has no credibility. It's bullshit. 951 00:51:12,735 --> 00:51:14,600 She's the tip of the iceberg. 952 00:51:14,770 --> 00:51:17,238 Our Jackie's done some pretty stupid things in his life. 953 00:51:17,439 --> 00:51:20,135 He's poked his pecker in some sorry trash bins. 954 00:51:20,576 --> 00:51:23,238 We gotta stop 'em before they stop us. 955 00:51:23,779 --> 00:51:26,441 We gotta crush 'em and sweep 'em up. 956 00:51:26,615 --> 00:51:30,016 From now on, you can call me the Dustbuster. 957 00:51:30,185 --> 00:51:33,450 You know, honey child? I'm stronger than dirt. 958 00:51:33,622 --> 00:51:35,317 I believe you. 959 00:51:36,292 --> 00:51:39,955 - We could offer her 200,000 not to print it. - Then kill her to make sure? 960 00:51:40,095 --> 00:51:42,154 The important thing is he didn't do anything wrong, 961 00:51:42,264 --> 00:51:43,595 he has nothing to be defensive about. 962 00:51:43,666 --> 00:51:46,294 - He should act pissed off. - But not too pissed off. He's running for president. 963 00:51:46,368 --> 00:51:49,360 It should be like, well, it's too bad, but we don't take it seriously. 964 00:51:49,638 --> 00:51:52,698 This ain't as frightening as things that happen to people, 965 00:51:52,841 --> 00:51:54,468 like losing your job or getting foreclosed. 966 00:51:54,543 --> 00:51:56,374 - Where the fuck's the light? - I'm looking for it. 967 00:51:56,512 --> 00:51:59,140 Like, shit happens, but we're calm in a shit storm. 968 00:51:59,648 --> 00:52:02,446 Or maybe it's, we expected this crap to happen. 969 00:52:02,618 --> 00:52:05,109 Right. The usual media trash bash. 970 00:52:05,287 --> 00:52:06,777 Why did he do it? 971 00:52:06,855 --> 00:52:10,154 Did he figure Cashmere McLeod would be so honored she'd never betray the secret? 972 00:52:10,492 --> 00:52:13,620 - Wait a minute. Maybe it isn't true. - What difference does it make? 973 00:52:13,696 --> 00:52:15,391 It'd be better if it wasn't true. 974 00:52:15,698 --> 00:52:19,657 Why? They say Hitler never looked at another woman after Eva Braun. 975 00:52:19,735 --> 00:52:21,327 Does that make him better than Stanton? 976 00:52:21,403 --> 00:52:25,499 Or Jefferson, Kennedy, or any of the guys we wish we worked for who fucked around? 977 00:52:25,974 --> 00:52:28,374 But that's not the official line for interviews. 978 00:52:29,044 --> 00:52:32,207 No, of course not. 979 00:52:33,148 --> 00:52:37,744 Today a potentially explosive development for Governor Jack Stanton 980 00:52:37,853 --> 00:52:41,186 in his quest for the Democratic presidential nomination. 981 00:52:41,256 --> 00:52:42,985 A hairdresser has come forward alleging 982 00:52:43,092 --> 00:52:45,253 a long-term affair with the married candidate. 983 00:52:45,494 --> 00:52:48,588 The story, as yet unconfirmed, appeared today in the Flash. 984 00:52:48,764 --> 00:52:50,755 There has been no statement yet from the governor... 985 00:52:50,933 --> 00:52:52,901 regarding the young woman, Cashmere McLeod... 986 00:52:53,001 --> 00:52:55,834 - Unbelievable. - But the accusation comes right on the heels... 987 00:52:55,904 --> 00:53:00,898 of the disclosure that Governor Stanton was arrested in 1968 in Chicago. 988 00:53:01,076 --> 00:53:03,271 Fuckin' Eye Witness News. Goddamn it. 989 00:53:03,379 --> 00:53:07,247 - Ted Koppel wants someone from the team for his show. - 60 Minutes wants a Sunday... 990 00:53:07,349 --> 00:53:10,614 Do we have to take this? They're gonna dignify this garbage. 991 00:53:10,786 --> 00:53:13,755 - We have to go along with that? - Well, we can't ignore it. 992 00:53:14,022 --> 00:53:16,684 They might have given him Chicago 'cause that was 30 years ago, 993 00:53:16,759 --> 00:53:19,284 and they might have given him Cashmere because she was paid. 994 00:53:19,461 --> 00:53:22,430 But the two right on top of one another... You see what I'm saying? 995 00:53:22,598 --> 00:53:24,293 How many people are going to be saying... 996 00:53:24,400 --> 00:53:27,392 Do we want a former radical hippie that messes with hairdressers? 997 00:53:27,636 --> 00:53:30,036 He did not fuck Cashmere McLeod. 998 00:53:30,539 --> 00:53:33,269 If you can't handle that simple fact, you can leave right now. 999 00:53:37,413 --> 00:53:40,280 All right. Let's think this through. 1000 00:53:42,151 --> 00:53:44,619 Who has thoughts about 60 Minutes? 1001 00:53:44,787 --> 00:53:48,154 Well, I think you do it. I think you say yes to all these interviews, 1002 00:53:48,323 --> 00:53:50,314 and show 'em we ain't got a thing to hide. 1003 00:53:50,426 --> 00:53:53,293 And the sooner the better. We have two weeks left to the primary. 1004 00:53:53,395 --> 00:53:56,887 Right. And I think we should take the attitude 1005 00:53:56,965 --> 00:53:58,330 that we expected this to happen, you know? 1006 00:53:58,434 --> 00:54:00,800 It's just the usual bullshit media trash bash. 1007 00:54:00,903 --> 00:54:04,134 Shit happens, but we're calm in a shit storm, you know? 1008 00:54:05,407 --> 00:54:08,342 This is not near as bad as things that happen to real people. 1009 00:54:14,516 --> 00:54:16,245 Do you agree, Henry? 1010 00:54:42,010 --> 00:54:44,501 My problem is I go out and I run and I work out, 1011 00:54:44,680 --> 00:54:48,616 and then I come in here and eat donuts. 1012 00:54:48,684 --> 00:54:51,619 - Well, you know, you got to eat something. - Oh, yeah, yeah. 1013 00:54:51,787 --> 00:54:55,883 I mean, the thing is, is just not to eat too many of 'em. 1014 00:54:56,058 --> 00:54:59,027 I believe you're right. If you could just have a little bit. 1015 00:54:59,161 --> 00:55:02,722 - Hey, Governor. - Henry, my man. Sit down. Have some coffee. 1016 00:55:02,831 --> 00:55:05,026 No, I'm okay. You gonna get some sleep tonight? 1017 00:55:05,133 --> 00:55:07,966 Absolutely. Don't you worry about me. 1018 00:55:08,203 --> 00:55:10,000 I was just going over some ideas with Danny here. 1019 00:55:10,072 --> 00:55:13,735 - Danny Scanlon, this is my friend Henry Burton. - Hi. 1020 00:55:13,842 --> 00:55:17,209 - Can I get you something, Mr. Burton? Apple fritter? - No, thanks. 1021 00:55:17,579 --> 00:55:20,514 You know that Danny here works here every night, 1022 00:55:20,582 --> 00:55:22,914 twelve-hour shift, $5.25 an hour? 1023 00:55:23,252 --> 00:55:26,050 But like I was telling the governor, I don't mind. 1024 00:55:26,154 --> 00:55:29,317 I would mind if I couldn't work. How about an apple fritter? 1025 00:55:29,491 --> 00:55:30,924 Not for me. 1026 00:55:31,360 --> 00:55:34,887 What was the best game you saw all year, Danny? College, not pro. 1027 00:55:35,197 --> 00:55:38,189 Utah State versus San Diego State. 1028 00:55:38,333 --> 00:55:41,200 Oh, yes, that was a great game, wasn't it? 1029 00:55:41,503 --> 00:55:43,835 Yeah, I saw that. It was a great ground game. 1030 00:55:44,072 --> 00:55:49,009 - Yep. You gotta have a good ground game. - Yeah, you do. 1031 00:55:49,278 --> 00:55:51,769 - Apple fritter? - No, I just said... 1032 00:55:52,014 --> 00:55:54,380 - I'll have one, Dan, but just one. - Okay. 1033 00:55:54,449 --> 00:55:59,386 I will make some fresh coffee, and if you want some, you call me. 1034 00:55:59,454 --> 00:56:00,944 All right, Danny. Thank you. 1035 00:56:05,360 --> 00:56:09,456 You look tired, Governor. Maybe it's time to go home. 1036 00:56:09,865 --> 00:56:13,232 - They're gonna kill me with trash. - Not if you don't let them. 1037 00:56:13,302 --> 00:56:16,635 It's my own fault. It's my own goddamned fault. I didn't keep it together. 1038 00:56:18,373 --> 00:56:21,865 We can still win this thing. We're going to win it. 1039 00:56:22,377 --> 00:56:25,039 But the hits you're taking are nothing compared to 1040 00:56:25,113 --> 00:56:26,273 what average folks are going through. 1041 00:56:27,449 --> 00:56:29,610 Losing their jobs, losing their homes. 1042 00:56:29,718 --> 00:56:31,618 - Keep that in your mind. - Yes. 1043 00:56:31,720 --> 00:56:33,711 Keep the folks in your mind. 1044 00:56:33,789 --> 00:56:35,313 It's about them, isn't it? 1045 00:56:35,424 --> 00:56:37,654 Yeah, it's about them. It's about history. 1046 00:56:37,826 --> 00:56:42,160 Well, that's truer for Susan than it is for me. It's always been about them. 1047 00:56:42,264 --> 00:56:44,255 Like this fella, Danny Scanlon. 1048 00:56:44,933 --> 00:56:47,060 Worked every day since he was 14. 1049 00:56:47,603 --> 00:56:50,504 Couldn't get insurance, couldn't get his leg fixed right. 1050 00:56:51,173 --> 00:56:52,731 Doesn't complain. 1051 00:56:53,642 --> 00:56:56,509 Doesn't do anyone any harm. Achin' to do good. 1052 00:56:58,580 --> 00:57:00,445 God, if you... 1053 00:57:01,416 --> 00:57:02,974 If you let a man like that go down, 1054 00:57:03,085 --> 00:57:05,519 you don't deserve to take up space on this planet, do you? 1055 00:57:05,687 --> 00:57:07,848 - We won't let him go down. - No. 1056 00:57:24,306 --> 00:57:28,003 - Yeah. - Bummer, Henry, bummer. 1057 00:57:28,377 --> 00:57:31,608 - Libby? - Yeah. She's got tapes. 1058 00:57:31,780 --> 00:57:33,213 Who? Who's got tapes? 1059 00:57:33,482 --> 00:57:35,609 Cashmere, the hair slut, you moron. 1060 00:57:35,717 --> 00:57:37,446 She's gonna play 'em at her press conference tomorrow. 1061 00:57:37,519 --> 00:57:39,680 I do not have time for ineptitude. 1062 00:57:39,988 --> 00:57:42,149 Now go tell Jack and Susan the cunt's got tapes, 1063 00:57:42,224 --> 00:57:44,624 and get your ass back to Mammoth Falls. 1064 00:58:02,310 --> 00:58:04,244 - Hey, Henry. - Morning. 1065 00:58:04,346 --> 00:58:06,814 Honey, I have to run. I will. Hold on. 1066 00:58:07,516 --> 00:58:10,007 The new member of the swimming team wants to talk to you. 1067 00:58:10,185 --> 00:58:14,246 Hey, Jackie boy. That's great. You made it. 1068 00:58:14,423 --> 00:58:17,085 Well, that's great. We're proud of you. 1069 00:58:17,893 --> 00:58:21,158 Yeah. No, no, just a bunch of campaign garbage, that's all. 1070 00:58:21,229 --> 00:58:23,094 Governor, this... this can't wait. 1071 00:58:24,232 --> 00:58:27,326 All right. Well, we'll call you tonight. I love you too. Bye-bye. 1072 00:58:27,502 --> 00:58:30,232 - What is it? - I was just talking to Libby. 1073 00:58:30,405 --> 00:58:33,169 She says Cashmere McLeod has tape recordings of you and her 1074 00:58:33,275 --> 00:58:34,902 talking on the phone together, 1075 00:58:35,010 --> 00:58:37,570 and she's gonna play them at a press conference tomorrow. 1076 00:58:41,683 --> 00:58:44,117 - I'm sorry. I'm sorry. - How bad? 1077 00:58:44,286 --> 00:58:47,915 - I don't know. - Did you tell her... Henry, could you excuse us, please? 1078 00:58:48,090 --> 00:58:49,421 Sure. 1079 00:58:57,065 --> 00:59:00,193 Well, it is cold here, Sam, but these are friendly people. 1080 00:59:00,268 --> 00:59:01,394 It reminds me a lot of home. 1081 00:59:01,470 --> 00:59:03,199 I like her hair that way. 1082 00:59:03,305 --> 00:59:07,207 - It softens her face. - Yes. Could be longer though. 1083 00:59:07,576 --> 00:59:09,373 If you hung out with us for a day, 1084 00:59:09,544 --> 00:59:13,036 you'd see what the folks are really interested in is the future. 1085 00:59:13,115 --> 00:59:14,446 He's gotten fat. 1086 00:59:14,549 --> 00:59:16,881 And he jogs. Can you imagine how much he eats? 1087 00:59:16,952 --> 00:59:18,647 Can you imagine what he eats? 1088 00:59:18,754 --> 00:59:20,244 What's he governor of again? 1089 00:59:20,322 --> 00:59:23,223 - Let me see. It's not Georgia. - Governor, just to set the record straight. 1090 00:59:23,291 --> 00:59:25,919 - Did you have an affair with Cashmere McLeod? - Not Florida. 1091 00:59:25,994 --> 00:59:29,452 Now, Sam, I am not gonna dignify that trash. 1092 00:59:29,631 --> 00:59:32,293 And I am disappointed, at a time when the American people... 1093 00:59:32,467 --> 00:59:34,230 have an awful lot they're concerned about. 1094 00:59:34,402 --> 00:59:37,735 I saw a picture of the hairdresser. Not bad. 1095 00:59:37,906 --> 00:59:40,067 We've had tough times in our marriage, but we've worked them out. 1096 00:59:40,142 --> 00:59:41,803 I don't think this is fair. 1097 00:59:43,345 --> 00:59:47,111 People suffer and struggle and go through all sorts of crazy things. 1098 00:59:47,415 --> 00:59:49,315 The important thing is we're still here. 1099 00:59:49,785 --> 00:59:54,154 If you want to draw a political lesson from that about Jack's character, 1100 00:59:54,322 --> 00:59:56,290 here it is, he will stick. 1101 00:59:56,458 --> 00:59:58,858 He will work through the tough times. 1102 00:59:59,027 --> 01:00:02,827 He will wake up every morning and bust his butt for the American people. 1103 01:00:02,998 --> 01:00:05,159 Bust his butt. The mouth on her. 1104 01:00:05,267 --> 01:00:07,132 He should just take her in hand. 1105 01:00:07,602 --> 01:00:10,662 - Yeah, right. - Yeah, but she's honest. They had some tough times. 1106 01:00:10,806 --> 01:00:13,366 Maybe that's when he screwed the hairdresser. 1107 01:00:14,509 --> 01:00:18,309 And with that we come to the end of The Week In Washington. 1108 01:00:18,380 --> 01:00:20,439 - Governor and Mrs. Stanton, thank you for joining us. - Yeah? 1109 01:00:20,515 --> 01:00:22,210 - Hi. - Thank you. 1110 01:00:22,317 --> 01:00:23,511 Are you watching? 1111 01:00:23,618 --> 01:00:25,176 Yeah, it's just going off now. 1112 01:00:25,720 --> 01:00:27,517 We're out. Thanks, everybody. 1113 01:00:29,291 --> 01:00:32,021 And it's over. How'd it play where you are? 1114 01:00:32,194 --> 01:00:33,957 Wasn't she fantastic? 1115 01:00:34,129 --> 01:00:37,997 Yeah, great. But they'd like to see her hair a little longer. 1116 01:00:40,001 --> 01:00:42,526 - Watch your step, sir. - Thank you. 1117 01:00:48,243 --> 01:00:49,676 Hey. 1118 01:00:49,744 --> 01:00:51,712 Hey! Henry! 1119 01:00:51,880 --> 01:00:54,371 - Oh, it's good to see you. - How ya doin'? 1120 01:00:54,482 --> 01:00:55,915 - How long you in town for? - Not long. 1121 01:00:56,017 --> 01:01:00,044 No time to talk. We gotta get to Sailor's and watch old Cashmere with an expert. 1122 01:01:00,655 --> 01:01:02,589 You take care of yourself now, dear. 1123 01:01:03,558 --> 01:01:05,890 I'll be home for dinner. We'll take my truck. 1124 01:01:07,229 --> 01:01:08,719 I... 1125 01:01:12,934 --> 01:01:16,392 <i>And my friends around to help me</i> 1126 01:01:16,504 --> 01:01:19,234 So you met Jack and Susan in Florida working for McGovern? 1127 01:01:19,341 --> 01:01:22,037 - Yep. - What were they like? 1128 01:01:23,612 --> 01:01:26,740 Glorious. Golden. Golden. 1129 01:01:27,249 --> 01:01:32,448 - <i>And here I am just missing you again</i> - Did they have any... 1130 01:01:32,621 --> 01:01:35,385 <i>Please, mister, please</i> 1131 01:01:36,057 --> 01:01:39,049 <i>Don't play B-17</i> 1132 01:01:39,461 --> 01:01:43,022 <i>It was our song, it was her song</i> 1133 01:01:43,265 --> 01:01:45,733 - Sing with me, Henry. - <i>But it's over</i> 1134 01:01:45,800 --> 01:01:49,133 <i>Please, mister, please</i> 1135 01:01:49,304 --> 01:01:52,899 - <i>If you know what I mean</i> - All right! 1136 01:01:52,974 --> 01:01:57,434 <i>I don't ever want to play that song again</i> 1137 01:02:02,584 --> 01:02:03,812 Sailorman! 1138 01:02:04,719 --> 01:02:06,482 Libby. Good to see ya, girl. 1139 01:02:06,588 --> 01:02:07,885 How was the booby hatch? 1140 01:02:07,956 --> 01:02:10,754 Well, a better class of drugs than the old days. 1141 01:02:10,926 --> 01:02:12,655 - Where's the beer? - Hey. 1142 01:02:15,096 --> 01:02:18,395 - Welcome to the world of electronics. Brewski. - Thanks. 1143 01:02:18,466 --> 01:02:20,957 Cashmere McLeod and her attorney are about to make... 1144 01:02:21,069 --> 01:02:23,765 - Here she comes. - Public the tapes which she says prove her allegations... 1145 01:02:23,838 --> 01:02:27,274 - Recording. - Against Governor Jack Stanton. 1146 01:02:29,644 --> 01:02:32,169 I know just what she looked like in high school. 1147 01:02:32,280 --> 01:02:34,646 I'm Sherman Presley, Ms. McLeod's attorney. 1148 01:02:34,816 --> 01:02:36,647 I want to make one thing clear. 1149 01:02:36,818 --> 01:02:39,685 We'll take no questions until after the playing of the tapes. 1150 01:02:40,322 --> 01:02:42,290 And this will not be an inquisition. 1151 01:02:42,357 --> 01:02:44,655 Yeah, right. We get the inquisition. 1152 01:02:44,759 --> 01:02:48,820 The tapes were recorded on Miss McLeod's phone machine. 1153 01:02:49,331 --> 01:02:52,494 Portions you're about to hear were recorded just before Thanksgiving. 1154 01:02:53,435 --> 01:02:56,268 Governor Jack Stanton seduced me. 1155 01:02:56,338 --> 01:02:58,499 Can you back that up? 1156 01:02:58,673 --> 01:03:01,972 And I have tapes to prove it. 1157 01:03:04,679 --> 01:03:06,271 I'm on my way to meet with the family. 1158 01:03:06,348 --> 01:03:07,940 But you said you loved me. 1159 01:03:08,316 --> 01:03:12,013 You said no one could do the things I did to you. 1160 01:03:12,620 --> 01:03:16,056 - I could come up there. - God, what a whiny bitch! 1161 01:03:16,324 --> 01:03:18,815 Remember that time I met you in Dallas? 1162 01:03:18,893 --> 01:03:22,158 I get hot just thinkin' about it. 1163 01:03:22,230 --> 01:03:24,130 - Oh, my God. - What you doin' this weekend? 1164 01:03:24,199 --> 01:03:27,191 Mmm, nothing, now that you're leaving. 1165 01:03:27,369 --> 01:03:29,701 Stay home, crack open a bottle of Chablis. 1166 01:03:29,871 --> 01:03:32,203 Do you think it's at all possible to get laid? 1167 01:03:32,374 --> 01:03:36,674 I'd say it's entirely possible, if you postpone that trip. 1168 01:03:36,845 --> 01:03:38,369 I'm too horny to think straight. 1169 01:03:38,980 --> 01:03:43,917 As you can see, these tapes were recorded on Miss McLeod's phone machine... 1170 01:03:44,019 --> 01:03:46,317 All right, I'm recording the rest of this bullshit. Let's get to work. 1171 01:03:46,388 --> 01:03:49,755 I'm gonna kill him. How could he be so fuckin' dumb? 1172 01:03:49,858 --> 01:03:52,190 There's a couple of abrupt cutouts in here. Let's replay it. 1173 01:03:52,327 --> 01:03:54,420 I'm on my way to meet with the family. 1174 01:03:54,529 --> 01:03:56,588 That's a pretty abrupt cutout right there. 1175 01:03:57,065 --> 01:03:58,828 What you doin' this weekend? 1176 01:03:58,900 --> 01:04:00,834 That's picked up In mid sentence, I think. 1177 01:04:00,902 --> 01:04:02,028 I mean, it could be. 1178 01:04:02,737 --> 01:04:04,932 Stay home, crack open a bottle of Chablis. 1179 01:04:05,507 --> 01:04:07,532 Do you think it's at all possible to get laid? 1180 01:04:08,009 --> 01:04:09,840 Now, that breakup in the middle, 1181 01:04:09,911 --> 01:04:12,709 that could be cellular static, or they might have used it to cover. 1182 01:04:12,781 --> 01:04:16,114 Wait a second. Wait a goddamned second. 1183 01:04:17,118 --> 01:04:18,107 Play that line again. 1184 01:04:19,921 --> 01:04:22,048 Do you think it's at all possible to get laid? 1185 01:04:22,223 --> 01:04:26,683 At all possible to get laid. Again. 1186 01:04:26,761 --> 01:04:28,592 - What? - Just again, damn it. 1187 01:04:28,763 --> 01:04:31,197 Do you think it's at all possible to get laid? 1188 01:04:34,936 --> 01:04:37,928 Yourself. Yourself! 1189 01:04:38,640 --> 01:04:42,542 Hello? You're not crackin' up, are you? 'Cause two of us would be one too many. 1190 01:04:42,710 --> 01:04:45,873 Un-fucking-believable! Yourself... 1191 01:04:45,947 --> 01:04:49,280 He said, do you think it's at all possible to get yourself laid? 1192 01:04:49,384 --> 01:04:52,649 He was talking to me. He said he didn't want me too horny to think straight. 1193 01:04:52,787 --> 01:04:54,550 It was just before Thanksgiving. 1194 01:04:54,722 --> 01:04:58,590 Okay, look. Play it again from the top. Just his lines. One at a time. 1195 01:04:58,893 --> 01:05:01,885 - Shit! - I'm on my way to meet with the family. 1196 01:05:01,963 --> 01:05:03,760 Meet with the family. 1197 01:05:03,832 --> 01:05:06,130 There was an accident, a bender on the interstate. 1198 01:05:06,301 --> 01:05:08,826 That's the family he was gonna meet. Okay, next line, his. 1199 01:05:09,337 --> 01:05:10,964 What you doin' this weekend? 1200 01:05:12,107 --> 01:05:13,574 An abrupt cutout, right? 1201 01:05:13,641 --> 01:05:15,233 Yep. 1202 01:05:15,310 --> 01:05:17,278 He said, what are you doin' this weekend, Henry? 1203 01:05:17,946 --> 01:05:21,939 I remember he called me Henry. I remember the whole call, it meant so much to me. 1204 01:05:22,016 --> 01:05:24,314 Jesus Christ! We got her! 1205 01:05:25,019 --> 01:05:28,011 You got her. We don't. How do we prove it? 1206 01:05:30,358 --> 01:05:33,350 Ah, no, no. No. Libby, they... 1207 01:05:33,795 --> 01:05:35,660 We can't let 'em get away with this. 1208 01:05:36,197 --> 01:05:38,825 Come on. This cannot be a world that lets them get away with it! 1209 01:05:38,933 --> 01:05:43,097 Oh, my. Imagine a black boy sayin' that. What a privileged fuckin' life you've had. 1210 01:05:43,433 --> 01:05:45,097 But nevermind about the world, baby. 1211 01:05:45,206 --> 01:05:47,868 I won't let 'em get away with it. I will find a way. 1212 01:05:48,343 --> 01:05:51,506 I'm gonna get a lead on where Ted Koppel and Larry King are this weekend. 1213 01:05:51,613 --> 01:05:53,672 Can you nail the conversations on their cellulars? 1214 01:05:53,781 --> 01:05:56,272 - Have to rent a van, track 'em. Sure. - Do it. 1215 01:05:56,351 --> 01:05:59,514 Then we'll pick the best one. Let's go, Henry. 1216 01:06:00,321 --> 01:06:02,016 We gotta change the world now. 1217 01:06:04,192 --> 01:06:05,955 You asshole! 1218 01:06:06,027 --> 01:06:10,521 Yes, it was off a cellular telephone, but don't pull that outraged-puppy shit with me. 1219 01:06:10,698 --> 01:06:13,724 It's not like you've suddenly become an innocent because the tape is phony. 1220 01:06:13,902 --> 01:06:16,996 God! I wish we'd castrated you when we had the chance. 1221 01:06:17,138 --> 01:06:20,198 - Libby, you're talking on a cellular phone! - Oh, shit! 1222 01:06:22,343 --> 01:06:25,312 Yes, I... Goddamned sure I know who did it. 1223 01:06:26,147 --> 01:06:27,205 Yes. 1224 01:06:27,849 --> 01:06:31,376 I'll get it done. Okay. Bye. 1225 01:06:31,553 --> 01:06:33,680 Wait a minute. You know who did it? 1226 01:06:33,755 --> 01:06:36,383 Yes. Oh, yes, indeedy. 1227 01:06:37,725 --> 01:06:40,023 - What the... - Triumphant day, huh, Randy? 1228 01:06:40,094 --> 01:06:41,721 Perhaps your best day. 1229 01:06:41,829 --> 01:06:45,094 - Is that Cashmere on the line? Let me say hi. - No, it's not. 1230 01:06:45,233 --> 01:06:47,758 Say good-bye to Sherman Presley then. We've got business. 1231 01:06:47,869 --> 01:06:49,700 It's not Sherman Presley, whoever he is. 1232 01:06:49,771 --> 01:06:52,433 You've branched out, Randy. Electronics now, huh? 1233 01:06:52,540 --> 01:06:53,871 I don't know what you're talking about. 1234 01:06:53,942 --> 01:06:57,241 You've been recording your friend the governor's private conversations, haven't you? 1235 01:06:57,345 --> 01:07:00,109 What? Are you... Come on, why would I do that? 1236 01:07:00,448 --> 01:07:03,008 I'm a big Stanton supporter. I always have been. 1237 01:07:03,084 --> 01:07:05,075 Why, he's puttin' this state right on the map. 1238 01:07:05,186 --> 01:07:08,678 I've only been here 20 seconds and you've already exhausted my patience. 1239 01:07:08,856 --> 01:07:10,380 I'm gonna want a signed confession. 1240 01:07:10,525 --> 01:07:13,961 Libby, put that thing away before you do something stupid and get yourself into trouble! 1241 01:07:14,128 --> 01:07:16,562 Randy, you wet fart of a human turd, 1242 01:07:16,731 --> 01:07:20,064 you ambushed Jack Stanton, and you're gonna admit it or you're gonna die. 1243 01:07:20,134 --> 01:07:23,900 - Libby, you're crazy! - Certi-fuckin'-fiably! At last, a fact. 1244 01:07:23,972 --> 01:07:25,439 Buddy, you'll go to jail too! 1245 01:07:25,540 --> 01:07:27,303 I don't know anything about this. 1246 01:07:27,475 --> 01:07:29,443 He's shocked. He had no idea. 1247 01:07:29,611 --> 01:07:32,546 Now, Randy, you gonna write this out in longhand? 1248 01:07:32,714 --> 01:07:35,774 - I don't know what you're talkin' about. - Enough. 1249 01:07:35,950 --> 01:07:39,579 - You know what? I'm gonna blow your nuts off. - Oh, shit! 1250 01:07:39,654 --> 01:07:41,747 Yes, I'm a gay lesbian woman. 1251 01:07:41,823 --> 01:07:44,155 I do not mythologize the male sexual organ. 1252 01:07:44,292 --> 01:07:47,955 - God! - Now, now, you tiny scumbag. 1253 01:07:48,062 --> 01:07:49,290 I know you did it. 1254 01:07:49,397 --> 01:07:51,922 You're on retainer to the Flash. I know that. 1255 01:07:52,100 --> 01:07:53,829 And you stupid little shit! 1256 01:07:54,002 --> 01:07:57,961 You couldn't just make do with the crap Jack actually did. You had to embellish it. 1257 01:07:58,139 --> 01:08:00,164 Mister, you're about to become missus. 1258 01:08:00,341 --> 01:08:04,402 - Libby, come on. Don't! - You have a choice to make, and very quickly. 1259 01:08:04,579 --> 01:08:08,310 Just how crazy is Libby? And you're gonna have to do it now. 1260 01:08:08,483 --> 01:08:10,576 One... two... 1261 01:08:11,819 --> 01:08:14,287 Oh, this is gonna be fun. 1262 01:08:14,355 --> 01:08:16,255 Okay! Okay! Okay! 1263 01:08:16,324 --> 01:08:19,020 Very good. Very wise. 1264 01:08:19,193 --> 01:08:24,290 Now, I want you to be eloquent in this letter you're about to write... 1265 01:08:25,199 --> 01:08:27,929 and guilt-ridden about your jealousy and greed. 1266 01:08:28,102 --> 01:08:29,865 You could not live with yourself 1267 01:08:29,971 --> 01:08:32,633 if you deprived the American people of this man. 1268 01:08:32,940 --> 01:08:35,431 Tonight an aide of Governor Jack Stanton 1269 01:08:35,510 --> 01:08:37,501 has asked to join us in order to play a tape. 1270 01:08:38,346 --> 01:08:41,110 I haven't heard this tape yet, but my producer has. 1271 01:08:41,182 --> 01:08:44,845 We'd like to thank her for letting us go on with such short notice. 1272 01:08:45,353 --> 01:08:46,547 Okay, here we go. 1273 01:08:47,055 --> 01:08:49,546 I can be there in 15 minutes. 1274 01:08:49,724 --> 01:08:51,658 I could come up there, sugar. 1275 01:08:51,726 --> 01:08:54,388 No, no, no. I can't wait. I have to have it now, okay? 1276 01:08:54,562 --> 01:08:58,555 Oh, entirely. I get hot just thinkin' about it. 1277 01:08:58,733 --> 01:09:01,566 - Look at King. Look at his face. - Oh, my God. 1278 01:09:02,870 --> 01:09:05,464 - Now, that sounded like me. - It was you, Larry, 1279 01:09:05,640 --> 01:09:09,007 asking the headwaiter at Cafe des Artistes could he seat you right away... 1280 01:09:09,077 --> 01:09:11,307 because you hadn't had anything to eat since morning. 1281 01:09:11,379 --> 01:09:14,837 - Well, how'd... How did you... - We recorded it off your cell phone. 1282 01:09:15,983 --> 01:09:18,144 Now I would like to read a letter from the man 1283 01:09:18,219 --> 01:09:20,483 who did the same thing to Governor Stanton. 1284 01:09:20,855 --> 01:09:23,255 To whom it may concern, 1285 01:09:23,424 --> 01:09:25,858 I am an employee of the Flash. 1286 01:09:26,027 --> 01:09:28,825 I admit taking innocent statements of Governor Jack Stanton... 1287 01:09:28,896 --> 01:09:31,524 off his cellular phone, editing them... 1288 01:09:31,599 --> 01:09:35,763 and paying Cashmere McLeod to pretend she was having a conversation with him. 1289 01:09:35,937 --> 01:09:38,929 I did this for my own gain and advancement. 1290 01:09:39,273 --> 01:09:42,709 I confess it now because I can no longer live with the fear 1291 01:09:42,777 --> 01:09:45,211 that I may deprive the American people 1292 01:09:45,380 --> 01:09:47,575 of a great man. 1293 01:09:49,350 --> 01:09:51,750 And it's signed, Randy Culligan, Attorney at Law. 1294 01:09:51,853 --> 01:09:54,879 Don't you think the media owes Governor Stanton an apology? 1295 01:09:55,056 --> 01:09:59,789 - I mean, spreading this kind of unsubstantiated garbage... - Good, very good. 1296 01:09:59,894 --> 01:10:02,385 It should be harder than this to smear an innocent man. 1297 01:10:02,563 --> 01:10:04,724 There you go, Daisy. 1298 01:10:04,799 --> 01:10:07,734 We'll be right back with your phone calls. Don't go away. 1299 01:10:07,802 --> 01:10:09,269 How'd you get my cellular? 1300 01:10:10,605 --> 01:10:14,097 Henry, well done. She was... 1301 01:10:15,042 --> 01:10:16,202 She was so great! 1302 01:10:23,949 --> 01:10:26,716 There's people out there. 1303 01:10:47,108 --> 01:10:49,167 I want to thank you all for stickin' with us 1304 01:10:49,277 --> 01:10:51,006 and workin' so hard through all this. 1305 01:10:51,179 --> 01:10:55,275 We don't have much time, but with your help and the grace of God, 1306 01:10:55,349 --> 01:10:58,443 we will get done what needs to get done. 1307 01:10:58,519 --> 01:11:00,680 You know, it's been pretty awful, but... 1308 01:11:00,855 --> 01:11:03,949 we're still here! 1309 01:11:12,600 --> 01:11:15,034 Well, I know it would be easy to get a lot of laughs tonight 1310 01:11:15,203 --> 01:11:19,003 by doing some cheap blow-dry jokes, so I'll just get started. 1311 01:11:20,775 --> 01:11:23,835 It all started innocently enough for Governor Stanton. 1312 01:11:23,945 --> 01:11:28,006 He walked in one day and he asked for a little trim. 1313 01:11:28,182 --> 01:11:31,015 And some longer bangs. 1314 01:11:32,487 --> 01:11:34,512 They don't care about the fine points. 1315 01:11:35,389 --> 01:11:37,619 No. It would ruin the punchline. 1316 01:11:38,125 --> 01:11:41,117 Does anyone ever survive one of these feeding frenzies? 1317 01:11:41,195 --> 01:11:43,527 Well, if they've been around a while, maybe. 1318 01:11:43,631 --> 01:11:45,064 But this is the first thing 1319 01:11:45,166 --> 01:11:46,724 most people will hear about Jack Stanton, 1320 01:11:46,834 --> 01:11:48,631 and you've got to figure he's history. 1321 01:11:49,370 --> 01:11:53,067 Fuckin' idiot! God... damn... her! 1322 01:11:53,241 --> 01:11:59,510 <i>O'er the land of the free</i> 1323 01:11:59,680 --> 01:12:02,410 <i>And the home</i> 1324 01:12:02,583 --> 01:12:08,021 <i>Of the brave</i> 1325 01:12:13,761 --> 01:12:15,058 Thank you, Phil. 1326 01:12:16,998 --> 01:12:20,263 Folks, as the head of the Portsmouth Democratic Party, 1327 01:12:21,002 --> 01:12:23,527 it's my pleasure to introduce to you 1328 01:12:23,704 --> 01:12:26,605 one of the South's most progressive governors, 1329 01:12:26,774 --> 01:12:28,435 and the husband of one of the best little 1330 01:12:28,543 --> 01:12:30,443 fly-fishermen to ever put on waders. 1331 01:12:30,611 --> 01:12:33,079 Please welcome Governor Jack Stanton! 1332 01:12:44,125 --> 01:12:46,855 Thank you for that kind introduction, Tommy, 1333 01:12:47,028 --> 01:12:50,623 and thank you for the fish. 1334 01:12:50,798 --> 01:12:54,393 Yeah, he gave me a big slab-sided, white-bellied fella. 1335 01:12:54,468 --> 01:12:56,368 Looked a lot like me. 1336 01:12:56,537 --> 01:12:58,300 Put it right on the grill and gave it some heat, 1337 01:12:58,472 --> 01:13:01,134 kinda like they're doing to me now too. 1338 01:13:01,309 --> 01:13:03,937 I want... I want to thank you for comin' out tonight. 1339 01:13:04,111 --> 01:13:06,944 I know how hard you work and how little time you have to rest. 1340 01:13:07,548 --> 01:13:09,812 Some of us got more time than we'd like. 1341 01:13:09,917 --> 01:13:12,317 Right. Right. I understand. 1342 01:13:12,486 --> 01:13:15,978 In fact, since this factory closed, how many of you have found work? 1343 01:13:16,457 --> 01:13:17,981 Let me see a show of hands. 1344 01:13:19,093 --> 01:13:20,651 Right. Right. 1345 01:13:20,828 --> 01:13:23,058 And how many of you work jobs that just pay the rent 1346 01:13:23,130 --> 01:13:24,654 no matter how many hours you put in? 1347 01:13:26,000 --> 01:13:29,731 I see. My mama worked jobs like that after my daddy died. 1348 01:13:29,904 --> 01:13:34,500 I remember her comin' home from work just bone-weary. You know what I mean. 1349 01:13:34,675 --> 01:13:38,167 And I know she wanted to play with me and ask me about school. 1350 01:13:38,346 --> 01:13:40,280 But sometimes you're just too tired to do anything... 1351 01:13:40,348 --> 01:13:42,646 but heat up a TV dinner and blob out in front of the tube. 1352 01:13:42,817 --> 01:13:45,843 - You got that one right. - There you go. 1353 01:13:46,020 --> 01:13:49,012 And I don't have to tell you how hard it is to be lookin' for work. 1354 01:13:49,190 --> 01:13:52,159 Hey, I don't have to tell you anything about hard times. 1355 01:13:52,326 --> 01:13:53,953 So you know what I'm gonna do? 1356 01:13:54,128 --> 01:13:57,655 I'm gonna do something really outrageous. I'm gonna tell the truth. 1357 01:14:00,935 --> 01:14:02,698 I know what you're thinkin'. 1358 01:14:02,870 --> 01:14:05,168 You're thinkin' he must really be desperate to do that, 1359 01:14:05,306 --> 01:14:08,673 but if you had to swallow enough sh... garbage... 1360 01:14:08,776 --> 01:14:11,142 You can say shit. We're X-rated. 1361 01:14:12,546 --> 01:14:15,174 Yeah, me too, if you believe what you read in the paper. 1362 01:14:23,024 --> 01:14:25,185 Okay. All right. 1363 01:14:25,559 --> 01:14:27,220 Here's the truth. 1364 01:14:27,328 --> 01:14:29,455 No politician can reopen this factory, 1365 01:14:29,630 --> 01:14:33,191 or bring back the shipyard jobs or make your union strong again. 1366 01:14:33,367 --> 01:14:36,302 No politician can make it be the way it used to be, 1367 01:14:36,470 --> 01:14:40,065 because we're living in a new world now, a world without economic borders. 1368 01:14:40,241 --> 01:14:43,836 A guy can push a button in New York and move a billion dollars to Tokyo. 1369 01:14:44,345 --> 01:14:47,678 And in that world, muscle jobs go where muscle labor is cheap, 1370 01:14:47,748 --> 01:14:49,238 and that is not here. 1371 01:14:50,651 --> 01:14:54,018 So if you want to compete, you're gonna have to exercise a different set of muscles. 1372 01:14:54,088 --> 01:14:55,385 The one between your ears. 1373 01:14:55,923 --> 01:14:59,017 - He's lost 'em. - Fuck 'em. He's got me. 1374 01:14:59,093 --> 01:15:01,425 Now, this whole country's gonna have to go back to school. 1375 01:15:01,595 --> 01:15:04,086 We're gonna have to get smarter, learn new skills. 1376 01:15:04,265 --> 01:15:06,733 And I will make you this deal, I will work hard for you. 1377 01:15:06,834 --> 01:15:08,665 I will wake up every morning thinkin' about you. 1378 01:15:08,736 --> 01:15:11,534 I will fight, sweat and bleed to get the money to make education 1379 01:15:11,706 --> 01:15:13,765 a lifetime thing in this country, 1380 01:15:13,874 --> 01:15:16,104 to give you the support you need to move up. 1381 01:15:17,111 --> 01:15:20,945 But you have got to do the heavy lifting your own selves. 1382 01:15:22,016 --> 01:15:24,507 Now, you know I've taken a lot of hits in this campaign. 1383 01:15:25,052 --> 01:15:26,383 But you know what that means? 1384 01:15:26,454 --> 01:15:28,888 It means someone thinks that you're only interested 1385 01:15:28,956 --> 01:15:31,754 in the kind of garbage that they've been throwin' at me. 1386 01:15:32,026 --> 01:15:35,792 So Tuesday, when you go to cast your vote, you think about that. 1387 01:15:35,963 --> 01:15:38,090 You think about what you're really interested in, 1388 01:15:38,199 --> 01:15:40,793 and then pick your candidate. 1389 01:15:40,968 --> 01:15:43,232 Yeah! 1390 01:15:56,617 --> 01:15:58,244 Thank you. 1391 01:15:59,320 --> 01:16:02,289 I don't think I'll be able to take it if he loses. 1392 01:16:04,792 --> 01:16:07,886 If he does lose, maybe we want to go away for a while. 1393 01:16:08,062 --> 01:16:10,997 Try some non-campaign sex, see if it holds up? 1394 01:16:17,004 --> 01:16:19,495 Goddamn it, Richard. Why are you always in my room? 1395 01:16:20,307 --> 01:16:22,332 'Cause it's neater. 1396 01:16:23,077 --> 01:16:25,409 Henry, when this is all over, you and me ought to work together. 1397 01:16:25,579 --> 01:16:28,412 Set up a consulting firm. Tap that black Hotchkiss vote. 1398 01:16:28,482 --> 01:16:31,679 Both of you, stop with the when this is over, we are pros crap. 1399 01:16:31,852 --> 01:16:34,343 Maybe you're pros, but I've gotten emotionally involved. 1400 01:16:35,189 --> 01:16:37,020 - Can I sleep here? - No! 1401 01:16:37,491 --> 01:16:39,083 All right. Shit. 1402 01:16:42,963 --> 01:16:45,591 See, a pro knows how to say good-bye. 1403 01:16:50,805 --> 01:16:53,433 It's primary day in New Hampshire where the polls are still open. 1404 01:16:53,507 --> 01:16:55,873 Harris is a serious man and has serious things to say 1405 01:16:55,976 --> 01:16:57,603 about America's economic future. 1406 01:16:57,678 --> 01:16:59,339 People of this country recognize that, 1407 01:16:59,446 --> 01:17:01,676 and that's why we're going to see upsets today. 1408 01:17:01,849 --> 01:17:03,874 But the biggest upset has got to be for Jack Stanton. 1409 01:17:03,984 --> 01:17:07,715 Stanton, like George Romney, Ed Muskie, Gary Hart before him, 1410 01:17:07,822 --> 01:17:09,881 flamed for an instant then burned out. 1411 01:17:10,057 --> 01:17:11,649 He's just stirring the ashes now. 1412 01:17:12,459 --> 01:17:14,893 I can't understand why we don't just quit. 1413 01:17:16,564 --> 01:17:18,555 I mean, don't we know we're over? 1414 01:17:19,233 --> 01:17:21,827 An entire industry of political experts 1415 01:17:22,002 --> 01:17:24,368 has explained why we're dead. 1416 01:17:24,538 --> 01:17:26,699 Why are we still walking around? 1417 01:17:26,874 --> 01:17:30,366 - The fact is Jack... - If it rains across the upper Midwest. 1418 01:17:31,045 --> 01:17:33,570 And with 15% of the vote in, 1419 01:17:33,747 --> 01:17:37,706 we are predicting Lawrence Harris to win in New Hampshire. 1420 01:17:37,885 --> 01:17:41,685 Shit, that ain't nothin'. It's his own state. He's gotta win here. 1421 01:17:42,590 --> 01:17:45,582 Governor Jack Stanton, who is still campaigning, by the way, 1422 01:17:45,726 --> 01:17:47,318 has obviously decided to fight 1423 01:17:47,394 --> 01:17:48,418 right down to the wire, 1424 01:17:48,562 --> 01:17:52,191 and is in downtown Manchester on this cold and rainy night, 1425 01:17:52,266 --> 01:17:54,200 fighting to pick up any last-minute votes. 1426 01:17:54,368 --> 01:17:57,269 This has been his technique all along, and many are surprised 1427 01:17:57,438 --> 01:17:59,599 just how effective it has been. 1428 01:17:59,707 --> 01:18:03,541 According to exit polls, an overwhelming number of Stanton voters say... 1429 01:18:03,611 --> 01:18:07,012 the deciding factor for them was that they actually met the governor. 1430 01:18:07,181 --> 01:18:09,741 So we predict Governor Jack Stanton a close second 1431 01:18:09,917 --> 01:18:13,250 to Lawrence Harris, with Nilson and Martin a distant third and fourth. 1432 01:18:13,420 --> 01:18:17,117 - I'll be a son of a bitch! - Don't be discouraged. We could still win! 1433 01:18:17,291 --> 01:18:19,782 Are you crazy? Didn't you hear? 1434 01:18:19,960 --> 01:18:23,123 We're second. We're alive. We're a fuckin' miracle, man. 1435 01:18:35,876 --> 01:18:38,071 We have a chance now, a real chance. 1436 01:18:38,145 --> 01:18:40,045 If we could just get rid of Harris. 1437 01:18:40,114 --> 01:18:42,082 Harris'll probably take Colorado. 1438 01:18:42,249 --> 01:18:45,047 He could take Florida too, unless you start hitting him. 1439 01:18:45,219 --> 01:18:48,450 - I'll get Florida. It's the South. - But it's Jewish. 1440 01:18:48,622 --> 01:18:50,988 You got to fire off a silver bullet in Florida, Jack. 1441 01:18:51,158 --> 01:18:53,217 Without Harris we have the field. 1442 01:18:53,394 --> 01:18:55,760 No. Negative'll boomerang. I know it. 1443 01:18:55,829 --> 01:18:58,593 I'm not goin' negative. 1444 01:18:58,766 --> 01:19:01,758 For president, Jack Stanton or Lawrence Harris? 1445 01:19:02,102 --> 01:19:04,297 I served my country in Korea, 1446 01:19:04,471 --> 01:19:06,439 and my boy Jeff fought in the Gulf War. 1447 01:19:06,941 --> 01:19:07,930 Jack Stanton dodged 1448 01:19:08,008 --> 01:19:09,270 the Vietnam draft, 1449 01:19:09,343 --> 01:19:12,835 and used political connections to cover up his antiwar arrest record. 1450 01:19:13,614 --> 01:19:15,980 I believe in real solutions and telling the truth. 1451 01:19:16,517 --> 01:19:19,611 Jack Stanton believes in glib answers to tough questions, 1452 01:19:19,787 --> 01:19:21,948 about his country and himself 1453 01:19:22,323 --> 01:19:23,813 I'm Lawrence Harris. 1454 01:19:23,924 --> 01:19:26,757 I'll fight the tough fights. I won't run away. 1455 01:19:27,361 --> 01:19:29,022 It's a question of character. 1456 01:19:29,863 --> 01:19:33,128 Paid for by the Harris for President Committee. 1457 01:19:44,378 --> 01:19:46,209 Okay, I'm gonna kill the son of a bitch. 1458 01:19:46,380 --> 01:19:48,507 - Yes! - Yes! 1459 01:19:48,849 --> 01:19:51,044 But though I think he is a fine man, 1460 01:19:51,218 --> 01:19:53,948 and I agree with him about lowerin' the deficit, 1461 01:19:54,121 --> 01:19:58,057 I do not agree with Senator Harris's proposal to study a reduction, 1462 01:19:58,158 --> 01:20:01,992 even a freeze, in cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security. 1463 01:20:02,863 --> 01:20:06,321 And I also disagree with Senator Harris about Medicare. 1464 01:20:08,702 --> 01:20:12,365 There's one other area where Senator Harris and I disagree, and that is the Middle East. 1465 01:20:13,874 --> 01:20:16,365 When he was a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 1466 01:20:16,477 --> 01:20:21,505 my opponent cast many votes regarding the security and future of the state of Israel. 1467 01:20:21,682 --> 01:20:26,051 - No! - Wait, I agree with many of his votes, but some... 1468 01:20:26,420 --> 01:20:28,581 Well, I think it's important to stand with our friends. 1469 01:20:28,756 --> 01:20:32,248 And America has no better friend than the state of Israel. 1470 01:20:32,426 --> 01:20:35,827 Thank you. 1471 01:20:41,435 --> 01:20:44,233 Well, we're up three points and climbing. Thanks, God... 1472 01:20:44,338 --> 01:20:46,704 so a meeting with the Rainbow Coalition might just be... 1473 01:20:46,774 --> 01:20:50,733 - One second. Who is it? - William McCollister. 1474 01:20:51,512 --> 01:20:54,504 Can I call you back? Yeah, I'll just be five minutes. 1475 01:20:58,919 --> 01:21:00,944 Ain't you rememberin' me, Mr. Burton? 1476 01:21:01,121 --> 01:21:04,557 Willie. The barbecue place. Come on in. 1477 01:21:05,626 --> 01:21:08,959 So, what are you doing here? 1478 01:21:09,129 --> 01:21:13,793 Well, I figured it'd be easier to talk face-to-face with a brother 1479 01:21:13,967 --> 01:21:17,198 than to the gov, even though he's like a brother. 1480 01:21:18,472 --> 01:21:19,803 I... 1481 01:21:20,607 --> 01:21:23,371 I flew here 'cause my daughter Loretta is with child, 1482 01:21:23,544 --> 01:21:26,809 and she says Governor Jack Stanton's the daddy. 1483 01:21:31,718 --> 01:21:32,810 Right. 1484 01:21:36,156 --> 01:21:39,648 - Has he landed yet? - Yeah. He's in the men's room. 1485 01:21:39,827 --> 01:21:43,388 - Okay. Is he alone? - What do you mean? 1486 01:21:43,931 --> 01:21:45,159 Doesn't matter. 1487 01:21:49,503 --> 01:21:52,165 - Governor. - Hey. Well, we're in the lead. 1488 01:21:52,806 --> 01:21:55,070 - Good, good. - Senator Harris is second. 1489 01:21:55,142 --> 01:21:57,269 The undecided's killin' everyone. 1490 01:21:57,344 --> 01:22:00,313 Governor, Willie McCollister came to see me last night. 1491 01:22:00,481 --> 01:22:03,143 His daughter is pregnant and she says you're the father. 1492 01:22:11,992 --> 01:22:14,654 - Who else knows? - Well, he says no one. 1493 01:22:14,828 --> 01:22:17,160 - What's he want? - I don't know. 1494 01:22:19,800 --> 01:22:21,961 I just can't catch a break, can I? 1495 01:22:23,804 --> 01:22:27,205 All right. All right. Is Willie still here? 1496 01:22:27,374 --> 01:22:29,205 No, he went back early this morning. 1497 01:22:29,376 --> 01:22:31,970 Well, I can't leave before the primary. 1498 01:22:32,146 --> 01:22:33,773 If this gets out, it'll kill us. 1499 01:22:34,681 --> 01:22:37,172 You and Howard'll have to fly back to Mammoth Falls tomorrow. 1500 01:22:38,018 --> 01:22:39,144 We gotta talk to him. 1501 01:22:39,219 --> 01:22:42,188 We gotta make sure he understands there's been some kind of mistake. 1502 01:22:43,323 --> 01:22:46,520 They're good people but not sophisticated. But I want 'em to know. 1503 01:22:46,894 --> 01:22:48,293 Why pick me? 1504 01:22:48,962 --> 01:22:51,522 - Is it because I'm black? - No. 1505 01:22:52,199 --> 01:22:53,894 It's because Willie picked you. 1506 01:22:55,302 --> 01:22:57,827 You don't have to say anything. Howard knows exactly what to say. 1507 01:22:57,905 --> 01:23:01,534 - But you should be there because he came to you. - All right. 1508 01:23:01,708 --> 01:23:03,676 Governor, if I'm gonna do this, 1509 01:23:03,844 --> 01:23:05,744 then there's something I need to know. 1510 01:23:06,246 --> 01:23:08,737 I am not the father of that child. 1511 01:23:09,216 --> 01:23:14,313 Henry, you will never have to be ashamed to be part of this campaign. 1512 01:23:14,388 --> 01:23:18,222 You understand that? You never have to swallow it, duck it or apologize for it. 1513 01:23:18,892 --> 01:23:20,587 I'll make sure that doesn't happen. 1514 01:23:21,728 --> 01:23:24,891 Guys? 1515 01:23:40,881 --> 01:23:43,111 - Hey, Mr. Burton. - Hi, Willie. 1516 01:23:43,884 --> 01:23:44,873 Hey, Gov. 1517 01:23:48,188 --> 01:23:49,746 You remember Howard Ferguson. 1518 01:23:50,023 --> 01:23:51,581 He works with the governor too. 1519 01:23:55,295 --> 01:23:57,354 - Hello. - Mornin'. 1520 01:23:58,932 --> 01:24:01,696 Well, what can I do for ya? 1521 01:24:03,904 --> 01:24:05,804 The governor is very concerned 1522 01:24:05,973 --> 01:24:08,533 about this situation with your daughter. 1523 01:24:09,409 --> 01:24:10,933 He'd like to see it resolved. 1524 01:24:13,447 --> 01:24:14,812 As I'm sure you would. 1525 01:24:16,083 --> 01:24:19,416 He would like her to have an amniocentesis as soon as possible 1526 01:24:19,486 --> 01:24:22,080 so that paternity can be positively established. 1527 01:24:22,256 --> 01:24:26,818 - A what? - It's a medical procedure performed in a hospital. 1528 01:24:28,161 --> 01:24:30,322 A needle is inserted into the abdomen. 1529 01:24:30,497 --> 01:24:33,432 Amniotic fluid is drawn from your daughter's womb. 1530 01:24:33,600 --> 01:24:35,966 Genetic material is analyzed. It can then be compared 1531 01:24:36,103 --> 01:24:38,594 with the governor's blood to determine whether he is the father. 1532 01:24:38,672 --> 01:24:40,572 - I don't understand. - It's normally used to determine 1533 01:24:40,674 --> 01:24:44,804 the health of the fetus, and that's what you'll tell them at Mercy Hospital. 1534 01:24:45,012 --> 01:24:48,573 That you want to make sure that the baby's healthy. 1535 01:24:49,349 --> 01:24:50,680 It's a common procedure, Willie. 1536 01:24:50,784 --> 01:24:52,149 They put a needle in her belly? 1537 01:24:52,252 --> 01:24:53,981 Look, look, look. Mr. McCollister. 1538 01:24:54,655 --> 01:24:57,123 There are people who would like to destroy Governor Stanton. 1539 01:24:57,991 --> 01:25:00,459 He doesn't believe you're one of them, but he can't allow this. 1540 01:25:00,927 --> 01:25:01,985 You can't allow this. 1541 01:25:02,763 --> 01:25:05,425 I'm sure your daughter's a fine young person, but she's a child. 1542 01:25:05,932 --> 01:25:08,833 Children are impressionable, and there's been a lot of news about the governor... 1543 01:25:09,002 --> 01:25:10,469 She ain't said a word to anybody. 1544 01:25:10,537 --> 01:25:12,596 I told her not to. She's a good girl. 1545 01:25:12,773 --> 01:25:15,105 Oh, I'm sure she is. 1546 01:25:16,209 --> 01:25:17,801 And the governor wants to do everything possible 1547 01:25:17,878 --> 01:25:20,472 to help her, and you, through this time. 1548 01:25:20,614 --> 01:25:22,673 He is prepared to be very generous. 1549 01:25:23,617 --> 01:25:26,211 He will help her provide for the baby. 1550 01:25:27,654 --> 01:25:31,181 Now, he'll do this because he believes that you are his friend. 1551 01:25:35,028 --> 01:25:37,121 But we must resolve this. 1552 01:25:37,197 --> 01:25:39,358 We must determine to everyone's satisfaction 1553 01:25:39,466 --> 01:25:41,627 that he is not the father of that child. 1554 01:25:44,738 --> 01:25:46,365 I'm sure that you... 1555 01:25:48,575 --> 01:25:50,236 you know, you understand... 1556 01:25:52,245 --> 01:25:53,576 our position. 1557 01:26:01,188 --> 01:26:02,382 Pull over. 1558 01:26:04,024 --> 01:26:05,082 Pull over. 1559 01:26:24,044 --> 01:26:25,841 Hello, folks. I'm Izzy Rosenblatt, 1560 01:26:25,912 --> 01:26:27,846 and I'm here with Schmooze for Jews. 1561 01:26:28,415 --> 01:26:31,213 And my guest today is presidential nominee... 1562 01:26:31,351 --> 01:26:33,911 and J.F.K. look-alike, Governor Jack Stanton. 1563 01:26:34,187 --> 01:26:35,745 - Hi, Izzy. - Hi, Jack. 1564 01:26:35,856 --> 01:26:40,190 Jack, when we were talking before, you were telling me that your mama liked Vegas. 1565 01:26:40,394 --> 01:26:43,386 As a tip to our listeners, when she goes there, where does she stay? 1566 01:26:43,463 --> 01:26:46,193 - Which hotel? - Well, she's pretty loyal to the MGM Grand. 1567 01:26:46,433 --> 01:26:49,095 MGM Grand. Listen up, you Vegas fans. 1568 01:26:49,436 --> 01:26:52,064 And, and who is her favorite act there? Is it Wayne Newton? 1569 01:26:52,372 --> 01:26:56,103 - Absolutely. - Everybody loves Wayne Newton. He's marvelous. 1570 01:26:56,209 --> 01:26:59,645 He was once a guest on this show. That was many, many years ago. 1571 01:27:00,447 --> 01:27:03,883 Now, to satisfy the curiosity of our Vegas fans, 1572 01:27:04,584 --> 01:27:07,553 when your mother plays blackjack, where does she stand pat? 1573 01:27:07,621 --> 01:27:10,590 - Is it 16? - Well, she is a bit of a gambler. 1574 01:27:10,924 --> 01:27:13,757 - But sometimes she'll go up to 17. - Oh, my. 1575 01:27:14,161 --> 01:27:18,757 Excuse me, Governor, but I'm told we have Senator Harris on the phone. 1576 01:27:19,232 --> 01:27:22,497 - Hello. This is indeed an honor. - Thank you. 1577 01:27:23,103 --> 01:27:24,934 We were just talking with Governor Stanton 1578 01:27:25,005 --> 01:27:26,836 about how his mother loves Las Vegas. 1579 01:27:27,007 --> 01:27:30,773 I was wondering, Senator, does your mother have a favorite vacation spot? 1580 01:27:30,944 --> 01:27:35,643 - My mother's dead. - I'm sorry. 1581 01:27:35,749 --> 01:27:40,152 Jack Stanton should be ashamed of the way he's scaring other elderly people down here. 1582 01:27:40,253 --> 01:27:42,983 - You mean about going up to 17? - What? 1583 01:27:43,523 --> 01:27:44,854 I'm not following you. 1584 01:27:44,958 --> 01:27:47,756 He's telling people I'm going to cut their Social Security and... 1585 01:27:48,462 --> 01:27:50,589 It's... Come on, Larry. It's part of your book. 1586 01:27:50,664 --> 01:27:53,360 Everyone knows what you're doing down here, the sleazy politics you're playing! 1587 01:27:53,467 --> 01:27:56,664 - Is it okay if I get a word in here? - Go ahead. Be my guest. 1588 01:27:56,837 --> 01:27:59,203 What am I saying? You are my guest! 1589 01:27:59,806 --> 01:28:04,334 Larry, I'm lookin' at your campaign book here. Page 18, paragraph 3. 1590 01:28:04,778 --> 01:28:09,442 What does it mean when you say you want to study a freeze of cost-of-living adjustments? 1591 01:28:09,683 --> 01:28:11,810 That's only one possibility. 1592 01:28:11,985 --> 01:28:15,045 We might want to rework how they're calculated. 1593 01:28:15,155 --> 01:28:17,146 I can tell you, cost-of-living adjustments 1594 01:28:17,224 --> 01:28:19,192 are calculated to keep up with inflation. 1595 01:28:19,459 --> 01:28:21,393 But I guess you don't think that's such a good idea. 1596 01:28:21,561 --> 01:28:24,655 - Now, wait a minute! I didn't say that. - It's right here in your book. 1597 01:28:24,831 --> 01:28:27,163 I said it has to be studied. Who knows? 1598 01:28:27,334 --> 01:28:30,826 We might even want to spend more on cost-of-living adjustments. 1599 01:28:30,971 --> 01:28:34,668 Tell me, Senator, who is your favorite comedian? 1600 01:28:34,741 --> 01:28:37,301 - What? - I'm tellin' the folks what my positions are. 1601 01:28:37,410 --> 01:28:38,399 You're the one here that... 1602 01:28:38,512 --> 01:28:40,241 No, no, no. You're distorting my positions. 1603 01:28:40,347 --> 01:28:42,542 This is the reason no one trusts the political process! 1604 01:28:42,649 --> 01:28:44,048 You just can't defend your positions. 1605 01:28:44,150 --> 01:28:45,310 Not when you play these games. 1606 01:28:45,385 --> 01:28:48,320 Ladies and gentlemen, we just can't afford to keep spending money like this. 1607 01:28:48,388 --> 01:28:50,413 You just said you might want to spend more 1608 01:28:50,524 --> 01:28:51,718 on cost-of-living adjustments. 1609 01:28:51,825 --> 01:28:53,383 Larry, I think you're confused. 1610 01:28:53,493 --> 01:28:56,360 No, no, no, no. 1611 01:28:56,429 --> 01:28:59,398 Excuse me. But, now, listen. 1612 01:29:01,234 --> 01:29:04,203 Excuse me. 1613 01:29:04,271 --> 01:29:06,535 What happened? Did he hang up or what? 1614 01:29:07,040 --> 01:29:08,769 Yes. Yes, yes. 1615 01:29:08,942 --> 01:29:13,106 Well, so, tell me, Governor, who's your favorite comedian? 1616 01:29:13,513 --> 01:29:16,949 - The phones haven't stopped ringing! - It was fantastic, a rout. 1617 01:29:17,117 --> 01:29:19,915 We couldn't believe it when we heard Harris on the phone, could we? 1618 01:29:20,020 --> 01:29:23,080 - No, no. We couldn't. - He's fucked now. We're gonna walk away with Florida. 1619 01:29:23,423 --> 01:29:27,382 Quick! Turn on CNN. It's on. 1620 01:29:27,561 --> 01:29:30,553 According to sources, Senator Harris suffered two heart attacks, 1621 01:29:30,931 --> 01:29:34,924 the first one immediately after a phone call with Governor Jack Stanton 1622 01:29:35,035 --> 01:29:36,730 during a Florida radio talk show. 1623 01:29:37,737 --> 01:29:41,104 - Jesus. - Oh, shit. We heard him having it. 1624 01:29:41,308 --> 01:29:44,937 He remains in a coma. His condition is listed as critical. 1625 01:29:45,111 --> 01:29:49,775 Hospital sources in Florida will not confirm the senator's condition at this point. 1626 01:29:50,317 --> 01:29:54,219 It's difficult to say exactly what effect this will have on the campaign. 1627 01:29:54,888 --> 01:29:58,255 We don't know the damage to Senator Harris's heart muscle yet. 1628 01:29:58,425 --> 01:30:02,828 His doctors have only issued general bulletins regarding his condition. 1629 01:30:02,929 --> 01:30:04,954 Because after such a massive heart attack... 1630 01:30:05,332 --> 01:30:07,266 The vote's in two days. What do we do? 1631 01:30:08,902 --> 01:30:12,269 We go back to Mammoth Falls, and Daisy stays and pulls the negative ads. 1632 01:30:12,839 --> 01:30:14,807 Jack, I understand how you feel. But couldn't we respect... 1633 01:30:15,108 --> 01:30:17,076 We go back to Mammoth Falls. 1634 01:30:17,344 --> 01:30:19,972 There's a long history of plaque buildup in the arteries. 1635 01:30:21,114 --> 01:30:22,411 In the case of Senator Harris... 1636 01:30:26,953 --> 01:30:30,354 I was so prideful, so fuckin' smug. 1637 01:30:30,824 --> 01:30:32,689 There was no way you could know this. 1638 01:30:32,859 --> 01:30:34,451 We were gonna whip his butt. 1639 01:30:34,527 --> 01:30:36,358 I could have been gracious. It would have been smarter. 1640 01:30:36,463 --> 01:30:39,591 Well, I'm sorry. The man cuts a vicious negative ad, 1641 01:30:39,766 --> 01:30:41,358 then he ambushes you in a talk show 1642 01:30:41,468 --> 01:30:43,026 and he accuses you of sleazy politics. 1643 01:30:43,169 --> 01:30:46,263 You're supposed to be gracious? Wha... Am I missing something here? 1644 01:30:46,339 --> 01:30:48,364 - Is Jackie okay? - Yeah, he's fine. Go ahead. 1645 01:30:48,508 --> 01:30:50,499 This is no time to stop the meeting. 1646 01:30:50,677 --> 01:30:54,204 Harris is a smart man, and he's right about the damn issues. He's right. 1647 01:30:54,481 --> 01:30:56,506 He's a pompous son of a bitch. He rubbed your nose in it. 1648 01:30:56,683 --> 01:30:59,652 And I rubbed his nose right back in it, but that's not how you win the big ones. 1649 01:31:01,388 --> 01:31:04,619 All right. I don't know what I'm gonna do now. 1650 01:31:05,692 --> 01:31:08,957 I guess I have to fly back tonight, address the victory party, 1651 01:31:09,529 --> 01:31:12,965 try to get Mrs. Harris on the phone at the hospital again. 1652 01:31:13,133 --> 01:31:17,126 She hasn't been returning my phone calls, but can't blame her, can ya? 1653 01:31:18,371 --> 01:31:19,838 What do you think? 1654 01:31:24,044 --> 01:31:25,341 Henry. 1655 01:31:27,147 --> 01:31:29,911 What the fuck was that in there? Who were you and Howard starin' at? 1656 01:31:30,083 --> 01:31:32,847 - Nothing. No one. - Bullshit. That wasn't nothin'. 1657 01:31:32,919 --> 01:31:34,409 Who was that woman with Susan? 1658 01:31:34,721 --> 01:31:36,746 It looked like what's-her-name, Fat Willie's wife. 1659 01:31:37,090 --> 01:31:38,887 Why is she worth starin' at? 1660 01:31:41,361 --> 01:31:44,592 - Henry, what the fuck is goin' on here? - Nothing. 1661 01:31:54,741 --> 01:31:56,368 Party atmosphere... 1662 01:31:56,443 --> 01:31:58,206 after this win here in Florida. 1663 01:31:58,378 --> 01:32:01,939 Yeah. All right. All right. 1664 01:32:06,019 --> 01:32:07,452 You son of a bitch! 1665 01:32:07,554 --> 01:32:10,614 Amniocentesis... You motherfucker! 1666 01:32:12,425 --> 01:32:16,259 - Susan, I'm sorry... - When were you gonna tell me? 1667 01:32:21,968 --> 01:32:24,061 My wife could not be with me at this time. 1668 01:32:24,237 --> 01:32:26,967 - She's with our son Jackie at Mammoth Falls... - Susan, I'm... 1669 01:32:27,073 --> 01:32:28,700 I want to extend my sympathy... 1670 01:32:28,775 --> 01:32:31,107 Come on, come on. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 1671 01:32:31,277 --> 01:32:33,245 A terrible thing has happened to a good man. 1672 01:32:33,313 --> 01:32:36,805 - But Larry Harris is a fighter... - I'm sorry. 1673 01:32:36,950 --> 01:32:40,943 With God's help he will rise to fight again, a worthy and honorable opponent. 1674 01:32:41,488 --> 01:32:43,752 And I know every one of us throughout this great country... 1675 01:32:43,823 --> 01:32:45,381 I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 1676 01:32:46,426 --> 01:32:49,623 Wishes Senator Harris a full and speedy recovery. 1677 01:32:50,663 --> 01:32:52,654 I think the people of Florida... 1678 01:32:52,832 --> 01:32:56,768 will understand if I forego any talk of victory or defeat 1679 01:32:56,936 --> 01:32:59,427 and ask them to join me in a prayer. 1680 01:32:59,939 --> 01:33:01,634 We'll need a consultant in New York, Jack. 1681 01:33:01,741 --> 01:33:02,901 Norman Asher's good. 1682 01:33:02,976 --> 01:33:04,637 Where the fuck is Henry? Daisy? 1683 01:33:04,744 --> 01:33:06,837 I don't know. I just flew in with you, remember? 1684 01:33:06,946 --> 01:33:09,744 - Brad, do we have the New York numbers? - You're at 22. 1685 01:33:09,816 --> 01:33:13,081 And Harris is running at 18%, comatose. 1686 01:33:14,754 --> 01:33:16,119 Shit, Henry. 1687 01:33:16,256 --> 01:33:19,419 - I'm really sorry. - The governor would like your input on New York. 1688 01:33:19,492 --> 01:33:21,016 How do you think they'll take the thing with Harris? 1689 01:33:21,327 --> 01:33:25,957 Well, obviously, Susan, first we have to see if Harris is still in. 1690 01:33:26,132 --> 01:33:28,828 That's not very helpful. Lucille? 1691 01:33:29,002 --> 01:33:32,369 If Harris is out and Ozio doesn't change his mind and jump in, 1692 01:33:32,772 --> 01:33:34,797 I say the race is ours by default. 1693 01:33:34,974 --> 01:33:36,498 My God, this poor woman. 1694 01:33:36,609 --> 01:33:39,134 I want to thank all of you... 1695 01:33:39,846 --> 01:33:42,838 for your remarkable outpouring of affection. 1696 01:33:43,349 --> 01:33:46,147 It's obvious that my husband will not be able 1697 01:33:46,319 --> 01:33:48,651 to continue his campaign for the presidency. 1698 01:33:48,822 --> 01:33:51,848 Fantastic! I mean... Well, you know what I mean. 1699 01:33:51,958 --> 01:33:53,118 We have asked our good friend 1700 01:33:53,193 --> 01:33:58,563 former governor Fred Picker of Florida to carry on for us. 1701 01:33:58,665 --> 01:34:03,568 To continue to raise the questions in a meaningful, 1702 01:34:04,370 --> 01:34:05,667 honorable way. 1703 01:34:05,738 --> 01:34:09,071 - She's not too upset to give us a poke. - Give her a break. 1704 01:34:09,242 --> 01:34:11,904 Her husband may be dying and she thinks Jack did it. 1705 01:34:12,045 --> 01:34:15,537 Now let me turn this campaign over to Governor Picker. 1706 01:34:15,715 --> 01:34:17,205 Thank you, darlin'. 1707 01:34:20,019 --> 01:34:22,249 I hope you'll excuse me. This is a rather emotional time. 1708 01:34:22,422 --> 01:34:25,550 Mr... Governor Picker, do you think you can win the nomination? 1709 01:34:25,825 --> 01:34:28,726 Well, I'm... I'm not... 1710 01:34:28,828 --> 01:34:30,989 out to win the nomination. 1711 01:34:31,064 --> 01:34:32,929 I'm out to 1712 01:34:33,032 --> 01:34:34,897 continue what Senator Harris began. 1713 01:34:35,001 --> 01:34:39,028 I'm trying to give the American people an honest choice on the issues. 1714 01:34:39,105 --> 01:34:40,697 But if you won the nomination... 1715 01:34:40,874 --> 01:34:43,741 It's really premature to talk about that right now. 1716 01:34:44,544 --> 01:34:46,774 I really haven't had the time to think about it. 1717 01:34:47,714 --> 01:34:51,013 Now, what I have thought about is the best way I can help 1718 01:34:51,184 --> 01:34:53,675 Senator Harris in this campaign. 1719 01:34:55,054 --> 01:34:58,353 And as I know him as a man of action rather than words, 1720 01:34:59,259 --> 01:35:02,854 the best action is for me to go down 1721 01:35:03,229 --> 01:35:04,696 and donate a pint of blood, 1722 01:35:05,431 --> 01:35:07,422 because that's what he really needs now. 1723 01:35:08,234 --> 01:35:10,930 If you folks would like to come down and donate a pint, 1724 01:35:11,037 --> 01:35:13,062 I know Mrs. Harris would certainly appreciate it. 1725 01:35:14,274 --> 01:35:17,300 Jesus Christ, we should have thought of that blood thing. 1726 01:35:18,144 --> 01:35:20,635 - Great. - Great goddamn move. 1727 01:35:21,147 --> 01:35:25,083 How do we treat this guy? How do we run against him if he's not gonna run? 1728 01:35:25,451 --> 01:35:27,146 Oh, shit, he'll run. 1729 01:35:27,253 --> 01:35:28,447 But till he announces it, 1730 01:35:28,554 --> 01:35:30,385 he'll be the flavor of the week. 1731 01:35:30,556 --> 01:35:32,751 We'll just be patient and wait till he comes out. 1732 01:35:34,794 --> 01:35:36,921 What kind of changes can we expect in the campaign? 1733 01:35:37,096 --> 01:35:40,554 Lawrence Harris has made several negative 30-second spots, 1734 01:35:40,733 --> 01:35:43,566 and his pollsters have advised even more. 1735 01:35:44,070 --> 01:35:46,664 - Will you keep going in that direction? - No. 1736 01:35:46,839 --> 01:35:48,773 I won't be doing any spots, 1737 01:35:48,942 --> 01:35:52,434 and I won't be having any polls because I'm not gonna be paying any pollsters. 1738 01:35:52,612 --> 01:35:54,307 I'm not gonna hire folks 1739 01:35:54,414 --> 01:35:56,974 to tell me what you're thinkin' and how I can get at you. 1740 01:35:57,083 --> 01:36:00,985 - Then what exactly are you gonna do? - I'm gonna talk straight. 1741 01:36:01,354 --> 01:36:03,618 Jesus Christ! Who is this guy? 1742 01:36:03,790 --> 01:36:05,485 Well, let's not panic. 1743 01:36:05,591 --> 01:36:06,956 He's as much as admitted he's runnin', 1744 01:36:07,026 --> 01:36:09,756 so now we're gonna see some tarnish on the golden image. 1745 01:36:10,797 --> 01:36:14,528 The media giveth and... go fuck yourself. 1746 01:36:15,501 --> 01:36:18,959 Governor, why did you quit politics in 1978? 1747 01:36:20,006 --> 01:36:21,769 There were a lot of reasons, Charlie. 1748 01:36:21,941 --> 01:36:23,966 I had personal problems. 1749 01:36:24,610 --> 01:36:27,374 I know this can't be easy for you to talk about. 1750 01:36:27,547 --> 01:36:30,846 No, no, it's not, but I guess... 1751 01:36:30,950 --> 01:36:32,941 it's part of the game now, so I'll be candid. 1752 01:36:33,486 --> 01:36:36,284 You see, what happened was I got too wrapped up 1753 01:36:36,356 --> 01:36:38,324 in the business of being governor, 1754 01:36:38,491 --> 01:36:40,823 and I began to neglect my family, 1755 01:36:40,994 --> 01:36:43,224 and my wife fell in love with another man. 1756 01:36:44,330 --> 01:36:48,630 I quit in part to see if I could salvage my marriage, but I couldn't. 1757 01:36:49,202 --> 01:36:51,136 So I just wanted to make sure that my boys... 1758 01:36:51,304 --> 01:36:54,137 knew that they had two parents that loved them very much. 1759 01:36:54,307 --> 01:36:57,834 And I think if you ask them they'll tell you that we made it through okay. 1760 01:36:58,678 --> 01:37:02,637 They're in college now, and when Mrs. Harris asked me to do this, 1761 01:37:02,815 --> 01:37:04,874 they were very, very enthusiastic. 1762 01:37:05,051 --> 01:37:07,986 So I guess you could say that I'm doing this for them too. 1763 01:37:08,154 --> 01:37:10,679 Awesome. Best I've ever seen. 1764 01:37:12,025 --> 01:37:14,994 - What do we do? - Well, now we panic. 1765 01:37:16,195 --> 01:37:18,425 As I said earlier, it must be very difficult... 1766 01:37:20,598 --> 01:37:22,090 Hello. 1767 01:37:22,268 --> 01:37:24,532 Hey, Amnio Man! 1768 01:37:24,704 --> 01:37:27,195 God! How in the hell did you find out? 1769 01:37:27,373 --> 01:37:29,603 It wasn't hard. Loretta talked to a schoolmate. 1770 01:37:29,709 --> 01:37:32,906 A Current Affair just offered the McCollisters 250,000, 1771 01:37:33,012 --> 01:37:35,503 and Fat Willie threw 'em off the property and threatened to call the cops. 1772 01:37:35,915 --> 01:37:39,112 I had to stash 'em in another county. I could fuckin' kill Jack. 1773 01:37:39,218 --> 01:37:42,551 - He says he's not the father. - Well, he's probably not. 1774 01:37:42,722 --> 01:37:46,783 It doesn't matter. Shit begets shit. Cashmere made anything possible. 1775 01:37:46,959 --> 01:37:48,620 Yeah, didn't she? 1776 01:37:48,795 --> 01:37:51,696 Listen, I'm a good consultant and I know New York. 1777 01:37:51,864 --> 01:37:55,766 But I'm not a magician. Those rumors about you and the black girl... 1778 01:37:55,935 --> 01:37:59,632 Norman, can't I tell 'em I gave blood to disprove the charge, 1779 01:37:59,739 --> 01:38:01,036 and we're just waitin' for the results? 1780 01:38:01,107 --> 01:38:02,574 That's too defensive. 1781 01:38:02,642 --> 01:38:03,973 I don't like the contrast 1782 01:38:04,110 --> 01:38:05,975 between why you gave blood and why Picker gave blood. 1783 01:38:06,079 --> 01:38:09,071 I agree. But it might be a good idea to get on some TV shows 1784 01:38:09,148 --> 01:38:11,139 like Montel and Geraldo. 1785 01:38:11,484 --> 01:38:14,248 You mean strip away those last annoying little shreds of dignity 1786 01:38:14,387 --> 01:38:16,287 and just wallow in trash? 1787 01:38:16,456 --> 01:38:18,651 Why campaign in New York at all? What is the use? 1788 01:38:18,758 --> 01:38:21,158 You have to. You can't skip New York. 1789 01:38:21,260 --> 01:38:22,625 Well, they'll kill me. 1790 01:38:23,329 --> 01:38:25,490 No. It'll just feel like they have. 1791 01:38:27,100 --> 01:38:29,898 But you'll survive. We all find a way to survive. 1792 01:38:32,004 --> 01:38:36,998 That's why I'm so, so happy to be in New York, 1793 01:38:37,176 --> 01:38:39,804 to have the opportunity to... 1794 01:38:39,979 --> 01:38:42,914 If you just give me a chance... 1795 01:38:43,082 --> 01:38:45,949 Please give me a chance... 1796 01:38:46,119 --> 01:38:48,451 to answer your, your questions... 1797 01:38:51,691 --> 01:38:52,953 I love New York! 1798 01:39:01,100 --> 01:39:02,431 I hope you rot in hell! 1799 01:39:02,502 --> 01:39:03,992 Bugger, bugger, bugger! 1800 01:39:05,004 --> 01:39:06,198 Son of a bitch! 1801 01:39:06,305 --> 01:39:11,766 You're a phony! A pederast! You're a sick hetero fuck! 1802 01:39:19,485 --> 01:39:21,180 I'm in. I'm in. 1803 01:39:29,462 --> 01:39:33,296 I don't know how much more of this I can take. 1804 01:39:33,366 --> 01:39:35,527 Okay, tomorrow we start working Connecticut. 1805 01:39:35,635 --> 01:39:38,900 Picker's speaking at a rally, and we ought to hit it at the same time. 1806 01:39:39,005 --> 01:39:42,839 He can't tomorrow. He's got to go to Brooklyn and meet with the Lubavitcher Rebbe. 1807 01:39:43,009 --> 01:39:45,409 What? Who the fuck decided that? 1808 01:39:45,511 --> 01:39:48,071 The Lubavitcher Rebbe. Can't win New York without him. 1809 01:39:48,247 --> 01:39:51,512 - Hey, listen, Governor... - Norman knows New York. It's his call. 1810 01:39:51,684 --> 01:39:55,347 Susan's right. You go to the rally. I better keep the appointment. 1811 01:40:32,091 --> 01:40:33,388 Thank you. 1812 01:40:39,265 --> 01:40:42,393 Thank you. Well, this is kind of overwhelming. 1813 01:40:44,704 --> 01:40:47,138 He's nervous now. He's the man now. 1814 01:40:51,978 --> 01:40:53,878 I didn't expect this. 1815 01:40:56,482 --> 01:41:00,782 To all the folks giving their blood in the back out there in the tents, 1816 01:41:00,953 --> 01:41:03,251 I want to thank them. I really do. 1817 01:41:08,427 --> 01:41:10,224 Would you all do me... Would you all do me a favor? 1818 01:41:10,296 --> 01:41:12,321 Just don't shout quite so loud. 1819 01:41:12,431 --> 01:41:15,730 Thank you. 1820 01:41:15,901 --> 01:41:19,735 - Thanks. Now, I really mean it. - We love you! 1821 01:41:19,905 --> 01:41:23,432 I wish everyone would just calm down a little. 1822 01:41:23,509 --> 01:41:26,342 And when I say everyone, I mean the press, 1823 01:41:26,445 --> 01:41:29,812 and the TV crews and all my colleagues... 1824 01:41:30,483 --> 01:41:34,010 and all the folks who make a living advising my colleagues. 1825 01:41:34,186 --> 01:41:36,245 I think we need to calm down some. 1826 01:41:38,624 --> 01:41:43,425 You know, this is a terrific country. 1827 01:41:43,596 --> 01:41:46,190 But sometimes we go a little crazy. 1828 01:41:46,365 --> 01:41:51,029 And maybe that's part of our greatness, part of our freedom. 1829 01:41:52,104 --> 01:41:54,664 But if we don't watch out and calm down, 1830 01:41:54,840 --> 01:41:56,967 it all may just spin out of control. 1831 01:41:59,145 --> 01:42:03,047 You know, the world is getting more and more complicated. 1832 01:42:03,449 --> 01:42:08,477 And politicians have to explain things to you in simpler terms 1833 01:42:09,221 --> 01:42:13,521 so that they can get their little oversimplified explanations 1834 01:42:14,627 --> 01:42:15,855 on the evening news. 1835 01:42:17,229 --> 01:42:19,823 And eventually, instead of even trying to explain things, 1836 01:42:19,899 --> 01:42:23,335 they just give up and start slingin' mud at each other. 1837 01:42:23,636 --> 01:42:26,867 And it's all to keep you excited, keep you watchin', 1838 01:42:27,039 --> 01:42:29,200 like you watch a car wreck... 1839 01:42:29,375 --> 01:42:32,469 or a wrestlin' match. 1840 01:42:32,645 --> 01:42:36,376 As a matter of fact, that's exactly what it's like, professional wrestlin'. 1841 01:42:37,149 --> 01:42:40,050 It's... It's staged and it's fake, 1842 01:42:40,219 --> 01:42:41,846 and it doesn't mean anything. 1843 01:42:42,822 --> 01:42:44,722 And that goes for the debates. 1844 01:42:44,890 --> 01:42:46,983 We don't... We don't hate our opponents. 1845 01:42:47,159 --> 01:42:48,922 Hell, half the time we don't even know them. 1846 01:42:50,329 --> 01:42:54,561 But it seems it's the only way we know how to keep you all riled up. 1847 01:42:56,168 --> 01:42:58,193 So what I want to do with this campaign 1848 01:42:58,270 --> 01:43:00,898 is kind of quiet things down... 1849 01:43:01,073 --> 01:43:03,541 and start having a conversation... 1850 01:43:04,910 --> 01:43:09,244 about what sort of country we want this to be in the next century. 1851 01:43:11,217 --> 01:43:15,586 And I want Governor Stanton to know that I welcome him to this conversation. 1852 01:43:15,755 --> 01:43:16,744 Well, okay. 1853 01:43:16,856 --> 01:43:19,552 This show is all yours. You gentlemen know the rules. 1854 01:43:19,625 --> 01:43:22,219 No eye-gouging, no chair-tossing. 1855 01:43:22,294 --> 01:43:24,387 Three knockdowns, I come in to stop the bout. 1856 01:43:24,764 --> 01:43:28,461 I hope he don't lose it. Geraldo's gonna go after him, and Picker's very smooth. 1857 01:43:28,634 --> 01:43:31,432 - He won't lose it. - Frankly, folks, he doesn't have anything to lose. 1858 01:43:31,604 --> 01:43:34,539 Overshadows your entire campaign. 1859 01:43:34,707 --> 01:43:37,267 Is there any truth, any truth whatsoever, sir, 1860 01:43:37,443 --> 01:43:42,039 to the awful allegation that you are the father of a child by a teenage girl? 1861 01:43:42,381 --> 01:43:45,248 - Oh, shit! - No, it's good. It's out there. 1862 01:43:45,418 --> 01:43:47,648 Now, if Jack just keeps the answer short... 1863 01:43:47,820 --> 01:43:49,947 That she's been influenced by all the publicity... 1864 01:43:50,055 --> 01:43:51,886 surrounding the phony Cashmere McLeod tapes. 1865 01:43:52,057 --> 01:43:54,787 Now, the family involved are good people. They're friends of mine. 1866 01:43:54,994 --> 01:43:58,259 I spoke with the father just before they went to an undisclosed location, 1867 01:43:58,764 --> 01:44:00,891 and he apologized for causing me so much trouble. 1868 01:44:00,966 --> 01:44:04,163 I think that's all we need to know, Jack. Don't you, folks? 1869 01:44:04,804 --> 01:44:06,795 Jesus Christ. 1870 01:44:06,906 --> 01:44:09,101 Picker actually saved him. I've never seen that before. 1871 01:44:09,241 --> 01:44:12,142 - That's incredible. - Maybe this is the first time. 1872 01:44:12,278 --> 01:44:14,178 Maybe Picker's an original, the real thing. 1873 01:44:14,847 --> 01:44:18,647 You know your problem, Hotchkiss? It's you got gallopin' T.B. 1874 01:44:19,118 --> 01:44:22,519 - You don't mean tuberculosis, right? - I mean true-believer-ism. 1875 01:44:22,922 --> 01:44:24,913 You talk like a pro, you act like a pro, 1876 01:44:25,090 --> 01:44:27,149 but inside, you're just like Libby, 1877 01:44:27,326 --> 01:44:30,159 who actually goes crazy when her candidate turns out not to be 1878 01:44:30,262 --> 01:44:32,457 the rock her church was built on. 1879 01:44:32,965 --> 01:44:35,024 Do you know in '78 she actually wore a button that said, 1880 01:44:35,134 --> 01:44:36,362 I'm a Picker Person... 1881 01:44:36,702 --> 01:44:39,000 and nose-dived when he quit the race? 1882 01:44:39,371 --> 01:44:42,499 - Didn't even try to get the goods on why he was... - Well, he told us why. 1883 01:44:43,776 --> 01:44:46,939 What? He wanted to stay home with his kids? 1884 01:44:47,046 --> 01:44:50,174 I'd rather be dad than president? Gimme a fuckin' break. 1885 01:44:51,550 --> 01:44:55,042 The race among Democratic contenders might be a toss-up. 1886 01:44:55,221 --> 01:44:59,317 Polls taken after the two men appeared on the Geraldo show indicate 1887 01:44:59,458 --> 01:45:02,325 that Governor Picker still has a substantial lead, 1888 01:45:02,528 --> 01:45:06,555 but there has been a remarkable five-percent increase for Governor Stanton. 1889 01:45:07,166 --> 01:45:08,360 Fuckin' Norman Asher. 1890 01:45:08,501 --> 01:45:11,026 Stanton's appearance is attributed by many... 1891 01:45:11,337 --> 01:45:12,565 Thank you. 1892 01:45:13,539 --> 01:45:17,031 Hey, I'm just takin' a leave of absence. 1893 01:45:17,142 --> 01:45:19,667 I can't stick around and take orders from Norman Asher. 1894 01:45:20,346 --> 01:45:22,075 We're from different parts of the jungle. 1895 01:45:22,515 --> 01:45:25,006 Let him have his day. This thing's about gone anyway. 1896 01:45:25,084 --> 01:45:27,575 - I can't believe this. - Why? 1897 01:45:28,354 --> 01:45:30,720 Henry, I've been through this shit a hundred times. 1898 01:45:31,090 --> 01:45:34,184 That's what these guys do. They love you, and they stop lovin' ya. 1899 01:45:34,527 --> 01:45:36,358 But Stanton's different. 1900 01:45:37,396 --> 01:45:39,887 Yeah, he is different. He was worth it. 1901 01:45:41,500 --> 01:45:43,593 You take care of your ass, Hotchkiss. 1902 01:45:49,208 --> 01:45:50,539 I'll see you next time. 1903 01:46:00,719 --> 01:46:03,620 I'm very sorry about losing Daisy and Richard. 1904 01:46:03,789 --> 01:46:05,950 But we're all pros. We know these things happen. 1905 01:46:06,592 --> 01:46:08,287 I wanna talk about Picker, 1906 01:46:09,194 --> 01:46:11,628 something Richard said about Picker. 1907 01:46:12,364 --> 01:46:13,797 I wanna find out... 1908 01:46:14,900 --> 01:46:17,630 why did Picker quit in '78? 1909 01:46:23,042 --> 01:46:25,101 The only dirt I ever heard about Picker... 1910 01:46:25,277 --> 01:46:28,075 was a condo development named Clearwater Estates 1911 01:46:28,147 --> 01:46:31,878 where the state matched money for the county to build a connecting road. 1912 01:46:32,885 --> 01:46:33,874 And? 1913 01:46:34,887 --> 01:46:36,320 Nothing specific. 1914 01:46:36,922 --> 01:46:40,255 The project was being developed by a guy named Edgardo Reyes. 1915 01:46:40,426 --> 01:46:44,419 Edgardo Reyes is the brother of Antonia Reyes, who is... 1916 01:46:44,563 --> 01:46:47,657 Picker's former wife. Who else knows about this? 1917 01:46:47,933 --> 01:46:50,424 - Anyone follow it up? - Nope. 1918 01:46:51,170 --> 01:46:54,105 Well, Lib, let's go. 1919 01:46:56,575 --> 01:46:57,564 What? 1920 01:47:01,580 --> 01:47:03,673 - What? - I'm tryin' to decide. 1921 01:47:03,849 --> 01:47:08,013 - Decide what? - Whether I wanna do this for ya, you stupid shit. 1922 01:47:08,921 --> 01:47:11,515 I bust dust. I protect ya. I don't do in the opponent. 1923 01:47:11,991 --> 01:47:13,959 What the fuck is the difference? 1924 01:47:14,193 --> 01:47:16,286 All the difference in the world. 1925 01:47:16,362 --> 01:47:18,091 All the moral difference in the world. 1926 01:47:18,631 --> 01:47:21,691 I'm not too interested in tearin' ol' Freddy Picker down. 1927 01:47:21,934 --> 01:47:25,301 - And if he's bent, if he's a crook? - It'll out. 1928 01:47:25,471 --> 01:47:29,339 But when? Say he wins the nomination, and then it comes out. 1929 01:47:29,475 --> 01:47:32,035 Look at this. Look at this. 1930 01:47:34,880 --> 01:47:37,314 The results of the blood test Dr. Beauregard gave me. 1931 01:47:38,183 --> 01:47:39,616 Congratulations. 1932 01:47:40,019 --> 01:47:42,954 - I'm sure this'll help. - But it won't. 1933 01:47:43,155 --> 01:47:47,489 Libby, honey, you know it. It won't matter that my blood doesn't match Loretta's baby. 1934 01:47:47,693 --> 01:47:50,025 It won't matter that I can't be the father. 1935 01:47:50,562 --> 01:47:52,962 The only way it would matter is if I were the father, 1936 01:47:53,165 --> 01:47:55,190 because guilty is what's interesting. 1937 01:47:55,334 --> 01:47:58,633 Am I supposed to live by these rules and let Picker slide in on a special pass 1938 01:47:58,737 --> 01:48:01,069 because you were a Picker person in the '70s? 1939 01:48:01,206 --> 01:48:04,403 You mean and justice for all? That's a stupid fuckin' argument. 1940 01:48:04,543 --> 01:48:08,741 Okay, but this isn't. Picker could be guilty of fraud or a tax swindle. 1941 01:48:08,847 --> 01:48:12,374 If he used influence to help his brother-in-law, he's not fit to be president. 1942 01:48:13,352 --> 01:48:15,217 He could be a real shit. 1943 01:48:16,422 --> 01:48:20,188 Forget who you thought he was. Find out who he really is. 1944 01:48:29,768 --> 01:48:30,860 Get packed. 1945 01:48:35,174 --> 01:48:37,233 We're in limbo now, Henry. 1946 01:48:39,244 --> 01:48:42,577 We are outside the mainstream. 1947 01:48:44,283 --> 01:48:48,413 We are in purgatory. We are lost. 1948 01:48:48,520 --> 01:48:51,011 Libby, if you don't shut up, 1949 01:48:51,256 --> 01:48:53,622 I'm gonna kill myself. 1950 01:48:53,892 --> 01:48:58,852 We are testing our limits. We are in the pits. 1951 01:48:59,131 --> 01:49:01,531 Remember Limbo Rock? Remember the words? 1952 01:49:02,067 --> 01:49:04,695 How low can you go? 1953 01:49:10,409 --> 01:49:14,368 Is there a reason we're meeting him in neo-Bwana Land instead of his office? 1954 01:49:14,546 --> 01:49:16,878 Two reasons. No recordin' devices. 1955 01:49:17,049 --> 01:49:20,576 - And I've always wanted to see this hotel. - Yeah. 1956 01:49:21,153 --> 01:49:22,620 Yes, I had this business. 1957 01:49:22,721 --> 01:49:25,212 Yes, I hoped having the governor as brother-in-law... 1958 01:49:25,290 --> 01:49:26,450 would be an advantage. 1959 01:49:27,426 --> 01:49:30,725 But Mr. Righteous wouldn't cut me any slack. 1960 01:49:31,130 --> 01:49:33,394 We did Clearwater straight up. 1961 01:49:35,801 --> 01:49:39,134 It would be God's little joke if they nailed him for it anyway, wouldn't it? 1962 01:49:39,605 --> 01:49:43,405 Freddy didn't know you hired his wife and brother to get to him? 1963 01:49:43,809 --> 01:49:46,471 Know? Absolutely not. 1964 01:49:47,746 --> 01:49:49,680 Thank you, Mr. Reyes. 1965 01:49:49,848 --> 01:49:52,840 My friend and I are very grateful, more than we can say. 1966 01:49:53,018 --> 01:49:56,010 Know? What the fuck did he know? 1967 01:49:56,121 --> 01:49:58,112 He was half-stoned most of the time. 1968 01:49:59,358 --> 01:50:00,620 Stoned? 1969 01:50:02,761 --> 01:50:06,253 Oh, dear. I really said something I shouldn't, didn't I? 1970 01:50:06,532 --> 01:50:08,523 Saint Freddy's staffers don't like to hear that. 1971 01:50:10,002 --> 01:50:11,526 Stoned how? 1972 01:50:12,538 --> 01:50:15,132 Toot, toot, tootsie good-bye. 1973 01:50:16,608 --> 01:50:20,772 You two look disappointed. You didn't know he was a fucking maricon cokehead? 1974 01:50:20,846 --> 01:50:24,543 - Wait a minute. Coc... - Cocaine. He loved the shit. 1975 01:50:24,783 --> 01:50:28,651 Hell, we all loved the shit, but he's the only one who's a candidate for sainthood. 1976 01:50:28,787 --> 01:50:31,620 I'm afraid that's a little hard to buy. 1977 01:50:31,690 --> 01:50:35,683 - I mean, it just doesn't fit. - Maybe not now. 1978 01:50:35,861 --> 01:50:40,298 Twenty years ago, almost everyone was doing everything. Right, Libby? 1979 01:50:40,365 --> 01:50:43,994 But where would Freddy score? How could he keep it quiet in the governor's mansion? 1980 01:50:44,169 --> 01:50:45,898 There was a guy. 1981 01:50:46,705 --> 01:50:50,698 There was a young guy. Lorenzo Delgado. 1982 01:50:51,476 --> 01:50:53,410 Upper-class Cuban. A lawyer. 1983 01:50:53,645 --> 01:50:57,809 He and the governor knew each other socially, so it was perfectly all right. 1984 01:50:59,418 --> 01:51:03,718 The joke is, Delgado just got out of prison, 1985 01:51:03,822 --> 01:51:06,552 and now lives in a halfway house in Hialeah. 1986 01:51:06,658 --> 01:51:09,183 And Saint Freddy is about to be president. 1987 01:51:10,362 --> 01:51:11,989 Yeah, that is a joke. 1988 01:51:12,231 --> 01:51:14,893 Must get a lot of laughs when you tell it at dinner parties. 1989 01:51:15,567 --> 01:51:17,364 I don't talk about Freddy. 1990 01:51:17,669 --> 01:51:20,866 I'm talking to you 'cause you're from his campaign. 1991 01:51:21,874 --> 01:51:23,171 It's just... 1992 01:51:24,676 --> 01:51:27,167 I'm not the only guy in town knows this. 1993 01:51:28,347 --> 01:51:31,839 Ah, he should have never gotten back into the game. 1994 01:51:32,351 --> 01:51:34,046 Now he'll go down. 1995 01:51:35,354 --> 01:51:38,949 This is America. You can bank on it. 1996 01:51:48,066 --> 01:51:49,260 Lorenzo Delgado. 1997 01:51:50,102 --> 01:51:53,230 On the porch. Through there. 1998 01:51:53,906 --> 01:51:55,305 Thank you. 1999 01:52:01,713 --> 01:52:04,739 - Lorenzo? - Right in there. 2000 01:52:04,950 --> 01:52:05,939 Thanks. 2001 01:52:10,722 --> 01:52:15,250 Mr. Delgado, we're here about Freddy Picker. 2002 01:52:17,763 --> 01:52:19,663 Sit down. Sit down. 2003 01:52:23,669 --> 01:52:25,398 Are you from the campaign? 2004 01:52:26,071 --> 01:52:27,470 I've been expecting you. 2005 01:52:28,907 --> 01:52:31,569 You can tell Freddy he has nothing to fear from me. 2006 01:52:31,843 --> 01:52:33,572 Nothing. Understand? 2007 01:52:36,682 --> 01:52:38,673 This happened after him. 2008 01:52:41,253 --> 01:52:43,244 I fucked my brains out in jail. 2009 01:52:43,355 --> 01:52:45,255 Not much else to do there. 2010 01:52:46,525 --> 01:52:51,485 There were so many boys who spent all day in the gym working on their bodies. 2011 01:53:01,273 --> 01:53:03,264 I like this porch. 2012 01:53:04,176 --> 01:53:07,111 I can't do it all the time. It depends on the weather. 2013 01:53:08,814 --> 01:53:10,543 It's strange. 2014 01:53:11,016 --> 01:53:13,780 My body temperature is always off one way or the other. 2015 01:53:13,885 --> 01:53:15,682 Too hot or too cold. 2016 01:53:16,655 --> 01:53:18,623 It's never just right. 2017 01:53:19,124 --> 01:53:22,821 Sometimes the tiniest breeze can set me off, shivering. 2018 01:53:25,063 --> 01:53:28,464 There's nothing I can do about it. I can't turn it off. 2019 01:53:29,801 --> 01:53:31,792 I just gotta let it ride. 2020 01:53:36,541 --> 01:53:39,999 So, are you Freddy's friend now? 2021 01:53:48,653 --> 01:53:50,883 You just knew it was gonna be good. 2022 01:53:51,523 --> 01:53:53,684 You just knew it was gonna be irresistible. 2023 01:53:53,759 --> 01:53:56,489 But this has every fucking thing. 2024 01:53:56,661 --> 01:53:59,323 Sex. Drugs. Corruption. 2025 01:53:59,664 --> 01:54:01,723 And none of it, none of it, 2026 01:54:01,833 --> 01:54:04,427 Henry, my man, is clear-cut venality. 2027 01:54:04,569 --> 01:54:09,029 It's all kind of human and awful and sad. 2028 01:54:11,043 --> 01:54:13,341 Now we'll find out. 2029 01:54:13,845 --> 01:54:16,507 Find out what, Libby? We just found out. 2030 01:54:16,681 --> 01:54:20,242 Oh, don't play dumb with me, Henry. This is a test. 2031 01:54:21,019 --> 01:54:23,010 Of us and them. 2032 01:54:23,221 --> 01:54:25,621 Actually, of us and them and us again. 2033 01:54:25,757 --> 01:54:28,055 We passed the entrance exam. We got the dirt. 2034 01:54:28,193 --> 01:54:30,718 Now it's about them, Jack and Susan. 2035 01:54:30,796 --> 01:54:32,593 What are they gonna do with it? 2036 01:54:32,697 --> 01:54:35,461 Little buddy, isn't that what we're both after here? 2037 01:54:36,268 --> 01:54:39,795 I mean, after 25 years, I get to see what they're about. 2038 01:54:40,705 --> 01:54:43,265 Not just hypothesize. Not just hope. 2039 01:54:43,775 --> 01:54:46,107 This is it. Graduation day. 2040 01:54:46,611 --> 01:54:48,704 They graduate or I do. 2041 01:54:49,548 --> 01:54:52,779 Tell the truth, Henry. Isn't that what you're really after too? 2042 01:54:53,718 --> 01:54:55,913 Watch the road, Libby, goddamn it. 2043 01:54:55,987 --> 01:54:57,420 Isn't it? 2044 01:55:15,740 --> 01:55:18,231 Here, Governor, feast your eyes. You too, my lady. 2045 01:55:18,410 --> 01:55:20,571 Henry, a transcript of our tour. 2046 01:55:34,926 --> 01:55:37,622 This is... This is remarkable. 2047 01:55:41,600 --> 01:55:44,433 How on earth did he think he was gonna get away with this? 2048 01:55:49,708 --> 01:55:50,868 Now, now, what do we do with this? 2049 01:55:52,477 --> 01:55:56,106 The Times? No, the Wall Street Journal. More authoritative in a way. 2050 01:55:56,848 --> 01:56:00,682 Through an intermediary, someone not associated with the campaign. 2051 01:56:04,022 --> 01:56:05,546 I don't think so. 2052 01:56:06,525 --> 01:56:09,961 - What do you mean? - I don't think there's anything of use here. 2053 01:56:13,031 --> 01:56:14,623 You gotta be kiddin'. 2054 01:56:14,966 --> 01:56:17,059 It doesn't meet my standards. 2055 01:56:17,636 --> 01:56:18,864 What on earth do you mean? 2056 01:56:19,471 --> 01:56:22,838 I mean, madame, Henry and I don't think the use of this material is proper. 2057 01:56:23,475 --> 01:56:27,502 We have a moral objection. And I have a historical beef. 2058 01:56:28,013 --> 01:56:29,002 Aw, come on, Libby. 2059 01:56:29,080 --> 01:56:31,014 Why did you go out and get it if you weren't gonna use it? 2060 01:56:31,516 --> 01:56:33,677 'Cause Susan was right. He could've been a real shit. 2061 01:56:33,885 --> 01:56:36,046 I didn't think he would be, and he isn't. But he could've been. 2062 01:56:36,154 --> 01:56:38,520 But, Jackie, my dearest, you're Off the fuckin' point. 2063 01:56:38,690 --> 01:56:41,158 The point is we don't do this sort of thing. 2064 01:56:41,259 --> 01:56:44,660 Oh, I'll be relentless bustin' dust and guardin' your ass. 2065 01:56:44,763 --> 01:56:47,664 I'd have even blown Randy Culligan's weenie off for ya. 2066 01:56:47,933 --> 01:56:51,027 Well, maybe I wouldn't have. But this is something else. 2067 01:56:51,169 --> 01:56:53,831 This is hurting someone else. This sucks. 2068 01:56:54,206 --> 01:56:56,367 You wanna know why this sucks? 2069 01:56:56,675 --> 01:56:58,336 Because you told me so. 2070 01:56:59,611 --> 01:57:01,579 Remember when, Jackie? 2071 01:57:02,047 --> 01:57:03,708 Let me refresh your memory. 2072 01:57:15,560 --> 01:57:17,460 Weren't they gorgeous, Henry? 2073 01:57:17,560 --> 01:57:19,860 - Yeah, but look at you. - You little shit. 2074 01:57:20,098 --> 01:57:21,793 I told you I used to have a waist. 2075 01:57:21,900 --> 01:57:24,232 - Libby... - Hush up. Don't ruin it. 2076 01:57:24,536 --> 01:57:28,370 Do you remember when this was? You don't, do you? 2077 01:57:28,640 --> 01:57:31,404 - The Miami headquarters in '72. - Yeah. 2078 01:57:31,610 --> 01:57:33,578 It was taken just after the convention. 2079 01:57:34,479 --> 01:57:36,037 I'll never forget that convention. 2080 01:57:36,248 --> 01:57:39,706 Libby, for chrissake, what are you doing? What's the point? 2081 01:57:39,884 --> 01:57:43,320 The point is Eagleton. Remember, Jack? 2082 01:57:43,788 --> 01:57:46,313 I must've known you, what, two days then? 2083 01:57:46,558 --> 01:57:49,755 We hear that McGovern has chosen a vice president 2084 01:57:49,928 --> 01:57:51,589 who had electric shock treatments. 2085 01:57:52,163 --> 01:57:54,495 For the first time I considered the possibility 2086 01:57:54,599 --> 01:57:57,090 we might lose to that fuckbrain Nixon. 2087 01:57:57,435 --> 01:58:01,462 I mean, before that, I was absolutely convinced we would win. 2088 01:58:01,773 --> 01:58:06,005 Can you imagine, Henry? We were so fuckin' young. 2089 01:58:06,811 --> 01:58:10,247 And this one... He takes me out. 2090 01:58:10,749 --> 01:58:14,185 We go to this little open-air Cuban joint. Remember, Jack? 2091 01:58:14,319 --> 01:58:17,254 I got my head in my hands. Life has ended. 2092 01:58:17,355 --> 01:58:21,155 I say, they did it. The C.I.A. It had to be the C.I.A. 2093 01:58:21,359 --> 01:58:23,827 I couldn't believe that Tom Eagleton would really be a nutcase. 2094 01:58:23,995 --> 01:58:26,930 They had to have dragged him off and drugged him and made him crazy. 2095 01:58:27,165 --> 01:58:30,362 It couldn't have been that McGovern was a complete fucking amateur. 2096 01:58:30,502 --> 01:58:35,496 No, they did dirty tricks. I said, we gotta get the same capability as the C.I.A. 2097 01:58:35,774 --> 01:58:38,470 Remember, Jack? We gotta be able to do dirt too. 2098 01:58:38,943 --> 01:58:42,606 You said, no. Our job is to end all that. 2099 01:58:43,048 --> 01:58:45,039 Our job is to make it clean. 2100 01:58:45,383 --> 01:58:48,216 Because if it's clean, we win. 2101 01:58:49,854 --> 01:58:52,288 Because our ideas are better. 2102 01:58:53,958 --> 01:58:55,823 You remember that, Jack? 2103 01:58:57,295 --> 01:58:59,058 That was a long time ago. 2104 01:58:59,731 --> 01:59:03,497 Libby, you said it yourself. We were young. 2105 01:59:04,369 --> 01:59:06,496 We didn't know how the world worked. 2106 01:59:07,906 --> 01:59:09,498 Now we know. 2107 01:59:10,408 --> 01:59:14,139 We know that if we don't move on this Picker situation, two things will happen. 2108 01:59:14,346 --> 01:59:16,871 The first is, we're dead. Everything we've worked for 2109 01:59:16,981 --> 01:59:20,382 since Miami 25 years ago dies, and fast. 2110 01:59:21,353 --> 01:59:24,550 The second thing that happens is someday very soon, when the romance dies, 2111 01:59:24,656 --> 01:59:27,181 when they've gotten sick of Freddie Picker's quiet, righteous act, 2112 01:59:27,325 --> 01:59:30,692 some enterprising journalist will stumble onto this. 2113 01:59:32,197 --> 01:59:35,098 If he doesn't, the Republicans will lead him to it on their timetable. 2114 01:59:35,200 --> 01:59:37,259 Next fall, it'll be another Eagleton. 2115 01:59:38,103 --> 01:59:41,231 It'll be our fault this time for letting it happen. 2116 01:59:41,906 --> 01:59:43,567 Your fault, Libby. 2117 01:59:44,943 --> 01:59:46,740 Honey, you may be right. 2118 01:59:46,845 --> 01:59:49,177 All of it may be right. 2119 01:59:49,414 --> 01:59:53,043 But we can't do it because it just ain't who we're supposed to be. 2120 01:59:53,284 --> 01:59:56,185 Maybe we could leak part of it, the Clearwater stuff. 2121 01:59:56,454 --> 01:59:58,183 We know the Republicans have that. 2122 01:59:58,456 --> 02:00:01,016 You don't think they're gonna have the rest any day now? 2123 02:00:01,192 --> 02:00:03,183 You think Reyes is only gonna tell this story once? 2124 02:00:03,762 --> 02:00:06,196 I'm sorry, Libby. There's just no discussion. 2125 02:00:06,431 --> 02:00:08,797 You're right. None. 2126 02:00:09,734 --> 02:00:12,430 Henry and me have decided this dies here. 2127 02:00:12,904 --> 02:00:14,269 I don't think so. 2128 02:00:19,144 --> 02:00:21,874 I'm sorry, sweetheart, but it does. 2129 02:00:22,714 --> 02:00:24,272 And here's why. 2130 02:00:26,251 --> 02:00:27,878 You know what this is? 2131 02:00:28,286 --> 02:00:32,586 Test results on Jack's blood, Uncle Charlie's blood taken over the years. 2132 02:00:32,757 --> 02:00:36,989 This is the blood test report Jack gave me that proves he's not the father 2133 02:00:37,095 --> 02:00:38,392 of Loretta McCollister's baby. 2134 02:00:38,463 --> 02:00:41,057 You know what, Jack? It's not your blood. 2135 02:00:42,100 --> 02:00:43,124 Isn't that a riot? 2136 02:00:44,569 --> 02:00:47,800 The blood sample Dr. Beauregard took was not from you. 2137 02:00:48,106 --> 02:00:49,937 It was from Uncle Charlie. 2138 02:00:50,508 --> 02:00:52,442 You sent him to have his blood tested in your place, 2139 02:00:52,510 --> 02:00:55,070 because you know good old Dr. Beauregard loves you and 2140 02:00:55,180 --> 02:00:57,307 wants to teach those Yankees a lesson. 2141 02:00:57,582 --> 02:01:00,176 He's not gonna love you enough to lose his license, Jack. 2142 02:01:00,452 --> 02:01:03,444 Once he knows I have proof, he'll fold like a cheap accordion. 2143 02:01:03,922 --> 02:01:06,948 I know that won't prove you are the father of Loretta's baby. 2144 02:01:07,325 --> 02:01:09,020 In fact, I think you're not. 2145 02:01:09,260 --> 02:01:11,490 But it proves you thought you might be. 2146 02:01:12,263 --> 02:01:16,097 That proves you fucked her. That will kill your chances. 2147 02:01:16,835 --> 02:01:18,302 You would do that. 2148 02:01:19,103 --> 02:01:21,162 You would end his political career. 2149 02:01:23,007 --> 02:01:26,204 You see, Jack, she hasn't even heard. 2150 02:01:27,278 --> 02:01:31,112 She isn't even upset that you fucked your 17-year-old baby-sitter. 2151 02:01:31,716 --> 02:01:35,618 You know why? It's never the cheat who goes to hell. 2152 02:01:35,820 --> 02:01:37,981 It's always the one who he cheated on. 2153 02:01:38,456 --> 02:01:41,118 That's why you can still talk in that tenderhearted voice 2154 02:01:41,226 --> 02:01:42,853 about bein' in it for the folks. 2155 02:01:43,161 --> 02:01:47,393 And Susie here can only talk in that voice from hell about your political career. 2156 02:01:47,999 --> 02:01:52,732 What kind of shit is that? Excuse me, I forgot. 2157 02:01:52,904 --> 02:01:57,466 It's the same old shit. It's the shit no one ever calls you on ever. 2158 02:01:57,575 --> 02:02:00,976 Because you're so completely fucking special. 2159 02:02:01,546 --> 02:02:04,572 Because everyone was always so proud of you. 2160 02:02:05,383 --> 02:02:07,977 Me too. Me the worst. 2161 02:02:10,722 --> 02:02:12,986 It just makes it a whole lot easier for me. 2162 02:02:14,826 --> 02:02:17,556 It's totally depressing. 2163 02:02:17,829 --> 02:02:21,663 What have I been doing this for my whole pathetic fucking life? 2164 02:02:24,602 --> 02:02:26,331 So here's the deal. 2165 02:02:26,838 --> 02:02:31,366 If you move on Freddy Picker, who I think we all agree is a flawed but decent man, 2166 02:02:32,110 --> 02:02:33,907 I move on you. 2167 02:02:35,747 --> 02:02:37,442 Yes. 2168 02:02:38,616 --> 02:02:42,382 I will destroy this village in order to save it. 2169 02:02:51,296 --> 02:02:53,423 Henry, tomorrow we... 2170 02:03:08,246 --> 02:03:10,111 Is that for me? 2171 02:03:10,248 --> 02:03:11,875 No, darlin'. 2172 02:03:12,917 --> 02:03:14,544 Where are we? 2173 02:03:14,986 --> 02:03:17,784 We're just coming up to my beautiful condo by the river. 2174 02:03:18,790 --> 02:03:22,055 Hey, do you wanna come in for some coffee, booze, Diet Coke? 2175 02:03:22,627 --> 02:03:24,720 Not tonight. 2176 02:03:26,397 --> 02:03:28,592 Deliver this for me, will ya? 2177 02:03:29,133 --> 02:03:30,725 I'm not gonna use it. 2178 02:03:31,402 --> 02:03:34,769 You're giving them the blood test info, letting them off the hook? 2179 02:03:34,973 --> 02:03:39,342 Why not? Picker will go down anyway. We can't save him. 2180 02:03:41,079 --> 02:03:44,571 The whole point of this was to see if they'd turn him in, and they will. 2181 02:03:44,749 --> 02:03:47,309 They didn't even fuckin' hesitate. 2182 02:03:49,621 --> 02:03:52,181 So that's that. 2183 02:03:53,791 --> 02:03:56,919 Let 'em swing, Libby. Let 'em sweat a little. 2184 02:03:57,128 --> 02:03:58,755 Oh, honey. 2185 02:04:01,499 --> 02:04:03,433 You see that moon? 2186 02:04:04,535 --> 02:04:07,800 That's me. It's beautiful, huh? 2187 02:04:09,040 --> 02:04:10,598 But, Henry, 2188 02:04:12,477 --> 02:04:14,377 it's only reflected light. 2189 02:04:14,545 --> 02:04:16,342 It needs the sun. 2190 02:04:17,615 --> 02:04:19,606 The Stantons are my sun. 2191 02:04:21,119 --> 02:04:24,987 I lived my life drawing light and warmth from them. 2192 02:04:26,290 --> 02:04:29,054 Without them, I'm bleak and cold 2193 02:04:29,293 --> 02:04:31,454 and airless for eternity. 2194 02:04:36,534 --> 02:04:38,229 You be careful, Henry. 2195 02:04:39,237 --> 02:04:41,330 You still have something of an atmosphere. 2196 02:04:42,340 --> 02:04:44,968 Find yourself a life, okay? 2197 02:04:45,810 --> 02:04:47,209 Okay. 2198 02:04:47,979 --> 02:04:49,640 Come here. 2199 02:04:55,086 --> 02:04:57,247 Go on now. 2200 02:05:07,331 --> 02:05:11,358 - Try and get some sleep. - You can find your way from here? 2201 02:05:11,903 --> 02:05:14,497 Oh, sure. 2202 02:05:14,839 --> 02:05:18,673 From here? There's only two ways you can go from here. 2203 02:05:19,711 --> 02:05:21,838 - Bye, sweetie. - Good night. 2204 02:05:41,432 --> 02:05:43,423 No! No. No. 2205 02:05:44,268 --> 02:05:46,361 Oh, God, no. 2206 02:05:55,646 --> 02:05:58,809 - Hey, hey! - No, she's a friend of mine. 2207 02:05:58,983 --> 02:06:00,951 She's a close friend of mine. Come on. Let me through. 2208 02:06:01,119 --> 02:06:02,552 It's okay. 2209 02:06:02,720 --> 02:06:05,814 It's all right. 2210 02:06:27,411 --> 02:06:29,606 A lot of us here today grew up with Libby Holden. 2211 02:06:30,414 --> 02:06:31,938 She was our friend. 2212 02:06:32,116 --> 02:06:33,276 She was our big sister. 2213 02:06:34,685 --> 02:06:38,451 She bullied us. She drove us crazy. 2214 02:06:40,091 --> 02:06:42,116 Worst of all, she remembered everything about us. 2215 02:06:43,261 --> 02:06:45,252 Everything we hoped to be. 2216 02:06:45,696 --> 02:06:47,994 Everything we wanted the world to be. 2217 02:06:48,699 --> 02:06:50,758 All those young promises made, 2218 02:06:50,835 --> 02:06:52,928 Libby remembered in the original wording. 2219 02:06:55,139 --> 02:06:57,607 Before she died, she wrote me a note. 2220 02:06:58,609 --> 02:07:00,167 It said, 2221 02:07:01,946 --> 02:07:03,811 I am so fucking disappointed in you. 2222 02:07:04,182 --> 02:07:06,173 Shape up. 2223 02:07:08,019 --> 02:07:10,453 I am so sorry that I disappointed her. 2224 02:07:10,688 --> 02:07:14,954 Lam so sorry I can't look at her and say 2225 02:07:15,893 --> 02:07:17,861 that I will promise to do better. 2226 02:07:18,963 --> 02:07:22,524 She lent us her courage and her warmth... 2227 02:07:23,467 --> 02:07:25,128 and her madness. 2228 02:07:25,703 --> 02:07:27,170 She... 2229 02:07:29,073 --> 02:07:31,633 She had the most amazing heart. 2230 02:07:36,747 --> 02:07:38,305 Long trip. 2231 02:07:40,685 --> 02:07:42,550 No press that I can see. 2232 02:07:43,254 --> 02:07:44,983 Not yet. 2233 02:07:56,601 --> 02:07:58,330 Follow me, Governor. 2234 02:08:00,271 --> 02:08:03,502 This is the only copy left. I want you to have it 2235 02:08:03,574 --> 02:08:06,338 because it might help to know what someone else may find. 2236 02:08:06,677 --> 02:08:09,510 I shouldn't have looked for it. I'm really sorry. 2237 02:08:12,750 --> 02:08:14,377 Fucking cocaine. 2238 02:08:15,553 --> 02:08:19,353 You know, I was so successful at everything I did. 2239 02:08:19,857 --> 02:08:23,349 In business, politics. Hell, I could handle anything. 2240 02:08:24,195 --> 02:08:25,685 Except cocaine. 2241 02:08:27,064 --> 02:08:29,532 Only, I didn't know that because of cocaine. 2242 02:08:30,401 --> 02:08:33,768 That's really what fucked up my marriage. It wasn't anything else. 2243 02:08:35,406 --> 02:08:36,873 And... 2244 02:08:39,043 --> 02:08:41,944 I did go to bed with 'Renzo once or twice. 2245 02:08:44,315 --> 02:08:45,873 Hell, it was just a coke thing. 2246 02:08:45,950 --> 02:08:47,542 I could do anything, so I did that too. 2247 02:08:51,222 --> 02:08:53,383 I'm seeing a really nice woman now. 2248 02:08:54,492 --> 02:08:57,222 I suppose I have to tell her. 2249 02:08:59,096 --> 02:09:00,893 Hell of a price to pay, isn't it? 2250 02:09:01,966 --> 02:09:04,093 Maybe no one will find out. 2251 02:09:05,002 --> 02:09:07,562 You did in a day. 2252 02:09:09,607 --> 02:09:11,598 I should never have said yes to Mrs. Harris, 2253 02:09:11,742 --> 02:09:14,734 but I liked what Harris was doing, and I thought I'd give it a week. 2254 02:09:15,146 --> 02:09:16,977 Then it... It just took off. 2255 02:09:17,081 --> 02:09:20,847 - Once I did that blood thing... - That was great politics. 2256 02:09:21,285 --> 02:09:23,845 Yeah. Amazing, wasn't it? 2257 02:09:25,256 --> 02:09:27,520 Jack, I'd like to thank you for coming here 2258 02:09:27,925 --> 02:09:30,086 the honorable way you have. 2259 02:09:31,295 --> 02:09:32,762 I was wrong to stay in. 2260 02:09:32,830 --> 02:09:34,593 I just hope when I quit 2261 02:09:34,665 --> 02:09:36,633 maybe they won't hit it as hard. 2262 02:09:39,370 --> 02:09:40,837 My boys... 2263 02:09:43,174 --> 02:09:45,642 I really don't want them to know about 'Renzo. 2264 02:09:47,311 --> 02:09:49,370 But probably the bottom line is... 2265 02:09:50,648 --> 02:09:53,776 I'm gonna be a national joke. 2266 02:09:55,886 --> 02:09:57,353 And I'm gonna have to explain it all 2267 02:09:57,455 --> 02:09:59,150 to my boys, either way. 2268 02:10:00,691 --> 02:10:02,886 Because no matter what I do... 2269 02:10:03,461 --> 02:10:05,361 the press is still gonna find out 2270 02:10:05,463 --> 02:10:06,521 the rest of it, aren't they? 2271 02:10:08,466 --> 02:10:11,128 If they think it'll sell one newspaper, yes. 2272 02:10:13,804 --> 02:10:15,362 Oh, my God. 2273 02:10:24,348 --> 02:10:28,842 If there's anything I can do, anything that can make it a little better... 2274 02:10:40,664 --> 02:10:43,997 <i>I can still hear the soft summer wind</i> 2275 02:10:44,502 --> 02:10:46,697 <i>In the live oak trees</i> 2276 02:10:47,905 --> 02:10:50,703 <i>And those Williams boys</i> 2277 02:10:50,841 --> 02:10:53,241 <i>They still mean a lot to me</i> 2278 02:10:53,677 --> 02:10:55,577 <i>Hank and Tennessee</i> 2279 02:10:56,180 --> 02:11:01,675 <i>I guess we're all gonna be what we're gonna be</i> 2280 02:11:02,620 --> 02:11:04,451 <i>So what do you do</i> 2281 02:11:04,588 --> 02:11:07,216 <i>With good ol' boys like me</i> 2282 02:11:07,291 --> 02:11:08,724 You know, I love that song. 2283 02:11:08,793 --> 02:11:10,522 The line about the Williams boys. 2284 02:11:10,694 --> 02:11:12,184 It's never just Hank. 2285 02:11:12,263 --> 02:11:15,096 The picture ain't complete without ol' Tennessee. 2286 02:11:18,202 --> 02:11:21,365 Governor, I'm resigning from the campaign. 2287 02:11:26,110 --> 02:11:28,101 I don't accept your resignation. 2288 02:11:28,479 --> 02:11:32,245 Look, I just don't feel comfortable about this anymore. 2289 02:11:32,450 --> 02:11:34,577 - About what? - This... 2290 02:11:35,286 --> 02:11:36,913 This line of work. 2291 02:11:37,154 --> 02:11:39,452 I spoke to Richard. He's back on board. 2292 02:11:39,790 --> 02:11:41,655 I'm puttin' him in charge. Campaign manager. 2293 02:11:41,959 --> 02:11:43,654 Probably in the office now. 2294 02:11:43,828 --> 02:11:45,955 I'm bringing Daisy back too, if she'll come. 2295 02:11:46,063 --> 02:11:49,157 - That's not what this is about. - Then what is it? 2296 02:11:49,600 --> 02:11:51,397 Libby. 2297 02:11:51,569 --> 02:11:53,230 Libby's test. You flunked it. 2298 02:11:53,404 --> 02:11:55,338 But just now I passed it, 2299 02:11:55,439 --> 02:11:57,600 so which grade do I get, the high or the low? 2300 02:11:57,741 --> 02:11:59,003 If she hadn't died... 2301 02:11:59,110 --> 02:12:00,941 If she hadn't died, I'd have leaked the file 2302 02:12:01,011 --> 02:12:02,569 to someone, and I'd have felt bad about it. 2303 02:12:02,646 --> 02:12:05,240 But you know what? I would have been wrong not to do it. 2304 02:12:05,349 --> 02:12:08,409 What I did now, I did for Libby, but it wasn't right. 2305 02:12:08,486 --> 02:12:10,181 If Picker hadn't quit, he'd have won the nomination, 2306 02:12:10,287 --> 02:12:11,982 gone down and taken the party with him. 2307 02:12:12,089 --> 02:12:14,080 - It was only a question of when. - And how. 2308 02:12:14,258 --> 02:12:16,192 And who pushed him off the cliff when he was falling. 2309 02:12:16,293 --> 02:12:17,692 Those are fine points, 2310 02:12:17,795 --> 02:12:21,663 how many angels can you fit on the head of a pin points. 2311 02:12:21,765 --> 02:12:23,255 This is hardball. 2312 02:12:23,367 --> 02:12:25,927 You tellin' me you just discovered that you don't have the stomach for it? 2313 02:12:26,670 --> 02:12:29,434 I know you better than that. We spent too much time together. 2314 02:12:30,174 --> 02:12:33,632 This is it, Henry. This is the price you pay to lead. 2315 02:12:33,978 --> 02:12:37,345 You don't think Abraham Lincoln was a whore before he was a president? 2316 02:12:37,615 --> 02:12:38,980 He had to tell his stories 2317 02:12:39,049 --> 02:12:41,847 and smile his shit-eating, back-country grin. 2318 02:12:41,986 --> 02:12:44,819 He did it so he would one day have the opportunity 2319 02:12:44,955 --> 02:12:46,217 to stand in front of the nation 2320 02:12:46,323 --> 02:12:48,553 and appeal to the better angels of our nature. 2321 02:12:49,160 --> 02:12:50,889 That's where the bullshit stops. 2322 02:12:51,862 --> 02:12:52,988 That's what it's all about. 2323 02:12:53,063 --> 02:12:56,624 So we have the opportunity to make the most of it, to do it the right way. 2324 02:12:56,800 --> 02:12:59,530 You know as well as I do there are plenty 2325 02:12:59,637 --> 02:13:02,197 of people playing this game that don't think that way. 2326 02:13:02,306 --> 02:13:05,070 They're willing to sell their souls, crawl through sewers, 2327 02:13:05,209 --> 02:13:07,643 lie to people, divide them, play on their worst fears, 2328 02:13:07,711 --> 02:13:10,544 for nothing, just for the prize. 2329 02:13:10,981 --> 02:13:12,505 I don't care. 2330 02:13:14,552 --> 02:13:18,215 I'm sorry, but I'm not comparing the players. 2331 02:13:18,989 --> 02:13:20,650 I don't like the game. 2332 02:13:22,259 --> 02:13:25,592 I wanna work for something small. Voter registration. 2333 02:13:26,096 --> 02:13:28,724 After everyone's registered, who will they vote for? 2334 02:13:29,033 --> 02:13:31,365 In the end, Henry, who can do this better than me? 2335 02:13:31,435 --> 02:13:33,266 Think about it. Is there anyone out there 2336 02:13:33,404 --> 02:13:35,372 with a chance to actually win this election 2337 02:13:35,439 --> 02:13:37,202 who'd do more for the people than I would? 2338 02:13:37,541 --> 02:13:39,839 Who'd even think about the folks I care about? 2339 02:13:41,679 --> 02:13:43,203 Oh, shit. 2340 02:13:43,280 --> 02:13:45,077 Aw, is that them? So quick? 2341 02:13:45,182 --> 02:13:48,777 - That damn driver. I knew it. - All right. 2342 02:13:48,886 --> 02:13:51,377 We'll go talk to them together. Come on. 2343 02:13:51,722 --> 02:13:53,690 Ah, don't shake your head. 2344 02:13:54,291 --> 02:13:56,555 We worked so hard together to get here. 2345 02:13:56,961 --> 02:13:59,555 It's there for us now. Right there. 2346 02:14:00,297 --> 02:14:02,288 We can do incredible things. 2347 02:14:03,133 --> 02:14:05,397 We can change this whole country. 2348 02:14:07,638 --> 02:14:09,037 I'm gonna win this thing, 2349 02:14:09,106 --> 02:14:12,473 and when I do, we're gonna make history. 2350 02:14:12,576 --> 02:14:15,773 Look me in the eye and tell me it's not gonna happen. 2351 02:14:15,946 --> 02:14:18,540 Look me in the eye and tell me 2352 02:14:18,616 --> 02:14:19,640 you don't wanna be part of it. 2353 02:14:21,819 --> 02:14:23,980 Jeez... Jesus, Henry. 2354 02:14:24,121 --> 02:14:25,748 You want me to get down on my knees? 2355 02:14:26,090 --> 02:14:29,582 I can't do without you. Don't leave me now. 2356 02:14:31,790 --> 02:14:33,782 You're still with me, aren't you? 2357 02:14:34,331 --> 02:14:36,663 Say you are. Say it. Say it. 2358 02:14:39,403 --> 02:14:41,166 Come on. Henry! 2359 02:14:41,505 --> 02:14:44,269 This is ridiculous! You gotta be with me! 2360 02:15:47,004 --> 02:15:49,063 Mr. President. 2361 02:15:59,883 --> 02:16:01,680 Now, don't break our hearts. 2362 02:16:04,521 --> 02:16:07,319 Mazel tov, Mr. President. 2363 02:16:08,305 --> 02:17:08,788 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from www.OpenSubtitles.org