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the liberals.

-You'll lose them anyway.

-Richard?

Give him a poke. We'll look better

when he drops out.

When who drops out? Ozio's 24

points ahead of us.

Exactly. If he's willing to

acknowledge us...

then he's the stupidest f***ing

Italian since Nero...

or he's not going to race.

He'll sit and snipe.

-Doesn't matter. I won't do it.

Susan, I'm not going negative. Any

jackass can bum down a barn.

-It's self-defense.

-I'm not doing it!

Shane!

Come back, Shane.

Run for president.

How you doing, Henry?

Uh, fine.

There was a bender on

the interstate.

I'm on my way to meet the

family, so cancel Howard.

Yeah, okay.

And, um, governor, look...

about the Teachers

Union dinner...

I know how much I lay on you.

I know how hard you work for me,

and I'm honored by it.

I'm honored.

-But I should have thought...

-Forget it.

Now, get out of that office

and rest.

Open a bottle of Chablis. What are

you doing this weekend, Henry?

Setting up a list of meeting...

Do you think it's possible to

get yourself laid?

-Sir?

-I'm serious.

I don't want you too homy to

think straight when we need...

to start rolling. What are you

going thanksgiving?

You said you mama's in Beverly

Hills, so if you're free...

come spend it with Susan,

Jackie and me. It's not...

like being with your mama...

but we're family, too.

Thank you. Yes, I'd like that.

Good, good.

And, the reason I won't

take on Ozio...

is so I don't give that bastard the

power to make me the bastard.

All right? See you, Henry.

Right.

Dear Lord, thank you for what

we're about to receive.

Okay, son. Here we go.

Happy Thanksgiving,

everybody.

Who are all these people?

-Most are from shelters.

-You're kidding.

They come every year. That's

the good news.

The bad news is, he also

invites his friends.

People he's been collecting so he

can take them aboard when he sails.

Some of them really suck.

Henry? Daisy?

She has the same problem.

Meet Lucille Kaufman, an old

friend of mine from New York.

I marched with your

grandfather.

Lucille and I went to

law school.

You're Jack's coordinator? Do

something about his clothes.

And the campaign posters. And

Arlen Sporken too.

I'm swamped, or I'd join the

campaign full-time.

Henry, I want you to meet

my son, Jackie.

This is our family doctor,

Dr. Beauregard.

You and Jack must find a way to

educate them Yankees.

Maybe if they both wear capes.

This is Randy Culligan. I gave Randy

his first job as a law clerk.

Folks, may I have your

attention?

Folks, you'll know me. I'm

Jackie Stanton's mama.

How about if we sing

a chorus of...

"You Are My Sunshine"...

in honor of the great governors

of the South?

You are my sunshine

My only sunshine

You make me happy when

skies are gray

You're kidding. You're kidding.

Hey! Hey!

Wait, wait.

Ozio just dropped out.

That's fantastic! Yes!

Gentlemen, welcome to the

first debate of the...

Democratic Presidential Primary.

Remember to keep your responses

to one minute.

God, I'm so nervous,

I'm sick.

-Health care.

-What I want to say about health care is...

while it's vital that every American

be covered...

it's also vital that we conserve

as well as expend.

We're providing a safety net

for folks on welfare...

-Oh, sh*t.

Oh, man...

-What did you see?

-Nothing. No one.

You're missing one of the great

a**holes of our time.

I can't help feeling sad as I

listen to Senator Martin.

I remember a time when being

a Democrat...

meant more than just giving welfare

recipients a safety net.

It meant giving them

a ladder...

giving them a way to climb

back to an equal height.

If we don't control spending...

and shore up the economy of

this country, it will go under.

-This is a new economic era.

-Who are we shoring the economy up for?

Your bond-holding fat cats?

No, not just bond holders. Ordinary

men and women will benefit, too.

Why is he doing this?

Because he just has to get on the

good side of Lawrence Harris.

A lower deficit means

working families...

will have lower mortgage rates.

Okay, not bad, but shut up.

Now Governor Nilson's

idea has merit.

We must provide jobs for

those who need work.

Jack, excuse me.

What, if anything are

you against?

I'm against doing nothing while

people are suffering.

I'm against dismissing any idea that

might help because it isn't my idea.

Senator, you've met

these people.

Are you saying we do nothing to help

unless we come up with it?

-Nailed him!

-He's toast!

What I meant was...

-Kicking ass and taking names!

-How was it?

-You took it. It was yours.

Governor... March Cunningham,

The Black Advocate.

Were you ever arrested during

the Vietnam war?

No.

You weren't arrested in

Chicago?

No, I was accidentally detained,

then released.

The record was expunged.

How were your released?

They realized it was a mistake. It was

a long time ago. Check your records.

-Come on. We'll be late.

You guys go ahead.

I'll meet you.

What are you doing here?

Why is the Black Advocate

interested in Stanton?

They're not. I am.

I'm finding out who he is because

a friend works for him.

March, don't do this.

Aren't you interested, too? Know

why he was released? He called...

a senator to get him

out of jail...

then persuaded Mayor Daley to

expunge his record.

-So?

He was already so manipulative in

the 60s that he got in bed with...

Daley who busted the protestors

at the Convention.

I don't care. Stanton was never a

radical. He's a politician.

He couldn't get elected with a

record, so he had it expunged.

You want to work for that? A man

who just wants to get elected?

No, I want to work for a man who

fights for right, and...

-watch a Republican get elected.

-Do you know the difference?

I know the difference between a

man who believes what I do...

and lies about it to

get elected...

and one who doesn't give a

f***. I'll take the liar.

-How did he do this to you?

-Do what? What are you...

Why are you making him into the

devil? Get to know him.

Spend a few days

with us here.

I miss you. We could be together.

I think you'd f*** me just to get

good press for Stanton.

We're in trouble.

What does she have?

Why is the Black Advocate

covering Stanton?

They're not. It's... she's...

It's personal.

Don't matter. We're f***ed. If

some little shitty paper...

like the Black Advocate

can dig this up...

then we're flying blind. They'll

all come after us.

I mean, did you see any other

President there tonight?

We're it. We're the f***ing

ball game.

Now every flea that ever nipped his

ass will want a piece of us.

It'll be the war thing, the drug thing,

the woman thing. That's the killer.

-You talk to him about that.

-Me? No. You're the strategy guy.

But you're the body man.

We could talk to Susan.

Are you out of your

f***ing mind?

"Mrs. Stanton, we need to know

who Jack's plugging...

-so we can have spin control".

-Then let's just quit.

If we won't act,...

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