
W. Page #9
Now, Jeb is like your father.
He's got his feet on the ground.
- Barb, don't be so hard on him.
- Well, he knows it's the truth.
I'm not gonna say something
Son, just consider holding off
until '98.
You won't have Richards
to contend with.
We'll be able to give you
our undivided support.
No, no, I get it. I get it.
You want Jeb
to get elected before me.
Come off it.
It's a matter of practicality, of timing.
I want you both to have
what you want, what you deserve.
Well, I'm running this time, Poppy.
You hear me?
I'm running now.
Here they come.
They'll be bringing the heat.
I know, don't swing at anything
I can't hit.
Mr. Bush, you didn't talk much
about education.
What are your plans for reform?
Well, I'm gonna deregulate
school districts...
...so that teachers
and administrators...
...can develop programs
that best fit their kids.
How are you proposing
to measure students' progress?
Well, we need to make a wholesale
effort against racial profiling...
...which is illiterate children.
You need to teach a child to read...
...then he or her will be able
to pass a literacy test.
We're in the very early stages
of developing our program.
How do you plan
to change the school finance formula?
I for one will not stand
for the subsidation of failure.
How do you know
if you don't measure up...
...if you have a system
that simply suckles them through?
What about our failed schools?
- Think the state needs to take over?
- More government's not the answer.
We must have the attitude
that every child in America...
...regardless of where they're raised,
can learn.
You know,
rarely is the question asked:
"Is our children learning?"
Okay, fellas, that's it. We'll see you
at the next campaign stop.
- Mr. Bush. Mr. Bush. Mr. Bush.
- No more. Adis. Adis. Adis.
"Suckles"?
Look, you're the son of a president.
You graduated Yale.
You went to Harvard,
got a business degree.
If you can't stand in front of those guys
for two minutes...
...and come up
with one plausible answer...
...then what the hell
are we running for governor for?
Just tell me what to do.
Whatever it takes.
Look, if I need to read the
whole damn Constitution, I'll learn it.
Okay, four food groups.
Crime, education,
tort reform, welfare.
And if they ask you what time of day
it is, what do you say?
We must teach our children to read.
What about welfare?
We must hold the fathers
and the unwed mothers accountable.
- Because we love babies.
- Because we love babies.
Crime?
End early release and all paroles
for rapists and child molesters.
Citizens got the right to carry
a handgun for self-protection.
My opponent disagrees about that.
But Texas got the highest rate
of murders in the country.
And still Miss Richards' hair
is in the clouds.
She doesn't believe the citizens
got to protect themselves.
If you believe that,
vote for my opponent.
Okay, so, what about
that swagger of yours?
- In Texas, we call that walking.
- Drinking, drugs, your past?
It was a mistake. I was young.
That's all I'm gonna say about that.
I don't wanna give your
"If old Governor Bush done it,
maybe I can do it too."
- Hey, George.
- Hey, girls. How are you?
- Good luck on your campaign.
- Thank you.
- Hope you win.
- Vote for me, don't forget.
Yes, sir.
What do you say to, "George W. Bush
is a rich, spoiled jerk.
His wealth was produced
by stock swaps...
...and bailouts arranged
by his daddy"?
all she wants.
I've created
successful small businesses.
I run a Major League baseball team.
I'm in touch with real people in Texas.
I work with them every day
at the ball park.
Talk to the fans, hot dog vendors.
Get to know what they think.
Because truly, deep down inside...
...you know I'm a guy like you,
a guy you can trust.
Fabulous. Fabulous, W.
What it all comes down to...
...is who Joe Voter wants to sit down
and have a beer with.
And guess who that is.
Just remember
to make mine nonalcoholic.
you come to me first.
I'll tell you what to say.
You're not gonna tell me
what to say, Karl.
I'm gonna tell you what I want.
You're the word man.
This campaign
starts and ends with me.
You got it, W. I'm just a little fairy...
...putting down
a little magic dust for you.
And, Karl...
...this time I'm gonna
out-Texas Texas.
Your father's here to see you,
governor.
Poppy's here right now?
- All right, send him in, Evie.
- Governor.
Yeah. You like that, don't you?
Put your pants on.
- How are you, son?
- Hey, Poppy, sorry.
Got your speech ready?
Yeah, I was just getting ready
to go over it again.
This is a moment you'll never forget...
...being inaugurated for the first time.
Try and take a photograph
in your mind...
...so you can savor it
when the times get tough...
...as they always do.
All right, well, I'll try and do that.
Yeah, I sure am glad
that Jeb's coming.
I'm gonna acknowledge him
in my speech.
It's been hard on him,
the loss.
I wish I could've been
at his inauguration too.
It would've been something.
Why do you just feel bad about Jeb?
Why don't you feel good about me?
Well, of course I do.
And...
I brought you these.
They were your grandfather's.
The only real thing he ever gave me.
Wear them well.
See you at the inauguration, son.
Well, what did he have to say?
"These cufflinks
are my most treasured possession.
My father, Prescott, gave them to me
right after I came back from the war.
They were mine.
Now they are yours.
I'm sure you will make
a fine governor."
It's nice, W.
You think he might ever be able
to say something direct to me...
...instead of using these notes?
- This is his way.
- You think he might be happy with me?
- Hon, he is.
Let me help you.
Well, Jebby, that's just great.
Keep Florida warm. You say hi
to Columba and the kids for me.
Governor, the reverend.
Yeah, we'll talk later.
- Earle.
- Governor.
- Hey, thanks a bunch for coming.
- Yeah.
Hey, go ahead, take a seat.
Make yourself comfortable.
- Hey, how's the show coming along?
- Couldn't be better.
Over 100 million Americans
are watching the Earle Hudd Hour...
...right here in North America.
- Fabulous.
You don't say. That's great.
That's dandy, Earle.
So, listen...
...I asked you here today to discuss
something of great importance.
I've heard the call.
Well, I know.
Don't forget, I've been the witness
to the growth in your faith.
No, that's not what I mean.
I mean, I've heard the call.
And I believe that God
wants me to run for president.
- Truly?
- I can't explain it.
But I think that something
is gonna happen.
And at that time,
And, you know,
I think it's part of a divine plan.
Well, a man don't
hear the call, governor...
...unless the good Lord wants him to.
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