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[both laughing]
COME ON IN AND HAVE A SEAT.
WE'VE GOT TO TALK SOME MORE.
NO, CLIFTON, I REALLY CAN'T STAY.
I HAVE A VERY BUSY SCHEDULE.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW
HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOUR OFFERING YOUR HOUSE
FOR MY FUNDRAISING TOMORROW NIGHT.
I ONLY WISH I COULD DO MORE, COUNCILMAN FLEMING.
HOLD IT, HOLD IT. I HAVEN'T BEEN ELECTED YET.
GOTTA GET THOSE VOTES.
WELL, YOU'LL GET ALL MY FRIENDS.
THAT'S 3 RIGHT THERE.
OH, COME ON, NOW, CLIFTON.
I KNOW HOW POPULAR YOU ARE
AND HOW MUCH THE PEOPLE THINK OF YOU
HERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND IT'S A REAL BREAK FOR ME
TO BE ABLE TO REACH
WELL, THANK YOU, MR. FLEMING.
PHIL, PHIL TO YOU, PHIL.
WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH TOO MANY HAIRCUTS TOGETHER.
YEAH, AND A FEW CLOSE SHAVES.
OH, YES, UH, ABOUT TOMORROW.
DON'T FORGET THE COLLECTION BUCKETS.
BUCKETS?
I, UH, I WAS THINKIN' MORE OF A LITTLE BASKET.
OH, NO, THINK BIG BUCKETS.
YOU KNOW, BESIDE YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS,
WE HAVE IMPORTANT PEOPLE COMING.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
THE HEAVY BREAD PEOPLE.
THE ONES WHO CAN PUT IT IN THE POT.
OH, YEAH.
NOT THE ONES THAT JUST EAT THE COOKIES AND GO.
YOU'VE GOT GOOD INSTINCTS.
A REAL FLAIR FOR POLITICS.
AND WHEN I BECOME COUNCILMAN, YOU'LL BE AT MY SIDE.
AND THEN IT'LL BE THE CHAIRMAN.
PARTY SPOKESMAN.
MAYOR.
AND WHO KNOWS,
WE MAY EVEN END UP IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
YEAH.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE NOW.
CLIFTON, WHO WERE YOU TALKIN' TO?
CLIFTON, YOU'VE GOT BEER ON YOUR BREATH.
THAT'S I'VE B
ER,
TO CELEBRATE MY NEW CAREER.
YOU'RE BECOMIN' AN ALCOHOLIC?
NO, MAMA,
YOUR SON THE BARBER IS NOW YOUR SON THE POLITICIAN.
HOW MANY BEERS DID YOU HAVE?
I COULD HAVE SWORN YOU SAID YOU WERE A POLITICIAN.
WEL ACT
.
I MEAN, NOT A CANDIDATE OR ANYTHING.
AND, I MEAN, THEY'D, THEY'D PROBABLY NEVER ASK ME
TO BE A CANDIDATE.
I'M JUST A BARBER.
BUT PEOPLE LIKE ME AND RESPECT ME,
AND AFTER ALL, A CANDIDATE'S GOT TO BE LIKED AND RESPECTED.
SOMEONE WHO RESPECTS THE COMMON MAN.
BE
COUNTRY
OF AND FOR AND BY THE COMMON MAN.
RIGHT ON, RIGHT ON, RIGHT ON!
NOW, HOW ABOUT A WORD FOR THE COMMON WOMAN?
TRACY, WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' SNEAKIN' UP ON ME? WHERE DID MAMA GO?
MAYBE SHE WENT DOWN TO VOTE FOR YOU.
CLIFTON, I THINK YOU NEED A CUP OF COFFEE.
OH, HI THERE, TRACY.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE HERE.
HI, MAMA. HOW YOU DOIN'?
HOW'S THAT SWEET HUSBAND OF YOURS?
OH, LEONARD? HE'S STILL THE SAME AS EVER.
STILL BORING, HUH?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE WITH US, TRACY?
OH, SURE, MAMA.
AND IF WE'RE LUCKY, WE CAN GET
"PATRICK HENRY" THERE TO JOIN US.
OK, OK.
BUT COULD WE SKIP THE JOKES AND PASS THE SUGAR, INSTEAD?
HOW MANY LUMPS?
1 IF BY LAND,
OH, COME ON NOW.
BESIDES, THAT WASN'T PATRICK HENRY.
PAUL REVERE SAID THAT.
OH, I THOUGHT IT WAS REVEREND ABERNATHY.
CLIFTON, WHAT IS ALL THIS POLITICAL DOUBLE-TALK?
WELL, IT'S JUST THAT...
WELL, MAMA DOESN'T LIKE THE IDEA
OF MY GOING INTO POLITICS.
YOU'RE GOING INTO POLITICS?
WHOA, CLIFTON, I THINK THAT'S TERRIFIC.
T YOU WANT
TICS?
WELL, WHEN YOUR DADDY WAS ALIVE
AND HE FIRST TRIED TO GET HIS BARBER'S LICENSE,
HE HAD TO PAY OFF 5 POLITICIANS.
5? WHY 5?
WELL, IT WASN'T TILL NUMBER 5
THAT HE FOUND ONE HONEST ENOUGH TO STAY BOUGHT.
MAMA, THAT'S ALL THE MORE REASON
T MAN
.
OH, CLIFTON.
NOW, LET ME MAKE ONE THING PERFECTLY CLEAR.
SEE, YOU ALREADY SOUND LIKE A POLITICIAN.
R
I'M JUST HELPIN' A FRIEND GET ELECTED.
WELL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GIVE HIM A FREE HAIRCUT
AND LET IT GO AT THAT.
HOW CAN HE GO WRONG JUST HELPIN' A FRIEND GET ELECTED?
ASK THAT WATERGATE GANG.
CLIFTON, WHO IS T
PHILLIP FLEMING, HE'S RUNNIN' FOR CITY COUNCIL.
YOU MEAN THE PHILLIP FLEMING?
"FAT MOUTH" PHILLIP FLEMING?
I HEARD HE WAS ONE OF THEM EXTREME MILITANTS.
WELL, I THINK HE'S RATHER ATTRACTIVE.
HMM, WELL, SO WAS "BABY FACE" NELSON,
AND I WOULDN'T GET INVOLVED WITH HIM EITHER.
[bell ringing]
OH, I GOT A CUSTOMER.
AND SEEIN' AS HOW, UH,
YOU'RE NOT CRAZY ABOUT POLITICIANS,
MAYBE YOU BETTER STAY IN YOUR ROOM
WHEN, UH, MR. FLEMING COMES OVER TOMORROW NIGHT FOR THE MEETING.
OH, NO, HE'LL NOT SET FOOT IN MY HOUSE.
THERE'LL BE NO MEETING HERE.
MAMA, WE'RE HAVING THE MEETING HERE.
TRACY, YOU REASON WITH HER.
I'M NOT GONNA ARGUE ANYMORE.
SHE'S GOT ME OUTFLANKED, OUTMANEUVERED AND OUTTALKED.
AND OUTWEIGHED.
OH, IT'S YOU 2.
WELL, I THOUGHT I HAD A CUSTOMER,
BUT YOU 2 MIGHT BE JUST THE GUYS I'M LOOKING FOR.
TOMORROW NIGHT AT MY HOUSE
WE'RE HAVING
FOR A VERY FINE CANDIDATE.
AND I'D LIKE VERY MUCH FOR THE BOTH OF YOU TO COME.
WHAT YOU SERVING?
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU, JOSH?
YOU DON'T ASK THINGS
WHERE'S YOUR CIVIC PRIDE AND YOUR PATRIOTISM?
WHAT KIND OF CITIZEN ARE YOU?
IT'S OK, WILDCAT, HE ASKED A QUESTION.
WE'RE HAVING POTATO CHIPS AND DIP.
FORGET IT.
FORGET IT.
[bell ringing]
HEAVY!
HEAVY!
HE
WHAT YOU GOT THERE, JUNIOR?
I THINK MAYBE A HERNIA.
YEAH, BUT WHAT'S IN THE BOX?
[chuckling]
OH, THESE ARE THE LEAFLETS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL ELECTION.
YEAH, SOME DUDE ASKED ME TO DROP 'EM OFF.
SAY, MAN, WHO'S RUNNING?
PHILLIP FLEMING.
NOT "FAT MOUTH" FLEMING?
HEY, MAN, WHEN DID HE GET OUT OF JAIL?
JUNIOR, HE HASN'T BEEN IN JAIL SINCE THEY TRIED TO FRAME HIM
FOR THE POVERTY PROGRAM RIP-OFF.
HEY, BL ANYTHIN
THIS DUDE.
HE BEEN LOCKED UP SO MANY TIMES,
THEY THINKIN' ABOUT RETIRING HIS NUMBER.
SO, HE'S BEEN TO JAIL.
A LOT OF BROTHERS HAVE BEEN TO JAIL.
FLEMING'S PAID FOR HIS MISTAKES,
NOW, HE NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT.
HUH, HE'S TURNED OVER A NEW LEAF.
TO GET MY SUPPORT,
HE'D HAVE TO TURN OVER A WHOLE TREE.
LISTEN, YOU GUYS, ALL OF YOU, HUH?
NO ONE'S HITTING YOU ON THE HEAD.
ALL I'M ASKIN' YOU TO DO IS COME TO THE MEETING
AND LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN HAS TO SAY.
THEN IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO SUPPORT HIM,
JUST DON'T BOTHER TO COME AROUND HERE ANYMORE.
WELL, IF YOU PUT IT LIKE THAT, I'LL COME.
ME, TOO.
HOW ABOUT YOU, JUNIOR?
HEY, NOT ME, MAN, I'M BUSY.
SEE, I'M GOIN' UP TO PUT A WREATH
ON THE TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER.
(Clifton) WHY?
I BELIEVE I KNEW THAT CAT.
HEY, CLIFF, AT YOUR MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT,
UH, CAN WE BRING ALONG A COUPLE OF DATES?
WHY SURE, WILDCAT.
BUT WHERE ARE YOU 2 GONNA PICK UP A COUPLE OF DATES?
WELL, WE JUST STAND ON THE CORNER,
AND WINK AT 'EM AS THEY PASS BY.
OK.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT WITH YOUR DATES, HUH?
GOOD LUCK.
WELL, NOW, UH, WE MAY BE JUST A LITTLE LATE.
LAST TIME WE TRIED IT, IT TOOK US 4 DAYS.
HEY, MAIL CALL.
EARL, "THE PEARL."
MY MAN.
♪ THE WOMAN'S PICK, THE MAN'S FRIEND ♪
♪ IF THERE'S A BETTER MAN, AIN'T MET HIM YET ♪
HOW YOU DOIN'?
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
WHAT'S WRONG?
WELL, THE LAST TIME SOMEBODY GREETED THAT WARMLY,
AND A PRESCRIPTION YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE.
WELL, LOOK, STOP PLAYIN'
AND LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
I NEED YOU TO HELP ME GET PHILLIP FLEMING ELECTED.
YOU MEAN "FAT MOUTH" FLEMING?
EARL, DON'T YOU START PUTTIN' HIM DOWN, TOO.
I'M NOT. I DIG THE CAT'S STYLE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME
TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO HELP HIM GET ELECTED.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NOTHIN' I CAN DO.
CO YO
OW, UH,
I CAN'T, MAN.
I'M A
YEE.
I CAN'T GET INVOLVED
IN NO POLITICAL GROUPS OR ORGANIZATION.
I DON'T EVEN BUY GIRL SCOUT COOKIES.
THE RULES ARE THAT STRICT?
NO, THEM COOKIES GIVE ME A RASH.
[bell ringing]
CLIFTON, I WANNA TALK TO YOU.
NOW, MAMA, I AM GETTING TIRED
OF PEOPLE JUMPIN' ON ME
JUST 'CAUSE I WANNA HELP
"FAT MOUTH," UH-- PHILLIP FLEMING GET ELECTED.
NOW, I'M GOIN' AHEAD WITH MY PLANS
AND IF ANYONE DOESN'T LIKE IT, I'M SORRY.
WELL, I'M SORRY, TOO, CLIFTON.
IN FACT, THAT'S WHY I CAME IN HERE:
GUIN' OLITICS.
W
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR MEETING.
THANK YOU.
IN THE BARBER SHOP.
OH, HOLD IT, HOLD IT.
I CANNOT HAVE THE FIRST POLITICAL MEETING
OF MY POLITICAL LIFE IN A BARBER SHOP.
WELL, YOU CAN'T HAVE IT IN MY HOUSE, EITHER.
MAMA, DID MAYOR BRADLEY AND SHIRLEY CHISOLM
MEET IN A BARBER SHOP?
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY WERE GOIN' TOGETHER.
I'M SERIOUS, MAMA.
WE'VE GOT SOME VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE COMING.
DR. JESSUP, SAM EUSTACE, THE ATTORNEY,
ILDS, THAT RICH
I DON'T CARE WHO THEY ARE,
IT'S POLITICS AND I DON'T WANT POLITICS
IN THE HOUSE WHERE I LIVE.
MAMA, I LIVE IN THIS HOUSE, TOO.
I'VE LIVED IN IT LONGER THAN YOU'VE LIVED IN IT.
WELL, IF THAT'S THE WAY THINGS ARE,
A
EPLACE ELSE.
[snorting]
I'M NOT BLUFFIN', MAMA.
I MEAN, IF I CAN'T HAVE THE MEETING IN MY HOUSE,
I'M LEAVING.
I'M NOT KIDDIN', MAMA, I WILL LEAVE.
[bell ringing]
OK, MAMA, NOW, I MEAN IT.
I WILL LEAVE.
OK.
OK.
IF THAT'S THE WAY THINGS ARE, I'M LEAVING.
BUT REMEMBER THIS,
YOU WON'T HAVE CLIFTON CURTIS TO KICK AROUND ANYMORE.
I DO NOT WANT CLIFTON IN MY APARTMENT ANOTHER NIGHT!
WHAT DO YOU MEAN "YOUR APARTMENT," LEONARD?
BOTH OF OUR NAMES ARE ON THE LEASE.
WHAT'S GOIN' ON HERE?
NOTHING, MAMA.
MERELY A BASIC DIFFERENCE OF ATTITUDE
REGARDING AN AREA OF FRICTION.
OH.
WELL, IT SOUNDED LIKE AN ARGUMENT TO ME.
WELL, SIMMER DOWN
AND LET'S HAVE SOME BREAKFAST.
[snorting]
EONARD IS JUST MAD
BECAUSE CLIFTON IS STAYIN' WITH US.
HE'S A VERY ANNOYING INDIVIDUAL.
BUT, LEONARD, YOU DON'T EVEN GIVE HIM A CHANCE.
YOU WERE COMPLAININ' ABOUT HIS MANNERS
AT DINNER LAST NIGHT.
IT WASN'T HIS MANNERS, IT WAS HIS APPETITE.
HE ATE 6 PORTIONS.
CLIFTON ALWAYS EATS LIKE THAT WHEN HE GETS NERVOUS.
HE'LL GET OVER IT IN ABOUT 3 OR 4 WEEKS.
OH, HI, TRACY, LENNY.
CLIFTON, WHAT ARE YOU D
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA STAY WITH US.
OH, DON'T WORRY,
I'LL BE BACK AT YOUR PLACE IN TIME FOR SUPPER.
WE'R
T.
YOU.
TRACY, WILL YOU HAVE TIME
TO PASS OUT SOME FLEMING LEAFLETS FOR ME TODAY?
NO, SHE WON'T.
YES, I WILL, LEONARD.
I HAVE A RIGHT TO MY POLITICAL OPINIONS.
DON'T YOU REALIZE THAT FLEMING IS A SPOKESMAN
FOR THE DISSIDENT RADICAL ELEMENT.
LEONARD, HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?
HE IS MATURE, HE IS CHARMING AND HE HAS SEX APPEAL.
TRACY, YOU DON'T SELECT A MAN
BECAUSE HE'S MATURE, CHARMING AND HAS SEX APPEAL.
[snorting]
BELIEVE ME, LEONARD, I DIDN'T.
SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE, CLIFTON?
LOOK AT ALL THE TROUBLE YOU'RE CAUSIN'.
MAMA, YOU STARTED THIS WHOLE THING.
IT'S REALLY ALL YOUR FAULT.
MY FAULT?
JUST BECAUSE I DON'T WANT MY HOUSE
TURNED INTO A SMOKE-FILLED ROOM?
MILITANT
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT SMOKE WILL SMELL LIKE.
ON?
L E
WHO'S AS STUBBORN AND AS HARD-HEADED AS A MULE
TO LISTEN TO REASON?
I DON'T KNOW, CLIFTON, BUT PLEASE TRY.
NOW, LOOK, WE CANNOT AFFORD
TO GET INVOLVED WITH A MAN LIKE FLEMING.
THAT'S RIGHT, LEONARD,
WE'RE TOO HONEST FOR ALL THAT CORRUPTION.
LOOK, ALL POLITICS ISN'T CORRUPT.
JUST SOME POLITICIANS ARE CORRUPT.
BUT IF WE DON'T GET HONEST PEOPLE INVOLVED
AND TRY TO CHANGE THINGS,
THAT MAKES US A PART OF WHATEVER CORRUPTION THERE IS.
IN A DEMOCRACY,
THE GOVERNMENT CAN ONLY BE
AS GOOD AS THE PEOPLE IT GOVERNS.
S THAT THINGS WRONG.
BUT IF WE DON'T TRY TO CORRECT THEM,
THEN WE HAVE NO RIGHT WHATSOEVER
TO COMPLAIN IF THEY STAY WRONG.
RIGHT ON.
YOU REALLY MEANT THAT, DIDN'T YOU, BABY?
YES, MAMA, I DID.
WELL, IF YOU FEEL THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO,
THEN YOU HAVE MY BLESSINGS.
OH, THANK YOU, MAMA.
AND NOW THAT I HAVE YOUR BLESSING,
CAN I ALSO HAVE OUR LIVING ROOM?
YOU SURE CAN.
[all chattering]
MAMA, EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE GOIN' WELL, HUH?
WELL, NOBODY STOLE MY SILVER YET.
YEAH, YOU CAN'T TRUST THEM POLITICIANS.
I WAS TALKIN' ABOUT YOU.
IT'S A VERY NICE GATHERING, CLIFTON.
GOOD OF YOU TO COME, DR. JESSUP.
YOU KNOW, SON,
THIS FLEMING SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD TO ME.
CHARLES, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT FLEMING?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
BEFORE I OPEN MY CHECKBOOK, I'D LIKE TO BE MORE CERTAIN
THAT ALL THAT MILITANCY IS BEHIND HIM.
YES, AS WE SAY IN COURT,
WHERE'S THE EVIDENCE?
[d
OH, THAT MUST BE OUR GUEST OF HONOR.
WELL, GET READY EVERYBODY.
OOH-WEE!
ASK NOT WHAT I CAN DO FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
ASK WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CAN DO FOR ME.
JUNIOR, YOU'RE LATE. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
HEY, MAN, I'VE BEEN OUT POLLING THE DISTRICT.
AND I GOT TO TELL YOU, IT LOOKS GOOD FOR FLEMING.
NO KIDDING, HEY, WELL, LISTEN, EVERYBODY,
JUNIOR HAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE.
[clearing throat]
THE UP-TO-THE-MINUTE RESULTS OF THE POLLS ARE:
1% FOR BAKER,
2% FOR FLEMING,
AND 97% UNDECIDED.
[doorbell ringing]
[doorbell ringing]
I'LL GET IT, CLIFTON.
THAT'S GOT TO BE PHIL, NOW. GET READY AGAIN.
IS THIS THE CURTIS RESIDENCE?
CLIFTON, WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?
OH, YOU'RE CLIFTON CURTIS.
WE HEARD ABOUT YOU TEAMING UP WITH FLEMING, MAN,
AND WE'RE READY TO PARTICIPATE TO THE MAX.
I MEAN, WE ARE READY TO RIGHTEOUSLY GET DOWN.
YOU BETTER RIGHTEOUSLY GET OUT.
NOW, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, AND TOO MUCH STINKS.
NOW, DIDN'T YOU HEAR THE LADY ASK YOU TO LEAVE?
YOU GONNA MAKE US LEAVE, CHUMP?
NO, I WAS JUST WONDERIN' IF YOU HEARD HER.
[knocking on door]
WELL, GOOD EVENING, GOOD PEOPLE.
(both) MR. FLEMING, WHAT'S HAPPENIN'?
OUR ORGANIZATION WANTS TO HELP YOU WIN YOUR ELECTION.
DIG IT, YOU GOT OUR SUPPORT, BROTHER.
WE ARE READY TO DO ANYTHIN' THAT YOU WANT.
THEN GO AND WORK FOR MY OPPONENT.
WHAT?
I DON'T NEED YOUR SUPPORT.
YOU'RE NOT HELPING ME BY INSULTING THE PEOPLE IN THIS HOUSE.
(Earl) AMEN.
NOW, GET OUT OF HERE BEFORE I CALL THE POLICE.
AND DON'T EVER DARKEN OUR DOOR AGAIN.
OUT! I SAID GET OUT!
[all chattering]
PHIL, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY MOTHER,
MRS. ELOISE CURTIS.
MAMA, OUR FUTURE CITY COUNCILMAN, PHIL FLEMING.
OH, CLIFTON, YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING,
YOUR MOTHER'S MUCH TOO YOUNG.
[chuckling] OH, MR. FLEMING,
T
AND I'LL HAVE TO KEEP ON VOTIN' FOR YOU.
LET MR. FLEMING CIRCULATE
AND YOU COME AND HELP ME IN THE KITCHEN WITH THE PUNCH.
EXCUSE ME.
EARL.
YES, MA'AM.
WATCH THE DOOR.
AND IF ANY OF THEM TROUBLEMAKERS SHOW UP,
STICK YOUR TONGUE OUT AT THEM.
OH, MAMA, NOW DON'T BE TOO *** EARL.
YOU KNOW IF WE REALLY NEEDED HIM,
HE'D JUMP IN WITH BOTH FEET.
[snorting] HE'D PROBABLY TRIP OVER THEM.
[knocking on door]
[coughing]
I'LL GET IT.
YOU AGAIN?
HEY, HOW'D WE DO?
HOW DID YOU DO WHAT?
DIDN'T YOU LIKE OUR PERFORMANCE?
WHAT PERFORMANCE?
WE'RE THE GUYS FLEMING HIRED TO ACT AS MILITANTS.
YEAH, WHERE'S OUR $20?
YOU MEAN, FLEMING HIRED YOU 2 TO ACT AS MILITANTS?
SURE, SO HE COULD LOOK GOOD BY KICKIN' US OUT.
CLIFTON, THINGS ARE REALLY GOIN' GREAT.
THOSE FAT CATS ARE READY TO PART WITH THEIR BREAD.
WHAT ABOUT THESE 2?
HAVEN'T YOU PAID THEM YET?
YOU MEAN TO STAND THERE AND TELL ME
THAT YOU HIRED THESE 2 MILITANTS FOR $20
SO YOU COULD THROW THEM OUT OF MY HOUSE?
OF COURSE.
THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS!
PHIL, I BELIEVED IN YOU, MAN.
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HONESTY, INTEGRITY, FAIR PLAY?
BY THE TIME I FIGURE THAT OUT, THE ELECTION WILL BE OVER.
MAN, I'M DISGUSTED WITH YOU.
SO TAKE YOU, YOUR TACTICS
AND GET THE HELL OUT OF MY HOUSE!
YOU'RE MAKIN' A BIG MISTAKE.
GET OUT!
OK, OK, BUT YOU'LL BE SORRY.
WORD IS ALL OVER TOWN
I'M AHEAD 2 TO 1.
(Fleming) HEY, MAN, YOU'LL GET YOUR MONEY. PUT ME DOWN!
MAMA, YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT "FAT MOUTH" FLEMING.
THEN YOU'RE THROUGH WITH POLITICS?
OH, NO, I'M JUST BEGINNING.
IF A PHONY LIKE FLEMING CAN GET AS FAR AS HE DID,
THINK WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF AN HONEST MAN RAN?
SURE, BUT WHERE YOU GONNA FIND HIM?
YOU?
WHY NOT?
I'M HONEST, DEDICATED, SINCERE,
HARD WORKING AND CONSCIENTIOUS.
BUT YOU FORGOT YOUR MOST IMPORTANT QUALITY.
WHAT'S THAT?
YOU'RE MODEST.
(Clifton) THAT'S MY MAMA WAS RECORDED ON TAPE
BEFORE A LIVE AUDIENCE.