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-♪ what would you do
If I sang out of tune? ♪
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♪ would you stand up
And walk out on me? ♪
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♪ lend me your ears,
And I'll sing you a song ♪
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♪ I will try not to sing
Out of key, yeah ♪
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♪ oh, baby, I get by ♪
-♪ by with a little help
From my friends ♪
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-♪ all I need is my buddies ♪
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-♪ high with a little help
From my friends ♪
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-♪ I'm sayin'
I'm gonna get higher ♪
-♪ try with a little help
From my friends ♪
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-♪ whoa-oa-oa-oa ♪
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-♪ oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
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-♪ somebody who knows
Quite sure ♪
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♪ baby ♪
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-♪ by with a little help
From my friends ♪
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-♪ said I'm gonna make it
With my friends ♪
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-♪ try with a little help
From my friends ♪
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-♪ oh, I'm gonna
Keep on trying ♪
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-♪ high with a little help
From my friends ♪
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♪ I'm gonna keep on trying now,
Baby ♪
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-♪ ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
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-never before in this campaign
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Was there such an atmosphere
Of hatred.
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-everybody knows politicsis a dirty business.
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yet our greatestnational heroes
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have always been politicians.
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maybe there's a reasonfor that.
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maybe it takesa certain kind of person
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to get down in the mud
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and come out with the bricksof statecraft.
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after all, in america,
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they say any kid can grow upto be president.
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what they don't say...Is how.
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in 1970, politics were aliveand well at rfk junior high.
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-okay, everybody...
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Fan out.
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-becky slater's campaignfor student council president
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had all the earmarksof a political juggernaut --
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manpower, funds...
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not to mention peoplewho could draw straight.
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-this is a disgrace.
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-paul.
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-an outrage!
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The nominations
Haven't even closed yet,
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And she's giving out buttons.
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-paul, calm down.
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-an election
With just one candidate --
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How could this happen?!
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-simple.
It's becky slater.
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Nobody's stupid enough
To run against her.
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-this is a democracy. We should
Have a choice. Shouldn't we?
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-poor paul --
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a lone jeffersonianin a sea of teenage apathy.
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me -- I was more of a realist.
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-paul, it's just
A stupid election.
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No one really cares who wins.
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-well, I refuse to accept that.
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I'm not gonna vote for her.
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-me neither.
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I'm gonna vote for...
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Donald duck.
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-very funny.
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-if you hate it so much,
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Why don't you
Do something about it?
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-like what?
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-like run against her.
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-are you nuts?
I'd get creamed.
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-hey.
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You're either
Part of the solution,
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Or you're part
Of the problem, right?
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-whatever that meant.
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-okay, then.
Maybe I will do something.
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-fine.
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-after all, if paul wantedto rage against the system,
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that was his business.
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me -- I had other thingsbesides politics
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to worry about,
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more important things,like, say...
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hammering nails into boards.
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-hey, what's that?
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-what?
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-is that a lamp or an ashtray?
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-uh...A lamp.
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-actually, it was a towel rack,but why quibble?
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-looks more like
An ashtray to me.
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-thanks.
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-anytime.
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-maybe I wasn't exactlygod's gift to wood.
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that was okay by me.
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like I said, I was a realist.
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-attention, please,
For a student announcement.
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The following are the nominees
For student council president.
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-yep, not for me the grandiosedreams of public office.
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-rebecca slater.
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-after all, some were bornto greatness, while others...
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-and kevin arnold.
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-...Had just been solddown the river
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by their best friends.
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-you!
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Are you crazy!
-now, kev, look --
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-how could you do this to me?
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-easy -- I just walked into
The administration office
And signed your --
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-yeah, well,
Walk back and unsign me.
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-I can't do that.
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The nominations
Have already been announced.
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-all right,
Then I'll do it myself!
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-look, kev,
You're gonna miss the bus.
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Let's just talk
About this first.
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-all right, so talk.
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-kev, I've given it
A lot of thought,
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And I think you could be
A really good student
Council president.
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-yeah, right.
-come on!
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I mean, you're a regular guy --
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Honorable, ethical, responsible.
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Just think about it.
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-it was the heartfelt supportof an old and dear friend.
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so, of course, there was onlyone possible response.
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-paul, get off it, huh?
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-oh, come on!
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Give me one good reason
Not to run.
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-clearly, it was timeto instruct the guy
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in the basics of 9th-gradepolitical philosophy.
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-because I'd make
A complete fool out of myself,
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And I'd be the laughingstock
Of the school, okay?
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-okay, then,
If that's the way you feel...
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-that's the way I feel.
-okay, then.
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-and that was that.
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-kevin, you didn't tell me
You're running for election.
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-hey, I just mentioned it.
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-yeah, well, forget it.
I'm resigning tomorrow.
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-oh. That's too bad.
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I think you'd make a wonderful
Student council president.
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-look, winnie --
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-well, why not?
we believe in you.
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-that's what
I've been telling him.
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-great.
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the support of a trusted friendwasn't bad enough.
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now I had the loveof a good woman to go with it.
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this was getting intolerable.
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-once and for all,
It's a bad idea.
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I mean, give me one good reason
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Why I should put myself
Through something like that.
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-kevin?
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-uh, becky...
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-I just came over to offer
My congratulations.
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-well, actually --
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-I must say, I'm looking forward
To running against you.
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-you are?
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-this is gonna be fun.
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-what do you mean by that?
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-I'm gonna chop you up
Into little pieces, kevin.
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I'm gonna destroy you.
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-huh?
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-think of it this way.
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I always knew you were a loser.
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Now everybody else will, too.
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Good luck.
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-and right then,I had my first taste
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of what motivates all reallysuccessful politicians --
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revenge.
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-what would I have to do?
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-leave everything to me.
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I'll organize
A campaign meeting.
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-isn't this exciting?
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-we'll get the best minds
In school behind you.
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-oh! Ugh!
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Why...Oh!
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[ indistinct speaking
On television ]
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[ laughter ]
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-these are the best minds
In junior high school?
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-hey, it was short notice.
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Besides, these guys
Are absolutely loyal.
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-made you wonder
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if millard fillmorestarted out this way.
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-well, well, well.
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Who do we have here --
Losers anonymous?
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-hey, that was my favorite part.
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-never mind. Let's call
This meeting to order.
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We're here to elect kevin arnold
As student council president.
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Any suggestions?
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-and it was time forthe brain trust
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to spring into action.
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-wait a minute. I got it.
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How about...
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"Vote for a scrote"?
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[ laughing ]
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-wayne, get out.
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-nothing like your basicgrass-roots support.
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-hey, kev?
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Do you have any more
Potato chips upstairs?
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-yeah, how about
A couple more sodas, too?
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-and could you grab some
Ring dings while you're up?
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-okay, I've heard enough.
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This meeting is officially over.
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-hey, it was just an idea.
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-yeah, look, if you don't
Want our help...
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-I heard they had fried chicken
At becky's meeting.
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-and it might have allended right there,
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except...
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-wait.
Guys, take a look at this.
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-that's when it happened.
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-it's simple, direct,
And to the point,
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But I think it might work.
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-it was beautiful --
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a four-color,roman-faced testament
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to hope and serviceand nobility.
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plus, it was the first timeI had ever seen my name
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on anything biggerthan a report card.
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-wow.
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-and in that moment,
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I did what every politiciansince time began has done.
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I believed my own press.
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-cool.
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-kevin arnold for president.
Take a button.
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-hi. Kevin arnold.
How you doing?
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Kevin arnold.
Nice to meet you.
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Hi. Kevin arnold.
Hope to get your vote.
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-so began my campaignfor student council president.
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-anybody want a button?
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-fact is, it was fun,
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getting outand pressing the flesh.
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not that there wasa lot of flesh
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interested in being pressed.
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-excuse me -- would you like
To meet kevin arnold,
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Candidate for president?
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-hey.
Nice to meet you, kevin.
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-no, no, I meant over there.
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-oh, yeah.
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-hi.
I'm running for president.
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-far out.
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What are you gonna do
If you win?
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-hmm.
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hadn't had timeto consider that.
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-I have a few ideas.
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-great! Like what?
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-so, I tried to put myselfin his shoes.
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how would he like his lifeto be better?
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-well...
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I've always thought we should
Have a student suggestion box.
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-now, there's an idea.
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-wow!
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-yeah. And the wax
They use on the floor?
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It shouldn't be so slippery.
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A-and we should have
Better locks on our lockers.
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And, uh...
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The lunches should be longer,
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And the periods
Should be shorter.
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And we should have
Less homework
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And better food
In the cafeteria
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And nicer teachers.
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-and, suddenly, the ideaswere just pouring out of me...
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almost as ifI'd been born for this.
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-and a new scoreboard.
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-yep, maybe paulhad been right.
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maybe I was the best manfor the job.
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maybe I could actuallywin this race
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with ideas, concepts,
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forward-lookingthoughtfulness.
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-and vending machines
With better stuff in them.
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[ crunching ]
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Cuter teachers,
260
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And they should be nicer,
And...
261
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-cool. Free food!
262
00:10:39,338 --> 00:10:42,006
-vote for becky!
Treats for becky!
263
00:10:42,008 --> 00:10:43,440
Becky's your friend!
264
00:10:43,442 --> 00:10:44,976
-it was then that I learned
265
00:10:44,978 --> 00:10:47,644
my first lessonon the campaign trail.
266
00:10:47,646 --> 00:10:50,281
ideas and concepts are nothing
267
00:10:50,283 --> 00:10:53,884
compared to freshly bakedrice krispie treats.
268
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-[ munching ]
269
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-by the end of the week,one thing was clear --
270
00:11:09,635 --> 00:11:13,870
in the great dark-horsecampaign of 1970,
271
00:11:13,872 --> 00:11:17,841
my horsewas running dead last.
272
00:11:17,843 --> 00:11:22,412
not that we didn't try anythingto get them to notice us.
273
00:11:22,414 --> 00:11:25,549
it's just,while we were trying...
274
00:11:25,551 --> 00:11:27,651
[ indistinct conversations ]
275
00:11:27,653 --> 00:11:30,887
...They were noticingsomething else.
276
00:11:34,761 --> 00:11:36,126
-give me a "B"!
Give me an "E"!
277
00:11:36,128 --> 00:11:37,928
Give me a c-k-y!
278
00:11:37,930 --> 00:11:40,597
What do you get?
Becky slater!
279
00:11:40,599 --> 00:11:44,501
-we'd been outmanned,outgunned, out-cheerleadered...
280
00:11:44,503 --> 00:11:46,437
out-slatered.
281
00:11:46,439 --> 00:11:48,840
not that we were readyto throw in the towel.
282
00:11:48,842 --> 00:11:51,142
-that's it. I give up.
283
00:11:51,144 --> 00:11:52,343
-what?
284
00:11:52,345 --> 00:11:53,311
-he's right.
285
00:11:53,313 --> 00:11:55,179
She's got better posters
Than us,
286
00:11:55,181 --> 00:11:57,014
Better volunteers than us...
287
00:11:57,016 --> 00:11:58,382
Better snacks than us.
288
00:11:58,384 --> 00:12:00,817
-so?
We're not doing so badly.
289
00:12:02,121 --> 00:12:04,322
Considering.
290
00:12:04,324 --> 00:12:05,656
-considering what?
291
00:12:05,658 --> 00:12:08,092
-I-I just think we have to
Be patient. That's all.
292
00:12:08,094 --> 00:12:11,295
Sooner or later,
People will start to notice us.
293
00:12:11,297 --> 00:12:12,997
-excuse me.
294
00:12:12,999 --> 00:12:14,866
You're kevin arnold, aren't you?
295
00:12:14,868 --> 00:12:17,000
The one who's running
For student council?
296
00:12:17,002 --> 00:12:20,638
-yeah...Kind of.
297
00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:22,840
-well, I just want you
To know...
298
00:12:24,177 --> 00:12:26,811
...You left these on the bus.
299
00:12:30,449 --> 00:12:32,416
-okay, so rome
Wasn't built in a day.
300
00:12:32,418 --> 00:12:34,885
I still think you're
The right man for the job.
301
00:12:34,887 --> 00:12:36,721
-paul, please,
Don't give me that.
302
00:12:36,723 --> 00:12:39,023
There's no way
We're gonna win this thing!
303
00:12:39,025 --> 00:12:40,624
-facts were facts.
304
00:12:40,626 --> 00:12:44,829
it was time to face the truth,take my medicine like a man.
305
00:12:44,831 --> 00:12:47,198
-kevin?
306
00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:48,965
-and the doctor was in.
307
00:12:48,967 --> 00:12:51,802
-I just dropped over to see
How things were going.
308
00:12:51,804 --> 00:12:52,603
-well...
309
00:12:52,605 --> 00:12:54,138
-I'll handle this.
310
00:12:54,140 --> 00:12:56,673
For your information, becky, our
Campaign is going quite well.
311
00:12:56,675 --> 00:12:58,809
-really?
That's odd.
312
00:12:58,811 --> 00:13:01,612
I didn't realize kevin
Was still in the race.
313
00:13:01,614 --> 00:13:03,146
-look...
314
00:13:03,148 --> 00:13:04,247
-hey, we're doing okay!
315
00:13:04,249 --> 00:13:05,349
-guys...
316
00:13:05,351 --> 00:13:07,818
-maybe you'd like me
To throw some votes your way...
317
00:13:07,820 --> 00:13:09,486
Just to make it exciting.
318
00:13:09,488 --> 00:13:14,492
-he doesn't need your votes,
Thank you very much.
319
00:13:14,494 --> 00:13:18,529
-well, don't say I didn't offer.
320
00:13:18,531 --> 00:13:20,898
-and that was that.
321
00:13:20,900 --> 00:13:23,667
it was hopeless.this race was over.
322
00:13:23,669 --> 00:13:24,868
[ laughter ]
323
00:13:28,908 --> 00:13:30,774
except...
324
00:13:30,776 --> 00:13:32,976
maybe it wasn't.
325
00:13:40,352 --> 00:13:42,019
[ school bell rings ]
326
00:13:42,021 --> 00:13:44,721
-all right, everyone,
Take your seats, please.
327
00:13:44,723 --> 00:13:46,857
-okay, maybe I felta little guilty
328
00:13:46,859 --> 00:13:49,926
about what had happened...but not much.
329
00:13:49,928 --> 00:13:54,699
-today, we continue our survey
Of the hundred years' war.
330
00:13:54,701 --> 00:13:58,436
-besides, maybe now we couldget down to a real campaign
331
00:13:58,438 --> 00:14:01,705
based on real issues,real ideas.
332
00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:09,079
[ laughter ]
333
00:14:09,081 --> 00:14:12,416
[ "Respect" playing ]
334
00:14:16,889 --> 00:14:19,056
-♪ what you want ♪
335
00:14:19,058 --> 00:14:20,457
♪ baby, I got ♪
336
00:14:20,459 --> 00:14:24,962
-and so began the greatgrudge match of 1970.
337
00:14:24,964 --> 00:14:29,166
over the next few days,no trick was too cheap...
338
00:14:29,168 --> 00:14:30,468
-♪ just a little bit ♪
339
00:14:30,470 --> 00:14:32,236
-♪ hey, baby ♪
340
00:14:32,238 --> 00:14:35,539
-...No insult too outrageous.
341
00:14:35,541 --> 00:14:36,774
-♪ just a little bit ♪
342
00:14:36,776 --> 00:14:39,543
-pretty soon, though,things started to get...
343
00:14:39,545 --> 00:14:41,379
personal.
344
00:14:41,381 --> 00:14:45,182
and as sabotageled to reprisal...
345
00:14:45,184 --> 00:14:47,451
I came to understandthe true meaning
346
00:14:47,453 --> 00:14:49,886
of politics in america.
347
00:14:49,888 --> 00:14:53,591
it wasn't aboutwinning an election.
348
00:14:53,593 --> 00:14:55,625
-♪ sock it to me, sock it to me,
Sock it to me, sock it to me ♪
349
00:14:55,627 --> 00:14:58,028
-it was about destroyingyour opponent.
350
00:14:58,030 --> 00:14:59,430
-♪ just a little bit ♪
351
00:14:59,432 --> 00:15:00,931
-♪ a little respect ♪
352
00:15:00,933 --> 00:15:01,965
-♪ just a little bit ♪
353
00:15:01,967 --> 00:15:03,066
-♪ I get tired ♪
354
00:15:03,068 --> 00:15:04,602
-stink bombs?
355
00:15:04,604 --> 00:15:07,404
-for tomorrow --
At the campaign speeches.
356
00:15:07,406 --> 00:15:09,340
-what are you gonna do
With stink bombs?
357
00:15:09,342 --> 00:15:10,574
-simple.
358
00:15:10,576 --> 00:15:13,043
When becky gets up to speak,
We set those babies off.
359
00:15:13,045 --> 00:15:14,545
-kapowee!
360
00:15:14,547 --> 00:15:16,680
-as for my brain trust...
361
00:15:16,682 --> 00:15:19,015
they'd finallyfound their calling.
362
00:15:19,017 --> 00:15:21,751
-you guys are out of your minds,
You know that?
363
00:15:21,753 --> 00:15:25,355
-hey, be careful!
364
00:15:25,357 --> 00:15:27,591
-look, you don't need
This kind of help to win.
365
00:15:27,593 --> 00:15:29,493
What you need
Is a good speech.
366
00:15:29,495 --> 00:15:31,862
Have you written one yet?
-well...
367
00:15:31,864 --> 00:15:35,432
-fact is, I'd been a littletoo preoccupied with form
368
00:15:35,434 --> 00:15:37,268
to worry about substance.
369
00:15:37,270 --> 00:15:38,836
-I'm working on it.
370
00:15:38,838 --> 00:15:40,638
-write the speech, kev.
371
00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,639
-don't worry. I will.
372
00:15:42,641 --> 00:15:45,809
-except, as it happens...
373
00:15:45,811 --> 00:15:47,511
You won't need to.
374
00:15:47,513 --> 00:15:49,479
Why write your own...
375
00:15:49,481 --> 00:15:52,249
When you can have becky's?
376
00:15:53,752 --> 00:15:56,620
See, amy broadwell copied it
From becky's notebook,
377
00:15:56,622 --> 00:15:58,789
And, you know,
Since you speak first,
378
00:15:58,791 --> 00:16:01,558
I figured here's your chance
To steal her fire.
379
00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:04,961
-and there it was,the essence of politics --
380
00:16:04,963 --> 00:16:07,297
morally reprehensible...
381
00:16:07,299 --> 00:16:10,534
and a guaranteed winner.
382
00:16:10,536 --> 00:16:11,702
-wait a minute.
383
00:16:11,704 --> 00:16:14,271
Amy broadwell gave this to you
Just like that?
384
00:16:14,273 --> 00:16:16,607
-well, I had to promise her
A little something --
385
00:16:16,609 --> 00:16:18,442
You know,
For after the election.
386
00:16:18,444 --> 00:16:20,143
-well, what kind of something?
387
00:16:20,145 --> 00:16:21,912
-hall monitor.
388
00:16:24,884 --> 00:16:26,617
-we got to talk!
389
00:16:26,619 --> 00:16:27,818
[ school bell rings ]
390
00:16:27,820 --> 00:16:30,187
-guess I knewwhat he was gonna say.
391
00:16:30,189 --> 00:16:32,490
-you're not actually gonna
Use that speech, are you?
392
00:16:32,492 --> 00:16:33,557
-well...
393
00:16:33,559 --> 00:16:35,559
-good. I knew I could
Count on you.
394
00:16:35,561 --> 00:16:37,895
That's why I nominated you
In the first place.
395
00:16:37,897 --> 00:16:40,797
Do I make myself clear?
396
00:16:40,799 --> 00:16:43,234
-[ sighs ] sure.
397
00:16:47,973 --> 00:16:50,240
-and there you had it.
398
00:16:50,242 --> 00:16:54,144
paul, as usual, was right.
399
00:16:54,146 --> 00:16:57,013
on the other hand...
400
00:16:57,015 --> 00:17:00,717
what did paul know about it?
401
00:17:00,719 --> 00:17:02,686
on the other hand,
402
00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:05,155
it was up to meto do the right thing.
403
00:17:05,157 --> 00:17:08,125
-[ sighs ]
404
00:17:08,127 --> 00:17:11,061
-on the other hand,in politics,
405
00:17:11,063 --> 00:17:15,799
who's to say what's rightand what's wrong?
406
00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:23,140
there was no turning back.
407
00:17:23,142 --> 00:17:24,842
not anymore.
408
00:17:26,345 --> 00:17:28,112
[ feedback whines ]
409
00:17:28,114 --> 00:17:31,181
-welcome, everyone,
To the student council
410
00:17:31,183 --> 00:17:33,684
"Meet the candidates" assembly.
411
00:17:33,686 --> 00:17:37,087
-and so, after three weeksof virtual war,
412
00:17:37,089 --> 00:17:39,523
it had come down to this.
413
00:17:39,525 --> 00:17:42,927
-today, we'll be hearing
The views of our two nominees.
414
00:17:42,929 --> 00:17:44,895
Remember,
This is your opportunity
415
00:17:44,897 --> 00:17:46,863
To weigh the issues
416
00:17:46,865 --> 00:17:49,766
Before you make
Your final decision.
417
00:17:49,768 --> 00:17:53,036
-maybe I should have beennervous, but I wasn't.
418
00:17:53,038 --> 00:17:56,874
after all, I had victoryin the palm of my hand --
419
00:17:56,876 --> 00:18:01,011
becky's speech,my ace-in-the-hole.
420
00:18:01,013 --> 00:18:03,547
-so, you're really gonna do it.
421
00:18:03,549 --> 00:18:07,051
-hey, mind your own business,
All right?
422
00:18:08,287 --> 00:18:11,222
-if you say so.
423
00:18:11,224 --> 00:18:14,324
-and now, to introduce
Our first candidate,
424
00:18:14,326 --> 00:18:18,628
His campaign manager,
Paul pfeiffer.
425
00:18:18,630 --> 00:18:20,431
[ applause ]
426
00:18:20,433 --> 00:18:23,800
-mr. Holier-than-thou.who cared what he thought?
427
00:18:23,802 --> 00:18:26,570
what was he gonna do about it?
428
00:18:26,572 --> 00:18:30,840
except, of course,bust me in public.
429
00:18:32,711 --> 00:18:35,045
-[ clears throat ]
Students, faculty...
430
00:18:35,047 --> 00:18:37,981
Let me tell you
About kevin arnold.
431
00:18:37,983 --> 00:18:40,417
-here it came.
432
00:18:40,419 --> 00:18:44,321
-he might not be the most
Popular kid in school...
433
00:18:44,323 --> 00:18:48,191
Not the smartest
Or the most athletic...
434
00:18:48,193 --> 00:18:50,961
But he's honest...
435
00:18:50,963 --> 00:18:55,132
And true.
436
00:18:55,134 --> 00:18:57,300
He's every man...
437
00:18:59,605 --> 00:19:02,640
...The kid without a name
Who sits behind you in class,
438
00:19:02,642 --> 00:19:05,976
The guy down the lunch line
Who hates green beans, too.
439
00:19:05,978 --> 00:19:07,578
-the funny thing is,
440
00:19:07,580 --> 00:19:10,714
even though the was standingin front of hundreds of kids,
441
00:19:10,716 --> 00:19:13,283
I knew he was talking to me.
442
00:19:13,285 --> 00:19:14,985
-kevin arnold is someone
443
00:19:14,987 --> 00:19:18,822
Who you can count on
To do the right thing.
444
00:19:18,824 --> 00:19:21,091
Kevin arnold...
445
00:19:21,093 --> 00:19:23,961
Someone who I believe in.
446
00:19:23,963 --> 00:19:27,798
[ cheers and applause ]
447
00:19:34,273 --> 00:19:36,373
Good luck.
448
00:19:42,481 --> 00:19:44,381
-as I stood at that podium,
449
00:19:44,383 --> 00:19:47,017
a lot of thingsraced through my mind,
450
00:19:47,019 --> 00:19:51,888
things likewhat it takes to win...
451
00:19:51,890 --> 00:19:55,025
and what it feels liketo lose.
452
00:19:56,695 --> 00:19:59,029
but as I looked at that speech,
453
00:19:59,031 --> 00:20:01,398
I realized what I had become --
454
00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,700
someone I hardly even knew.
455
00:20:05,604 --> 00:20:08,138
and I knew what I had to do.
456
00:20:08,140 --> 00:20:10,007
-[ clears throat ]
457
00:20:14,079 --> 00:20:17,848
Students...Faculty...
458
00:20:26,926 --> 00:20:30,260
...I hereby resign
From the race.
459
00:20:30,262 --> 00:20:32,029
[ all murmuring ]
460
00:20:32,031 --> 00:20:34,131
-guess it kind oftook everybody by surprise --
461
00:20:34,133 --> 00:20:36,399
paul...
462
00:20:36,401 --> 00:20:38,101
becky...
463
00:20:38,103 --> 00:20:40,938
and, unfortunately,doug porter.
464
00:20:40,940 --> 00:20:42,839
[ glass shatters ]
465
00:20:46,812 --> 00:20:48,712
-stink bomb!
466
00:20:48,714 --> 00:20:51,715
[ all screaming ]
467
00:20:51,717 --> 00:20:55,085
-which only provedwhat I'd known all along.
468
00:20:56,455 --> 00:20:59,756
simply stated...
469
00:20:59,758 --> 00:21:02,659
politics stinks.
470
00:21:04,997 --> 00:21:07,364
-like all campaigns,
It's hard-fought,
471
00:21:07,366 --> 00:21:10,601
And I know how hard it is
For the candidate to lose,
472
00:21:10,603 --> 00:21:13,203
And it's very hard
For his family.
473
00:21:13,205 --> 00:21:15,105
Uh, I think they will come out,
However,
474
00:21:15,107 --> 00:21:16,873
Stronger men
As a result of the loss,
475
00:21:16,875 --> 00:21:19,443
If they just don't let the loss
Get them down.
476
00:21:19,445 --> 00:21:21,312
-I never regretted
477
00:21:21,314 --> 00:21:23,781
running for presidentof the student council...
478
00:21:23,783 --> 00:21:26,550
or the three weeks of detentionthat followed.
479
00:21:26,552 --> 00:21:31,521
in fact, in many ways,I was a better man for it...
480
00:21:31,523 --> 00:21:34,524
even though I lost to a duck.
481
00:21:41,032 --> 00:21:42,199
in any event,
482
00:21:42,201 --> 00:21:45,201
it was time to leave politicsto the politicians,
483
00:21:45,203 --> 00:21:47,838
let the ship of state sail on.
484
00:21:51,877 --> 00:21:53,943
at least they wouldn't havekevin arnold
485
00:21:53,945 --> 00:21:56,145
to kick around anymore.
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