Jonathan Demme and the Making of 'The Manchurian Candidate' Page #3

let's not have any illusions about...

She wasn't in your league, but if that's

the way you choose to remember it...

You destroyed any possibility

of us ever...

Honey, you are oversimplifying things

a little bit, but it's okay.

I'll stay out of it.

You have my word.

[CROWD CHEERING]

Thank you. Thank you.

I think you all know my mother,

Senator Eleanor Prentiss Shaw.

And some of you, no doubt,

remember my father,

the late Senator John Shaw.

I've been honored to serve

my two terms in Congress.

[MEN AND ELLIE

SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

But I also grew up on the Hill.

I've seen how the game is played

by professionals,

how deals are struck,

committees bullied,

agendas bought and sold.

And with apologies to my mother,

I wish to remain an amateur.

RAYMOND [ON TV]:

I believe democracy is not negotiable.

[CROWD CHEERING ON TV]

I believe that freedom from fear

in the world at large and here at home

is not negotiable.

I know how much Americans

have to fear today.

But I can tell you

that I've been there.

I've faced the enemy firsthand

on the battlefront.

I know what it is to be afraid.

But I am living proof

that we can win.

We can prevail.

We must secure tomorrow today.

Thank you.

ELLIE:
Bluffing?

- That was the inference.

They should be down on their fat,

white knees, thanking me

for saving this party from

committing political seppuku.

You gave them every opportunity

to do the right thing, senator.

No. I gave them one opportunity and

that was unusually generous of me.

See if you can get ahold of

Bob Arthur,

because I'm gonna wanna

meet with him.

Thank you very much

for arranging this.

- I appreciate it.

HEALY:
Sure.

ELLIE:
Mr. Secretary.

- Senator.

Thank you very much

for taking this meeting.

LEONA:
Good to see you again.

- Leona. So nice to see you, Leona.

Buddy. Gentlemen.

No, I thought we settled it

this morning.

All right, I'll keep you posted.

The decision is final.

ELLIE:

Thank you very much.

- How's Jeanine?

UTLY:
Senator.

Tom Jordan's on the ticket.

Now, we don't need your blessing,

but we'd like it.

Okay, so before we get started,

I'm just...

[LAUGHS]

I'm dying to know...

...which genius hatched the idea of

pairing a sound bite from Nebraska

with a relic who thinks that keeping

suicide bombers off our buses

is unconstitutional.

Was it you, Gordy?

All the research indicates

that an Arthur-Jordan ticket

sits quite well

with the American people.

"Sits quite well"

translates into how many votes?

MAN 1:
Your son is largely unknown

outside of New York.

I mean, his public service,

his congressional record,

while commendable,

is not the kind of thing...

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