the senator's white paper is almost ready, bets. should we wait for that?
i think we should try to get maximum coverage for this new mandatory welfare program. push the issues.
you forgot "sexy".
just didn't get around to it, huh?
well, for christsakes, you sound like you're selling.  i don't know what.  cars.  not issues.
more people watch it.
no, c'mon, i'm listening. i was just.
kidding around.  you know, fun.
with who?
well, if cronkite's so great, why don't we run him instead?
sure we could run him. you realize he's already of his block association.
no, why?
what taxi driver?
how long has he been there?
well, i'll go out and ask him.
this is gotta be a game, right?
ouch!
i'm great. always set my fingers on fire. if you want to see another trick. i do this thing with my nose.
ah, yes, the guy at the newsstand, mr. asbestos.
is he italian?
you sure he's not italian?
well, if he had been italian, they could have been shot off. sometimes the mob does that to teach guys a lesson, if they blow a job or something.
don't be naive. they can't kill everybody. they have different punishments for different things. like, if they kill a stool pidgeon, they leave a canary on the body. it's symbolic.
i don't know. maybe they don't leave a canary. don't be technical. what i'm saying is if this newsstand guy's italian and his fingers are gone, maybe he's a thief.
with the other hand, right?
i know that guy. his hand looks like a paw. an old black guy, the newsstand at -
show me how he did that again.
if you'll come this way.
bets.
it's 12:30 now. you'll have fifteen minutes before the actual luncheon begins.
and in some other places too.
betsy, come over here a moment.
just follow me.
look there. no, over further - get your glasses - yes, over there. isn't that little guy the same guy that was bugging you around the office about a month ago?
now look more closely. look around the eyes and chin. see? see there?
oh, iris?
my name's travis.
c'mon, senator. that was a class dinner. the st. regis is a class joint. that was veal.
those tv cameras do. i caught the rally on cbs. you looked a little paunchy.