"[ Man ] Previously on Tanner '88." "We are the envy of this world." "Why?" "Because throughout our history... we have always maintained that we could do better." "We've insisted that we could do better!" "Well, it's time for that kind ofleadership now, T.J." "I'm not sure that it's me... but I'd like the chance to find out." "Did you get it?" "I got it." "Oh!" "It was completely inspired." "Deke shooting through the glass coffee table?" "Jack exhausted and unaware... and all this raw passion just spilling out of him." "His whole rationale for his campaign - who he was, what he cared about - all expressed in the most accessible, unguarded language imaginable." "We cut four 30-second ads out of it, ordered massive buys in six markets... and buried Al Gore in his own state." "Well, I never forgave her for it." "Of course, she didn't even show the ads to me... because she knew I'd think the concept was phony, and it was." "I mean, the implicit message was..." ""Never mind that this guy is totally ineffectual on the stump." "He gives a great speech in his motel room."" "Well, who cares?" "You want to elect someone president because he looks great through a coffee table?" " Those ads were a total embarrassment." " [ Female Interviewer ] But they worked." " What?" " I said they worked." "Yeah, they worked." "[ Radio:" "Male Announcer ] In the Lansing area" "[ Tanner ] The important thing now, Mrs. Adelson... is that, uh, my, uh, message is being heard, and, uh" "[ Mrs. Adelson ] Wejust love your new commercials." "That's right." "That's right." "We're getting the message out there." "We're being heard." "And I think with, uh - with folks like yourself involved, we can go all the way now." "Well, I know you have other, uh, financial obligations." "[ Mrs. Adelson ] Do you have any special amount in mind for a donation?" "No, I had no specific figure in mind." "A couple hundred " " I'd like to give a thousand dollars to you." " A thousand?" " I just love what you're doing." " Well, that would be just great." "And I'm so sorry about my husband." "He's a dyed-in-the-wool " " That would be wonderful, Mrs. Adelson." " I'll put the check in the mail this afternoon." " Thanks again." "Bye." "Sure." "Bye-bye." "[ Phone Receiver Sets In Cradle ]" "[ Radio:" "Announcer ] This is some pretty significant snowfall." "[ Tanner's Voice ] March 1 1, 1 988." "I've spent the day talking with contributors." "Even after a year of such calls, it still amazes me... how many ordinary citizens feel strongly enough about an election's outcome to give." "Their faith lends much dignity to the whole process by which we choose our country's  [ Knocking ] - [ Alex ] Dad?" "USA Today is on the other line." "They want to know, if you were a fruit or a vegetable, which one would you be?" "[ Emile ] So, what did I tell you about Tennessee?" "Hmm?" "Did I tell you 1 7% of the vote, like the Wall StreetJournal polled?" "No, I did not." "Why?" "Because I am not a dork." "[ T.J. ] Good thing not to be." ""I am not a crook."" " [ Stringer] I'm not a bimbo." " [ Emile ] I told you - 23%º of the vote." "I told you." "A strong third place." "Right?" "How did I know that?" "Because I used the right models, I screened... and the Journal just went for any warm body who happened to own a phone." "[ T.J.] I used to do that." "Now I don't insist on the phone." "[ Emile ] You know what's wrong with these big media polls?" "ABC, the New York Times, all those- they don't care." "They have no vested interest in what the results are, so they try to cut down on costs." "They make 500 calls, they throw out 20 of'em." "They can't afford to do it right." "But I, as a private pollster, can't afford to do it wrong." "A candidate cannot use bullshit data, no matter how favorable it may seem." "My sample is so clean, it gives me a sinus headache" "Yes!" " It's time." "This is for real." " Here we go." "[ Emile ] I make 1,500 calls, I throw out 1,200 of them." "[ TV:" "Announcer] He didn't make the pass to finalize the play." "A little bit of hot dog right there byJesse Hall." " [ Snare Drum ]" " There are those people who tell you that our... noisy dissent, our raucous squabble... weakened us as a country, caused us to... lose our supremacy." "Don't you believe it." "We are the envy of this world." "Why?" "Because throughout our history... we have always maintained... that we could do better." "We've insisted that we could do better!" "We've always been willing to reinvent ourselves for the common good." "And in our darkest hour... leaders - real leaders... have always stepped forward... to hold the American people... to the responsibility of citizenship!" "Well, it's time for that kind of leadership now." "I'm not sure that it's me, but I'd like the chance to find out." "What the fuck was that?" "[ Stringer, T.J. Chuckling ]" "Well, campers, that's why we're happening." "We're getting the "what the fuck was that?" vote." "[ Stringer ] We'll take it." "[ People Chattering ] -[ Emile ] Which is 1 2 bucks less than a private contractor." "SoJack is getting the cheapest, but the best information in the business." "We've been tracking since day one." "Right?" "And when the new ads hit in New Hampshire..." "I had Jack at 1 1 % and nobody else even had him close." "You could, like, hear it all the way down in Boston." "The same thing with Super Tuesday." "We stole Nashville right out from under Gore when he wasn't even looking." "[ T.J. ] Okay, let's wrap this part up... and let me know how the Magical Mystery Tour is coming along." "[ Stringer ] Uh, we got the six stops in Ohio confirmed... with the satellite teleconference set for 5:30 in Cincinnati." "Then we overnight in Louisville..." "[ Southern Accent ] and hit Nashville by noon." "Fund-raiser's set for 7:30." "Who's playing down at the Nashville fund-raiser?" "[ Stringer ] Waylon Jennings." "[ Emile ] Yeah, and he's absolutely perfect for us." "He's authentic, he's passionate... and he's an outsider." "That outlaw image works great for us." "[ Tanner ] Speaking of outlaw images... who is the genius who ran off my F.B.I. file for this new brochure here?" "[ Emile ] That would have to be me." "But all of the good parts have been blacked out." "[ T.J.] Now,Jack, that has been public domain... ever since you gave it to MotherJones." "We've gotten a lot of great comment on it... and quite frankly, I don't mind being described as the "strawberry blonde fellow traveler."" " Did you come in different flavors back then?" " Oh, Emile, please!" "I don't know, guys." "A public information bio leaves a lot to be desired." "Jack, it's absolutely right for us." "You're running an insurgency campaign." "Nothing establishes your credentials as a Washington outsider... more than having been investigated by the federales." "Besides, it also proves you have nothing to hide." "If the F.B.I. can't dig up anything on you, what reporter is gonna want to bother?" "[ Stringer ] David Seidelman." " David Seidelman?" "Oh, God." "Is he on the bus now?" "Yep." "I suppose we should be flattered." "The Post pulled him off Bush." "[ Emile ] Bet that wasn't a pretty sight." " Okay." "Anything else?" "[ Stringer ] Oh." "Yeah." "One more thing." "I don't want to make you any more self-conscious than we probably already have... but this wire photo " " So?" "What's the matter with it?" " Suit bag." "[ Laughs ] I'm carrying a suit bag." "That isn't real enough for you?" "[ Stringer ] With all due respect,Jack... carrying your own bag is the wrong symbol at the wrong time." "It says that you either can't or won't delegate." "It says Jimmy Carter." "[ Emile ] Oh.!" "Low.!" "[ T.J.] Ohh.!" "Stringer.!" "The people may want you to be for real, but that doesn't mean they want you to be like them." "They want someone who is comfortable with authority." "Here." "Let me show you what I mean." "You remember that day you and Alex ran into Dole outside the New Hampshire debate?" "[ Alex ] Take care." "Bye-bye." " Come on, kiddo." " Okay, let's go." "Thank you." "Thanks so much, Senator." "I like your button." "I wish I'd have thought of one like that." " [ Alex ] We'll give you one." " Got a souvenir?" "[ Stringer ] Okay, she gives him her button, right?" "Now check this out... there." "Whoa!" "He's got a button catcher!" "[ Stringer ] Smooth, eh?" "This is a man who's comfortable with power... who knows without looking where his staff is and what they can do for him." " There's a lesson there." " [ Emile ] Yeah.Jack,you've got to start treating us like shit." "That was Reagan's secret." "No president has ever appeared more at peace with himself." " [ T.J.] Yeah, especially on his way to war." " [ Tanner] On his way to bed." "No, I think what we've got here is a case of mixed signals." "You wantJack to be real." "You wantJack to be natural." "You also wantJack to operate from some supposed state of grace." "She's right." ""Be natural" is one thing." "But to try to appear that way is a contradiction in terms." "It's what Daniel Boorstin alluded to in his book... as the human pseudo-event." "It's an invitation to self-deception... to hide reality from ourselves" "Goddamn it." "[ Scoffs ] Okay." "Okay, big guy." "You want real,you got real." "Real dark." " Come on!" " [ Whistle Blows ]" "Let's go, folks!" "We're running late!" "[ Woman ] Watch your step, Michael." "It's slick." "[ Woman ] All right, I'm back." "Susan Sloan, ABC." " [ Stringer ] Susan Sloan, ABC." " Mike Torre, ABC." " Brown from the Sun." " [ Stringer] Mr. Taggerty." " Gatling, Time." " Gotcha." " Hi, cutie." " Hey, Molly." "How you doin'?" " Good." " Frank, your office wants you to log in by noon." "[ Stringer ] The committee writing your piece wants a conference call." "[ All Chattering ]" "Let's go!" "Back!" "We're running late, folks!" "Do you know, uh, Hayes Taggerty?" " I know his father." " [ Laughing ] His father." " Molly, can you read my mind?" " [ Molly Laughs ]" "[ Molly ] All right." "Okay, thank you, dear." "Got ashtrays for all of you in the nonsmoking section." " Anybody want one?" " [ Molly ] Here, here." "Here we go." "Back here?" "Anybody else?" "All right, we're having the classic carburetor trouble... so, uh, while the bus is warming up..." "I'll run down the schedule for you." "[ Stringer On Bus P.A.] Okay, our E. T.A. in Bowling Green is now... 9:30." "All right, we've got two, count 'em, two blue-head gigs." "One at the senior citizens center... and one at the V.F. W. auxiliary." "We'll have a mult setup at the center, so that's your best sound bite op." "Okay, E. T.A. is 1 2:1 0 in Fort Shawnee." "Oh, let's reboard at 1 1:1 5." "Okay?" "Not 50." "Fifteen." "Thank you." "Uh, okay, Fort Shawnee is 1 2:1 0." " We'rejust doing a very lengthy photo op..." " [ Horn Honking ] with the outward drama about  [ Horn Honks ]" " Thanks, pal!" "Whoa!" "Whoa, whoa!" "One more!" "One more." "Keep the door closed!" "Come on, let's go!" "Check your list." "That's rude." "[ All Chanting ] Bigfoot!" "Bigfoot!" "Bigfoot!" "Only size 9 1 /2." " Sasquatch to you guys." " How you doin'?" " All right." " Hi." "Seidelman." "David Seidelman." "Kincaid." "Stringer Kincaid." " Hark." "Molly Hark." " Molly!" "I thought you were with Gephardt." " Taggerty." "Hayes Taggerty." " He's in California." " Driver." "Bus Driver." " Really?" "I'm surprised you " "Let's go!" "Now!" "[ Man ] Quote du jour.!" "Quote du jour.!" "[ Stringer On P.A.] Tanner campaign quote du jour today... is from George Bush." "[ Woman ] And?" "[ Stringer ] Quote: "I need combat pay." "When you're in there, it's tension city. "" " Unquote." "Thank you." "[ Reporters Laughing ]" " Ms. Cavanaugh?" " Yes, Stan?" "What is it?" "This is Congressman Kennedy on the phone again." "He has called three or four times." "I don't know what to tell him anymore." "And there's a young lady waiting to see you too." "[ T.J.] Okay, I'll take care of it." "Why don't you go home." " Okay." "Sounds good." "Good night." " Good night." "I'll see you tomorrow." "Surprise." "Hi." "I'm gonna call you right back." "Okay?" "Right." "I promise." "Bye." " Well, hi." " Hi." "Hey, I'm sorry to just drop in on you like this, Mrs. Cavanaugh." "I mean, I know I'm supposed to be holding down the fort in New Hampshire... but stuff at home - I mean, it's just got " "You see, my father, he just hates the Democrats." " Did I tell you that?" " No." "Well, Daddy was really, really" "I mean, I've never, never seen him like this." "And I mean especially with my s " "Oh, God!" "My sister,Joy" " God!" "That is why I left " "Whoa, whoa, whoa, Andrea." "You're here and it's fine." "Let's deal with it." "Mrs. Cavanaugh, I have never done anything like this before!" " I mean, I've never left home " " Andrea." "Andrea." "Why don't you call me T.J. like everybody else around here." " Okay?" "T.J." " Okay, T.J." "Okay." "Now then... what do you want, Andrea?" "Do you want to work for the national campaign?" "Because I gotta tell ya, honey, I can't carry ya." " I can't give you a room, salary" " No" " No, Mrs. Cavanaugh, that's okay." " T.J." " T.J." "I mean, that's okay, because, see, I took out my savings " " You gonna meet your own expenses?" " Yes.!" "Yes, I promise.!" "I mean, working for Congressman Tanner... is the most incredible opportunity, and I" " Can you drive a car, Andrea?" " Yes." "Yes." "I" " Yes." "Oh, God." "Listen... everybody around here who works wears one of these." "Put it on." "Wow." "[ Giggles ]" " T.J." " Yeah?" "Let me ask you something." "Okay?" "All right, now, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to or anything " " Just ask, ask, ask." " Okay." "Like, were you guys ever lovers or anything like that?" "Andrea, maybe you should go back to calling me Mrs. Cavanaugh." "Okay?" ""Hart idolized Warren." ""When he met Beatty, he tried to emulate him." ""He would ask his secretary to find some excuse for him to fly to Los Angeles... so he could cavort at Beatty's pool with topless starlets."" "[ Seidelman Laughs ] -[ Reporter Laughing ]" "[ Gatling ] Molly?" " [ Seidelman ] Molly, listen to this." " Shit." " Molly?" " Mmm?" ""Suddenly someone happened to look across from the bar to the lobby and saw Lee Hart." ""Gary obviously didn't have an inkling she was coming..." " because he and Shirley MacLaine were in his hotel room."" " Welcome to the Buckeye State, folks." "Who's reading the New York Times?" "Please stop." "Do you believe that crap?" "No, I don't." "It might have been somebody else in Shirley's body, but it definitely wasn't her." "[ Hayes Groans ]" " See what you did, David?" " What's that, Hayes?" "People like you took one of the best politicians of his era... and turned him into a sideshow in the supermarket media." " Happy?" " And you weren't interested, Hayes, right?" " You took a pass." " Hard to imagine, isn't it, David?" "[ Male Country Singers ] Exercise your right to vote" " [ Andrea ] Emile, they're all loaded up." " Choose the one" " Go getJack." " You like the most" "It's your individual right" " To choose the one you want to fight for you" " Hi, Emile." "Okay, careful,Jack." " I don't want anything to happen here." "Jack, let me take the suit bag." " You'd better let me take you." "Jack, let him take the damn bag!" " [ Continues ]" " Let's go!" "You can change the course of fate" " This is us?" " Yeah." "Come on." " It's a decision you must make" "Jack, I'd like to go over this agenda with you." " Choose the one you think is great for you" " All right, we'll see you in Nashville, then." "Press conference with the candidate in Bowling Green, folks." "Behave yourself." " Are we non-site-specific again today?" " Afraid so, Mol." "Jack's, uh, feeling real today." "[ Gatling ] Real what?" ""Non-site-specific"?" "You know, Stringer, you should put Tanner on lithium." "I'm getting too old for this shit." ""Non-site-specific."" " [ Woman Shouting ] - [ Tanner ] All right." " [ Tanner] Well, I think it's a little soon." " [ Reporters Shouting Questions ]" "Yeah, I wanna " "We did very well down there." "[ Woman ] What about Super Tuesday?" "Do you see this upward movement?" "[ Tanner] Yes." "I just said that." "Yes." " [ Reporter] Why not?" " [ Tanner] Are you kidding?" "No way!" "[ Molly ] Could you get out of the way so we could see this picture?" " [ Reporter] No!" " [ Molly ] Stay with him.!" "[ Tanner ] Yeah, I want to thank some people." "We did very well down there." "If Nashville had been P.C., we'd have won the state." "[ Reporter ] Yes." " [ Chattering, Shouting ]" " It's very significant." "[ Molly ] Have you heard from Babbitt whether he's going to support you or not?" "No, I haven't spoken to him." "I hope he does." "I like him." "[ Andrea ] Hi.!" "This is Jack Tanner.!" "You've heard all about him.!" "What's Nashville mean at this point in your campaign?" "[ Tanner] I wanna go back there and talk to some people." " Are you gonna have a statement about blocking the I.N.F. Treaty?" " Yes." "The cold war is over." "We won." "Some people aren't acting like winners, however." "[ Stringer] Andrea, can we get some kids in here?" "Get some children, all right?" "Does anybody have any Dramamine?" " [ Guitar:" "Country ] - [ Seidelman ] Yeah, I do." "It's riding backwards." "[ Male Country Singers ] Exercise your right to vote" "Why do you say safer?" "Choose the one you like the most" "It's your individual right" " To choose the one you want to fight for you" " What is this about riding backwards, Seidelman?" "Okay." "We gotta go." "Pick the proper candidate" " You can change the course of fate - [ Chattering, Shouting ]" "It's a decision you must make" "Choose the one you think is great for you" "Y'all vote" "No, I've seen this phenomenon over and over again." "A really good TV ad actually helps a good candidate get better." "It's not so much that they believe the ad as they aspire to it." "You know, they want the people to believe they are who they say they are." "That's why the Tanner campaign "For Real" has been so successful." "What happened to "The Future Is Now"?" "Well, Molly..." ""The Future Is Now" was then... and "For Real" is now." "In any case, it allows Jack to be himself." "And let's face it -when Jack's himself, he just blows away the field." "I mean, I'm sure some of you have noticed that some campaign handlers... have to keep their candidates from being totally themselves." " Yeah, like Dole." " [ T.J.] Yeah, like Dole." "Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." "They have to keep taking his hatchet away." " [ Reporters Chuckling ]" " And George Bush... he's a spin-controller's nightmare." " He's all thyroid." " [ Laughing Continues ]" "No, there's no battle forJack Tanner's soul." "His passions are real." "They're palpable." "Well, it melts in your mouth." "But is it gonna stick to our ribs?" "[ Stringer On Walkie-talkie:" "Static ] T.J.?" "Where's my walkie-talkie?" "Ha!" " T.J.!" " Yes, Stringer." "[ Stringer] Gotta getJack to Nashville right away." "We got an Easter Seals benefit taping that we can't pass up." "It's airing in April." "And we got a Nightline." "We got a Nightline?" "[ Stringer] Yeah." "I'm lining up a charter flight from Hillsboro." "Oh, Stringer, great work." "I'll meet you at the airport." "[ Stringer] 1 0-4, babe." "Well, ladies and gentlemen, we've got a Nightline." " [ Applause ]" " Thank you." " The Nightline is site-specific?" " Yes, the Nightline is site-specific." "[ Andrea ] Congressman, do you have your toothbrush?" "[ Tanner] Well, I certainly hope so, Andrea." "[ Bus Horn Honking ]" "[ T.J. Chuckles ]" " Which" "All right, I need my bag." " Is this us?" "I got it." "I got it." "I got it." "I got it." "Relax." "[ Andrea ] Congressman, do you have all your bags?" " Yeah." "No, I got it." "I got it.!" " Congressman,you're all set?" " [ Tanner ] Help her." " [ T.J. ] Okay, Andrea, get on the bus!" " Well, what about the car?" " It's a rental." "Leave it." "On the bus!" "Okay-That's T.J.'s." "All right!" "Have a safe flight!" "Wait!" "Whoa!" "Wait!" "Wait!" "[ Molly ] I want you to set up right here." "Where the hell's the" "Any room, Congressman?" "[ Pilot ] No way, sir.!" "This plane is full.!" " [ Molly ] Why not?" " We should talk!" "Don't tell me my job." "You should know your goddamn job!" " I'll talk to you in Nashville." " Come on." "Squeeze me in." " I'll see you down there." " Listen, T.J. promised me some time!" "I just wanna make sure that it's "for real. "" " [ Molly ] Well, it's too late now, isn't it?" " [ Andrea ] They left me in charge!" " [ Men Singing ] I remember my father - [ Andrea ] Mr. Seidelman!" "My father was wild" "He battered her" "He shattered her" "God rest her soul" "She'd pack it all up" "And take a high-heeled stroll" "This is Charlie Chase along with Lorianne Crook." "We're coming to you live from the Opryland Hotel Pickin' Parlor... the site of a gala event tonight featuring Waylon Jennings, New Grass Revival and Danny Darst." "This is a huge reception for a very popular presidential candidate,Jack Tanner." "Throughout the evening we'll be having live reports, talking with some dignitaries here." "Perhaps we'll even talk with Jack Tanner himself." "Right." "It's gonna be quite a party, and we want you to be a part of it." "[ Tanner] Okay." "Hi." "How are you?" "Thanks for coming by." "I'm Jack Tanner." " [ Continues ]" " Hi." "You got your hands full there." " I certainly do." " Thanks for coming by." " Speaker Murray." " Yes?" " Come before our cameras, please." " Thank you." "You must tell us... why is Jack Tanner such an important presidential candidate?" "Well, I've known Jack Tanner for many years... and I feel like he can represent the views... of the people of the United States better than any other candidate." "This is the headliner tonight here at thejack Tanner fund-raiser, Waylon Jennings." " I saw you sign in." "Where'd you learn to write?" " I didn't learn how. "X" works everywhere." "Yeah, I'm here." "I believe in Jack Tanner." "I believe in him." "What's the most appealing quality aboutJack Tanner... to get somebody like yourself out here to support him?" "Well, I'm a country boy, and I believe in people being real." " And he seems real to me." " A lot of people say he is "for real" in '88." "Is it too much to ask if you're going to vote forJack Tanner?" "I intend to vote for him just as soon as I pay my poll taxes." "Representative Wheeler." "Can we speak with you a moment?" "Certainly." "Tell us why you're supporting candidateJack Tanner." "Well,Jack Tanner has a very exciting philosophy." "He has views on nuclear waste that all the people in this group... can - can envelop." "He's just the kind of candidate we can be for." "This is Debby Mason, assistant to the mayor of Nashville, Bill Boner." " Does the mayor know you're here tonight?" " He knows I'm here." "This is our man." "Now, be honest." "Do you thinkJack Tanner has a chance in '88?" "He's got the chance." "That's why we're for him." "That's why we're here tonight." "And we're gonna show everybody else why we're for him like we are." "We have Representative Lois DeBerry here." "Turn toward the camera, please." " Why do you supportJack Tanner?" " Well, he's young, he's energetic." "I think he's the kind of president that can lead us into the year 2000." "You're a lady." "Does it have anything to do with the fact that he's very handsome?" "It has, uh, no bearing on it... but I think that anytime you have a president that's easy to look to, that helps." "Representative Rob Stallings from Tipton County." " No, I'm from Hardeman County." " Hardeman County?" "I live down in West Tennessee, I'm chairman of the agricultural committee, and I'm for Al Gore!" " Can we turn you toward the camera, please?" " Yeah." "Yeah." " Once again, why are you here tonight?" " I'm supporting Jack Tanner for president." "He's my man." "Now, why is he your man?" "Well, I feel like he's a rural fella, and I feel good about it." "I'm from a rural area, and I'd sell my whole herd of sheep for him." "A long, lean country boy" "With a stretching', open road" "He rolled a one-ended cigarette" "He got an Oklahoma gun" " [ Continues ]" " I want you to meet Paula Delroy." " Nice to meet you." " I'm with you all the way." "Thanks for coming out." " Hi." "I'm Jack Tanner." " Excuse me." "Uh, excuse me, folks." " Yeah, Stringer?" " Bad news, boss." " The bus broke down." " What?" " They're stranded outside Clarksville." " Oh, great." "And all we got for coverage are the local Ken and Barbies." "Well, who's in charge of the bus?" " I'll let T.J. tell you." " Andrea." "[ Andrea ] Excuse me!" "Excuse me, everyone!" " I'm sorry." "Excuse me." " [ Reporters Chattering ]" " I'm really, really sorry about this..." " [ Molly ] Time to pull out your camera." "but, um, Stan is in the back trying to fix the bus." "He's a driver who knows his bus - I'm sorry." "And we should be back on the road in no time." "Right, Stan?" "In the meantime, I just want to apologize." "I mean, I know you were all really looking forward to Waylon Jennings " "[ Crowd Cheering, Applauding ]" "If ol' Hank could only see us now" "If he could see what we got goin' down" "We got Learjets and buses" "Chauffeured limousines" "We done moved from the Ryman" "And the Opry's on TV" "I'd give a hundred dollars" "If I could know somehow what he'd think" "If ol'Hank could only see us now" "Well, Nashville's got too rich to sing the blues" "They've traded in their cowboy boots" "For high-heeled Gucci shoes" "Looks like they took the music out to lunch" "There ain't a decent yodel in the bunch" "If ol'Hank could only see us now" "If he could see what we got goin' down" "We got game shows and videos" "And a lot of souvenirs" "Drum machines and synthesizers" "Ringin' in our ears" "I'd give a hundred dollars" "If I could know somehow what he'd think" "If ol' Hank could only see us now" " Yeah - [ Cheering, Applauding Continue ]" " [ Continues ] - [ Andrea ] I mean, I'm sure Waylon   [ Conversation Continues, Inaudible ] - [ Continues ]" "[ Molly ] Hooray!" "[ Waylon Jennings ] It's still a long hard road" "But you're older at the top" "Where the C.M.A. awards you" " [ Andrea ] Wait." "Wait." "I don't- - [ Continues ]" "I guess they think we've finally come of age" "Singin'through the smoke" "Strobe lights on the stage" " If ol'Hank could only see us now - [ Andrea ] We're gonna have the bus back on the road in no time." "Ifhe could see what we got goin'down" "We have some sodas in the coolers." " We got Learjets and buses" " We don't need to call for help yet." " Chauffeured limousines" " Stan is very, uh..." " We done moved from the Ryman - mechanically inclined." "And Ralph Henry's on TV" "I'd give a hundred dollars" "If I could know somehow what he'd think" "If ol'Hank could only see us now" "We spend $200,000" "Makin' compact discs" "And the records never scratch and never break" "ver break- -ver break-ver break" " Whoo-hoo!" " [ Cheering, Applause ]" "Yeah!" "Thank you." "Right now I wanna introduce somebody special to you." "Congressman Jack Tanner, the next president of the United States!" "[ Cheering, Applause Continues ]" "Thank you very much, Waylon." "Thank you." "[ Chanting ] Tanner!" "Tanner!" "Tanner!" "Tanner!" "Tanner!" "Thank you very much, folks." "Thank you, Waylon." "If you stick around after I get through with this short speech - and I will make it short - you'll hear a terrific group called the New Grass Reunion " " Revival.!" " Revival.!" "[ Audience Laughing ]" " It's a political remark." " [ Tanner ] The New Grass Revival." " [ Applause ]" "I also want to thank Danny Darst and that gang of bandits that he plays with." " [ Man ] All right.!" "Whoo.!" " [ Applause Continues ]" "You guys look, act and play like Tipper Gore's worst nightmare." "[ Audience Laughing ]" "And thanks to you folks, I've become Al Gore's worst nightmare." " [ Man ] Excuse me." "Excuse me.!" " [ People Shouting, Screaming ]" "Ladies and gentlemen, the Democratic " "[ Woman ] Get the   [ Tanner ] The party has addressed  [ Screaming, Shouting Continue ]" "Jack, come down." "Some guy's got a knife." " Oh,Jesus." "Where's Lexy?" " She's okay." "Come here, darlin'." "Are you all right?" " Hey, come on!" "Hey!" "Move it!" " [ Crowd Chattering, Giggling ]" " Did you see the guy with the blade?" " What's so funny, Stringer?" "Sorry." "Nothing's funny." "It's just that, in a weird way it's sort of a break." "You just qualified for Secret Service protection,Jack." " You're in the majors." " [ T.J.] Let's go."