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Hal Phillip Walker:
Who do you think is running Congress? Farmers? Engineers? Teachers? Businessmen? No, my friends. Congress is run by lawyers. A lawyer is trained for two things and two things only. To clarify - that's one. And to confuse - that's the other thing. He does whichever is to his client's advantage. Did you ever ask a lawyer the time of day? He told you how to make a watch, didn't he? Ever ask a lawyer how to get to Mr. Jones' house in the country? You got lost, didn't you? Congress is composed of five hundred and thirty-five individuals. Two hundred and eighty-eight are lawyers. And you wonder what's wrong in Congress? No wonder we often know how to make a watch, but we don't know - the time of day
Who do you think is running Congress? Farmers? Engineers? Teachers? Businessmen? No, my friends. Congress is run by lawyers. A lawyer is trained for two things and two things only. To clarify - that's one. And to confuse - that's the other thing. He does whichever is to his client's advantage. Did you ever ask a lawyer the time of day? He told you how to make a watch, didn't he? Ever ask a lawyer how to get to Mr. Jones' house in the country? You got lost, didn't you? Congress is composed of five hundred and thirty-five individuals. Two hundred and eighty-eight are lawyers. And you wonder what's wrong in Congress? No wonder we often know how to make a watch, but we don't know - the time of day
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Who do you think is running Congress
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Farmers Engineers Teachers Businessmen
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No my friends Congress is run by lawyers
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A lawyer is trained for two things and two things only
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To clarify that's one
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and to confuse that's the other thing
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He does whichever is to his client's advantage
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You ever ask a lawyer the time of day
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He told you how to make a watch didn't he
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Ever ask a lawyer how to get to Mr Jones'house in the country
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You got lost didn't you
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Congress is composed of 535 individuals
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Two hundred and eighty eight are lawyers
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And you wonder what's wrong in Congress
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No wonder we often know how to make a watch
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but we don't know the time of day
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Movie Summary
Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention.
