All language subtitles for Sister Sister s06e10 For the People

stalled on your poli -sci paper.

What makes you say that?

Well, if you make one more animal,
you're going to have to build a paper

No problem.

I've got nothing but blank pages.

Please, Tia, I'm just not feeling these
ancient Greeks.

You're not feeling Aristotle's politics?

Mm -mm.

Girl, I love this book!

Same womb, different planet.

Especially Aristotle's theory about the
differences between good citizens and

good people.

Tia, that's what I wasn't feeling. I
mean, that good citizen, good people

has nothing to do with the way politics
works today.

Tamara, it has everything to do with
politics today.

Look at Ray's election.

You know, you're right.

I should write it on my dad's election.

Yeah, and you might want to start with a
quote from book one, chapter two.

Well, here it comes.

She gives me one good idea, and I'm
going to have to listen to her babble

night.

There. Man is by nature a political
animal.

Are you getting all of this? If I close
my eyes, maybe she'll disappear.

Girl, you better open up your eyes.

We've got work to do.

Stop napping and start tapping.

This just in.

Twin throw sister from garage apartment
window.

Story at 11.

Everybody see how different we have come
to be.

Even though I'm glad to be with you, I
thought I'd feel what's real for me.

you got to do what's right for you.

In his ancient bestseller, Politics,
Aristotle writes that there's a

between being a good person and being a
good citizen.

I didn't fully understand that
difference until I witnessed it

father's campaign for state senate.

Being new to politics, Dad chose Clifton
McNair, an experienced strategist, as

his campaign manager.

It didn't take us long to realize how
much we had to learn.

Ladies and gentlemen, our next state
senator, my father...

Can I say my dad?

May I say? No, you may not.

Father says senator. Dad says Homer
Simpson.

And mom says let's get on with this. My
butt is getting numb.

Ladies and gentlemen, our next state
senator, my father, Ray Campbell. And we

stand and dance. Wait a minute, I have a
question. Which you'll hold for later.

Thank you very much. You know, I stand
before you. Okay, hold it right there.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

Exactly. You're supposed to be admiring.

All eyes are on the senator, ladies. And
don't just look at him.

Adore him.

Adore? Well, that's just right. Not the
baby Jesus.

That's better.

Speech begins.

Thank you.

I stand before you a man with a vision.

But Clifton, I want you to hear the rest
of the speech. I put in some facts

about health care for the elderly.

Facts? Great. Facts just confuse people,
especially the elderly.

But Clifton, the lack of health care for
the elderly is shocking. People need to

hear this.

Senator, I've won 17 straight campaigns.
And if you want to make it 18, you have

to do it my way. And we're waving, we're
waving, we're waving, we're waving.

Girls, put some more wristband to it.
Oh, good.

Are you with us, Senator?

Uh, yeah.

Clinton's desire to win was contagious.

No detail of the campaign escaped his
watchful eye.

Even the volunteers.

Alert the media. The election's over and
raise the new senator.

Man, you're working too hard. The
election's not for two weeks.

Oh, my bad, my bad.

I just saw three blackers.

sitting here stuffing themselves instead
of envelopes, I figured our work was

done. But wait a minute, Clinton. Now,
we have been very busy. We spent the

whole morning rigging my car with
loudspeakers so we could drive around

screaming, vote for Campbell!

You only do that on election day.

What, you mean I gotta keep that PA
system tied to my roof for two whole

Cool.

We put up post -its.

Passed out flyers and dropped off five
sexes, ma 'am. Five.

Did you knock on doors, man the phones,
and coordinate rides to the polls?

Well, uh... I need gas.

Listen!

Do we have to wear this?

Yes, you look adorable.

We look like we just blew in from the
little hulk in the prairie.

Guys,

Martha Stewart called.

She wants her tablecloths back.

That's it. These dresses are going back.
I am not... Hold up, ladies. Hold up.

Tia and Tamara are making the kind of
personal sacrifice it's going to take to

get re -elected.

I know that's right.

Yeah, huh?

What are you guys going to do?

Well, whatever we do, we're going to
look good doing it.

That's right.

Now, that is the attitude that I'm
talking about. Look, this campaign has

be a team effort. And if we're going to
win the championship, we need a strong

bench. And that's you.

Now... Are we the Clippers?

Are we the Bulls?

Let's do this.

Are we

ready to hit the campaign trail,
Senator?

Everyone except Lisa!

Lisa! Oh, Clifton. Look, now, I am not
leaving this house looking like I'm

to fly to friendly skies.

I, for one, think all of you look
beautiful.

Lying already.

Send a man to the Capitol. I'm trying
to. Now let's get this campaign on the

road. I hope it's a back road.

So we batted our eyes and wiggled our
elbows and made Dad look like the

I'd hoped things might get interesting
once we started meeting people.

But there wasn't much time to talk
between camera flashes.

The funny thing is, Clifton knew what he
was doing.

It was as if Dad's numbers in the polls
increased with every hand he shook and

baby he kissed.

Oh, Campbell's got my book.

Clifton taught us that in campaigning,
less is more, which meant we met more

more people, but we spoke to them less
and less.

Thank you so much.

We really couldn't get by without this
extra help.

You're very welcome.

Oh, yeah, and if I'm elected, I promise
to keep programs like this going and

growing. Okay, that's a wrap. Let's
move.

You know, if you dig deep, I hit some
Skittle to me.

That's awfully nice of you.

Oh, it's my pleasure. I grew up not too
far from here myself.

I remember when a TV dinner used to mean
watching other people eat their dinner

on TV.

I thought I was the only one that used
to do that.

Too much information, not enough time.

You know, another thing that I'm working
on... It's time to go, Sammy.

Uh, hold on, McClifton. I want to talk
to the family. Oh, dear.

Those are boats you already have, Ray.
There are 50 you still need on the

I'm not talking about boats. I'm talking
about people. How can I help them if I

don't know what they need?

They need you in office.

Trust me.

Yeah, well, I suppose you're right.

Can't help it if I don't get elected.

After a week of nonstop campaigning, the
polls showed that Dad was within two

points of the frontrunner, Councilwoman
Hicks.

Of course, to Clifton, within two points
was still missing the butt.

And he wasn't going to let us stop until
we were two points ahead.

Trey, place it with me before somebody
gets hurt.

Oh, jeez.

Oh, Lord.

Oh, my dog's a -barking.

I'm ready to sue Dr. Scholl for
malpractice.

Hey, guys, how did the campaigning go?

Oh, well, Ray wilded the auto plant. Too
bad Clifton wouldn't let us talk to any

of them.

Well, Clifton says it's not how many
people you see, but how many people see

you. You know, Ray, have you noticed
that everything you say lately starts

what Clifton says?

What is it that you say?

Well, I mean, Clinton's just doing his
job.

After all, he's won... 17 campaigns.

Look, look, I don't always agree with
his methods, but this is how the process

works. Hey, hey, hey, hey, what are you
people still doing up? You got a huge

day tomorrow.

Everyone to bed. You ain't got to tell
me twice.

You ain't got to tell me at all. I'm
already snoring.

Not so fast, boys.

I want to tell you a little story.

I'm driving over here this evening, and
I pull up to a stop sign. Like the good

driver that I am, I look to my left, I
look to my right.

What do you think I see?

Oncoming traffic?

Campaign posters.

On every fence, every storefront, every
lawn.

Well, you know, me and my crew, we got
out there and had our business.

That's all.

They were posters for Councilwoman
Hicks. Well, you know.

That's not good.

It's worse than not good. The election
is a week away, and Ray is still behind

in the polls.

It's time to bring in the bench.

Well, okay.

I'm gonna go get the bench.

So we are at the bench.

Oh.

T, it's crunch time.

Now, here's the challenge.

Every Hicks poster is a vote against
Ray.

What do you want us to do?

The question is...

What are you willing to do?

As the election got closer, Clifton made
us believe we should stop at nothing to

win.

The

problem

with that, as Aristotle might say, was
we were so focused on putting a good

citizen in office.

that we forgot about being good people.

Finally, a morning off. Yeah.

Now I can go over the tapes from the
classes I missed all week.

You got tapes?

Of course.

What was I supposed to do? Get a copy of
somebody else's notes and just wing it?

Oh, please.

Right.

Copy somebody else's notes.

How silly.

Hey, morning, baby.

Hi. Were my notes helpful?

Oh, yeah.

Hey, where's Clifton?

Oh, he took Dad and Lisa to the Big
Brother's breakfast.

Hey, I was the Big Brother one, but it
didn't work out.

Really? Yeah, Kit thought I was a little
too needy.

Guys?

Oh. Look what I found in our trash can.

How did those get in there?

Judd, in the trash doesn't mean in Ray's
trash.

Couldn't you drop him by the side of the
road or something?

Come on, that's littering.

This is still America.

Are you guys crazy?

It's illegal to take down your
opponent's sign. You guys, this could

the election. What were you thinking?

We were thinking that every sign was a
vote against Ray.

Yeah, and right now there's over 150
votes in your garbage.

Clifton said that the bitch did it.

Clifton? Now this is making sense.

Okay, whatever we do, we just better get
this stuff out of here before my dad

comes home.

Somebody

better

start talking.

And it better be good.

What's going on here?

Where'd you get this sign?

In that big pile out there in our
garbage.

Tell me this isn't what it looks like.

What possessed you to do this?

Yeah, what possessed you to do this?

I don't believe you.

Yeah, I thought we were a team, the
Bulls, remember?

Yeah, I think we just got traded.

Well, from what I can tell, Dad, Clifton
told the guys to put down Hick's signs

and put up yours.

I didn't tell them to do anything.

Then what are they talking about?

Senator, we're in a war here.

And we have to use every available
strategy in order for us... So you were

behind it?

Well, technically, yes.

But if you'll just let me finish, I
can... Hey, you are finished, Clifton.

From here on out, you're no longer my
campaign manager.

Oh, really?

Well, who's going to run your campaign,
Ray? The ex -con or the half -wit?

Hey, Jordan is no half -wit.

Oh, maybe the Doubleman twins can run
the campaign.

Maybe. You better leave while you can
still chew, Double.

Get out of my house, Clifton.

Okay, I'll go.

But any chance you have of winning this
election is walking out that door with

me.

Dad, I can't believe your campaign is
ending like this.

Yeah, I am really sorry, Ray.

There's nothing to be sorry for, Tia.

This campaign...

It's just getting started.

That's right, Ray. Keep hope alive.

And this time, we're going to run this
campaign the right way.

No more of those short trips and quick
sound bites. We're going back to the

community, and this time, we're going to
make a difference. Now, are you with

me, team? Yeah.

Down the last boat, Ray.

I was so proud of my dad.

For the first time in the campaign,
people were going to see the real Ray

Campbell.

With Clifton gone, the cameras didn't
flash nearly as much.

But Dad said, the further away we got
from the press, the closer we got to the

people in the community.

You know, Jim, if we turn some of these
closed -down factories into computer

training centers, we could teach some of
these older citizens of new technology.

Get them ready for the new millennium.

If you don't start flipping some
burgers, we won't be eating until the

millennium.

On behalf of the Community Blood Bank, I
want to thank all of you for coming

out. Your donation today will help
someone survive tomorrow.

And I hope that on election day you'll
vote for me, because I'm a candidate

who's not afraid to stand up for the
people.

The political pundits were amazed that
without a campaign machine, Dad had not

slipped in the polls.

In fact, he had even moved up.

By election day, Dad and Councilwoman
Hicks were in a dead heat.

So every vote counted.

Well, here we are.

Ready to vote.

Voting.

Wow. Do you know how important this is?
Do you know how many people fought for

this? Yes, Tamara.

You know, women couldn't always vote.

Black people couldn't always vote.

Don't get us.

Black women vote.

It's her first time.

Sign in here.

Hey, who'd you pick for state treasurer?
Chud, get out of my booth. This is a

secret ballot.

Just wanted to make sure you know the
rules.

Hey, who'd you pick for state treasurer?

Didn't I kick you out of the attorney
general? Get in your room.

Don't forget to let me know when you get
to state treasurer, okay?

Here I am, alone with my vote.

This is it.

I'm about to make a difference.

About to make this world a better place
for you and me.

Shut up!

I did it.

Now I know how Miss Jane Pittman must
have felt.

Just drop it in the box.

Did I mention that, um, my father's
running for state senator?

Then why did you vote for Councilwoman
Hicks?

Can I have two of them?

Thanks.

This is my second time to vote.

Do you guys know how important this is?

Do you know how many people fought for
this?

You know, women couldn't always vote.

Now, the most nerve -wracking part of
any campaign is election night.

After all those months of hard work, our
fate was in the hands of the people.

We were all dressed up for a party that
we might never get to go to.

We are down to the wire, and it is still
much too close to call. At last report,

Campbell was still just hanging on to a
narrow lead.

the vote, I would like to propose a
toast to our man, Ray Campbell.

To the next... What is it you want to
forget?

No, we're just joking, Ray.

But win or lose, I'm proud to be part of
your team.

But you better win because I paid way
too much for this dress to be going to

some loser's ball.

And I'm proud to call the next state
senator my dad.

I mean, my father.

Speech, speech, speech!

Well, I want to thank all of you from
the bottom of my heart.

Oh, hush up, Ray, and find a return
there.

A bill in this hotly, hotly contested
5th State Senate District race. Now with

98 % of the precincts reporting, Channel
5 is now projecting the winner to be...

Yes!

...Councilwoman Martha Hicks.

We were so close!

I can't believe we lost.

And we are live here at the campaign
party for State Senator -elect Martha

Hicks. Congratulations, Senator. Tell
me, what are your first priorities now

that you're in office?

I have a wealth of new ideas that I'm
taking to the Capitol with me.

Project food for families, guaranteed
health insurance for the elderly, and re

-educating our workforce for the new
millennium.

Jagway, those are all your ideas.

Yeah, she jacked your platform.

I say we go key her car.

Look,

I can't say that I'm not disappointed
that I lost.

Disappointed?

You see, Lisa, everyone in this room has
made a difference, especially my

family.

Before this campaign, all Hicks talked
about was tax breaks for the rich.

But because of us, she's now made a
promise to the people that I intend to

sure she keeps.

So in a way, we won after all.

Exactly. Now, look, I'm going to go
outside and meet the press and

Councilwoman Hicks.

Oh, I'll go with you, Ray. This new
dress deserves some kind of TV time.

There he is.

Here, sir, here, sir.

Mr. Campbell, over here.

That night, I understood what Aristotle
meant by the difference between a good

citizen and a good person.

Participating in the political process
makes you a good citizen.

Standing by your convictions makes you
both.

You look adorable.

We look like we just blew in from the
House of the Prairie.

Guys?

Too bad Clifton didn't let us talk to
any of them.

You know, Clifton says it's not how many
people see you, but how many people...

You. You see.

Can we all just kind of like take a nap?

Take a nap.

You say nap.

15, 20 minutes.