Head Office (1985)

George Coe: Senator Issel

Quotes 

• Reporter #1 : You're related to Senator Issel, is that right? Am I correct?

  Sen. Issel : [watching it on the TV]  No.

  Jack Issel : Yes, I am.

  Sen. Issel : Son of a bitch!

  Jack Issel : I'm his son.

  Sen. Issel : Lying goddamn bastard!

• Bob Nixon : We have a very *nasty* terrorist problem in San Marcos, don't we, Senator?

  Sen. Issel : Mm-hmm.

  Scott Dantley : If the army had the guns, we just might be able to stop the killing.

  Pete Helmes : It's a bitch of a problem, isn't it, Jack?

  Jack Issel : Well, actually, I've been reading that it's the *army* that's doing most of the killing.

  Bob Nixon : Ha.

  Sen. Issel : Jack, the army has been busting its ass to eliminate the murder and the torture and the human rights violations down there.

  Scott Dantley : Left-wing terrorists fire-bombed our 26th Mr. Chicken franchise just yesterday.

  Pete Helmes : The Marxists are denying the people of Latin America their right to eat Mr. Chicken. And, they're denying Mr. Chicken his human right to franchise and make a profit.

  Scott Dantley : Well, I sure as hell don't want some made-in-Moscow Mr. Cabbage Roll shoved down my throat against my will.

  Bob Nixon : Absolutely. Those peasants deserve the dignity and human right to eat Mr. Chicken when and where they please.

  Pete Helmes : And Jack, when that right is threatened in the Western Hemisphere, it becomes a national security issue for the United States of America. We're talking of the very survival of the entire concept of internationally franchised chicken, Jack! You've got work to do.