Kenneth McMillan credited as playing...
Senator Norris
- Senator Norris: Sunny, the purpose of this hearing is to find out who was responsible. If you give us a name...
- Sunny Davis: No, sir, I'm sorry, I can't do that.
- Senator Norris: You can't... Why not?
- Sunny Davis: Because *I'm* responsible.
- [crowd starts to murmur loudly]
- Sunny Davis: [continues] Do you know what my dad says? He says that if you let a guy sell you a diamond ring for only ten cents, the chances are you own a diamond ring not worth a dime. Well, I bought the whole mine. I thought I was getting a free ride - or at least a real cheap one. And I really have to thank them for that. I mean the people who sold it to me, I mean. Do you want to know something? Before I started to work for the government, I'd never read the Constitution. I didn't even begin to know how things worked. I didn't. I didn't read the newspaper, except to look up my horoscope. And I never read the Declaration of Independence. But I know they had, the ones we're talking about, the experts. They all read it. They just forgot what it was about. That it's about "We the People." And that's me. I'm "We the People." And you're "We the People". And all of us, we're all "We the People." Right? So when they sell me that ten-cent diamond or down the river or to some guy who wears a lot of medals, that means they're selling *all* of us, *all* of We the People. And when they s... I mean you guys, when you spend another pile of money, and when you give away or sell all those guns and tanks and planes and, every time you invite another foreign big shot to the White House and hug and kiss them and give them presents, it has a direct effect on We the People's lives! So if we don't, I mean if *I* don't know what you're up to and I don't holler and scream when I think you're doing something wrong and if I just mind my own business and don't vote or care, then I just get what I deserve! So now that I'm Sunny Davis, private citizen again, you're gonna have to watch out for me, because I'm gonna be watching all of you, like a hawk.
- Senator Norris: And what, to the best of your understanding, were your duties with regard to the Emir?
- Sunny Davis: I was supposed to show him a good time.
- Senator Norris: A good time?
- Sunny Davis: Yes, sir. That's what Mr. Hilley told me.
- Senator Norris: Mr. Hilley told you to show the emir a good time.
- Sunny Davis: Well, actually the exact words he used were, "A very good time."
- Senator Norris: And, how did you interpret this curious directive?
- Sunny Davis: I didn't interpret it. I just did it.