Name: Jr. High School Election on Letterman, November 10, 1982
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Watch the stand-up comedy video 'Jr. High School Election on Letterman, November 10, 1982' from Don Giller on Comedy Buff. Published 2017-03-17. Transcript available.

WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BALLOT
FORM ON THE BALLOT FORMS.
NOW, A MESSAGE FROM MR.
STANLEY KOTZMAN, PRINCIPAL OF
ROCCO LAURIE INTERMEDIATE
SCHOOL.
GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME.
TOMORROW, AS ALL OF YOU KNOW,
STUDENTS OF THE ROCCO LAURIE
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL WILL BE
VOTING FOR A NEW GEO PRESIDENT.
MY SECRETARY, WHOM ALL OF YOU
KNOW, MR. MCGUINTY, IS TYPING
THE BALLOT FORMS AS I SPEAK.
ELECTIONS COME ONLY ONCE A
YEAR, AND THE DEMOCRATIC
LITTLE BALLOT FORMS.
NOW YOU KNOW THE ISSUES, AND
IN THE NEXT HOUR, YOU'LL GET ONE
LAST LOOK AT THE CANDIDATES.
SO TOMORROW, WHEN YOUR HOMEROOM
TEACHER HANDS OUT THE BALLOTS,
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE THE
RIGHT CHOICE.
THANK YOU.
LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THIS
PROGRAM TONIGHT.
WE HAVE A FINE SHOW, AND ALSO, TONIGHT
YOU'RE GOING TO WITNESS DEMOCRACY IN
ACTION.
WE HAVE EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF THE
ROCCO LAURIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
EIGHTH GRADE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
HERE WE HAVE EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF THE
ROCCO LAURIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL EIGHTH GRADE
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
NO OTHER NEWS SERVICE IN THE FREE WORLD
IS COVERING THIS EVENT.
IT'S US AND NOBODY ELSE TONIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO THIS, FROM THE POLICE,
STING IS HERE TONIGHT.
AND A GOOD FRIEND OF OUR IS A TALENTED
COMEDIAN WHO IS PRESENTLY APPEARING
RIGHT HERE IN NEW YORK CITY.
MR. JAY LENO WILL BE JOINING US ALSO.
AND OF COURSE THE MAN YOU KNOW YOU LOVE.
YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT MR. PAUL SHAFFER
IN THE BAND HERE.
OH, HEY, THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING.
YEAH, GOOD EVENING, ALL YOU KIDS.
DAVID LETTERMAN, I LOVE YOU TOO.
I REALLY DO.
THANK YOU, PAUL.
WELL, AS YOU ALL KNOW,
NOVEMBER IS THE TRADITIONAL ELECTION
MONTH, AND WHILE MOST OF THE IMPORTANT
RACES ARE OVER, THE REALLY BIG RACE
WON'T BE DECIDED UNTIL FRIDAY.
YOU'RE PROBABLY ALL SICK OF HEARING
ABOUT IT, BUT WE AT LATE NIGHT
THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REVIEW THE
ISSUES ONE LAST TIME IN THE INTEREST OF
MAKING AN INFORMED DECISION.
OF COURSE, WE WILL BE DISTRIBUTING
BALLOTS TO THE STUDIO AUDIENCE AT
THE END OF OUR PROGRAM TONIGHT.
BUT BEFORE WE MEET THE CANDIDATES,
LET'S REVIEW THE RULES OF THE
ELECTION FOR THE STUDENT
GOVERNMENT, OR GO, AS IT IS
CALLED.
AND NOW, WITH THE ELECTION RULES,
SEVENTH GRADE VICE PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE, SHERYL MILLER.
OKAY.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE TO BE A
MEMBER OF THE GEO, AND YOU HAVE TO
HAVE AN EIGHTY AVERAGE, AND NO LESS THAN
A B IN CONDUCT OR EFFORT.
THEN YOU HAVE TO GET A PETITION
FROM THE GEO ADVISOR, AND YOU HAVE TO
HAVE A HUNDRED SIGNATURES FROM THE
SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH GRADE
STUDENTS THAT WILL VOTE FOR YOU.
THEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE
RECOMMENDATION SIGNATURES OF
FOUR TEACHERS, AND YOUR VICE, THE
ASSISTANT PRACTICE, AND THE
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR YOUR GRADE.
THEN WE HAVE OUR CAMPAIGN WEEK.
AFTER CAMPAIGN WEEK, ON NOVEMBER 10TH,
EVERYBODY WILL GIVE A SPEECH IN
FRONT OF THE STUDENTS, WHY THE
STUDENTS SHOULD VOTE FOR THEM.
TWO DAYS LATER, ON NOVEMBER 12TH,
ALL THE STUDENTS, THEY SEE THE
VALID, WHO ARE PART OF THE GEO, AND
WHO AREN'T, AND DECIDE.
THEN WE'LL DECIDE WHO THEY'RE
GOING TO VOTE FOR, AND THEN IT'S
TALLIED UP AT THE END.
THANK YOU.
THAT IS CHERYL MILLER FROM THE
SEVENTH GRADE EXPLAINING THE
RULES FOR THE GEO PRESIDENT
ELECTION.
AND NOW LET'S BRIEFLY MEET THE
CANDIDATES THAT WILL BE -- WE
WILL BE VOTING HERE IN THE
STUDIO, SO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION.
NOW, WE'LL BEGIN WITH
SANDY SINGER.
HI, SANDY, HOW ARE YOU?
HI, MY NAME IS SANDY SINGER,
AND I AM RUNNING FOR GEO
PRESIDENT.
HI, MY NAME IS ELON GROSSMAN,
AND I AM ALSO RUNNING FOR GEO
PRESIDENT.
HI, MY NAME IS ADRIAN BALLERINO,
AND I AM ALSO RUNNING FOR GEO
PRESIDENT.
MY NAME IS LANCE ROSEN,
AND I'M RUNNING FOR GEO
PRESIDENT.
OK, THESE ARE THE CANDIDATES.
AND THE OFFICE, OBVIOUSLY,
IS GEO PRESIDENT.
AFTER TWO WEEKS OF CAMPAIGNING,
HOW DOES THE RACE LOOK TO YOU,
SANDY?
WELL, IT'S TOUGH COMPETITION,
BUT WE'LL HAVE THE OUTLOOK ON
FRIDAY.
OK, AND ADRIAN, HOW ABOUT
YOURSELF?
WELL, I THINK IT'S ALSO A
TOUGH COMPETITION, BUT I THINK
I'LL WIN.
PRETTY CONFIDENT, ARE YOU AT
THIS POINT?
NOW, IF ELECTED, WHICH
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY
WILL YOU TRY FOR?
WELL, I THINK IT'S ALSO A
TOUGH COMPETITION, BUT I THINK
I'LL WIN.
PRETTY CONFIDENT, ARE YOU
AT THIS POINT?
NOW, IF ELECTED, WHICH
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY
WILL YOU TRY THE HARDEST TO
IMPLEMENT?
WELL, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS SET UP,
AND WE'D LIKE TO GET MORE OF
THOSE ACTIVITIES SET UP.
PRETTY MUCH DO AWAY WITH
THE SCHOOL STUFF AND GET MORE
OF THE GAMES IN.
AND, JONATHAN, HOW ABOUT
YOURSELF?
I HAVE THE SAME OPINION,
MORE GAMES.
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS CHECK,
ANYTHING CHECKERS.
I'M SURE THE FOLKS ARE
HAPPY TO HEAR THIS AT HOME.
NOW, ELAN, WHAT ARE YOUR
PLANS FOR THE, AFTER THE
ELECTIONS ARE OVER?
WELL, IF I'M ELECTED,
WHATEVER, I'LL TAKE
SUGGESTIONS FROM THE
STUDENTS AND THEMSELVES,
IF I'M NOT, I'LL GO TO
SLEEP.
MAY GO TO SLEEP.
NOT A BAD IDEA.
OKAY, IT'S A DELIGHT
HAVING YOU FOLKS HERE,
AND, IF I'M ELECTED,
I'LL TAKE SUGGESTIONS
FROM THE STUDENTS
THEMSELVES, IF I'M ELECTED,
WHATEVER.
I'LL TAKE SUGGESTIONS
FROM THE STUDENTS
THEMSELVES, IF I'M NOT,
I'LL GO TO SLEEP.
MAY GO TO SLEEP.
NOT A BAD IDEA.
OKAY, IT'S A DELIGHT
HAVING YOU FOLKS HERE,
AND DURING THE SHOW,
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK
AT YOUR CAMPAIGN SPEECHES
THAT YOU MADE AT SCHOOL
DURING THE COURSE
OF THE CAMPAIGN SEASON.
EARLIER, WE'LL BE
RIGHT BACK WITH JAY LENO,
BUT FIRST, WE'RE GOING
TO TAKE A LOOK AT
THE FIRST OF THESE.
UH, THIS WILL BE, UH,
I BELIEVE THIS IS, UH,
LANCE FIRST?
OKAY.
MY NAME IS LANCE ROSEN,
AND I'M RUNNING FOR
PRESIDENT OF THE GEO
OF IS-72 IN STATEN-ILEDS.
MY GOAL AS PRESIDENT
IS TO PLAN MORE
SCHOOLWIDE ACTIVITIES
SUCH AS DANCES, TRIPS,
SHOWS, AND OTHER
EXCITING FUNCTIONS
THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.
AS PRESIDENT,
I WILL ALSO MAKE SURE
THAT THE GEO STORE
WILL BE OPEN
AT LEAST THREE DAYS A WEEK
DURING LUNCHROOM HOURS
SO THAT ALL STUDENTS
WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF OUR DISCOUNTS.
I WILL ALSO MAKE SURE
THAT THE GEO OFFICE
IS RUN SMOOTHLY
AND WILL TAKE CARE
OF ANY PROBLEMS
THAT MAY ARISE.
IN THE PAST TWO YEARS,
I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
IN DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES
WHICH HAS PREPARED ME
TO HANDLE THE RESPONSIBILITIES
OF GEO PRESIDENT.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT,
I FEEL CERTAIN
THAT WE COULD HAVE
A SUCCESSFUL GEO.
THANK YOU.
YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE
YOUR CAMPAIGN MANAGER
TO US NOW?
YEAH, MY BROTHER
WAS HIS NAME?
yes.
ROSS?
ROSS?
ROSS, HOW IS THE CAMPAIGN
SHAPING UP FOR YOU
AS THE MANAGER NOW?
OH, IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
WE'RE MAKING LOTS
OF DIFFERENT POSTERS
AND EVERYTHING.
YEAH.
HANGING UP
IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE
A SLOGAN FOR LANCE?
LIKE WHAT WOULD BE
ONE THAT YOU THOUGHT OF?
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS SANDY SINGER
AND I AM RUNNING
FOR GEO PRESIDENT.
GEO STANDS FOR
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATION.
THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATION IS A GROUP
WHICH HELPS TO PLAN
SCHOOLWIDE ACTIVITIES.
TWO YEARS AGO,
I RAN FOR GEO OFFICE
AND I WAS ELECTED
VICE PRESIDENT.
UNFORTUNATELY,
I NEVER WAS ABLE TO SERVE.
I AM LOYAL TO THE SCHOOL
AND PROMISED TO DO
EVERYTHING I CAN
TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL GEO YEAR.
DANCES, TRIPS, SHOWS,
AND ADDITIONAL
EXCITING ACTIVITIES
WILL BE PLANED.
A GEO IS IMPORTANT
SINCE IT GIVES THE STUDENTS
A POLITICAL OUTLOOK
ON LIFE.
REMEMBER,
VOTE FOR SANDY SINGER,
GEO PRESIDENT.
SANDY,
YOU MENTIONED THAT
YOU HAD BEEN ELECTED
AS VICE PRESIDENT
ONCE BEFORE,
BUT WEREN'T ABLE TO SERVE.
WHAT WAS THAT?
THE GEO FOLDED,
AND THERE WAS NO
FACULTY ADVISER.
LANCE MENTIONED
THAT HE WANTED TO KEEP
THE GEO STORE OPEN
THREE DAYS A WEEK.
IS THAT ANYTHING
THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN DOING?
THE LAST I HEARD,
THE GEO STORE
WAS TAKEN OVER
THANK YOU.
I DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING
ABOUT IT IN MY SPEECH.
YEAH.
TELL ME ABOUT
YOUR CAMPAIGN STRATEGY.
YOU'VE SEEN ME,
YOU'VE HEARD ME,
NOW VOTE FOR ME.
SANDY SINGER, GEO PRESIDENT.
HI THERE, AND HELLO.
WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE ROCKO LAURIE
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
8TH GRADE PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION COVERAGE,
AND ALSO FROM THE POLICE,
STING IS HERE TONIGHT,
AND MY FIRST GUEST
OF THE EVENING.
WE'LL BE BACK
AFTER THE FOLLOWING
POLITICAL MESSAGE.
MY NAME IS JONATHAN MARKS,
AND I'D LIKE TO BE ELECTED
YOUR 8TH GRADE GEO PRESIDENT.
DO YOU WANT GREAT
ACTIVITIES, GREAT DISCOUNTS,
AND A FUN SENIOR YEAR OVERALL?
THEN VOTE FOR ME,
BECAUSE I'LL TRY MY HARDEST
TO GIVE YOU ALL OF THESE.
VOTE FOR JONATHAN MARKS.
YOU WON'T REGRET IT.
I WILL MAKE THE GEO
WORK FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
WHAT ACTIVITIES
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU SAID THAT THE STUDENTS
WANT MORE ACTIVITIES.
WHAT KIND OF THINGS ARE YOU?
ASSEMBLY, SHOWS, DANCES.
DO YOU REMEMBER
A REALLY BAD ASSEMBLY?
WHERE EVERYBODY
KIND OF DOZED OFF?
YES.
WHAT WAS THAT?
WE HAD IT JUST
ONE OR TWO DAYS AGO.
IT WAS, UM, THIS MOVIE, UM,
SOME KIND OF MOVIE
ABOUT SENIOR CITINCENTS
AND KIDS GETTING TOGETHER
AND, UM, SINGING THE CHORUS.
UH, JONATHAN,
ARE YOU GOING TO, UH,
HAVE A SLOGAN FOR YOUR CAMPAIGN
THAT WE'LL SEE
AROUND THE SCHOOL?
UM, YES.
VOTE FOR JONATHAN MARKS.
YOU WON'T REGRAT IT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
WHO AM I AND WHY SHOULD YOU
VOTE FOR ME?
HOW AM I AND WHY SHOULD YOU
VOTE FOR ME?
SO, MY NAME IS AGENE BALLERINO
AND I'M RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT
OF GEO.
I'M A MEMBERSTAR
OF A RESTAUR,
OF TRAVELING BANDS,
AND I'M, AND I'M CURRENTLY
TOOTING FIRST GRADE STUDENTS
AT PIER 60.
I'M RUNNING BECAUSE I CARE
ABOUT MY FELLOW STUDENTS
AND MY SCHOOL.
I WANT THE SCHOOL TO HAVE
A MORE RELAXED ATMOSPHERE
IN WHICH KIDS CAN FEEL
THAT THE SCHOOL HAS SOME BREAK
IN DAILY ROUTINE.
I ALSO WANT TO GET UNDERWAY
MORE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
BESIDES THE TWO OR THREE
THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO NOVEMBER 12TH
AND HOPE YOU'LL VOTE FOR ME.
THANK YOU.
ADRIAN, WHAT DO YOU THINK
MAKES YOU DIFFERENT
FROM THE OTHER CANDIDATES
RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT?
WELL, LIKE I SAID BEFORE,
I REALLY CARE ABOUT THE SCHOOL
AND I JUST WANT GOOD THINGS
FOR THE KIDS AND I WANT THEM
TO HAVE FUN AS LONG AS
GETTING AN EDUCATION
BECAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT
ALSO.
IF SOMEBODY WOULD VOTE
FOR YOU, IS THAT TO CONSIDER
TO BE A VOTE FOR OR
AGAINST REAGANOMICS?
I DON'T THINK REAGANOMICS
HAS ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THE SCHOOL.
ADRIAN, WHAT IS
YOUR CAMPAIGN SLOGAN?
PROBABLY THAT TO VOTE
FOR ME BECAUSE
I'LL GET THE JOB DONE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
and we'll be right back after this political message.
If you do not already know my name, it is Elon Grossman,
and I'm running for the office of General Organization President.
As geo-advisor, the board proposed many movies, trips, and other activities.
As president, I could reinforce these activities and do much more for you.
I'm open to all suggestions on what the student body would like to do,
and not a fixed plan by teachers.
I would oversee that any good suggestions are carried out
and would take the time to examine them all.
After listening to my proposals and plans, I ask you to consider and support me.
You mentioned that you're open to all ideas
and just not really interested in sticking to a fixed plan by the teachers.
Is that possible? That sounds like anarchy almost.
Nothing too eccentric, but of course I'd talk to the teachers about it,
and if they thought it was a right, then I'd do it.
Now, you're the oldest candidate, is that correct?
I don't know.
How old are you now?
I'm 13 and 9 months.
Yep, you're the oldest.
Do you see this as being an advantage or a disadvantage?
It's not an advantage or a disadvantage.
It's just my age.
Do you have given any thought to a campaign slogan for yourself?
It's the regular slogan, like "Vote for me."
Thank you very much, Paul.
Obviously, we can't hope to recap everything that has transpired
during these past weeks of heavy campaigning,
but here now are a few of the issues and events that highlighted this year's
campaign.
Watch closely.
First, we talked to Lance about one of the hottest rivalries of this election
year.
Me and Jonathan.
And you guys are rivals politically?
Yeah.
Does this go back a long ways?
No.
Is this something you invented for the campaign?
Yeah.
We can both do the same thing, but I'm more aggressive.
I think I'm a harder worker.
Lance said before that I'm not more aggressive,
but he's only known me for a few months, so I don't think he knows.
I have tough competitors.
Yeah?
Who's your toughest competitor of the group?
Sandy.
Do you feel that your support is going to be widespread,
or do you have a certain group of the student body that's behind you?
I think it's widespread.
My campaign is mostly into the eighth grade,
even though the other two grades vote also.
I try to get everybody, especially the sixth graders,
I hope to impress them.
Of course, there are the charges that this year's election
is really just a popularity contest.
I don't really think it's a popularity contest.
How do you see Lance's image among the students here?
Well, he's popular. He shouldn't be able to win.
But the big difference between candidates
seems to be their choices for extracurricular activities.
Dances, trips, shows, and additional exciting activities will be planned.
Assembly shows, dances, some kind of games.
Dances, trips, shows, and other exciting functions.
Trips to see some Broadway shows, maybe some museums, not boring ones.
We're trying to get ET.
Talent shows.
Assemblies, as Sandy mentioned, talent shows, dances.
Well, there you have it.
A look at some of the biggest campaign stories this election eve,
and a member of the school press sums it up.
Hi, I'm Greg Silverstein.
For the school newspaper, I'm a reporter.
Two weeks ago, another kid and I, we did an ice cream review.
We went to four different ice cream stores,
and then we wrote about it in the school newspaper.
The other kid I didn't, his name's Dean Sally.
His aunt is a writer for the events.
So she covered it and put it in the events also,
as well as our school newspaper.
Who are you going to vote for?
Cuomo.
He wants to vote.
He wants to vote.
He wants to vote.
He wants to vote.
He wants to vote.
He wants to vote.
He wants to vote.
He wants to vote.
He wants to vote.
He wants to vote.
He wants to vote.
He wants to vote.
So here now, with some insights on the campaign,
is a man who has seen a lot of, certainly seen a lot of elections,
NBC's Edwin Newman.
Ed, what does your reaction do?
Well, David, for those of us who have been following the campaign all season,
there were certainly no surprises in the speeches we heard tonight.
I must say, however, that all the candidates did look well-rested
after a strenuous week of shaking hands on the playground
and who knows how many rubber chicken campaign lunches in the cafeteria.
Now, let's take a look at these graphics from the NBC elections unit.
As you can see, the candidates all agree on what were the two major issues of
this campaign,
fun and dances.
And there does seem to be a consensus around school that dances are indeed a
good thing.
Now, some other notes on the race.
Sandy Singer, as we know, ran once before in a GEO election.
I think her experience campaigning may have an impact on the vote on Friday.
Also, as you pointed out, David, Elon is the oldest candidate running.
He's 13 years and nine months old.
That may have an effect on how the voters perceive him.
Although Elon claims that age is not a factor.
And finally, I feel that the general mood of the campaign to date has been
serious.
The candidates are saying, let's have some fun, but there is an underlying
message.
Fun and dances are a serious matter.
Fun is not to be taken lightly.
So, Ed, in other words, they're saying that, all right, we know we're in the
eighth grade
and we know we have a lot of responsibility.
But by the same token, let's have some fun also.
It's interesting, Ed.
Any chance of projecting a winner at this point?
David, we prefer to hold off on that.
You will remember at the last GEO election, all the networks projected the
results of that
election based on exit polling before the close of the homeroom period.
And that kept a lot of sixth and seventh graders from voting.
Thank you very much, Ed.
I know you're planning to stay up until we have a definite winner.
But by the looks of things now, I don't think that that will be for quite a
while.
So, good luck to you and drink lots of coffee.
Thank you very much, Ed.
Edwin Newman, ladies and gentlemen.
We'll be right back with Sting.
Thank you.
Thank you so much, ladies and gentlemen.
At this time, I want to thank all of the candidates running for GEO president
from Rocco Laurie Intermediate School number 72.
Sandy, very nice meeting you.
Good luck to you.
Thank you.
Elan, nice meeting you, sir.
And good luck with that nap, was it?
If you lose, well, I hope you win, sir.
Adrian, nice meeting you.
Good luck to you also.
And Lance, same to you, sir.
And Jonathan, pleasure meeting you.
Thank you very much.
Now, we're going to pass out the ballots here in our studio audience for the
NBC straw poll.
I would like to thank Mr. Jay Leno and, of course, Sting.
And my thanks to Ed Newman, Paul Schafer in the band, and Bill Wendell.
Tomorrow night, Merv Griffin and Captain Beefheart.
Good night, folks.
Good night, folks.
Good night.
You know, last, when was it?
Last Wednesday, we covered the Rocco Laurie Intermediate School number 72 class
elections.
That was on Wednesday.
We have the results, ladies and gentlemen.
They voted on Friday, and the new president of the student organization there,
the GEO, as
it is called, was young Mr. Lance Rosen.
Pretty much a landslide victory for Lance.
There he is.
He is the new GEO president.
And Sandy Singer was the runner-up.
And our congratulations to Lance, and thanks to everybody out there at the Rocco
Laurie School
who cooperated in helping us present the elections to you.

Jr. High School Election on Letterman, November 10, 1982

WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BALLOT
FORM ON THE BALLOT FORMS.
NOW, A MESSAGE FROM MR.
STANLEY KOTZMAN, PRINCIPAL OF
ROCCO LAURIE INTERMEDIATE
SCHOOL.
GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME.
TOMORROW, AS ALL OF YOU KNOW,
STUDENTS OF THE ROCCO LAURIE
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL WILL BE
VOTING FOR A NEW GEO PRESIDENT.
MY SECRETARY, WHOM ALL OF YOU
KNOW, MR. MCGUINTY, IS TYPING
THE BALLOT FORMS AS I SPEAK.
ELECTIONS COME ONLY ONCE A
YEAR, AND THE DEMOCRATIC
LITTLE BALLOT FORMS.
NOW YOU KNOW THE ISSUES, AND
IN THE NEXT HOUR, YOU'LL GET ONE
LAST LOOK AT THE CANDIDATES.
SO TOMORROW, WHEN YOUR HOMEROOM
TEACHER HANDS OUT THE BALLOTS,
YOU'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE THE
RIGHT CHOICE.
THANK YOU.
LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THIS
PROGRAM TONIGHT.
WE HAVE A FINE SHOW, AND ALSO, TONIGHT
YOU'RE GOING TO WITNESS DEMOCRACY IN
ACTION.
WE HAVE EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF THE
ROCCO LAURIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
EIGHTH GRADE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
HERE WE HAVE EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF THE
ROCCO LAURIE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL EIGHTH GRADE
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS.
NO OTHER NEWS SERVICE IN THE FREE WORLD
IS COVERING THIS EVENT.
IT'S US AND NOBODY ELSE TONIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO THIS, FROM THE POLICE,
STING IS HERE TONIGHT.
AND A GOOD FRIEND OF OUR IS A TALENTED
COMEDIAN WHO IS PRESENTLY APPEARING
RIGHT HERE IN NEW YORK CITY.
MR. JAY LENO WILL BE JOINING US ALSO.
AND OF COURSE THE MAN YOU KNOW YOU LOVE.
YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT MR. PAUL SHAFFER
IN THE BAND HERE.
OH, HEY, THANK YOU.
GOOD EVENING.
YEAH, GOOD EVENING, ALL YOU KIDS.
DAVID LETTERMAN, I LOVE YOU TOO.
I REALLY DO.
THANK YOU, PAUL.
WELL, AS YOU ALL KNOW,
NOVEMBER IS THE TRADITIONAL ELECTION
MONTH, AND WHILE MOST OF THE IMPORTANT
RACES ARE OVER, THE REALLY BIG RACE
WON'T BE DECIDED UNTIL FRIDAY.
YOU'RE PROBABLY ALL SICK OF HEARING
ABOUT IT, BUT WE AT LATE NIGHT
THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REVIEW THE
ISSUES ONE LAST TIME IN THE INTEREST OF
MAKING AN INFORMED DECISION.
OF COURSE, WE WILL BE DISTRIBUTING
BALLOTS TO THE STUDIO AUDIENCE AT
THE END OF OUR PROGRAM TONIGHT.
BUT BEFORE WE MEET THE CANDIDATES,
LET'S REVIEW THE RULES OF THE
ELECTION FOR THE STUDENT
GOVERNMENT, OR GO, AS IT IS
CALLED.
AND NOW, WITH THE ELECTION RULES,
SEVENTH GRADE VICE PRESIDENTIAL
CANDIDATE, SHERYL MILLER.
OKAY.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE TO BE A
MEMBER OF THE GEO, AND YOU HAVE TO
HAVE AN EIGHTY AVERAGE, AND NO LESS THAN
A B IN CONDUCT OR EFFORT.
THEN YOU HAVE TO GET A PETITION
FROM THE GEO ADVISOR, AND YOU HAVE TO
HAVE A HUNDRED SIGNATURES FROM THE
SIXTH, SEVENTH, AND EIGHTH GRADE
STUDENTS THAT WILL VOTE FOR YOU.
THEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE
RECOMMENDATION SIGNATURES OF
FOUR TEACHERS, AND YOUR VICE, THE
ASSISTANT PRACTICE, AND THE
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR YOUR GRADE.
THEN WE HAVE OUR CAMPAIGN WEEK.
AFTER CAMPAIGN WEEK, ON NOVEMBER 10TH,
EVERYBODY WILL GIVE A SPEECH IN
FRONT OF THE STUDENTS, WHY THE
STUDENTS SHOULD VOTE FOR THEM.
TWO DAYS LATER, ON NOVEMBER 12TH,
ALL THE STUDENTS, THEY SEE THE
VALID, WHO ARE PART OF THE GEO, AND
WHO AREN'T, AND DECIDE.
THEN WE'LL DECIDE WHO THEY'RE
GOING TO VOTE FOR, AND THEN IT'S
TALLIED UP AT THE END.
THANK YOU.
THAT IS CHERYL MILLER FROM THE
SEVENTH GRADE EXPLAINING THE
RULES FOR THE GEO PRESIDENT
ELECTION.
AND NOW LET'S BRIEFLY MEET THE
CANDIDATES THAT WILL BE -- WE
WILL BE VOTING HERE IN THE
STUDIO, SO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION.
NOW, WE'LL BEGIN WITH
SANDY SINGER.
HI, SANDY, HOW ARE YOU?
HI, MY NAME IS SANDY SINGER,
AND I AM RUNNING FOR GEO
PRESIDENT.
HI, MY NAME IS ELON GROSSMAN,
AND I AM ALSO RUNNING FOR GEO
PRESIDENT.
HI, MY NAME IS ADRIAN BALLERINO,
AND I AM ALSO RUNNING FOR GEO
PRESIDENT.
MY NAME IS LANCE ROSEN,
AND I'M RUNNING FOR GEO
PRESIDENT.
OK, THESE ARE THE CANDIDATES.
AND THE OFFICE, OBVIOUSLY,
IS GEO PRESIDENT.
AFTER TWO WEEKS OF CAMPAIGNING,
HOW DOES THE RACE LOOK TO YOU,
SANDY?
WELL, IT'S TOUGH COMPETITION,
BUT WE'LL HAVE THE OUTLOOK ON
FRIDAY.
OK, AND ADRIAN, HOW ABOUT
YOURSELF?
WELL, I THINK IT'S ALSO A
TOUGH COMPETITION, BUT I THINK
I'LL WIN.
PRETTY CONFIDENT, ARE YOU AT
THIS POINT?
NOW, IF ELECTED, WHICH
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY
WILL YOU TRY FOR?
WELL, I THINK IT'S ALSO A
TOUGH COMPETITION, BUT I THINK
I'LL WIN.
PRETTY CONFIDENT, ARE YOU
AT THIS POINT?
NOW, IF ELECTED, WHICH
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY
WILL YOU TRY THE HARDEST TO
IMPLEMENT?
WELL, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS SET UP,
AND WE'D LIKE TO GET MORE OF
THOSE ACTIVITIES SET UP.
PRETTY MUCH DO AWAY WITH
THE SCHOOL STUFF AND GET MORE
OF THE GAMES IN.
AND, JONATHAN, HOW ABOUT
YOURSELF?
I HAVE THE SAME OPINION,
MORE GAMES.
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS CHECK,
ANYTHING CHECKERS.
I'M SURE THE FOLKS ARE
HAPPY TO HEAR THIS AT HOME.
NOW, ELAN, WHAT ARE YOUR
PLANS FOR THE, AFTER THE
ELECTIONS ARE OVER?
WELL, IF I'M ELECTED,
WHATEVER, I'LL TAKE
SUGGESTIONS FROM THE
STUDENTS AND THEMSELVES,
IF I'M NOT, I'LL GO TO
SLEEP.
MAY GO TO SLEEP.
NOT A BAD IDEA.
OKAY, IT'S A DELIGHT
HAVING YOU FOLKS HERE,
AND, IF I'M ELECTED,
I'LL TAKE SUGGESTIONS
FROM THE STUDENTS
THEMSELVES, IF I'M ELECTED,
WHATEVER.
I'LL TAKE SUGGESTIONS
FROM THE STUDENTS
THEMSELVES, IF I'M NOT,
I'LL GO TO SLEEP.
MAY GO TO SLEEP.
NOT A BAD IDEA.
OKAY, IT'S A DELIGHT
HAVING YOU FOLKS HERE,
AND DURING THE SHOW,
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK
AT YOUR CAMPAIGN SPEECHES
THAT YOU MADE AT SCHOOL
DURING THE COURSE
OF THE CAMPAIGN SEASON.
EARLIER, WE'LL BE
RIGHT BACK WITH JAY LENO,
BUT FIRST, WE'RE GOING
TO TAKE A LOOK AT
THE FIRST OF THESE.
UH, THIS WILL BE, UH,
I BELIEVE THIS IS, UH,
LANCE FIRST?
OKAY.
MY NAME IS LANCE ROSEN,
AND I'M RUNNING FOR
PRESIDENT OF THE GEO
OF IS-72 IN STATEN-ILEDS.
MY GOAL AS PRESIDENT
IS TO PLAN MORE
SCHOOLWIDE ACTIVITIES
SUCH AS DANCES, TRIPS,
SHOWS, AND OTHER
EXCITING FUNCTIONS
THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.
AS PRESIDENT,
I WILL ALSO MAKE SURE
THAT THE GEO STORE
WILL BE OPEN
AT LEAST THREE DAYS A WEEK
DURING LUNCHROOM HOURS
SO THAT ALL STUDENTS
WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF OUR DISCOUNTS.
I WILL ALSO MAKE SURE
THAT THE GEO OFFICE
IS RUN SMOOTHLY
AND WILL TAKE CARE
OF ANY PROBLEMS
THAT MAY ARISE.
IN THE PAST TWO YEARS,
I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
IN DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES
WHICH HAS PREPARED ME
TO HANDLE THE RESPONSIBILITIES
OF GEO PRESIDENT.
WITH YOUR SUPPORT,
I FEEL CERTAIN
THAT WE COULD HAVE
A SUCCESSFUL GEO.
THANK YOU.
YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE
YOUR CAMPAIGN MANAGER
TO US NOW?
YEAH, MY BROTHER
WAS HIS NAME?
yes.
ROSS?
ROSS?
ROSS, HOW IS THE CAMPAIGN
SHAPING UP FOR YOU
AS THE MANAGER NOW?
OH, IT'S PRETTY GOOD.
WE'RE MAKING LOTS
OF DIFFERENT POSTERS
AND EVERYTHING.
YEAH.
HANGING UP
IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL.
DO YOU GUYS HAVE
A SLOGAN FOR LANCE?
LIKE WHAT WOULD BE
ONE THAT YOU THOUGHT OF?
GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
MY NAME IS SANDY SINGER
AND I AM RUNNING
FOR GEO PRESIDENT.
GEO STANDS FOR
STUDENT GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATION.
THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATION IS A GROUP
WHICH HELPS TO PLAN
SCHOOLWIDE ACTIVITIES.
TWO YEARS AGO,
I RAN FOR GEO OFFICE
AND I WAS ELECTED
VICE PRESIDENT.
UNFORTUNATELY,
I NEVER WAS ABLE TO SERVE.
I AM LOYAL TO THE SCHOOL
AND PROMISED TO DO
EVERYTHING I CAN
TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL GEO YEAR.
DANCES, TRIPS, SHOWS,
AND ADDITIONAL
EXCITING ACTIVITIES
WILL BE PLANED.
A GEO IS IMPORTANT
SINCE IT GIVES THE STUDENTS
A POLITICAL OUTLOOK
ON LIFE.
REMEMBER,
VOTE FOR SANDY SINGER,
GEO PRESIDENT.
SANDY,
YOU MENTIONED THAT
YOU HAD BEEN ELECTED
AS VICE PRESIDENT
ONCE BEFORE,
BUT WEREN'T ABLE TO SERVE.
WHAT WAS THAT?
THE GEO FOLDED,
AND THERE WAS NO
FACULTY ADVISER.
LANCE MENTIONED
THAT HE WANTED TO KEEP
THE GEO STORE OPEN
THREE DAYS A WEEK.
IS THAT ANYTHING
THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN DOING?
THE LAST I HEARD,
THE GEO STORE
WAS TAKEN OVER
THANK YOU.
I DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING
ABOUT IT IN MY SPEECH.
YEAH.
TELL ME ABOUT
YOUR CAMPAIGN STRATEGY.
YOU'VE SEEN ME,
YOU'VE HEARD ME,
NOW VOTE FOR ME.
SANDY SINGER, GEO PRESIDENT.
HI THERE, AND HELLO.
WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE ROCKO LAURIE
INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
8TH GRADE PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION COVERAGE,
AND ALSO FROM THE POLICE,
STING IS HERE TONIGHT,
AND MY FIRST GUEST
OF THE EVENING.
WE'LL BE BACK
AFTER THE FOLLOWING
POLITICAL MESSAGE.
MY NAME IS JONATHAN MARKS,
AND I'D LIKE TO BE ELECTED
YOUR 8TH GRADE GEO PRESIDENT.
DO YOU WANT GREAT
ACTIVITIES, GREAT DISCOUNTS,
AND A FUN SENIOR YEAR OVERALL?
THEN VOTE FOR ME,
BECAUSE I'LL TRY MY HARDEST
TO GIVE YOU ALL OF THESE.
VOTE FOR JONATHAN MARKS.
YOU WON'T REGRET IT.
I WILL MAKE THE GEO
WORK FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
WHAT ACTIVITIES
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU SAID THAT THE STUDENTS
WANT MORE ACTIVITIES.
WHAT KIND OF THINGS ARE YOU?
ASSEMBLY, SHOWS, DANCES.
DO YOU REMEMBER
A REALLY BAD ASSEMBLY?
WHERE EVERYBODY
KIND OF DOZED OFF?
YES.
WHAT WAS THAT?
WE HAD IT JUST
ONE OR TWO DAYS AGO.
IT WAS, UM, THIS MOVIE, UM,
SOME KIND OF MOVIE
ABOUT SENIOR CITINCENTS
AND KIDS GETTING TOGETHER
AND, UM, SINGING THE CHORUS.
UH, JONATHAN,
ARE YOU GOING TO, UH,
HAVE A SLOGAN FOR YOUR CAMPAIGN
THAT WE'LL SEE
AROUND THE SCHOOL?
UM, YES.
VOTE FOR JONATHAN MARKS.
YOU WON'T REGRAT IT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
WHO AM I AND WHY SHOULD YOU
VOTE FOR ME?
HOW AM I AND WHY SHOULD YOU
VOTE FOR ME?
SO, MY NAME IS AGENE BALLERINO
AND I'M RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT
OF GEO.
I'M A MEMBERSTAR
OF A RESTAUR,
OF TRAVELING BANDS,
AND I'M, AND I'M CURRENTLY
TOOTING FIRST GRADE STUDENTS
AT PIER 60.
I'M RUNNING BECAUSE I CARE
ABOUT MY FELLOW STUDENTS
AND MY SCHOOL.
I WANT THE SCHOOL TO HAVE
A MORE RELAXED ATMOSPHERE
IN WHICH KIDS CAN FEEL
THAT THE SCHOOL HAS SOME BREAK
IN DAILY ROUTINE.
I ALSO WANT TO GET UNDERWAY
MORE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
BESIDES THE TWO OR THREE
THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO NOVEMBER 12TH
AND HOPE YOU'LL VOTE FOR ME.
THANK YOU.
ADRIAN, WHAT DO YOU THINK
MAKES YOU DIFFERENT
FROM THE OTHER CANDIDATES
RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT?
WELL, LIKE I SAID BEFORE,
I REALLY CARE ABOUT THE SCHOOL
AND I JUST WANT GOOD THINGS
FOR THE KIDS AND I WANT THEM
TO HAVE FUN AS LONG AS
GETTING AN EDUCATION
BECAUSE THAT'S IMPORTANT
ALSO.
IF SOMEBODY WOULD VOTE
FOR YOU, IS THAT TO CONSIDER
TO BE A VOTE FOR OR
AGAINST REAGANOMICS?
I DON'T THINK REAGANOMICS
HAS ANYTHING TO DO
WITH THE SCHOOL.
ADRIAN, WHAT IS
YOUR CAMPAIGN SLOGAN?
PROBABLY THAT TO VOTE
FOR ME BECAUSE
I'LL GET THE JOB DONE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
and we'll be right back after this political message.
If you do not already know my name, it is Elon Grossman,
and I'm running for the office of General Organization President.
As geo-advisor, the board proposed many movies, trips, and other activities.
As president, I could reinforce these activities and do much more for you.
I'm open to all suggestions on what the student body would like to do,
and not a fixed plan by teachers.
I would oversee that any good suggestions are carried out
and would take the time to examine them all.
After listening to my proposals and plans, I ask you to consider and support me.
You mentioned that you're open to all ideas
and just not really interested in sticking to a fixed plan by the teachers.
Is that possible? That sounds like anarchy almost.
Nothing too eccentric, but of course I'd talk to the teachers about it,
and if they thought it was a right, then I'd do it.
Now, you're the oldest candidate, is that correct?
I don't know.
How old are you now?
I'm 13 and 9 months.
Yep, you're the oldest.
Do you see this as being an advantage or a disadvantage?
It's not an advantage or a disadvantage.
It's just my age.
Do you have given any thought to a campaign slogan for yourself?
It's the regular slogan, like "Vote for me."
Thank you very much, Paul.
Obviously, we can't hope to recap everything that has transpired
during these past weeks of heavy campaigning,
but here now are a few of the issues and events that highlighted this year's
campaign.
Watch closely.
First, we talked to Lance about one of the hottest rivalries of this election
year.
Me and Jonathan.
And you guys are rivals politically?
Yeah.
Does this go back a long ways?
No.
Is this something you invented for the campaign?
Yeah.
We can both do the same thing, but I'm more aggressive.
I think I'm a harder worker.
Lance said before that I'm not more aggressive,
but he's only known me for a few month