I Go Pogo (1980)

Vincent Price: Deacon Mushrat

Quotes 

• Molester Mole : The Presidency, my dear Deacon. Nothing less than the office of the President. It is our duty to control it. To protect it from every wrong-minded do-gooder boring from within - supporting the Constitution, spreading equality and even defending the rights of others - which will serve us no good whatsoever.

  Deacon Mushrat : Shocking! Shocking! What do you propose we do?

  Molester Mole : Much more than a proposal - a holy mission. We must seize the reins of power, sweeping aside those who are fool-minded enough not to know the truth as WE see it.

  Deacon Mushrat : And what if they defy us?

  Molester Mole : Defy us? Poobah-etically silence them! That is, after all, the purpose of government.

  Deacon Mushrat : I'm with you with to the end.

  Molester Mole : Dabbling with the public is useless. We must take the indirect path of true strength, act behind the scenes and see to it that a President is elected who will do as WE see fit.

  Deacon Mushrat : How will we get folks to vote for him?

  Molester Mole : Simple. We'll choose a candidate that has all those qualities the voting public traditionally finds appealing - a devious mind, a tendency towards underhandedness, an ability to make any promise, any time to anyone - and forget as soon as the election is over.

  Deacon Mushrat : That sounds reasonable to me. Nobody wants an honest President.

  Molester Mole : Brilliant, my dear Deacon.

  Deacon Mushrat : I have just the boy for us - Fremount Bug. His specialty is words of universal appeal.

  Molester Mole : Sounds a little highbrow to me.

  Deacon Mushrat : To the contrary, his entire brain could fit inside a thimble with room to spare. He is both appealing and hopelessly stupid.

  Molester Mole : A perfect choice for President. Excellent. Excellent.