Bob Rumson Quotes in The American President (1995)

[President Shepherd watches his opponent finish up a speech on CNN]

President Andrew Shepherd: Oh, wait a minute here comes my favorite part.

Bob Rumson: My name is Bob Rumson, and I'm running for President!

President Andrew Shepherd: Sure glad he cleared that up, because that crowd was about to buy some Amway products!

[Watching Bob Rumson on television]

Bob Rumson: Last night, the cost of those liberal programs was raised to include the blood of 22 American soldiers. Now, Mr. Shepherd's read a lot of books, but it doesn't take a Harvard degree to see this one coming a mile down the road.

President Andrew Shepherd: I went to Stanford, you blowhole!

[Watching Rumson on television with Andrew]

Bob Rumson: I don't even know what we call her. Is she the First Mistress?

Sydney Ellen Wade: Oh, man... my father heard that.

Bob Rumson: [singing giddily that an aide has found a compromising photo of Sydney] It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.