You might think that Stephen's response to the question is odd, since people watching the debate won't know who Sid is. But in fact, he's fairly well known to Geography City residents who follow politics, due to being the impetus for most of Stephen's policy decisions as Czar. In particular, Ally's article about Stephen focused on the issue of his grocery obsession, highlighting Sid's role to the public.

You know how if someone's an undercover cop, and you ask them if they're a cop, they have to say yes? There should be a movie about a policeman who's also a mime, but his mime act keeps getting ruined because of that.

[Scene: Police Mime is miming being trapped in a box. An appreciative crowd gathers, amazed at his skill.]

Random onlooker: Hey, are you a cop?

Police Mime: Yes, I am.

Crowd: Boo! You just talked! Boo!

I wrote Lewis's comments today. -Ben