1 00:00:06,299 --> 00:00:07,425 Previously on The West Wing: 2 00:00:07,759 --> 00:00:10,345 You go out with Zoey, there's gonna be a lot of people... 3 00:00:10,428 --> 00:00:12,764 ...unhappy seeing you and the president's daughter. 4 00:00:13,097 --> 00:00:15,725 - You're getting death threats. - Are they white supremacists? 5 00:00:16,059 --> 00:00:17,977 - I know what I'm looking for. - What happened? 6 00:00:18,311 --> 00:00:22,482 - It's a gunshot wound. No exit. - It didn't hit anything. They'll make sure. 7 00:00:22,732 --> 00:00:26,236 The guy the Secret Service have in custody is Carl Leroy. 8 00:00:26,569 --> 00:00:29,197 A bullet collapsed your lung. I'm trying to re-expand it. 9 00:00:29,489 --> 00:00:32,992 He tried to kill the president because Zoey and I are together? 10 00:00:33,326 --> 00:00:36,037 Charlie, the president wasn't the target. 11 00:00:38,831 --> 00:00:41,960 It's called the "Theory of Everything. " 12 00:00:42,752 --> 00:00:44,337 - The Theory of Everything? - Yes. 13 00:00:44,629 --> 00:00:47,882 Is it comprehensive? That was a joke there, pal of mine. 14 00:00:47,966 --> 00:00:50,176 - Lead with this. - I'm missing the OMB stats. 15 00:00:50,468 --> 00:00:52,053 - They're coming. - C.J., lead with this. 16 00:00:52,345 --> 00:00:54,222 - I'm not leading with it. - Yes, you are. 17 00:00:54,305 --> 00:00:55,682 - Okay. - So you got it? 18 00:00:55,974 --> 00:00:57,558 - Sure. - So you got what you're saying? 19 00:00:57,850 --> 00:01:00,186 - Also the EPA. - The committee isn't out till 3:00. 20 00:01:00,478 --> 00:01:02,271 - Say it for me. - He's making me crazy. 21 00:01:02,563 --> 00:01:04,857 - I heard that. - I know how a speakerphone works. 22 00:01:05,149 --> 00:01:07,360 - Say it for me. - I have to get to the briefing room. 23 00:01:07,652 --> 00:01:08,569 Say it, please. 24 00:01:08,945 --> 00:01:12,740 " Psychics at Caltech and the Fermi National Accelerator Lab are close to... 25 00:01:13,116 --> 00:01:14,701 Physicists. 26 00:01:14,993 --> 00:01:17,161 Theoretical physicists at Caltech. 27 00:01:17,495 --> 00:01:18,871 - Not psychics? - No. 28 00:01:19,163 --> 00:01:20,623 - I should jot that down. - Please. 29 00:01:20,873 --> 00:01:24,460 If it was psychics I'd lead with it. Talk to you later, Mi amor. 30 00:01:24,752 --> 00:01:27,255 - The OMB stats. - Thanks. You can set them down. 31 00:01:27,547 --> 00:01:30,008 Let Josh rant a little before you hang up the phone. 32 00:01:30,258 --> 00:01:31,300 - C.J.? - Yes, ma'am. 33 00:01:31,551 --> 00:01:36,305 The Bureau of Labor Statistics is gonna report the Cpl jumped 0.7%. 34 00:01:36,597 --> 00:01:39,976 It's the biggest one-month increase since they started tracking in '52. 35 00:01:40,059 --> 00:01:43,479 Let me say this: The market basket used to calculate the Cpl is antiquated... 36 00:01:43,771 --> 00:01:44,731 Say outdated. 37 00:01:45,022 --> 00:01:47,608 And doesn't include some household items like computers... 38 00:01:47,900 --> 00:01:50,695 Where prices are always dropping. And doesn't reflect... 39 00:01:50,987 --> 00:01:53,740 ...technical improvements like air bags in automobiles... 40 00:01:53,775 --> 00:01:55,700 ...which increase the price of the car... 41 00:01:55,992 --> 00:01:58,494 ...but provide a greater value to the consumer. Got it? 42 00:01:58,786 --> 00:02:00,455 Let's find out. 43 00:02:00,747 --> 00:02:05,501 Mention the underwriting changes for the Federal Housing Administration. 44 00:02:05,793 --> 00:02:07,920 The networks will want special coverage. 45 00:02:08,212 --> 00:02:10,506 The adjustments are in FHA-related lending. 46 00:02:10,798 --> 00:02:13,384 They'll need time to put together a logo and music. 47 00:02:13,468 --> 00:02:17,889 - The Bureau of Labor Statistics... - Reported the Cpl jumped 0. 7%. 48 00:02:18,181 --> 00:02:19,390 - Thank you. - C.J.? 49 00:02:19,682 --> 00:02:21,809 - Holy interruptus, Batman. - Grant Samuels died. 50 00:02:22,101 --> 00:02:24,270 - Really? He's really dead this time? - Yeah. 51 00:02:24,562 --> 00:02:27,106 - Last time you said he was, he wasn't. - He is this time. 52 00:02:27,231 --> 00:02:28,983 - Somebody poked him to see if... - He died. 53 00:02:29,066 --> 00:02:32,695 - Then I shouldn't have made a joke. - I'm almost certain he's dead. 54 00:02:32,987 --> 00:02:35,323 I was making a joke too. What, you work alone? 55 00:02:35,406 --> 00:02:38,117 He's survived by his wife, Eileen, son, Robert... 56 00:02:38,409 --> 00:02:40,203 ...two daughters and eight grandchildren. 57 00:02:40,495 --> 00:02:42,038 - I won't learn their names. - Fine. 58 00:02:42,330 --> 00:02:43,915 Eileen, Robert, Priscilla, Patty. 59 00:02:44,207 --> 00:02:46,417 - I assume it was complications due to...? - Yeah. 60 00:02:46,709 --> 00:02:48,252 You know about theoretical physics? 61 00:02:48,544 --> 00:02:50,963 - The Grand Unified Theory. - Know anything about it? 62 00:02:51,047 --> 00:02:53,174 - No. - Okay. 63 00:02:53,508 --> 00:02:57,178 Folks, please take your seats. The briefing will start now. 64 00:02:57,803 --> 00:03:00,598 Good morning. I have to start with a sad announcement. 65 00:03:00,890 --> 00:03:04,018 Congressman Grant Samuels finally succumbed to pneumonia. 66 00:03:04,310 --> 00:03:07,522 His wife, Eileen, his son, Robert, his daughters Priscilla and Patty... 67 00:03:07,813 --> 00:03:10,816 ...and his eight grandchildren are all in the president's thoughts. 68 00:03:11,108 --> 00:03:13,903 I also want to talk about the Bureau of Labor Statistics... 69 00:03:14,195 --> 00:03:16,155 ...and the Federal Housing Administration. 70 00:03:16,447 --> 00:03:20,993 And as a special treat for Josh Lyman, who's recovering very nicely at GW... 71 00:03:21,285 --> 00:03:25,039 ...the president's science adviser is saying that psychics at Caltech... 72 00:03:25,331 --> 00:03:27,750 ...and the Fermi National Accelerator Lab.... 73 00:03:28,459 --> 00:03:30,878 I'm pretty sure that was supposed to be "physicists. " 74 00:04:20,719 --> 00:04:23,347 - Eighty-one percent. - And all we had to do was get shot at. 75 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:25,265 - 81%. - Those numbers are soft. 76 00:04:25,349 --> 00:04:26,725 - You think? - You don't? 77 00:04:26,975 --> 00:04:31,063 The job approval was at 51. We got shot at, it's 81. The numbers are soft. 78 00:04:31,396 --> 00:04:33,607 Still, 81%.... 79 00:04:34,858 --> 00:04:37,319 - Good morning, Mr. President. - Good morning, everybody. 80 00:04:37,611 --> 00:04:40,030 Anybody know what the word "acalculia" means? 81 00:04:40,113 --> 00:04:43,283 It's an inability to perform arithmetic functions. 82 00:04:43,617 --> 00:04:45,202 Sorry. You wanted to answer that. 83 00:04:45,577 --> 00:04:47,663 - Yeah, but I'll get over it. - That's mature. 84 00:04:47,996 --> 00:04:49,331 - Shut up. - You're not over it? 85 00:04:49,623 --> 00:04:50,666 - No. - Okay. 86 00:04:51,041 --> 00:04:54,836 - Did we really poll at 81%? - Those are CNN/USA Today. 87 00:04:55,212 --> 00:04:56,588 - It's soft. - No. 88 00:04:56,713 --> 00:04:59,967 When asked "Whose approach on national problems do you think is best... 89 00:05:00,259 --> 00:05:04,012 ...Bartlet or the Republican leaders of Congress, " Bartlet gets 61%. 90 00:05:04,047 --> 00:05:06,723 Well, 19% of the country has made up their minds about me. 91 00:05:07,057 --> 00:05:11,103 20% just feels sorry for me, which is what you want if you're president. 92 00:05:11,228 --> 00:05:12,729 - Give us an overview. - We have a shot to take back the House. 93 00:05:14,773 --> 00:05:17,234 That and getting two seats net in the Senate. 94 00:05:17,526 --> 00:05:19,569 And two governorships and six State Houses. 95 00:05:19,861 --> 00:05:22,864 - Where should we look? - Indiana 6th, California 4th and 14th. 96 00:05:23,156 --> 00:05:24,992 - Michigan 12th. - Texas 12th. 97 00:05:25,284 --> 00:05:26,326 Florida 4, 5 and 9. 98 00:05:26,618 --> 00:05:28,829 We won't elect a Democrat in the Florida 9th. 99 00:05:28,912 --> 00:05:31,623 - Sorry, Florida 8th. - They won't elect one there either... 100 00:05:31,873 --> 00:05:33,792 ...but let's put some time into it. What else? 101 00:05:34,126 --> 00:05:38,505 - I can hold or you can call me back. - An inability to do arithmetic functions. 102 00:05:38,797 --> 00:05:42,509 Apparently there's a specialized circuit in the brain for numbers. 103 00:05:42,592 --> 00:05:43,802 - Know where it is? - Sorry? 104 00:05:44,094 --> 00:05:46,096 - It's in the left parietal lobe. - Thank you. 105 00:05:46,388 --> 00:05:48,265 - Hey, Zoey. - Hey. Where's Mrs. Landingham? 106 00:05:48,557 --> 00:05:49,933 A funeral. President's in there. 107 00:05:50,225 --> 00:05:51,893 I'm here to see him, not my father. 108 00:05:52,185 --> 00:05:55,480 - Do you know what acalculia means? - Yes, because I got it at breakfast. 109 00:05:55,772 --> 00:05:57,858 - Okay. - Thank you. 110 00:05:58,150 --> 00:05:59,109 - Hey. - Hi. 111 00:05:59,192 --> 00:06:02,612 Mrs. Landingham asked me to ask you to call Technical Support... 112 00:06:02,904 --> 00:06:07,200 ...and have them look at her computer. Ask for Andrew Mackintosh. 113 00:06:07,492 --> 00:06:08,827 - She only trusts him. - Mackintosh? 114 00:06:09,119 --> 00:06:10,620 - Like the apple. - Sure. 115 00:06:10,746 --> 00:06:12,414 Thank you. 116 00:06:12,706 --> 00:06:14,791 - I called you last night. - I got home late. 117 00:06:14,875 --> 00:06:15,876 - Where were you? - Here. 118 00:06:16,168 --> 00:06:18,045 - I called here too. - I'm not lying to you. 119 00:06:18,295 --> 00:06:22,090 I don't think you're lying. I think you were here or didn't return my call. 120 00:06:22,174 --> 00:06:24,718 I was here, I got no message. I was home, I got it. 121 00:06:25,010 --> 00:06:27,846 - It was too late to call you. - I don't mind being woken up. 122 00:06:28,138 --> 00:06:29,848 Well, now I know that. 123 00:06:30,140 --> 00:06:31,516 - Now you know that? - Excuse me. 124 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,977 We haven't been dating for nine months? 125 00:06:34,269 --> 00:06:35,604 I've got to go in there. 126 00:06:35,937 --> 00:06:37,689 Cumberland, Monroe, possibly Stanwyck. 127 00:06:37,981 --> 00:06:42,027 Since you brought them up, can I say a word about the shooting? 128 00:06:42,944 --> 00:06:46,198 - The honeymoon's about to be over. - She's right. 129 00:06:46,323 --> 00:06:49,201 We don't wanna look like we're taking advantage of the situation. 130 00:06:49,493 --> 00:06:51,077 - Why not? - Why not what? 131 00:06:51,369 --> 00:06:55,832 The country was a victim of domestic terrorism. Why not use the numbers... 132 00:06:56,082 --> 00:06:59,920 ...before they disappear and go after the guns and go after the hate groups? 133 00:07:00,253 --> 00:07:02,380 - It doesn't look good. - Looks good to me. 134 00:07:02,672 --> 00:07:07,010 You work for the White House, we were counting on your support either way. 135 00:07:10,639 --> 00:07:15,185 For questions about the midterms, say, "We haven't thought that far ahead. " 136 00:07:15,310 --> 00:07:18,104 And when they ask about the link between approval numbers... 137 00:07:18,438 --> 00:07:22,484 ...and the shooting, the president's deeply gratified by the public's support... 138 00:07:22,609 --> 00:07:25,195 - ... but eager to focus on the issues. - Which will be? 139 00:07:25,529 --> 00:07:28,073 I'll let you know. Thank you very much, everyone. 140 00:07:28,406 --> 00:07:30,200 Thank you, Mr. President. 141 00:07:33,703 --> 00:07:35,121 Mr. President. 142 00:07:37,707 --> 00:07:40,418 It's fine. Tell him around 3:00. Was Zoey out there? 143 00:07:40,502 --> 00:07:41,628 - Yes. - Is she still here? 144 00:07:41,962 --> 00:07:44,339 - I don't know, sir. - Okay. 145 00:07:44,965 --> 00:07:46,841 - Leo? - Yes, sir? 146 00:07:47,133 --> 00:07:50,345 Did you know Elliot Roush is running for school board in Manchester? 147 00:07:50,637 --> 00:07:53,557 I didn't, sir, but then I don't know who Elliot Roush is. 148 00:07:53,848 --> 00:07:55,850 - My Elliot Roush. - Sorry, sir. I'm still not... 149 00:07:55,934 --> 00:07:58,103 I beat him in my first congressional campaign. 150 00:07:58,395 --> 00:08:01,648 I can't believe I didn't commit that arcane information to memory. 151 00:08:01,940 --> 00:08:03,650 I want polling numbers on that race. 152 00:08:03,942 --> 00:08:07,571 I don't want you focusing your attention on a New Hampshire school board race. 153 00:08:07,862 --> 00:08:10,657 Because looking at two numbers takes the life out of me. 154 00:08:10,907 --> 00:08:13,493 - I know where this is going. - Get me the numbers. 155 00:08:13,743 --> 00:08:16,538 I'm ready to go out there. I don't need to wait another week. 156 00:08:16,830 --> 00:08:19,916 Sir, let's play a game of "Who Do You Think I'm Gonna Agree With? " 157 00:08:20,041 --> 00:08:24,629 14 doctors say you should wait a week before assuming a campaign schedule. 158 00:08:24,921 --> 00:08:26,131 Who will I agree with? 159 00:08:26,423 --> 00:08:28,466 - Get away from me. - Yes, sir. 160 00:08:29,217 --> 00:08:30,433 Sam? 161 00:08:30,468 --> 00:08:32,637 - Is he here? - Want me to bring him back? 162 00:08:32,929 --> 00:08:34,806 I'll go get him myself. 163 00:08:38,143 --> 00:08:39,853 - Tom? - Sam. 164 00:08:39,936 --> 00:08:41,903 - Hello. - Hope you weren't waiting long. 165 00:08:41,938 --> 00:08:45,442 No. I mean, I don't mind. Sam, this is my wife, Sarah. 166 00:08:45,775 --> 00:08:47,235 - Hi. - It's nice to meet you. 167 00:08:47,527 --> 00:08:50,238 - You got married. - Two years, with a baby on the way. 168 00:08:50,405 --> 00:08:52,866 - Is it his? - Yeah. 169 00:08:53,199 --> 00:08:55,869 - Okay. Follow me. - Okay. 170 00:08:56,161 --> 00:08:59,080 Tom and I had a professor at Duke who couldn't stand me. 171 00:08:59,372 --> 00:09:02,334 "Those may be your thoughts, Mr. Seaborn, but that's not the law. " 172 00:09:02,625 --> 00:09:05,045 I wanted to tell him to take the law and shove it up... 173 00:09:05,337 --> 00:09:07,005 - You ever been in the White House? - No. 174 00:09:07,297 --> 00:09:10,467 - We were looking forward to a tour. - That's my office over there... 175 00:09:10,759 --> 00:09:14,179 ...the president works in that round room there and no one else matters. 176 00:09:14,262 --> 00:09:15,972 Come on in. 177 00:09:18,558 --> 00:09:21,352 - This is the Mural Room. - Can you tell us anything about it? 178 00:09:21,436 --> 00:09:24,230 It's called the Mural Room. Have a seat. 179 00:09:26,983 --> 00:09:29,778 - You know why I wanted to talk to you? - I really don't. 180 00:09:29,861 --> 00:09:34,032 Because the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee asked me to. 181 00:09:34,407 --> 00:09:36,951 - Grant Samuels died a few days ago. - We saw on the news. 182 00:09:37,243 --> 00:09:39,120 He wasn't gonna run again because he was sick... 183 00:09:39,412 --> 00:09:41,372 ...and the man who'd run in his place... 184 00:09:41,456 --> 00:09:44,000 - Seymour Wirthin? - Right. Isn't going to. 185 00:09:44,292 --> 00:09:45,293 He's not running? 186 00:09:45,585 --> 00:09:48,797 You're a phenomenally attractive Democratic candidate for that district. 187 00:09:49,798 --> 00:09:53,259 There are 162 games in a baseball season and the players have a saying: 188 00:09:53,551 --> 00:09:58,014 " Every team wins and loses 54 games. It's the other 54 games that count. " 189 00:09:58,431 --> 00:10:02,644 In your district, the other 54 games are women. 190 00:10:02,936 --> 00:10:06,356 Specifically, young mothers, among whom the number one issue is crime. 191 00:10:06,481 --> 00:10:08,566 You're a graduate of Oberlin and Duke Law. 192 00:10:08,900 --> 00:10:11,694 You passed up lucrative opportunities to work for the D.A. 193 00:10:11,986 --> 00:10:13,029 You're a prosecutor with an exceptional conviction record... 194 00:10:14,864 --> 00:10:18,827 ...and nobody can say you're soft on crime. You're active in local politics. 195 00:10:19,369 --> 00:10:22,705 You are personable. You are articulate and energetic. 196 00:10:22,997 --> 00:10:24,999 You are married and you are having a baby. 197 00:10:25,083 --> 00:10:27,001 - I thought you didn't know that. - Sorry? 198 00:10:27,293 --> 00:10:31,297 Out there, it seemed like you didn't know he was married with a baby coming... 199 00:10:31,589 --> 00:10:33,675 ...and now it sounded like you already knew that. 200 00:10:33,967 --> 00:10:36,928 Sarah, there's very little information about him I don't have. 201 00:10:37,220 --> 00:10:39,597 And tell your mom happy birthday for me. 202 00:10:40,765 --> 00:10:43,351 You'll have the weight of the Democratic National Committee... 203 00:10:43,643 --> 00:10:46,187 ...the Congressional Campaign Committee, the minority leader... 204 00:10:46,479 --> 00:10:49,774 ...whom we hope to make the majority leader, and the president. 205 00:10:50,066 --> 00:10:52,652 What do you say? You wanna run for Congress? 206 00:10:55,572 --> 00:10:58,241 There's a lot to consider, Sam. 207 00:10:58,491 --> 00:11:01,911 - How much time do I have to consider it? - Five minutes. I'll be outside. 208 00:11:04,581 --> 00:11:07,125 - You're pissed at me? - I could've used your support. 209 00:11:07,375 --> 00:11:10,003 I support you like you support me, when I agree with you... 210 00:11:10,253 --> 00:11:13,006 ...or when I don't care what you say. This time I disagreed. 211 00:11:13,089 --> 00:11:16,676 We shouldn't use this to get aggressive about guns and hate groups? 212 00:11:16,711 --> 00:11:20,263 We were victims of a crime and it's unseemly to use this moment at all. 213 00:11:20,346 --> 00:11:25,018 We're not taking advantage of anyone! And even if we were, who cares? 214 00:11:25,310 --> 00:11:28,730 Every Republican trying for the next 12 weeks to keep control of the House. 215 00:11:29,022 --> 00:11:31,733 Toby, if you and the FBI wanna go after hate groups... 216 00:11:32,025 --> 00:11:34,736 ...I'm not the one you have to convince. Bag the president. 217 00:11:34,986 --> 00:11:36,446 I will. 218 00:11:43,786 --> 00:11:45,872 I've gotten calls about pieces people wanna do... 219 00:11:46,164 --> 00:11:49,000 ...on how staffers are handling the shooting and the aftermath. 220 00:11:49,292 --> 00:11:50,543 - Psychologically? - Yeah. 221 00:11:50,877 --> 00:11:53,129 - It's not a good idea. - We're not the story. 222 00:11:53,463 --> 00:11:55,840 That's what I'm saying. 223 00:11:57,342 --> 00:11:59,218 Leave me alone. 224 00:12:07,810 --> 00:12:09,479 I've got it. 225 00:12:09,771 --> 00:12:12,565 I've got it. I've got it. I've got it. 226 00:12:12,648 --> 00:12:14,275 Bonnie. Ginger. I've got it. 227 00:12:14,567 --> 00:12:16,569 - Excellent. - Way to go. 228 00:12:16,652 --> 00:12:18,237 Sam? 229 00:12:19,781 --> 00:12:21,449 Sam? 230 00:12:22,325 --> 00:12:23,785 - Sam? - Right here. 231 00:12:24,077 --> 00:12:26,037 - I thought you were in there. - I wasn't. 232 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:27,622 - I've got it. - Got what? 233 00:12:27,914 --> 00:12:31,459 How to avoid the appearance that we're randomly going after extremist groups... 234 00:12:31,751 --> 00:12:35,380 - ... in violation of their civil liberties. - We can avoid that by not doing it. 235 00:12:35,463 --> 00:12:39,383 Yes, or with this: the shooting was the action of not one, but at least three... 236 00:12:39,634 --> 00:12:41,844 ...card-carrying members of West Virginia White Pride. 237 00:12:42,136 --> 00:12:43,387 - They have cards? - What? 238 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:46,974 - They have membership cards? - Who the hell knows? It's an expression. 239 00:12:47,391 --> 00:12:50,103 The key phrase is "at least. " At least three members. 240 00:12:50,186 --> 00:12:53,773 - There might be more. - So the FBI has grounds to investigate... 241 00:12:54,065 --> 00:12:57,401 Yes, to investigate the activities of all extremist organizations. 242 00:12:57,436 --> 00:12:59,362 Under a cover of investigating this crime. 243 00:12:59,654 --> 00:13:03,491 How do we know that Young Nazis of Delaware weren't co-conspirators? 244 00:13:03,574 --> 00:13:05,743 It's a common way to get around the Bill of Rights. 245 00:13:05,993 --> 00:13:10,665 - I'm surprised it took you so long. - I had no help from anyone else. 246 00:13:11,833 --> 00:13:13,459 - I'm taking it to Leo. - Go ahead. 247 00:13:13,751 --> 00:13:15,128 - Donna? - Yes? 248 00:13:15,211 --> 00:13:17,130 - You going to see Josh? - I'm taking him lunch. 249 00:13:17,421 --> 00:13:19,173 - Can I come? - No. 250 00:13:19,674 --> 00:13:21,217 - You know the rules. - They're dumb. 251 00:13:21,300 --> 00:13:22,802 - They are not dumb. - Seriously... 252 00:13:23,094 --> 00:13:25,596 I'm serious. He's recovering from an attempted murder... 253 00:13:25,888 --> 00:13:28,891 ...he's supposed to rest. I don't want people getting him fartusht. 254 00:13:29,183 --> 00:13:31,185 Don't bring the Yiddish. 255 00:13:31,477 --> 00:13:33,729 You know what word should be Yiddish? Spatula. 256 00:13:34,021 --> 00:13:35,982 - Also "far-fetched. " - I need to talk about... 257 00:13:36,065 --> 00:13:38,234 How to bring the hate crimes to the president. 258 00:13:38,526 --> 00:13:41,028 He's got the papers you wrote and materials you sent. 259 00:13:41,112 --> 00:13:45,241 - You talk on the phone 93 times a day. - I'd like to talk to him at his apartment. 260 00:13:45,324 --> 00:13:46,450 - No. - Donna. 261 00:13:46,742 --> 00:13:48,870 Maybe if you hadn't said the rules were dumb. 262 00:13:49,161 --> 00:13:50,496 Yeah. 263 00:13:54,750 --> 00:13:57,003 - Hey, Leo. - Hey, kid. 264 00:13:57,336 --> 00:13:59,797 - I was looking for my dad. - He's making campaign calls. 265 00:14:00,089 --> 00:14:02,633 - He's not in the office. - He's doing it from the residence. 266 00:14:02,967 --> 00:14:05,720 - Why? - Your father has a strict interpretation... 267 00:14:06,012 --> 00:14:09,515 ...of something called the Pendleton Act, which prohibits campaign donations... 268 00:14:09,807 --> 00:14:11,976 ...to be solicited on government property. 269 00:14:12,268 --> 00:14:15,938 It's a little impractical for the president to use a pay phone, isn't it? 270 00:14:16,230 --> 00:14:18,649 - Exactly. - Isn't the residence government property? 271 00:14:18,941 --> 00:14:20,151 - Yes. - Then why...? 272 00:14:20,484 --> 00:14:24,739 Because your father is a demented, demented man. I'm going over there. 273 00:14:25,197 --> 00:14:27,950 - Leo, do you feel like Charlie's...? - No. 274 00:14:29,368 --> 00:14:31,078 - Sir... - Forty-six percent. 275 00:14:31,370 --> 00:14:33,748 - Yes, sir. - The guy is polling at 46%. 276 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:37,543 I didn't think they had data on people running for the board of education. 277 00:14:37,877 --> 00:14:40,046 They don't. I had to have our guys do it. 278 00:14:40,421 --> 00:14:42,548 Sir, do you think you're obsessed with this race? 279 00:14:42,882 --> 00:14:46,719 He's polling at 46%. He's not a joke. He's polling inside the margin. 280 00:14:46,844 --> 00:14:49,972 In a race in a school district that has 43 kids. 281 00:14:50,097 --> 00:14:53,726 It has 1100 kids. And you don't take these people seriously... 282 00:14:54,018 --> 00:14:56,103 ...because they don't get anywhere nationally. 283 00:14:56,395 --> 00:14:58,397 All they have to do is, bit by little bit... 284 00:14:58,731 --> 00:15:01,484 ...get onto boards of education and city councils. 285 00:15:01,567 --> 00:15:04,612 That's where all the governing that matters really happens. 286 00:15:04,862 --> 00:15:08,324 - We do some governing here. - I'm on hold with a guy whose name... 287 00:15:08,616 --> 00:15:12,578 ...I've got on an index card. How much governing is going on around here today? 288 00:15:12,870 --> 00:15:15,623 - And can you believe I'm on hold? - You finished the call. 289 00:15:16,207 --> 00:15:17,333 - I did? - Yes, sir. 290 00:15:17,625 --> 00:15:19,335 - How'd it go? - Very well. 291 00:15:20,127 --> 00:15:24,173 - Good morning, Mr. President. - Elliot Roush is now polling at 46%. 292 00:15:24,298 --> 00:15:26,634 How do you know? You had our people check. 293 00:15:26,926 --> 00:15:29,178 I have three daughters who grew up there. 294 00:15:29,470 --> 00:15:32,973 - Leave him alone. You beat him already. - And he has come back. 295 00:15:33,265 --> 00:15:37,978 Like crabgrass pulled from the lawn. Not by the root, but by the other thing. 296 00:15:38,938 --> 00:15:41,565 - I wanted to see how the calls are going. - They're going fine. 297 00:15:41,941 --> 00:15:44,652 - Then I'll leave. - Can't tell you how much I'll miss you. 298 00:15:44,985 --> 00:15:48,572 - You wanted to talk to me? - Not if you're in this mood. 299 00:15:50,533 --> 00:15:52,118 This is real. 300 00:15:52,743 --> 00:15:57,415 A man who makes the Spanish Inquisition look like a Barbara Walters special... 301 00:15:57,706 --> 00:16:00,501 ...is now polling at 46% in your school district... 302 00:16:00,793 --> 00:16:03,546 ...for which I have personally baked things to raise money. 303 00:16:03,838 --> 00:16:05,214 - You can go too. - You baked things? 304 00:16:05,548 --> 00:16:07,007 - You can go. - Thank you. 305 00:16:07,341 --> 00:16:10,302 - What do you want? - Dad, listen. Do you think Charlie...? 306 00:16:10,386 --> 00:16:14,807 The calls are going well. We're still getting asked to do aftermath stories. 307 00:16:15,099 --> 00:16:16,767 - Psychological effects? - Yeah. I was... 308 00:16:17,059 --> 00:16:19,186 - Don't do it. - No, I know. I was wondering... 309 00:16:19,478 --> 00:16:21,063 You were wondering what? 310 00:16:23,023 --> 00:16:25,192 - This won't be good. - You were wondering what? 311 00:16:25,484 --> 00:16:27,903 - Don't worry about it. - Okay. 312 00:16:33,951 --> 00:16:35,161 Hey, it's C.J. Cregg. 313 00:16:35,286 --> 00:16:38,205 Step three: public disclosure of membership... 314 00:16:38,497 --> 00:16:42,293 ...and contributor rolls for all organizations on the list of hate groups. 315 00:16:42,585 --> 00:16:45,254 This allows the public to know who these people are... 316 00:16:45,546 --> 00:16:46,922 ...and where their funding is from. 317 00:16:47,214 --> 00:16:50,301 And to do it in violation of their right to free association. 318 00:16:50,593 --> 00:16:53,304 Laws like that were passed during the civil rights movement... 319 00:16:53,554 --> 00:16:57,141 ...to root out members of such terrorist organizations as the NAACP. 320 00:16:57,433 --> 00:17:00,144 The Supreme Court said those laws were unconstitutional. 321 00:17:00,269 --> 00:17:02,521 That was a Warren Court that struck those down. 322 00:17:02,813 --> 00:17:05,399 - They'd see it differently today. - You're an ultra-activist. 323 00:17:05,691 --> 00:17:08,819 And I was shot at, and so I'm acting right now. 324 00:17:09,361 --> 00:17:10,738 Sam? 325 00:17:11,739 --> 00:17:14,742 He wants everyone to register affiliation with the FBI. 326 00:17:14,867 --> 00:17:18,078 - Any First Amendment problems? - I'll get around them. 327 00:17:18,162 --> 00:17:20,456 I need to talk to you. 328 00:17:20,748 --> 00:17:22,917 - What's up? - There's a problem with your friend. 329 00:17:23,208 --> 00:17:24,668 - Which friend? - Tom Jordan. 330 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:26,629 - What's wrong? - His prosecutorial record. 331 00:17:26,921 --> 00:17:30,883 - His prosecutorial record is great. - Not during jury selection. 332 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:32,843 Preemptive challenges? 333 00:17:33,135 --> 00:17:35,679 Your friend likes white juries for black defendants. 334 00:17:35,971 --> 00:17:38,766 - He's a prosecutor. - Not now. Now he's a politician... 335 00:17:39,058 --> 00:17:42,394 - ... and this needs a save, so get into it. - Yeah. 336 00:17:52,696 --> 00:17:55,741 - How did Tokyo open? - I think up 3/8, but let me check again. 337 00:17:56,575 --> 00:18:00,954 - Is that it for me? - You've got phone calls still to make. 338 00:18:03,081 --> 00:18:05,041 Wengland? Frank Gates and McNamara? 339 00:18:05,375 --> 00:18:07,126 - Yes, sir. - Those are campaign calls. 340 00:18:07,460 --> 00:18:10,004 Why don't you just stay in your office and make the damn...? 341 00:18:14,467 --> 00:18:17,261 Because I choose not to, Charlie. 342 00:18:17,345 --> 00:18:20,431 Because however an empty gesture it may seem... 343 00:18:20,723 --> 00:18:24,769 ...I would like to take notice of the notion that it's not a good idea... 344 00:18:24,852 --> 00:18:27,438 ...for the most powerful person in the world... 345 00:18:27,730 --> 00:18:31,609 ...to be calling up the people whose laws he signs and asking them for money! 346 00:18:36,697 --> 00:18:40,868 I'm gonna do it, but not behind this desk. Not in this room. What else? 347 00:18:43,413 --> 00:18:47,375 I was asked to tell you that an event was added for Tuesday the 7th. 348 00:18:47,667 --> 00:18:50,837 A reception for talk radio.... Hosts, I guess they're called. 349 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:53,840 It's three weeks away. You don't need to commit right now. 350 00:18:54,173 --> 00:18:55,800 Yeah. 351 00:18:58,010 --> 00:19:01,013 I'll make these calls from the residence. 352 00:19:01,305 --> 00:19:03,933 - Tell C.J. I wanna see her in an hour. - Yes, sir. 353 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:24,412 Hello. 354 00:19:27,248 --> 00:19:29,709 Are you a Cabinet secretary? 355 00:19:31,669 --> 00:19:34,005 - Can you tell me your name? - Jeffrey. 356 00:19:34,463 --> 00:19:36,757 - Jeffrey what? - Jeffrey Mackintosh. 357 00:19:37,633 --> 00:19:39,719 - Like the apple? - Yeah. 358 00:19:39,802 --> 00:19:41,762 You're here with your dad? 359 00:19:42,555 --> 00:19:43,848 Excuse me, I'm sorry. 360 00:19:43,931 --> 00:19:47,476 When I tell you to sit and stay put, you know what I need you to do? 361 00:19:47,894 --> 00:19:51,230 That. I need you to do that. Not some variation on that, but that. 362 00:19:51,898 --> 00:19:53,274 - Sorry. - Sorry. 363 00:19:53,816 --> 00:19:56,652 Okay, see, now I got to make you rewire the house. 364 00:19:57,278 --> 00:19:59,363 I'm Andrew Mackintosh from Technical Support. 365 00:19:59,614 --> 00:20:01,657 - I'm installing... - I thought that was weeks ago. 366 00:20:01,949 --> 00:20:04,118 - It was, but there were some bugs. - Okay. 367 00:20:04,410 --> 00:20:08,080 They said it was okay to bring my son. My wife works nights. 368 00:20:08,372 --> 00:20:10,499 - Sure. - Let's go, big man. 369 00:20:10,958 --> 00:20:13,753 - Take it easy, Jeffrey. - Take it easy. 370 00:20:17,381 --> 00:20:19,467 - Hey, man. - Hey. 371 00:20:20,843 --> 00:20:24,263 - Leo? - Sam, come in. Close the door. 372 00:20:26,849 --> 00:20:28,225 - What's up? - Josh is on speaker. 373 00:20:28,517 --> 00:20:30,019 - Hey, Sam. - What's going on? 374 00:20:30,311 --> 00:20:34,190 A guy who went to college with Tom says he was in an all-white fraternity. 375 00:20:34,482 --> 00:20:37,318 - The papers are carrying it tomorrow. - I checked that weeks ago. 376 00:20:37,944 --> 00:20:41,530 It wasn't an exclusive fraternity, they just didn't have any black pledges. 377 00:20:41,822 --> 00:20:44,784 It's common to have black fraternities and white fraternities. 378 00:20:45,117 --> 00:20:48,496 But you put this together with the preemptive challenges in voir dire... 379 00:20:48,788 --> 00:20:51,666 ...and leaders in African-American communities have a problem. 380 00:20:51,791 --> 00:20:54,168 - I'll talk to them. - No, it's over, Sam. 381 00:20:54,502 --> 00:20:57,421 I'm gonna cancel the president's stop and shut down the money. 382 00:20:57,713 --> 00:20:59,507 - You can't cut and run. - There's no choice. 383 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:03,135 - We have a choice. - We've got a chance at the House. 384 00:21:03,469 --> 00:21:06,055 Leo must put the president and money where it can win. 385 00:21:06,347 --> 00:21:08,724 - Tom Jordan is running against a man... - Don't tell me. 386 00:21:09,058 --> 00:21:11,519 - We'll hand it to him. - It won't matter if we get the House. 387 00:21:11,852 --> 00:21:15,189 Jordan is down by seven and he's not gonna come back from this. 388 00:21:15,564 --> 00:21:17,733 And if we stand by him, this is a national thing. 389 00:21:18,025 --> 00:21:21,612 It could drag down black turnout in districts where we're competitive. 390 00:21:21,904 --> 00:21:23,906 - I told him.... - Yeah. 391 00:21:24,615 --> 00:21:26,701 I told him we would stand behind him. 392 00:21:27,368 --> 00:21:29,245 I told him he'd have our full support. 393 00:21:29,328 --> 00:21:32,289 - I was asked to ask him to run. - I know. 394 00:21:32,915 --> 00:21:36,168 We walk away now, that's it. He's a racist. 395 00:21:36,460 --> 00:21:38,713 The White House just said so. 396 00:21:38,963 --> 00:21:42,967 We can't afford all the things we want, Sam. It's over. 397 00:21:56,647 --> 00:22:01,193 Hey, Leo. You know, there's something called the "Superstring Theory"... 398 00:22:01,527 --> 00:22:05,698 ...which says that the universe consists of these tiny loops of string... 399 00:22:05,781 --> 00:22:07,783 ...that vibrate at different frequencies. 400 00:22:09,535 --> 00:22:11,328 How did that bullet not kill you? 401 00:22:12,163 --> 00:22:15,249 - Just lucky, I guess. - Yeah. 402 00:22:24,049 --> 00:22:26,010 - Toby? - Yeah. 403 00:22:26,343 --> 00:22:30,473 Any chance I can see an advance copy of the president's remarks for Asia-Pacific? 404 00:22:31,432 --> 00:22:34,059 - What? - Asia-Pacific? 405 00:22:34,935 --> 00:22:38,022 I have a draft here. I'm gonna rewrite it. 406 00:22:38,105 --> 00:22:42,151 - I thought I'd have it by today. - Day's not over. 407 00:22:42,902 --> 00:22:46,780 These pieces everyone wants to do on the aftermath of the shooting... 408 00:22:47,114 --> 00:22:48,699 ...they've had me thinking. 409 00:22:49,033 --> 00:22:53,704 Do you think there is a psychological aftermath we're not paying attention to? 410 00:22:55,539 --> 00:23:00,169 - I don't have time for this conversation. - You should have this conversation. 411 00:23:00,502 --> 00:23:05,466 - You think my problem is psychological? - You've been ignoring responsibilities... 412 00:23:05,758 --> 00:23:08,469 - That's crap. - ... so you can act like the FBI director. 413 00:23:08,802 --> 00:23:11,347 I'm waiting for the director of the FBI to behave that way. 414 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:15,100 I'm waiting for the Justice Department and Congress to behave that way. 415 00:23:15,476 --> 00:23:17,728 I'm waiting for the White House to behave that way! 416 00:23:17,853 --> 00:23:19,730 Wanna lock up everybody with a white sheet? 417 00:23:20,064 --> 00:23:24,526 Yes, I do. Who has a problem with that? Bring them to me right now. Yes, I do. 418 00:23:34,036 --> 00:23:35,621 - He's ready for me? - In the residence. 419 00:23:35,913 --> 00:23:37,456 Thank you. 420 00:23:47,174 --> 00:23:50,928 I'll be here for a while, so whenever you can get me Asia-Pacific.... 421 00:23:53,138 --> 00:23:55,182 Give me an hour. 422 00:24:06,068 --> 00:24:07,528 Come in. 423 00:24:08,779 --> 00:24:11,699 - Good evening, Mr. President. - Hi, C.J. 424 00:24:11,865 --> 00:24:14,410 - Charlie said you wanted to see me. - Yeah. 425 00:24:14,702 --> 00:24:16,704 Why has there been no press mention... 426 00:24:16,996 --> 00:24:20,708 ...of the fact that Elliot Roush was an opponent of mine in New Hampshire? 427 00:24:21,542 --> 00:24:25,796 - Elliot Roush is the man... - He's running in Manchester. 428 00:24:26,130 --> 00:24:29,591 - I'm sure it's gotten some local coverage. - Why isn't it more than local? 429 00:24:30,801 --> 00:24:33,137 - It's a school board seat. - It's a human interest story. 430 00:24:33,470 --> 00:24:35,723 Not a very interesting one. 431 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:41,562 I'm saying if anyone in the press room wanted to do this story... 432 00:24:41,895 --> 00:24:44,398 ...that I would comment on-the-record. 433 00:24:49,445 --> 00:24:50,946 Sir.... 434 00:24:52,614 --> 00:24:57,202 The president can't publicly take sides in a local school board election. 435 00:24:57,536 --> 00:25:00,664 - Why can't he? - Because it's not done. 436 00:25:01,039 --> 00:25:03,375 And it's not fair. It's personal. 437 00:25:03,667 --> 00:25:06,128 And it's irresponsible. It will galvanize Republicans. 438 00:25:06,462 --> 00:25:10,090 Democrats will think you don't care about winning back the House. 439 00:25:10,424 --> 00:25:14,344 I don't care about winning back the House! I don't! 440 00:25:15,846 --> 00:25:18,640 Well, I don't believe that's true... 441 00:25:18,932 --> 00:25:21,018 ...so let's just keep that between you and me. 442 00:25:21,310 --> 00:25:23,103 C.J.... 443 00:25:23,854 --> 00:25:27,649 I've known men of faith in my life. Towering men. 444 00:25:28,025 --> 00:25:31,028 Men of wisdom and compassion. Men of all faiths. 445 00:25:31,111 --> 00:25:35,449 Of healing and peace. Pro-choice. Pro-life. Republican. Democrat. 446 00:25:35,741 --> 00:25:38,911 Men and women of God. 447 00:25:39,453 --> 00:25:42,164 Elliot Roush... 448 00:25:55,052 --> 00:25:59,223 ...is polling at 53%. He's polling at 53%. 449 00:25:59,515 --> 00:26:01,600 He's the front-runner. 450 00:26:07,356 --> 00:26:09,816 Then that's the way it is. 451 00:26:12,611 --> 00:26:15,948 In a democracy, oftentimes other people win. 452 00:26:18,617 --> 00:26:20,118 Yeah. 453 00:26:21,245 --> 00:26:23,455 It was just a thought. 454 00:26:24,581 --> 00:26:28,418 - But, I mean, obviously you're right. - Yes, sir. 455 00:26:30,921 --> 00:26:32,172 Thanks. 456 00:26:33,674 --> 00:26:35,842 Thank you, Mr. President. 457 00:26:57,947 --> 00:26:59,824 - Ginger? - They're still too close to call. 458 00:27:00,074 --> 00:27:01,117 - All 12? - Yes. 459 00:27:01,367 --> 00:27:05,413 Get me somebody in the Midwest. I wanna see everybody on telephones. 460 00:27:07,206 --> 00:27:10,126 Okay, good. Just like that. 461 00:27:16,132 --> 00:27:18,467 God. Tom, Sarah. 462 00:27:18,551 --> 00:27:20,136 I'm sorry, I forgot I was.... 463 00:27:20,469 --> 00:27:23,806 - I'm sorry. I'm glad you could make it. - It was no problem coming, Sam. 464 00:27:23,931 --> 00:27:27,268 Turns out there was really no reason for us to stay in our district. 465 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:30,271 Yeah. You've seen the exits. You're gonna lose, Tom. 466 00:27:30,646 --> 00:27:32,773 - No kidding. - Probably 58-42. 467 00:27:33,107 --> 00:27:35,192 - Yeah. - 42% is a very respectable number. 468 00:27:35,484 --> 00:27:38,779 - The district's 49% Democrat, Sam. - Well, we'll get them next time. 469 00:27:39,655 --> 00:27:44,660 Shut up. There's not gonna be a next time, so shut up. 470 00:27:46,871 --> 00:27:49,331 Not even a word from the White House. 471 00:27:49,582 --> 00:27:52,710 - Not even a word. - That's how we do it. 472 00:27:54,670 --> 00:27:56,130 Sam? 473 00:27:56,839 --> 00:28:00,634 Any time we have the opportunity in the future to screw you... 474 00:28:01,302 --> 00:28:03,512 ...count on getting screwed. 475 00:28:04,054 --> 00:28:06,182 Good luck with the baby. 476 00:28:10,060 --> 00:28:12,354 No, that was K- TALK out of Minneapolis. 477 00:28:12,688 --> 00:28:14,982 You're thinking of SLAM-100 in the Great Lakes area. 478 00:28:15,274 --> 00:28:18,486 - The number one station. - But then it was classic rock. 479 00:28:18,778 --> 00:28:21,781 Or what our program director thought was classic rock. Fleetwood Mac. 480 00:28:22,072 --> 00:28:25,326 Then they switched over to news and information back in.... '82? 481 00:28:25,361 --> 00:28:27,411 - '82, '83. - We started with drive time... 482 00:28:27,745 --> 00:28:30,539 - ... then went to the four-hour format. - Is Howard showing up? 483 00:28:30,790 --> 00:28:33,250 - Stern? - I heard he would if Imus was coming. 484 00:28:33,542 --> 00:28:35,377 And Imus wasn't showing up if Howard was. 485 00:28:35,711 --> 00:28:39,215 By the way, I was Dave in the Morning before he was Imus in the Morning... 486 00:28:39,507 --> 00:28:42,927 - ... but that's water under the bridge. - Isn't Don Imus in his 70s? 487 00:28:43,385 --> 00:28:45,804 I believe so, yes. 488 00:28:46,096 --> 00:28:48,599 How were you Dave in the Morning first? 489 00:28:48,933 --> 00:28:50,434 It's very painful. 490 00:28:51,268 --> 00:28:54,980 - I don't like to talk about it. - Okay. 491 00:28:55,272 --> 00:28:59,735 Fellas, I'm sorry, but it's Election Day and I need to check in with the polls... 492 00:28:59,860 --> 00:29:03,364 - ... and whatnot. Good meeting you. - Good talking to you, C.J. 493 00:29:06,867 --> 00:29:09,578 - Who's that? - Jenna Jacobs. 494 00:29:09,954 --> 00:29:12,748 - That's Jenna Jacobs? - Yeah. She changed her hair. 495 00:29:13,082 --> 00:29:15,459 - What's the latest? - Twelve races too close to call. 496 00:29:15,751 --> 00:29:19,171 - Thompson, Marinovich.... - I'm gonna go check in. 497 00:29:25,761 --> 00:29:28,764 - Good evening. - I'm drinking the most fantastic thing... 498 00:29:29,056 --> 00:29:30,849 ...I've ever tasted in my life. 499 00:29:30,933 --> 00:29:33,102 Chocolate syrup, cold milk and seltzer. 500 00:29:33,352 --> 00:29:36,772 It sounds terrible, but I don't know where it's been all my life. 501 00:29:37,064 --> 00:29:39,316 It's called an egg cream. We invented it in Brooklyn. 502 00:29:39,858 --> 00:29:41,360 - In Brooklyn? - Yes, sir. 503 00:29:41,652 --> 00:29:44,571 - Not New England? - There are good things in this world... 504 00:29:44,822 --> 00:29:48,617 - ... not from New England, sir. - Toby, don't ever say that again. 505 00:29:48,742 --> 00:29:49,952 Yes, sir. 506 00:29:50,995 --> 00:29:54,873 - What's on your mind? - Mr. President, I was thinking.... 507 00:29:55,666 --> 00:29:58,502 - I was thinking it might... - You wanna take a leave of absence? 508 00:29:58,836 --> 00:30:01,213 I was thinking I might need some time off, yes, sir. 509 00:30:01,588 --> 00:30:03,716 That's no problem, Toby. 510 00:30:05,050 --> 00:30:07,428 - Okay. - It's not a problem at all. 511 00:30:08,804 --> 00:30:11,223 Thank you, sir. 512 00:30:11,515 --> 00:30:12,683 Fifteen minutes. 513 00:30:15,978 --> 00:30:18,856 It's time to get up off the mat, Toby. 514 00:30:22,443 --> 00:30:25,362 What's so wrong with having the attorney general designate... 515 00:30:25,696 --> 00:30:29,575 ...potentially dangerous organizations that promote violent acts? 516 00:30:30,576 --> 00:30:34,955 I understand it's problematic. There'd be no judicial review... 517 00:30:35,247 --> 00:30:39,043 ...or legislative oversight, or even, for that matter... 518 00:30:40,335 --> 00:30:42,963 ...legal finding of fact, but.... 519 00:30:43,964 --> 00:30:45,716 Okay, fine. 520 00:30:51,972 --> 00:30:54,266 Why does it feel like this? 521 00:30:57,644 --> 00:31:00,272 I've seen shootings before. 522 00:31:01,690 --> 00:31:04,777 This wasn't a shooting, Toby. It was a lynching. 523 00:31:07,571 --> 00:31:11,492 They tried to lynch Charlie right in front of our eyes. Can you believe that? 524 00:31:17,748 --> 00:31:20,626 - What's this? - Keyhole satellite photographs. 525 00:31:20,918 --> 00:31:25,088 That's the headquarters for West Virginia White Pride. 526 00:31:25,422 --> 00:31:28,050 It's a diner outside Blacksburg. 527 00:31:28,467 --> 00:31:30,677 Every night for the last 12 weeks... 528 00:31:30,969 --> 00:31:34,181 ...I've picked up the phone to call the attorney general to say two words: 529 00:31:34,473 --> 00:31:36,183 "Take them. " 530 00:31:36,475 --> 00:31:39,436 Then I hang up, because I know it'll be better tomorrow. 531 00:31:39,728 --> 00:31:42,272 And better the day after that. 532 00:31:44,733 --> 00:31:48,529 We saw a lynching, Toby. That's why it feels like this. 533 00:31:48,737 --> 00:31:51,198 I'm not sure I'll come out the other side of this. 534 00:31:51,657 --> 00:31:53,909 I'm not sure I can either. 535 00:31:54,201 --> 00:31:56,745 But until we are sure... 536 00:31:57,037 --> 00:31:59,998 ...I think we should keep coming to work every day. 537 00:32:04,795 --> 00:32:08,298 How's it going with your school board guy? 538 00:32:08,423 --> 00:32:10,217 He's gonna win. 539 00:32:10,467 --> 00:32:13,679 When you ran against him, how'd you beat him? 540 00:32:14,513 --> 00:32:17,057 I don't remember. I've been thinking about it for weeks... 541 00:32:17,307 --> 00:32:19,893 ...but I honestly don't remember. 542 00:32:20,852 --> 00:32:22,938 - Excuse me. Good evening. - Hey, Sam. 543 00:32:23,021 --> 00:32:25,566 I wasn't sure if you'd go to the talk radio reception. 544 00:32:25,857 --> 00:32:29,111 - I scratched out some remarks for you. - Let me look at them. 545 00:32:29,194 --> 00:32:29,486 - Toby, go with us to this radio thing. - Oh, God. Really, sir? 546 00:32:33,073 --> 00:32:37,828 There'll be crab puffs. New England crab puffs made in New England. 547 00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:39,705 - It's Alaskan crab. - Sam.... 548 00:32:39,997 --> 00:32:42,207 There's Alaskan crab in this White House? 549 00:32:42,541 --> 00:32:44,459 He would've known the difference. 550 00:32:45,127 --> 00:32:47,004 - Have you tried them? - I... 551 00:32:47,421 --> 00:32:50,257 Yes, reluctantly. It was clear in the way I ate the crab puffs... 552 00:32:50,549 --> 00:32:52,551 - ... that it was in protest. - Were they good? 553 00:32:52,884 --> 00:32:56,388 - Extraordinarily good and going fast. - Let's get there. 554 00:33:00,225 --> 00:33:03,562 - I call myself "Gary with a G. " - How else would you spell Gary? 555 00:33:03,854 --> 00:33:06,106 No other way. That's what I call myself. 556 00:33:06,398 --> 00:33:08,859 "Gary with a G talking to you on KADR a.m. " 557 00:33:09,026 --> 00:33:13,030 - Like Liza with a Z. - Exactly. Hokey? Maybe so. 558 00:33:13,196 --> 00:33:17,200 - But I have 900,000 listeners. - Would you excuse me? 559 00:33:18,660 --> 00:33:21,204 Excuse me. Ladies and gentlemen? 560 00:33:21,496 --> 00:33:23,040 Ladies and gentlemen? 561 00:33:23,332 --> 00:33:26,501 The president of the United States. 562 00:33:27,669 --> 00:33:30,380 Thank you. Thank you very much. 563 00:33:31,673 --> 00:33:34,509 Thanks. I wish I could spend more than a few minutes with you... 564 00:33:34,801 --> 00:33:37,179 ...but the polls don't close in the East for another hour... 565 00:33:37,471 --> 00:33:40,557 ...and there are plenty of election results still left to falsify. 566 00:33:42,309 --> 00:33:46,313 With so many people participating in the political and social debate... 567 00:33:46,396 --> 00:33:51,026 ...through call-in shows, it's a good idea to be reminded every once in a while.... 568 00:33:53,987 --> 00:33:58,450 It's a good idea to be reminded of the awesome impact.... 569 00:33:58,950 --> 00:34:01,161 The awesome impact.... 570 00:34:03,163 --> 00:34:06,833 I'm sorry. You're Dr. Jenna Jacobs, right? 571 00:34:07,292 --> 00:34:09,002 Yes, sir. 572 00:34:09,336 --> 00:34:11,129 - It's good to have you here. - Thank you. 573 00:34:11,463 --> 00:34:15,550 The awesome impact of the airwaves and how that translates into... 574 00:34:15,634 --> 00:34:19,137 ...the furthering of our national discussions, but also how it can.... 575 00:34:20,597 --> 00:34:22,307 How it can.... 576 00:34:27,020 --> 00:34:30,065 Forgive me, Dr. Jacobs, are you an MD? 577 00:34:30,148 --> 00:34:32,192 - A Ph.D. - A Ph.D.? 578 00:34:32,275 --> 00:34:33,944 - Yes, sir. - In psychology? 579 00:34:34,277 --> 00:34:35,529 - No, sir. - Theology? 580 00:34:35,862 --> 00:34:37,405 - No. - Social work? 581 00:34:37,531 --> 00:34:39,282 I have a Ph.D. in English literature. 582 00:34:39,574 --> 00:34:42,619 I'm asking because on your show people call in for advice... 583 00:34:42,702 --> 00:34:45,622 ...and you go by the name Dr. Jacobs on your show... 584 00:34:46,331 --> 00:34:49,543 ...and I didn't know if your listeners were confused and assumed... 585 00:34:49,793 --> 00:34:54,005 ...you had advanced training in psychology, theology or health care. 586 00:34:54,297 --> 00:34:56,174 I don't believe they are confused. 587 00:34:56,258 --> 00:34:59,302 Good. I like your show. 588 00:34:59,970 --> 00:35:04,182 I like how you call homosexuality an abomination. 589 00:35:04,850 --> 00:35:08,478 I don't say homosexuality is an abomination, the Bible does. 590 00:35:08,770 --> 00:35:11,356 - Yes, it does. Leviticus. - 18:22. 591 00:35:11,690 --> 00:35:15,110 Chapter and verse. I wanted to ask you a few questions while you were here. 592 00:35:15,443 --> 00:35:20,282 I'm interested in selling my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. 593 00:35:20,574 --> 00:35:25,036 She's a sophomore, speaks Italian, always cleared the table when asked. 594 00:35:25,328 --> 00:35:28,206 What would a good price for her be? 595 00:35:29,165 --> 00:35:31,710 While thinking about that, can I ask another? 596 00:35:32,002 --> 00:35:36,590 My chief of staff, Leo McGarry, insists on working on the Sabbath. 597 00:35:36,881 --> 00:35:41,052 Exodus 35: 2 clearly says he should be put to death. 598 00:35:41,136 --> 00:35:45,181 Am I morally obligated to kill him myself or is it okay to call the police? 599 00:35:45,473 --> 00:35:49,561 Here's one that's important, because we have a lot of sports fans in this town. 600 00:35:49,894 --> 00:35:54,733 Touching the skin of a dead pig makes one unclean. Leviticus 11:7. 601 00:35:54,816 --> 00:35:58,778 If they wear gloves, can the Washington Redskins still play football? 602 00:35:58,862 --> 00:36:01,698 Can Notre Dame? Can West Point? 603 00:36:02,032 --> 00:36:06,244 Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother John... 604 00:36:06,536 --> 00:36:09,331 ...for planting different crops side by side? 605 00:36:09,414 --> 00:36:12,417 Can I burn my mother in a small family gathering... 606 00:36:12,542 --> 00:36:15,670 ...for wearing garments made from two different threads? 607 00:36:16,004 --> 00:36:19,257 Think about those questions, would you? One last thing. 608 00:36:19,549 --> 00:36:22,927 While you may be mistaking this for your monthly meeting... 609 00:36:23,219 --> 00:36:27,015 ...of the Ignorant Tight-ass Club, in this building, when the president stands... 610 00:36:27,390 --> 00:36:29,059 ...nobody sits. 611 00:36:41,488 --> 00:36:42,989 Toby? 612 00:36:43,656 --> 00:36:45,617 Yes, Mr. President. 613 00:36:46,242 --> 00:36:48,411 That's how I beat him. 614 00:37:08,098 --> 00:37:09,349 I'm just... 615 00:37:09,641 --> 00:37:11,893 I'm just gonna take that crab puff. 616 00:37:26,407 --> 00:37:29,410 You want one of my animal crackers? 617 00:37:29,619 --> 00:37:31,079 I have... 618 00:37:31,371 --> 00:37:33,581 ...elephants and I have lions. 619 00:37:35,583 --> 00:37:37,210 - Are you bugging the man? - No. 620 00:37:37,502 --> 00:37:39,587 - Is there a software problem? - I think I got it. 621 00:37:39,879 --> 00:37:43,007 I just want to run a few programs and then I'll be out of here. 622 00:37:43,633 --> 00:37:46,386 - Pretty busy day around here? - Yeah. 623 00:37:46,719 --> 00:37:49,264 - My name's Charlie Young. - I know who you are. 624 00:37:49,597 --> 00:37:51,766 The man who almost got the president killed? 625 00:37:52,016 --> 00:37:54,561 Yeah. That's gonna look good on my résumé. 626 00:37:55,937 --> 00:37:57,856 I'll just be a minute. 627 00:38:01,526 --> 00:38:05,071 - My mother used to work nights too. - I'm sorry? 628 00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:08,116 My mother used to work nights too. 629 00:38:08,199 --> 00:38:10,702 - Was she a nurse? - A police officer. 630 00:38:11,244 --> 00:38:13,246 Is she gone? 631 00:38:14,122 --> 00:38:17,208 She was shot and killed in the line a year ago June. 632 00:38:18,835 --> 00:38:21,754 Ironically, she wasn't supposed to be on the shift. 633 00:38:22,005 --> 00:38:24,966 She switched shifts that day because I asked her to. 634 00:38:32,932 --> 00:38:36,853 Hey, Charlie, you know what I think she'd say if she was here right now? 635 00:38:37,103 --> 00:38:40,565 - What? - The same thing my father would say. 636 00:38:41,149 --> 00:38:45,236 If they're shooting at you, you know you're doing something right. 637 00:38:47,655 --> 00:38:49,032 Yeah. 638 00:38:53,536 --> 00:38:55,121 Yeah. 639 00:39:01,252 --> 00:39:02,545 Yeah. 640 00:39:12,805 --> 00:39:15,516 Excuse me. Aren't you Zoey Bartlet? 641 00:39:24,776 --> 00:39:27,487 It's too much to happen to someone your age. 642 00:39:27,820 --> 00:39:31,491 Your father. Your mother. And then this. 643 00:39:31,949 --> 00:39:33,618 I don't know.... 644 00:39:33,910 --> 00:39:36,079 Charlie, I mean... 645 00:39:36,454 --> 00:39:38,331 ...what do you do? 646 00:39:39,165 --> 00:39:41,376 I was gonna go vote. 647 00:39:42,210 --> 00:39:44,962 - I could come. - Yeah. 648 00:39:46,672 --> 00:39:48,966 - Hi. - Hi, Leo. 649 00:39:49,258 --> 00:39:51,344 - I'm looking for the president. - Is anything wrong? 650 00:39:51,636 --> 00:39:54,222 No. I think he may have done a couple of numbers... 651 00:39:54,514 --> 00:39:56,808 - ... at the talk radio reception. - Okay. 652 00:39:57,100 --> 00:39:59,477 Zoey and I are going out. I'll be on my pager. 653 00:39:59,727 --> 00:40:02,480 You're going out? You're taking extra protection, right? 654 00:40:03,356 --> 00:40:05,858 - Hey, Leo, I... - Secret Service protection, Charlie... 655 00:40:06,150 --> 00:40:08,736 ...but thanks for loading me up with that image. 656 00:40:09,028 --> 00:40:10,738 - We'll have extra protection. - Okay. 657 00:40:11,406 --> 00:40:14,534 Something about a dead pig's skin. I need to find him. 658 00:40:36,264 --> 00:40:38,516 Everybody should stay inside for three months... 659 00:40:38,808 --> 00:40:41,435 ...so that they truly appreciate the outdoors. 660 00:40:41,727 --> 00:40:45,648 I appreciate the outdoors now. I'm an outdoorsman. 661 00:40:45,731 --> 00:40:47,650 Josh, I said I'd let you outside... 662 00:40:47,942 --> 00:40:52,947 ...if you stopped talking about being an outdoorsman and theoretical physics. 663 00:40:53,698 --> 00:40:56,951 You thought I'd forget about it. Banner headline, five days ago: 664 00:40:57,285 --> 00:41:01,414 "Model for the Unified Theory Solved. " Banner headline in The New York Times. 665 00:41:01,747 --> 00:41:04,208 - You said it wasn't news. - You're wearing my pajamas. 666 00:41:04,292 --> 00:41:06,586 Take your coat off. Let me see. 667 00:41:08,671 --> 00:41:10,715 - Those are too big. - Yes, they are. 668 00:41:11,048 --> 00:41:13,176 All this time working together, did you also think... 669 00:41:13,467 --> 00:41:15,970 ...I was playing power forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers? 670 00:41:16,304 --> 00:41:19,932 - I think they look good on you. - I think you're both freaks. 671 00:41:25,229 --> 00:41:26,981 - What do you have? - You won't believe it. 672 00:41:27,273 --> 00:41:28,691 How'd they go? 673 00:41:29,817 --> 00:41:32,653 Twelve races. In none of them did the incumbent win. 674 00:41:33,237 --> 00:41:36,032 In none did the party that previously held the seat win. 675 00:41:36,365 --> 00:41:38,451 You know how it went? 7-5. 676 00:41:38,701 --> 00:41:41,495 - You're kidding. - Seven Republicans, five Democrats? 677 00:41:41,829 --> 00:41:43,831 - Yeah. - The House stayed the same? 678 00:41:49,837 --> 00:41:54,300 After four months and $400 million... 679 00:41:54,383 --> 00:41:56,886 - ... everything stayed the same? - Yeah. 680 00:41:57,553 --> 00:42:00,681 Tell me democracy doesn't have a sense of humor. 681 00:42:04,477 --> 00:42:08,689 We sit here, we drink this beer out here on this stoop... 682 00:42:08,981 --> 00:42:14,111 ...in violation of about 47 city ordinances. 683 00:42:18,574 --> 00:42:20,701 I don't know, Toby, it's election night. 684 00:42:20,993 --> 00:42:22,703 What do you say about a government... 685 00:42:22,995 --> 00:42:25,706 ...that protects even citizens that try to destroy it? 686 00:42:31,087 --> 00:42:32,672 God bless America. 687 00:42:35,966 --> 00:42:37,385 God bless America. 688 00:42:37,718 --> 00:42:39,345 - God bless America. - God bless America. 689 00:42:39,637 --> 00:42:41,305 God bless America.