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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:06,798 --> 00:00:08,257 Previously on The West Wing: 2 00:00:08,425 --> 00:00:12,008 Senator, you're the favorite to be the Democratic nominee for president. 3 00:00:12,179 --> 00:00:14,884 I'd like you to come to Nashua, New Hampshire Thursday... 4 00:00:15,057 --> 00:00:17,892 ...and hear Jed Bartlet speak. - I work for Senator Hoynes. 5 00:00:18,060 --> 00:00:20,099 I'd like you to be the vice president. 6 00:00:20,812 --> 00:00:22,141 - Josh Lyman. - Joseph Quincy. 7 00:00:22,314 --> 00:00:25,517 A guy this qualified, I'd know him. Something's wrong. 8 00:00:25,734 --> 00:00:27,525 - You're a Republican. - Yes. 9 00:00:28,195 --> 00:00:30,401 Joe, it's fine. Ainsley Hayes was a Republican. 10 00:00:30,572 --> 00:00:32,232 - It's not fine. - Why not? 11 00:00:32,407 --> 00:00:35,859 If you're a Republican, you damn well better look like Ainsley Hayes. 12 00:00:36,036 --> 00:00:37,199 He does! 13 00:01:18,871 --> 00:01:20,495 I'm Charlie Young. 14 00:01:48,317 --> 00:01:50,855 - What is your name? - It's Claire. 15 00:01:51,028 --> 00:01:52,771 It's Claire Huddle. 16 00:02:21,642 --> 00:02:23,350 Claire Huddle, Mr. President. 17 00:02:24,436 --> 00:02:27,805 It turns out it has to go to the secretary of state. 18 00:02:28,148 --> 00:02:31,149 There's a law. It's 3 U.S.C. 20. 19 00:02:31,318 --> 00:02:34,652 It goes to the secretary of state, but we'll take care of it. 20 00:02:39,868 --> 00:02:41,197 Why did you take a cab? 21 00:02:41,912 --> 00:02:44,782 - My car wouldn't start. - I'm sorry? 22 00:02:46,083 --> 00:02:47,743 My car wouldn't start. 23 00:02:51,171 --> 00:02:52,963 You know what's in here? 24 00:02:54,675 --> 00:02:56,383 It's okay. 25 00:04:08,874 --> 00:04:10,534 - Good morning. - We have a question... 26 00:04:10,709 --> 00:04:14,374 Hang on. Happy Birthday, Mark. And don't ever say I don't pay attention. 27 00:04:14,546 --> 00:04:17,037 - My birthday's in December. - Say it. What do I care. 28 00:04:17,216 --> 00:04:19,967 Does the president have an opinion on the Trustees Report? 29 00:04:20,135 --> 00:04:22,460 Medicare? I don't think he's seen it. I'll check. 30 00:04:22,638 --> 00:04:26,007 H.R. 235, increasing fuel efficiency standards, is he gonna twist arms? 31 00:04:26,183 --> 00:04:28,306 - He gonna do what he gotta do. - Does that...? 32 00:04:28,477 --> 00:04:29,888 He gonna do what he gotta do. 33 00:04:30,062 --> 00:04:32,387 Will he go to the Children's Defense Fund Dinner? 34 00:04:32,564 --> 00:04:34,853 He wants to, but it's still early in the week. 35 00:04:35,025 --> 00:04:36,353 - I'm gonna go in. - No, C. J... . 36 00:04:36,527 --> 00:04:38,685 Katie, I'm sorry. You were asking something... 37 00:04:38,862 --> 00:04:41,982 ...and I cut you off to wish Mark a happy birthday, just in case. 38 00:04:42,157 --> 00:04:43,486 Come in with me. 39 00:04:43,992 --> 00:04:46,827 - This is Ralph Gish, our science editor. - It's my pleasure. 40 00:04:46,995 --> 00:04:48,988 - Same, yes. - Why is science coming here? 41 00:04:49,164 --> 00:04:51,834 - It's about the vice president. - Come on in. 42 00:04:57,005 --> 00:05:00,255 You familiar with the NASA Commission on Space Science and Research? 43 00:05:00,425 --> 00:05:03,759 I'm aware it exists. I can take your question to our science adviser. 44 00:05:03,929 --> 00:05:05,886 No. This is not a science question. 45 00:05:06,098 --> 00:05:09,182 Is the White House concealing a report from the commission... 46 00:05:09,351 --> 00:05:14,096 ...containing two different pieces of evidence of water molecules on Mars? 47 00:05:14,273 --> 00:05:16,396 Is there a report not being released... 48 00:05:16,567 --> 00:05:19,817 ...from the NASA Commission on Space Science and Research, saying: 49 00:05:19,987 --> 00:05:22,608 "Fossilized water molecules were found on a meteorite"? 50 00:05:22,781 --> 00:05:25,153 I won't say when it blew off the surface of Mars... 51 00:05:25,325 --> 00:05:26,784 Come here. 52 00:05:29,162 --> 00:05:32,413 I called you back for a single in front of everybody, that costs me. 53 00:05:32,583 --> 00:05:36,663 Your question is,"Is there life on Mars, and is the White House hiding it?" 54 00:05:36,837 --> 00:05:38,746 How does this involve the vice president? 55 00:05:38,922 --> 00:05:42,920 He heads the commission. A source says he told them personally. 56 00:05:43,093 --> 00:05:44,753 - That's absurd! - I know, but Gish... 57 00:05:44,928 --> 00:05:47,846 Ask Gish what credible source goes to the science editor... 58 00:05:48,015 --> 00:05:51,514 He doesn't know who the source is. The source went to another reporter... 59 00:05:51,685 --> 00:05:54,437 ...and that reporter went to Gish. 60 00:05:56,315 --> 00:05:59,481 I can't imagine that it's true. 61 00:05:59,651 --> 00:06:02,225 Is there an existing report that says anything at all? 62 00:06:02,404 --> 00:06:08,857 If so, what? Will it be made public? If not, why? And if not, isn't that illegal? 63 00:06:10,078 --> 00:06:13,530 I don't know. But I'll find out to the first bunch of questions... 64 00:06:13,707 --> 00:06:17,539 ...and as for"legal" and"not legal," that's a matter for the counsel's office. 65 00:06:17,711 --> 00:06:20,747 Oh! Hey, yeah, that's a matter for the counsel's office. 66 00:06:20,923 --> 00:06:24,967 I know the right guy to speak to down there. He's gonna fix you right up. 67 00:06:45,364 --> 00:06:46,692 - Mr. Quincy? - Yeah. 68 00:06:46,865 --> 00:06:49,439 I'm Blair Spoonhour. I'm with the counsel's office. 69 00:06:49,618 --> 00:06:51,575 - You're with the counsel's office? - Yeah. 70 00:06:51,787 --> 00:06:54,408 - What are you, 14? - Thank you. No, I'm 22. 71 00:06:54,581 --> 00:06:56,159 I'm a law student at GW. 72 00:06:56,333 --> 00:06:58,789 - What year? - I just finished my first. 73 00:06:58,961 --> 00:07:02,543 Anyway, they share assistants in the counsel's office, but they asked me... 74 00:07:02,714 --> 00:07:04,837 ...to stick around to break you in. 75 00:07:05,008 --> 00:07:09,006 Break me in? You're 22 years old and... Where am I right now? 76 00:07:09,179 --> 00:07:12,679 This is the office traditionally given to new lawyers who are hired. 77 00:07:13,058 --> 00:07:14,885 And what is it when it's not occupied? 78 00:07:15,060 --> 00:07:17,598 The Steam Pipe Trunk Distribution Venue. 79 00:07:18,397 --> 00:07:20,603 This White House doesn't like lawyers, do they? 80 00:07:20,774 --> 00:07:23,728 Really, they just hold them one rung above being a Republican. 81 00:07:23,902 --> 00:07:25,729 Then we've won the jackpot, haven't we? 82 00:07:25,904 --> 00:07:28,775 Don't tell me that you're one of those people who group up... 83 00:07:28,991 --> 00:07:31,197 You know what, law school? Let's settle down. 84 00:07:31,368 --> 00:07:33,111 Do I have memos I have to read? 85 00:07:33,328 --> 00:07:35,451 What did you think that these were? 86 00:07:36,123 --> 00:07:37,617 I thought that was Xerox paper. 87 00:07:37,791 --> 00:07:40,199 You're associate White House counsel, Mr. Quincy... 88 00:07:40,377 --> 00:07:42,500 ...we're not gonna store Xerox paper in here. 89 00:07:42,671 --> 00:07:45,791 Sure, we'd never want to compromise the aesthetic integrity... 90 00:07:45,966 --> 00:07:48,124 ...of the Steam Pipe Trunk Distribution Venue. 91 00:07:48,343 --> 00:07:51,795 Triage those. What I should read first, second, third. 92 00:07:52,347 --> 00:07:53,723 Excuse me. 93 00:07:56,226 --> 00:07:58,800 - That's a great outfit, Blair. - Thank you. 94 00:07:58,979 --> 00:08:03,190 - This is Press Secretary C.J. Cregg. - Yeah. Thanks. 95 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:05,772 And don't feel like you should help me with these. 96 00:08:05,944 --> 00:08:08,482 There are only nine and it's an easy flight of stairs. 97 00:08:08,655 --> 00:08:10,399 - Go to work. - He's a Republican too. 98 00:08:10,574 --> 00:08:13,361 - Thank you. - Yes, he's a Republican. Mr. Quincy is. 99 00:08:13,577 --> 00:08:14,988 Joe. 100 00:08:15,204 --> 00:08:16,579 This is a cool office, Joe. 101 00:08:17,331 --> 00:08:21,328 You got a little window up there near the ceiling that looks out onto the... . 102 00:08:21,502 --> 00:08:23,328 The... . What do you call it? The... . 103 00:08:23,504 --> 00:08:24,832 - Alley? - Yeah. 104 00:08:25,005 --> 00:08:27,247 If you hang them on that pipe late afternoon... 105 00:08:27,424 --> 00:08:30,710 ...you get your suits pressed. - You're the welcoming committee? 106 00:08:30,928 --> 00:08:33,466 No, but that's a good idea. Let me show you around. 107 00:08:33,680 --> 00:08:35,638 I should probably stay and get started... 108 00:08:35,849 --> 00:08:38,934 Joe, I outrank you by, like, 17 rungs, so follow me, would you? 109 00:08:39,102 --> 00:08:41,593 - Sure. - Come on, it's gonna be fun. 110 00:08:41,813 --> 00:08:44,186 If it's not, pretend that it is. You know why? 111 00:08:44,358 --> 00:08:46,434 Because you outrank me by, like, 17 rungs. 112 00:08:46,610 --> 00:08:49,564 Hey, no, but again, I like how you're thinking. 113 00:08:50,489 --> 00:08:53,609 You know what I'll get asked about probably at my briefing today? 114 00:08:53,784 --> 00:08:56,453 The Department of Agriculture report that'll come out... 115 00:08:56,620 --> 00:08:58,992 ...saying commodity prices are down six percent... 116 00:08:59,164 --> 00:09:01,834 ...and will the White House respond to broke farmers? 117 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,954 I thought since the Republicans tore up the farm safety net... 118 00:09:05,128 --> 00:09:06,788 ...you might know what I should say. 119 00:09:06,964 --> 00:09:08,837 "Food is cheaper and that's good"? 120 00:09:09,007 --> 00:09:11,759 You're saying it's good farmers can't sell what they grow? 121 00:09:11,927 --> 00:09:14,003 No, I wasn't. I was saying that it's good... 122 00:09:14,179 --> 00:09:16,504 ...you can buy food for less than an entire wage. 123 00:09:16,682 --> 00:09:19,255 It's good, except, whoa, those pesky farmers again. 124 00:09:19,434 --> 00:09:21,723 Don't worry about it. There aren't that many. 125 00:09:21,895 --> 00:09:26,107 No, wait, I misspoke. Agriculture is this country's biggest industry. 126 00:09:26,316 --> 00:09:27,941 Aren't you showing me around? 127 00:09:28,110 --> 00:09:31,443 That was a staircase. What do you want? The Dolley Madison staircase. 128 00:09:31,613 --> 00:09:34,069 - Roosevelt Room. I've been in there. - Nobody cares. 129 00:09:34,241 --> 00:09:36,068 - Okay. - Well, this may sound silly... 130 00:09:36,243 --> 00:09:39,991 ...but the science editor from the Post has a source, a blind source... 131 00:09:40,163 --> 00:09:43,532 ...who says the vice president personally told him, the blind source... 132 00:09:43,709 --> 00:09:46,378 ...the vice president interfered to classify a report... 133 00:09:46,545 --> 00:09:50,245 ...that a NASA commission, which he heads, has, saying there's life on Mars. 134 00:09:50,465 --> 00:09:52,754 God, why would you think you'd sound silly? 135 00:09:52,968 --> 00:09:55,424 - Would you find out if we broke the law? - Sure. 136 00:09:55,596 --> 00:09:58,087 The farmers are victims of this Republican Congress. 137 00:09:58,307 --> 00:10:00,798 I don't get a vote in the House of Representatives... 138 00:10:00,976 --> 00:10:03,301 ...but I go to the store. I know food is cheaper. 139 00:10:03,478 --> 00:10:06,930 I know when life expectancy goes up, that's not victimizing undertakers. 140 00:10:07,107 --> 00:10:09,978 Well argued, though I hate you and everything you stand for. 141 00:10:10,152 --> 00:10:15,229 Claudia Jean, usually it takes an hour to hate me and everything I stand for. 142 00:10:15,449 --> 00:10:18,154 I'm the press secretary, Boo-boo. I don't have that time. 143 00:10:18,368 --> 00:10:20,657 - Can I ask you something? - Yeah. 144 00:10:22,539 --> 00:10:25,209 What do I do if I need to speak to the vice president? 145 00:10:25,959 --> 00:10:29,126 You speak to the vice president, Joe. You're his lawyer. 146 00:10:40,974 --> 00:10:44,806 The kids, the camping gear, and yeah, even Rex, are all loaded up... 147 00:10:44,978 --> 00:10:47,054 ... for that vacation you've worked hard for. 148 00:10:47,231 --> 00:10:48,689 - Rex is the dog? - Yeah. 149 00:10:48,857 --> 00:10:52,191 Is that what you want to happen on the way to your favorite campsite? 150 00:10:52,361 --> 00:10:54,768 Tell your congressman that America 's about freedom. 151 00:10:54,947 --> 00:10:58,066 Tell your congressman to vote "no" on 235. 152 00:10:59,159 --> 00:11:03,620 That family isn't gonna drive up that hill if we increase fuel efficiency standards. 153 00:11:03,789 --> 00:11:08,000 That family isn't gonna get up the hill because dad's trying to pull the kids... 154 00:11:08,168 --> 00:11:11,786 ...the camping gear, Rex the dog, and what would appear to be his den... 155 00:11:11,964 --> 00:11:14,252 ...up K2 in a Ford Falcon. 156 00:11:14,424 --> 00:11:16,915 - Actually, it's the power of the ad. - Say that again. 157 00:11:17,094 --> 00:11:19,336 Actually, it's the power of the ad. 158 00:11:19,513 --> 00:11:22,597 - You thought that ad was powerful? - Yeah. You think it sucks? 159 00:11:22,808 --> 00:11:24,516 Yeah. If I'm watching that ad... 160 00:11:24,685 --> 00:11:29,062 It wasn't for you. It wasn't about dad. It was about mom looking worried. 161 00:11:29,273 --> 00:11:31,680 - That was for soccer mom? That? - Yes. 162 00:11:31,859 --> 00:11:33,851 Soccer moms recognize a Big Three hosing... 163 00:11:34,027 --> 00:11:36,862 ...when it walks up and introduces itself good as anyone... 164 00:11:37,030 --> 00:11:40,945 ...and they know it begins with"Tell your congressman America's about freedom." 165 00:11:41,118 --> 00:11:46,243 And that mom was worried because Dad's hauling a yard sale up Kilimanjaro. 166 00:11:46,415 --> 00:11:49,250 And she's thinking, "Wow, I married an idiot!" 167 00:11:49,459 --> 00:11:51,832 She's worried because the kids are in back. 168 00:11:52,379 --> 00:11:53,754 You think it'll be effective? 169 00:11:53,922 --> 00:11:56,247 It says the president and some Hollywood types... 170 00:11:56,425 --> 00:11:59,675 ...wanna put your kids in a small car so that they can save the sky. 171 00:11:59,845 --> 00:12:02,632 - How did Hollywood types get into it? - How do they ever? 172 00:12:04,725 --> 00:12:06,598 - You think we should run a counter ad? - We have to. 173 00:12:06,768 --> 00:12:08,678 - Saying what? - Oh, I don't know. 174 00:12:10,689 --> 00:12:13,014 - What do you mean? - What do you mean? 175 00:12:13,233 --> 00:12:14,644 We've been here 20 minutes. 176 00:12:14,985 --> 00:12:17,986 I came in to show you the spots and tell you we should counter. 177 00:12:18,155 --> 00:12:19,530 I don't have an idea for one. 178 00:12:19,740 --> 00:12:24,200 Well, get one. Have an idea. Don't come in here with half a thing... 179 00:12:24,369 --> 00:12:27,074 ...and not be able to... After you walk me to the brink... 180 00:12:27,289 --> 00:12:31,867 ...and say,"We've gotta do this, it's important, though I have no idea how"! 181 00:12:32,044 --> 00:12:34,202 Like one of those guys who buys a new thing... 182 00:12:34,379 --> 00:12:36,752 ...but doesn't know how to get the most out of it! 183 00:12:37,424 --> 00:12:41,718 Toby, either get Andy to marry you, or kill yourself. 184 00:12:42,221 --> 00:12:43,549 Yeah. 185 00:12:43,722 --> 00:12:46,295 - I'll start putting together a counter ad. - Thanks. 186 00:12:46,517 --> 00:12:48,889 Want me to turn the lights down, draw the blinds? 187 00:12:49,186 --> 00:12:51,891 - No. - Okay. 188 00:13:05,327 --> 00:13:06,952 Stop it. 189 00:13:09,831 --> 00:13:11,539 Stop it. 190 00:13:13,961 --> 00:13:15,621 Stop it. 191 00:13:17,798 --> 00:13:19,837 You have to stop it. 192 00:13:26,390 --> 00:13:28,299 Stop it! 193 00:13:30,561 --> 00:13:33,597 Stop it. You are gonna hurt your beak. 194 00:13:34,147 --> 00:13:36,224 - Stop it. - What the hell are you doing? 195 00:13:36,441 --> 00:13:39,395 I'm sorry, but this bird has been tapping on the window for... 196 00:13:39,570 --> 00:13:41,811 ...I don't know how long, but a long time. 197 00:13:41,989 --> 00:13:45,192 I've lost track because I'm moving into certain phases of dementia. 198 00:13:45,367 --> 00:13:46,826 - Let me get rid of it. - No, no! 199 00:13:46,994 --> 00:13:49,070 - What are you gonna do? - Scare him away. 200 00:13:49,246 --> 00:13:50,574 No, it's not nice. 201 00:13:50,747 --> 00:13:53,583 - I'm not gonna hurt him. - He's not bothering anybody. 202 00:13:53,792 --> 00:13:56,366 - He's gonna be bothering me, right? - No. 203 00:13:56,879 --> 00:13:58,207 Stop it. 204 00:13:58,380 --> 00:14:00,752 - No. You're gonna wanna go see Leo. - Why? 205 00:14:00,924 --> 00:14:04,258 Carol got a call:"Did the White House press the Justice Department... 206 00:14:04,428 --> 00:14:06,800 ...to call off their investigation of Casseon?" 207 00:14:07,014 --> 00:14:08,389 - No. - No what? 208 00:14:08,557 --> 00:14:11,095 - No, we didn't. - You don't wanna take the call to Leo? 209 00:14:11,268 --> 00:14:14,471 Justice didn't call it off. They reached a settlement with Casseon. 210 00:14:14,646 --> 00:14:16,722 It was from the Post. They have a source. 211 00:14:16,899 --> 00:14:19,983 You can work with C.J. 's office to run down the source, I guess. 212 00:14:20,152 --> 00:14:21,480 You're saying I can do this? 213 00:14:22,738 --> 00:14:24,066 - Excuse me. - Hey. 214 00:14:24,239 --> 00:14:26,813 - Hang on. How's it going so far? - Good, thanks. 215 00:14:27,034 --> 00:14:29,026 If I had a few questions for Leo McGarry... 216 00:14:29,203 --> 00:14:31,872 ...do I go straight to his office or do I run it by you? 217 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:33,954 At the beginning, give me a quick hit... 218 00:14:34,124 --> 00:14:37,575 ...just so you can learn how to keep the crazy stuff out of his office. 219 00:14:37,753 --> 00:14:39,496 - Stop it. - Stop it. 220 00:14:39,713 --> 00:14:42,548 - What do you got? - Reporter looking into the White House... 221 00:14:42,716 --> 00:14:44,839 ...suppressing a NASA commission. 222 00:14:45,761 --> 00:14:47,967 This is two in one day. I just got: 223 00:14:48,180 --> 00:14:50,849 "Did the White House interfere with Casseon antitrust?" 224 00:14:51,016 --> 00:14:52,510 Yeah... 225 00:14:52,726 --> 00:14:55,561 ...you can go ahead and work with C.J. 's office. And, sure. 226 00:14:55,729 --> 00:14:57,971 - Thanks. - Wait. 227 00:14:59,316 --> 00:15:01,439 What did we get for calling off the DOJ? 228 00:15:01,652 --> 00:15:04,143 A hundred thousand computers in classrooms. 229 00:15:04,571 --> 00:15:07,691 - They said that? You weren't joking? - No. 230 00:15:07,908 --> 00:15:09,283 They said that to... . 231 00:15:09,493 --> 00:15:11,699 - Carol said the reporter said that? - Yeah. 232 00:15:11,912 --> 00:15:13,536 Well, now we go see Leo. 233 00:15:16,083 --> 00:15:18,704 - So you're our new sawbones. - A sawbones is a doctor. 234 00:15:18,877 --> 00:15:21,036 - Is it? - Yeah. A lawyer's a shyster. 235 00:15:21,213 --> 00:15:22,707 I got him to say it. 236 00:15:22,881 --> 00:15:25,123 I don't... Josh is a lawyer. 237 00:15:25,300 --> 00:15:28,467 Well, yeah. I mean, he went to law school, but... . 238 00:15:28,971 --> 00:15:30,963 You don't practice law is all I was saying. 239 00:15:31,139 --> 00:15:36,561 I don't practice law? I write the laws. I make the laws. I am the law! 240 00:15:36,728 --> 00:15:39,932 We're having a problem with a bird outside our office. Are you? 241 00:15:40,107 --> 00:15:42,728 Better than that, I think I may have a family of bats. 242 00:15:42,901 --> 00:15:45,309 - Margaret, this is Joe Quincy. - Yes, Joe. 243 00:15:45,529 --> 00:15:49,396 The girls in Political Affairs asked me to tell you they wouldn't have covered... 244 00:15:49,616 --> 00:15:53,068 ...your parking spot with mayonnaise if they'd known you were a biscuit. 245 00:15:53,787 --> 00:15:57,073 Okay. Well, tell them, you know, no problem. 246 00:15:57,291 --> 00:15:59,248 - Leo? - What do you need? Quickly. 247 00:15:59,418 --> 00:16:02,205 Set a record right now. Make the news. 248 00:16:02,379 --> 00:16:03,921 You mind if I go first? 249 00:16:04,089 --> 00:16:06,794 Okay, Donna just got a question from the Post, did we...? 250 00:16:06,967 --> 00:16:09,090 - I'm sorry, have you met? - I met him. What? 251 00:16:09,553 --> 00:16:11,177 - All right, you go first. - Yeah. 252 00:16:11,346 --> 00:16:13,588 Mr. McGarry, the press secretary came to me... 253 00:16:13,807 --> 00:16:15,551 ...with a question from the Post... 254 00:16:15,726 --> 00:16:19,723 ...who has a source claiming a NASA study was classified by the White House. 255 00:16:19,938 --> 00:16:22,394 - What do they think it said? - That... . 256 00:16:22,608 --> 00:16:24,316 Sir, I'm, you know... . 257 00:16:24,484 --> 00:16:28,352 They claim it said that a meteorite from Mars... 258 00:16:28,530 --> 00:16:31,650 ...from Mars was discovered in Antarctica... 259 00:16:31,825 --> 00:16:35,989 ...about 30 years ago and that we found fossilized carbonate molecules. 260 00:16:37,664 --> 00:16:40,665 That we know there's life on Mars. That's what they're saying. 261 00:16:40,876 --> 00:16:44,375 The Defense Department classified the NASA commission report. 262 00:16:44,588 --> 00:16:48,372 - I'm sorry? - That report was classified by Defense. 263 00:16:48,592 --> 00:16:51,842 - The report exists? - I can't tell you that. It was classified. 264 00:16:52,012 --> 00:16:54,966 I can tell you it was classified by the Defense Department. 265 00:16:55,182 --> 00:16:56,510 What about you? 266 00:16:56,683 --> 00:17:01,808 Did we get the Justice Department to call off its investigation with Casseon? 267 00:17:02,022 --> 00:17:05,972 - They didn't call it off. They settled. - Ask Donna what they bribed us with. 268 00:17:07,236 --> 00:17:09,027 Tell him what the Post said we got. 269 00:17:09,196 --> 00:17:11,354 A hundred thousand computers in classrooms. 270 00:17:14,034 --> 00:17:17,485 - What? - That was part of the settlement. 271 00:17:18,705 --> 00:17:21,623 There's a leak. This, the Mars people. 272 00:17:21,792 --> 00:17:25,161 Don't get me started. The stuff I think you still won't tell me... 273 00:17:26,713 --> 00:17:31,874 Who knew about the terms with Casseon, outside us? And now them. 274 00:17:32,052 --> 00:17:36,679 The president, me and you. Counsel. Counsel at Treasury and Commerce. 275 00:17:36,890 --> 00:17:39,512 Two, three guys at NEC. Hackley, Little, May. 276 00:17:39,726 --> 00:17:41,055 - The vice president? - Yeah. 277 00:17:41,228 --> 00:17:43,849 The assistant attorney general for Antitrust. Did we...? 278 00:17:44,022 --> 00:17:47,806 Excuse me. The vice president knew the terms of the Casseon settlement? 279 00:17:47,985 --> 00:17:49,562 - Sure. - Fix this, would you? 280 00:17:49,736 --> 00:17:54,066 There's a story we're obstructing justice, in another, we're in a Ray Bradbury yarn. 281 00:17:54,241 --> 00:17:55,735 - These make me crazy. - Yes, sir. 282 00:17:55,909 --> 00:17:57,534 - Thank you. - Thank you. 283 00:17:57,703 --> 00:17:59,742 - Thank you. - Thank you. 284 00:18:16,346 --> 00:18:18,837 All right, it's gotta be something like this. 285 00:18:19,016 --> 00:18:20,593 It's gonna be something... . 286 00:18:20,767 --> 00:18:23,603 All it needs to be... It's gotta be something pointing to... 287 00:18:23,854 --> 00:18:26,096 - I'm sorry. Cassie, you had the turkey? - Yeah. 288 00:18:26,273 --> 00:18:28,479 A soccer mom. No. 289 00:18:28,650 --> 00:18:31,651 Fade in on an SUV stuck in the mud. 290 00:18:31,820 --> 00:18:35,319 The soccer mom behind the wheel is switching from reverse to drive... 291 00:18:35,490 --> 00:18:37,364 ...her wheels spinning in place. 292 00:18:37,534 --> 00:18:40,571 And behind her we see she's pulling... Wait for it... . 293 00:18:40,787 --> 00:18:45,034 - A Saudi oil rig! - A Saudi oil rig! That's exactly right! 294 00:18:45,250 --> 00:18:47,658 She's trying to pull a Saudi oil rig. 295 00:18:47,878 --> 00:18:50,001 We're in mind meld, Lauren Number Two and I. 296 00:18:50,214 --> 00:18:52,539 - I'm number three. - I moved you up. You see? 297 00:18:52,758 --> 00:18:54,964 How are people gonna know it's a Saudi oil rig? 298 00:18:55,135 --> 00:18:58,338 - How are people gonna know it's Saudi? - Well, that's a good point. 299 00:18:59,389 --> 00:19:02,343 You had the number-two ranking among Laurens, but you lost it. 300 00:19:02,518 --> 00:19:06,017 She's number one. Then I expect you two to compete for the two spot. 301 00:19:06,188 --> 00:19:07,896 - Will. - What you got, Lauren Shelby? 302 00:19:08,106 --> 00:19:10,229 What if instead of hauling a Saudi oil rig... 303 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,437 ...she's hauling actual Saudis. - Hauling Saudis? 304 00:19:14,196 --> 00:19:15,690 Like a U-Haul full of Saudis? 305 00:19:15,864 --> 00:19:18,735 Maybe the oil rig could have Arabic writing on it. 306 00:19:18,951 --> 00:19:22,035 Is this coming awfully close to a spot the Klan might produce? 307 00:19:22,204 --> 00:19:23,579 I was about to say. 308 00:19:23,747 --> 00:19:25,289 - You had the chicken? - Thank you. 309 00:19:25,457 --> 00:19:28,292 You know what we should do? We should use the same family. 310 00:19:28,502 --> 00:19:31,456 Yes! We get the same actors, driving an SUV this time. 311 00:19:31,630 --> 00:19:35,213 - But they stop every three miles for gas. - I like it. Who else? 312 00:19:35,425 --> 00:19:39,719 - How is that gonna play in 15 seconds? - How's it gonna play in 15 seconds? 313 00:19:39,930 --> 00:19:41,389 - Give your food back. - Will. 314 00:19:41,557 --> 00:19:43,217 We're not hauling Saudis! 315 00:19:43,433 --> 00:19:46,637 I'm not saying the soccer mom's dragging them up the hill... 316 00:19:46,812 --> 00:19:48,389 ...they'd be super comfortable. 317 00:19:48,605 --> 00:19:50,645 - Stop talking. - Okay. 318 00:19:54,528 --> 00:19:56,983 Helen Baldwin is gonna write a book. 319 00:19:57,281 --> 00:20:01,824 She's retained an agent who's sent around an outline. There's a bidding war. 320 00:20:01,994 --> 00:20:06,157 Random House bought it for low seven figures, according to Stu Winkle. 321 00:20:07,749 --> 00:20:10,122 Could that possibly be his real name? 322 00:20:10,711 --> 00:20:14,210 "Baldwin, long a fixture in D.C. and Manhattan society... 323 00:20:14,381 --> 00:20:17,216 ...whether for work on charity or her position on the arm... 324 00:20:17,384 --> 00:20:20,967 ...of some of Wall Street, Washington and Hollywood's most eligible men... 325 00:20:21,138 --> 00:20:25,716 ...as well as hosting the Beltway's..." What the hell kind of sentence is this? 326 00:20:30,898 --> 00:20:34,812 There's a 73-year-old lady who works cleaning and winding all the clocks. 327 00:20:34,985 --> 00:20:36,313 She won't retire. 328 00:20:36,486 --> 00:20:39,690 She inherited it from her mother, who inherited it from her mother. 329 00:20:39,865 --> 00:20:42,023 She earns $22,000 a year. 330 00:20:42,201 --> 00:20:45,237 She walks in rooms where there's personal correspondence. 331 00:20:45,412 --> 00:20:47,950 Where she can hear if the president and first lady are fighting. 332 00:20:48,332 --> 00:20:50,787 Where she can see people come for secret meetings. 333 00:20:50,959 --> 00:20:53,664 She's been doing this for five decades of presidents. 334 00:20:53,879 --> 00:20:55,955 Her name is Mrs. Wheely. 335 00:20:56,131 --> 00:20:58,966 And I said,"Mrs. Wheely, you should really write a book." 336 00:20:59,134 --> 00:21:03,048 She said,"No, no, no. We don't do that." 337 00:21:04,181 --> 00:21:05,889 Twenty-two thousand a year. 338 00:21:10,145 --> 00:21:12,517 You said I wouldn't even know you were here. 339 00:21:12,689 --> 00:21:15,607 Just so you know, I can tell that you are. 340 00:21:20,239 --> 00:21:22,112 Are you eating a salad? 341 00:21:23,492 --> 00:21:25,947 - Yeah. - Why? 342 00:21:26,620 --> 00:21:27,948 Because I am. 343 00:21:28,121 --> 00:21:30,743 I don't think I've ever seen you eat a salad. 344 00:21:30,916 --> 00:21:32,955 What kind of salad is it? 345 00:21:33,418 --> 00:21:36,289 - I don't know. - Is it mixed greens? 346 00:21:36,463 --> 00:21:39,381 I don't know what kind of salad. I'm eating a salad, okay? 347 00:21:39,550 --> 00:21:41,673 I'm doing it. Do I have to know the names? 348 00:21:41,844 --> 00:21:45,509 There's no difference between them. It's a bowl of weeds. 349 00:21:45,681 --> 00:21:49,215 Some have cheese. This isn't the kind. Does that answer your question? 350 00:21:49,434 --> 00:21:52,803 Now, how many years have you guys been,"Toby, you eat like a teenager. 351 00:21:52,980 --> 00:21:55,352 Toby, that's red meat. That's your second cigar." 352 00:21:55,524 --> 00:21:58,774 Here I am eating a salad, which you could cover in barbecue sauce... 353 00:21:58,944 --> 00:22:02,395 ...and it would still taste like the ground, and I'm getting heckled! 354 00:22:02,573 --> 00:22:06,321 Who wanted to eat his roast beef sandwich with ketchup on a Kaiser roll... 355 00:22:06,493 --> 00:22:09,577 ...and watch the damn tennis on my TV! 356 00:22:10,706 --> 00:22:12,698 That's all I'm saying. 357 00:22:13,166 --> 00:22:16,203 Are you really doing everything you can to get her to marry you? 358 00:22:16,378 --> 00:22:18,205 Yes, I'm doing everything I can. What? 359 00:22:18,380 --> 00:22:20,005 Excuse me, I'm Joe Quincy. 360 00:22:20,174 --> 00:22:23,210 - They told you I was coming by? - Yeah. You're the new sawbones. 361 00:22:23,427 --> 00:22:25,882 Donna Moss already got me to say it. 362 00:22:26,096 --> 00:22:27,970 Damn it. This is Charlie Young. 363 00:22:28,140 --> 00:22:29,468 - Sure. - How you doing? 364 00:22:29,641 --> 00:22:32,678 Your office had requested comments on your draft statement... 365 00:22:32,853 --> 00:22:35,937 ...about a decision from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. 366 00:22:36,148 --> 00:22:39,018 If counsel's fine, just have C.J. Cregg's office put it out. 367 00:22:39,193 --> 00:22:42,277 Yeah, I saw it was headed there. The language is incendiary. 368 00:22:42,446 --> 00:22:45,400 I wasn't sure if you knew you couldn't beat up on Appeals... 369 00:22:45,574 --> 00:22:48,859 ...and then expect the Supreme Court to hear the case. 370 00:22:49,161 --> 00:22:52,364 Did I beat up on them in the notes for the press comments? 371 00:22:52,539 --> 00:22:53,950 - Yes. - What'd I say? 372 00:22:54,124 --> 00:22:55,453 You said, in this case: 373 00:22:55,626 --> 00:22:59,706 "The Fourth Circuit lacked the judicial imagination God gave pistachio nuts." 374 00:23:03,675 --> 00:23:06,131 - They did. - Perhaps. 375 00:23:06,970 --> 00:23:11,798 Did you think I was gonna have the press secretary on behalf of the president... 376 00:23:12,476 --> 00:23:16,011 ...compare a federal judge to a pistachio nut? 377 00:23:17,189 --> 00:23:19,478 The language gets cleaned up on C.J. 's desk. 378 00:23:20,734 --> 00:23:23,142 - That makes sense. - Toby's distracted by a woman. 379 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:24,648 And salads. 380 00:23:24,821 --> 00:23:28,866 When you do 10 minutes on Helen Baldwin's book deal, it's righteous. 381 00:23:29,034 --> 00:23:32,320 But I speak my mind after getting poked with a stick, and it's Andy! 382 00:23:32,538 --> 00:23:34,614 - Helen Baldwin has a book deal? - Yep. 383 00:23:35,499 --> 00:23:38,072 - Where did you find that out? - I'm glad you asked... 384 00:23:38,252 --> 00:23:41,206 ...because it gives me the opportunity to say"Stu Winkle." 385 00:23:41,380 --> 00:23:44,131 I got it from Stu Winkle. Post's man-in-the-thick-of-it. 386 00:23:44,341 --> 00:23:46,334 - He's their gossip guy? - Yeah. 387 00:23:46,510 --> 00:23:49,001 - Is he new there? - Yeah. 388 00:23:53,517 --> 00:23:57,597 Okay. The northwest lobby is... 389 00:23:57,771 --> 00:23:59,349 ...is that way? - Yeah. 390 00:23:59,565 --> 00:24:02,482 You just go that way and then, you know, ask somebody else. 391 00:24:02,693 --> 00:24:05,729 Thanks. Sorry for jumping the gun on the Fourth Circuit. 392 00:24:06,029 --> 00:24:07,488 Joe? 393 00:24:08,490 --> 00:24:10,399 - What's going on? - I'm sure it's nothing. 394 00:24:10,576 --> 00:24:11,904 This is just my first day. 395 00:24:15,914 --> 00:24:19,782 Two press inquiries that came to my attention that sounded... 396 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:21,787 ...alike, is all. 397 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:24,671 Can I get back to you? 398 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:26,714 Make sure you do. 399 00:24:36,351 --> 00:24:39,471 Josh thinks you should advance sales numbers of first homes to the Journal. 400 00:24:39,646 --> 00:24:41,306 The Times got existing home sales. 401 00:24:41,481 --> 00:24:43,640 Know what happens with negotiated press leaks? 402 00:24:43,817 --> 00:24:47,316 Two-thirds give us lousy coverage because they're mad they didn't get it. 403 00:24:47,487 --> 00:24:49,065 And the other third... 404 00:24:49,239 --> 00:24:51,315 ...doesn't give us better coverage because... 405 00:24:51,533 --> 00:24:53,573 - What was that? - I don't believe it. 406 00:24:53,785 --> 00:24:55,778 Josh has this guy at his window too. 407 00:24:55,954 --> 00:24:59,786 They see their reflection in the window and they think it's another bird. 408 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,372 What's the learning curve on a bird? 409 00:25:02,586 --> 00:25:04,080 Stop it. 410 00:25:05,047 --> 00:25:06,505 - Excuse me. - Sorry. 411 00:25:06,715 --> 00:25:09,420 We thought you were a huge bird knocking on the door. 412 00:25:09,593 --> 00:25:12,166 - Something up with birds? - One's obsessed with Donna. 413 00:25:12,346 --> 00:25:14,469 It's true, I'm like Tippi Hedren around here. 414 00:25:14,681 --> 00:25:16,639 I'm sorry, would you mind if...? 415 00:25:16,808 --> 00:25:18,351 No. 416 00:25:22,147 --> 00:25:24,104 - Can I close the door? - Donna just did. 417 00:25:26,068 --> 00:25:29,686 You said the science editor, when he came to you with a question... 418 00:25:29,905 --> 00:25:32,692 I wouldn't worry about Mars. I just gave you a hard time. 419 00:25:32,866 --> 00:25:35,073 No kidding. By the way, there was a report. 420 00:25:35,244 --> 00:25:37,320 It was classified by the Defense Department. 421 00:25:37,538 --> 00:25:40,741 - We'll leave that for another time. - What's the problem? 422 00:25:40,916 --> 00:25:44,415 You said the editor had a blind source, that it came from someone else... 423 00:25:44,586 --> 00:25:48,038 ...at the paper, and I think I know who. - Who? 424 00:25:48,257 --> 00:25:50,926 A guy named Stu Winkle, who has a new gossip column. 425 00:25:51,134 --> 00:25:53,590 How would he get a story about the Pentagon? 426 00:25:53,762 --> 00:25:55,137 - I'd rather not say yet. - Why? 427 00:25:55,305 --> 00:25:59,599 If I'm wrong, it'll be inappropriate that I suggested it and I'll be held in contempt. 428 00:25:59,810 --> 00:26:03,309 - You are wrong. - No, I'm not. 429 00:26:04,147 --> 00:26:07,516 Stu Winkles don't get tips about the White House suppressing reports. 430 00:26:07,693 --> 00:26:10,184 The NASA report's over. I'm not concerned with that. 431 00:26:10,362 --> 00:26:13,696 Would you mind calling him to confirm that he's the other reporter? 432 00:26:13,866 --> 00:26:15,692 You want me to call Stu Winkle? 433 00:26:15,909 --> 00:26:20,037 - He has a new column. Wish him luck. - I don't make calls to gossip columnists. 434 00:26:20,205 --> 00:26:22,530 - He's gonna be flattered. - You won't tell me why? 435 00:26:22,749 --> 00:26:24,541 - No. - Even if I give you assurances... 436 00:26:24,710 --> 00:26:27,876 ...that I already hold you in contempt? - Yes. 437 00:26:31,383 --> 00:26:32,961 Carol? 438 00:26:34,052 --> 00:26:36,590 Would you get me Stu Winkle at the Washington Post? 439 00:26:36,763 --> 00:26:39,254 - I'm sorry? - Stu Winkle at the Post. 440 00:26:39,433 --> 00:26:41,057 - Winkle? - Yes. 441 00:26:43,604 --> 00:26:46,688 - When you get him, here's what you say. - I know what to say. 442 00:26:57,159 --> 00:26:59,531 "Judicial imagination of pistachio nuts." 443 00:26:59,703 --> 00:27:02,989 - Can't say that to the Fourth Circuit. - No. 444 00:27:04,583 --> 00:27:07,703 C.J., you have Stu Winkle on one. 445 00:27:10,964 --> 00:27:13,918 Stu, this is C.J. Cregg at the White House. 446 00:27:16,303 --> 00:27:19,257 - Stu? -Oh, my God, it's really you, isn 't it? 447 00:27:19,473 --> 00:27:23,767 It is, and I saw you have a new column and I think it's terrific... 448 00:27:23,936 --> 00:27:27,055 ...and everyone here at the White House wishes you a lot of luck. 449 00:27:27,231 --> 00:27:29,804 You are the classiest thing for calling me. 450 00:27:29,983 --> 00:27:33,068 - Well... . -You are the classiest thing! 451 00:27:33,237 --> 00:27:37,614 You're my hero, C.J. Your brilliance and your sense of humor and your clothes. 452 00:27:37,783 --> 00:27:40,618 - Thank you. -The evening gowns. Who makes them? 453 00:27:40,786 --> 00:27:43,324 Do not tell me you buy off the rack, I'll kill you. 454 00:27:43,497 --> 00:27:46,035 - Well, I'm a girl on a budget. -Don 't try that on me. 455 00:27:46,208 --> 00:27:47,583 No, really. 456 00:27:47,751 --> 00:27:51,500 Like the party at the Japanese Embassy, you were wearing a dress from Saks. 457 00:27:51,672 --> 00:27:55,669 Stu, I wanted to get you a direct answer to that NASA commission question... 458 00:27:55,843 --> 00:27:57,882 ...that Ralph Gish and Katie brought me. 459 00:27:58,053 --> 00:28:03,889 It was the Defense Department, not the White House who classified the report. 460 00:28:09,231 --> 00:28:10,809 Stu? 461 00:28:13,068 --> 00:28:14,942 Well, that makes perfect sense. 462 00:28:15,153 --> 00:28:18,404 I hope you don 't mind, it sounded crazy enough, but what do I know? 463 00:28:18,574 --> 00:28:20,899 So you've gotta run these things down. 464 00:28:21,451 --> 00:28:24,121 I know you have all the free time in the world... 465 00:28:24,329 --> 00:28:27,948 ... but it would be great if we could go for coffee, and I'll tell you why: 466 00:28:28,166 --> 00:28:31,618 You may find it hard to believe, but before I got into this stuff... 467 00:28:31,837 --> 00:28:35,751 ... I was a serious journalist. I don 't mean "boring" serious, but the more... 468 00:28:36,717 --> 00:28:38,377 More than the celebrity fluff. 469 00:28:38,552 --> 00:28:40,426 The embarrassing thing is, I was so green... 470 00:28:40,596 --> 00:28:44,130 ... I spent thousands of dollars on a J- School sheepskin from Columbia. 471 00:28:44,308 --> 00:28:47,842 Of course, that and a metro card will get you a ride on the subway, right? 472 00:28:48,020 --> 00:28:51,768 After that, I spent two years getting people's coffee at Town & Country... 473 00:28:51,982 --> 00:28:55,517 ... before I realized I was better off getting experiences in the trenches. 474 00:28:55,694 --> 00:28:59,774 I freelanced my butt off. I wrote about AIDS orphans, Mississippi flood victims... 475 00:28:59,948 --> 00:29:03,780 ... a series on homeless teenagers, race riots and rural problems in the Midwest. 476 00:29:03,952 --> 00:29:05,696 And I felt good about myself. 477 00:29:05,871 --> 00:29:09,916 But that stuff pays the same as if I sat with Angela Moviestar for an hour... 478 00:29:10,083 --> 00:29:13,749 ... and let the tape recorder transcribe her blathering about her boyfriend... 479 00:29:13,921 --> 00:29:18,666 ... and what a risk her new role is. Let somebody else get a Pulitzer Prize. 480 00:29:18,842 --> 00:29:21,677 I need to maximize the amount I can make per hour. 481 00:29:21,845 --> 00:29:24,253 Now that I've been doing this for like... 482 00:29:24,431 --> 00:29:29,389 ... 10 years, I wanna use this position at the Post to get my toes back into... 483 00:29:29,561 --> 00:29:34,223 Stu, thank you very much. I'm sorry. I have to go. 484 00:29:34,399 --> 00:29:36,772 Well, I cannot tell you how class... 485 00:29:48,914 --> 00:29:50,705 Carol? 486 00:29:52,876 --> 00:29:54,869 - Yeah. - I need to see Josh and Toby. 487 00:29:55,045 --> 00:29:57,618 And Joe needs to see the vice president. 488 00:30:00,092 --> 00:30:01,752 Okay. 489 00:30:14,773 --> 00:30:18,391 I want Cairo to focus on legal and regulatory reforms. 490 00:30:18,569 --> 00:30:21,854 We've got the whole regulatory agenda left over from last time. 491 00:30:22,072 --> 00:30:24,444 - We do. - Seriously, the whole agenda is left over. 492 00:30:24,616 --> 00:30:28,400 And Vice President Abou El-Azm wants the trade and investment framework. 493 00:30:28,620 --> 00:30:32,036 Yeah, my point is we can get to that in a closed-door session. 494 00:30:32,207 --> 00:30:36,834 You understand, it can't appear as if I'm saying the Syrian question is less urgent. 495 00:30:37,004 --> 00:30:38,581 Yes, sir. 496 00:30:41,842 --> 00:30:43,502 Well, it's been a long day. 497 00:30:43,719 --> 00:30:45,343 - We're done. - Thank you, sir. 498 00:30:45,512 --> 00:30:47,801 Thank you, Mr. Vice President. 499 00:30:50,309 --> 00:30:54,769 Guys, do me a favor. Don't go home yet. 500 00:30:55,314 --> 00:30:56,856 Wait for me a minute, okay? 501 00:30:57,065 --> 00:30:58,975 - Yes, sir. - Yes, sir. 502 00:31:15,751 --> 00:31:18,076 Good evening, Mr. Vice President. 503 00:31:18,378 --> 00:31:20,086 Good evening. 504 00:31:20,672 --> 00:31:22,630 - You brought friendly faces. - Sir? 505 00:31:22,799 --> 00:31:25,884 You brought friendly faces. That was considerate. 506 00:31:26,470 --> 00:31:28,178 - You're Joe Quincy? - Yes, sir. 507 00:31:28,347 --> 00:31:30,386 - This is your first day? - Yes, sir. 508 00:31:30,599 --> 00:31:32,675 They're gonna put your picture up someplace. 509 00:31:32,851 --> 00:31:35,140 You're gonna get honored at a luncheon. 510 00:31:35,354 --> 00:31:36,931 We were just meeting in here. 511 00:31:37,105 --> 00:31:39,561 I have a bilateral commission... 512 00:31:39,775 --> 00:31:42,811 ...with the vice president of Egypt. It's in Cairo this year. 513 00:31:42,986 --> 00:31:47,529 We see how legal and financial systems can attract foreign investments. 514 00:31:47,699 --> 00:31:51,744 So look out for ShopEgypt. Org, I suppose. 515 00:31:53,038 --> 00:31:56,039 - You're going to tell me I'm not going. - Mr. Vice President... 516 00:31:56,208 --> 00:31:59,458 ...have you been having an affair with Helen Baldwin while here? 517 00:32:00,963 --> 00:32:03,798 - He's asking because... - I should hit you in the face. 518 00:32:04,550 --> 00:32:07,634 - He's asking because... - I know why he's asking. 519 00:32:07,845 --> 00:32:10,514 I know why he's asking. I understand why you're here. 520 00:32:10,722 --> 00:32:12,098 I've spoken with C.J. 521 00:32:23,944 --> 00:32:25,319 Yes. 522 00:32:30,242 --> 00:32:32,069 And I like to show off. 523 00:32:32,536 --> 00:32:34,493 I said things. 524 00:32:35,581 --> 00:32:38,700 I said I'd seen proof of life on Mars. 525 00:32:41,420 --> 00:32:45,334 I said I'd intervened at the Justice Department... 526 00:32:45,549 --> 00:32:48,419 ...put 100,000 computers in the classrooms... 527 00:32:48,635 --> 00:32:51,506 ...which I thought made me sound like a good guy. 528 00:32:54,641 --> 00:32:57,927 - What, did you hear a rumor once? - Yes, sir. 529 00:32:58,103 --> 00:33:01,721 You saw Helen had a book deal, you knew she must've teased them. 530 00:33:01,899 --> 00:33:03,690 It's a tell-all. 531 00:33:03,859 --> 00:33:08,687 A couple items in gossip columns, maybe the guy was the science editor's contact? 532 00:33:08,906 --> 00:33:10,281 Yes, sir. 533 00:33:11,700 --> 00:33:13,989 Well, you earned your money today. 534 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:16,662 This could've been bad... 535 00:33:17,039 --> 00:33:19,031 ...but you found it early. 536 00:33:19,499 --> 00:33:22,370 - What do I do now? - Sir, I'm an associate counsel. 537 00:33:22,586 --> 00:33:26,631 This is my first day. I've spoken to Oliver Babish, who's gotten on a plane... 538 00:33:26,798 --> 00:33:29,087 What do I do now? 539 00:33:35,432 --> 00:33:38,053 I think you've gotta talk to your family now, sir. 540 00:33:54,785 --> 00:33:56,409 Thanks. 541 00:34:04,753 --> 00:34:08,418 - Thank you, Mr. Vice President. - Thank you, Mr. Vice President. 542 00:34:08,590 --> 00:34:10,630 Thank you, sir. 543 00:34:31,947 --> 00:34:34,485 - I hope I didn't see you smile in there. - You didn't. 544 00:34:34,658 --> 00:34:37,114 Josh, you didn't. 545 00:34:42,082 --> 00:34:43,457 - Gas masks. - Yes. 546 00:34:43,625 --> 00:34:46,163 - Something with gas masks. - Sing to me, Lauren Romano. 547 00:34:46,336 --> 00:34:47,747 I'm Lauren Romano. 548 00:34:47,921 --> 00:34:51,622 - Keep going with the gas masks. - Mothers barely able to even see... 549 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:54,125 ...their children through the haze of gas masks. 550 00:34:54,303 --> 00:34:56,379 You rode it right off the rails, didn't you? 551 00:34:56,555 --> 00:34:57,883 I did. 552 00:34:58,056 --> 00:35:00,844 Anyone else think it's weird that Toby had a salad? 553 00:35:01,018 --> 00:35:04,718 Anyone else think it's weird that Lauren Romano's still talking about it? 554 00:35:04,897 --> 00:35:07,648 I'm Lauren Romano. 555 00:35:07,816 --> 00:35:12,941 Clear blue sky. The camera tilts down into a slowly thickening... Listen to this: 556 00:35:13,113 --> 00:35:17,111 Clear blue sky. The camera tilts down into a slowly thickening haze... 557 00:35:17,284 --> 00:35:19,905 ...until it levels on a suburban street. 558 00:35:20,078 --> 00:35:25,073 An SUV filled with Mom, Dad, the kids, same actors from the other ad, and Rex. 559 00:35:25,250 --> 00:35:27,741 They get out and they're wearing gas masks. 560 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:31,834 We've also got one where the family's towing Saudis in a U-Haul. 561 00:35:32,966 --> 00:35:35,504 Doesn't have the feel of high-minded debate, does it? 562 00:35:35,677 --> 00:35:38,003 - No, but actually you don't want it to. - Why not? 563 00:35:38,180 --> 00:35:42,427 We're countering an attack ad. And when you're in the trenches... 564 00:35:42,601 --> 00:35:45,306 But we're not in the trenches. 565 00:35:47,564 --> 00:35:51,313 Two bodies of government are debating fuel efficiency at the highest level. 566 00:35:51,485 --> 00:35:53,359 We're not in the trenches. 567 00:35:55,489 --> 00:35:59,107 I don't know. I know it's a 15-second spot. 568 00:35:59,284 --> 00:36:02,700 You gotta scare them. I just don't feel like doing that tonight. 569 00:36:04,957 --> 00:36:08,622 Will, you need to come with me. I need to tell you what's about to happen. 570 00:36:41,034 --> 00:36:44,119 - You've talked to Suzanne? - I'm sorry, sir? 571 00:36:44,288 --> 00:36:47,123 - You've talked to Suzanne? - Yeah. 572 00:36:47,332 --> 00:36:49,788 - What happened? - You know what happened. 573 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:52,581 Tell me again. How many times? When did it start? 574 00:36:52,754 --> 00:36:55,245 - I don't think it matters. - Mr. Vice President... 575 00:36:55,465 --> 00:36:59,249 ...for this moment tonight, I'm gonna be in charge of deciding what matters. 576 00:36:59,469 --> 00:37:01,758 Forty-seven phone calls. 577 00:37:01,972 --> 00:37:05,306 Did you not know that the White House keeps records of phone calls? 578 00:37:05,475 --> 00:37:07,717 Did you not know that? 579 00:37:07,936 --> 00:37:11,519 - How many times? When did it start? - It is none of your business. 580 00:37:11,690 --> 00:37:14,691 - I'm about to read about it in a book. - Then read about it. 581 00:37:14,902 --> 00:37:17,309 Didn't it ever occur to you that she might do this? 582 00:37:17,487 --> 00:37:19,397 No. I didn't think she would. 583 00:37:19,615 --> 00:37:21,524 You were wrong. 584 00:37:26,705 --> 00:37:29,196 Do you think there's anyone else behind this? 585 00:37:29,416 --> 00:37:31,325 - I don't know. - You think she was... 586 00:37:31,543 --> 00:37:34,628 ...coached by Republican leadership? - I don't know. 587 00:37:34,796 --> 00:37:38,165 - If we're gonna weather this, then... - We're not gonna weather this. 588 00:37:38,342 --> 00:37:41,627 - We will. - We won't. I'm resigning. 589 00:37:43,931 --> 00:37:46,469 If we're gonna do this we've gotta start tonight, now. 590 00:37:46,683 --> 00:37:50,302 - I need you thinking now and not... - Sir, I'm resigning the vice presidency. 591 00:37:50,521 --> 00:37:53,936 - What about"None of your business." - I leaked classified information. 592 00:37:54,107 --> 00:37:56,598 It is their business. It's also a felony. 593 00:37:56,818 --> 00:38:00,022 - Are you in a position to deny it? - No. 594 00:38:00,239 --> 00:38:03,239 She's made a seven-figure book deal. 595 00:38:03,408 --> 00:38:06,860 - Not gonna have credibility. - Since when does she need credibility? 596 00:38:07,079 --> 00:38:10,282 Apologize and move on. Accept responsibility. 597 00:38:10,457 --> 00:38:14,407 You don't need to disclose details. She's gonna take care of that for you. 598 00:38:14,586 --> 00:38:18,038 You'll be the special for two months, then you can get the nomination. 599 00:38:18,257 --> 00:38:19,834 I'm not getting the nomination. 600 00:38:20,050 --> 00:38:23,170 In the middle of MS, it looked like we couldn't recover. We did! 601 00:38:23,387 --> 00:38:27,431 Which is why it's never gonna happen again. That was the one you get. 602 00:38:27,641 --> 00:38:30,428 I'm sorry, Mr. Vice President, if my multiple sclerosis... 603 00:38:30,602 --> 00:38:34,600 ...was a bummer for your sex life. How the hell did you do this to us? 604 00:38:48,537 --> 00:38:52,582 You can't resign, John. It's a terrible signal to send. 605 00:38:52,749 --> 00:38:54,374 Sir... 606 00:38:54,585 --> 00:38:59,293 ...if I stay, it sabotages an entire agenda and you know I'm right. 607 00:38:59,506 --> 00:39:01,795 The party's gonna need a candidate who can win. 608 00:39:02,426 --> 00:39:06,720 And I think the least I can do for Suzanne is not to drag her through it. 609 00:39:06,930 --> 00:39:09,717 Is there more? Is there another shoe? If it's a series... 610 00:39:09,933 --> 00:39:11,475 I'd imagine she's gonna... 611 00:39:11,643 --> 00:39:14,561 You'll still get dragged through it. It won't change anything. 612 00:39:14,730 --> 00:39:19,605 Only now, you're gonna be there alone with no apparatus for a comeback... 613 00:39:19,776 --> 00:39:21,520 ...which I'm telling you you can do. 614 00:39:21,737 --> 00:39:24,228 You can make it. I can help you. 615 00:39:26,617 --> 00:39:29,404 I don't wanna take my family through it. 616 00:39:36,210 --> 00:39:38,167 You're a giant, John. 617 00:39:39,338 --> 00:39:43,549 You're a U.S. senator, the vice president of the United States... 618 00:39:43,717 --> 00:39:46,290 ...and presumptive nominee of your party. 619 00:39:46,512 --> 00:39:49,085 You cannot be taken down by this... 620 00:39:49,264 --> 00:39:53,214 ...cheap person and her customers, huddled around Macy's waiting... 621 00:39:53,393 --> 00:39:56,679 ...for someone to turn themselves inside out. 622 00:39:56,855 --> 00:39:59,311 It's cause for divorce... 623 00:39:59,483 --> 00:40:01,522 ...not resignation. 624 00:40:02,611 --> 00:40:08,234 You can't be taken down by this cheap person. 625 00:40:09,326 --> 00:40:11,235 The president knows I'm right. 626 00:40:11,870 --> 00:40:13,697 So do you. 627 00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:20,665 The truth is, I took an oath too. 628 00:40:22,631 --> 00:40:24,090 So... . 629 00:40:26,677 --> 00:40:31,089 Didn't you have any sense that this was the kind of person who would do this? 630 00:40:34,142 --> 00:40:38,603 Hasn't it been your experience that they look much like the people who wouldn't? 631 00:40:40,232 --> 00:40:42,106 Well, I want you to sleep on it. 632 00:40:42,276 --> 00:40:44,814 I want all of us to sleep on it. 633 00:40:46,822 --> 00:40:48,779 Thank you, Mr. President. 634 00:41:49,134 --> 00:41:50,759 Why did you take a cab? 635 00:41:50,928 --> 00:41:53,882 - My car wouldn't start. - I'm sorry? 636 00:41:54,056 --> 00:41:56,048 My car wouldn't start. 637 00:41:57,893 --> 00:41:59,802 You know what's in here? 638 00:42:01,355 --> 00:42:03,146 It's okay. 639 00:42:15,661 --> 00:42:17,071 Okay. 640 00:42:31,343 --> 00:42:34,842 Yeah, we're gonna need a new vice president. 0 00:00:00,521 --> 00:00:02,085 www.tvsubtitles.net56430

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