1. - Do you ever get a night off?
- No, actually.
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2. It'd be cool to go out.
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3. She asked? I should have
locked her in the dungeon.
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4. Are you the jackass choking funding
for O'Dwyer in California?
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5. - What is happening right now?
- You idiot! I'm Joey Lucas!
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6. - What did I do to you?
- You made me beg.
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7. I asked you
to be vice president.
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8. - I'm gonna up your protection.
- I'm starting college.
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9. You'll have plenty of friends.
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10. I don't like doing this to him.
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11. I didn't want you to think
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12. He knew the vote would be tight.
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13. - It's ironic.
- Yeah.
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14. It's ironic it all comes down
to a vote on the ethanol tax credit.
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15. - 50-50 tie.
- I understand the irony.
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16. - Are you being brusque?
- It's 3 a.m.
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17. Don't blame me. That's what you get
from an even number of senators.
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18. - Blame the Constitution.
- That's what I usually do.
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19. Am I gonna meet her on the plane?
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20. Zoey's got a new agent
on the detail.
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21. Have you seen these agents?
They got the hair, the clothes...
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22. walking around campus strapped to
a.44 with a wire in their ear.
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23. - Really blend in.
- You don't want them blending in.
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24. You want them carrying a sign
that says "I'm carrying a loaded gun. "
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25. - Can I say this one last time?
- No.
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26. - If you get tired, stay at the hotel.
- I won't get tired.
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27. You won't sleep on the plane
and you've got the fundraiser.
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28. - I'm coming home after.
- That's a full day and night.
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29. Plus, round trip D.C. to L.A. in 24
hours. That's really no good for you.
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30. It'll be fine.
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31. Be that way.
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32. Your impersonation
of my mother is getting sharper.
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33. Thank you.
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34. Have a good flight.
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35. - C.J., Charlie! My flying companions.
- Good morning, sir.
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36. Everybody on board?
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37. - Press in a good mood?
- I wouldn't say they were.
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38. They're not wild about
taking off at 3 a.m.
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39. We're gonna race the sun
to the Pacific horizon.
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40. I'm sure that'll pick them right up.
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41. We'd like to talk about
the Al Kiefer meeting.
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42. You two are so freaked out.
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43. - We'll listen to him.
- Yes, sir.
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44. Wanna see the best part
about having my job?
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45. This is the president.
I'm ready to go.
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46. - It's Clinique Daily Face Protector.
- SPF 15?
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47. - I brought SPF 15 and 30.
- Have you tried the Lancome Sun Stick?
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48. - No, did you bring it?
- Plus Elizabeth Arden moisturizer.
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49. You understand
we'll be there one day?
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50. - There's tanning time.
- I have alabaster skin.
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51. Cameron's gonna introduce
a bill tomorrow.
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52. Gays in the military?
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53. - It's Cameron. Who cares?
- Ted Marcus might.
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54. - He won't know.
- Might.
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55. You don't know,
you'll get back to him.
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56. - It's Cameron, so who cares?
- Marcus is gonna care.
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57. You wanted to know
when he went to the cockpit.
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58. This man has got to be stopped.
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59. How you doing?
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60. - I can't be attentive on this trip.
- It's okay, you're working.
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61. I've been listening to you about
how to be a better boyfriend.
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62. - I know attentiveness...
- This is one of the times it's okay.
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63. It's hard to tell the difference.
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64. - I know. Doesn't that suck for you?
- A little bit, yeah.
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65. Don't be nervous.
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66. Come on in.
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67. Mr. President,
this is Special Agent Gina Toscano.
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68. - How do you do?
- Mr. President.
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69. - I'll step out.
- Thank you.
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70. I'm sorry we haven't met before.
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71. - You've been with Zoey, what?
- Two weeks.
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72. From the Army?
How'd you get there?
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73. - I was ROTC, University of Virginia.
- A Mountaineer.
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74. That's West Virginia.
I'm a Cavalier.
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75. - With a degree in...?
- Criminology.
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76. - You were a lieutenant.
- With military police.
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77. - How old are you?
- I'm 27, sir.
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78. - How long have you trained?
- A year and a half.
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79. - Were you the first one to sign up?
- Yes, sir.
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80. All right.
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81. You know Zoey's dating
my body man Charlie?
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82. You know about the letters?
Are they white supremacists?
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83. I can't say for sure. We're working
with the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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84. You don't have artist sketches
or psychological profiles?
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85. Not much of either one.
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86. I know what I'm looking for in a
crowd, if that's what you're asking.
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87. - It is.
- Yes, sir.
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88. Zoey's 19, and she wants
to be a teenager.
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89. She wants a college experience.
I loved college. So did my other kids.
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90. I want her to be comfortable with you.
I don't want her trying to escape.
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91. It's not your job to tell me
if she's cutting class...
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92. or dying her hair blue or going
to a club with her friends.
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93. You know what your job is.
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94. Yes, sir.
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95. Thank you.
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96. Thank you, Mr. President.
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97. - Gina.
- Yes, sir?
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98. If she's cutting class,
I wanna know.
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99. - No deal, Mr. President.
- Okay.
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100. We didn't say it enough.
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101. Ethanol accounts for 20%
of Iowa's corn crops.
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102. - The tax credit created...
- 16,000 new jobs.
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103. - That's what we never said enough.
- Is it over?
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104. Sam's been calling senators
for the last hour.
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105. When my phone rings,
it'll be him saying it's over.
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106. - At least we're gonna win.
- Yeah.
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107. - Good morning.
- Good morning, Leo.
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108. You need to sign this.
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109. And this.
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110. Where it says your name. You're not
the Belgian foreign minister.
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111. - I said I was sorry.
- I'm not upset.
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112. - I had to stay behind for this.
- Of course.
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113. - There'll be other trips, Margaret.
- I know. There'll be other trips.
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114. - Not to California.
- Yes, to California.
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115. They've got 54 electoral votes.
We're not gonna be strangers.
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116. Leo McGarry's office.
It's Sam.
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117. Get the vice president over here.
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118. Guys?
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119. Everybody?
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120. We're landing soon.
I wanted to go over the itinerary.
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121. At the moment we're on schedule.
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122. The president will be met
by Congressmen Hark and Jansen...
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123. the mayor and city council.
Photos only, no formal remarks.
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124. We'll depart at 6:20, at which point
I predict we won't be on schedule.
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125. At the hotel, the president will get
his briefing, followed by staff time.
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126. At 10 a.m. we'll leave for a meeting.
The president will hear a debate...
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127. on the proposal to amend the
Constitution to prohibit flag-burning.
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128. At 3 p.m. we go to South Central for a
town hall meeting on school vouchers.
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129. That takes us to the event
you've been waiting for...
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130. the fundraiser
at Ted Marcus ' home.
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131. The press will wear coats and ties,
and stay in the press area...
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132. unless you've got $50,000
to look at the good stuff.
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133. Welcome to Los Angeles.
Local time is 5:40 a.m.
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134. The temperature's a balmy 73 degrees.
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135. - Need help with your luggage?
- You're fine.
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136. There were messages for you.
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137. I've spent half my life
in hotels, and I can't...
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138. - Levy.
- Later. This isn't for your room?
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139. - It's for yours. Mandy.
- Later. You sure?
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140. - Yes. The deputy whip.
- Later. There used to be keys.
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141. Give me that.
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142. You stuck it in, turned it,
you're through the door.
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143. I loosened it.
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144. - Dreyfus from political affairs.
- Later.
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145. Joey Lucas.
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146. - Really?
- Yeah.
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147. - She called?
- Yes.
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148. - She's here?
- In this hotel.
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149. - She's in this hotel?
- She's at the fundraiser.
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150. Really?
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151. - Really? Why did she call?
- To say she'll be at the fundraiser.
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152. - Really?
- Yes!
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153. You've got a crush on her.
Do something...
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154. - ... because you're bothering me.
- I don't care.
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155. - Call her right now.
- I'll see her tonight.
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156. "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. "
Know what it means?
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157. Gather now because later
you might not be able to.
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158. "Interpreting the Classics"
with poet Donna Moss.
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159. - Call her or stop bugging me.
- Let's call her.
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160. - Really?
- Yeah. Let's do it.
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161. Call her,
then we'll do everybody else.
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162. I have alabaster skin, you know.
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163. - Dial the phone.
- I'm just saying.
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164. - Also, Ted Marcus called.
- What?
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165. Ted Marcus called.
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166. Hang on. Damn it.
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167. Better call him first.
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168. - Good morning.
- Beat me to the door.
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169. Cameron introduced
his resolution this morning.
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170. - I didn't know that.
- House Resolution 973.
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171. - This is beautiful.
- Banning gays in the military.
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172. - I was on a plane all night.
- It happened this morning.
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173. - Studio chairman. Nice work.
- Let's not talk about my house.
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174. What do you want to talk about?
Why'd you haul me out here?
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175. You want to watch your tone. I'm
sending you home with $2.5 million.
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176. What do I want to talk about?
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177. Cameron's bill is a joke.
It's the House. It's procedure.
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178. Know how many bills get introduced,
never get a vote?
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179. That's it?
You came to me with that?
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180. I came because you asked.
I've got a cab waiting.
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181. - You're right.
- Don't worry about it.
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182. - I'm being silly.
- It's nothing. See you later.
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183. - The president's looking forward to it.
- Pack it up. The party's off.
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184. I'm sorry, it's not gonna happen.
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185. - The food and flowers?
- Give them to the guys.
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186. - You're a bad bluffer.
- That's why I never do it.
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187. - You won't cancel the fundraiser.
- I already did.
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188. The president will eat room service
tonight. Your cab's waiting.
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189. - That was abrupt. I apologize.
- Accepted.
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190. - You can't cancel.
- Witness the loading of trucks.
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191. This is ridiculous.
You'll be a joke to our people.
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192. Disrespected by the Democrats?
What will I do with my $3 billion?
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193. No one will pass a bill
banning gays in the military.
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194. If the House and Senate passed it,
the president would never sign it.
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195. - Okay?
- Fantabulous.
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196. - You won't flake on me?
- We're fine.
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197. - The party's on?
- You bet.
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198. As soon as I hear the president
say what you said.
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199. Tell me what time
I should be tuned to my TV...
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200. - ... to hear him say that.
- It won't happen.
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201. Then we've got a problem.
Don't screw with me.
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202. I've been president
longer than he has.
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203. - The vice president.
- Thank you.
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204. - Morning.
- Mr. Vice President.
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205. - Still 50-50?
- That's how it'll stay.
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206. - Sam talked to Huntington?
- He talked to him...
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207. he talked to Gianelli, Calley...
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208. - ... Martinson and Rathburn.
- Recently?
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209. This morning. Nobody's moving.
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210. - It looked like it'd go this way.
- Not to me. I was surprised.
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211. Well, I was in the Senate
with 94 of these guys.
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212. Anyway...
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213. The president needs you to fulfill
one of your constitutional duties...
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214. and vote for the tax credit.
We need you to break the tie.
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215. He also asked me to tell you that he
regrets putting you in this position.
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216. Get me off the hook.
You can't ask me to do this.
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217. - I know how you feel.
- I don't think so.
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218. I spent eight years in the Senate
voting against this tax credit.
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219. I'm still right, but the point is...
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220. 16,000 new jobs. $4 billion
in plant and equipment...
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221. because the tax credit
made it economical.
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222. This tax credit has accomplished
none of its goals.
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223. Production is minimal. It will never
reduce dependence on foreign oil.
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224. It requires energy to produce, which
washes out any conservation effect.
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225. John, what's the point?
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226. The Republicans will make me eat it
for dinner, and you know that.
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227. So let's get serious.
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228. Mr. President, I rise today
to say that the American flag...
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230. Wherever it stands,
it represents freedom.
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231. Americans who served our nation
in war have carried it into battle.
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232. They have been killed
for wearing it...
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233. as it represents the most feared
power to tyranny. That is liberty.
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this is not a perfect nation.
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235. But to the world, our flag
represents that which is right.
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237. our national unity, our national
endeavor, our national aspiration...
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238. I've just come from Ted Marcus'.
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239. He's threatening to cancel unless
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240. - It won't pass.
- I explained that.
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241. - What did he say?
- He takes it seriously...
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by the president's silence.
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243. He feels it's a betrayal
of the gay community...
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244. for him to be so publicly
supportive of the president.
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245. It's not in his interest
for a statement to be made.
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246. - It'll give credibility...
- Use those words.
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247. A man of his media savvy will realize
the president can't be blackmailed.
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248. And should the president choose not to
kowtow to Hollywood blah-blah-blah...
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249. it'll only solidify his public
reputation as a man of character.
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250. Which buys more than
$2.5 million of support.
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251. If he has the party, he gets
10 minutes alone with the president.
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252. - I can sell that.
- Let's go back.
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253. How's he doing?
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254. He looks like he's thinking
about ways to kill himself.
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255. It's disgraceful that individuals
would desecrate the flag...
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have fought so valiantly to protect.
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257. Mr. President, it's important
that we finally enact...
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259. I rise in strong support
for the flag desecration amendment.
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260. I'm sorry, I've just been told
I have to go.
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261. This is a debate
that is going to continue...
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262. in town halls, city halls,
state legislatures...
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263. and the House of Representatives.
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264. There is a group that focuses a great
deal of time and energy on this.
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266. Is there an epidemic of flag-burning
that I'm not aware of?
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267. I mean it, is there an outbreak
of flag desecration?
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268. No, so let's blow off Kiefer.
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269. - Don't feel threatened by Kiefer.
- I don't.
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270. Excellent. We're doing it over lunch.
Back at the hotel.
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272. A place called the Playa Cantina.
She wanted an L.A. experience.
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273. - Is it good?
- They make guacamole in front of you.
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275. - She meant the people.
- There won't be any.
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276. You'll be joining her?
It'd be easier at the hotel.
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277. The hotel wouldn't make
a guacamole in front of me.
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278. - I need to talk about Marcus.
- In the car. Who's talking to Leo?
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280. - Sir, this lunch with Al Kiefer...
- Those people don't like me.
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281. They haven't gotten to know you.
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282. You'd think there was an epidemic
of flag-burning, endangering lives.
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283. I'm having lunch with Zoey. Sit with
Kiefer, let me know when to listen.
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284. - See you there.
- I'm not in the car?
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You were thinking it.
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286. - Fair enough.
- Good.
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287. - I can't believe you did this.
- Surprised you.
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288. I wanted to eat lunch with L.A. people.
I wanted atmosphere.
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289. - They cleared out the place.
- But the guy made guacamole.
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290. - This is fun.
- I was having fun...
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291. but you come within 100 meters,
and my protection quadruples.
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293. Now that you mention it,
yeah, I think you're right.
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294. - It is.
- Is somebody after me in California?
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295. All kinds of things. You've got smog,
freeway shootings, fires, mudslides.
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296. Plus, apparently there is
a mad rash of flag-burning going on.
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297. - You think you're funny.
- Right there, they made the guacamole.
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298. On flag-burning, it's obvious.
If he says nothing, he takes a hit.
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299. If he stands in opposition to it,
update your resumes.
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300. - I don't buy that.
- People respect a man with beliefs.
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301. You are looking at this the wrong way.
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302. Don't play defense. Lead the charge.
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303. - You said we couldn't.
- I didn't.
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we'd take a hit.
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305. Right. I'm saying
don't stay quiet, and don't oppose it.
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I should listen to yet?
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309. We'll let you know.
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310. Do you want to sew up
re-election right now?
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311. Want to lock down
your second term in this room?
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312. - What do you got?
- A truckload of voters.
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313. About 47 percent.
Overwhelmingly white men.
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314. Pool and patio types who voted
against you by 20-plus points.
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315. They share an affinity to authority,
a president.
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316. They see you as smart, with vision.
Why didn't they vote for you?
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317. Because they also see you as a wimp.
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318. - Two-thirds rate you as "weak. "
- We've heard these numbers.
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319. I never get tired of hearing them,
especially in front of my daughter.
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320. I know this is not a popular idea.
But I've got numbers and I trust them.
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321. The reason you all look pale is,
so do you. This is not theoretical.
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322. The flag-burning amendment made it
through the House easily.
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323. It hasn't made it through the Senate
yet, but that day will come soon.
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324. Laws against flag-burning
are overwhelmingly favored.
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be subject to a presidential veto...
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Court. This means one thing:
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327. It's over! The game's
been played and won.
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328. You know the results early, so you
get to pick which side to be on.
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329. Not only do we get
to be on the winning team...
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the winning team.
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332. - Toby, you're smiling.
- I just figured out who you were.
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- No.
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334. You're the guy who runs into
the 7-Eleven to get Satan cigarettes.
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335. - Mr. President.
- Yeah.
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336. - We'll talk about this later.
- We will?
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338. - Mr. President...
- Men with patios think I'm weak.
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we asked you not to meet him.
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341. We sold him on 10 minutes
in a room with you. Ten minutes.
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343. I just wanted a regular lunch,
in a restaurant with people.
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344. - Dad sees danger behind curtains.
- Walk on the other side of me, okay?
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347. - I mean, look at it.
- It's a nice house.
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about my dress.
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350. - You're not looking.
- I'm looking at the house.
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351. Let me introduce myself. Mark Miller,
head of development at Paragon.
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352. Good to meet you. Does my money
buy me a few words alone with you?
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353. Throw in chocolates and nylons,
get you more than that.
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354. - Sure.
- I'll be at the bar drinking a lot...
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355. - ... if anybody wants me.
- Nobody will.
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356. - I'll come right out. I'm a big fan.
- Thank you.
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in our company. In development.
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358. - What?
- Development of projects.
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359. - What's that mean?
- You'd develop feature projects.
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360. Movies? You don't want me.
You want Toby or Sam.
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361. - I'm not a writer. I can't act.
- You'd just be in development.
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362. - And what's that?
- Shepherding, developing projects.
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363. I thought a guy writes a movie
and a guy directs a movie.
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364. And in between there are
designers and technicians and actors.
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365. - So tell me what I'd do again.
- Development.
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366. At the moment I have a good job
and I understand what it is.
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367. I sure appreciate... Sam!
Would you excuse me, Mark?
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368. I'm sorry. I've gotta talk to Sam
about a thing the president wants...
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369. Pretend you're talking to me.
Walk me outside.
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370. Did he offer you a development deal?
Me too.
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371. Do you know what it is?
Me neither.
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372. The bedrock principle
of the First Amendment...
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373. is that government cannot prohibit
expression because it's disagreeable.
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374. Justice Brennan for the majority.
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375. I'm a real fan, David. It's not just
Baywatch and Knight Rider with me.
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377. Nick Fury, Panic at Malibu Pier,
The Cartier Affair, Pleasure Cove.
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378. Excuse us.
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379. - He's into me.
- You're scaring guests. He's married.
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380. - It's California. A girl can dream.
- Stop drinking.
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381. Matt Perry right there. Goodbye.
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382. - Josh!
- I know that voice.
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383. How long was it gonna take
for you to say hello to me?
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384. I got your message this morning,
but I've been running around.
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385. I didn't see you until now.
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386. I saw you.
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387. Well, then you should
have said hello to me.
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388. - You looked absorbed in conversations.
- I can assure you I was not.
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389. - Well then.
- Well then, what?
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390. - Hello.
- Hello!
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391. - We're just here for the day...
- Josh, we gotta talk.
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393. - Don't leave the party, okay?
- Okay.
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394. I know we've had our ups and downs,
but let me be your guy for a second.
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395. You can't be the first vice president
to break a tie going the other way.
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396. - I'm not looking to make history.
- You're gonna get ink either way.
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397. I know. It eats at you that there's
friction between you and my staff.
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398. You think they don't respect you,
and they do.
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399. They don't trust you.
Neither does the president.
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400. I know that's blunt, but I convinced
him to put you on the ticket.
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401. And I'm gonna be standing here
when you make history.
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402. Allow for the possibility that my
motives might not always be sinister.
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403. You and your staff are remarkably
smug. Frankly, so is the president.
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404. The fact you think I care
if there's friction is proof of that.
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405. You won't set foot in the west wing,
you won't be on the ticket next time.
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407. You think the president could arrange
for a 50-50 tie in the Senate?
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408. I think the president can do
whatever he wants.
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409. You're wrong.
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410. - Where's the president?
- At Ted Marcus' fundraiser.
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412. Give me a reason not to fire him.
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413. When you run out of reasons, remember
you can't fire the vice president.
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414. I can ask for his resignation.
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415. I gotta tell you something
you won't like.
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416. - What?
- He's right and we're wrong.
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- About the ethanol tax.
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418. - Leo's right.
- Sam's weighing in.
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419. I got McCambridge, Aiello
and Dane to vote our way.
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420. Send them back. We lose, and
the vice president's off the hook.
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421. Let's do that.
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422. I'm not done with Hoynes,
but dump it.
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423. - The thing about the vice president...
- I'll call him from the plane.
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424. Craziest thing I've ever heard.
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425. - Jay, you can't drive all those cars.
- Not all at once.
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426. I know not all at once.
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427. - Claudia Jean, this is Veronica Webb.
- Pleasure to meet you.
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428. - Can I talk to you?
- Sure. Excuse me.
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429. The president appreciates
your laying off Leo McGarry.
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430. - It hasn't gone unnoticed.
- You give me material every night.
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431. - Well, if there's anything I can do.
- You know what would be great?
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432. Get the president
to drive his bike into a tree again.
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433. It's my bread and butter.
It's what I live on.
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434. You're very funny.
How does she look like that?
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435. Clean living. Prayer.
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436. Gotta go.
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437. Sorry, I gotta talk to Sam.
Pretend you're talking to me again.
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438. - Let's use code names.
- Where's Josh?
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439. Talking to that woman. Maybe they're
just pretending to be talking.
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440. Indeed.
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441. - Wanna know what we did for lunch?
- What?
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we could sew up re-election...
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443. if the president favored
a flag-burning amendment.
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444. - I heard.
- How?
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445. I hear everything.
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446. It was a stupid joke.
I don't get a sympathy laugh?
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had some pretty scary numbers.
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448. Josh, I just made
a three-picture deal.
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449. - A deal to do what?
- It doesn't seem to matter.
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450. This is Joey Lucas
and her assistant.
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O'Dwyer's campaign in the 46th.
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We share polling data.
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455. - And?
- Kiefer asked the wrong questions.
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456. His poll said 80% favored
a flag-burning amendment.
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sending litterbugs to prison.
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458. - He never asked how much they care.
- Please say that you did.
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459. - How good do I look to you right now?
- That depends on the numbers.
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461. Less than half of those in favor rated
the issue "fairly" or "very important. "
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462. 12%, less than a third,
said the issue would swing their vote.
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463. The only place this war
is being fought is in Washington.
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very good to me right now.
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465. I thought so.
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466. - Good to meet you.
- Pleasure.
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467. Nice meeting you.
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you just scored with Toby and Sam?
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469. - But still...
- What?
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470. If the president talks about this,
he should say people shouldn't do it.
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471. It's a form of protest that,
for a lot of people, is troubling.
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472. - Your poll says that?
- I do. So do a lot of people.
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474. - The voice of the people is a dog.
- The voice of God.
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475. - I came here with someone.
- I'm sorry?
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next time you come out here?
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480. I will call in advance of my coming.
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483. I don't need to tell you
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484. and I'm gonna demand you announce
you'll veto Cameron's bill.
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485. It won't pass.
It won't get voted on.
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As a symbol.
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487. As a gesture, as a symbol, demand that
and you'll be Cameron's friend.
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you take money without listening.
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of one person who's complaining.
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491. I'll call personally and say
I'll never sign a law like that.
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- Ted.
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- Because I know what I'm doing!
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of professional politics...
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495. and you live in the world
of adolescent tantrum!
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496. Don't you ever
slap Josh Lyman around again.
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497. He's the deputy chief of staff.
He's not some associate producer.
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498. - You're right.
- Don't screw with me.
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499. - You're right.
- Right this second...
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501. which happens as soon as
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502. I'm a human starting gun!
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503. - Trust me. I know what I'm doing.
- I do trust you. I do.
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507. No.
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508. Me neither.
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510. you look more tired than you did
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511. Imagine how tired I'm gonna look
a couple of months from now.
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512. I haven't slept well lately.
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513. Kept everyone up
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514. You know, we left at 3 in the morning.
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515. I really want to try
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516. - That was it?
- Yeah.
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517. - Because she was with somebody?
- She was with somebody.
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518. - She's with somebody.
- She could've just said that.
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519. - Why would she have been saying that?
- For the allure.
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- It's 1:00 a.m.
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525. - Are you okay?
- Gather ye rosebuds.
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527. Were you just clucking?
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529. Yes, you do. Phone message!
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530. First of all, don't do
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532. Tell them I'll be down in one minute.
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533. - How's she gonna know I'm knocking?
- There's a button. A light flashes.
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534. I'll be there in a minute.
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535. - What can I do for you?
- You know, I got the wrong room.
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You looking for Joey?
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537. - Yeah.
- She's right here.
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538. No, I'm not.
I was stopping to say goodbye.
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539. - Don't bother.
- Who's there?
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540. I wanted to say goodbye.
We're taking off.
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542. Thank you for talking to us tonight.
That was helpful.
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543. She said goodbye.
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544. I know.
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546. Anyway, Mr. Vice President,
it's taken care of.
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547. - We can put it to rest.
- Thank you.
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548. - You're welcome. Bye.
- Good night.
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- Yes, sir?
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551. I admired the way you hung in there
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555. You stood in there even though
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