1. A woman named Ainsley Hayes.Copy !req
2. "Aimsley?"Copy !req
3. We should hire her.Copy !req
4. Welcome to the White House.Copy !req
5. Your poll says that?Copy !req
6. I said that.Copy !req
7. "Vox populi vox Dei."Copy !req
8. "The voice of the people
is the voice of a dog"?Copy !req
9. The voice of God, Joshua.Copy !req
10. God.Copy !req
11. Yes.Copy !req
12. Hello, pumpkin.Copy !req
13. Abbey?Copy !req
14. Hello, gumdrop.Copy !req
15. Shake my hand.Copy !req
16. We just formed it.Copy !req
17. Formed what?Copy !req
18. The Committee to
Reelect the President.Copy !req
19. We are, by my watch,
six minutes awayCopy !req
20. from President Bartlet's
entranceCopy !req
21. onto the floor
of the House of RepresentativesCopy !req
22. this, his third
State of the Union address.Copy !req
23. We'll hear
the familiar introductionCopy !req
24. from the Doorkeeper
of the House, Edgar Finney.Copy !req
25. Perhaps some people don't knowCopy !req
26. that in order for the President
to address CongressCopy !req
27. he must first receive permission
from the Speaker...Copy !req
28. I'm still here.Copy !req
29. a tradition
that dates back to Parliament.Copy !req
30. All right. Is that a yes?Copy !req
31. Is it a yes?Copy !req
32. Sam.
Give me half a minute.Copy !req
33. Yeah?
Ed.Copy !req
34. Delete "vigorously"
from the first sentence.Copy !req
35. Which paragraph?Copy !req
36. Three, Section Seven.Copy !req
37. We're not going to vigorously
pursue campaign finance reform?Copy !req
38. No, we'll
pursue it regular.Copy !req
39. Not vigorously?Copy !req
40. McGowan says we're fine.
He feels the word "vigorous"
is inflammatory.Copy !req
41. Change "choke-hold"
to "tight grip."
Is that it?Copy !req
42. Yeah.Copy !req
43. No, Sam's still on.Copy !req
44. We got, like,
four minutes, Toby.Copy !req
45. Where are we?Copy !req
46. Sam's still on.Copy !req
47. Bob Novak just said
this was the speech
of my political life.Copy !req
48. You know how many times
I've heard that?Copy !req
49. Senator McGowan says
we're fine if we
cut "vigorously."Copy !req
50. Do it.Copy !req
51. How you feeling?Copy !req
52. Good.Copy !req
53. Yes, sir.
!
Abbey's already in her seat?Copy !req
54. Yes, sir.
I say, my wife's in her seat?Copy !req
55. We got four minutes.
We'll get them in
the car. Let's go.Copy !req
56. I'm going to tell him
it's a "yes."Copy !req
57. Thank you.Copy !req
58. What'd they say?
We put our weight
behind SB380.Copy !req
59. It's a highway
improvement bill.Copy !req
60. What else?
We set aside
some U.S. parkland.Copy !req
61. What else?Copy !req
62. That's it.
I want to be clear.Copy !req
63. This is the understanding:Copy !req
64. we build him a highway
and name a park after himCopy !req
65. and we have his support
for the Blue Ribbon?Copy !req
66. Yep.
Mr. President?
Do it.Copy !req
67. Yeah?
Ginger.Copy !req
68. Tell C.J. it's a green
light on the Blue Ribbon.Copy !req
69. She'll know what it means.Copy !req
70. Yes, sir.
We'll write it in the car.Copy !req
71. Sir.Copy !req
72. Yeah.Copy !req
73. It's a good thing.Copy !req
74. The Blue Ribbon?Copy !req
75. Yeah.Copy !req
76. Yeah.Copy !req
77. Excuse me, what are you doing?Copy !req
78. I'm just...Copy !req
79. You were putting
gum in your mouth?Copy !req
80. Yeah, 'cause I...Copy !req
81. It's a good idea
to be chewing gumCopy !req
82. when you're
taking a pollCopy !req
83. for the President
of the United States.Copy !req
84. That's the sound
people like to
hear on the phone.Copy !req
85. The polling
hasn't started yet.Copy !req
86. Well, thank
you, Mr. Helper.Copy !req
87. Josh.Copy !req
88. Yeah?Copy !req
89. These people have
done this before.Copy !req
90. They're not
our people.Copy !req
91. They're Joey
Lucas's people.Copy !req
92. None of them
have accents?Copy !req
93. They're all out
of the Midwest.Copy !req
94. I'm saying
Joey Lucas is deafCopy !req
95. and would have
no way of know...Copy !req
96. Do any of you people
have accents?Copy !req
97. Oh, my God.Copy !req
98. Do any of you people
have the power of speech?Copy !req
99. They're fine.Copy !req
100. I should be
there right now.Copy !req
101. He's fine.Copy !req
102. "Therefore I am asking
the leaders of CongressCopy !req
103. "and members of both parties
to join me in establishingCopy !req
104. a Blue Ribbon National
Commission to fashion..."Copy !req
105. Yeah.Copy !req
106. I want it for him
when he walks in the door.Copy !req
107. Gail Schumer, can we expect
the White House is doingCopy !req
108. their own polling tonight?Copy !req
109. You better believe it.Copy !req
110. This may well be the speech of
the President's political life.Copy !req
111. Excuse me,
I've got a heads-up.Copy !req
112. There'll be
a last-minute addition.Copy !req
113. The President will be announcingCopy !req
114. a bipartisan
Blue Ribbon commissionCopy !req
115. to study the long-term future
of entitlement programs.Copy !req
116. Obviously,
there'll be more detailsCopy !req
117. in the address.Copy !req
118. Why last minute?Copy !req
119. When I say
"last minute," I'm wrong.Copy !req
120. We're just
under three minutes.Copy !req
121. C.J., why last minute?Copy !req
122. It's something
he's been going
back and forth on.Copy !req
123. He wanted to make
sure he had support with
the Democratic leadership.Copy !req
124. And he does?Copy !req
125. Yes. I also wanted
to remind youCopy !req
126. that Capital Beat
is broadcasting liveCopy !req
127. from the west wing
for the two or three hoursCopy !req
128. following the address,
so that area'sCopy !req
129. going to be off-limits
for carousing.Copy !req
130. Capital Beat's
doing postgameCopy !req
131. Yes.
live from
the White House?Copy !req
132. So why do they get
special treatment?Copy !req
133. Because they're special.Copy !req
134. Enjoy the show, everybody.Copy !req
135. "To build this new futureCopy !req
136. "will demand boldly setting
aside our partisan blindersCopy !req
137. and abandoning our
ideological..." what?Copy !req
138. Entrenchment.Copy !req
139. "To build this
new futureCopy !req
140. "will demand boldly
setting asideCopy !req
141. "our partisan blinders
and abandoningCopy !req
142. our ideological
entrenchment."Copy !req
143. Yeah.Copy !req
144. That's it.Copy !req
145. Okay.Copy !req
146. This is it.Copy !req
147. Yeah.Copy !req
148. Phone it to
the prompter.Copy !req
149. Mr. President?Copy !req
150. Thanks.Copy !req
151. Sir.Copy !req
152. Amen.Copy !req
153. Amen.Copy !req
154. Mr. FinneyCopy !req
155. would you
tell the SpeakerCopy !req
156. I'd like
to see him, please?Copy !req
157. Mr. Speaker!Copy !req
158. The President of
the United States!Copy !req
159. through every age,
against every challengeCopy !req
160. a people of great works
and greater possibilitiesCopy !req
161. who have always, always
found the wisdom and strengthCopy !req
162. to come together as one nationCopy !req
163. to widen the circle
of opportunityCopy !req
164. to deepen the meaning
of our freedomCopy !req
165. to form a more perfect union.Copy !req
166. Our best days lie ahead.Copy !req
167. God bless you, and God bless
the United States of America.Copy !req
168. Way to go.Copy !req
169. Oh, you, too.Copy !req
170. Oh, he did good.
Tell me about it.Copy !req
171. He can bring it
up there.Copy !req
172. "Up there" is where
this President eats.Copy !req
173. That is his place
of business.Copy !req
174. Yes, he did well!Copy !req
175. Yeah!Copy !req
176. Let's find out how well.Copy !req
177. This is exciting.Copy !req
178. Yeah.
Yes.Copy !req
179. So, what do I do?Copy !req
180. What do you mean?Copy !req
181. What do I
tell them?Copy !req
182. Tell them to start.Copy !req
183. Didn't you talk
to Joey?
Yeah.Copy !req
184. What did she say?Copy !req
185. She said
her plane was late.Copy !req
186. What did she say
I should tell
the callers?Copy !req
187. She didn't say anything.
Donna...Copy !req
188. Tell them to start, Josh.Copy !req
189. They're not supposed to receiveCopy !req
190. special instructions
based on...
What?Copy !req
191. Time zones, I don't know,
I'm not a pollster.Copy !req
192. I-I thought Joey called.Copy !req
193. She called
from the planeCopy !req
194. and said she was late.Copy !req
195. When's she going
to be here?Copy !req
196. Joshua Lyman,
you have theCopy !req
197. cutest little butt in
professional politics.Copy !req
198. Kenny, reallyCopy !req
199. that better have
been her talking.Copy !req
200. I'm here.Copy !req
201. Where the hell have you been?Copy !req
202. My plane had
mechanical difficulties.Copy !req
203. This is the State
of the Union.Copy !req
204. There was nothing you
could do about it?Copy !req
205. No, because
as a childCopy !req
206. I never paid attentionCopy !req
207. during Airplane Mechanics class.Copy !req
208. Is this the kind of
Noel Coward-esque witCopy !req
209. I can expect all night long?Copy !req
210. Yes.Copy !req
211. I want to start the
phone banks— they
need instructions.Copy !req
212. Is anyone
chewing gum?Copy !req
213. No!Copy !req
214. Okay... start.Copy !req
215. I'd already taken care
of the gum thing.Copy !req
216. In five, four, three...Copy !req
217. Live, from the White House
in Washington, D.C.Copy !req
218. it's Capital Beat
with Mark Gottfried.Copy !req
219. Tonight on Capital Beat,
a special expanded edition:Copy !req
220. The State of the Union.Copy !req
221. Good evening,
I'm Mark GottfriedCopy !req
222. and tonight our show is live
from the White House.Copy !req
223. We'll be joined all night longCopy !req
224. by Republicans and Democrats,
lawmakers and punditsCopy !req
225. and we'll be talking
to focus groupsCopy !req
226. around the country.Copy !req
227. On the panel with me right nowCopy !req
228. is Deputy House Majority Whip
Henry ShallickCopy !req
229. and the very lovely,
very talentedCopy !req
230. Ms. Claudia Jean Cregg,
White House Press Secretary.Copy !req
231. C.J., on a scale
of one to tenCopy !req
232. how did the President
do tonight?Copy !req
233. Fourteen.Copy !req
234. You know, Mark, the President
is a commanding public speakerCopy !req
235. and the bar is usually set
quite a bit higherCopy !req
236. when he makes
a major addressCopy !req
237. but tonight he cleared
it with room to spare.Copy !req
238. My unofficial tally has himCopy !req
239. interrupted for applause
73 times.Copy !req
240. C.J.:
I have 72 times,
but I'll take your count.Copy !req
241. Henry Shallick, how did
the President do tonight?Copy !req
242. Well, C.J. is right.Copy !req
243. The President is
a gifted public speaker.Copy !req
244. We've always known thatCopy !req
245. and it's an admirable talent
not unlike juggling.Copy !req
246. Now, if only he'd
said something.Copy !req
247. By my count, 23 of
the interruptions for applauseCopy !req
248. were for co-opted
Republican ideas.Copy !req
249. Let's take
a quick break.Copy !req
250. We're just getting started
with our postgame analysisCopy !req
251. of President Bartlet's third
State of the Union address.Copy !req
252. We've got guests standing by
around the countryCopy !req
253. and we'll back
with more Capital BeatCopy !req
254. right after this.Copy !req
255. We're out.Copy !req
256. C.J.'s not wearing any pants.Copy !req
257. Yes.Copy !req
258. No pants whatsoever.Copy !req
259. It's cable. Carol?Copy !req
260. 90 seconds back.Copy !req
261. Could I see you
a moment?Copy !req
262. Yeah.Copy !req
263. Could I see you
over there?Copy !req
264. Why?
Can we do it here?Copy !req
265. I'm not wearing any pants.
Can we do it here?Copy !req
266. Sure, we're fine here
as long as there aren'tCopy !req
267. any microphones
or cameras around.Copy !req
268. Carol?Copy !req
269. Yeah.Copy !req
270. Thank you.Copy !req
271. You look like
a Rockette.Copy !req
272. Yeah.
Yeah?Copy !req
273. You know why I'm
not wearing pants?Copy !req
274. I just assumed it was
the usual reason.
I sat in paint.Copy !req
275. Right after the speechCopy !req
276. I went to
the Sculpture GardenCopy !req
277. to get some air
and take it in and
I sat on a bench.Copy !req
278. And it didn't say,
"wet paint"?Copy !req
279. It did,
it turns out, but...Copy !req
280. The clothes are coming.Copy !req
281. Where'd you get
the bathrobe?
The gym.Copy !req
282. There are bathrobes
at the gym?Copy !req
283. In the women's
locker room.Copy !req
284. Yeah.
But not the men's.Copy !req
285. Now, that's outrageous.Copy !req
286. There's a thousand
men working here
and 50 women.Copy !req
287. Yeah, and it's the bathrobes
that's outrageous.Copy !req
288. 30 seconds.
What's going on?Copy !req
289. Jack Sloan has an official
reprimand in his jacket.Copy !req
290. For what?Copy !req
291. Excessive force.Copy !req
292. How long ago?Copy !req
293. 17 years ago.Copy !req
294. There was a criminal
charge— it was dismissed.Copy !req
295. There was a civil suit—
it was dismissed.Copy !req
296. There was enormous
community and politicalCopy !req
297. pressure from local
black Democrats...Copy !req
298. Our people?Copy !req
299. It was 17 years ago.Copy !req
300. 15 seconds.Copy !req
301. Okay, so they gave him
an official condemnation.Copy !req
302. Yeah.Copy !req
303. Does anybody have
the story yet?Copy !req
304. They will.Copy !req
305. Ten seconds.Copy !req
306. I need to see
the police officer—Copy !req
307. what was his name?Copy !req
308. Sloan.Copy !req
309. Hi.Copy !req
310. Take the desk away,
I pick up three share points.Copy !req
311. In five, four, three...Copy !req
312. We're back with our panelCopy !req
313. including Deputy House Majority
Whip Henry ShallickCopy !req
314. and White House Press
Secretary C.J. Cregg...Copy !req
315. Welcome back.Copy !req
316. How'd it look on TV?Copy !req
317. It looked good.Copy !req
318. Charlie, is it possibleCopy !req
319. that C.J. isn't wearing
any pants right now?Copy !req
320. Yeah, she sat
in wet paint.Copy !req
321. And she's not
wearing any pants?Copy !req
322. Well, she's wearing
underwear, Mrs. Landingham.Copy !req
323. She hasn't gone smokeless.Copy !req
324. Okay.Copy !req
325. I didn't understand
this note.Copy !req
326. The President was
balancing his checkbookCopy !req
327. and came across
an outstanding check for $500Copy !req
328. that was never cashed.Copy !req
329. The check was written
by the First LadyCopy !req
330. to a woman the President
has never heard ofCopy !req
331. and he'd like you
to ask her about it.Copy !req
332. Why?Copy !req
333. He does it to relax.Copy !req
334. Yeah.
Okay.Copy !req
335. And why doesn't he justCopy !req
336. ask the First LadyCopy !req
337. about the $500
check himselfCopy !req
338. in the normal course of,
you knowCopy !req
339. being married to her?Copy !req
340. When the President inquiresCopy !req
341. into the First Lady's
personal bookkeepingCopy !req
342. the First Lady gets angry
with him and yells.Copy !req
343. Well, she's going to get angryCopy !req
344. and yell when I inquire
into it, too.Copy !req
345. Well, the President doesn't care
so much about that.Copy !req
346. Yeah, okay.Copy !req
347. This is a good job.Copy !req
348. I saw you on TV.Copy !req
349. Cool.Copy !req
350. To build this new futureCopy !req
351. will demand boldly setting aside
our partisan blindersCopy !req
352. and abandoning
our ideological entrenchment.Copy !req
353. Therefore, I am asking
the leaders of CongressCopy !req
354. and members of both partiesCopy !req
355. to join me in establishingCopy !req
356. a Blue Ribbon National
Commission to fashion...Copy !req
357. boldly setting aside
our partisan blindersCopy !req
358. and abandoning
our ideological entrenchment...Copy !req
359. Come in.Copy !req
360. Therefore, I am asking
the leaders of CongressCopy !req
361. and members of both partiesCopy !req
362. to join me in establishingCopy !req
363. a Blue Ribbon National
Commission to fashion...Copy !req
364. Mrs. Bartlet?Copy !req
365. Hey, Charlie.Copy !req
366. Am I disturbing you?Copy !req
367. I just came up
to change my clothes.Copy !req
368. Did you sit in paint?Copy !req
369. I'm sorry?Copy !req
370. C.J. sat on wet paint.Copy !req
371. In the Sculpture Garden?
Yeah.Copy !req
372. No, I'm not supposed
to go to the receptionCopy !req
373. in the same clothes
in which I went
to the speech.Copy !req
374. Yeah.Copy !req
375. I could just
tell people that I haveCopy !req
376. two outfits exactly alike.Copy !req
377. That's what I do.Copy !req
378. What do you need?Copy !req
379. Ma'am, I'd like you
to bear in mind thatCopy !req
380. I'm not wearing pads or a helmet
or contact gear of any kind.Copy !req
381. A $500 check that
hasn't been cashed?Copy !req
382. It's written to
a woman he doesn't...Copy !req
383. Oh, how long has that
been up his ass?Copy !req
384. Well, I wouldn't know,
ma'am, but...Copy !req
385. Her name is Jane Robinson.Copy !req
386. I read an article
a few months ago...Copy !req
387. Her husband threw her out?Copy !req
388. He set fire to the bed.Copy !req
389. And she'd bought the kids'
Christmas presents earlyCopy !req
390. and they
were ruined.
So I sent her $500.Copy !req
391. Well, she hasn't cashed it.Copy !req
392. I'll make sure
it got to her.Copy !req
393. Thank you.Copy !req
394. Thank you,
ma'am.Copy !req
395. join me in establishingCopy !req
396. a Blue Ribbon National
Commission...Copy !req
397. Ladies and gentlemenCopy !req
398. Mr. Sam Seaborn!Copy !req
399. See, and you guys said
I couldn't write comedy.Copy !req
400. You talked
to C.J.?Copy !req
401. Yeah.Copy !req
402. The dial groups are huge.Copy !req
403. Middle class tax cut,
Social Security...Copy !req
404. What about polling?Copy !req
405. Josh and Joey'll have
early numbers in an hour.Copy !req
406. My point is,
this police officer?Copy !req
407. The President pointed to him
and asked him to stand.Copy !req
408. Leo?Copy !req
409. Let C.J. talk to him.Copy !req
410. Is he here?
Yeah.Copy !req
411. No pictures anywhere near
the President.Copy !req
412. Yeah.Copy !req
413. They need you
in the Situation Room.Copy !req
414. What's going on?Copy !req
415. Leo, we believe five
U.S. DEA agentsCopy !req
416. have been abducted
in Colombia.Copy !req
417. Where?Copy !req
418. On a road
between BogotaCopy !req
419. and a training
base in Putumayo.Copy !req
420. Was it the CRF?Copy !req
421. We don't know.Copy !req
422. Do we think
it was the CRF?Copy !req
423. Yeah.Copy !req
424. Can the agents be identified
as U.S. Drug Enforcement?Copy !req
425. They're carrying
badges.Copy !req
426. On a road from
Bogota to Putumayo?Copy !req
427. They're going
to shoot these guys.Copy !req
428. Leo, I...Copy !req
429. The White House
Press Corps' upstairsCopy !req
430. and there's a live TV show
being broadcast next door.Copy !req
431. I need to meet with State,
Justice and the PentagonCopy !req
432. and it needs
to happen softly.Copy !req
433. Yes, sir.Copy !req
434. This was almost
a good night.Copy !req
435. Donna.Copy !req
436. Yeah?Copy !req
437. It's going well.Copy !req
438. It's a 17%
response rate.Copy !req
439. Great.Copy !req
440. Jack Sloan was
reprimandedCopy !req
441. for excessive forceCopy !req
442. by the Detroit
Police Department.Copy !req
443. How long ago?Copy !req
444. Seventeen years.Copy !req
445. What happened?Copy !req
446. I don't know...Copy !req
447. he made a bust,
he broke the guy's legCopy !req
448. the DA couldn't
make the caseCopy !req
449. the civil suit
was dismissedCopy !req
450. but it's there.Copy !req
451. Who's Jack Sloan?Copy !req
452. From tonight.Copy !req
453. The police officer.Copy !req
454. I wasn't there.Copy !req
455. I was on a plane
with mechanical difficulties.Copy !req
456. Officer Jack Sloan
of the Detroit Police DepartmentCopy !req
457. was added at the last minute
to the invited guestsCopy !req
458. that are recognized by
the President during the speech.Copy !req
459. Yeah.
He wasn't vetted?Copy !req
460. It was last minute.
When do I see numbers?Copy !req
461. Joey says it going good.Copy !req
462. Great. When do I see numbers?Copy !req
463. There's a 17%
response rate.Copy !req
464. Fantastic.
When do I see numbers?Copy !req
465. You need patience, Joshua.Copy !req
466. I need numbers, Tonto.Copy !req
467. The poll's an hour old.Copy !req
468. You get early numbers.Copy !req
469. And when I get them,
you'll have them.Copy !req
470. What do you doCopy !req
471. in the meantime?Copy !req
472. I'm getting a donut.Copy !req
473. Okay.Copy !req
474. We're plagued by this nonsense,
Donna.Copy !req
475. I swear, it's just...
reaching epidemic proportions.Copy !req
476. Those numbers are going to tell
us we had a big nightCopy !req
477. and the bounce is going to be
dragged downCopy !req
478. by a news cycle that
won't shake the cop story.Copy !req
479. You should ask her out.Copy !req
480. I'm sorry?Copy !req
481. You should ask Joey out.
Tonight could be the night.Copy !req
482. The night to do what?Copy !req
483. To ask her out.Copy !req
484. Get a donut.Copy !req
485. Okay.Copy !req
486. Before we go to commercial againCopy !req
487. let me just ask for predictions.Copy !req
488. How big a bump does the
President get off the speech?Copy !req
489. Congressman Shallick...Copy !req
490. Excuse me,
Mr. Secretary?Copy !req
491. Yes.Copy !req
492. I'm sorry to interrupt,
but Leo McGarry
was wonderingCopy !req
493. if you'd come say hello
to an old friend of his.Copy !req
494. Certainly.Copy !req
495. Would you excuse me,
please?Copy !req
496. Sit Room.Copy !req
497. Thank you.Copy !req
498. Are we verifying exactlyCopy !req
499. who was at the lab?Copy !req
500. We've verified
Agents McGrath and NunCopy !req
501. but we still can't confirm
the other three.Copy !req
502. I don't want
to mis-notify
the families.Copy !req
503. Leo?Copy !req
504. Mickey, 2:00 p.m.
local time in BogotaCopy !req
505. five DEA agents assisting police
in evidence gatheringCopy !req
506. at a cocaine lab were taken
by the CRF.Copy !req
507. Are they alive?Copy !req
508. We think so.Copy !req
509. Okay. The Putumayo's
a Frente stronghold.Copy !req
510. The scene the
agents were atCopy !req
511. was one of their top-producing
cocaine labs.Copy !req
512. We're going to open
a dialogueCopy !req
513. and to do it through the
Colombian Army commanders.Copy !req
514. Who are they talking to?Copy !req
515. They'll tell us.
I think it'll be
Nelson Guerra.Copy !req
516. He's a Frente jefe.Copy !req
517. Get me everything on him.Copy !req
518. Yes, sir.Copy !req
519. Is there anybody close by
on the ground?Copy !req
520. The closest we've got
is Tres Encinas.Copy !req
521. Who's there?Copy !req
522. Six commanders
and 13 support.Copy !req
523. Really.Copy !req
524. Yeah.Copy !req
525. How many people are
going to be guardingCopy !req
526. wherever these guys
are being taken to?Copy !req
527. Five, six hundred.Copy !req
528. Not the numbers
you're hoping forCopy !req
529. if you're contemplatingCopy !req
530. a massive
attack and rescue mission.Copy !req
531. No.Copy !req
532. Tell Special Operations CommandCopy !req
533. at Fort BraggCopy !req
534. to submit three plans
for a unilateral op.Copy !req
535. They have an hour.Copy !req
536. Yes, sir.Copy !req
537. We should let these 19 guys
at Tres Encinas knowCopy !req
538. they're in it now, too.Copy !req
539. Yes, sir.Copy !req
540. I challenge all our schools
to teach character educationCopy !req
541. to teach values,
to teach citizenshipCopy !req
542. and if it means our kids
will pay more attentionCopy !req
543. to mathematics
and English literatureCopy !req
544. and history and science
and the artsCopy !req
545. and less attention
to designer labelsCopy !req
546. then our public schools should
be able to require studentsCopy !req
547. to wear school uniforms.Copy !req
548. "School uniforms,"
from a liberal Democrat.Copy !req
549. What was that sound
we just heard?Copy !req
550. Joining us now on our panel isCopy !req
551. Associate White House Counsel
Ainsley HayesCopy !req
552. and to my leftCopy !req
553. Gretchen Tyler,
Director of Public EducationCopy !req
554. for the ACLU.Copy !req
555. Gretchen, let's start with you.Copy !req
556. Were you surprised?Copy !req
557. I was surprised, Mark.
I was disappointed.Copy !req
558. This President
has always hadCopy !req
559. strong First Amendment
credentials.Copy !req
560. What's the position
of the ACLU?Copy !req
561. The position
of the ACLU isCopy !req
562. that every child in the countryCopy !req
563. has a legal right
to public school educationCopy !req
564. and that right can't be
conditioned upon complianceCopy !req
565. with a uniform policy.Copy !req
566. Ainsley?Copy !req
567. I think Gretchen's point
is well takenCopy !req
568. in that I'm not 100% sureCopy !req
569. what the President suggested
tonight was Constitutional.Copy !req
570. What I can tell you is
he's concerned about the kidCopy !req
571. who's left out because
he can't afford the clothesCopy !req
572. some of his friends wear.Copy !req
573. He's also taken serious notice
of any number of studiesCopy !req
574. done by education experts
that say, by and largeCopy !req
575. kids will do better
wearing uniforms.Copy !req
576. It should be noted that there
already areCopy !req
577. dress restrictions
on public school kids.Copy !req
578. They're not allowed to wear
inappropriate clothingCopy !req
579. or wear something obscene
on their T-shirt.Copy !req
580. It should also be noted
that those restrictionsCopy !req
581. were over the strong objection
of the ACLU.Copy !req
582. Ainsley, gauge for usCopy !req
583. how strongly the President
feels about this.Copy !req
584. Well, he included it
in a State of the Union Address.Copy !req
585. But from your conversations
with him personally.Copy !req
586. I haven't had any conversations
with him personally.Copy !req
587. On this?Copy !req
588. On anything.
I've never met him.Copy !req
589. I'm an associate counsel.Copy !req
590. The Chinese food guy's
got more access than I do.Copy !req
591. And yet they have you out here
speaking for the White House.Copy !req
592. Yeah, it's a really big night
for me.Copy !req
593. All right, we'll be back
with Gretchen TylerCopy !req
594. and Ainsley Hayes and more
guests as the night goes on.Copy !req
595. We're going to send you
to New York for some other news.Copy !req
596. Stay with us.
Here's Frank and Judy.Copy !req
597. We're out.Copy !req
598. You crack me up.Copy !req
599. Thank you.Copy !req
600. Hey, Gracie.Copy !req
601. Hey, Sam.Copy !req
602. Mark, does she have time?Copy !req
603. It's a five-minute
news break.Copy !req
604. Have you been watching?Copy !req
605. Yes.Copy !req
606. Aren't I delightful?Copy !req
607. Yes.Copy !req
608. You know what I'd like?Copy !req
609. I'd like it if you didn't
say you weren't 100% sureCopy !req
610. that the President's
proposal is Constitutional.Copy !req
611. The ACLU has a reasonable case
to make against the President.Copy !req
612. They'll do a fine job
of making itCopy !req
613. without the help
of the President's lawyer.Copy !req
614. That's a fair point.Copy !req
615. How have you never
met the President?Copy !req
616. I haven't.Copy !req
617. You've been working here
three months.Copy !req
618. He works
in the Oval OfficeCopy !req
619. and I work in the steam pipe
trunk distribution venue.Copy !req
620. I can't believe we haven't run
into each other.Copy !req
621. I'll set up
an introduction.
No.Copy !req
622. You can meet
him tonight.
No way.Copy !req
623. It's no problem.
Yes, it is.Copy !req
624. Are you scared to meet
the President?Copy !req
625. I'm not scared to meet
the President.Copy !req
626. Yeah, you are.
I am not scared to meetCopy !req
627. the President 'cause I'm not
going to meet the President.Copy !req
628. Ainsley...
I'm having a good night.Copy !req
629. I just want to keep having
a good night.Copy !req
630. I don't want to live in fear
of the inevitable bunglingCopy !req
631. of the English language
that will occurCopy !req
632. and the mortification
that will ensue.Copy !req
633. That sounds pretty bad.Copy !req
634. I am, yes, I am indeedCopy !req
635. yes, I am scared to meet
the President.Copy !req
636. Now it sounds really bad.Copy !req
637. Yes.
Okay, wellCopy !req
638. when you meet him, you meet him.Copy !req
639. No need to rush that day along.Copy !req
640. Right.Copy !req
641. Okay, can I talk to you
about adrenaline for a second?Copy !req
642. Adrenaline?Copy !req
643. Yeah. You're feeling
it right nowCopy !req
644. and it's going
to get even moreCopy !req
645. 'cause it's a big night
and we're a hitCopy !req
646. and you've never experienced
anything like this...Copy !req
647. And you think
I'm going to have a nutty?Copy !req
648. I'm saying don't drink till
you're off television.Copy !req
649. God, thanks, Sam,
for that debating tip,
your feel for nuance.Copy !req
650. You say I shouldn't be drunkCopy !req
651. when I'm representing
the White House?Copy !req
652. Yeah, and please
don't forgetCopy !req
653. you're a blond
Republican girlCopy !req
654. and that nobody likes you.Copy !req
655. I'm going back
on television now.Copy !req
656. Try and remember
you're on our side.Copy !req
657. Thank you, thank you.Copy !req
658. Sam Seaborn wrote that line
for me.Copy !req
659. You know, there's a lot
of poll-takingCopy !req
660. going on right now.Copy !req
661. The instant dial focus groupsCopy !req
662. predict tonight's speech
was a success.Copy !req
663. And I'm sure where Josh is
over at the phone banksCopy !req
664. they'll be confirming thatCopy !req
665. but when the numbers
are crunchedCopy !req
666. and the polls are taken,
I think everyone here realizesCopy !req
667. that the truly important thing
is that I changed my hair.Copy !req
668. Seriously, this is
not my official toast.Copy !req
669. My official toast is later.Copy !req
670. I just wanted to say informally
before the President got hereCopy !req
671. thank you so much
for your hard workCopy !req
672. and enjoy tonight's success.Copy !req
673. Your hair looks
great, by the way.Copy !req
674. So, what's going on
with Jack Sloan?Copy !req
675. C.J.'s on it.Copy !req
676. So we were able to
get in the languageCopy !req
677. about the Blue
Ribbon Commission.Copy !req
678. Yeah.Copy !req
679. We were able to get it
in at the last minute.Copy !req
680. We got our guys.Copy !req
681. We changed the language
to broaden...Copy !req
682. I was there, Leo.Copy !req
683. We changed the language
at the last minute, Abbey.Copy !req
684. If you want to be pissed
at someoneCopy !req
685. the architect
of this speech...Copy !req
686. I don't want
to be pissed at anyoneCopy !req
687. but thanks for asking.Copy !req
688. And I don't need to be toldCopy !req
689. who the architect
of tonight's speech was.Copy !req
690. Toby Ziegler,
ladies and gentlemen!Copy !req
691. I want to see you
in your officeCopy !req
692. in half an hour. You got it?Copy !req
693. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
694. Keep shaking hands.Copy !req
695. Hang on...Copy !req
696. He didn't say that,
and we can roll the tape.Copy !req
697. He said...
What he said was that
standardized testingCopy !req
698. would be more acceptable
if its vast limitationsCopy !req
699. were understood.Copy !req
700. What about the New York City
testing scoresCopy !req
701. that Hal Chafey just cited
a while ago?Copy !req
702. Six out of ten
were black or Hispanic.Copy !req
703. Chafey also
forgot to mentionCopy !req
704. that six out of ten
of those New York City studentsCopy !req
705. were either black or Hispanic.Copy !req
706. Right on the button.Copy !req
707. So, Josh...
No.Copy !req
708. I was wondering.
We're still doing this?Copy !req
709. Have you
asked her out yet?
Donna...Copy !req
710. 'Cause the last time
I asked youCopy !req
711. you hadn't
asked her out yet.Copy !req
712. What is taking so long?Copy !req
713. "Joey, would you like
to go out Friday night?"Copy !req
714. You know,
you have to say it.Copy !req
715. You have to ask a girl out
on a date.Copy !req
716. You can't just randomly
tumble into a girl sidewaysCopy !req
717. and hope she breaks up
with you soonCopy !req
718. the way you always do.Copy !req
719. Why not?Copy !req
720. Because you can't.Copy !req
721. You just said I always do.Copy !req
722. I can help you or I can
not help you. It's up to you.Copy !req
723. Then I absolutely choose
not helping me.Copy !req
724. You want me to ask her out
for you?Copy !req
725. Yeah. That's exactly
what I want you to do.Copy !req
726. Joey...Copy !req
727. Sit down.Copy !req
728. Where are the first numbers?Copy !req
729. Soon.Copy !req
730. How soon?Copy !req
731. Five minutes.Copy !req
732. You said five minutes,
15 minutes ago.Copy !req
733. The response rate slowed down.Copy !req
734. Why?Copy !req
735. People are going to bed.Copy !req
736. Yeah, but the response rate
didn't stop, right?Copy !req
737. Everybody didn't go to bed.Copy !req
738. If they didCopy !req
739. that would
be phenomenal.Copy !req
740. It would be a phenomenon.Copy !req
741. The response rate
slowed downCopy !req
742. and you need to have
some juice and crackers.Copy !req
743. America is talkingCopy !req
744. and I'm trying to hear
what they're saying.Copy !req
745. They're saying
that you're an egomaniacCopy !req
746. who needs to know
that the public loves youCopy !req
747. and that you'll have the numbers
in five minutes.Copy !req
748. I don't think that is
what they're sayingCopy !req
749. but absent any
other information...Copy !req
750. Josh...Copy !req
751. Joey, it's the State
of the Union.Copy !req
752. We worked on the speech
for three months.Copy !req
753. You will hear America speaking.Copy !req
754. In five minutes?Copy !req
755. In five minutes.Copy !req
756. It may take a little longer now.Copy !req
757. Excuse me, excuse meCopy !req
758. but this White House uses
the First AmendmentCopy !req
759. to protect flag burning,
to protect pornographyCopy !req
760. to ban school prayer.Copy !req
761. Why, when the Second Amendment
clearly saysCopy !req
762. that the Federal Government
will not infringeCopy !req
763. upon a citizen's right
to keep and bear arms...Copy !req
764. Because it clearly
doesn't say that.Copy !req
765. Toby...!
In fact, it doesn't
say that at all.Copy !req
766. The only way
it says that isCopy !req
767. if you remove some
words from it.Copy !req
768. Oh, look,
what you're trying to do...Copy !req
769. It says, "A well-
regulated militiaCopy !req
770. "being necessary for
the security of a free stateCopy !req
771. the government
shall not infringe..."Copy !req
772. The words "regulated"
and "militia"Copy !req
773. are in the first sentence.Copy !req
774. I don't think
the framers were thinkingCopy !req
775. of three guys
in a Dodge Durango.Copy !req
776. You don't really know what the
framers were thinking, do you?Copy !req
777. No, but I do know that
if you combine the populationsCopy !req
778. of Great Britain, France,
Germany, Japan, SwitzerlandCopy !req
779. Sweden, Denmark and AustraliaCopy !req
780. you'll get a populationCopy !req
781. roughly the size of
the United States.Copy !req
782. We had 32,000 gun deaths
last year.Copy !req
783. They had 112.Copy !req
784. You think it's because Americans
are more homicidal by natureCopy !req
785. or do you think it's becauseCopy !req
786. those guys have
gun control laws?Copy !req
787. We're going to talk
to some peopleCopy !req
788. and hear answers
to that question.Copy !req
789. You're watching an expanded
edition of Capital Beat.Copy !req
790. We're coming liveCopy !req
791. from the west wing
of the White House.Copy !req
792. We'll be back after this.Copy !req
793. We're out.Copy !req
794. Toby?Copy !req
795. Yeah.Copy !req
796. Mark, I'm going to sit out
the next segment.Copy !req
797. Yeah?Copy !req
798. Yeah. I've got to see someone.Copy !req
799. We'll get you a body.Copy !req
800. Has she been waiting long?Copy !req
801. No.Copy !req
802. I'm sorry I'm late.Copy !req
803. It's fine.Copy !req
804. I was on the air.Copy !req
805. I wanted to ask you...
Mrs. Bartlet?Copy !req
806. Toby?
Excuse me
for interrupting.Copy !req
807. I just wanted to remind youCopy !req
808. that there's press
coming in and out of this area.Copy !req
809. Are you under
the impressionCopy !req
810. I'm going to have
a fit of some kind?Copy !req
811. No, ma'am.
So, what was the deal?Copy !req
812. He gets a highway,
and you name a park after him?Copy !req
813. Mrs. Bartlet,
the Blue Ribbon Commission...Copy !req
814. The Blue Ribbon
CommissionCopy !req
815. is swell.Copy !req
816. I am not talking
about the Blue Ribbon CommissionCopy !req
817. and you know it, and don't talk
to me like I'm other people.Copy !req
818. You've never done that.Copy !req
819. It was the language.Copy !req
820. Mrs. Bartlet...Copy !req
821. The draft I read saidCopy !req
822. "The first fiscal priority
of the government must beCopy !req
823. will be, insuring Social
Security and Medicare."Copy !req
824. Now, how did that turn intoCopy !req
825. "boldly setting aside
our partisan blinders"?Copy !req
826. Is the White HouseCopy !req
827. considering
new options?
Look...Copy !req
828. Like raising the
retirement age?
Abbey...Copy !req
829. And how did school
uniforms get in such
a prominent spot?Copy !req
830. It was
in a sectionCopy !req
831. on education reform, Abbey,
and considering other optionsCopy !req
832. doesn't mean we're caving
on the retirement ageCopy !req
833. and you know it, so what was
your concern with the language?Copy !req
834. The draft saidCopy !req
835. "Our commitment
to the full benefitsCopy !req
836. promised to America's
greatest generation
is absolute."Copy !req
837. I was there when
you wrote that.Copy !req
838. And our commitment
is still absolute.Copy !req
839. We're open to new ideas,
and that's what it said.Copy !req
840. Oh, please...
Believe me, we gaveCopy !req
841. Republicans plenty
to be pissed about—Copy !req
842. the surplus, missile defense,
capital gainsCopy !req
843. and I was just on TV
for the 900th timeCopy !req
844. and alienated gun ownersCopy !req
845. to say nothing of people
who own Dodge Durangos.Copy !req
846. So, what exactlyCopy !req
847. was your problem
with the language?Copy !req
848. It seemed...Copy !req
849. Abbey?Copy !req
850. I was just thrown
by the last-minute changes.Copy !req
851. You should get back on TV.Copy !req
852. He's here?Copy !req
853. Yeah.Copy !req
854. Officer Sloan?Copy !req
855. Yes, ma'am.Copy !req
856. I'm C.J. Cregg.Copy !req
857. I'm the White House
Press Secretary.Copy !req
858. I'm sorry to get you
out of the party.Copy !req
859. Oh, that's all right.Copy !req
860. I'm sorry to be abruptCopy !req
861. but I'm racing the
clock a little bit.Copy !req
862. Could you tell me what
happened 17 years agoCopy !req
863. with a suspect named
Walter Tappis?Copy !req
864. I can access
the information
through the FBI.Copy !req
865. I can call the
Wayne County DA.Copy !req
866. Do I need to have
my lawyer here?Copy !req
867. I don't think you doCopy !req
868. No.
but if you'd like to call...Copy !req
869. There was an armed robbery
in progress.Copy !req
870. I was pursuing Walter Tappis
on footCopy !req
871. through a series
of fenced-in storage areasCopy !req
872. behind a warehouse.Copy !req
873. I apprehended him
and tried to cuff himCopy !req
874. during which
he broke my hand and nose.Copy !req
875. So you fractured his leg?Copy !req
876. I didn't fracture his leg.Copy !req
877. He said you kicked
him repeatedlyCopy !req
878. while he was handcuffed.Copy !req
879. He was suing the cityCopy !req
880. for $5 million.Copy !req
881. What possible motivation
would he have had to lie?Copy !req
882. Officer...Copy !req
883. He was 19 years old,
six-two, 190 poundsCopy !req
884. and he won two bronze medalsCopy !req
885. at the state high school
Track and Field Championships.Copy !req
886. Miss Cregg, look at me.Copy !req
887. Do you think there is any wayCopy !req
888. I'd catch up to this guy if
his leg isn't fractured already?Copy !req
889. It didn't happen.Copy !req
890. Why didn't you tell anybodyCopy !req
891. this was on your record
when you were invited here?Copy !req
892. I just assumed...Copy !req
893. I mean, 'cause of what happened
over the weekendCopy !req
894. at the elementary school?Copy !req
895. Yeah.Copy !req
896. I assumed, you know,
that it was okay nowCopy !req
897. that I was okay.Copy !req
898. I didn't think it was going
to all come up again.Copy !req
899. Does the press know?Copy !req
900. No, but I have
to tell them.
Why?Copy !req
901. 'Cause they'll find outCopy !req
902. and I have to stay
ahead of the pitch.Copy !req
903. If I issue it in
a brief statementCopy !req
904. then it doesn't look like we
we're trying to hide anythingCopy !req
905. and I get to control
the story for a while.Copy !req
906. There is no story.Copy !req
907. Officer...Copy !req
908. The DA couldn't bring
a case.Copy !req
909. The civil suit was dismissed.Copy !req
910. The President pointed
to you as an example.Copy !req
911. I am an example.Copy !req
912. It's a story.Copy !req
913. 'Cause you're giving it
to them.Copy !req
914. 'Cause they'll find it anyway.Copy !req
915. You don't know that.Copy !req
916. Yes, I do.Copy !req
917. M-my, um... my wife and kids
are back at the party.Copy !req
918. You should go back there.Copy !req
919. Yeah.Copy !req
920. Don't talk to anybody
about this.Copy !req
921. Yeah.Copy !req
922. I wish you'd said something
to us before...Copy !req
923. Yeah. I just assumed...Copy !req
924. I thought it was okay now.Copy !req
925. Okay.Copy !req
926. What's happening?Copy !req
927. Good news. The Potomac
Electric Power Company saysCopy !req
928. the outage was caused
by a 13,000-volt cableCopy !req
929. that caught fire in a building
on N Street and Wisconsin.Copy !req
930. How is that good news?Copy !req
931. Well, we have
hard information now.Copy !req
932. When's the power
going back on?Copy !req
933. That information isn't available
at this time.Copy !req
934. Donna...
I can tell you
that the outage is affectingCopy !req
935. some 2,000 customersCopy !req
936. and it was likely started
when a repairman...Copy !req
937. mis-spliced... something.Copy !req
938. Call Sam.Copy !req
939. I want the numbers!Copy !req
940. You know, Josh, everybody else
is having fun with this.Copy !req
941. You're the only one
who's having fun with this.Copy !req
942. Nobody else is having fun
with this.Copy !req
943. Boo!Copy !req
944. How you doing?Copy !req
945. Are those numbers safe?Copy !req
946. Yes.Copy !req
947. Are we going to be able to make
the West Coast calls?Copy !req
948. That depends on when
the power goes on.Copy !req
949. When's that going to be?Copy !req
950. Do I look like
Electricity Girl?Copy !req
951. Sam.
No.Copy !req
952. I'm thinking
of leading everybody in song.Copy !req
953. Is that Sam?
Yeah.Copy !req
954. Give it to me.Copy !req
955. Sam.
What's going on?Copy !req
956. The power's down.Copy !req
957. I know.Copy !req
958. We were five minutes away
from an East Coast sample.Copy !req
959. We got nothing west
of Indiana/Illinois.Copy !req
960. You need anything?Copy !req
961. A lightning bolt, a key
and a kite.Copy !req
962. Donna told me to tell you
you should ask out Joey Lucas.Copy !req
963. Hey, can I tell you,
Donna's been acting kind of...Copy !req
964. I've got to go.Copy !req
965. We're in.Copy !req
966. Hey.Copy !req
967. Sir.
How's it going?Copy !req
968. They lost power
at National Strategies.Copy !req
969. I heard.Copy !req
970. Well done,
Mr. President.Copy !req
971. Thank you.Copy !req
972. Listen, you scored big
on some of the stuffCopy !req
973. I fought you on.Copy !req
974. Yes, and I know a way
you can repay me.Copy !req
975. Repay you for what?Copy !req
976. For you being wrong
in the face of me being right.Copy !req
977. I owe you money
for that?
Oh, not money, sir.Copy !req
978. I owe you anything
for that?Copy !req
979. Great job,
Mr. President.
Thank you.Copy !req
980. Ainsley Hayes has been
working here for three monthsCopy !req
981. and she's still a
little frightened
of meeting you.Copy !req
982. If you should happen to
run into her in the hallsCopy !req
983. maybe you could
make a point of
introducing yourselfCopy !req
984. and welcoming
her personally.Copy !req
985. Don't you already get paid?Copy !req
986. Randomly,
in the hallways,
in the next few daysCopy !req
987. you two are bound to
be in the same place
at the same time.Copy !req
988. I'm just saying...Copy !req
989. Mr. President?Copy !req
990. Hang on. Is there anything in
particular you'd like me to say?Copy !req
991. I think if you
said somethingCopy !req
992. along the lines ofCopy !req
993. "You know, a lot of people
assumed you were hiredCopy !req
994. "because you were a blond
Republican sex kittenCopy !req
995. and they were obviously wrong,
and keep up the good work."Copy !req
996. That's really good.Copy !req
997. Yeah.
Mr. President?Copy !req
998. Yeah.Copy !req
999. Mr. President...Copy !req
1000. What's going on with
the police officer?Copy !req
1001. C.J.'s looking into it.Copy !req
1002. We're going to get knocked off
the story by a last-minute...Copy !req
1003. The cop isn't what's going
to knock us off the story.Copy !req
1004. What is?Copy !req
1005. We have a situation
in Colombia.Copy !req
1006. They're dressed
as civilians, but
they've got DEA badges.Copy !req
1007. Yeah, that may
have blown
their cover.Copy !req
1008. Sir...Copy !req
1009. Mickey, how do we know
they're still alive?Copy !req
1010. Human sources paid
by the Colombian National PoliceCopy !req
1011. confirm they're in
a CRF outpost.Copy !req
1012. And they
kill our guysCopy !req
1013. unless Santos releases Juan
Aguilar from a prison in Bogota.Copy !req
1014. Which the Colombian government
isn't going to do.Copy !req
1015. Why not?
It doesn't matter.Copy !req
1016. The Frente doesn't care
about Juan AguilarCopy !req
1017. and how long he stays in jail.Copy !req
1018. They want to kill these guys.Copy !req
1019. I don't think...Copy !req
1020. They want to
drag their bodiesCopy !req
1021. through the streets.Copy !req
1022. These people provide
70% of the world's cocaine.Copy !req
1023. They have
122,000 hectares of coca.Copy !req
1024. The Putumayo region
alone producedCopy !req
1025. $400 million
in cocaine for
them last year.Copy !req
1026. The government
has no control over the regionCopy !req
1027. there is no law,
and they're goingCopy !req
1028. to shoot these
guys in the headCopy !req
1029. and then have a parade.Copy !req
1030. If they wanted to kill them,
they'd already be dead.Copy !req
1031. Robbie?Copy !req
1032. Okay, Mr. PresidentCopy !req
1033. this plan is called Cassiopeia:
three MH-60 Black HawksCopy !req
1034. two MH-6 Little Birds
and an AC-130 gunship.Copy !req
1035. Each Black Hawk
has ten Delta commandosCopy !req
1036. from Special
Forces.
How long?Copy !req
1037. Five to seven minutes.Copy !req
1038. How many
Frente casualties?Copy !req
1039. Do you care?Copy !req
1040. No.Copy !req
1041. Mr. PresidentCopy !req
1042. I want to strongly urge
that we continue negotiating.Copy !req
1043. Do you think
we're headed for Vietnam?Copy !req
1044. I think if we make an
armed attack, the Frente
will hit back.Copy !req
1045. I think they'll
bomb our embassy
How?Copy !req
1046. I think
they will kill diplomatsCopy !req
1047. I think they'll kill citizens
in captivityCopy !req
1048. all of which will require
a military response.Copy !req
1049. It could unify
the drug lords.Copy !req
1050. It could destabilize
the region.Copy !req
1051. Yes, I think
it could lead to a war.Copy !req
1052. Lead to a war?
We're in a war.Copy !req
1053. We're sending people
down there to fight
a war on drugs.Copy !req
1054. Those guys aren't hostages.Copy !req
1055. They're prisoners.Copy !req
1056. How long's it going to take
Special Forces to mobilize?Copy !req
1057. They're in 141s right now
on their way to Tres Encinas.Copy !req
1058. You can give them
a "go" order in three hours.Copy !req
1059. Well, then, I want our people
to keep talking to Nelson GuerraCopy !req
1060. but in three hours, I want to be
ready to kick in the back door.Copy !req
1061. Leo, I'd like
Yes, sir.Copy !req
1062. the senior staff.
Would you round them up?Copy !req
1063. Yes, sir.Copy !req
1064. I'm going to
wandering the halls.Copy !req
1065. Thank you, sir.
Thank you, Mr. President.Copy !req
1066. You know what I'm
surprised about?Copy !req
1067. What?Copy !req
1068. We haven't seen
a lot of looting.Copy !req
1069. Yeah.Copy !req
1070. Usually in these cases,
you see a lot more looting.Copy !req
1071. Yeah.Copy !req
1072. General civil unrest...Copy !req
1073. Yeah.Copy !req
1074. People get on
each other's nerves.
Okay.Copy !req
1075. Joey?Copy !req
1076. Can I ask you
what may be a silly question?Copy !req
1077. Sure.Copy !req
1078. It's not possible, is it,
for us to just open upCopy !req
1079. one of these computers
with a screwdriverCopy !req
1080. and get the numbers
that are in there, right?Copy !req
1081. Why did you think that'd
be a silly question?Copy !req
1082. I want these numbers!Copy !req
1083. Josh?Copy !req
1084. Yeah?Copy !req
1085. Sam.Copy !req
1086. Yeah.Copy !req
1087. You got to come back.Copy !req
1088. What's going on?
I don't know.Copy !req
1089. Leo wants everybody back.Copy !req
1090. Leave Joey and Donna
for a while.Copy !req
1091. I'll be right there.Copy !req
1092. Yeah?
Ginger?Copy !req
1093. Isn't Ainsley HayesCopy !req
1094. supposed to be
meeting me now?Copy !req
1095. She's in her office.Copy !req
1096. Isn't she supposed
to be meeting me here?Copy !req
1097. She needs to meet you
in her office.
Why?Copy !req
1098. She can't wear her pants.Copy !req
1099. Ainsley!Copy !req
1100. Well, I hardly know
where to start.Copy !req
1101. I was feeling so good
after my segmentsCopy !req
1102. so I went out
to the Sculpture Garden.Copy !req
1103. You know, you guys, really
there's a "wet paint"
sign on the bench.Copy !req
1104. My assistant went
to get me clothes.Copy !req
1105. Why are you
moving like that?Copy !req
1106. I'm blaming it
on the bossa nova.Copy !req
1107. Okay.Copy !req
1108. I know what you meanCopy !req
1109. about that adrenaline high.Copy !req
1110. I definitely think I got it.Copy !req
1111. Plus, the bartender made me
a Pink SquirrelCopy !req
1112. so you see, I am not
the teetotaler you think I am.Copy !req
1113. Is there any alcohol
in that at all?Copy !req
1114. There's a dash
of creme de cacao, my friend.Copy !req
1115. I came down here to tell you...Copy !req
1116. Oh, dance with me, Sam.Copy !req
1117. What's up?Copy !req
1118. Oh, Mr. President.Copy !req
1119. I never even knew we had
a nightclub down here.Copy !req
1120. Oh, my God.Copy !req
1121. Mr. President, I don't believe
that you've met Ainsley Hayes.Copy !req
1122. Yeah, Ainsley.Copy !req
1123. I wanted to say hello
and to mention, you knowCopy !req
1124. a lot of people
assumed you were hiredCopy !req
1125. because you were a blond
Republican sex kittenCopy !req
1126. and, well..Copy !req
1127. they're obviously wrongCopy !req
1128. and keep up the good work.Copy !req
1129. Yes, sir.Copy !req
1130. You know
we're meeting?Copy !req
1131. Yes, sir.Copy !req
1132. Okay.Copy !req
1133. That could've
been worse.Copy !req
1134. No, probably not.Copy !req
1135. And take us behind the scenes.Copy !req
1136. What are
the President and First LadyCopy !req
1137. doing right now?Copy !req
1138. Well, the reception's
still going on.Copy !req
1139. I don't know if you
can hear the musicCopy !req
1140. and President
and Mrs. BartletCopy !req
1141. are likely to stay
up late with friends.Copy !req
1142. All right,
we're staying up late, too.Copy !req
1143. Maybe we'll get invited
to the party.Copy !req
1144. We're going to take a break
and come right back.Copy !req
1145. We're out.Copy !req
1146. How you holding up?Copy !req
1147. You got a second?Copy !req
1148. Yeah.Copy !req
1149. I've laid off it
all night because
we've done someCopy !req
1150. things together
and I didn't want
to ambush you, but...Copy !req
1151. Yeah. C.J...
You know about Sloan. Mark...Copy !req
1152. Mark, I talked to the guyCopy !req
1153. and before the stampede begins,
please give me a chance...Copy !req
1154. C.J.?Copy !req
1155. Let me talk
to you before...Copy !req
1156. C.J.?Copy !req
1157. Leo McGarry would like you
to meet an old friend of his.Copy !req
1158. Mark, give me 20 minutes
before you break the story.Copy !req
1159. Why?Copy !req
1160. We've done things together.Copy !req
1161. I'm looking at my watch.Copy !req
1162. Hey.Copy !req
1163. Hey.Copy !req
1164. They said you
were in here.Copy !req
1165. Yeah, just for a minute.Copy !req
1166. Fellas?Copy !req
1167. You're mad at me.Copy !req
1168. Jed, you know what?Copy !req
1169. I'm not your mommy.Copy !req
1170. Abbey, so I indicated
we were open to new ideas.Copy !req
1171. How did I fail you this time?Copy !req
1172. You didn't fail anybody, Jed.Copy !req
1173. They've been giving youCopy !req
1174. some pretty decent
style points.Copy !req
1175. I have a meeting.Copy !req
1176. At what point
in the processCopy !req
1177. did you decide
not to mentionCopy !req
1178. the Violence Against Women Act
in tonight's address?Copy !req
1179. Things had to be cut.Copy !req
1180. Jane Robinson,
by the wayCopy !req
1181. is the name of the woman
I made the check out to.Copy !req
1182. It wasn't cashed
because she framed it.Copy !req
1183. Charlie tracked her downCopy !req
1184. at a battered
women's shelter.Copy !req
1185. Now, that's what
made me thinkCopy !req
1186. about the Violence
Against Women Act.Copy !req
1187. To make a 90-minute speech
into an 80-minute speechCopy !req
1188. things had to go.Copy !req
1189. It's a good thing
it didn't have to be any shorterCopy !req
1190. or school uniforms
might not have made the cut.Copy !req
1191. Abbey...Copy !req
1192. We had a deal.Copy !req
1193. Right now...Copy !req
1194. We made a promise.
You made a deal.Copy !req
1195. Abbey...Copy !req
1196. When did you decide you were
going to run for a second term?Copy !req
1197. That's not what tonight's...Copy !req
1198. That's all
that tonight's speech was about.Copy !req
1199. You kicked off
your reelection campaignCopy !req
1200. and I'm sitting here
eating a sandwichCopy !req
1201. 'cause we had a deal.Copy !req
1202. That was three years ago.Copy !req
1203. Yeah.Copy !req
1204. I have Special ForcesCopy !req
1205. headed to Colombia
on ready-alert.Copy !req
1206. They'll be ready
for an orderCopy !req
1207. in a little less
than three hours.Copy !req
1208. What happened?Copy !req
1209. The Frente took five DEA agents
in Putumayo.Copy !req
1210. Mr. President?Copy !req
1211. Yeah.Copy !req
1212. The senior
staff's together.Copy !req
1213. Yes, sir.
I'll be right there.Copy !req
1214. Abbey...Copy !req
1215. No, you got to focus right now.Copy !req
1216. All right.Copy !req
1217. I've got to go.Copy !req
1218. I'll stay up with you.Copy !req
1219. Welcome back.Copy !req
1220. If you're just joining us,
we're here live tonightCopy !req
1221. from the west wing
of the White HouseCopy !req
1222. with an all-star panelCopy !req
1223. and we're talking about
the State of the UnionCopy !req
1224. and it appears
that it's a blockbuster.Copy !req
1225. Claire Willow joins us now
from the Chicago Sun-Times...Copy !req