1. - Previously on The West Wing:
- We need help.
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2. - I'm bringing in Bruno Gianelli.
- It's too early.
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3. - No.
- Sam and Josh aren't gonna like it.
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4. - They'll have to live with it.
- The only races I've ever lost...
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5. are ones where the candidate didn't
listen or advice didn't get through.
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6. - That won't happen this time.
- It seems your job is to wait...
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7. until Doug leaves the room and then
say,"What Doug really meant was... ."
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8. How much they pay you for that?
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9. Sometimes it's my job to say it
when he's in the room.
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10. - Mrs. Bartlet, I wanna talk to you...
- Dr. Bartlet.
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11. When did I stop being Dr. Bartlet?
When in the campaign...
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12. did I decide that women were gonna
like me more if I called myself'Mrs."?
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Situation Room and it'll be good news.
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buried treasure.
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life on Andromeda...
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16. and they think we're doing
a good job. When's that day coming?
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17. - When's that gonna happen?
- Settle down.
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18. - What do you need?
- The Pac Fleet commander...
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19. informed us he lost contact with the
USS Portland, a Seawolf class sub.
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20. - What were their orders?
- They were on a close-in.
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report in yesterday at 1400.
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to periscope depth...
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23. and download deterrence
intelligence data.
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they're a submarine.
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25. - Sure. Maybe.
- But?
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26. They usually call in
and say they're going quiet.
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27. - Other possibilities?
- They've lost power...
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28. and are drifting in hostile waters.
- What hostile waters?
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29. They're in the Yellow Sea, their last
location was 60 miles west of Seoul.
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and they're in North Korea?
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31. What do we have ready if we need to
order a massive rescue mission?
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32. We put two DSRVs on alert
from Ballast Point, San Diego.
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33. Two C-141 Starlifters are on alert at
North Island, ready to get a rescue crew.
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stationed off Japan...
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35. each carrying 50 Tomahawks.
They practice for this all the time...
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36. but we shouldn't do it.
- Why not?
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37. - I think they've gone quiet.
- You said they usually call.
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38. - They usually do.
- I've gotta tell the president.
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39. He'll hit the panic button.
If the Portland went quiet...
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40. somebody's sitting on top of them.
They know what to do.
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42. - Their propellers aren't going.
- No.
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43. - They know I wanna leave now?
- Yes.
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44. - The propellers aren't going.
- Maybe they're saving fuel.
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45. That makes sense. Also, there's a
chance I can get hit getting on or off.
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46. - Excuse me?
- Sir?
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47. You think I'm not tall enough to get
hit by the propellers on Marine One?
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48. Dikembe Mutombo isn't tall enough
to get hit by the propellers.
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49. I duck when I get on that helicopter.
You should too. It's good safety sense.
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50. - Yes, sir.
- They know I wanna leave?
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51. - Yes, sir.
- Filing day, Charlie.
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52. Last to get on the ballot
in New Hampshire. I'm going myself.
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53. - I could send an aide.
- You're going yourself?
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54. - Always have, always will.
- There's nothing left to run for.
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55. Fair enough. Always have, never will.
But I'm going myself. You know why?
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56. - It's a statement about democracy?
- A profound statement about democracy.
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- No, sir.
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58. - That was a crack about my height before?
- No... Yeah, it was.
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59. - You all set to leave?
- I am. I'm going myself.
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about democracy.
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61. It's not a problem.
I'm up and back in two hours.
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how much you love doing it.
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63. - It's one of my all-time favorite...
- You can't go.
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64. Why not?
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sounds worse than it is...
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66. because of your inexperience
with the military.
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67. - What is it?
- Okay.
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69. or big nuclear submarine.
- Yeah.
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70. It has a crew of 137.
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intelligence gathering equipment.
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72. - It's in the waters off North Korea.
- Right.
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73. - We don't have it right now.
- What does'we don't have it" mean?
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our boats and our submarines...
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with radar, sonar...
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76. satellites, radio, encrypted messages.
And we don't have the Portland now.
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77. - We don't have it?
- We do not.
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78. - And they're in North Korea?
- Yes. Last we heard.
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79. So we're gonna set up meetings
in the next few hours.
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80. Plus, if anything happens,
I don't like people knowing...
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81. you were running for election
while the boat was out there.
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82. I think I'll go ahead
and cancel that trip...
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83. if only to stay and see how this
sounds worse than it really is.
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84. - I'll stick around too.
- I think you will.
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85. - Hey, I'm here.
- I'm glad.
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86. - What's this song about?
- This is'I'm Too Sexy."
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87. - For his shirt he's too sexy.
- Other things too.
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88. - He lists them.
- Well, I think he's feeling good.
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89. - I think he's feeling sexy.
- Too sexy.
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90. I think it's the kind of thing where
someone says,"This is just too good."
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91. - Hyperbole?
- Yeah.
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92. So it's not a problem? It's not a song
about somebody having a problem?
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93. No. He's feeling good,
that's why he's singing.
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94. - You see the wires?
- Not yet, is there anything?
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news in Cleveland. They asked him...
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96. why he wants to be president.
- What did he say?
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97. - I really don't know.
- Wait a second.
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98. - He got the question and he...?
- It was a train wreck.
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99. - I recognized all the words...
- Get me the transcript.
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101. Where's the submarine, Nancy?
I don't wanna hear'I don't know."
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102. I wanna hear how many people
are out there looking for it.
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103. - And I thought you were gonna panic.
- I happen to agree with the president...
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104. who on military matters is smarter...
- Shut up.
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105. - How long can the crew survive?
- We don't know what's going on.
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- Yes.
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107. If they're flooding, it could be hours.
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108. How close are these guys to landfall?
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109. About 4000 yards off the
southern coast of Kaesong in Haeju Bay.
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110. Four thousand yards!
They get that close?
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111. Yes, they set a wiretap on a cable in
North Korea's coastal operations zone.
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112. - Four thousand yards?
- Yeah.
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114. They can, but they won't
if they think they'll be detected.
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115. They would wait to send a signal
and risk their lives?
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116. Mr. President, submariners understand
that if they sink...
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117. it won't be a rescue,
it'll be a recovery.
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118. They measure risk and rewards
not just in terms of their lives...
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119. but in terms of national interest.
- Well, that's great.
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120. I assess the national interest by
the number of people alive.
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121. You have four hours before I order
the Pacific Fleet into Haeju Bay.
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122. - Thank you, sir.
- Thank you, Mr. President.
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with somebody at State.
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- Yes.
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someone we trust. Anybody but...
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- Anybody but him.
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127. No, I'm saying
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128. - He knows what to say.
- So does Peter.
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- Was it serious heart surgery?
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131. He's gonna scold me.
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132. He's been at the State Department
since Truman. He thinks I'm a kid...
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133. and that he outranks me.
- You'll be fine.
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Can I make something up like, say:
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135. - "What if my friend hypothetically...?"
- We'll meet with him when he's here.
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136. Bring a copy of the Constitution.
I wanna show him I'm not scared.
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137. - Morning.
- Can you devise a campaign strategy...
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138. that involves beating up Leo?
- Why not?
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139. Okay, let's get started.
Where's Toby?
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140. - He's in the...
- I don't care.
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144. "Liberal, Liberal, Liberal."
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- No.
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- The most dangerous time...
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is before there is opposition.
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148. - The hearings are around the corner.
- There's a stealth war going on.
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149. - Leaflets, flyers, phone trees.
- How much is it gonna cost?
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But in the next three months...
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for new ads and air time.
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152. Work up an ad for 60 bucks
and a waffle and we'll talk.
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153. - Sam.
- We need the money in lowa in 9 weeks.
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we'll have problems.
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- If there is, scare him.
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to keep the war chest intact?
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157. - You're talking about hard money.
- Yeah.
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158. I'm talking about hard money.
What are you talking about?
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- Listen, Toby...
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160. - What does $ 105 million mean to you?
- What?
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will include $ 105 million...
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remember what that number means.
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163. - I don't know.
- Anybody?
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164. - No.
- Give me a few minutes, I'll be back.
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mean anything to you?
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166. - I'm a simple girl, Toby.
- Yes. Yes, you are.
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167. - Bonnie, 105 million?
- My answer hasn't changed.
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168. - Toby.
- C.J.
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- He got the question.
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170. The Majority leader, last night,
local news, Cleveland, Ohio.
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171. Cleveland, Ohio. He got the question.
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- Why do you wanna be president?
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173. - What'd he say?
- "The reason I'd run, were I to run...
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in this country and in this people...
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a nation with the greatest resources...
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educated people."
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for the National Park Service.
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180. - Does 105 million mean anything to you?
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for the National Endowment for the Arts.
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182. - Get me...
- I'll get her on the phone.
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183. - Why, Dr. Bartlet.
- Don't start with me, Oliver.
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184. - Start what?
- If you give me grief about my ankle...
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185. do it quickly, so we can
move on with this rectal probe.
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186. - Know why I call you doctor?
- I have a medical license?
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187. You have a medical license.
And when I look at you...
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189. Goodness, what happened
to your ankle, Dr. Bartlet?
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190. - I broke it. Otherwise, I'd ram it up...
- How did you break it?
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191. It was in the newspapers,
I'm sure you read about it.
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192. - I read Le Monde. Was it in Le Monde?
- I don't know, I don't read Le Monde.
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193. - Pity.
- I was hiking, Oliver. I was hiking.
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- Nature is to be protected from.
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also like a woman.
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are you going on, Oliver?
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- Yeah.
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200. Here's what you should do, and I'm
speaking to you as White House Counsel.
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encouraging women not to go hiking...
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203. - Can we work?
- Jonathan Hawkings, Nina Alva...
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They mean anything?
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- Democrats on Oversight.
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- Yes.
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in malpractice suits against me.
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One was settled.
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211. - The life of a doctor.
- From this witness list...
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president's biggest liability will be.
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213. - What?
- You.
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214. - Tawny.
- Throne, by Rain Billings...
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whose work consists of Polaroids...
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in the bathroom.
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by Marc Moloney.
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218. He calls himself an installation artist.
It's two big-screen TVs...
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219. side by side, one with footage
of stallions running in reverse...
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"Slut" is a one-word poem...
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It's stamped in scarlet...
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222. on a piece of 40-by-40 black canvas.
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223. Here's a woman who gets naked,
covers herself in chocolate...
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- I am not wild about musicals.
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his chairmanship of the Endowment.
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to give money to Parks?
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two bacon-cheeseburgers...
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and rottweiler dung.
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it's the committee I work for.
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- Sam.
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- No.
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where he destroyed...
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a Starbucks in Haight-Ashbury.
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- Yeah.
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237. - What's going on?
- Appropriations wants to eliminate NEA.
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238. - What's going on in there?
- He wants to run ads.
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- Soft money.
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240. All right, I'll be in when I can.
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The NEA, that's 105 million.
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- And?
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- We've got an answer, right?
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- If asked why he wants to be president.
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247. I'm sure we do.
I've gotta get back in there.
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249. The wife of a patient upon whom I
performed a coronary artery bypass graft.
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claiming he died...
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due to surgery.
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- He developed an infection...
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253. like two percent of CABG surgeries,
in his case, mediastinitis.
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254. He was 74, diabetic,
and the infection spread to his liver.
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255. New York Superior Court Judge Nguyen
dismissed the case.
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from the malpractice suits...
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of the president.
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name, which you gave to the president.
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- Hang on.
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you didn't keep records...
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in three states.
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of the AMA's ethics code.
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Government Reform and Oversight?
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against the president, do they?
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268. - No.
- But they can develop one against me.
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- And in going after me...
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271. - Sure.
- Distract him from governing.
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- Yeah.
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- Sure.
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I wanna make sure Connie knows.
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Sam?
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280. - You know what we're talking about?
- We're talking about unlimited...
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raised in staggering amounts.
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282. It's not like there's a law that
envisioned soft money. No law bans it.
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race the America's Cup through it.
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one year and take it the next?
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campaign-finance reform tomorrow?
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Leading the charge against it.
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have been sitting on their hands.
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should obey a law that doesn't exist?
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but there's such a thing as... .
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- There's such a thing as... .
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getting your ass kicked in an election.
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- Every single election.
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- Yeah.
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- It's a statement about democracy.
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- Yes, sir.
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- Good morning, Albie.
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- Good to see you, Albie.
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Some coffee? A soft drink?
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- Okay. Okay.
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- What have you done?
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- Don't worry about it.
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- Somewhere in Haeju Bay.
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in North Korea, Mr. President.
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- Nancy thinks there is.
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submariners have different criteria...
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323. - Okay, I'll just stand over there.
- Where are we?
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before a rescue. We're an hour into it.
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- Nobody.
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Little thing called Latin.
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- It is an act of war.
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- It is.
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fourth largest army in the world.
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morale because he's Mr. Happy Fun Guy.
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354. - Look...
- I'm gonna ask you to stay for a while.
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355. Well, then, I'll take that
soft drink now...
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356. if you've got it, Mr. President.
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357. Just a little Schweppes
Bitter Lemon on ice with a twist.
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358. Charlie!
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359. - Yes, sir.
- Could you have someone bring some...
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360. Schweppes Bitter Lemon and a copy of
the constitutional order of succession?
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361. Yes, sir.
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362. New paragraph: As always, your
thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated.
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363. Also appreciated was the
visit to the White House...
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364. by some 50 of your constituents
on board a bus...
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365. that was chartered by your office.
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366. Their complaints were respectfully
heard by my assistant...
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escalated to the point...
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368. where she felt it necessary
to call in the Park Police.
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369. You'll be happy to know
that their bus has been refueled...
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370. and the seniors
are on their way home...
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371. each having been allowed to keep
their security tags as a souvenir.
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372. - Look...
- Signed. Do it.
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373. - Hey.
- You got a second?
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374. Type that.
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375. - I was just...
- Type it.
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376. - May I use your computer?
- What's wrong with yours?
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377. One of them poured Wheatena
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378. Go ahead.
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379. We had a little problem earlier.
What's up?
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380. The majority leader
got the question last night.
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382. "We have the greatest technology
of any country in the world...
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383. along with the greatest, not the
greatest, but very serious problems...
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and I want to be president...
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385. in order to focus on these problems
in a way that uses...
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386. the energy of our people
to move us forward, basically."
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387. - Yes.
- It's the'basically" that makes it art.
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388. The best thing we can do is step back.
We can't be seen to be gloating.
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389. Yeah, we do that
when nobody's looking.
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390. - Anything else?
- No.
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391. - They poured Wheatena on her keyboard.
- Listen...
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393. - It's good.
- Really?
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394. What is it?
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395. Do we have one?
I'm sure we have one.
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396. - Will you check? Will you check today?
- Yeah.
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397. - Thank you.
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398. No, the problem is that Oakenwood
thinks that the mission of the NEA...
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399. is to subsidize artists
in this country.
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400. The mission of the NEA is to
subsidize artists in this country.
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401. - Then that's the problem.
- In fact, it's to subsidize art.
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402. Go ahead and explain
that distinction in Topeka.
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403. They're bright. No artists you
mentioned received direct money...
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404. from the Endowments because the last
time Republicans tried losing the NEA...
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405. not three times ago, but last time,
we got rid of the individual grants.
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406. And Oakenwood found
a back door by giving money...
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407. directly to the museums
that put on...
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408. Toby, do you like this stuff?
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409. You'd need the Budweiser Clydesdales
to drag me to Picasso and Monet.
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410. I'm not the guy you want deciding this.
You're not the guy I want deciding this.
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411. I don't know where you get the idea
taxpayers shouldn't have to pay...
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412. for anything of which
they disapprove.
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413. Lots of them don't like tanks.
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414. Even more don't like Congress.
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415. - Hi.
- Lisa Mulberry, 28...
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416. specializes in placing genitalia
in anatomically incorrect...
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417. - Excuse us.
- Sure.
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418. Look, we can't spend soft money
on a primary ad anyway, so...
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419. - No, he's passing the magic-words test.
- What test?
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Buckley v. Valeo.
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421. The Court created a loophole
by ruling that campaign-finance laws...
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that in express terms...
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of a candidate...
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424. for Federal office.
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425. If you don't put'Vote Bartlet"
in the ad...
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bills from a bank heist if you want to.
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427. There's also Footnote 52, where the
Court said campaign-finance laws...
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428. only apply to communications with the
terms'vote for,"elect,"support"...
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429. "cast your ballot for,"vote
against,"defeat,"reject." That's it.
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430. I'm savant-like.
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431. - If it doesn't use those specific words?
- It is an issue ad.
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432. You know what they say
about money in politics.
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433. - It's like water on pavement.
- Why?
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434. - That's a good...
- It finds every crack and crevice.
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435. The standard should be,"Does the ad
try to influence the outcome?
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436. - If so, you can't use soft money."
- Well, zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Sam.
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437. - Excuse me?
- That isn't what the standard is.
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438. Now, I think we should run in the
same election as everybody else.
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439. Toby?
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440. I've gotta go back in there.
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441. When I come back, show me an ad
without the magic words.
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442. - Francis Pendleton.
- Frank.
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443. - This was the case you settled?
- Yeah.
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444. $58,000 payout from SVM Mutual.
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445. - Why wasn't that out in the campaign?
- Confidentiality clause.
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446. No one would know that figure unless
they subpoenaed the Pendleton papers.
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447. They did.
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448. - You performed an atrioventricular...
- Is there a deal to be made?
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449. Is there?
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450. Oliver, I raise my right hand, they're
halfway to where they wanna be.
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451. - Is there a deal?
- Can't guarantee they'll be interested.
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452. - But they might be.
- If putting you on the stand is too risky.
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453. Why would it be a risk for them?
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454. You know the story of the man who
breaks into the pharmacy for medicine.
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455. A life is saved, a window's broken.
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456. Right.
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457. - And I get to pay to have it fixed.
- So they might be interested.
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458. - What would they want?
- At best?
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459. Start with at worst.
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460. - At worst?
- Yeah.
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461. Suspended jail sentence
of three to five years.
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462. What's the one right above that?
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463. USS Glomar, top-secret debacle.
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464. Project Jennifer.
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465. Glomar goes after Clementine,
the sunken Russian Golf.
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466. Six feet a minute, that's how fast
we pulled her up.
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467. Then, all of a sudden:
Her claw breaks in two.
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468. The Golf dangles loose, one sub
from another, steel ripping off.
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469. Everything we needed,
including its nuclear missile...
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470. its transmitters,
its code books, everything, gone.
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471. The USS Gudgeon, 1957.
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472. Eight Soviet ships caught her,
kept her cornered for four days.
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473. The oxygen depletion,
migraines, fainting.
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474. You couldn't cook.
You couldn't light a cigarette.
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475. - They smoke in subs?
- They used to.
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476. The Oklahoma...
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477. the Hornet,
the Lexington, a CV-2...
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478. the USS Wasp.
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479. The Wasp was a CV-7
out in the Solomon Islands... .
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480. God, I'm sorry. Am I still here?
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481. You lost your boat in the
wrong part of the world.
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482. I haven't lost the boat yet,
Mr. Secretary.
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483. I'm the only one who thinks we should
send the fast-attack subs right now.
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484. And I'm an hour away from gathering
the NSC and calling Japan.
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485. I'm sorry, I wasn't listening.
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486. I say you lost your boat
in the wrong part of the world.
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487. - Albie...
- It was a UN action, Mr. Secretary.
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488. Sixteen countries were involved
in that police action, Mr. Secretary.
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489. Thirty-three, 34,000 American dead.
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490. How come we're the only ones still
fighting? Where did everybody go?
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491. Well, Colombia's fighting a drug war.
Ethiopia's trying to feed itself.
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492. Belgium and the Netherlands,
they have cheese and chocolate to make.
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493. - Sir? Josh.
- Send him in.
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494. - Good afternoon, sir.
- Hey, Josh.
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495. - Joshua.
- Good afternoon, Mr. Secretary.
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496. - Anything going on I should know about?
- We're just catching up.
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497. - This can wait for another time.
- Give it to me. I want a distraction.
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498. - No, it's all right.
- Give it to me.
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499. - It's campaign related.
- That's okay.
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500. Well, the majority leader
got the question last night.
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501. - He tanked.
- We're putting together...
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502. an answer for when you get it.
- The question?
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503. - Why do you wanna be president?
- I don't.
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504. Well, we'll put that in the hopper
and show you a draft.
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505. - Good.
- Thank you, Mr. President.
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506. Leo?
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507. Fifty-five minutes.
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508. This is a time of dizzying change
and progress around the world.
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509. I'm running for re-election because
I wanna make sure...
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510. that all our people can share
in 21 st-century jobs...
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511. Jobs and industries
we can't even imagine today...
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512. bring the benefits of new medical
advancements to all our families...
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513. And harness new technology
and the Internet...
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514. as a force
for faster economic growth...
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515. Better education and a freer exchange
of ideas around the world.
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516. - There it is.
- That's fine.
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517. - You wanna say something?
- No.
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518. I thought it was...
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519. It's got crisp, commanding phrases.
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520. It's got active verbs like'harness."
It paints a picture of the future.
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521. Someone wants to be president for
medical research and the Internet?
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522. - She's got a point.
- Sometimes you get your face on a coin.
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523. Okay, this shouldn't be hard.
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524. You should charge money for this.
Sell tickets...
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525. and charge money and call it
"Journey Back to Germany"...
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526. where in 1937 they held a show
of degenerate art...
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527. vilifying art they deemed sick,
art featuring mockery of the divine...
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528. art that wasted the taxes
of the German working people.
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529. Well, how much do you think
we could get?
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530. - Look...
- I think it's in incredibly bad taste...
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531. to equate the U.S. Congress
with the Nazis.
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532. Me too. In Europe and Japan they're
spending between 1.5 and 3 billion...
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533. on the arts. Congress thinks
105 million is indulgent?
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534. - Yes.
- There is a connection...
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535. between the progress
of a society and progress in the arts.
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536. The age of Pericles
was also the age of Phidias.
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537. The age of Lorenzo de' Medici
was also the age of Leonardo da Vinci.
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538. The age of Elizabeth
was the age of Shakespeare.
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539. Ain't none of these guys
da Vinci or Shakespeare.
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540. Says you.
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541. Let's wait till November,
see how many voters agree with me.
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542. National Parks?
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543. National Park security.
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544. Security?
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545. - Yeah.
- Really?
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546. Yeah.
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547. The parks are safe, Tawny.
We spend a lot of money on that.
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548. They could be safer.
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549. And the money for that
could come from someplace else.
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550. - Like where?
- Like...
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551. New taxes?
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552. Yeah.
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553. What do you want?
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554. Get rid of Oakenwood.
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555. We'll find the money someplace else.
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556. Get rid of Oakenwood?
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557. Yeah.
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558. What if I agree to a suspension
of my license?
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559. I agree to a suspension of my license
for the length of Jed's term.
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560. If he serves a second term,
it includes those years too.
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561. - All three states?
- New Hampshire, Missouri and Arizona.
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562. I pay a fine. I pay a fine...
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563. and the violation is recorded
in the Practitioners Databank.
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564. I resign from boards and organizations.
That gives them a win, right?
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565. - Yeah.
- So, what do you think?
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566. You're not my client. It's not my job
to protect your medical license.
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567. - What do you think?
- I think it's good.
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568. Any White House Counsel
would think that.
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569. Will you help me
convince the president?
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570. - It stinks.
- You just said it was good.
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571. - It stinks.
- In a good way?
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572. You broke some laws.
You should be ashamed of yourself...
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573. but this investigation
isn't about that.
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574. It's about the criminalization of politics.
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575. An attempt to do what they
couldn't do at the ballot box.
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576. - But we don't have the luxury...
- Stop eating fruits and vegetables.
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577. It's doing something bad to you.
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578. Fruits and vegetables will seduce you
like a woman with...
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579. Truth isn't a luxury. You're gonna
go in there, you're gonna swear an oath.
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580. You're gonna get asked questions
and tell the truth.
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581. It's the way you stand up
and say,"Stop."
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582. You should be careful, Oliver.
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583. You keep talking like a person,
they'll kick you out of the bar.
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584. I've been kicked out of bars before.
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585. - I meant...
- I know what you meant.
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586. Instead of'Jed Bartlet's fighting
to rebuild crumbling schools"...
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587. we'll make it,"We're fighting
to rebuild crumbling schools."
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588. And we've got a picture
of the president on the screen.
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589. Yeah, and we change
"Vote Bartlet for America"...
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590. to'Paid for by
Democrats for America."
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591. - You changed five words.
- Magic words.
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592. - They're not magic.
- It's illusion.
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593. - It's a scam.
- Yeah.
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594. - Where are we?
- Bruno and Connie...
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595. have fought their way out of
our campaign-finance laws.
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596. - It's an issue ad.
- It's a candidate ad with words changed.
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597. - Magic words.
- Connie.
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598. I don't know any other way
to fight fire, Toby.
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599. Why are you bent on
countering these leaflets?
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600. Because I am tired
of working for candidates...
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601. who make me think I should be
embarrassed to believe what I believe.
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602. I'm tired of getting them elected.
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603. We need therapy because somebody
came along and said liberal means...
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604. soft on crime, soft on drugs,
soft on Communism...
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605. soft on defense. And we're gonna
tax you back to the Stone Age...
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606. because people shouldn't have to
go to work if they don't want to.
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607. And instead of saying,"Well, excuse me,
you right-wing, reactionary...
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608. xenophobic, homophobic,
anti-education, anti-choice...
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609. pro-gun, Leave it to Beaver
trip back to the '50s"...
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610. we cowered in the corner and said:
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611. "Please, don't hurt me."
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612. No more.
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613. I really don't care who's right,
who's wrong.
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614. We're both right. We're both wrong.
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615. Let's have two parties, huh?
What do you say?
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616. I agree.
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617. - Toby...
- Let's stick to the spirit of the law.
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618. The spirit of the law
means no soft money.
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619. I'm saying let's do an issue ad,
an actual issue ad.
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620. Let's do a bunch.
Health care, equal opportunity.
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621. School construction.
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622. Anyone think raising awareness
of crumbling schools won't help us?
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623. There's actually
a reasonable point here.
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624. New polls see Republicans as better
on education with no basis for it.
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625. The ad could spark a debate
on the issue, which would help.
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626. And we take a parallel path
in our free media.
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627. Across America our schools
are crumbling.
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628. Holes in the walls, kids packed
into trailers like sardines in a can.
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629. Half of America's schools
are in disrepair.
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630. And when schools fall down,
so do test scores.
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631. - This isn't bad, I like this.
- Yes.
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632. - Why am I nervous?
- It's not amoral.
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633. Yeah.
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634. Okay.
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635. Across America
schools are crumbling.
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636. sweeping Wonsan Harbor
near Sindo Island...
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637. turned to starboard,
hit a mine. Sank.
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638. The USS Gurke, the St. Paul...
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639. the Irwin, a DD-794...
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640. the John W. Morrison,
which took 150 rounds...
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641. of 107 mm air bursts
from a shore battery at Hodo Pando.
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642. - 1953, the Manchester...
- Okay.
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643. - I beg your pardon?
- It's time.
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644. - You still got 10 minutes by my watch.
- Yeah, we're going now.
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645. - You contact Pac Fleet?
- Pac Fleet contacts Ballast Point.
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646. - In San Diego, right?
- Yes. We've got a C-141 Starlifter...
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647. at North Island.
It'll transport the DSRVs.
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648. - What do they do?
- They'll dock with Whiskey-Three.
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649. - Whiskey-Three?
- It's Portland's code name.
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650. Rescue team blows out
the docking collar...
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651. and survivors will exit
in groups of 24.
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652. How many trips will it take?
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653. - Six trips to offload them all.
- What about injured?
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654. There will be a medical team. Seriously
injured will be medevaced to Tokyo.
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655. - Let's go get them. Time's up.
- We have Whiskey-Three-Charlie...
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656. on sat high com.
- What does that mean?
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657. - The Portland is on satellite.
- What does that mean?
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658. - We have them.
- Whiskey-Three-Charlie...
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659. this is Pac Fleet,
report your whiskey, over.
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660. Whiskey-Three-Charlie, whiskey is
36. 6 degrees north by 110 west.
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661. Went quiet to avoid close aboard
contact with Luda-class destroyer.
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662. Mechanical situation's at full op.
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663. Whiskey-Three-Charlie, this is
Pac Fleet. Roger all. Happy hunting.
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664. All right.
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665. Okay.
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666. There they are.
See, they went deep and quiet...
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667. to avoid a close aboard
with a Luda-class destroyer.
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668. What you gotta do in these
situations is, you trust the captain...
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669. you trust the crew.
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670. Yes, sir.
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671. - Hey.
- Good afternoon, sir.
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672. - It got filed?
- Yes, sir.
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673. - It got filed?
- Yes, sir.
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674. - So I'm on the ballot in New Hampshire?
- Yeah.
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675. Okay.
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676. When Romans ran
for the office of consul...
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677. - Did I just see you roll your eyes?
- No, sir.
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678. They wore whitened togas to show
their intent. A bit silly, perhaps.
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679. - Perhaps.
- It was an act of personal commission.
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680. I know how much you like to think
of yourself as a man of the people...
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681. Roman references and all...
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682. but you're the only one who can
launch our nuclear weapons.
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683. You travel in a
fully secured perimeter.
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684. You rescue submarines.
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685. Maybe it's time for it to be okay
that an aide delivers a piece of paper.
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686. You're pretty mouthy today.
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687. C.J. 's waiting inside, sir.
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688. - Hey.
- Good afternoon, Mr. President.
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689. Hey.
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690. Do you duck when you're
getting on Marine One?
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691. No, sir. Should I?
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692. I think the blades are high enough.
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693. The majority leader
got the question last night.
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694. - He went to the zoo.
- Yeah. Listen...
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695. I want you to go easy on him.
He's conscientious and dedicated.
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696. It's not an easy question.
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697. - Can you answer it?
- Why do I want to be president?
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698. Yeah.
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699. I've been thinking about it
for the last couple of hours.
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