1. Previously on The West Wing:Copy !req
2. Ever see Arnie Vinick campaign?Copy !req
3. He'll go into high school gymnasiums
in Iowa and blow them all away.Copy !req
4. I let Russell seduce me
with mindless perks . . .Copy !req
5. . . .like a salary
and political support.Copy !req
6. What make-work job do they
have you doing over there?Copy !req
7. Media targeting for the Northeast
and Pacific Northwest.Copy !req
8. You care who'll be
in that chair after Bartlet.Copy !req
9. I do.Copy !req
10. That's why I don't want
Russell to be president.Copy !req
11. I'm gonna give big speeches.
I'm gonna push limits.Copy !req
12. And that's the campaign
you get to run.Copy !req
13. - You gonna need me in the morning?
- I'll call Mindy if I do.Copy !req
14. Okay.Copy !req
15. Thanks.Copy !req
16. Hey, anything for 412?Copy !req
17. - Mr. Bailey's still in the cafe.
- Thanks.Copy !req
18. - Good night.
- Five forty-five wake-up call?Copy !req
19. Yeah. Or you can have someone
come to my room . . .Copy !req
20. . . . and hit me over the head
with a mallet or something.Copy !req
21. - You got a name for the hog roast yet?
- "Pig out with Bob"?Copy !req
22. - Hey. How was South Carolina?
- Southern.Copy !req
23. How'd the donor conferences go?Copy !req
24. Heard a hundred ideas
about how Democrats . . .Copy !req
25. . . . can take back the South
and scooped up the checks.Copy !req
26. - Don't be a tease.
- Half a million.Copy !req
27. - When's the VP coming?
- Air Force Two is wheels-down at 9:30.Copy !req
28. - Where do you want me?
- We need to pack the debate stage . . .Copy !req
29. - . . . with fringe candidates.
- Here you go.Copy !req
30. We've got two recently released
federal inmates . . .Copy !req
31. . . . an airline mechanic,
two men over the age of 80 . . .Copy !req
32. - . . .a comedian, a nun.
- Don't forget Jennifer James.Copy !req
33. - One guy's entire platform . . .
- She's a porn star.Copy !req
34. . . .is a tax cut for anyone who adopts
and neuters a pet.Copy !req
35. Why do we want them,
aside from the neutering thing?Copy !req
36. Hoynes was hoping to be alone
on-stage with the VP.Copy !req
37. The more wackos around him,
the more Hoynes looks like a clown.Copy !req
38. Okay. Morning staff at 6:30.Copy !req
39. - Wonderful work.
- Good job, Donna.Copy !req
40. - How was it?
- Good.Copy !req
41. - Pool in Charleston was nice.
- You had time to swim?Copy !req
42. Half a million.Copy !req
43. Not bad for two days of rolling
with the Boulders. Good night.Copy !req
44. - Can you hold the elevator?
- Sorry, I . . . .Copy !req
45. If we can't afford at least
200 points out of Boston . . .Copy !req
46. . . . we gotta find another way.Copy !req
47. Stuart, will you call me back in five?
Thanks.Copy !req
48. - I'm sorry, I couldn't find the button.
- Right.Copy !req
49. Will you hit four?Copy !req
50. - Just get back?
- Yeah. South Carolina.Copy !req
51. - How's it going with you guys there?
- We're closing in on Hoynes.Copy !req
52. You?Copy !req
53. We're focusing on New Hampshire
right now.Copy !req
54. So where did you stay
in South Carolina?Copy !req
55. Marriott. Charleston.Copy !req
56. They got that nice-Iooking pool.Copy !req
57. So . . .Copy !req
58. - . . . good night.
- Yeah. See you.Copy !req
59. You're doing it too fast.Copy !req
60. I get— I get frequent-flier miles
every time I swipe.Copy !req
61. So much for the Bermuda trip.Copy !req
62. - Yeah?
- Good morning.Copy !req
63. This is your 5:45 a.m.
wake-up call.Copy !req
64. —Carly Farkula, a 22-year-old
Turkish woman...Copy !req
65. who was sexually involved
with a coworker...Copy !req
66. was convicted of adultery
this morning.Copy !req
67. She's been sentenced to death
for her crime.Copy !req
68. The conviction of the young woman
comes at a precarious time for Turkey...Copy !req
69. who has until recently enacted
reforms aimed at preparing the country...Copy !req
70. for European Union membership.
However, EU officials say...Copy !req
71. the execution of Miss Farkula
would be a major obstacle...Copy !req
72. . . .to Turkey's future inclusion
in the EU.Copy !req
73. Bartlet administration officials
stressed that while saddened...Copy !req
74. by Turkey's decision to allow
the execution to go forward...Copy !req
75. the United States remains committed
to strengthening ties with Turkey.Copy !req
76. American Legion pancake breakfast . . .Copy !req
77. . . . followed by remarks at the opening
of the new office in Des Moines.Copy !req
78. - It'll be 5 degrees.
- Bus ride to Centerville . . .Copy !req
79. . . . then to the Iowa
Corn Growers' speech.Copy !req
80. - Where are we on ethanol?
- VP loves it.Copy !req
81. - Showers in it.
- Comment on Turkey?Copy !req
82. - What's the president saying?
- Saddened . . .Copy !req
83. - . . . committed to strengthening ties.
- Saddened? They're gonna behead her.Copy !req
84. - Who's got the wonderful world of corn?
- That'd be me.Copy !req
85. Iowa Corn Growers Expo
is non-partisan . . .Copy !req
86. . . . sponsored by
the Iowa Farm League.Copy !req
87. The expo offers
an excellent opportunity . . .Copy !req
88. . . .to address farmers, corn growers,
crop consultants and seed-corn reps . . .Copy !req
89. . . . on a variety of issues, including
the economy, farm subsidies, trade . . .Copy !req
90. . . . biotechnology, ethanol
and alternative fuel.Copy !req
91. - We're sure Hoynes will flip?
- Believe me.Copy !req
92. Hoynes is taking the pledge.Copy !req
93. This guy, if speaking to cannibals,
will promise them missionaries.Copy !req
94. Think we'll be able to find corn?Copy !req
95. Corn fritters, corn pudding,
corn flambé, corn soufflé, Creole corn . . .Copy !req
96. . . .country-fried corn, peanut butter
corn cakes and huitlacoche.Copy !req
97. It's a sweet-corn fungus.Copy !req
98. They give it to pigs in the States.
It's a delicacy in South America.Copy !req
99. No need to stop for lunch.
Everybody fill up on corn smut . . .Copy !req
100. . . .at the Jefferson Cow Barn.
Five days till the caucuses . . .Copy !req
101. . . . nineteen days to New Hampshire.Copy !req
102. Donna, Christine. You two heading out
on your beyond-the-fringe world tour?Copy !req
103. First stop, Peter Burton.Copy !req
104. He wants the military in schools
to prevent violence.Copy !req
105. One Abrams tank seems
like a worthwhile truancy deterrent.Copy !req
106. A 120 mm cannon would blow the
wheels off any tardy sixth grader's bike.Copy !req
107. Tough on cafeteria linoleum.Copy !req
108. When you swing by the expo, Bob
will thank you for looking at that pool.Copy !req
109. Skip this one. He went to federal prison
for refusing to pay income tax.Copy !req
110. Ever been to one
of these caucuses, Trevor?Copy !req
111. My grandmother runs one
down at her church every four years.Copy !req
112. You don't think it's weird your state
gets to go first?Copy !req
113. - We always go first.
- Yeah, and why is that?Copy !req
114. - Iowa's first because it's first.
- Says who?Copy !req
115. We should check this Craig out.Copy !req
116. You don't think Californians
should meet candidates?Copy !req
117. We're not a bunch
of politically spoiled farmhands.Copy !req
118. We take the responsibility of screening
presidential candidates seriously.Copy !req
119. Guy wins Iowa, it means
he's learned to speak . . .Copy !req
120. . . . about soybeans
and farm implements.Copy !req
121. Here we are.
This is the Burtons' here.Copy !req
122. Maybe we should've called first.Copy !req
123. - Good flight in?
- Yeah, slept.Copy !req
124. - First stop's a pancake breakfast.
- Love pancakes.Copy !req
125. The Sun-Times wants a statement
on farm subsidies.Copy !req
126. The family farm is the backbone
of America.Copy !req
127. They were looking
for something substantial.Copy !req
128. What do they expect, I'll be against
farm subsidies in Iowa?Copy !req
129. - Oppose manhole covers in Manhattan?
- We'll give them boilerplate.Copy !req
130. It's a tragedy about the woman
in Turkey.Copy !req
131. - We issue a statement?
- You deplore it.Copy !req
132. - Good to know.
- You support Bartlet's efforts . . .Copy !req
133. . . .to strengthen ties
with an important regional ally.Copy !req
134. This morning's finance report,
8.2 million cash in hand.Copy !req
135. - Ought to buy a few lawn signs.
- And lawns.Copy !req
136. Got a minute for donors?
Irwin Drucker's wife, Eileen.Copy !req
137. Have a daughter Susan at LSU.
Peter Mosby, he's in insurance.Copy !req
138. Sorry, I got stuck in the pack
at the White House.Copy !req
139. Irwin, Eileen. How's your daughter
Susan doing at LSU?Copy !req
140. Mr. Edgars, your platform would allow
all citizens to carry a concealed weapon?Copy !req
141. Not allow. Require.Copy !req
142. And you don't think that might lead
to . . . . Well, anarchy?Copy !req
143. What we got now is anarchy.Copy !req
144. An armed citizenry will take back
our cities, our parks, our schools . . .Copy !req
145. . . . and our highways.Copy !req
146. You try those pepper sausages?
Damn, those things were hot.Copy !req
147. Somebody get me a quart of milk
and a bucket of sand.Copy !req
148. Paul Durett and his wife, Mimi.
Sam Skok and his son, David.Copy !req
149. Hey. I'm gonna step back,
take my coat off. I'll be right back.Copy !req
150. Roger, make sure everybody's
got something to drink.Copy !req
151. - You look at the ethanol speech?
- Seems fine. Who else is speaking?Copy !req
152. Hoynes before you. Clarkson and Santos
after you. Republicans tonight.Copy !req
153. You think Arnie's gonna say ethanol's a
colossal waste of the taxpayers' money?Copy !req
154. - Thanks, Shelley.
- Vinick will flip. Has to.Copy !req
155. I was in the Senate the last time
he made his anti-ethanol speech.Copy !req
156. Had it been a tie,
I'm not sure what I would've done.Copy !req
157. Voted aye if you wanted
to run for office again.Copy !req
158. I think ethanol passed something
like 82-18.Copy !req
159. I'm surprised there were 18 senators
with no presidential ambitions.Copy !req
160. You think he can wriggle out
from under his record?Copy !req
161. He'll wiggle, he'll squirm.Copy !req
162. He'll say it wasn't good for California.
He knows it's good for the country.Copy !req
163. He'll pull a muscle reaching around him
to pick up that one.Copy !req
164. The majority whip is positioning
on Third Circuit nominees again.Copy !req
165. Yeah. Vinick's not wrong
about ethanol.Copy !req
166. Takes more oil to transport it
and fertilize it than we save using it.Copy !req
167. Sir, you're not changing the speech.Copy !req
168. - Was it Paul and Mandy?
- Paul and Mimi. Son David.Copy !req
169. Mr. Johnson, your platform would
include paying the president . . .Copy !req
170. . . . the Cabinet and members of Congress
a salary of $ 1 a year?Copy !req
171. Hell, yeah.
Make them get a real job.Copy !req
172. And you wanna ban motorcycle helmets,
color television, drop out of the U.N . . .Copy !req
173. . . . abolish Medicare
and privatize Social Security?Copy !req
174. We gotta get the government
out of our damn pockets.Copy !req
175. Sir, are you sure you're a Democrat?Copy !req
176. We're gonna need time after
the trip for a debate prep.Copy !req
177. - The Black and Brown's coming up.
- Do I really have to go?Copy !req
178. - It's an Iowa tradition.
- And a fair fight.Copy !req
179. Atkins and Santos get to
stand up there . . .Copy !req
180. . . . rail against racial injustice,
while the rest of us loiter . . .Copy !req
181. . . . Iooking like those albino twins
from The Matrix.Copy !req
182. Donna Moss is here.
South Carolina fundraising.Copy !req
183. Great job on Carolina.
Keep those Boulders rolling.Copy !req
184. Thank you, sir. We can't put
these fringe candidates . . .Copy !req
185. . . . on-stage
with serious candidates.Copy !req
186. We've got a Fascist arrested
for brandishing a rifle . . .Copy !req
187. . . . calling for the republic's
overthrow.Copy !req
188. A delusional preacher,
a guy who just needs a job . . .Copy !req
189. . . . and a refugee
from the New Christian Minstrels.Copy !req
190. A freight train derailed in Baton Rouge.
Big chemical spill and fire.Copy !req
191. They'll have to evacuate
a 20-square-mile area.Copy !req
192. - Any fatalities?
- Leveled a couple of city blocks.Copy !req
193. They're ready for you, sir.Copy !req
194. - We're set on this ethanol speech?
- Don't worry, I'm not suicidal.Copy !req
195. I'm gonna take the pledge.Copy !req
196. Ladies and gentlemen,
the vice president of the United States.Copy !req
197. I might throw in something . . .Copy !req
198. . . . about drastically reducing
sugar subsidies, though.Copy !req
199. We can't give these fringe people
a megaphone. They're lunatics.Copy !req
200. - It'll be a circus.
- Thanks for that welcome.Copy !req
201. Now, I'm not saying this
just because I'm in Iowa.Copy !req
202. I say this everywhere I go.
We need more ethanol production.Copy !req
203. - It's not already a circus?
- When I was in Congress . . .Copy !req
204. . . .I voted to subsidize . . . .Copy !req
205. Good morning. This is your 5:45 a.m.
wake-up call.Copy !req
206. Thank you.Copy !req
207. —Carly Farkula, a 22-year-old
Turkish woman...Copy !req
208. who was sexually involved
with a coworker...Copy !req
209. was convicted of adultery
this morning.Copy !req
210. She's been sentenced to death
for her crime.Copy !req
211. In the most recent attempt to revamp
Turkey's 78-year-old penal code...Copy !req
212. members of the
Justice Development Party...Copy !req
213. approved yesterday a controversial
amendment plan to criminalize adultery.Copy !req
214. Leaders are expressing concern
that the country's laws...Copy !req
215. might be moving closer
to Islamic law.Copy !req
216. The conviction of the woman
comes at a precarious time for Turkey...Copy !req
217. who has until recently enacted reforms
aimed at preparing the country...Copy !req
218. for European Union membership.
EU officials say...Copy !req
219. the execution of Miss Farkula
would be a major obstacle...Copy !req
220. to Turkey's future inclusion
in the EU.Copy !req
221. Bartlet administration officials
stressed that while saddened...Copy !req
222. by Turkey's decision to allow
the execution to go forward...Copy !req
223. the United States remains committed
to strengthening ties with Turkey.Copy !req
224. Okay, you guys. I'm just gonna
be right next door, all right?Copy !req
225. At 10 we tour
the Todd family orchard in Ames.Copy !req
226. Talk about agricultural policy
with farmers.Copy !req
227. Followed by a photo op in Audubon
with Albert, world's largest bull.Copy !req
228. - Campaign's full of metaphors, isn't it?
- Josh Lyman for Toby Ziegler.Copy !req
229. Say, Ned, did Andrea send over
the markups on the dispersal?Copy !req
230. I wanna weigh in
before it goes to the floor.Copy !req
231. - Read it on the way.
- Next is a coffee-bean caucus . . .Copy !req
232. - . . .at Hamburg Inn #2.
- The what?Copy !req
233. It's a diner. They line up mason jars
with each candidate's name on it.Copy !req
234. Customers get a bean
to toss in their favorite's.Copy !req
235. - I even have a jar?
- We sent a volunteer in all week.Copy !req
236. - You got seven beans.
- Volunteer as big as Albert?Copy !req
237. Next is the oldest Dairy Queen.Copy !req
238. You try soft-serve and talk
about the economy. Next we fly to . . . .Copy !req
239. - We have a plane?
- Sort of.Copy !req
240. —for the "I impale myself on
the sword of corn-based fuel" speech.Copy !req
241. What are you gonna say about ethanol?Copy !req
242. "Best thing since soft-serve. "Copy !req
243. Ethanol is subsidized to the tune of
what, a billion dollars a year, Josh?Copy !req
244. - What's up after the corn expo?
- Prep on the Brown and Black debate.Copy !req
245. All of you are gonna prep me
for a debate on race?Copy !req
246. We should go over
opposing arguments.Copy !req
247. See if we can get Hoynes
on the issues.Copy !req
248. I grew up in Houston.
I lived the opposing arguments.Copy !req
249. Okay, that's it.
Parking lot, 10 minutes.Copy !req
250. Terrible about the woman in Turkey,
huh? What will the president do?Copy !req
251. Not much, I'd guess. I mean, she's
a Turkish citizen. It's their country.Copy !req
252. They're executing her because
she slept with her fiancé.Copy !req
253. Hey, we execute minors. The rest
of the world thinks that's barbaric.Copy !req
254. - I'm with the world.
- You joining us this morning?Copy !req
255. No. Peter's got the sniffles.
Think we're gonna stay here for a while.Copy !req
256. Honey, a billion dollars a year
to make a gasoline additive?Copy !req
257. I'll get my coat,
kiss the kids goodbye.Copy !req
258. - Pictures are better without the coat.
- Circulation's better with it.Copy !req
259. - Register has us at 3 percent.
- Yeah, I saw.Copy !req
260. Iowa's Hispanic population's
2.8 percent.Copy !req
261. A billion dollars that could be spent
on health care, prenatal care . . .Copy !req
262. - . . . Head Start education—
- Catch up later?Copy !req
263. - Yeah.
- See you.Copy !req
264. We wrangled you an invitation
to hunt pheasant . . .Copy !req
265. . . . with one of the Osceola
County supervisors.Copy !req
266. Get into camo gear, sling a 12-gauge
over your shoulder . . .Copy !req
267. - . . . get a few photos for the AP.
- With a gun?Copy !req
268. You were a Marine.
You can shoot, right?Copy !req
269. Yeah, a 20 mm chain gun, but it might
be a little hard on the pheasant.Copy !req
270. You know, Helen's not wrong
about ethanol.Copy !req
271. - Oh, please. Come on.
- It's bad for the environment.Copy !req
272. It's expensive.
It's the mother of all panders.Copy !req
273. After antagonizing New Hampshire,
we're gonna do the same thing here?Copy !req
274. - Transportation and storage are difficult.
- Is this the insult-and-injury tour?Copy !req
275. We going to North Dakota next, tell
them South Dakota has a cooler name?Copy !req
276. Farm subsidies began as a way
to help farmers in the Depression.Copy !req
277. It's out-of-date.
It's corporate welfare.Copy !req
278. Don't you wanna get votes
in one of these states?Copy !req
279. Hey, 75 percent of the money
goes to the richest 10 percent . . .Copy !req
280. . . . of American farmers. We're talking
about writing six-figure checks . . .Copy !req
281. . . .to Chevron, the John Hancock
Insurance Company, NBA stars.Copy !req
282. Repeat after me: "Family farming
is a precious way of life . . .Copy !req
283. . . .in this country, and we'll do
everything we can to protect it. "Copy !req
284. I'm Matt Santos.
I'm running for president.Copy !req
285. Come inside, we'll talk about how
we can make America stronger.Copy !req
286. I wanna look
at the ethanol speech—Copy !req
287. - No.
- As soon as we get back on the bus.Copy !req
288. - It's not gonna happen.
- Is he doing it again?Copy !req
289. About immigration,
we need to tighten our borders.Copy !req
290. - That's fine.
- Maybe we should find . . .Copy !req
291. . . . some hungrier volunteers.Copy !req
292. - He's not talking ethanol, is he?
- Immigration.Copy !req
293. Great. He proposing opening the border
and pelting them with surplus corn?Copy !req
294. Something about foreign nationals
serving in the military . . .Copy !req
295. - . . . without being given citizenship.
- God.Copy !req
296. They defend our country,
but they can't be citizens . . .Copy !req
297. - . . . until they're discharged?
- You're Hispanic.Copy !req
298. You talk immigration reform,
people will think . . .Copy !req
299. - . . .you wanna throw open borders.
- Not throw open . . .Copy !req
300. . . . but make sense
out of our immigration laws.Copy !req
301. You know, the ethanol subsidy
is a joke.Copy !req
302. It's in the Oxford English Dictionary
under "pandering. "Copy !req
303. Maybe voters will respect us
for telling the truth.Copy !req
304. That because ethanol isn't perfect,
they have to send their kids . . .Copy !req
305. . . .to community college, and we'll yank
millions out of the local economy?Copy !req
306. But it's up to us to explain
that it's gonna hurt them . . .Copy !req
307. . . . that we're essentially paying
for make-work jobs.Copy !req
308. That can't be what they want.Copy !req
309. Explain it after someone's actually
elected us to something, okay?Copy !req
310. I'm not going
to a Brown and Black debate . . .Copy !req
311. . . . and only talk about economics.
I'll look ridiculous.Copy !req
312. Lack of opportunity is the root
of our divisions.Copy !req
313. We need to lower the deficit,
lower interest rates . . .Copy !req
314. . . . and create private-sector jobs.Copy !req
315. We need to raise educational
standards . . .Copy !req
316. . . . and equip Americans
for the new economy.Copy !req
317. Russell and Hoynes will say that.Copy !req
318. You're steering me
to middle-of-the-road positions . . .Copy !req
319. - . . . that appeal to C-SPAN viewers.
- All six of them . . .Copy !req
320. . . . who'll be watching
the debate, yeah.Copy !req
321. Want me to talk about economic
problems in minority communities?Copy !req
322. Yeah, I really do.Copy !req
323. Okay. How about the fact
that minority kids . . .Copy !req
324. . . . are five times more likely
to grow up poor and fatherless?Copy !req
325. - You know you can't go there.
- I'm serious.Copy !req
326. Kids who grow up fatherless
are more likely . . .Copy !req
327. . . .to suffer emotional consequences
and twice as likely . . .Copy !req
328. - . . .to engage in criminal activities.
- We need to challenge Hoynes . . .Copy !req
329. . . . not fringe candidates.Copy !req
330. We reformed welfare
to require women to work.Copy !req
331. When they can find a job.
We haven't done much . . .Copy !req
332. . . .to force deadbeat dads
to pay support.Copy !req
333. You know less than a quarter
of Latino kids grow up without fathers.Copy !req
334. It's nearly half
of African-American children.Copy !req
335. I don't care if it's three Bosnians,
an Armenian . . .Copy !req
336. . . . and a bus full of party clowns.
It's a huge economic problem, Josh.Copy !req
337. It's gonna look like
you're lecturing African-Americans.Copy !req
338. Oh, so if I'm president, I can only
use the bully pulpit to talk to Latinos?Copy !req
339. What, does my State of the Union
only run on Telemundo too?Copy !req
340. No. Tell me right now.
What's gonna help everyone, broadly?Copy !req
341. Make a difference
across all the races?Copy !req
342. Values issues are important too, Josh.Copy !req
343. And supporting ethanol's a mistake.
I wanna see that speech.Copy !req
344. This is a small plane.Copy !req
345. Don't like small planes?Copy !req
346. Buddy Holly small.
Big Bopper small.Copy !req
347. Jiles Perry Richardson.Copy !req
348. Bopper's real name. Ritchie Valens too.
All went down right here in Iowa.Copy !req
349. - Where's the congressman?
- Up front.Copy !req
350. - Up front?
- He can't exactly fly it from back here.Copy !req
351. Everybody set?Copy !req
352. You might wanna buckle up, Josh.Copy !req
353. I don't think I'll ever get tired
of doing barrel rolls.Copy !req
354. "Ethanol is good for our economy,
good for our environment.Copy !req
355. Should be at the heart
of our energy strategy. "Copy !req
356. We've lost 850,000 jobs to foreign oil.
Ethanol's created 150,000.Copy !req
357. Think of it as
a Midwestern jobs program.Copy !req
358. "As president, I will ensure
that by the year 2020 . . .Copy !req
359. . . . 10 percent of all motor fuels will
come from renewable sources . . .Copy !req
360. - . . .like ethanol. "
- Four lines at the top of the speech.Copy !req
361. - Think of it as a trip to the dentist.
- I'm a good flosser.Copy !req
362. - Honey, how you doing?
- Good.Copy !req
363. - Peter's better.
- Great.Copy !req
364. Ronna, do we know
who's been here?Copy !req
365. Hoynes this morning.
Russell about an hour ago.Copy !req
366. All right. You know,
I'm not gonna do this. Any of it.Copy !req
367. I'm gonna tell the truth. We have
to help farmers in the tough years . . .Copy !req
368. . . . and reform the system so we can
target those who really need it.Copy !req
369. Not agribusinesses
and multimillionaires.Copy !req
370. You walk out on that stage and come
out against ethanol, you are dead meat.Copy !req
371. Bambi would have a better shot
getting elected to the NRA . . .Copy !req
372. . . . than you'll have of getting
a vote here.Copy !req
373. Let him say what he wants.
He's right.Copy !req
374. - No, he's not.
- You want me to support something . . .Copy !req
375. . . .I know to be lousy policy and a
colossal waste of taxpayers' money . . .Copy !req
376. . . .to round up votes for a caucus
I can't possibly win.Copy !req
377. I want you to support a policy
that helps people . . .Copy !req
378. . . .so that when you are sworn
in as president . . .Copy !req
379. . . .you can make the changes
we both know need to be made.Copy !req
380. I'm ready.Copy !req
381. Matt?Copy !req
382. Take the pledge.Copy !req
383. Ladies and gentlemen,
Congressman Matthew Santos.Copy !req
384. Oh, thank you. Thank you very much
for that warm welcome.Copy !req
385. Ethanol . . .Copy !req
386. . . .is good for our economy . . .Copy !req
387. . . . good for our environment and should
be at the heart of our energy strategy.Copy !req
388. As president, I will ensure
that by the year 2020 . . .Copy !req
389. . . . 10 percent of all motor fuels
come from renewable resources . . .Copy !req
390. . . .like ethanol.Copy !req
391. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here
to talk about the steps . . .Copy !req
392. . . . that we must take . . . .Copy !req
393. - Yeah?
- Good morning, sir. It's 5:45.Copy !req
394. - Great. Thank you.
- You're welcome.Copy !req
395. —Carly Farkula, a 22-year-old
Turkish woman...Copy !req
396. who was sexually involved
with a coworker...Copy !req
397. was convicted of adultery
this morning.Copy !req
398. Leaders are expressing concern
that the country's laws...Copy !req
399. might be moving closer
to Islamic law.Copy !req
400. Meanwhile, Bartlet administration
officials stressed...Copy !req
401. that while they're saddened
by Turkey's decision...Copy !req
402. to allow the execution
to go forward—Copy !req
403. Speech on tax reform at General Mills,
then a meet-and-greet with managers.Copy !req
404. Talk about improving
the business climate.Copy !req
405. - We have talking points on the tax plan?
- Yeah.Copy !req
406. Okay, 11:00 rally
at the Mid-America Center.Copy !req
407. Followed by a lunch
for John Schofield.Copy !req
408. - Thought we said no.
- Party's behind him.Copy !req
409. - They're trying to unseat Lockman.
- We have a couple house stops . . .Copy !req
410. . . . then on to Hamburg Inn #2.Copy !req
411. - That the place with the beans?
- Great pie too.Copy !req
412. Finally tonight, the Iowa
Corn Growers Association.Copy !req
413. It suddenly get quiet in here?Copy !req
414. - Do we have that new direct-mail piece?
- I took out 17 exclamation points.Copy !req
415. Here. Fewer words, more pictures.Copy !req
416. Can we get any mileage
out of Bartlet and Turkey?Copy !req
417. I don't see how.
He criticized the decision . . .Copy !req
418. . . . while reaffirming commitment
to regional autonomy.Copy !req
419. It'd be a way to remind caucus-goers
of your foreign-policy experience.Copy !req
420. You wanna remind them
of that experience?Copy !req
421. Might get their minds
off ethanol and abortion.Copy !req
422. Bringing them with me to a DMZ
wouldn't take their minds off that.Copy !req
423. Okay, everybody. That's it.Copy !req
424. Got the new financial report.Copy !req
425. - We're up 6 million.
- A lot of money.Copy !req
426. All we need is people
willing to vote for you.Copy !req
427. Bob, you got crumbs all—
Oh, great.Copy !req
428. Now if I want a snack,
I reach into the carpet.Copy !req
429. - You tell him?
- Tell me what?Copy !req
430. About the new field poll.
You're at 5 percent.Copy !req
431. - So I'm up a little.
- Half a point.Copy !req
432. Dumped 2 million bucks into Iowa,
and you are up a half.Copy !req
433. Ten million, I can get you
double digits. You'll have to do it.Copy !req
434. - I'm not having this conversation.
- Sheila, tell him.Copy !req
435. Stop it.Copy !req
436. She's been doing all her own talking
since she turned 35.Copy !req
437. Why don't we talk about this
in the car.Copy !req
438. I never thought we should
commit resources here.Copy !req
439. We can't just thumb our noses
at Iowa.Copy !req
440. Let Allard clean up and take the
momentum into New Hampshire?Copy !req
441. This is about rural voters. A Republican
can't win without the farm belt.Copy !req
442. You want me to spend the day
in overalls talking about soybean prices?Copy !req
443. You know that's not
what we're talking about.Copy !req
444. Farmers in America don't wanna
get paid in the mailbox.Copy !req
445. - They wanna be paid in the marketplace.
- I wrote that.Copy !req
446. People know where I stand. They may
not like it, but they know I'll stick to it.Copy !req
447. This is issue one, two and three here.Copy !req
448. - I'm not a panderer.
- It's unavoidable.Copy !req
449. It's the non-panderer's pander.
General Patton would pander on ethanol.Copy !req
450. Et tu, Brute?Copy !req
451. Bartlet's economic policies
simply aren't working.Copy !req
452. In small towns and rural communities
across America . . .Copy !req
453. . . . our lifestyle and values
are under siege.Copy !req
454. The trade deficit's at record levels.Copy !req
455. Corn is down 3 cents a bushel.
Soybeans are down 12 cents.Copy !req
456. Isn't the deficit due to NAFTA
as much as anything else?Copy !req
457. Trade creates jobs. Period.Copy !req
458. One-third of Iowa's agricultural
product goes overseas.Copy !req
459. We need more programs
like the Freedom to Farm legislation . . .Copy !req
460. - . . . that I sponsored.
- Here we call it Freedom to Foreclose.Copy !req
461. That's clever,
but it's not very accurate.Copy !req
462. Do you think that farmers
should decide what they get to plant?Copy !req
463. Or should that be left to some
bureaucrat in Washington?Copy !req
464. You know, too often you're forced
to farm the subsidy . . .Copy !req
465. . . . instead of the market.Copy !req
466. We could use the study
by the ethanol institute.Copy !req
467. I wonder who footed
the bill for that.Copy !req
468. It says when you put 10 percent
ethanol in every gas tank in America . . .Copy !req
469. . . . we can reduce worldwide
oil demand by 2 percent.Copy !req
470. First, we can't produce
that much ethanol.Copy !req
471. Second, using it as an additive
allows the oil companies . . .Copy !req
472. . . .to pump up octane levels and sell
more premium gas to SUVs.Copy !req
473. - We're trying—
- Years ago, I called it highway robbery.Copy !req
474. Now I'm supposed to hand out
ski masks, guns and paper bags?Copy !req
475. Forget the subsidy argument.
You said a hundred times . . .Copy !req
476. . . . reducing dependence on foreign oil
is a national security issue.Copy !req
477. - We fold ethanol into that.
- The only problem is it's not true.Copy !req
478. Making a gallon of ethanol
takes almost a gallon of oil.Copy !req
479. That's like saying using tonic water as
an additive reduces our demand for gin.Copy !req
480. Listen, I need to catch Valerie
after school.Copy !req
481. - I have to wish her a happy birthday.
- Will you look at the report?Copy !req
482. It's a classic study of a stupid policy
rammed down our throats . . .Copy !req
483. . . .by special interests.
It makes about as much sense . . .Copy !req
484. . . .as building patio furniture
out of corn.Copy !req
485. But sure, I'll take a look.Copy !req
486. We need fewer regulations
on small businesses.Copy !req
487. Small businesses like family farms.Copy !req
488. We have to do something
about lawsuits . . .Copy !req
489. . . . that jack up costs
for small businesses . . .Copy !req
490. . . . make it hard for them to afford
to have insurance, capital investment—Copy !req
491. You know, I'm for free trade,
but shouldn't it be fair trade?Copy !req
492. Can we really compete with people
earning a dollar a day?Copy !req
493. Do we really want workers in Malaysia
to be earning our minimum wage?Copy !req
494. I mean, do you have any idea what
real estate costs in Kuala Lumpur?Copy !req
495. Trade lowers prices for Americans.Copy !req
496. How do you think they keep things
so cheap over at Wal-Mart?Copy !req
497. It's not just ethanol, you know?Copy !req
498. These subsidies are what
give us the corn glut.Copy !req
499. That's why we make 20 million tons
of corn sweetener a year.Copy !req
500. Average American eats
or drinks 93 pounds of it.Copy !req
501. And we wonder why we have
an obesity problem with kids.Copy !req
502. What would I have to say?Copy !req
503. You weren't wrong as senator.
Ethanol wasn't in California's interests.Copy !req
504. As president, you do what's right
for the country.Copy !req
505. What did you expect?Copy !req
506. How about, "As senator,
I pandered to Californians.Copy !req
507. But as president, I plan to pander
to every special interest group . . .Copy !req
508. . . . who'll get me elected. "Copy !req
509. Bob have a speech drafted?Copy !req
510. - You wanna read it?
- No, not especially.Copy !req
511. You know, if Iowa weren't first,
if it were third, you know what it'd be?Copy !req
512. South Dakota primary.Copy !req
513. Senator Vinick, any thoughts
on today's train derailment?Copy !req
514. - He gonna do it?
- No.Copy !req
515. Hello?
Senator, your granddaughter.Copy !req
516. Well, Mantovani I'm not.Copy !req
517. No—Copy !req
518. No, of course I didn't forget.Copy !req
519. Well, it's cold. It started snowing.Copy !req
520. Okay, you go back to your friends.
I love you too.Copy !req
521. Happy birthday, pumpkin.Copy !req
522. Have that Profiles in Spinelessness
speech of yours?Copy !req
523. It's on the prompters.Copy !req
524. You ready, senator?Copy !req
525. I missed my kids' birthdays.
Now I'm doing it with the grandkids.Copy !req
526. Ladies and gentlemen,
Senator Arnold Vinick.Copy !req
527. As many of you are aware . . .Copy !req
528. . . .in the past I haven't been
a big supporter of ethanol subsidies.Copy !req
529. I know what you wanna hear.Copy !req
530. Telling people what they wanna hear
is the easiest thing to do in politics.Copy !req
531. But that's not why I'm here. That's
not why I'm running for president.Copy !req
532. I know that the ethanol subsidies
have been good for some of you.Copy !req
533. But mostly, it's a windfall
for huge conglomerates.Copy !req
534. I'm embarrassed by it,
and I think you should be too.Copy !req
535. I know what you're up against.Copy !req
536. I grew up in a citrus-farming
community in California . . . .Copy !req
537. I'm here to tell you the straight truth.Copy !req
538. If you elect me president...Copy !req
539. ethanol subsidies are not gonna be
a part of my agriculture policy.Copy !req
540. Senator Arnold Vinick surprised
many people earlier today...Copy !req
541. by announcing
to the Iowa Corn Growers...Copy !req
542. You and the congressman
finish dinner?Copy !req
543. At least one candidate gets to go home
without feeling like he's been mugged.Copy !req
544. He may have his wallet, but he'll be
down four points in the morning.Copy !req
545. Ned, would you mind excusing us
for a minute? Thanks.Copy !req
546. See you.Copy !req
547. Josh, why are we even in Iowa?
Shouldn't we be focusing on Texas?Copy !req
548. California? Places where we might
actually get some . . . .Copy !req
549. What do you political professionals
call them? Votes.Copy !req
550. We're letting people know there's
an alternative to Hoynes and Russell.Copy !req
551. Matt Santos.Copy !req
552. - Making sense, talking about ideas.
- Making sense about ethanol?Copy !req
553. It makes sense in Iowa, yeah.
Russell's a house of cards.Copy !req
554. His support's a mile wide
and an inch deep.Copy !req
555. We can't compete with him on
endorsements or institutional support.Copy !req
556. But we don't have to worry about
Russell. Hoynes will take him down.Copy !req
557. This the Josh Lyman
nine-point plan?Copy !req
558. Hoynes is smart. He has access
to money. Plenty of chits he can call in.Copy !req
559. Once Russell crumbles,
his support will flow to Hoynes . . .Copy !req
560. . . . unless someone has established
themself as not Hoynes.Copy !req
561. Not Hoynes?Copy !req
562. There's gonna be primary activists
uncomfortable . . .Copy !req
563. . . . with an adulterous,
moderate DLC Democrat.Copy !req
564. My God. You stay up nights
thinking this stuff up?Copy !req
565. It's a living.Copy !req
566. I'm going to bed. Don't keep him up
too late. He's tired.Copy !req
567. Good night, Josh.Copy !req
568. - Is it still snowing outside?
- Supposed to clear in a couple hours.Copy !req
569. - We gonna change the schedule?
- Not yet.Copy !req
570. - Josh. As I live and barely breathe.
- Senator, how are you?Copy !req
571. Well, aside from the dozen
Republican farmers . . .Copy !req
572. . . . who tried to show me the business
end of a Mr. Popcorn machine . . .Copy !req
573. - . . .I'm fine. You know Sheila, Bob.
- Hey.Copy !req
574. - You got some . . . .
- That's Bob's way of packing a lunch.Copy !req
575. Senator, Congressman Matt Santos.Copy !req
576. - We've met. How are you, Matt?
- I'm good, Arnie. You?Copy !req
577. We cosponsored a doomed immigration
reform package a couple years ago.Copy !req
578. - We fought the good fight.
- Still went down in flames.Copy !req
579. We're supposed to be driving back
to Des Moines now, but . . . .Copy !req
580. With the storm, we thought we'd eat
and see if it clears up.Copy !req
581. - We could see if the kitchen's open.
- I'll check it out.Copy !req
582. - I'll get a table.
- Sure. I'll be right there.Copy !req
583. I read about that education plan
you introduced in New Hampshire.Copy !req
584. That's pretty gutsy stuff,
taking on the teachers' unions.Copy !req
585. Well, I don't think I'll be elected
president of my PTA right now, but . . . .Copy !req
586. - I saw the ethanol speech.
- That wasn't gutsy . . .Copy !req
587. . . .so much as suicidal.
Or so my staff tells me.Copy !req
588. - Mind if I sit?
- No, please.Copy !req
589. Russell and Hoynes
have come after me on that already.Copy !req
590. - You lining up a shot for tomorrow?
- I think I'll just sit this one out.Copy !req
591. A 240-day school year, huh?Copy !req
592. An end to teacher tenure.
Nationalizing the system.Copy !req
593. Wanna hop on? I could use support.
I'm taking a shellacking from my side.Copy !req
594. I'm with you on the tenure.Copy !req
595. But a longer, federally mandated
school year? I don't know.Copy !req
596. It sounds like another
Washington power grab to me.Copy !req
597. - Here we go.
- Why would we wanna wrest control . . .Copy !req
598. . . . from local boards
and parents who know more . . .Copy !req
599. - . . . about their kids than we do?
- School boards and parents . . .Copy !req
600. . . . aren't making sure kids can compete
in the marketplace.Copy !req
601. Wouldn't be a Democrat plan
if it didn't involve taxes.Copy !req
602. Maybe we should take apart
every public school . . .Copy !req
603. . . .auction them off.
Some things cost money, Arnie.Copy !req
604. Who's gonna administer all this?
The Department of Education?Copy !req
605. They did such a great job improving
education in the last four decades.Copy !req
606. Are you through embarrassing me
in front of my staff?Copy !req
607. I'm not even close.Copy !req
608. - When are you going to New Hampshire?
- Tomorrow.Copy !req
609. What with my ethanol tantrum, I . . . .Copy !req
610. I suspect my work here is done.Copy !req
611. I think I've managed to successfully
drag my poll numbers . . .Copy !req
612. . . . below a pro hockey score,
you know?Copy !req
613. - At least you still got a full set of teeth.
- Yeah.Copy !req
614. My staff is very proud.Copy !req
615. Well, if they weren't, I was.Copy !req
616. You're not an ethanol fan?Copy !req
617. Not until today.Copy !req
618. Kitchen's closed, but they'll whip up
a few eggs, some sandwiches.Copy !req
619. Thank you.Copy !req
620. What do you think they're plotting
over there?Copy !req
621. If your day's been anything like ours,
I'd keep away the sharp cutlery.Copy !req
622. That was a bold move
on the ethanol thing.Copy !req
623. That was all him.Copy !req
624. You may lose,
but you'll mop up with the press.Copy !req
625. They'll talk about how
courageous your guy is.Copy !req
626. From your lips to God's ears.Copy !req
627. - What'd your guy do on ethanol?
- He took the pledge.Copy !req
628. Republican field's wide open.Copy !req
629. We're just trying to find a way
to stay in the game.Copy !req
630. Our force is adequate
to meet the needs...Copy !req
631. of the agreed-upon security
arrangements, and all parties remain—Copy !req
632. - Hello?
- Good morning.Copy !req
633. This is your 5:45 a.m.
wake-up call.Copy !req
634. Thank you.Copy !req