All language subtitles for The.West.Wing.S01E16.WEBRip.x264-FGT

PREVIOUSLY ON THE WEST WING:

HEY.
SO, CHARLIE

YOU EVER GET
A NIGHT OFF?

NO, ACTUALLY.

NO, I MEANT 'CAUSE IT'D BE COOL
TO GO OUT OR SOMETHING.

SHE ASKED YOU OUT?

YES, SIR.

I SHOULD HAVE LOCKED HER

IN THE DUNGEON.

ARE YOU THE JACKASS
CHOKING OFF FUNDING

FOR THE O'DWYER CAMPAIGN
IN THE CALIFORNIA 46th?

WHAT IN GOD'S NAME IS HAPPENING?

YOU IDIOT! I'M JOEY LUCAS!

WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU?

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
MADE ME BEG.

I WAS ASKING YOU

TO BE THE VICE PRESIDENT.

I'M UPPING
YOUR PROTECTION.

I'M STARTING COLLEGE IN A MONTH.

WELL, YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY
OF FRIENDS

TO WALK YOU TO CLASS.

President:
I DON'T LIKE PUTTING
HIM IN THIS POSITION.

Leo:
I KNOW.

I JUST DIDN'T WANT
YOU TO THINK

I WAS GETTING
ANY PLEASURE

FROM PUTTING HIM
IN THIS POSITION.

HE KNEW THE VOTE WAS
GOING TO BE TIGHT.

IT'S IRONIC.

YEAH.

I MEANT, IT'S IRONIC
THAT IT ALL COMES DOWN

TO A VOTE ON THE
ETHANOL TAX CREDIT.

YEAH.
50-50 TIE.

I UNDERSTAND THE IRONY.

ARE YOU BEING
BRUSQUE WITH ME?

IT'S 3:00 IN THE MORNING.

I'M JUST SAYING
YOU CAN'T BLAME ME.

IT'S WHAT YOU GET
FROM HAVING

AN EVEN NUMBER
OF SENATORS.

YEAH, YOU SHOULD
BLAME THE CONSTITUTION.

THAT'S WHAT I
USUALLY DO.

YEP.

RON, AM I GOING
TO MEET HER

ON THE PLANE?

YES, SIR.

ZOEY'S GOT A NEW AGENT
ON HER DETAIL.

I HEARD.

HAVE YOU SEEN
THESE AGENTS?

I'VE SEEN 'EM.
THEY GOT
THE HAIR

AND THE BACKPACKS
AND THE CLOTHES

WALKING AROUND CAMPUS
STRAPPED WITH A .44 MAGNUM

WITH A WIRE IN THEIR EAR.

THEY REALLY BLEND IN, HUH?

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

WHEN IT'S YOUR KID,
YOU DON'T WANT 'EM BLENDING IN.

YOU WANT 'EM WEARING
A SIGN THAT SAYS

"I'M CARRYING A LOADED GUN
AND THE SAFETY'S OFF."

CAN I SAY THIS ONE LAST TIME?

NO.

IF YOU GET TIRED...

LEO...

STAY AT THE HOTEL
FOR THE NIGHT.

I WON'T GET TIRED.

YOU WON'T SLEEP
ON THE PLANE.

YOU'LL BE RUNNING
AROUND ALL DAY

AND YOU GOT
THE FUND-RAISER AT NIGHT.

I WANT TO COME HOME
AFTER THE FUND-RAISER.

THAT'S A FULL DAY
AND NIGHT

PLUS ROUND TRIP, D.C.
TO LOS ANGELES, IN 24 HOURS.

IT'S REALLY NO GOOD FOR YOU.

IT'LL BE FINE.

BE THAT WAY.

YOUR IMPERSONATION OF MY MOTHER

IS GETTING SHARPER AND SHARPER,
YOU KNOW THAT?

THANK YOU.

( chuckles )

( jet engines whining )

Leo:
HAVE A GOOD FLIGHT,
MR. PRESIDENT.

President:
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

C.J.! CHARLIE!
MY FLYING COMPANIONS.

C.J.:
GOOD MORNING,
MR. PRESIDENT.

Charlie:
GOOD MORNING, SIR.

EVERYBODY ON BOARD?

C.J.:
YES, SIR.

PRESS IN A GOOD MOOD?

NO, MR. PRESIDENT,
I WOULDN'T SAY THEY WERE.

WHY NOT?

WELL, THEY'RE NOT WILD
ABOUT TAKING OFF

AT 3:00 IN THE
MORNING, SIR.

IT'LL BE GREAT.

WE'LL RACE THE SUN
TO THE PACIFIC HORIZON.

I'LL TELL 'EM THAT.

I'M SURE IT'LL PICK
'EM RIGHT UP.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

SAM, IT'S GOING TO BE 50-50
ON THE ETHANOL TAX CREDIT.

I CAN STILL MAKE
A COUPLE CALLS.

MAKE ALL THE CALLS YOU WANT.
IT'S GOING TO BE 50-50.

SIR, JOSH AND I WOULD
LIKE AN OPPORTUNITY

TO TALK ABOUT THE
AL KIEFER MEETING.

YOU TWO ARE SO FREAKED OUT
ABOUT THIS AL KIEFER MEETING.

SIR...
LISTEN TO HIM, JOSH.

YES, SIR.

YOU TWO WANT TO SEE
THE BEST PART

ABOUT HAVING MY JOB?

COLONEL, THIS IS THE PRESIDENT.

I'M READY TO GO.

SPF-15?

I BROUGHT THE SPF-15
AND THE SPF-30.

HAVE YOU TRIED THE LANCOME
HIGH-PROTECTION SUNSTICK

FOR FACE AND LIPS?

NO, DID YOU BRING IT?

PLUS THE ELIZABETH ARDEN
MODERN SKIN CARE DAILY
MOISTURIZER.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND WE'LL BE
IN CALIFORNIA FOR ONE DAY?

THERE'S TANNING TIME
BETWEEN 2:00 AND 4:00.

AND WE HAVE SENSITIVE
ALABASTER SKIN.

CAMERON'S GOING TO
INTRODUCE A BILL
TOMORROW MORNING.

GAYS IN THE MILITARY?
YEP.

IT'S CAMERON. WHO CARES?

I HAVE A FEELING
TED MARCUS MIGHT CARE.

HE'S NOT
GOING TO KNOW.
HE MIGHT.

YOU WERE FLYING ALL NIGHT,
DON'T KNOW ANYTHING,
YOU'LL GET BACK TO HIM.

YEAH.

PLUS IT'S CAMERON
SO WHO CARES?

MARCUS IS
GOING TO CARE.

Charlie:
C.J.

YOU WANTED ME TO TELL YOU

WHEN HE HEADED
FOR THE COCKPIT.

THANK YOU.

THIS MAN HAS GOT TO BE STOPPED.

HOW YOU DOING?

HEY.

I DON'T KNOW
IF I'M GOING

TO BE ABLE TO BE
AS ATTENTIVE

ON THIS TRIP AS YOU LIKE.

THAT' OKAY.
YOU'RE WORKING.

WELL, I'VE BEEN
TRYING TO LISTEN

TO SOME OF THE MANY
LESSONS YOU'VE BEEN
GIVING ME

ON HOW TO BE A
BETTER BOYFRIEND

AND I KNOW THAT
ATTENTIVENESS...

NO, THIS IS ONE
OF THE TIMES WHEN IT'S OKAY.

OKAY.

IT'S HARD TO TELL
THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN THOSE TIMES
AND THE OTHER TIMES.

I KNOW.

DOESN'T THAT SUCK FOR YOU?

A LITTLE BIT, YEAH.

DON'T BE NERVOUS.

YEAH.

( knocks )

President:
COME ON IN.

MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS
SPECIAL AGENT GINA TOSCANO.

HOW DO YOU DO?

HOW DO YOU DO,
MR. PRESIDENT?

I'LL STEP OUT, SIR.

THANK YOU, RON.

I'M SORRY WE HAVEN'T
HAD A CHANCE

TO MEET BEFORE NOW.

YOU'VE BEEN WITH
ZOEY'S DETAIL WHAT?

TWO WEEKS TODAY, SIR.

YOU WERE IN THE ARMY?

YES, SIR.
HOW'D YOU GET THERE?

I WAS ARMY ROTC.
AH. WHERE?

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

YOU'RE A MOUNTAINEER.

THAT'S WEST VIRGINIA,
MR. PRESIDENT.

I'M A CAVALIER.

WITH A DEGREE IN?

CRIMINOLOGY, SIR.

SO YOU WERE COMMISSIONED
A SECOND LIEUTENANT?

YES, SIR,
WITH MILITARY POLICE.

HOW OLD ARE YOU?

I'M 27, SIR.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU TRAINED
FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT?

A YEAR AND A HALF, SIR.

WHAT WERE YOU,
THE FIRST ONE TO SIGN UP?

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW ZOEY'S DATING

MY BODY MAN,
CHARLIE YOUNG, RIGHT?

YES, SIR.

YOU KNOW ABOUT
THE LETTERS?

OF COURSE, SIR.

ARE THEY WHITE SUPREMACISTS?

I CAN'T TELL YOU FOR
SURE, MR. PRESIDENT.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING
FAIRLY CLOSELY

WITH THE SOUTHERN POVERTY
LAW CENTER'S DATABASE

YOU DON'T HAVE ARTIST SKETCHES

OR PSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILES
OR ANYTHING?

NOT MUCH OF EITHER
ONE, MR. PRESIDENT,
BUT I KNOW WHAT

I'M LOOKING FOR IN A CROWD

IF THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE ASKING ME, SIR.

IT IS.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

ZOEY'S 19 AND SHE WANTS
TO BE A TEENAGER.

SHE WANTS A COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
AND I CAN'T BLAME HER.

I LOVED COLLEGE.

SO DID MY OTHER DAUGHTERS.

I WANT ZOEY
TO BE COMFORTABLE

WITH HER PROTECTION.

I DON'T WANT HER TRYING
TO GIVE YOU THE SLIP.

IT'S NOT YOUR JOB TO TELL ME
IF SHE'S CUTTING ENGLISH LIT.

IT'S NOT YOUR JOB TO TELL ME
IF SHE'S DYING HER HAIR BLUE

OR GOING
TO A STRIP CLUB

OR WHATEVER SHE'S DOING
WITH HER FRIENDS.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR JOB IS.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.

GINA?
YES, SIR?

IF SHE'S CUTTING
ENGLISH LIT

I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

NO DEAL, MR. PRESIDENT.

OKAY.

( chuckles )

Leo:
WE DIDN'T SAY IT ENOUGH.

Larry:
WE AGREE.

Leo:
ETHANOL ACCOUNTS FOR 20%
OF IOWA'S CORN CROP.

Ed:
WHICH DOESN'T MEAN A LOT
OUTSIDE OF IOWA.

Larry:
BUT STILL...

THE TAX CREDIT CREATED 16...

...16,000 NEW JOBS

THAT'S WHAT WE
NEVER SAID ENOUGH.

WE AGREE.
IS IT OVER?

SAM'S BEEN CALLING SENATORS
FROM THE PLANE

FOR THE LAST HOUR
AND A HALF.

THE NEXT TIME MY PHONE RINGS

IT'S GOING TO BE HIM
TELLING ME IT'S OVER.

AT LEAST WE'RE
GOING TO WIN.

YEAH.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, LEO.

YOU NEED TO SIGN THIS.

OKAY.

AND THIS.

OKAY.

WHERE IT SAYS
YOUR NAME, LEO.

YOU'RE NOT THE BELGIAN
FOREIGN MINISTER.

LOOK, I SAID I WAS SORRY.

I'M NOT UPSET.

I HAD TO STAY
BEHIND FOR THIS.

OF COURSE.

THERE'LL BE OTHER TRIPS,
MARGARET.

I KNOW.

THERE'LL BE OTHER TRIPS.

GOOD.

JUST NOT TO CALIFORNIA.

YES, TO CALIFORNIA.
WHEN?

THEY GOT 54 ELECTORAL VOTES
OUT THERE.

SOMETHING TELLS ME
WE'RE NOT GOING
TO BE STRANGERS.

( phone rings )

LEO McGARRY'S OFFICE.

IT'S SAM.

GET THE VICE PRESIDENT
OVER HERE.

YEAH.

GUYS, EVERYBODY.

SORRY, BUT WE'RE LANDING
IN A FEW MINUTES

AND I WANTED TO GO
OVER THE ITINERARY.

AT THE MOMENT,
WE'RE ON SCHEDULE.

THE PRESIDENT WILL BE GREETED
AT THE AIRPORT

BY CONGRESSMAN HARK AND JANSEN

THE MAYOR AND VARIOUS CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS.

IT'S PHOTOS ONLY.

NO FORMAL REMARKS.

WE'LL DEPART THE AIRPORT
AT 6:20 FOR THE HOTEL

AT WHICH POINT I PREDICT

WE WILL NO LONGER BE
ON SCHEDULE.

AT THE HOTEL, THE PRESIDENT
WILL GET

HIS MORNING SECURITY BRIEFING

FOLLOWED BY TWO HOURS
OF PERSONAL STAFF TIME.

AT 10:00 A.M., WE'LL LEAVE
FOR ORANGE COUNTY

FOR A MEETING
WITH CIVIC LEADERS

WHERE THE PRESIDENT
WILL HEAR A DISCUSSION

ON THE CURRENT PROPOSAL
TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION

TO PROHIBIT THE BURNING
OF THE FLAG.

AT 3:00 P.M. WE GO TO THE
A.M.E. CHURCH IN SOUTH-CENTRAL

FOR A TOWN HALL MEETING
ON SCHOOL VOUCHERS.

THAT TAKES US TO TONIGHT

AND THE EVENT
YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.

THE FUND-RAISER AT THE HOME
OF THEODORE MARCUS.

YOU'LL WEAR COATS AND TIES.

YOU WILL REMAIN OUTSIDE
IN THE ROPED-OFF PRESS AREA

UNLESS YOU'VE GOT
50,000 BUCKS A COUPLE

TO GET A LOOK
AT THE GOOD STUFF.

WELCOME TO LOS ANGELES

WHERE THE LOCAL TIME IS
5:40 A.M.

AND THE TEMPERATURE'S...
OOH, A BALMY 73 DEGREES.

JOSH.
YEAH?

NEED ANY HELP
WITH YOUR LUGGAGE THERE?

NAH, YOU'RE FINE.

THERE WERE MESSAGES FOR YOU
AT THE DESK.

I'VE SPENT HALF
THE NIGHTS OF MY
LIFE IN HOTEL ROOMS

AND I STILL CANNOT...

DAVE LEVY.

LATER. YOU SURE THIS
ISN'T FOR YOUR ROOM?

IT'S FOR YOUR ROOM.

MANDY?

LATER. YOU SURE?

IT'S FOR YOUR ROOM.

THE DEPUTY WHIP.

LATER. YOU KNOW, THERE
USED TO BE KEYS.

GIVE ME THAT.

YOU STUCK IT IN,
YOU TURNED IT, YOU'RE...

I LOOSENED IT FOR YOU.

ROB DREYFUS FROM
POLITICAL AFFAIRS.

LATER.

JOEY LUCAS.

REALLY?

YEAH.

SHE CALLED?
YES.

SHE'S HERE?
IN THIS HOTEL.

SHE'S HERE IN
THIS HOTEL?

YES. SHE'S AT
THE FUND-RAISER TONIGHT.

REALLY.
YES.

YES.

REALLY?

YES.

WHY DID SHE CALL?

TO TELL YOU THAT SHE'S
HERE AT THE HOTEL

AND SHE'S COMING
TO THE FUND-RAISER TONIGHT.

REALLY? HMM.
YES.

JOSH, YOU'VE GOT A CRUSH
ON JOEY LUCAS

AND I THINK YOU SHOULD
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT

'CAUSE YOU'RE
REALLY BOTHERING ME.

THAT'S SOMETHING
I CARE A LOT ABOUT.

YOU SHOULD CALL HER.

I DON'T HAVE A CRUSH.

CALL HER RIGHT NOW.

I'LL SEE HER TONIGHT.

"GATHER YE ROSEBUDS
WHILE YE MAY," JOSH.

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?

YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS TIME
TO GATHER ROSEBUDS

'CAUSE LATER ON YOU MIGHT
NOT BE ABLE TO.

INTERPRETING THE CLASSICS

WITH POET LAUREATE
DONNATELLA MOSS.

I'M JUST SAYING CALL HER
OR STOP BUGGING ME.

LET'S CALL HER.

REALLY?

YEAH. LET'S DO IT.

CALL HER AND THEN WE'LL DO
EVERYBODY ELSE.

I HAVE ALABASTER SKIN, YOU KNOW.

DIAL THE PHONE.

I'M JUST SAYING.

ALSO, TED MARCUS CALLED.

WHAT?

TED MARCUS CALLED.

HANG ON.

DAMN...

I'D BETTER CALL HIM FIRST.

GOOD MORNING.

YOU BEAT ME TO THE DOOR.
GOOD MORNING.

CAMERON INTRODUCED HIS
RESOLUTION ON THE FLOOR
THIS MORNING.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

HOUSE RESOLUTION 973--

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE.

BANNING GAYS
IN THE MILITARY.

I'VE BEEN ON A PLANE
ALL NIGHT.

HE INTRODUCED IT ON
THE FLOOR THIS MORNING.

SERIOUSLY. STUDIO CHAIRMAN--
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT.

JOSH, LET'S NOT TALK
ABOUT MY HOUSE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO TALK ABOUT?

WHAT DO I WANT
TO TALK ABOUT?

TED, I CHECKED INTO MY HOTEL
15 MINUTES AGO.

WHAT'D YOU HAUL MY ASS
OUT HERE FOR?

I THINK YOU WANT TO WATCH
YOUR GENERAL TONE WITH ME.

I'M SENDING YOU HOME
TOMORROW WITH $21/////2 MILLION.

WHAT DO I WANT TO TALK ABOUT?

CAMERON'S BILL IS A JOKE.

NOT TO ME.
IT'S THE HOUSE;
IT'S PROCEDURE.

YOU KNOW HOW MANY BILLS
NEVER GET A HEARING

LET ALONE A VOTE?
THAT'S IT?

YEAH.
YOU CAME TO ME
WITH THAT?

I CAME TO YOU
BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME TO.

NOW, I'VE GOT A CAB
WAITING OUTSIDE...

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

I'M BEING SILLY.

YOU'RE WORRIED
ABOUT NOTHING.

THE PRESIDENT'S LOOKING FORWARD

TO IT.
EXCELLENT.

FELLAS, YOU CAN PACK IT UP--
THE PARTY'S OFF.

TED? TED...

EVERYBODY, CARMINE, I'M SORRY,
IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

THE FOOD AND
THE FLOWERS?

UH, GIVE THEM OUT
TO THE GUYS.

YOU'RE A ROTTEN BLUFFER, TED.

MM, YOU'RE RIGHT--
THAT'S WHY I NEVER DO IT.

YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO CANCEL THE FUND-RAISER.

WELL, IN FACT, I ALREADY DID.

THIS IS THE PRESIDENT.

THE PRESIDENT'LL BE EATING
ROOM SERVICE TONIGHT.

TED...
YOU'VE GOT A CAB WAITING.

THAT WAS ABRUPT,
AND I APOLOGIZE.

YOUR APOLOGY'S ACCEPTED.

YOU CAN'T CANCEL
THE FUND-RAISER.

OH, YET WITNESS
THE LOADING OF THE TRUCKS.

I'M NOT GO...
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE
A JOKE TO OUR PEOPLE.

DISRESPECTED
BY THE DEMOCRATS?

WHATEVER WILL I DO?
TED...

PARTICULARLY,
WITH MY $3 BILLION?

TED, NO ONE IS GOING
TO PASS A BILL

BANNING GAYS
IN THE MILITARY.

IF THE HOUSE EVER
PASSED SUCH A BILL

AND THE SENATE EVER
PASSED SUCH A BILL

THE PRESIDENT WOULD
NEVER SIGN SUCH A BILL.

FANTASTIC.

OKAY?

FANTABULOUS.

SO YOU WON'T FLAKE ON ME?

WE'RE FINE.
THE PARTY'S ON?

YOU BET.

GOOD.

AS SOON AS I HEAR

THE PRESIDENT SAY
WHAT YOU JUST SAID.

LOOK...
GIVE HIM A CALL
AND ASK HIM

WHAT TIME I SHOULD BE TUNED
TO MY TELEVISION

TO HEAR HIM SAY
WHAT YOU JUST SAID.

THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN
AND YOU KNOW IT.

THEN WE GOT OURSELVES A PROBLEM.

DON'T SCREW AROUND
WITH ME, JOSH.

I'VE BEEN PRESIDENT
A LOT LONGER THAN HE HAS.

Margaret:
LEO...

YEAH?

THE VICE PRESIDENT.

THANK YOU.

MORNING, LEO.

MORNING, MR. VICE PRESIDENT.

STILL 50-50, HUH?

THAT'S THE WAY
IT'S GOING TO STAY.

SAM TALKED
TO HUNTINGTON?

HE TALKED TO HUNTINGTON

HE TALKED TO GIANELLI,
HE TALKED TO CALLEY

AND MARTINSON
AND RATHBURN...

RECENTLY?

THIS MORNING.

NOBODY'S MOVING.

IT KIND OF LOOKED LIKE

IT WAS GOING
TO TURN OUT THIS WAY.

NOT TO ME.

I WAS SURPRISED.

WELL, I WAS IN THE SENATE
WITH 94 OF THESE GUYS.

ANYWAY...

YEAH.

THE PRESIDENT NEEDS YOU
TO GO DOWN THERE

AND FULFILL ONE OF YOUR
TWO CONSTITUTIONAL
RESPONSIBILITIES

AND VOTE FOR THE
ETHANOL TAX CREDIT.

WE NEED YOU
TO BREAK
THE TIE.

HE ALSO ASKED ME
TO TELL YOU

THAT HE REGRETS
PUTTING YOU

IN THIS POSITION.

( sighs )

YOU GOT TO GET ME
OFF THE HOOK, LEO.

YOU CAN'T ASK ME
TO DO THIS.

JOHN, I KNOW EXACTLY
HOW YOU FEEL.

I DON'T THINK YOU DO.

I KNOW...

I SPENT EIGHT YEARS
IN THE SENATE

VOTING AGAINST
THIS TAX CREDIT.

I WAS RIGHT, BY THE WAY,
AND I'M STILL RIGHT.

BUT THE POINT IS...

16,000 NEW JOBS.

$4 BILLION INVESTED
IN PLANT AND EQUIPMENT...

THE POINT...

BECAUSE THE TAX CREDIT MADE
IT ECONOMICAL.

LEO, THE ETHANOL TAX CREDIT
HAS ACCOMPLISHED

EXACTLY NONE OF ITS GOALS.

PRODUCTION IS
NEXT TO NOTHING.

IT WILL NEVER BE LARGE ENOUGH

TO REDUCE OUR DEPENDENCE
ON FOREIGN OIL

AND IT REQUIRES SUBSTANTIAL
ENERGY TO PRODUCE

WHICH TOTALLY WASHES
OUT ANY OVERALL
CONSERVATION EFFECT.

BUT THAT'S NOT
THE POINT.

WHAT'S THE POINT?

THE REPUBLICANS WILL MAKE
ME EAT IT FOR DINNER

WHEN MY TIME COMES,
AND YOU KNOW THAT.

SO LET'S GET SERIOUS.

MR. PRESIDENT, I RISE TODAY
TO SAY THAT THE AMERICAN FLAG

IS PROBABLY THE MOST RECOGNIZED
SYMBOL IN THE WORLD.

WHEREVER IT STANDS,
IT REPRESENTS FREEDOM.

MILLIONS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS
WHO SERVED OUR NATION IN WAR

HAVE CARRIED THAT FLAG
INTO BATTLE.

THEY HAVE BEEN KILLED
JUST FOR WEARING IT
ON THEIR UNIFORM

BECAUSE IT REPRESENTS
THE MOST FEARED POWER TO TYRANNY

AND THAT IS LIBERTY.

( applause )

MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS NOT
A PERFECT NATION--

BUT TO THE WORLD

OUR FLAG REPRESENTS
THAT WHICH IS RIGHT

AND TO AMERICANS
IT REPRESENTS

WHAT CHIEF JUSTICE
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES
REFERRED TO AS

"OUR NATIONAL UNITY,
OUR NATIONAL ENDEAVOR

OUR NATIONAL ASPIRATION..."

I'VE JUST COME
FROM TED MARCUS'.

WHAT DID HE WANT?

HE'S THREATENING
TO CANCEL TONIGHT

UNLESS THE PRESIDENT COMES OUT
PUBLICLY AGAINST 973.

IT'S NOT GOING
ANYWHERE.

I EXPLAINED THAT.

AND WHAT
DID HE SAY?

HE TAKES IT SERIOUSLY
FOR OBVIOUS REASONS

AND HE IS DISTRESSED

BY THE PRESIDENT'S SILENCE
ON THE SUBJECT

AND HE FEELS THAT IT'S
A BETRAYAL OF THE GAY COMMUNITY

FOR HIM TO BE SO
PUBLICLY SUPPORTIVE

OF THE PRESIDENT TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

IT'S NOT IN THE INTEREST
OF HIS CAUSE

FOR THE PRESIDENT TO MAKE
A STATEMENT ABOUT THIS TODAY.

IT'LL GIVE CREDIBILITY
AND ATTENTION...

AND USE ALL
THOSE WORDS

WHEN YOU TALK TO HIM.

TELL HIM A MAN OF HIS MEDIA
SAVVY WILL UNDERSTAND

THE PRESIDENT
CAN'T BE QUITE SO
PUBLICLY BLACKMAILED.

Toby:
AND SHOULD THE
PRESIDENT CHOOSE

TO STAY AT HIS
HOTEL TONIGHT

RATHER THAN KOWTOW TO THE
HOLLYWOOD BLAH, BLAH, BLAH

IT'LL ONLY SERVE TO SOLIDIFY
HIS PUBLIC REPUTATION

WITH THE ELECTORATE
AS A MAN OF CHARACTER.

FRANKLY,
BUYS US MORE

THAN $21/////2 WORTH SUPPORT.

USE THOSE WORDS.

TELL HIM IF HE GOES AHEAD
WITH THE PARTY

HE GETS TEN MINUTES ALONE
WITH THE PRESIDENT.

ALL RIGHT. I CAN SELL THAT.

LET'S GO BACK.

HOW'S HE DOING
IN THERE?

HE'S GOT THAT
LOOK ON HIS FACE

LIKE HE'S THINKING ABOUT
WAYS TO KILL HIMSELF.

Woman:
AND IT IS DISGRACEFUL

THAT SOME INDIVIDUALS
WOULD DESECRATE THE FLAG

THAT OUR NATION'S VETERANS

HAVE FOUGHT SO VALIANTLY
TO PROTECT.

( applause )

Man:
MR. PRESIDENT, IT IS
TERRIBLY IMPORTANT

THAT WE FINALLY ENACT
LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR OUR FLAG.

AND I RISE
IN STRONG SUPPORT

FOR THE FLAG DESECRATION
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

President:
I'M SORRY. I'VE
JUST BEEN TOLD

I HAVE TO GO NOW.

THIS IS A DEBATE THAT IS
OBVIOUSLY GOING TO CONTINUE

IN TOWN HALLS, CITY HALLS,
STATE LEGISLATURES

AND THE U.S. HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES.

THERE IS A POPULATION
OF THIS COUNTRY

THAT SEEMS TO FOCUS A GREAT DEAL
OF TIME AND ENERGY

ON THIS CONVERSATION.

SO MUCH SO, THAT I AM MOVED
TO ASK THIS QUESTION--

IS THERE AN EPIDEMIC
OF FLAG BURNING GOING ON

THAT I'M NOT AWARE OF?

I MEAN IT, MAN.

IS THERE AN EMERGENCY LEVEL
OUTBREAK OF FLAG DESECRATION

NO ONE'S KEPT ME POSTED ON.

THERE IS NOT.

SO LET'S BLOW OFF
THE KIEFER MEETING.

TOBY, THERE'S NO REASON FOR YOU
TO FEEL THREATENED BY AL KIEFER.

I DON'T.

EXCELLENT, 'CAUSE WE'RE
GOING TO DO IT OVER LUNCH.

I HAVE TO EAT WITH
AL KIEFER?

BACK AT THE HOTEL.

BETTER YET... CHARLIE,
WHERE'S ZOEY HAVING LUNCH?

A PLACE IN SANTA MONICA
CALLED THE PLAYA CANTINA.

WHY?
SHE WANTED AN L.A.
EXPERIENCE.

THAT SUPPOSED
TO BE GOOD, SAM?

THEY MAKE GUACAMOLE
RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU.

IS THAT AN
L.A. EXPERIENCE?

I THINK SHE MEANT
THE PEOPLE.

WELL, THERE AREN'T GOING
TO BE ANY PEOPLE TODAY.

WILL YOU BE
JOINING HER, SIR?

SOUNDS LIKE FUN,
DOESN'T IT?

SIR, WOULDN'T IT BE EASIER
BACK AT THE HOTEL?

YEAH, BUT THE HOTEL
WOULDN'T MAKE THE GUACAMOLE

RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.

I NEED A MINUTE TO TALK
ABOUT TED MARCUS.

WE'LL DO IT
IN THE CAR.

WHO'S TALKING
TO LEO?

HE'S WITH
THE VICE PRESIDENT.

President:
YOU COME IN THE CAR, TOO.

SIR, THIS LUNCH
WITH AL KIEFER...

THOSE PEOPLE OVER THERE
DON'T LIKE ME THAT MUCH.

THEY JUST HAVEN'T TAKEN
THE TIME TO GET TO KNOW
YOU LIKE WE HAVE, SIR.

YOU WOULD HONESTLY THINK
THERE WAS AN EPIDEMIC

OF FLAG BURNING GOING ON
ENDANGERING COUNTLESS LIVES...

DON'T PUT TOO
MUCH STOCK IN WHAT
HE HAS TO SAY...

I'M HAVING LUNCH
WITH MY DAUGHTER.

YOU GUYS SIT WITH KIEFER

AND LET ME KNOW
WHAT'S WORTH LISTENING TO.

WE'LL SEE YOU THERE.

I'M NOT COMING
IN THE CAR?

NO, YOU KNOW WHY?

YOU MADE FUN
OF THE GUACAMOLE.

I DIDN'T.

I COULD TELL YOU
WERE THINKING IT.

FAIR ENOUGH.
GOOD.

President:
SURPRISED YOU FOR LUNCH--
I'M THE BEST.

I WANTED TO EAT
LUNCH IN L.A.

YOU ARE.

WITH PEOPLE,
WITH L.A. PEOPLE.

I WANTED
THE ATMOSPHERE.

THEY CLEARED
OUT THE PLACE.

YEAH,
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND

THE GUY MADE GUACAMOLE
RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.
DAD...

THIS IS FATHER/DAUGHTER
FUN TIME.

I WAS HAVING FUN

BUT YOU COME WITHIN
100 METERS OF ME

AND MY PROTECTION,
LIKE, QUADRUPLES.

OH, YOU KNOW,
I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.

NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT...

YEAH...

I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT IS.

WHAT, IS SOMEBODY AFTER ME
IN CALIFORNIA?

ALL KINDS OF THINGS
IN CALIFORNIA, ZOEY.

YOU GOT YOUR SMOG,
YOUR FREEWAY SHOOTINGS

BRUSH FIRES, MUD SLIDES,
PLUS, APPARENTLY...

THERE IS A MAD RASH
OF FLAG BURNING GOING ON

AND YOU DON'T WANT
A PIECE OF THAT.

SEE, YOU THINK YOU'RE FUNNY.

RIGHT THERE...

RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME,
THEY MADE THE GUACAMOLE.

( laughs )

ON THE FLAG BURNING

THE BOTTOM LINE
COULDN'T BE CLEARER--

IF HE SAYS NOTHING

HE TAKES A HIT,
BUT NOT A FATAL ONE.

IF HE STANDS IN OPPOSITION
TO THE AMENDMENT

YOU CAN ALL START UPDATING
YOUR RESUMES.

I DON'T BUY THAT.

ME, EITHER.
PEOPLE RESPECT
A PRESIDENT

WITH THE COURAGE
OF HIS CONVICTIONS.

AL...
YOU ARE LOOKING AT THIS
EXACTLY THE WRONG WAY.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PLAY DEFENSE.

YOU COULD LEAD THE CHARGE.

YOU JUST SAID
WE COULDN'T.

NO, I DIDN'T.

YOU JUST SAID IF
WE WERE VOCAL

IN OUR OPPOSITION
TO FLAG BURNING WE
TAKE A FATAL HIT.

THAT'S RIGHT...
AND I'M SAYING

DON'T STAY QUIET
AND DON'T OPPOSE IT.

LEAD THE CHARGE...
THE OTHER WAY.

( laughing )

WHAT?

C.J.,
HAS AL SAID SOMETHING

I SHOULD
LISTEN TO YET?

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW, SIR.

MR. PRESIDENT, DO
YOU WANT TO SEW UP
REELECTION RIGHT NOW?

DO YOU WANT
TO LOCK DOWN YOUR SECOND TERM

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW,
IN THIS ROOM.

WHAT DO YOU GOT?

WHY DO YOU
ENCOURAGE HIM, SIR?

WHAT DO YOU GOT, AL?

TRUCKLOAD OF VOTERS,
MR. PRESIDENT--

ABOUT 47%...

OVERWHELMINGLY
WHITE MEN...

POOL AND
PATIO TYPES

WHO VOTED AGAINST YOU
BY 20-PLUS POINTS.

THEY SHARE...

AN AFFINITY
TO AUTHORITY--

A PRESIDENT--

AND THEY SEE YOU AS SMART
AND HAVING VISION.

SO, WHY DIDN'T THEY VOTE
FOR YOU?

BECAUSE THEY ALSO SEE YOU
AS A WIMP.

TWO-THIRDS
ON THE THERMOMETER RATING

PLACE YOU
ON SOME DEGREE OF WEAK.

WE'VE HEARD
THESE NUMBERS BEFORE.

YEAH, BUT I NEVER GET TIRED
OF HEARING THEM, YOU KNOW...

ESPECIALLY IN FRONT
OF MY DAUGHTER.

LOOK, I GET
THAT THIS IS NOT

THE MOST POPULAR IDEA
IN THE ROOM

BUT I GOT NUMBERS
AND I KNOW NUMBERS

AND I TRUST NUMBERS,
AND THE REASON WHY

YOU'RE ALL LOOKING A LITTLE PALE
RIGHT NOW IS SO DO YOU.

THIS IS NOT THEORETICAL.

FLAG BURNING AMENDMENT

MADE IT
THROUGH THE HOUSE

20 VOTES
OVER THE REQUIRED TWO-THIRDS.

IT HASN'T MADE IT
THROUGH THE SENATE YET

BUT IT'S COME AWFULLY CLOSE,
AND THAT DAY WILL COME.

THAT DAY WILL COME SOON.

LAWS AGAINST FLAG BURNING

ARE OVERWHELMINGLY FAVORED
IN THE POLLS

AND A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
WON'T BE SUBJECT

TO A PRESIDENTIAL VETO

OR OVERTURNING
BY THE SUPREME COURT.

LOOK...

THIS ALL ADDS UP

TO ONE THING, MR. PRESIDENT--
IT'S OVER.

THE GAME'S BEEN PLAYED
AND WON

BUT BECAUSE
OF GUYS LIKE ME

YOU GET TO KNOW THE RESULTS
BEFORE ANYBODY ELSE DOES.

SO, YOU GET TO PICK
WHICH SIDE YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON

AND NOT ONLY DO WE GET
TO BE ON THE WINNING TEAM

WE GET TO LEAD THE WINNING TEAM.

( phone ringing )

EXCUSE ME.

TOBY, YOU'RE SMILING.

I JUST FIGURED OUT
WHO YOU WERE.

HE'S GOING TO SAY SATAN.

NO, YOU'RE THE GUY WHO RUNS
INTO THE 7-ELEVEN

TO GET SATAN
A PACK OF CIGARETTES.

Charlie:
MR. PRESIDENT...

YEAH, CHARLIE.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS LATER.

WE WILL?

YEAH.

UH, MR. PRESIDENT...

MEN WITH POOLS AND
PATIOS THINK I'M WEAK.

I DON'T WANT TO
MENTION THE 49 TIMES

WE ASKED YOU
NOT TO TAKE

THIS MEETING.

WAS THAT MARCUS
ON THE PHONE?

WE SOLD HIM ON TEN MINUTES
IN A ROOM WITH YOU TONIGHT.

NO WAY I CAN
GET OUT OF IT?

TEN MINUTES.

I USED TO LIKE PARTIES,
YOU KNOW THAT?

I JUST WANTED A REGULAR
LUNCH, YOU KNOW...

IN A RESTAURANT
WITH PEOPLE.

MY FATHER SEES DANGER, LIKE,
BEHIND THE CURTAINS.

HEY, ZOEY,
DO ME A FAVOR.

WALK ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF ME, WOULD YOU?

GINA...
LET'S GET IN
THE CAR, OKAY?

( classical music playing )

C.J.:
LOOK AT THIS HOUSE!

Toby:
YEAH.

I MEAN,
LOOK AT THIS HOUSE.

IT'S A NICE HOUSE.

YOU KNOW...

WHAT?

YOU HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT MY DRESS.

YOU LOOK
VERY NICE.

YOU'RE NOT EVEN LOOKING.

I'M LOOKING
AT THE HOUSE.

EXCUSE ME,
I WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF.

I'M MARK MILLER.

I'M HEAD OF NEW PROJECT
DEVELOPMENT AT PARAGON.

C.J. CREGG.

TOBY ZIEGLER.

OH, IT'S GOOD
TO MEET YOU BOTH.

UH, C.J., I WAS WONDERING
IF MY MONEY BUYS ME

A FEW WORDS ALONE
WITH YOU.

THROW IN A BOX OF
CHOCOLATES AND A
PAIR OF NYLONS--

GET YOU A LOT
MORE THAN THAT.

SURE.

I'LL BE OVER AT THE
BAR, DRINKING A LOT

IF ANYBODY WANTS ME.

NOBODY WILL.

I'LL COME
RIGHT OUT WITH IT, C.J.

I'M A BIG FAN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YEAH, AND I THINK
THERE'S A PLACE

FOR YOU IN
OUR COMPANY.

DOING WHAT?

DEVELOPMENT.

WHAT'S THAT?

DEVELOPMENT
OF PROJECTS.

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

YOU'D BE DEVELOPING
FEATURE PROJECTS.

MOVIES?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU DON'T WANT ME.

YOU WANT TOBY OR SAM.
I'M NOT A WRITER.

NO-NO, WE
HAVE WRITERS.

WELL, I CERTAINLY CAN'T
DIRECT OR ACT.

NO, YOU'D JUST BE
IN DEVELOPMENT.

AND WHAT'S THAT?

SHEPHERDING PROJECTS--
DEVELOPING THEM.

I THOUGHT A GUY WRITES A MOVIE
AND A GUY DIRECTS THE MOVIE.

SURE.

AND IN BETWEEN
THERE ARE

DESIGNERS AND TECHNICIANS
AND ACTORS.

YES.

SO, TELL ME
WHAT I DO AGAIN.

DEVELOPMENT.

OKAY.

WELL, AT THE MOMENT,
I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD JOB

AND I UNDERSTAND
WHAT IT IS.

I, UH,
I SURE APPRECIATE...

SAM...

UH, WOULD YOU
EXCUSE ME, MARK?

I'M... SORRY.
SURE.

I'VE GOT TO...
YEAH.

HI.

TALK TO SAM
ABOUT A-A THING

THE, UH, PRESIDENT
WANTS ME TO...
OH.

PRETEND YOU'RE
TALKING TO ME.

I AM TALKING TO YOU.

WALK ME OUTSIDE.

DID HE OFFER YOU
A DEVELOPMENT DEAL?

YES.

ME, TOO.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT IT IS?

NO.

ME, NEITHER.

"IF THERE'S
A BEDROCK PRINCIPLE

"UNDERLYING
THE FIRST AMENDMENT

"IT'S THAT
THE GOVERNMENT

"CANNOT PROHIBIT EXPRESSION
OF AN IDEA

SIMPLY BECAUSE
IT'S DISAGREEABLE"--

JUSTICE WILLIAM BENNETT WRITING
FOR THE MAJORITY.

I'M A REAL
FAN, DAVID.

I'M NOT JUST A
JOHNNY-COME-LATELY.

IT'S NOT JUST BAYWATCH
AND KNIGHT RIDER WITH ME.

THANK YOU,
BUT MY POINT...

I MEAN, NICK FURY,
PANIC AT MALIBU PIER

THE CARTIER AFFAIR...

( chuckling )

PLEASURE COVE, FOR
CRYING OUT LOUD.

EXCUSE US.

HE WAS SO INTO ME.

YOU'RE FRIGHTENING
THE GUESTS.

DAVID HASSELHOFF--
I'M JUST SAYING.

HE'S MARRIED.

THIS IS CALIFORNIA.

A GIRL CAN DREAM.

STOP DRINKING NOW.

MATT PERRY,
RIGHT THERE.

GOOD-BYE.
( sighs )

Man:
JOSH...

I KNOW THAT VOICE.

HOW LONG WAS IT GOING
TO TAKE FOR YOU

TO SAY HELLO TO ME?

I GOT YOUR PHONE MESSAGE
THIS MORNING

BUT I-I KIND OF BEEN
RUNNING AROUND.

I DIDN'T SEE YOU UNTIL NOW.

I SAW YOU.

WELL, TH-THEN, YOU SHOULD'VE
SAID HELLO TO ME.

YOU LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE
ABSORBED

IN HIGH-LEVEL CONVERSATIONS.

I CAN ASSURE YOU I WAS NOT.

WELL, THEN...

"WELL, THEN," WHAT?

HELLO.

HELLO.

( chuckling ):
HELLO.

( laughing )

UH...

YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST HERE
FOR THE DAY

AND...
JOSH...

YEAH.

CAN YOU NOT, UH...

JUST...

JUST...

DON'T LEAVE THE PARTY, OKAY?

OKAY.
OKAY?

SORRY.

Leo:
JOHN... I KNOW WE'VE HAD
OUR UPS AND DOWNS

BUT LET ME BE YOUR
GUY FOR A SECOND.

YOU CAN'T BE THINKING

ABOUT BEING THE FIRST
VICE PRESIDENT IN HISTORY

TO BREAK A TIE GOING
THE OTHER WAY.

I'M NOT LOOKING
TO MAKE HISTORY.

THEN, WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING FOR, JOHN?

YOU'RE GOING TO
GET INK EITHER WAY.

LEO...

I KNOW IT EATS AT YOU

THAT THERE'S FRICTION
BETWEEN YOU AND MY STAFF.

YOU THINK THEY
DON'T RESPECT YOU...

AND THEY DO.

THEY JUST DON'T
TRUST YOU

AND, FRANKLY, NEITHER
DOES THE PRESIDENT.

WELL...
I MEAN, I KNOW
THAT'S BLUNT...

BUT, GOD, JOHN, I'M THE
ONE WHO CONVINCED HIM

TO PUT YOU ON
THE TICKET...

AND I'M GOING TO BE
THE ONE STANDING HERE

WHEN YOU MAKE HISTORY

WHETHER YOU'RE
LOOKING TO OR NOT.

LEO, ONE OF THESE DAYS,
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ALLOW

FOR THE POSSIBILITY
THAT MY MOTIVES

MIGHT NOT ALWAYS BE SINISTER.

YOU AND YOUR STAFF ARE
REMARKABLY SMUG

AND, FRANKLY,
SO IS THE PRESIDENT

AND THE FACT
THAT YOU THINK I GIVE A DAMN

THAT THERE'S SOME FRICTION
BETWEEN US

IS CERTAINLY PROOF ENOUGH
OF THAT.

JOHN, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE
TO SET FOOT IN THE WEST WING.

YOU WILL NOT BE ON THE
TICKET IN THREE YEARS.

LEO...

I THINK YOU GUYS SET ME UP.

YOU THINK THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES

CAN JUST ARRANGE FOR A
50/50 TIE IN THE SENATE?

I THINK THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES

CAN DO PRETTY MUCH
WHATEVER HE WANTS.

YOU'RE WRONG.

( sighs )

WELL...

WHERE'S THE PRESIDENT RIGHT NOW?

AT TED MARCUS'S
FUND-RAISER.

I THINK IT'S TIME
FOR YOU TO CALL HIM.

( door shutting )

WELL, WHEN YOU RUN OUT OF
REASONS, THE LAST REASON CAN BE

YOU CAN'T FIRE
THE VICE PRESIDENT.

I CAN ASK FOR HIS RESIGNATION
AND DON'T BE A SMART ASS.

I GOT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING

AND YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO LIKE THE SOUND OF IT.

WHAT?

HE'S RIGHT AND WE'RE WRONG.

ABOUT WHAT?

About the ethanol tax.

Sam:
MR. PRESIDENT,
LEO'S RIGHT.

SAM'S WEIGHING IN.

SIR, I PUT McCAMBRIDGE,
AIELLO AND DANE

IN A HEADLOCK TO VOTE OUR WAY.

LET'S SEND THEM BACK.

WE'LL LOSE 53-47 AND TAKE

THE VICE-PRESIDENT
OFF THE HOOK.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO
WHAT SAM SAID.

YES, SIR.

I'm not done with Hoynes,
but dump it.

SIR, THE THING
ABOUT THE VICE PRESIDENT

IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION...

I'LL CALL HIM FROM THE PLANE.

CRAZIEST DAMN THING
I'VE EVER HEARD OF.

JAY, YOU
CAN'T DRIVE

ALL THOSE CARS
YOU HAVE.

WELL, NOT ALL AT ONCE.

I KNOW NOT ALL
AT ONCE, BABY,
BUT YOU HAVE...

HI. CLAUDIA JEAN,
THIS IS VERONICA WEBB.

WELL, HI.

C.J. CREGG.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

CAN I TALK
TO YOU A SECOND?

SURE. EXCUSE ME.

WHAT'S UP?

JAY, THE PRESIDENT
APPRECIATES

YOUR LAYING OFF
LEO McGARRY

THE PAST FEW
MONTHS.

IT HASN'T GONE UNNOTICED.

HEY, YOU GUYS GIVE ME
MONOLOGUE MATERIAL

EVERY NIGHT, YOU KNOW.

WELL, IF THERE'S
ANYTHING I CAN
DO FOR YOU.

YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE GREAT?

IF YOU COULD
GET THE PRESIDENT

TO DRIVE HIS BIKE
INTO A TREE AGAIN.

( laughing )

SEE, THAT'S MY
BREAD AND BUTTER.

THAT'S WHAT I LIVE ON.

YOU'RE A VERY
FUNNY BOY, JAY.

HOW DOES SHE
LOOK LIKE THAT?

OH... CLEAN LIVING.

PRAYER.

C.J.!

MM. GOT TO GO.

SORRY, THERE'S
A THING I GOT

TO TALK TO SAM
ABOUT REGARDING A....

PRETEND LIKE YOU'RE
TALKING TO ME AGAIN.

OKAY. THIS TIME
LET'S USE CODE NAMES.

WHERE'S JOSH?

HE'S OVER THERE
TALKING TO THAT WOMAN.

INTERESTING.

OF COURSE,
IT'S POSSIBLE

THEY'RE JUST PRETENDING
TO BE TALKING.

INDEED.

SO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT
WE DID FOR LUNCH TODAY?

WHAT?

WE HAD A MEETING WITH
A DEMOCRATIC POLLSTER

WHO TOLD US
THAT WE COULD

SEW UP RE-ELECTION IF THE
PRESIDENT LED THE CHARGE

IN FAVOR OF A FLAG
BURNING AMENDMENT.

I HEARD.

HOW'D YOU HEAR?

I HEAR EVERYTHING.

IT WAS A STUPID JOKE

BUT I DON'T GET
A SYMPATHY LAUGH?

SERIOUSLY...

THIS GUY HAD SOME
PRETTY SCARY NUMBERS.

C.J.:
JOSH, GUESS WHAT?

I THINK I JUST MADE
A THREE-PICTURE DEAL.

A THREE-PICTURE
DEAL TO DO WHAT?

IT DOESN'T
SEEM TO MATTER.

THIS IS JOEY LUCAS AND
HER ASSISTANT, KENNY.

YOU'RE RUNNING O'DWYER'S
CAMPAIGN IN THE 46th.

YES.

SAM SEABORN.

HI.
TOBY ZIEGLER.

HELLO.

C.J. CREGG.
HI.

I KNOW WHO
YOU ALL ARE.

I WAS JUST TELLING HER
ABOUT KIEFER'S NUMBERS.

I'VE SEEN THOSE NUMBERS.

WE SHARED

THE CALIFORNIA
POLLING DATA.

AND?

KIEFER ASKED THE
WRONG QUESTIONS.

HIS POLLS SAID

80% OF THE PEOPLE, WHEN
ASKED IF THEY FAVORED

A FLAG BURNING
AMENDMENT SAID YES

WHICH IS ROUGHLY
THE SAME PERCENTAGE

WHO'D SAY THEY FAVOR
SENDING LITTERBUGS TO PRISON.

HE NEVER ASKED THEM
HOW MUCH DO THEY CARE.

PLEASE, PLEASE SAY
THAT YOU DID.

HOW GOOD AM I LOOKING
TO YOU RIGHT NOW?

THAT DEPENDS
ON THE CALIFORNIA NUMBERS.

37%, OR LESS THAN HALF

OF THOSE WHO SAY THEY'D
FAVOR THE AMENDMENT

RATED THE ISSUE FAIRLY
OR VERY IMPORTANT.

12%, OR LESS THAN A
THIRD OF THAT GROUP

SAID THAT THE ISSUE
WOULD SWING THEIR VOTE.

THE ONLY PLACE
THIS WAR IS BEING FOUGHT

IS IN WASHINGTON.

YOU'RE LOOKING VERY GOOD
TO ME RIGHT NOW.

I THOUGHT SO.

GOOD TO MEET YOU.

PLEASURE.

NICE MEETING YOU.

YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW
BIG YOU JUST SCORED

WITH TOBY AND
SAM RIGHT NOW?

YES.

BUT STILL...

WHAT?

I THINK IF YOU WANT
TO HAVE THE PRESIDENT

STAND UP AND SAY SOMETHING
ABOUT FLAG BURNING

I THINK HE SHOULD SAY
PEOPLE SHOULDN'T DO IT.

I THINK HE SHOULD SAY

THAT IT'S A FORM OF PROTEST

THAT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE
IS TERRIBLY TROUBLING.

YOUR POLL SAYS THAT?

I SAID THAT,
AND SO DO A LOT OF PEOPLE.

VOX POPULI, VOX DEI.

THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
IS THE VOICE OF A DOG.

THE VOICE OF GOD, JOSHUA.

GOD.

YES.

I CAME HERE WITH SOMEONE.

I'M, I'M SORRY?

I CAME HERE WITH SOMEONE.

OKAY. UM...

I... I SHOULD GO.

I HAVE TO GO.

WAIT. WILL YOU
CALL ME SOMETIME

NEXT TIME YOU COME OUT HERE?

ABSOLUTELY.

I WILL CALL IN
ADVANCE OF MY COMING.

IT WAS REALLY GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YOU, TOO.

MR. PRESIDENT,
I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU

THAT I'VE GOT A LARGE
MICROPHONE AT MY DISPOSAL

AND I'M GOING TO DEMAND
THAT YOU PUBLICLY ANNOUNCE

THAT YOU ARE GOING TO VETO
CAMERON'S BILL IF IT PASSES.

IT'S NOT GOING TO PASS, TED.

IT'S NOT GOING TO GET VOTED ON.

NO, I'M SAYING, AS A GESTURE.

AS A SYMBOL.

I'M SAYING, AS A GESTURE,
AS A SYMBOL

YOU MAKE THAT PUBLIC DEMAND, TED

AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE
CAMERON'S BEST FRIEND.

THE PEOPLE IN MY HOUSE WANT THIS

AND THEY'RE COMPLAINING TO ME

THAT YOU TAKE THEIR MONEY
AND RUN

WITHOUT LISTENING.

OH, GOD, TED.

GIVE ME THE NAME
OF ONE PERSON

WHO'S COMPLAINING TO YOU

AND I'LL CALL
THEM PERSONALLY

AND TELL THEM I
WILL NEVER SIGN
A LAW LIKE THAT.

WELL, THEN, WHY WON'T YOU...?

TED.

WHY WON'T YOU SAY THAT PUBLICLY?

BECAUSE I KNOW
WHAT I'M DOING, TED.

BECAUSE I LIVE IN THE WORLD
OF PROFESSIONAL POLITICS

AND YOU LIVE IN THE WORLD
OF ADOLESCENT TANTRUM!

AND DON'T YOU EVER SLAP
JOSH LYMAN AROUND AGAIN.

THAT GUY IS THE WHITE HOUSE
DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF.

HE'S NOT ONE OF YOUR
ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

DON'T SCREW WITH ME--
I'M NOT IN THE MOOD.

I MEAN IT. YOU'RE RIGHT.

RIGHT NOW, RIGHT THIS SECOND

THE WORST THING
THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN

TO GAY RIGHTS IN THIS COUNTRY
IS FOR ME TO PUT THAT THING

ON THE DEBATING TABLE.

WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENS
THE MINUTE I OPEN MY MOUTH.

DO YOU GET THAT?

I'M A HUMAN STARTING GUN, TED.

YOU GOT TO TRUST ME.

I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

I DO TRUST YOU,
MR. PRESIDENT.

DO YOU?
YES, I DO

AND I LIKE YOU, TOO.

THANK YOU.

HAVE YOU ENJOYED
YOURSELF TONIGHT?

NO.

ME NEITHER.

I-IF YOU DON'T MIND MY SAYING,
MR. PRESIDENT

Y-YOU LOOK MORE TIRED
THAN YOU DID

WHEN I SAW YOU
A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.

IMAGINE HOW TIRED
I'M GOING TO LOOK

WHEN YOU SEE ME
A COUPLE OF MONTHS FROM NOW.

I HAVEN'T SLEPT WELL, LATELY.

I KEPT EVERYONE UP
ON THE PLANE ON THE WAY OUT.

YOU KNOW, WE LEFT
AT 3:00 IN THE MORNING.

I REALLY WANT TO TRY TO SLEEP
ON THE WAY BACK.

THAT WAS IT?

YEAH.

JUST BECAUSE SHE SAID
SHE WAS WITH SOMEBODY?

SHE SAID SHE WAS
WITH SOMEBODY.

OH, JOSH.

DONNA, SHE'S
WITH SOMEBODY.

SHE COULD HAVE JUST
BEEN SAYING THAT.

WHY WOULD SHE JUST
HAVE BEEN SAYING THAT?

FOR THE ALLURE.

OH.

GO SEE HER BEFORE WE LEAVE.

IT'S 1:00 IN THE MORNING.

KNOCK ON HER DOOR.

I'M NOT GOING
TO KNOCK ON HER DOOR

AT 1:00 IN THE MORNING.

YES, 'CAUSE YOU'RE WHISKING
BACK TO WASHINGTON

AND YOU HAD TO SEE HER
ONE MORE TIME BEFORE YOU LEFT

'CAUSE GOD KNOWS WHAT FATE
AWAITS YOU THERE.

ARE YOU OKAY?

GATHER YE ROSEBUDS, JOSH.

DONNA, I AM NOT GOING
TO KNOCK ON HER DOOR.

( clucking like a chicken )

WERE YOU JUST CLUCKING
LIKE A CHICKEN?

WAS THAT
WHAT THAT WAS?
YEAH.

I COULDN'T IF I WANTED TO.

I DON'T HAVE
HER ROOM NUMBER.

YES, YOU DO.
* PHONE MESSAGE.

* PHONE MESSAGE.

FIRST OF ALL, DON'T DO
THAT THING ANYMORE

WITH THE * PHONE MESSAGE,
PHONE MESSAGE *

AND?

TELL THEM I'LL BE DOWN
IN ONE MINUTE.

HOW'S SHE GOING TO KNOW
I'M KNOCKING ON THE DOOR?

THERE'S A BUTTON OUTSIDE--
A LIGHT FLASHES.

TELL THEM I'LL BE
THERE IN A MINUTE.

JOSH.

AL.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

YOU KNOW,
I GOT THE WRONG ROOM.

UH, I DON'T THINK SO.

YOU LOOKING FOR JOEY?

YEAH.

SHE'S RIGHT HERE.

NO. I-I-I-I'M NOT.

I WAS STOPPING TO SAY

A QUICK GOOD-BYE.
DON'T BOTHER.

WHO'S OUT THERE?

I WANTED TO SAY
A QUICK GOOD-BYE.

WE'RE TAKING OFF

AND, UH..

THANK YOU FOR TALKING
TO US TONIGHT.

THAT WAS HELPFUL.

SHE SAID GOOD-BYE.

I KNOW.

GOOD-BYE.

ANYWAY, MR. VICE PRESIDENT,
IT'S TAKEN CARE OF.

WE CAN PUT IT TO REST.

Thank you, sir.

YOU'RE WELCOME. GOOD-BYE.

Good night.

WAIT.

JOHN...

I WANT TO TELL YOU...

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO IN IOWA

I REALLY ADMIRED THE WAY
YOU HUNG IN THERE

ON THE ETHANOL TAX CREDIT.

YOU WENT OUT TO IOWA
AND SAID THE SAME THINGS

YOU'D BEEN SAYING
IN THE SENATE FOR EIGHT YEARS

EVEN THOUGH YOU KNEW
IT WASN'T GOING TO PLAY.

MY CONFESSION IS,
YOU AND I AGREE ON ETHANOL

BUT YOU WERE
THE ONLY ONE TO SAY IT.

YOU STOOD IN THERE,
EVEN THOUGH YOU KNEW

YOU WERE GOING TO LOSE IOWA
AND WHO KNOWS WHAT AFTER THAT.

ANYWAY...

I JUST WANTED TO SAY...

YOU HAD A GOOD DAY TODAY, JOHN.

Thank you, Mr. President.

I'M GOING TO TRY
AND GO TO SLEEP NOW.

Good night, sir.

YEAH.

( heavy sigh )