1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,162 WWW.MY-SUBS.COM 1 00:00:05,795 --> 00:00:07,419 Previously on The West Wing: 2 00:00:07,588 --> 00:00:10,624 Your father used to hit you, didn't he, Mr. President? 3 00:00:10,799 --> 00:00:14,083 - Your father used to hit you, sir? - Yeah. 4 00:00:14,301 --> 00:00:16,589 - Not like a spanking? - He hit me. Why? 5 00:00:16,761 --> 00:00:19,382 - He punched you. - It was a complicated relationship. 6 00:00:19,555 --> 00:00:23,422 - Because you were smarter than he was. - You have stepped way over the line. 7 00:00:43,073 --> 00:00:45,065 - Stanley. - Josh. 8 00:00:45,241 --> 00:00:47,280 - Your flight was all right? - It was fine. 9 00:00:47,451 --> 00:00:50,486 - How are you? - Me? I'm fine. 10 00:00:50,787 --> 00:00:52,245 - These are your things? - Yeah. 11 00:00:52,413 --> 00:00:53,955 I'll put them in my office. 12 00:00:54,122 --> 00:00:56,364 - Should I go with you? - I'll be right back. 13 00:01:03,087 --> 00:01:05,126 They'll be all right back there. 14 00:01:05,297 --> 00:01:07,171 - Where to? - Ever seen the White House? 15 00:01:07,549 --> 00:01:10,466 Just the little I saw when we talked last year. 16 00:01:10,635 --> 00:01:12,093 Follow me. 17 00:01:13,762 --> 00:01:15,588 This is the communications bullpen... 18 00:01:15,763 --> 00:01:17,756 ...where Toby Ziegler and Sam Seaborn work. 19 00:01:17,932 --> 00:01:19,840 The rest of the speechwriting staff... 20 00:01:20,017 --> 00:01:24,476 ...works across the alley in the Old Executive Office Building. 21 00:01:24,812 --> 00:01:26,887 And here comes the actual Sam Seaborn. 22 00:01:27,063 --> 00:01:28,392 What's going on? 23 00:01:28,565 --> 00:01:31,269 Leo's reading it. We'll send it out in 10, 15 minutes. 24 00:01:31,442 --> 00:01:32,984 So Toby's been banging around. 25 00:01:33,151 --> 00:01:35,476 - What are you doing? - Banging around. 26 00:01:35,653 --> 00:01:37,230 This is Dr. Keyworth. 27 00:01:37,404 --> 00:01:39,195 - Sam Seaborn. - Nice to meet you. 28 00:01:39,364 --> 00:01:41,191 - Did you have a good flight? - Yes. 29 00:01:41,366 --> 00:01:43,607 - Anybody you know on the plane? - No. 30 00:01:43,784 --> 00:01:47,401 - Okay. I'll see you. - Yeah. 31 00:01:48,121 --> 00:01:50,029 That's Leo's office. 32 00:01:50,206 --> 00:01:54,416 It has a private entrance to the Oval Office, but we'll go in here. 33 00:01:54,584 --> 00:01:56,457 Driver asked me the same question. 34 00:01:56,627 --> 00:01:58,500 - What? - Did I know anybody on the plane. 35 00:01:58,670 --> 00:02:00,709 He wanted to know if you talked to anybody. 36 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,038 - I didn't. - I know. 37 00:02:04,299 --> 00:02:06,588 This is the Oval Office. 38 00:02:10,471 --> 00:02:12,048 That's the Resolute Desk. 39 00:02:12,222 --> 00:02:15,555 It was built from timbers of the HMS Resolute and given to Hayes... 40 00:02:15,725 --> 00:02:20,385 ...by Queen Victoria to thank the U.S. for finding the abandoned ship. 41 00:02:20,728 --> 00:02:24,096 We're gonna go to the residence, but I'll take you through the Portico. 44 00:02:31,028 --> 00:02:33,732 - You don't think this is interesting? - It's fascinating... 45 00:02:33,905 --> 00:02:37,439 If somebody sees us, I'd like them to see me giving you a tour. 46 00:02:47,498 --> 00:02:48,826 Who built the White House? 47 00:02:48,999 --> 00:02:52,248 It was designed by an Irish architect named James Hoban... 48 00:02:52,418 --> 00:02:56,036 ...who won the job in an open competition. 49 00:02:56,213 --> 00:02:57,872 And it was built largely by slaves. 50 00:02:58,048 --> 00:03:00,205 They found the pay receipts a few years ago. 51 00:03:00,383 --> 00:03:02,375 The slaves were paid? 52 00:03:02,551 --> 00:03:04,210 Their owners. 53 00:03:04,386 --> 00:03:06,128 Right through here. 54 00:03:06,345 --> 00:03:08,670 Buchanan was visited by Edward, Prince of Wales. 55 00:03:08,847 --> 00:03:11,172 And he decided there wasn't room for guests. 56 00:03:11,349 --> 00:03:15,677 But it took another 40 years to move all the office space out of the residence. 57 00:03:15,852 --> 00:03:17,928 You're really seeing something, Stanley. 58 00:03:18,104 --> 00:03:20,476 Tours don't go to the second floor of the mansion. 59 00:03:20,648 --> 00:03:22,106 - You're sure it's okay? - Yeah. 60 00:03:22,315 --> 00:03:26,442 We're gonna go in here now. This is the president's private study. 61 00:03:26,610 --> 00:03:28,935 - His private study? - Yeah. 62 00:03:31,072 --> 00:03:33,942 Okay. Should we close the door? 63 00:03:34,366 --> 00:03:35,943 No, that's all right. 64 00:03:36,493 --> 00:03:38,650 So tell me how you've been feeling. 65 00:03:39,411 --> 00:03:41,154 Good. 66 00:03:42,330 --> 00:03:45,034 - Stanley. - Hey, Leo. 67 00:03:45,207 --> 00:03:48,540 - You getting a tour of the place? - Yeah. 68 00:03:48,710 --> 00:03:50,204 You show him the North Portico? 69 00:03:50,378 --> 00:03:52,536 Leo likes to show people the soot stains. 70 00:03:52,713 --> 00:03:54,622 From when the British torched the place. 71 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:56,962 - They haven't repainted? - Not that. 72 00:03:57,133 --> 00:04:00,583 When Dolley Madison heard the cannon fire, she evacuated the building... 73 00:04:00,761 --> 00:04:03,714 ...but she already had the table set for a 40-person dinner. 74 00:04:03,930 --> 00:04:07,179 So the British soldiers ate and then set the building on fire. 75 00:04:07,390 --> 00:04:11,138 - So the food didn't go to waste. - That's right. 76 00:04:14,271 --> 00:04:17,473 - How was your flight? - It was fine. 77 00:04:17,690 --> 00:04:20,358 Did you know anyone on the plane? 78 00:04:22,318 --> 00:04:25,567 You didn't bring me here to talk to Josh, did you? 79 00:04:25,779 --> 00:04:29,278 - No. - Who did you bring me here to talk to? 80 00:04:29,448 --> 00:04:31,690 Dr. Keyworth... 81 00:04:32,409 --> 00:04:35,078 ...did you know anyone on the plane? 82 00:05:23,822 --> 00:05:26,822 No. No, sir, I didn't know anyone on the plane. 83 00:05:29,535 --> 00:05:31,859 We'll leave you alone. 84 00:05:32,412 --> 00:05:35,744 - The speech is going out? - In a few minutes. 85 00:05:45,004 --> 00:05:48,005 - I'm Jed Bartlet. - Stanley Keyworth. 86 00:05:48,215 --> 00:05:50,752 - I guess we knew that. - Yes, sir. 87 00:05:50,925 --> 00:05:53,332 - I've been having trouble sleeping. - I'm sorry? 88 00:05:53,511 --> 00:05:56,262 You understand that this is an election year, right? 89 00:05:56,430 --> 00:05:58,338 I mean, by itself, who cares? 90 00:05:58,514 --> 00:06:00,886 President has trouble sleeping, talks to a doctor. 91 00:06:01,100 --> 00:06:04,100 But with the MS and the hearings, and you're a psychiatrist... . 92 00:06:04,269 --> 00:06:07,886 - Yeah. - Okay. 93 00:06:09,481 --> 00:06:12,398 - I'm not an expert in sleep disorders. - Yeah. 94 00:06:12,608 --> 00:06:14,896 - I'm a trauma specialist. - Yeah, we know you. 95 00:06:15,068 --> 00:06:16,776 You helped Josh out last year. 96 00:06:18,154 --> 00:06:19,529 Josh was shot. 97 00:06:19,905 --> 00:06:21,233 Me too. 98 00:06:21,448 --> 00:06:24,199 - Is that why you can't sleep? - How would I know? 99 00:06:24,784 --> 00:06:27,488 - That's a fair point. - Thank you. 100 00:06:29,788 --> 00:06:31,863 Well, Mr. President... 101 00:06:35,208 --> 00:06:37,449 ...tell me the nature of your sleeping problem. 102 00:06:37,668 --> 00:06:40,372 - I can't sleep. - What happens when you try to sleep? 103 00:06:40,671 --> 00:06:43,208 - I stay awake. - How long has it been? 104 00:06:43,381 --> 00:06:44,923 Four nights. 105 00:06:45,091 --> 00:06:47,462 - You haven't slept in four nights? - Right. 106 00:06:47,634 --> 00:06:49,425 - It must be hard. - Yeah. 107 00:06:49,636 --> 00:06:52,589 - Have you tried taking a sleeping pill? - The third night. 108 00:06:52,763 --> 00:06:54,921 - It didn't work? - Not till the next morning... 109 00:06:55,098 --> 00:06:57,849 ...in the middle of a national security briefing. 110 00:06:58,017 --> 00:07:00,092 Well, that's no good. 111 00:07:00,310 --> 00:07:02,598 Stanley, I think you're underselling yourself... 112 00:07:02,770 --> 00:07:05,557 ...when you say you're not an expert in sleep disorders... 113 00:07:05,731 --> 00:07:09,430 ...because you've been right straight on the money so far. 114 00:07:09,984 --> 00:07:12,984 - How many of those you smoke a day? - Not many. 115 00:07:13,153 --> 00:07:15,110 Nicotine will keep you up at night. 116 00:07:15,321 --> 00:07:17,812 - Never has before. - It could be now. 117 00:07:18,032 --> 00:07:21,197 You think if I put this out I'm gonna fall asleep? 118 00:07:21,367 --> 00:07:23,609 - No. - Then let's move on. 119 00:07:23,828 --> 00:07:25,654 All right. 120 00:07:26,246 --> 00:07:29,163 Let's rule out some things. Physical factors. 121 00:07:29,332 --> 00:07:32,166 - Do you have arthritis? - No. 122 00:07:32,334 --> 00:07:33,709 - Heartburn? - No. 123 00:07:33,918 --> 00:07:38,129 Irregular breathing or periodic muscle contractions? 124 00:07:38,297 --> 00:07:40,205 - No. - All right. 125 00:07:40,423 --> 00:07:41,882 Lifestyle factors. 126 00:07:42,049 --> 00:07:46,093 I'm sorry. Before we get to lifestyle factors, I'm just gonna turn this on. 127 00:07:46,303 --> 00:07:50,631 It's a closed-circuit thing. I'm at the U.N. on Monday. 128 00:07:51,348 --> 00:07:54,514 Leaving Andrews at 8 for the 9:30 address to the General Assembly. 129 00:07:54,684 --> 00:07:57,256 - When do we see copies? - When we're done writing it. 130 00:07:58,103 --> 00:07:59,894 - When do we see copies? - Sunday night. 131 00:08:00,063 --> 00:08:03,395 - Has the State Department reviewed it? - We'll be getting the reviews. 132 00:08:03,565 --> 00:08:05,439 Also House and Senate Foreign Relations. 133 00:08:05,608 --> 00:08:07,850 - And we see it Sunday night? - Sunday night. 134 00:08:08,027 --> 00:08:10,102 That's it, everybody. That's a full lid. 135 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:12,229 Thank you, C.J. 136 00:08:13,906 --> 00:08:15,234 C.J. 137 00:08:15,407 --> 00:08:18,028 - What are you doing here? - I'm missing a reporter. 138 00:08:18,243 --> 00:08:20,116 - Who? - Bill Price. 139 00:08:20,328 --> 00:08:22,534 - Isn't Billy in the Congo? - Yeah. 140 00:08:24,247 --> 00:08:26,323 Come back here. 141 00:08:28,959 --> 00:08:31,829 He files stories to New York at a predetermined time. 142 00:08:32,003 --> 00:08:33,461 Missed two deadlines in a row. 143 00:08:33,629 --> 00:08:35,171 - Does he miss deadlines? - No. 144 00:08:35,339 --> 00:08:38,043 - What does State say? - I'm having trouble finding people. 145 00:08:38,216 --> 00:08:40,338 - The other end? - I've talked to the embassy. 146 00:08:40,509 --> 00:08:41,884 But this is the Congo. 147 00:08:42,052 --> 00:08:44,377 - What do you think? - I think he left the capital. 148 00:08:44,554 --> 00:08:46,879 - Without written permission? - How would he know? 149 00:08:47,056 --> 00:08:50,969 - By reading State background notes. - Does that sound like Billy? 150 00:08:51,142 --> 00:08:53,051 - No. - C.J., the first 15 minutes... 151 00:08:53,269 --> 00:08:55,344 ...are critical in a war zone abduction. 152 00:08:55,771 --> 00:08:58,475 - If he can be delivered to a higher-up... - I'll talk to Leo. 153 00:08:58,648 --> 00:09:02,312 I know Billy's been a pain in the ass, but he's got a wife and two kids. 154 00:09:02,526 --> 00:09:04,233 So if you could forget about... 155 00:09:04,402 --> 00:09:06,193 I don't care that he's been... . 156 00:09:06,362 --> 00:09:10,405 Look, if he's missed two deadlines, then his 15 minutes was yesterday. 157 00:09:10,865 --> 00:09:13,534 - I know. - I'd call his wife. 158 00:09:13,701 --> 00:09:15,491 Yeah. 159 00:09:27,586 --> 00:09:31,285 - Toby. The pacing. - Yeah. 160 00:09:40,470 --> 00:09:44,052 Okay, now the standing-still is bothering me a little bit. 161 00:09:51,395 --> 00:09:55,937 This is the fifth time you're reading it. Are there words you don't understand? 162 00:09:57,942 --> 00:10:02,567 There wouldn't be, because you can't rise to a position like yours without... . 163 00:10:03,237 --> 00:10:06,273 Look, this is exactly what we said we wanted it to be. 164 00:10:06,490 --> 00:10:10,486 We said we were tired of reading about his scattershot foreign policy. 165 00:10:10,659 --> 00:10:12,782 We said,"You wanna fillet me for this, fine." 166 00:10:12,953 --> 00:10:16,036 - We said,"When we go to the U. N... ." - I think it's great. 167 00:10:17,289 --> 00:10:19,780 - Yeah? - I do. 168 00:10:19,958 --> 00:10:22,283 Your wife's gonna have something to say about it. 169 00:10:22,501 --> 00:10:24,624 My ex-wife. Why do you call her my wife? 170 00:10:24,837 --> 00:10:26,461 - It bothers you. - Everything does. 171 00:10:26,630 --> 00:10:28,918 - But you pick that? - Yeah. 172 00:10:32,676 --> 00:10:36,542 Toby, the night of the lowa caucus, when you got back... 173 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:40,219 ...did you and the president have a conversation that night? 174 00:10:40,807 --> 00:10:42,514 Yeah. 175 00:10:42,683 --> 00:10:44,474 l... 176 00:10:45,227 --> 00:10:46,720 When he got back, for a minute. 177 00:10:46,936 --> 00:10:50,221 - What did you talk about? - Nothing. 178 00:10:50,939 --> 00:10:53,476 - He seemed kind of upset about it. - It didn't go well. 179 00:10:53,650 --> 00:10:55,523 - What was it? - It was personal. 180 00:10:55,943 --> 00:10:58,101 - It was personal? - Yeah. 181 00:10:58,278 --> 00:11:00,519 Well, that always works well with him. 182 00:11:00,696 --> 00:11:02,570 What has he said about the speech? 183 00:11:05,367 --> 00:11:08,699 He thinks it's great. He hasn't said anything to you? 184 00:11:08,869 --> 00:11:11,157 We haven't talked in a little while. 185 00:11:11,329 --> 00:11:14,448 - Toby, what the hell went on in there? - Don't worry about it. 186 00:11:15,416 --> 00:11:18,416 Okay. I'm gonna read this again. 187 00:11:18,585 --> 00:11:22,368 - Sure. Because it's that sixth time. - Yeah. 188 00:11:24,923 --> 00:11:26,464 - Did you read it? - It's great. 189 00:11:26,632 --> 00:11:29,716 Someone's gonna get an ass-kicking from the missus. 190 00:11:32,011 --> 00:11:34,050 It's what we asked for, you know. 191 00:11:34,221 --> 00:11:36,344 - We're gonna have to get ready for it. - Yeah. 192 00:11:36,515 --> 00:11:39,680 - Something else has come up, though. - What? 193 00:11:39,975 --> 00:11:41,553 Leonard Wallace just came to me. 194 00:11:41,727 --> 00:11:44,597 Billy Price is in the Congo, and he's missed two deadlines. 195 00:11:45,146 --> 00:11:46,521 He hasn't gotten anywhere. 196 00:11:46,689 --> 00:11:50,436 Kinshasa confirmed that a Belgian TV crew shooting outside Goma... 197 00:11:50,608 --> 00:11:53,277 ...saw an American captured by Mai Mai rebels. 198 00:11:53,444 --> 00:11:56,444 Hasn't State had a travel advisory out for, like, 10 years? 199 00:11:56,613 --> 00:11:57,941 Twenty-four. 200 00:11:58,239 --> 00:11:59,567 What is he doing there? 201 00:11:59,740 --> 00:12:02,444 Reporting a story no one is paying attention to. 202 00:12:05,161 --> 00:12:08,031 - Let's talk to the Congolese attaché. - He's on his way. 203 00:12:08,413 --> 00:12:10,452 Okay. 204 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:16,537 - He liked it. - Yeah? 205 00:12:16,711 --> 00:12:19,284 Mostly what I wrote. Not so much what you wrote. 206 00:12:19,463 --> 00:12:23,875 So how long you think before the old lady comes by to give you a whupping? 207 00:12:24,300 --> 00:12:26,969 - Her office called already, didn't they? - You bet, baby. 208 00:12:29,053 --> 00:12:31,342 You probably wanna rethink calling me"baby." 209 00:12:31,514 --> 00:12:34,882 Yeah. Whoa, Nelly. 210 00:12:35,058 --> 00:12:36,386 Hello. 211 00:12:36,893 --> 00:12:38,885 You could make a good dog break his leash. 212 00:12:39,103 --> 00:12:40,431 I was at a social function. 213 00:12:40,604 --> 00:12:43,520 Americans for the Preservation of Family Values and White People? 214 00:12:43,731 --> 00:12:45,723 - The Federalist Society. - A hootenanny. 215 00:12:45,899 --> 00:12:48,390 - I was paged. I was told to come in. - Yes. 216 00:12:48,568 --> 00:12:51,817 Thirty-two fifty is a consolidated appropriations act... 217 00:12:51,987 --> 00:12:54,560 ...that we wanna drop in the U.N. speech for Monday. 218 00:12:54,739 --> 00:12:57,027 I need you to review the legislative language... 219 00:12:57,199 --> 00:12:59,441 ...so we can shop it around the Hill. 220 00:12:59,618 --> 00:13:01,409 - What does it call for? - I don't know. 221 00:13:01,578 --> 00:13:04,531 - Sam. - It authorizes payment of 926 million... 222 00:13:04,705 --> 00:13:07,990 ...in U.N. dues in exchange for a reduction in U.N. bureaucracy... 223 00:13:08,207 --> 00:13:10,200 ...as well as peacekeeping assessments. 224 00:13:10,376 --> 00:13:13,708 - What are we concerned about? - The language is drafted by Republicans. 225 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,245 - We're inscrutable. - Look for legal land mines. 226 00:13:16,464 --> 00:13:18,123 - Like what? - A ban on German food... 227 00:13:18,298 --> 00:13:20,504 ...or amendment saying the French are annoying. 228 00:13:20,717 --> 00:13:22,839 How about we drop out of the U.N. entirely... 229 00:13:23,010 --> 00:13:26,710 ...and use the 926 million to take everybody in the country out to brunch? 230 00:13:26,930 --> 00:13:30,214 - Write that suggestion in the margin. - I'll be in my office. 231 00:13:31,183 --> 00:13:33,969 I didn't even see that thing from the back. 232 00:13:35,394 --> 00:13:39,177 Well, that takes care of lifestyle factors. 233 00:13:39,356 --> 00:13:42,640 What about environmental factors? 234 00:13:42,816 --> 00:13:45,223 - Like what? - Too much light in the room. 235 00:13:45,402 --> 00:13:46,730 No. 236 00:13:46,903 --> 00:13:49,025 - Extremes in room temperature. - No. 237 00:13:49,238 --> 00:13:51,230 - Noise. - Noise? 238 00:13:51,406 --> 00:13:53,529 Planes flying overhead, that kind of thing. 239 00:13:53,699 --> 00:13:56,783 Planes aren't allowed to fly over the White House. 240 00:13:57,828 --> 00:14:00,400 - You haven't slept in four nights. - Right. 241 00:14:00,580 --> 00:14:04,623 - How much sleep do you usually get? - Four or five hours. 242 00:14:05,500 --> 00:14:09,034 Well, we've been through physical factors... 243 00:14:09,253 --> 00:14:13,201 ...lifestyle factors and environmental factors. 244 00:14:13,548 --> 00:14:17,758 - That leaves us with... - Psychological factors. 245 00:14:19,135 --> 00:14:21,127 Yes, sir. 246 00:14:21,845 --> 00:14:23,469 What were the odds? 247 00:14:23,638 --> 00:14:25,429 Right. 248 00:14:28,383 --> 00:14:30,838 - So you got a few minutes? - Just a few minutes. 249 00:14:31,010 --> 00:14:32,338 What's going on? 250 00:14:32,512 --> 00:14:35,631 We're at the U.N. on Monday giving a new foreign-policy speech... 251 00:14:35,806 --> 00:14:37,513 ...that's gonna stir some things up. 252 00:14:37,682 --> 00:14:40,682 But the thing is, it was a relatively small circle of people... 253 00:14:40,851 --> 00:14:44,468 ...who were consulted on the speech, and that circle got wider tonight. 254 00:14:44,646 --> 00:14:46,768 So it'll be a weekend of bartering. 255 00:14:46,939 --> 00:14:49,512 And Josh is usually one of the point men on that so... 256 00:14:49,733 --> 00:14:52,567 - You need to get back to the office. - I have a few minutes. 257 00:14:52,735 --> 00:14:54,644 - How have you been? - Great. 258 00:14:54,820 --> 00:14:57,986 - You guys survived? - Dot-coms didn't run out of steam. 259 00:14:58,197 --> 00:14:59,739 - They didn't? - It's just hype. 260 00:14:59,907 --> 00:15:01,401 - I see. - Do you? 261 00:15:01,616 --> 00:15:03,359 No. 262 00:15:03,535 --> 00:15:05,361 - It's easier to start up now. - Why? 263 00:15:05,536 --> 00:15:07,824 There's less pressure to be a success overnight. 264 00:15:07,996 --> 00:15:12,621 Which brings us to this. 265 00:15:13,125 --> 00:15:14,583 "Capitalscoop. Com." 266 00:15:14,751 --> 00:15:19,328 It'll track legislation, profile people in power, spotlight special interest. 267 00:15:19,630 --> 00:15:21,871 - Gossip. - Not gossip. Hard substance. 268 00:15:22,090 --> 00:15:25,173 Public policy. That's why we need all the help we can get. 269 00:15:25,384 --> 00:15:27,874 I doubt I can get Josh involved. It'd be a conflict. 270 00:15:28,053 --> 00:15:30,673 No, I don't want Josh. I want you. 271 00:15:31,097 --> 00:15:32,840 - I'm sorry? - I want you. 272 00:15:33,056 --> 00:15:35,095 I don't know where I'd find the time... 273 00:15:35,266 --> 00:15:38,884 It's Friday at 11. I'm basically on a lunch break right now. 274 00:15:39,061 --> 00:15:41,729 You don't understand. I'm talking about full-time. 275 00:15:42,980 --> 00:15:45,649 Issues director for Capitalscoop. Com. 276 00:15:47,525 --> 00:15:49,482 Well, l... 277 00:15:49,652 --> 00:15:52,937 I'm surprised, and I'm flattered. 278 00:15:53,113 --> 00:15:56,232 But I'm, you know, not at all qualified. 279 00:15:56,532 --> 00:16:00,030 That's not true. You've been Josh Lyman's traffic cop. 280 00:16:00,201 --> 00:16:02,407 That's like an M.A. in power-brokering. 281 00:16:02,578 --> 00:16:05,578 You know the Hill. You know every corner of the White House. 282 00:16:05,747 --> 00:16:08,997 You know every pressure point 10 miles from the Potomac. 283 00:16:09,166 --> 00:16:12,202 - Is this your operating budget? - It's your starting salary. 284 00:16:15,087 --> 00:16:17,210 - Ginger? - She's not here. 285 00:16:17,381 --> 00:16:19,871 - Is Bonnie here? - They went to get something to eat. 286 00:16:20,091 --> 00:16:21,715 - Have we met? - No. 287 00:16:21,884 --> 00:16:23,757 - I'm Celia Walton. - Sam Seaborn. 288 00:16:23,927 --> 00:16:26,881 - You were sent over for the week. - Yeah. 289 00:16:27,096 --> 00:16:30,595 - We appreciate your helping out. - I go where I'm told. 290 00:16:30,766 --> 00:16:33,386 - Do you mind if I say something to you? - No. 291 00:16:33,601 --> 00:16:35,474 The way you talked to that woman before. 292 00:16:35,644 --> 00:16:37,636 - What woman? - I don't know her name. 293 00:16:37,813 --> 00:16:39,390 The dog on a leash. 294 00:16:39,772 --> 00:16:42,476 That was Ainsley Hayes. She's an associate counsel. 295 00:16:42,691 --> 00:16:46,522 Yeah. It was rude. It was inappropriate, and it was offensive. 296 00:16:46,736 --> 00:16:49,024 - What did I do? - You demeaned her. 297 00:16:49,238 --> 00:16:53,448 No, we're friends. It's a completely mature... . You know. 298 00:16:53,616 --> 00:16:55,941 - Also, she started it. - Whatever. 299 00:16:56,743 --> 00:16:58,367 Well... . 300 00:16:58,536 --> 00:17:00,410 Okay. 301 00:17:03,665 --> 00:17:06,202 I wasn't demeaning her. I was complimenting her. 302 00:17:06,375 --> 00:17:10,289 A White House counsel, and you're complimenting her on her sexuality? 303 00:17:10,670 --> 00:17:14,085 - She looked good in the dress, I thought. - Okay. 304 00:17:17,425 --> 00:17:18,800 - Where is he? - Congresswoman. 305 00:17:18,968 --> 00:17:20,296 - Where is he, Sam? - Toby? 306 00:17:20,469 --> 00:17:22,260 - Yes. - I do not know. 307 00:17:22,471 --> 00:17:24,262 - Liar. - Here to talk about the speech? 308 00:17:24,472 --> 00:17:27,259 I and the House International Relations Committee, yes. 309 00:17:27,474 --> 00:17:29,799 Your fingerprints are all over this too. 310 00:17:30,101 --> 00:17:33,304 You and Toby wanna be responsible for starting World War III? 311 00:17:33,521 --> 00:17:36,272 - Well, you're gonna. - I was having a good night. 312 00:17:36,481 --> 00:17:38,438 - Where is he? - I don't know. 313 00:17:38,608 --> 00:17:42,735 - You said that already. - You asked me again. I still didn't know. 314 00:17:44,153 --> 00:17:46,560 May I wait in his office? 315 00:17:46,739 --> 00:17:49,027 Better his than mine. 316 00:17:50,283 --> 00:17:54,232 - What were we talking about? - I'm a temporary hand here for a week... 317 00:17:54,411 --> 00:17:56,403 ...but I don't think it's a joke. 318 00:17:56,788 --> 00:17:58,994 Ginger and Bonnie are getting something to eat. 319 00:17:59,165 --> 00:18:00,789 Yeah. 320 00:18:00,957 --> 00:18:03,448 I need these distributed. 321 00:18:06,378 --> 00:18:08,417 Andy's in your office. 322 00:18:08,588 --> 00:18:11,292 - You let her in my office? - Yeah. 323 00:18:11,465 --> 00:18:14,382 What the hell did you let her in my office for? 324 00:18:14,551 --> 00:18:19,757 Okay. Well, I'm gonna step out for a minute and not be in this area anymore. 325 00:18:30,438 --> 00:18:32,726 How could you do this without consulting people? 326 00:18:32,898 --> 00:18:35,684 Come on in. We consulted plenty of people. 327 00:18:35,858 --> 00:18:37,897 You think Sam and I create foreign policy? 328 00:18:38,068 --> 00:18:41,318 I don't know. You, Sam, Abbott, Costello! 329 00:18:41,613 --> 00:18:43,071 We brought in for three weeks. 330 00:18:43,239 --> 00:18:45,195 You bring in anybody from State? Who? 331 00:18:45,407 --> 00:18:47,529 Secretary of State. How can you come here? 332 00:18:47,742 --> 00:18:49,651 I'm third on the damn committee. 333 00:18:49,869 --> 00:18:52,537 - It's a presidential address, not a camel. - A what? 334 00:18:52,746 --> 00:18:55,995 A camel! A horse built by committee. 335 00:18:58,167 --> 00:19:01,120 "Freedom must run deeper than the free flow of capital. 336 00:19:01,336 --> 00:19:04,501 Freedom must mean more than the free trade of goods and services. 337 00:19:04,713 --> 00:19:06,041 - The world..." - I read it. 338 00:19:06,214 --> 00:19:09,713 "The world will be free when we have freedom of speech for every nation." 339 00:19:09,925 --> 00:19:11,253 In fact, I wrote it. 340 00:19:11,426 --> 00:19:13,134 "...when there is freedom to worship. 341 00:19:13,303 --> 00:19:18,343 The world will be free when we finally shake off the rusted chains of tyranny... 342 00:19:18,557 --> 00:19:22,684 ...whether in the guise of fascist dictatorship or ethnic hostility..." 343 00:19:22,851 --> 00:19:26,017 - A little nervous? - Wait for it. 344 00:19:26,771 --> 00:19:29,557 "The crushing yoke of Islamic fanaticism." 345 00:19:30,857 --> 00:19:32,814 Gentlemen, start your engines. 346 00:19:32,984 --> 00:19:35,557 Billy's wife is already here. She's in my office now. 347 00:19:35,736 --> 00:19:38,570 - Is she very upset? - She's... . 348 00:19:38,738 --> 00:19:40,398 - Send them in. - She's with Leonard. 349 00:19:40,990 --> 00:19:42,318 Come in. 350 00:19:43,033 --> 00:19:46,366 Everybody, this is McKennen Loboko, the Congolese attaché. 351 00:19:46,661 --> 00:19:48,368 - McKonnen. - I'm sorry. 352 00:19:48,579 --> 00:19:50,535 Mr. Loboko, you know our situation? 353 00:19:50,747 --> 00:19:53,866 We've got a reporter who we believe was taken by the Mai Mais. 354 00:19:54,083 --> 00:19:56,490 He shouldn't have traveled without documentation. 355 00:19:56,668 --> 00:19:59,159 The Mai Mais care about documentation, do they? 356 00:19:59,378 --> 00:20:02,497 - I beg your pardon. - He wouldn't have been abducted? 357 00:20:02,964 --> 00:20:04,506 We haven't been introduced. 358 00:20:04,716 --> 00:20:06,672 C.J. Cregg, White House press secretary. 359 00:20:06,842 --> 00:20:09,593 He sat in my room for a year, his wife's in my office... 360 00:20:09,761 --> 00:20:12,631 ...his kids are at home, and I want him back. 361 00:20:12,805 --> 00:20:14,382 You think I have him in my briefcase? 362 00:20:14,598 --> 00:20:18,049 This is a shakedown, so tell us how much money and where does it go. 363 00:20:18,267 --> 00:20:21,018 The Congolese government doesn't negotiate with murderers. 364 00:20:21,228 --> 00:20:23,683 The Congolese government is a myth. 365 00:20:26,023 --> 00:20:28,976 I can't talk to this woman. 366 00:20:29,151 --> 00:20:33,610 Mr. Loboko, how much money and where does it go? 367 00:20:42,886 --> 00:20:45,008 - Where have you been? - I told you I was going out. 368 00:20:45,179 --> 00:20:48,428 - For an hour? - Well, yeah. 369 00:20:48,598 --> 00:20:52,262 There's an editorial on sugar subsidies in the International Herald Tribune. 370 00:20:52,434 --> 00:20:53,928 Make sure that Leo gets a copy. 371 00:20:54,102 --> 00:20:57,387 Also, make sure you send me home with a congressional face book. 372 00:20:57,563 --> 00:21:00,136 - Why? - I'm still mixing up Cooper and Hooper. 373 00:21:00,315 --> 00:21:03,351 - Why? - Cooper sounds a lot like Hooper. 374 00:21:03,526 --> 00:21:06,016 - What does it matter? - I got offered a job tonight. 375 00:21:06,612 --> 00:21:08,319 What do you mean? 376 00:21:08,488 --> 00:21:09,863 - You know Casey Reed? - No. 377 00:21:10,031 --> 00:21:12,521 - We went to college together. - That's where you were? 378 00:21:12,699 --> 00:21:14,193 - Yeah. - At a job interview? 379 00:21:14,492 --> 00:21:17,409 It wasn't a job interview. We were meeting for a drink. 380 00:21:17,578 --> 00:21:20,614 - What's the job? - He has an Internet start-up. 381 00:21:21,414 --> 00:21:24,284 - What kind of site? - Commentary. 382 00:21:24,500 --> 00:21:26,456 He asked me to be issues director. 383 00:21:26,668 --> 00:21:27,996 - Issues director? - Yeah. 384 00:21:28,169 --> 00:21:32,083 - For an Internet start-up. - Dot-coms aren't dying, just the hype. 385 00:21:32,297 --> 00:21:33,625 - Really? - Yeah. 386 00:21:33,798 --> 00:21:36,585 Sounds like the hype's alive and well too. 387 00:21:37,926 --> 00:21:40,049 I suppose. 388 00:21:40,595 --> 00:21:43,002 - You suppose? - Yeah. 389 00:21:43,180 --> 00:21:46,180 You can't take a job that may not be around a year from now. 390 00:21:46,391 --> 00:21:49,308 This job may not be around a year from now. 391 00:21:49,477 --> 00:21:51,801 - He offered you money? - Yeah. 392 00:21:51,978 --> 00:21:55,181 - Well, all I can offer you is a title bump. - Like what? 393 00:21:55,356 --> 00:21:58,938 Senior assistant to the deputy chief of staff for strategic planning. 394 00:21:59,109 --> 00:22:02,192 - That's my title now. - Then I can't offer you a title bump. 395 00:22:02,361 --> 00:22:05,445 The sugar subsidy editorial and the face book, okay? 396 00:22:05,614 --> 00:22:07,024 Cooper and Hooper. 397 00:22:15,079 --> 00:22:16,454 What do you need? 398 00:22:16,622 --> 00:22:18,946 There's a thing in this we need to be careful of. 399 00:22:19,124 --> 00:22:20,748 What? 400 00:22:20,917 --> 00:22:23,668 They'll approve a new scale of peacekeeping assessments... 401 00:22:23,835 --> 00:22:27,962 ...if there's a cost-sharing mechanism, but it isn't fully addressed here. 402 00:22:28,130 --> 00:22:32,791 I should rewrite some of this language before the president goes to the U.N. 403 00:22:32,967 --> 00:22:35,255 - What? - Let me ask you something. 404 00:22:35,594 --> 00:22:39,258 When I said that you were enough to make a good dog break his leash... 405 00:22:39,472 --> 00:22:42,887 ...you understand that men, we're the dog, right? 406 00:22:43,058 --> 00:22:44,516 I was the dog. 407 00:22:44,684 --> 00:22:46,261 - I understood the metaphor. - Okay. 408 00:22:46,435 --> 00:22:49,436 The peacekeeping assessment is based on per capita income... 409 00:22:49,646 --> 00:22:52,895 ...with category J countries paying at a 90 percent discount. 410 00:22:53,065 --> 00:22:55,104 - I meant it to make you feel good. - It did. 411 00:22:55,275 --> 00:22:57,149 - I certainly meant it. - I appreciate it. 412 00:22:57,319 --> 00:22:59,809 - I didn't mean to demean you. - I need you to listen. 413 00:23:00,112 --> 00:23:02,899 Category A countries will be overpaying... 414 00:23:03,073 --> 00:23:05,907 ...to cover the discounts for category J states. 415 00:23:06,075 --> 00:23:10,321 So we need to be more specific about category A. It's gonna be important. 416 00:23:10,495 --> 00:23:12,653 - I was told that I demeaned you. - You didn't. 417 00:23:12,830 --> 00:23:14,158 - I was told I did. - By whom? 418 00:23:14,331 --> 00:23:16,204 - Someone named Celia. - She was mistaken. 419 00:23:16,374 --> 00:23:17,916 - You sure? - If I felt demeaned... 420 00:23:18,084 --> 00:23:20,870 ...I'd be among the first to know it. - Terrific. 421 00:23:21,086 --> 00:23:22,912 - Here are my notes. - I'll rewrite them. 422 00:23:23,088 --> 00:23:26,041 - You'll stick around? - What else would I do on a Friday night? 423 00:23:26,215 --> 00:23:28,456 I don't like to pry. 424 00:23:30,093 --> 00:23:33,176 America doesn't have a monopoly on what's right. 425 00:23:33,345 --> 00:23:37,045 Even if we did, I think you'll have a tough time convincing the Arab world. 426 00:23:37,223 --> 00:23:39,464 Well, we'd like to talk to them about it. 427 00:23:39,683 --> 00:23:42,008 - That ought to do the trick. - It's worth a shot. 428 00:23:42,185 --> 00:23:44,722 The U.S. Constitution defends religious pluralism. 429 00:23:44,895 --> 00:23:47,018 It doesn't reduce all of Islam to fanaticism. 430 00:23:47,356 --> 00:23:50,439 Neither does the speech. It calls fanaticism, fanaticism. 431 00:23:50,608 --> 00:23:54,272 It's fanaticism whether we call it that or not, so we're gonna call it that. 432 00:23:54,444 --> 00:23:56,816 - We respect all religions, cultures. - To a point. 433 00:23:57,196 --> 00:23:58,524 Yes, to a point. 434 00:23:58,697 --> 00:24:03,654 Grotesque oppression isn't okay just because it's been institutionalized. 435 00:24:03,826 --> 00:24:07,408 If you ask me, we should've gotten into the game three, four decades ago... 436 00:24:07,579 --> 00:24:11,528 ...but they're coming for us now. So it's time to saddle up! 437 00:24:12,791 --> 00:24:14,748 - Toby. - We do know what's right. 438 00:24:14,959 --> 00:24:16,334 This is why they hate us. 439 00:24:16,752 --> 00:24:18,080 There's a lot of reasons. 440 00:24:18,253 --> 00:24:21,538 You know when they're gonna like us? When we win. 441 00:24:25,217 --> 00:24:28,253 - C.J. - Please tell me what's happening. 442 00:24:28,428 --> 00:24:30,669 Janet, we're working some back channels now. 443 00:24:30,888 --> 00:24:33,971 Make yourself comfortable. We might have some news in an hour. 444 00:24:34,140 --> 00:24:35,764 The government will pay money? 445 00:24:35,933 --> 00:24:40,179 We can't buy them off directly. We offer to withhold money from their enemies. 446 00:24:41,020 --> 00:24:42,847 And if that doesn't work? 447 00:24:43,063 --> 00:24:45,768 Your husband is employed by a billion-dollar corporation. 448 00:24:46,107 --> 00:24:49,191 Janet, Mrs. Carlson would pay whatever. 449 00:24:49,610 --> 00:24:50,938 - Ransom? - Yeah. 450 00:24:51,111 --> 00:24:53,732 Let's not get that far right now. Your clothes are wet. 451 00:24:53,947 --> 00:24:57,030 - Can I get you something to wear? - No. No, I'm fine. 452 00:24:57,241 --> 00:24:59,032 Okay. 453 00:24:59,617 --> 00:25:02,190 - I should stay here? - Yeah. 454 00:25:05,872 --> 00:25:09,536 Insomnia is a pretty common symptom of depression. 455 00:25:09,708 --> 00:25:11,700 - Are you depressed? - No. 456 00:25:11,876 --> 00:25:13,418 I didn't think so. 457 00:25:13,586 --> 00:25:20,002 Some people are predisposed to insomnia in times of acute stress. 458 00:25:20,174 --> 00:25:22,843 Are you under any stress? 459 00:25:23,844 --> 00:25:29,466 Is there any stress in your job at all, or...? 460 00:25:31,349 --> 00:25:35,642 But seriously, folks, has there been an unusual amount of stress lately? 461 00:25:35,811 --> 00:25:39,060 - Well, Congress was investigating me. - Yeah. 462 00:25:39,230 --> 00:25:40,558 And I was censured. 463 00:25:40,731 --> 00:25:43,222 - I had to give the State of the Union. - Yeah. 464 00:25:43,441 --> 00:25:46,726 I'm running for re-election. Things are blowing up everywhere. 465 00:25:46,902 --> 00:25:49,274 And I've chosen the General Assembly of the U. N... 466 00:25:49,446 --> 00:25:51,438 ...to define a tougher foreign policy. 467 00:25:53,491 --> 00:25:56,028 Not unusually stressful, no. 468 00:25:57,827 --> 00:26:01,076 I don't like the word"stress." It's a Madison Avenue word. 469 00:26:01,288 --> 00:26:05,581 It's something that can be cured with flavored coffee and bath bubbles. 470 00:26:05,791 --> 00:26:07,499 So you don't feel stress. 471 00:26:07,709 --> 00:26:10,081 I have a job I like, and my family's healthy. 472 00:26:10,253 --> 00:26:12,541 Doesn't mean you're not entitled to feel stress. 473 00:26:12,713 --> 00:26:14,124 Stress is for other people. 474 00:26:14,339 --> 00:26:16,877 - What other people? - I'm saying it's not stress. 475 00:26:17,050 --> 00:26:20,252 I was feeling stress five nights ago too, and I slept fine. 476 00:26:20,469 --> 00:26:23,422 - So, what happened four nights ago? - I want my money back. 477 00:26:26,140 --> 00:26:28,630 This is a very unusual conversation. 478 00:26:28,850 --> 00:26:31,257 - I get that a lot. - I'd imagine. 479 00:26:31,477 --> 00:26:34,477 - So, what do you charge? - $375 an hour. 480 00:26:35,272 --> 00:26:39,517 For $375 an hour, you ought to bring your own damn lingerie. 481 00:26:39,817 --> 00:26:41,145 I do. 482 00:26:41,443 --> 00:26:43,601 There's a great story about Arthur Miller. 483 00:26:43,778 --> 00:26:46,351 Death of a Salesman had just opened the night before. 484 00:26:46,530 --> 00:26:49,151 He was walking around his old neighborhood in Brooklyn. 485 00:26:49,324 --> 00:26:52,822 He sees a hot-dog vendor that he went to high school with, and he says: 486 00:26:52,993 --> 00:26:54,902 "Hey, Jimmy, it's me, Arthur Miller." 487 00:26:55,078 --> 00:26:58,031 The hot-dog vendor says, "How you doing? What you been up to?" 488 00:26:58,205 --> 00:27:01,122 And Miller says,"I'm... You know, I'm a playwright." 489 00:27:01,291 --> 00:27:04,623 The hot-dog vendor says, "Playwriting, I should've gone into that." 490 00:27:05,669 --> 00:27:08,076 $375 an hour. 491 00:27:08,254 --> 00:27:09,629 - Yes, sir. - For what? 492 00:27:10,548 --> 00:27:12,789 I don't really know. 493 00:27:16,552 --> 00:27:18,710 I can't sleep. 494 00:27:19,638 --> 00:27:21,013 I can't sleep. 495 00:27:21,222 --> 00:27:24,471 I'll be tired, and I'll lie there. And it doesn't happen. 496 00:27:26,935 --> 00:27:28,761 What happened four nights ago? 497 00:27:28,936 --> 00:27:31,509 I won the lowa caucus. 498 00:27:31,688 --> 00:27:34,226 - Anything else? - That's not enough? 499 00:27:34,399 --> 00:27:38,442 Mr. President, if you were any other patient... 500 00:27:38,610 --> 00:27:41,978 Say what you'd say to any other patient. 501 00:27:42,154 --> 00:27:45,357 I'd say screw around if you want... 502 00:27:45,532 --> 00:27:49,114 ...but it's your money. It's about to be my money... 503 00:27:49,285 --> 00:27:50,909 ...and I sleep fine. 504 00:27:56,665 --> 00:27:58,953 I had a conversation with one of my aides... 505 00:27:59,125 --> 00:28:01,532 ...after we got back from lowa. 506 00:28:01,711 --> 00:28:03,085 He called me on something. 507 00:28:03,837 --> 00:28:05,580 What? 508 00:28:06,047 --> 00:28:08,668 Well, I guess we talked about a lot of things. 509 00:28:08,841 --> 00:28:11,378 Who we think the Republican challenger is gonna be... 510 00:28:11,593 --> 00:28:15,542 ...and incumbency and campaign strategy. 511 00:28:15,721 --> 00:28:18,294 Strategic overview, but the long and short of it is... 512 00:28:18,473 --> 00:28:21,592 ...my father never liked me at all. 513 00:28:28,439 --> 00:28:30,727 Well, at least we're closer to my area now. 514 00:28:32,608 --> 00:28:35,443 Yeah, I thought you'd enjoy that. 515 00:29:04,349 --> 00:29:05,677 - Charlie? - Yeah. 516 00:29:05,850 --> 00:29:08,174 - Are you in pain? - No. 517 00:29:08,685 --> 00:29:10,060 - Charlie? - Yes? 518 00:29:10,228 --> 00:29:12,718 - Have you been playing basketball? - Yes. 519 00:29:12,897 --> 00:29:14,225 - Did you get beat? - No. 520 00:29:14,398 --> 00:29:16,805 - Charlie. Who'd you play? - Doesn't matter. 521 00:29:16,983 --> 00:29:18,311 - Ed? - No. 522 00:29:18,484 --> 00:29:19,812 - Larry? - No. 523 00:29:19,985 --> 00:29:21,313 - Jack? - No. 524 00:29:21,486 --> 00:29:23,063 - Did you get beat by Manny? - No. 525 00:29:23,238 --> 00:29:25,906 - Who? - Deanna. 526 00:29:26,073 --> 00:29:28,030 - Your sister? - Yes. 527 00:29:28,200 --> 00:29:30,607 Your little sister. 528 00:29:30,785 --> 00:29:33,655 - She plays varsity, Sam. - Girls' varsity. 529 00:29:33,870 --> 00:29:36,621 - She played a finesse game. - Man, you can't walk. 530 00:29:36,789 --> 00:29:39,410 Yeah. I don't know what's happening to my life. 531 00:29:39,583 --> 00:29:42,334 I can tell you're down, but let's talk about me. 532 00:29:42,919 --> 00:29:45,835 If your sister was getting ready for a night out, and I said: 533 00:29:46,004 --> 00:29:48,495 "You're enough to make a good dog break his leash"... 534 00:29:48,673 --> 00:29:51,163 ...would you think I was a cad? - I'd think hick. 535 00:29:52,259 --> 00:29:54,832 - Because of the sentiment or expression? - My sister? 536 00:29:55,011 --> 00:29:57,133 - I'd beat you. - You and how many Girl Scouts? 537 00:29:57,346 --> 00:29:59,671 - If I could stand up... - If it wasn't your sister. 538 00:29:59,973 --> 00:30:01,467 - Then you're fine. - I'm fine. 539 00:30:01,641 --> 00:30:03,348 You're not. This isn't quite right. 540 00:30:03,642 --> 00:30:07,141 It needs to be clear that the total assessment is down to 25 percent... 541 00:30:07,354 --> 00:30:10,022 ...for category A. - We've been in this fight. 542 00:30:10,397 --> 00:30:12,686 - But if we pay before... - Hang on. Here she is. 543 00:30:12,899 --> 00:30:16,766 Celia, I asked Ainsley, and she said she didn't mind at all. 544 00:30:16,944 --> 00:30:19,517 - Plus, Charlie said he's fine with it. - He's a man. 545 00:30:19,738 --> 00:30:21,397 - Damn right. - Sam. 546 00:30:21,614 --> 00:30:25,148 We won't take a bath when other countries can afford to take on more. 547 00:30:25,367 --> 00:30:26,695 This is important. 548 00:30:26,868 --> 00:30:29,821 - It's important that I'm not a sexist. - And that I'm all man. 549 00:30:30,037 --> 00:30:31,863 You're Celia? He's not a sexist. 550 00:30:32,247 --> 00:30:34,868 If you're willing to let sexuality diminish your power. 551 00:30:35,166 --> 00:30:36,790 - I'm sorry? - I'm surprised... 552 00:30:36,959 --> 00:30:40,208 ...you'd let it diminish your power. - I don't know what that means. 553 00:30:40,378 --> 00:30:43,331 - I think you do. - You think I'm made out of candy glass. 554 00:30:43,505 --> 00:30:47,419 If somebody offends you, tell them. But all women don't have to think alike. 555 00:30:47,633 --> 00:30:51,132 I didn't say they did. And when someone offended me, I did say so. 556 00:30:51,303 --> 00:30:55,762 I like it when the guys tease me. It's a show of respect I'm on the team. 557 00:30:55,973 --> 00:30:59,175 I don't mind it when it gets sexual. And you know what? I like sex. 558 00:30:59,642 --> 00:31:03,176 I don't think whatever sexuality I may have diminishes my power. 559 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:04,848 I think it enhances it. 560 00:31:05,021 --> 00:31:07,938 - What kind of feminism do you call that? - My kind. 561 00:31:08,107 --> 00:31:09,731 It's called lipstick feminism. 562 00:31:09,900 --> 00:31:12,224 - I call it stiletto feminism. - Stilettos? 563 00:31:12,402 --> 00:31:14,560 - Not in enough trouble already? - I am. 564 00:31:14,737 --> 00:31:18,021 Isn't the point that Sam wouldn't have found a way to be chummy... 565 00:31:18,198 --> 00:31:19,905 ...with a woman who wasn't appealing? 566 00:31:20,074 --> 00:31:22,113 He'd be able to, but that isn't the point. 567 00:31:22,284 --> 00:31:26,411 The point is that sexual revolution tends to get in the way of actual revolution. 568 00:31:26,579 --> 00:31:29,662 Nonsense issues distract attention away from real ones. 569 00:31:29,831 --> 00:31:33,780 Pay equity, child care, honest-to-God sexual harassment... 570 00:31:33,959 --> 00:31:38,371 ...and in this case, a speech in front of the U.N. General Assembly. 571 00:31:38,546 --> 00:31:42,163 So you, 25 percent on the assessments for category A. 572 00:31:42,340 --> 00:31:45,506 You, I don't know what your thing is. And you... 573 00:31:45,676 --> 00:31:48,842 ...stop trying to take the fun out of my day. 574 00:31:49,012 --> 00:31:51,467 With that, I'm going to get a cupcake. 575 00:31:53,599 --> 00:31:56,220 For the moment, I'll do what she's telling me to do. 576 00:31:56,393 --> 00:31:59,393 - We're at OEOB. - Okay. 577 00:32:07,818 --> 00:32:09,893 How you doing? 578 00:32:19,118 --> 00:32:20,825 There. 579 00:32:22,120 --> 00:32:25,322 It's not the best in the world, but it's hot. 580 00:32:25,789 --> 00:32:28,244 I'm sorry, I didn't ask you your name before. 581 00:32:28,416 --> 00:32:29,875 Donna. 582 00:32:30,042 --> 00:32:31,785 - Really? - Yeah. 583 00:32:32,378 --> 00:32:34,002 Our daughter is Donna. 584 00:32:34,171 --> 00:32:36,922 - How old is she? - She's 7 months. 585 00:32:37,089 --> 00:32:39,580 And her brother Harry is 3. 586 00:32:39,758 --> 00:32:42,628 Three and a quarter, he'd want me to say that. 587 00:32:45,846 --> 00:32:47,719 Do you know how it works with the money? 588 00:32:47,889 --> 00:32:53,474 - I don't. I'm an assistant here. - Bill's written... 589 00:32:54,144 --> 00:32:56,716 He's written negative things about the president... 590 00:32:56,896 --> 00:32:58,389 - No. - He and C. J... . 591 00:32:58,564 --> 00:33:00,805 Nobody cares about that tonight. 592 00:33:02,358 --> 00:33:03,982 Okay. 593 00:33:04,151 --> 00:33:06,392 And you wanna know a secret about C.J.? 594 00:33:06,569 --> 00:33:09,523 But you can't tell your husband this, really. 595 00:33:09,697 --> 00:33:12,187 She battles with them every day, but loves reporters. 596 00:33:12,365 --> 00:33:16,907 She's very protective of them, and it doesn't matter whether... You know. 597 00:33:22,415 --> 00:33:23,743 -It took... -Wait. 598 00:33:23,916 --> 00:33:27,331 It took three days to get the language through NSC and the NSA. 599 00:33:27,502 --> 00:33:30,170 - It isn't coming out of the speech. - I didn't think so. 600 00:33:30,337 --> 00:33:33,539 - Why are we here for an hour? - Members have drafted an insert. 601 00:33:33,715 --> 00:33:35,956 Will you look at it? 602 00:33:36,967 --> 00:33:39,042 Sure. 603 00:33:42,054 --> 00:33:44,130 This would follow your paragraph. 604 00:33:45,015 --> 00:33:49,177 "Our goal is neither to preach nor proclaim American values. 605 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:51,765 We respect our Islamic brothers and sisters. 606 00:33:51,936 --> 00:33:54,509 We have a great deal to learn from the values... 607 00:33:54,688 --> 00:33:59,349 ...of tolerance and faith that are deeply held throughout the Islamic world." 608 00:34:02,361 --> 00:34:05,361 You're saying any resemblance the previous paragraph... 609 00:34:05,530 --> 00:34:08,530 ...may have had to foreign policy is purely coincidental? 610 00:34:08,699 --> 00:34:10,905 - That's right. - Guess what? 611 00:34:11,076 --> 00:34:14,360 - What? - Our goal is to proclaim American values. 612 00:34:14,536 --> 00:34:18,118 The speech isn't supposed to be about ideology but about reality. 613 00:34:18,289 --> 00:34:20,993 The president will decide what the speech is about... 614 00:34:21,166 --> 00:34:25,874 ...but the reality is the U.S.A. no longer sucks up to reactionaries... 615 00:34:26,045 --> 00:34:28,666 ...and our staunch allies will know what we mean. 616 00:34:28,839 --> 00:34:32,207 We don't have staunch allies in the Arab world, just reluctant ones. 617 00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:35,373 We have a coalition held together with duct tape. 618 00:34:35,552 --> 00:34:37,628 A coalition without which we cannot fight. 619 00:34:37,804 --> 00:34:40,294 Nobody's blowing off the coalition. It'll be strong. 620 00:34:40,472 --> 00:34:41,931 - When we win? - That's right. 621 00:34:42,099 --> 00:34:44,767 What's Egypt gonna think? Or Pakistan? 622 00:34:44,934 --> 00:34:48,100 Freedom and democracy are coming soon to a theater near them. 623 00:34:48,270 --> 00:34:49,598 So get dressed. 624 00:34:50,188 --> 00:34:51,895 Toby... 625 00:34:52,731 --> 00:34:55,767 ...you guys are on a thing right now, and I'm behind you. 626 00:34:55,942 --> 00:34:58,777 You know I'm behind you. A lot of House Democrats are... 627 00:34:58,944 --> 00:35:01,399 - Not enough. - And plenty of Republicans... 628 00:35:01,571 --> 00:35:06,446 ...but this one moment in time, you have to get off your horse and... . 629 00:35:06,617 --> 00:35:09,949 Simply put, be nice to the Arab world. 630 00:35:10,119 --> 00:35:12,740 - Be nice? - Yes. 631 00:35:13,789 --> 00:35:15,615 Well... 632 00:35:16,291 --> 00:35:18,199 ...how about... 633 00:35:18,375 --> 00:35:21,909 ...when we, instead of blowing Iraq back to the 7th century... 634 00:35:22,086 --> 00:35:27,162 ...for harboring terrorists and trying to develop nuclear weapons... 635 00:35:27,340 --> 00:35:31,966 ...we just imposed economic sanctions, and were reviled by the Arab world... 636 00:35:32,136 --> 00:35:35,835 ...for not giving them a global charge card and a free-trade treaty? 637 00:35:36,013 --> 00:35:39,595 How about when we pushed Israel to give up land for peace? 638 00:35:40,225 --> 00:35:44,304 How about when we sent American soldiers to protect Saudi Arabia... 639 00:35:44,478 --> 00:35:47,727 ...and the Arab world told us we were desecrating their Holy Land... 640 00:35:47,897 --> 00:35:50,055 ...we'll ignore the fact that we were invited? 641 00:35:50,232 --> 00:35:51,975 How about in the State of the Union? 642 00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:55,353 The president praised Islamic people as faithful and hardworking... 643 00:35:55,528 --> 00:35:58,813 ...to be denounced in the Arab press as knowing nothing about Islam. 644 00:35:58,989 --> 00:36:00,981 - None of that is the point. - What is? 645 00:36:01,157 --> 00:36:03,149 I don't remember explaining to Italians... 646 00:36:03,367 --> 00:36:05,774 ...our problem wasn't with them but with Mussolini. 647 00:36:05,952 --> 00:36:09,783 Why does the U.S. have to take every Arab country out for an ice-cream cone? 648 00:36:09,955 --> 00:36:11,864 They'll like us when we win! 649 00:36:19,004 --> 00:36:24,044 Thousands of Madrases teaching children nothing, nothing, nothing... 650 00:36:24,216 --> 00:36:28,877 ...but the Koran and to hate America. Who do we see about that? 651 00:36:32,722 --> 00:36:37,715 Do I wanna preach America? Judeo-Christianity? No. 652 00:36:38,476 --> 00:36:42,888 If their religion forbids them from playing the trumpet, so be it. 653 00:36:43,397 --> 00:36:48,141 But I want those kids to look at a globe. 654 00:36:49,735 --> 00:36:53,150 Be exposed to social sciences, history... 655 00:36:53,321 --> 00:36:56,072 ...some literature. 656 00:37:01,910 --> 00:37:04,661 They'll like us when we win. 657 00:37:12,710 --> 00:37:14,038 Okay. 658 00:37:22,634 --> 00:37:26,085 Let me take another look at the softer language. 659 00:37:52,906 --> 00:37:56,239 - How's she doing? - She was asking how the money works. 660 00:37:56,409 --> 00:38:00,571 It's not money. Actually, it's a promise to honor international sanctions... 661 00:38:00,746 --> 00:38:04,410 ...against the export of something called "coltan" by the Rwandan army. 662 00:38:04,582 --> 00:38:07,037 - What's coltan? - A mineral they have in the Congo. 663 00:38:07,209 --> 00:38:10,328 Refined, it's a necessary component of cell phones and pagers. 664 00:38:10,503 --> 00:38:14,250 And the Rwandans and Ugandans smuggle it illegally. 665 00:38:14,422 --> 00:38:16,628 - Listen. - What do you know? 666 00:38:16,799 --> 00:38:19,254 Akin Wamba, who's the Mai Mai rebel commander... 667 00:38:19,426 --> 00:38:22,462 ...sent word through a crew that was filming in Goma. 668 00:38:22,637 --> 00:38:24,261 - Oh, God. - Yeah. 669 00:38:24,430 --> 00:38:26,837 He was killed in an ambush. 670 00:38:28,641 --> 00:38:31,048 Embassy Kinshasa's gonna get the body. 671 00:39:10,005 --> 00:39:12,840 It can't be easy being you. 672 00:39:13,007 --> 00:39:17,218 - I told you... - I don't mean the job. I meant... 673 00:39:17,386 --> 00:39:20,469 ...you know, being inside your head. 674 00:39:20,638 --> 00:39:23,010 What's wrong with my head? 675 00:39:23,182 --> 00:39:25,008 - I don't know. - Of course not. 676 00:39:25,183 --> 00:39:28,017 That would be $385 an hour. 677 00:39:28,185 --> 00:39:31,719 They keep moving the goal posts on you, don't they? 678 00:39:31,896 --> 00:39:35,430 Get A's, good college, Latin honors... 679 00:39:35,607 --> 00:39:37,896 ...get into the London School of Economics... 680 00:39:38,068 --> 00:39:41,685 ...get a good teaching job, lvy League school, tenure. 681 00:39:41,862 --> 00:39:45,064 Now you got to publish. Now you gotta go to Stockholm. 682 00:39:45,240 --> 00:39:47,944 It's not good for a person to keep setting goals? 683 00:39:48,117 --> 00:39:50,323 It probably is, but it's tricky for somebody... 684 00:39:50,493 --> 00:39:53,826 ...who's still trying to get his father to stop hitting him. 685 00:39:53,996 --> 00:39:57,993 Well, I'm told that most men lead lives of quiet desperation. 686 00:39:58,166 --> 00:40:01,748 Yeah, but that's most men. That's not you. 687 00:40:01,919 --> 00:40:04,835 That's the other people, the ones who feel stress. 688 00:40:05,004 --> 00:40:08,337 - You're destined for something else. - I have abilities. 689 00:40:08,882 --> 00:40:11,551 And now you have an opportunity to use them. 690 00:40:11,718 --> 00:40:13,875 I think I have. 691 00:40:14,803 --> 00:40:19,630 That room I passed down the hall on the left, it's got a name, right? 692 00:40:19,807 --> 00:40:22,973 I think you're talking about the Lincoln Bedroom. 693 00:40:23,309 --> 00:40:26,808 This is a hell of a curve you get graded on now. 694 00:40:26,979 --> 00:40:32,316 Lincoln freed the slaves and won the Civil War."Thank you. Next. 695 00:40:32,942 --> 00:40:35,895 And what will you be singing for us today, Mr. Bartlet?" 696 00:40:36,069 --> 00:40:39,484 "Well, we've had six straight quarters of economic growth." 697 00:40:39,655 --> 00:40:41,065 That's not easy. 698 00:40:41,239 --> 00:40:43,148 - Okay. - It's not easy. 699 00:40:43,324 --> 00:40:46,657 - I believe you. - I think I've made tough choices. 700 00:40:46,827 --> 00:40:49,282 I think Lincoln... 701 00:40:49,787 --> 00:40:53,784 ...did what he thought was right even though it meant losing half the country. 702 00:40:54,666 --> 00:40:57,121 I think you don't do what you think is right... 703 00:40:57,293 --> 00:41:01,455 ...if it means losing Michigan's electoral votes. 704 00:41:02,964 --> 00:41:05,170 You don't know anything. 705 00:41:05,758 --> 00:41:07,417 I'll be the first to admit that. 706 00:41:07,592 --> 00:41:09,917 I'm not trying to get my father to like me. 707 00:41:10,094 --> 00:41:15,218 Good, because it's never, never gonna happen. 708 00:41:15,390 --> 00:41:17,880 - Look... - We're done for the night. 709 00:41:19,810 --> 00:41:22,300 - What? - We've been here for two hours. 710 00:41:22,478 --> 00:41:25,728 It was a double session. We're done for the night. 711 00:41:25,897 --> 00:41:30,392 Stanley, I hate to put it this way, but I'm me and you're you... 712 00:41:30,568 --> 00:41:32,773 ...and we're done when I say we're done. 713 00:41:32,944 --> 00:41:34,983 No. 714 00:41:37,031 --> 00:41:40,233 I think you could use some assistance right now, sir. 715 00:41:41,159 --> 00:41:46,448 Use me, don't use me, but all I can offer you is this: 716 00:41:46,621 --> 00:41:50,867 I'll be the only person in the world other than your family... 717 00:41:51,041 --> 00:41:53,745 ...who doesn't care that you're the president. 718 00:41:56,086 --> 00:41:58,577 Our time is up.