1 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:07,019 PREVIOUSLY ON THE WEST WING: 2 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:08,140 A WOMAN NAMED AINSLEY HAYES. 3 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:10,060 "AINSLEY?" WE SHOULD HIRE HER. 4 00:00:10,080 --> 00:00:11,140 WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE. 5 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:12,230 JOSH: YOUR POLL SAYS THAT? 6 00:00:13,009 --> 00:00:15,179 I SAID THAT. "VOX POPULI VOX DEI ." 7 00:00:15,199 --> 00:00:18,109 "THE VOICE OF PEOPLE IS THE VOICE OF A DOG"? 8 00:00:18,129 --> 00:00:20,219 THE VOICE OF GOD, JOSHUA. GOD. 9 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:23,129 YES. 10 00:00:23,149 --> 00:00:25,019 HELLO, PUMPKIN. 11 00:00:25,039 --> 00:00:26,010 ABBEY? 12 00:00:26,030 --> 00:00:27,059 HELLO, GUMDROP. 13 00:00:28,170 --> 00:00:29,199 SHAKE MY HAND. 14 00:00:31,070 --> 00:00:32,060 WE JUST FORMED IT. 15 00:00:32,079 --> 00:00:33,070 FORMED WHAT? 16 00:00:33,090 --> 00:00:36,179 THE COMMITTEE TO REELECT THE PRESIDENT. 17 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:39,170 WOMAN ( on TV ): We are, by my watch, six minutes away 18 00:00:39,189 --> 00:00:41,090 from President Bartlet's entrance 19 00:00:41,109 --> 00:00:43,229 onto the floor of the House of Representatives. 20 00:00:44,009 --> 00:00:46,140 This, his third State of the Union address 21 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,130 we'll hear the familiar introduction 22 00:00:48,149 --> 00:00:51,200 from the doorkeeper of the house, Edgar Finney. 23 00:00:51,219 --> 00:00:53,079 Perhaps some people don't know 24 00:00:53,100 --> 00:00:55,229 that in order for the President to address congress 25 00:00:56,009 --> 00:00:58,119 he must first receive permission from the speaker 26 00:00:58,140 --> 00:01:00,030 I'M STILL HERE. 27 00:01:00,049 --> 00:01:02,090 ALRIGHT. IS THAT A YES? 28 00:01:03,030 --> 00:01:04,099 IS IT A YES? SAM. 29 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,030 GIVE ME HALF A MINUTE. 30 00:01:06,049 --> 00:01:07,069 ED. YEAH? 31 00:01:07,090 --> 00:01:08,219 DELETE "VIGOROUSLY" FROM THE FIRST SENTENCE. 32 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:10,230 WHICH PARAGRAPH? THREE, SECTION SEVEN. 33 00:01:11,010 --> 00:01:13,150 WE'RE NOT GOING TO VIGOROUSLY PURSUE CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM? 34 00:01:13,170 --> 00:01:15,170 WE'LL PURSUE IT REGULAR. NOT VIGOROUSLY? 35 00:01:15,189 --> 00:01:19,019 MCGOWAN SAYS WE'RE FINE. HE FEELS THE WORD "VIGOROUS" IS INFLAMMATORY. 36 00:01:19,039 --> 00:01:21,079 CHANGE "CHOKE-HOLD" TO "TIGHT GRIP." IS THAT IT? 37 00:01:21,099 --> 00:01:22,159 YEAH. NO, SAM'S STILL ON. 38 00:01:22,180 --> 00:01:24,010 WE'VE FOUR MINUTES. WHERE ARE WE? 39 00:01:24,030 --> 00:01:26,000 LEO: SAM'S STILL ON. 40 00:01:26,019 --> 00:01:30,049 BOB NOVAK SAID IT'S THE SPEECH OF MY POLITICAL LIFE. I'VE HEARD THAT MANY TIMES. 41 00:01:30,069 --> 00:01:32,159 SENATOR MCGOWAN SAYS WE'RE FINE IF WE CUT "VIGOROUSLY." 42 00:01:32,180 --> 00:01:34,099 DO IT. HOW YOU FEELING? 43 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:35,210 GOOD. 44 00:01:35,229 --> 00:01:38,060 ABBEY'S ALREADY IN HER SEAT? YES, SIR. 45 00:01:38,079 --> 00:01:39,229 MY WIFE'S IN HER SEAT? YES, SIR. 46 00:01:40,009 --> 00:01:43,049 WE HAVE FOUR MINUTES. WE'LL GET THEM IN THE CAR. LET'S GO. 47 00:01:43,069 --> 00:01:45,079 SAM: I'LL TELL HIM IT'S A "YES." 48 00:01:45,099 --> 00:01:46,090 THANK YOU. 49 00:01:47,159 --> 00:01:50,069 WHAT'D THEY SAY? WE PUT OUR WEIGHT BEHIND SB380. 50 00:01:50,090 --> 00:01:51,200 IT'S A HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT BILL. AND? 51 00:01:51,219 --> 00:01:53,200 WE SET ASIDE SOME U.S. PARKLAND. AND? 52 00:01:53,219 --> 00:01:56,079 THAT'S IT. I WANNA BE CLEAR. THIS IS THE UNDERSTANDING: 53 00:01:56,099 --> 00:01:59,200 WE BUILD HIM A HIGHWAY, NAME A PARK AFTER HIM, WE HAVE HIS SUPPORT? 54 00:01:59,219 --> 00:02:01,129 YEP. MR. PRESIDENT? DO IT. 55 00:02:01,150 --> 00:02:06,010 TELL C.J. IT'S A GREEN LIGHT ON THE BLUE RIBBON. SHE'LL UNDERSTAND. 56 00:02:06,030 --> 00:02:08,080 YES, SIR. WE'LL WRITE IT IN THE CAR. 57 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:10,110 LEO: SIR. PRESIDENT: YEAH. 58 00:02:10,129 --> 00:02:12,090 IT'S A GOOD THING. THE BLUE RIBBON? 59 00:02:12,110 --> 00:02:13,129 YEAH. YEAH. 60 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,170 EXCUSE ME, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? I'M JUST... 61 00:02:20,189 --> 00:02:23,050 YOU WERE PUTTING GUM IN YOUR MOUTH? YEAH, 'CAUSE I... 62 00:02:23,069 --> 00:02:26,210 IT'S GOOD TO BE CHEWING GUM WHILE TAKING A POLL FOR THE PRESIDENT. 63 00:02:26,229 --> 00:02:29,060 PEOPLE LIKE TO HEAR THAT SOUND ON THE PHONE. 64 00:02:29,079 --> 00:02:31,009 THE POLLING HASN'T STARTED YET. 65 00:02:31,030 --> 00:02:32,129 WELL, THANK YOU, MR. HELPER. 66 00:02:32,150 --> 00:02:33,110 JOSH. YEAH? 67 00:02:34,229 --> 00:02:37,099 THESE PEOPLE HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE. THEY'RE NOT OUR PEOPLE. 68 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:40,009 THEY'RE JOEY LUCAS'S PEOPLE. NONE OF THEM HAVE ACCENTS? 69 00:02:40,030 --> 00:02:41,099 THEY'RE ALL FROM THE MIDWEST. 70 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,189 I'M SAYING JOEY LUCAS' DEAF AND WOULD'VE NO WAY... 71 00:02:43,210 --> 00:02:46,129 DO ANY OF YOU PEOPLE HAVE ACCENTS? OH, MY GOD. 72 00:02:48,150 --> 00:02:51,050 DO ANY OF YOU PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER OF SPEECH? 73 00:02:51,069 --> 00:02:53,110 THEY'RE FINE. I SHOULD BE THERE RIGHT NOW. 74 00:02:53,129 --> 00:02:54,139 HE'S FINE. 75 00:02:57,039 --> 00:03:00,039 LEO: "THEREFORE I AM ASKING THE LEADERS OF CONGRESS 76 00:03:00,060 --> 00:03:03,129 "AND MEMBERS OF BOTH PARTIES TO JOIN ME IN ESTABLISHING 77 00:03:03,150 --> 00:03:05,199 A BLUE RIBBON NATIONAL COMMISSION TO FASHION..." 78 00:03:05,219 --> 00:03:07,000 YEAH. 79 00:03:07,020 --> 00:03:09,150 I WANT IT FOR HIM WHEN HE WALKS IN THE DOOR. 80 00:03:09,169 --> 00:03:13,000 Newscaster: Can we expect the White House is doing it's own polling tonight? 81 00:03:13,020 --> 00:03:14,139 ANALYST: You better believe it. 82 00:03:14,159 --> 00:03:17,110 This may well be the speech of the president's political life. 83 00:03:17,129 --> 00:03:19,020 EXCUSE ME, I'VE GOT A HEADS-UP. 84 00:03:19,039 --> 00:03:20,180 THERE'LL BE A LAST-MINUTE ADDITION. 85 00:03:20,199 --> 00:03:22,009 THE PRESIDENT WILL BE ANNOUNCING 86 00:03:22,030 --> 00:03:24,000 A BIPARTISAN BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION 87 00:03:24,020 --> 00:03:26,189 TO STUDY THE LONG-TERM FUTURE OF ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS. 88 00:03:26,210 --> 00:03:30,150 OBVIOUSLY, THERE'LL BE MORE DETAILS IN THE ADDRESS. WHY LAST MINUTE? 89 00:03:30,170 --> 00:03:33,170 WHEN I SAY "LAST MINUTE," I'M WRONG. WE'RE UNDER THREE MINUTES. 90 00:03:33,189 --> 00:03:37,030 C.J., WHY LAST MINUTE? IT'S SOMETHING HE'S BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH. 91 00:03:37,050 --> 00:03:39,120 TO MAKE SURE HE HAD SUPPORT WITH THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP. 92 00:03:39,139 --> 00:03:40,110 AND HE DOES? YES. 93 00:03:40,129 --> 00:03:42,099 I ALSO WANTED TO REMIND YOU 94 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:45,009 THAT CAPITAL BEAT IS BROADCASTING LIVE FROM THE WEST WING 95 00:03:45,030 --> 00:03:46,150 FOR SOME HOURS FOLLOWING THE ADDRESS, 96 00:03:46,170 --> 00:03:49,060 SO THAT AREA'S GOING TO BE OFF-LIMITS FOR CAROUSING. 97 00:03:49,079 --> 00:03:52,050 CAPITAL BEAT'S DOING POSTGAME LIVE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE? 98 00:03:52,069 --> 00:03:54,110 YES. SO WHY DO THEY GET SPECIAL TREATMENT? 99 00:03:54,129 --> 00:03:55,180 BECAUSE THEY'RE SPECIAL. 100 00:03:55,199 --> 00:03:56,229 ENJOY THE SHOW, EVERYBODY. 101 00:03:59,199 --> 00:04:01,129 TOBY: "TO BUILD THIS NEW FUTURE 102 00:04:01,150 --> 00:04:04,129 "WILL DEMAND BOLDLY SETTING ASIDE OUR PARTISAN BLINDERS 103 00:04:04,150 --> 00:04:08,099 AND ABANDONING OUR IDEOLOGICAL..." WHAT? 104 00:04:09,180 --> 00:04:10,199 ENTRENCHMENT. 105 00:04:12,159 --> 00:04:15,060 "TO BUILD THIS NEW FUTURE WILL DEMAND BOLDLY SETTING ASIDE 106 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:16,129 "OUR PARTISAN BLINDERS AND ABANDONING 107 00:04:16,149 --> 00:04:19,029 OUR IDEOLOGICAL ENTRENCHMENT." 108 00:04:19,050 --> 00:04:20,040 YEAH. 109 00:04:21,019 --> 00:04:22,069 ( SIGHS ): THAT'S IT. 110 00:04:22,089 --> 00:04:23,069 OKAY. 111 00:04:23,089 --> 00:04:24,129 THIS IS IT. YEAH. 112 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:28,189 PHONE IT TO THE PROMPTER. 113 00:04:30,209 --> 00:04:33,199 ( intense music ) 114 00:04:34,149 --> 00:04:35,189 MR. PRESIDENT. 115 00:04:49,129 --> 00:04:50,170 TOBY: MR. PRESIDENT? 116 00:04:50,189 --> 00:04:51,199 THANKS. 117 00:04:57,009 --> 00:05:00,019 ( applause ) 118 00:05:13,029 --> 00:05:14,040 SIR. 119 00:05:19,129 --> 00:05:20,089 AMEN. 120 00:05:20,110 --> 00:05:21,160 CHARLIE: AMEN. MR. FINNEY 121 00:05:23,029 --> 00:05:26,029 WOULD YOU TELL THE SPEAKER I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM, PLEASE? 122 00:05:30,199 --> 00:05:32,069 MR. SPEAKER! 123 00:05:32,090 --> 00:05:35,220 THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES! 124 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:38,040 ( applause ) 125 00:05:39,060 --> 00:05:42,079 ( theme music ) 126 00:06:04,170 --> 00:06:07,199 ( music continues ) 127 00:06:25,019 --> 00:06:26,110 PRESIDENT ( on TV ): ...America that has continued to rise 128 00:06:26,129 --> 00:06:28,220 through every age, against every challenge 129 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,170 a people of great works and greater possibilities 130 00:06:32,189 --> 00:06:36,110 who have always, always found the wisdom and strength 131 00:06:36,129 --> 00:06:38,199 to come together as one nation 132 00:06:38,220 --> 00:06:40,199 to widen the circle of opportunity 133 00:06:40,220 --> 00:06:43,100 to deepen the meaning of our freedom 134 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,189 to form a more perfect union. 135 00:06:45,209 --> 00:06:48,009 Our best days lie ahead. 136 00:06:48,029 --> 00:06:51,189 God bless you, and God bless the United States of America. 137 00:06:51,209 --> 00:06:54,000 ( loud cheering ) 138 00:06:55,170 --> 00:06:56,180 JOSH: OH, YOU, TOO. 139 00:06:56,199 --> 00:06:59,120 HE DID GOOD. HE CAN BRING IT UP THERE. 140 00:06:59,139 --> 00:07:02,019 "UP THERE" IS WHERE THIS PRESIDENT EATS. 141 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:04,180 THAT IS HIS PLACE OF BUSINESS. YES, HE DID WELL! 142 00:07:04,199 --> 00:07:06,160 YEAH! LET'S FIND OUT HOW WELL. 143 00:07:06,180 --> 00:07:09,079 THIS IS EXCITING. YES. WHAT DO I DO? 144 00:07:09,100 --> 00:07:10,199 MEANING? WHAT DO I TELL THEM? 145 00:07:10,220 --> 00:07:13,069 TELL THEM TO START. WHAT DID JOEY SAY? 146 00:07:13,089 --> 00:07:14,120 THAT HER PLANE'S LATE. 147 00:07:14,139 --> 00:07:16,139 WHAT'D SHE WANT ME TO TELL THE CALLERS? 148 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:18,209 SHE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING. TELL THEM TO START, JOSH. 149 00:07:18,230 --> 00:07:21,110 THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS BASED ON... 150 00:07:21,129 --> 00:07:22,189 WHAT? 151 00:07:22,209 --> 00:07:25,199 TIME ZONES, I DON'T KNOW, I'M NOT A POLLSTER. 152 00:07:25,220 --> 00:07:27,100 I-I THOUGHT JOEY CALLED. 153 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,040 SHE CALLED AND SAID SHE WAS LATE. WHEN'S SHE GONNA REACH? 154 00:07:30,060 --> 00:07:34,069 JOSHUA LYMAN, YOU HAVE THE CUTEST LITTLE BUTT IN PROFESSIONAL POLITICS. 155 00:07:34,090 --> 00:07:36,149 KENNY, REALLY THAT BETTER HAVE BEEN HER TALKING. 156 00:07:37,220 --> 00:07:39,209 I'M HERE. WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN? 157 00:07:39,230 --> 00:07:41,100 MY PLANE HAD MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES. 158 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:44,050 IT'S THE STATE OF THE UNION. THERE'S NOTHING YOU'D DO ABOUT? 159 00:07:44,069 --> 00:07:48,069 NO, BECAUSE AS A CHILD I NEVER PAID ATTENTION DURING AIRPLANE MECHANICS CLASS. 160 00:07:48,090 --> 00:07:51,189 THIS THE KIND OF NOEL COWARD-ESQUE WIT I CAN EXPECT ALL NIGHT LONG? 161 00:07:51,209 --> 00:07:53,079 YES. 162 00:07:53,100 --> 00:07:55,220 I WANNA START THE PHONE BANKS-- THEY NEED INSTRUCTIONS. 163 00:07:59,069 --> 00:08:00,170 IS ANYONE CHEWING GUM? 164 00:08:00,189 --> 00:08:02,000 ALL: NO! 165 00:08:03,110 --> 00:08:05,040 OKAY... START. 166 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:09,129 I'D ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF THE GUM THING. 167 00:08:09,149 --> 00:08:12,029 MAN: In five, four, three... 168 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:14,230 ANNOUNCER: Live, from the White House 169 00:08:15,009 --> 00:08:17,029 It's capital beat with Mark Gottfried. 170 00:08:17,050 --> 00:08:19,209 Tonight on Capital Beat, a special expanded edition: 171 00:08:19,230 --> 00:08:21,180 The State of the Union. 172 00:08:21,199 --> 00:08:23,209 GOTTFRIED ( on TV ): Good evening, I'm Mark Gottfried. 173 00:08:23,230 --> 00:08:26,089 Tonight our show is live from the White House. 174 00:08:26,110 --> 00:08:27,199 We'll be joined all night by 175 00:08:27,220 --> 00:08:30,209 republicans and democrats, lawmakers and pundits 176 00:08:30,230 --> 00:08:33,220 and we'll be talking to focus groups around the country. 177 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:35,139 ON THE PANEL WITH ME RIGHT NOW 178 00:08:35,159 --> 00:08:38,059 IS DEPUTY HOUSE MAJORITY WHIP HENRY SHALLICK 179 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:40,000 AND THE VERY LOVELY, VERY TALENTED 180 00:08:40,019 --> 00:08:42,179 MS. CLAUDIA JEAN CREGG, WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY. 181 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:46,129 C.J., ON A SCALE OF ONE TO TEN HOW DID THE PRESIDENT DO TONIGHT? 182 00:08:46,149 --> 00:08:49,210 FOURTEEN. YOU KNOW, MARK, THE PRESIDENT IS A COMMANDING PUBLIC SPEAKER 183 00:08:49,230 --> 00:08:53,139 AND THE BAR'S USUALLY SET A BIT HIGHER WHEN HE MAKES A MAJOR ADDRESS 184 00:08:53,159 --> 00:08:55,139 TONIGHT HE CLEARED IT WITH ROOM TO SPARE. 185 00:08:55,159 --> 00:08:59,100 MY UNOFFICIAL TALLY HAS HIM INTERRUPTED FOR APPLAUSE 73 TIMES. 186 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:01,220 C.J.: I'VE 72 TIMES, BUT I'LL TAKE YOUR COUNT. 187 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:04,129 GOTTFRIED: HENRY SHALLICK, HOW DID THE PRESIDENT DO TONIGHT? 188 00:09:04,149 --> 00:09:05,200 WELL, C.J. IS RIGHT. 189 00:09:05,220 --> 00:09:07,129 THE PRESIDENT IS A GIFTED PUBLIC SPEAKER. 190 00:09:07,149 --> 00:09:08,230 WE'VE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT 191 00:09:09,009 --> 00:09:11,129 AND IT'S AN ADMIRABLE TALENT NOT UNLIKE JUGGLING. 192 00:09:11,149 --> 00:09:13,090 NOW, IF ONLY HE'D SAID SOMETHING. 193 00:09:13,110 --> 00:09:16,049 BY MY COUNT, 23 OF THE INTERRUPTIONS FOR APPLAUSE 194 00:09:16,070 --> 00:09:18,070 WERE FOR CO-OPTED REPUBLICAN IDEAS. 195 00:09:18,090 --> 00:09:19,200 LET'S TAKE A QUICK BREAK. 196 00:09:19,220 --> 00:09:21,210 WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED WITH OUR POSTGAME ANALYSIS 197 00:09:21,230 --> 00:09:24,070 OF PRESIDENT BARTLET'S THIRD STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS. 198 00:09:24,090 --> 00:09:26,080 WE'VE GOT GUESTS STANDING BY AROUND THE COUNTRY 199 00:09:26,100 --> 00:09:28,210 WE'LL BACK WITH MORE CAPITAL BEAT RIGHT AFTER THIS. 200 00:09:28,230 --> 00:09:30,019 MAN: WE'RE OUT. 201 00:09:30,039 --> 00:09:32,080 C.J.'S NOT WEARING ANY PANTS. YES. 202 00:09:33,049 --> 00:09:34,080 NO PANTS WHATSOEVER. 203 00:09:34,100 --> 00:09:36,029 IT'S CABLE. CAROL? 204 00:09:36,049 --> 00:09:37,090 MAN: 90 SECONDS BACK. 205 00:09:37,110 --> 00:09:39,039 COULD I SEE YOU A MOMENT? YEAH. 206 00:09:39,059 --> 00:09:41,120 COULD WE GO THERE? CAN WE DO IT HERE? 207 00:09:41,139 --> 00:09:43,090 WHY? I'M NOT WEARING ANY PANTS. 208 00:09:43,110 --> 00:09:46,039 WE'RE FINE HERE IF THERE AREN'T ANY MICROPHONES OR CAMERAS. 209 00:09:46,059 --> 00:09:47,149 CAROL? YEAH. 210 00:09:50,059 --> 00:09:52,019 THANK YOU. YOU LOOK LIKE A ROCKETTE. 211 00:09:52,039 --> 00:09:53,059 YEAH. YEAH? 212 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:55,000 YOU KNOW WHY I'M NOT WEARING PANTS? 213 00:09:55,019 --> 00:09:57,120 I ASSUMED IT'S THE USUAL REASON. I SAT IN PAINT. 214 00:09:57,139 --> 00:10:01,039 AFTER THE SPEECH I WENT TO THE SCULPTURE GARDEN AND SAT ON A BENCH. 215 00:10:01,059 --> 00:10:03,080 IT DIDN'T SAY, "WET PAINT"? IT DID, IT TURNS... 216 00:10:03,100 --> 00:10:04,159 THE CLOTHES ARE COMING. 217 00:10:04,179 --> 00:10:06,090 WHERE'D YOU GET THE BATHROBE? THE GYM. 218 00:10:06,110 --> 00:10:08,159 THERE'RE BATHROBES THERE? IN THE WOMEN'S LOCKER ROOM. 219 00:10:08,179 --> 00:10:10,100 BUT NOT THE MEN'S. NOW, THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS. 220 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:12,129 THERE'S THOUSAND MEN WORKING HERE AND 50 WOMEN. 221 00:10:12,149 --> 00:10:14,039 YEAH, IT'S THE BATHROBES THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS. 222 00:10:14,059 --> 00:10:15,169 MAN: 30 SECONDS. WHAT'S GOING ON? 223 00:10:15,190 --> 00:10:18,100 JACK SLOAN HAS AN OFFICIAL REPRIMAND IN HIS JACKET. 224 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:19,100 FOR WHAT? 225 00:10:19,120 --> 00:10:20,139 EXCESSIVE FORCE. 226 00:10:22,029 --> 00:10:24,159 HOW LONG AGO? 17 YEARS AGO. 227 00:10:24,179 --> 00:10:26,190 THERE WAS A CRIMINAL CHARGE-- IT WAS DISMISSED. 228 00:10:26,210 --> 00:10:28,169 THERE WAS A CIVIL SUIT-- IT WAS DISMISSED. 229 00:10:28,190 --> 00:10:31,000 THERE'S ENORMOUS COMMUNITY, POLITICAL PRESSURE FROM BLACK DEMOCRATS... 230 00:10:31,019 --> 00:10:32,019 OUR PEOPLE? 17 YEARS AGO. 231 00:10:32,039 --> 00:10:33,169 MAN: 15 SECONDS. 232 00:10:33,190 --> 00:10:36,129 THEY GAVE HIM AN OFFICIAL CONDEMNATION. ANYBODY HAVE THE STORY? 233 00:10:36,149 --> 00:10:38,039 THEY WILL. MAN: TEN SECONDS. 234 00:10:38,059 --> 00:10:40,210 I NEED TO SEE THE POLICE OFFICER-- WHAT'S HIS NAME? 235 00:10:40,230 --> 00:10:42,019 SAM: SLOAN. 236 00:10:42,039 --> 00:10:43,100 HI. 237 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,200 TAKE THE DESK AWAY, I PICK THREE SHARE POINTS. 238 00:10:45,220 --> 00:10:49,029 MAN: IN FIVE, FOUR, THREE... 239 00:10:50,230 --> 00:10:52,210 MARK ( on TV): We're back with our panel 240 00:10:52,230 --> 00:10:54,230 including deputy house majority whip Henry Shallick 241 00:10:55,009 --> 00:10:57,129 and White House press secretary C.J Cregg... 242 00:10:57,149 --> 00:10:59,110 WELCOME BACK. HOW'D IT LOOK ON TV? 243 00:10:59,129 --> 00:11:00,169 IT LOOKED GOOD. 244 00:11:00,190 --> 00:11:01,220 CHARLIE, IS IT POSSIBLE 245 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:04,049 THAT C.J. ISN'T WEARING ANY PANTS RIGHT NOW? 246 00:11:04,070 --> 00:11:06,000 YEAH, SHE SAT IN WET PAINT. 247 00:11:07,049 --> 00:11:08,210 AND SHE'S NOT WEARING ANY PANTS? 248 00:11:08,230 --> 00:11:10,190 WELL, SHE'S WEARING UNDERWEAR, MRS. LANDINGHAM. 249 00:11:10,210 --> 00:11:12,179 SHE HASN'T GONE SMOKELESS. 250 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:13,220 OKAY. 251 00:11:15,019 --> 00:11:17,049 I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THIS NOTE. 252 00:11:17,070 --> 00:11:19,049 THE PRESIDENT WAS BALANCING HIS CHECKBOOK 253 00:11:19,070 --> 00:11:22,120 AND CAME ACROSS AN OUTSTANDING CHECK FOR $500 THAT WAS NEVER CASHED. 254 00:11:22,139 --> 00:11:25,059 THE CHECK WAS WRITTEN BY THE FIRST LADY TO A WOMAN 255 00:11:25,080 --> 00:11:28,100 HE'S NEVER HEARD OF HE'D LIKE YOU TO ASK HER ABOUT IT. 256 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:30,110 THE PRESIDENT WAS BALANCING HIS CHECKBOOK? 257 00:11:30,129 --> 00:11:31,200 WHY? HE DOES IT TO RELAX. 258 00:11:31,220 --> 00:11:33,169 OKAY. YEAH. 259 00:11:33,190 --> 00:11:37,110 WHY DOESN'T HE JUST ASK THE FIRST LADY ABOUT THE $500 CHECK HIMSELF 260 00:11:37,129 --> 00:11:40,049 IN THE NORMAL COURSE, YOU KNOW BEING MARRIED TO HER? 261 00:11:40,070 --> 00:11:42,220 WHEN THE PRESIDENT INQUIRES INTO THE FIRST LADY'S PERSONAL BOOKKEEPING 262 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:45,070 THE FIRST LADY GETS ANGRY WITH HIM AND YELLS. 263 00:11:45,090 --> 00:11:48,059 SHE'S GOING TO GET ANGRY AND YELL WHEN I INQUIRE, TOO. 264 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:50,080 THE PRESIDENT DOESN'T CARE MUCH ABOUT THAT. 265 00:11:50,100 --> 00:11:52,000 YEAH, OKAY. 266 00:11:52,190 --> 00:11:53,230 THIS IS A GOOD JOB. 267 00:11:54,009 --> 00:11:56,049 I SAW YOU ON TV. COOL. 268 00:11:56,070 --> 00:11:59,000 ( TAPE REWINDING ) 269 00:11:59,019 --> 00:12:00,179 PRESIDENT ( on TV ): ..build this new future 270 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:05,000 will demand boldly setting aside our partisan blinders 271 00:12:05,019 --> 00:12:08,070 and abandoning our ideological entrenchment. 272 00:12:08,090 --> 00:12:11,070 Therefore, I am asking the leaders of the congress 273 00:12:11,090 --> 00:12:13,029 and members of both parties 274 00:12:13,049 --> 00:12:15,019 to join me in establishing 275 00:12:15,039 --> 00:12:18,230 a Blue Ribbon National Commission to fashion... 276 00:12:19,009 --> 00:12:21,210 ( tape rewinds ) 277 00:12:25,039 --> 00:12:28,149 ...boldly setting aside our partisan blinders 278 00:12:28,169 --> 00:12:30,190 and abandoning our ideological entrenchment... 279 00:12:30,210 --> 00:12:32,000 ( knocking on door ) 280 00:12:32,019 --> 00:12:33,080 COME IN. 281 00:12:33,100 --> 00:12:35,009 I am asking the leaders of congress 282 00:12:35,029 --> 00:12:38,179 and members of both parties to join me in establishing 283 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:42,049 a Blue Ribbon National Commission to fashion... 284 00:12:42,070 --> 00:12:43,059 MRS. BARTLET? 285 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:44,200 HEY, CHARLIE. AM I DISTURBING YOU? 286 00:12:44,220 --> 00:12:48,000 I CAME UP TO CHANGE MY CLOTHES. DID YOU SIT IN PAINT? 287 00:12:48,019 --> 00:12:49,200 I'M SORRY? C.J. SAT ON WET PAINT. 288 00:12:49,220 --> 00:12:51,120 IN THE SCULPTURE GARDEN? YEAH. 289 00:12:51,139 --> 00:12:54,220 NO, I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE RECEPTION IN THE SAME CLOTHES 290 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:56,220 IN WHICH I WENT TO THE SPEECH. YEAH. 291 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,120 I COULD TELL PEOPLE THAT I'VE TWO OUTFITS EXACTLY ALIKE. 292 00:12:59,139 --> 00:13:01,210 THAT'S WHAT I DO. WHAT DO YOU NEED? 293 00:13:01,230 --> 00:13:03,129 MA'AM, I'D LIKE YOU TO KNOW THAT 294 00:13:03,149 --> 00:13:06,039 I'M NOT WEARING PADS, HELMET, CONTACT GEAR OF ANY KIND. 295 00:13:06,059 --> 00:13:09,179 A $500 CHECK THAT HASN'T BEEN CASHED? IT'S WRITTEN TO A WOMAN... 296 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,159 HOW LONG HAS THAT BEEN UP HIS ASS? 297 00:13:11,179 --> 00:13:13,149 WELL, I WOULDN'T KNOW, MA'AM, BUT... 298 00:13:13,169 --> 00:13:16,200 HER NAME'S JANE ROBINSON. I READ AN ARTICLE A FEW MONTHS AGO... 299 00:13:16,220 --> 00:13:19,120 HER HUSBAND THREW HER OUT? HE SET FIRE TO THE BED. 300 00:13:19,139 --> 00:13:22,210 SHE BOUGHT THE KIDS' PRESENTS WHICH WERE RUINED. SO I SENT HER $500. 301 00:13:22,230 --> 00:13:26,120 SHE HASN'T CASHED IT. I'LL MAKE SURE IT GOT TO HER. THANK YOU. 302 00:13:32,179 --> 00:13:34,090 PRESIDENT ( on TV ): ...in establishing 303 00:13:34,110 --> 00:13:36,100 a Blue Ribbon National Commission 304 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:44,009 MAN ( over microphone ): SAM SEABORN, EVERYBODY! 305 00:13:44,029 --> 00:13:46,110 ( applause ) 306 00:13:48,009 --> 00:13:50,139 SEE, AND YOU GUYS SAID I COULDN'T WRITE COMEDY. 307 00:13:50,159 --> 00:13:52,159 ( laughter ) 308 00:13:57,100 --> 00:13:58,210 YOU TALKED TO C.J.? YEAH. 309 00:13:58,230 --> 00:14:00,179 THE DIAL GROUPS ARE HUGE. 310 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:04,019 MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUT, SOCIAL SECURITY... WHAT ABOUT POLLING? 311 00:14:04,039 --> 00:14:06,120 JOSH AND JOEY'LL HAVE EARLY NUMBERS IN AN HOUR. 312 00:14:06,139 --> 00:14:08,090 MY POINT IS, THIS POLICE OFFICER? 313 00:14:08,110 --> 00:14:11,009 THE PRESIDENT POINTED TO HIM AND ASKED HIM TO STAND. 314 00:14:11,029 --> 00:14:12,200 LEO? LET C .J. TALK TO HIM. 315 00:14:12,220 --> 00:14:13,230 IS HE HERE? YEAH. 316 00:14:14,009 --> 00:14:16,080 NO PICTURES ANYWHERE NEAR THE PRESIDENT. 317 00:14:16,100 --> 00:14:17,090 YEAH. 318 00:14:17,110 --> 00:14:19,090 THEY NEED YOU IN THE SITUATION ROOM. 319 00:14:26,039 --> 00:14:27,019 WHAT'S GOING ON? 320 00:14:27,039 --> 00:14:30,049 LEO, WE BELIEVE FIVE U.S. DEA AGENTS 321 00:14:30,070 --> 00:14:32,179 HAVE BEEN ABDUCTED IN COLOMBIA. WHERE? 322 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,070 ON A ROAD BETWEEN BOGOTA 323 00:14:34,090 --> 00:14:36,019 AND A TRAINING BASE IN PUTUMAYO. 324 00:14:36,039 --> 00:14:38,049 WAS IT THE CRF? WE DON'T KNOW. 325 00:14:38,070 --> 00:14:40,179 DO WE THINK IT WAS THE CRF? YEAH. 326 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:43,159 CAN THE AGENTS BE IDENTIFIED AS U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT? 327 00:14:43,179 --> 00:14:44,200 THEY'RE CARRYING BADGES. 328 00:14:44,220 --> 00:14:47,220 ON A ROAD FROM BOGOTA TO PUTUMAYO? 329 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,009 THEY'RE GOING TO SHOOT THESE GUYS. LEO, I... 330 00:14:50,029 --> 00:14:52,009 THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS CORPS' UPSTAIRS 331 00:14:52,029 --> 00:14:54,230 AND THERE'S A LIVE TV SHOW BEING BROADCAST NEXT DOOR. 332 00:14:56,049 --> 00:14:58,190 I NEED TO MEET WITH STATE, JUSTICE AND THE PENTAGON 333 00:14:58,210 --> 00:15:00,149 AND IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN SOFTLY. 334 00:15:00,169 --> 00:15:01,179 YES, SIR. 335 00:15:04,009 --> 00:15:05,190 THIS WAS ALMOST A GOOD NIGHT. 336 00:15:10,110 --> 00:15:13,019 ( indistinct chattering ) 337 00:15:23,159 --> 00:15:24,190 DONNA. 338 00:15:24,210 --> 00:15:26,000 YEAH? 339 00:15:26,019 --> 00:15:26,230 IT'S GOING WELL. 340 00:15:27,009 --> 00:15:28,080 IT'S A 17% RESPONSE RATE. 341 00:15:28,100 --> 00:15:29,120 GREAT. 342 00:15:29,139 --> 00:15:32,080 JACK SLOAN WAS REPRIMANDED FOR EXCESSIVE FORCE 343 00:15:32,100 --> 00:15:33,169 BY THE DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT. 344 00:15:33,190 --> 00:15:35,080 HOW LONG AGO? SEVENTEEN YEARS. 345 00:15:35,100 --> 00:15:36,210 DONNA: WHAT HAPPENED? I DON'T KNOW... 346 00:15:36,230 --> 00:15:38,200 HE MADE A BUST, BROKE THE GUY'S LEG 347 00:15:38,220 --> 00:15:41,200 THE DA COULDN'T MAKE THE CASE THE CIVIL SUIT WAS DISMISSED 348 00:15:41,220 --> 00:15:43,019 BUT IT'S THERE. 349 00:15:43,039 --> 00:15:44,029 WHO'S JACK SLOAN? 350 00:15:44,049 --> 00:15:45,210 FROM TONIGHT. 351 00:15:46,149 --> 00:15:47,139 THE POLICE OFFICER. 352 00:15:47,159 --> 00:15:48,220 JOEY: I WASN'T THERE. 353 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,039 I WAS ON A PLANE WITH MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES. 354 00:15:51,059 --> 00:15:53,039 OFFICER JACK SLOAN OF THE DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT 355 00:15:53,059 --> 00:15:55,179 WAS ADDED AT THE LAST MINUTE TO THE INVITED GUESTS 356 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:57,200 THAT THE PRESIDENT RECOGNIZED DURING THE SPEECH. 357 00:15:57,220 --> 00:16:00,049 HE WAS THE OFF-DUTY COP... AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? 358 00:16:00,070 --> 00:16:02,000 YEAH. HE WASN'T VETTED? 359 00:16:02,019 --> 00:16:05,169 IT'S LAST MINUTE. WHEN DO I SEE NUMBERS? JOEY SAYS IT GOING GOOD. 360 00:16:05,190 --> 00:16:07,049 GREAT. WHEN DO I SEE NUMBERS? 361 00:16:07,070 --> 00:16:08,210 THERE'S A 17% RESPONSE RATE. 362 00:16:08,230 --> 00:16:10,129 FANTASTIC. WHEN DO I SEE NUMBERS? 363 00:16:10,149 --> 00:16:12,000 YOU NEED PATIENCE, JOSHUA. 364 00:16:12,019 --> 00:16:13,120 I NEED NUMBERS, TONTO. 365 00:16:14,169 --> 00:16:16,200 THE POLL'S AN HOUR OLD. YOU GET EARLY NUMBERS. 366 00:16:16,220 --> 00:16:19,200 WHEN I GET THEM, YOU'LL HAVE THEM. WHAT'LL YOU DO MEANWHILE? 367 00:16:19,220 --> 00:16:21,039 I'M GETTING A DONUT. 368 00:16:22,190 --> 00:16:23,210 OKAY. 369 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,090 ( sighs ) 370 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:29,230 WE'RE PLAGUED BY THIS NONSENSE, DONNA. 371 00:16:30,009 --> 00:16:32,169 I SWEAR, IT'S JUST... REACHING EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS. 372 00:16:32,190 --> 00:16:35,129 THOSE NUMBERS ARE GONNA TELL US WE HAD A BIG NIGHT 373 00:16:35,149 --> 00:16:37,200 AND THE BOUNCE IS GOING TO BE DRAGGED DOWN 374 00:16:37,220 --> 00:16:40,210 BY A NEWS CYCLE THAT WON'T SHAKE THE COP STORY. 375 00:16:40,230 --> 00:16:43,049 YOU SHOULD ASK HER OUT. I'M SORRY? 376 00:16:43,070 --> 00:16:45,220 YOU SHOULD ASK JOEY OUT. TONIGHT COULD BE THE NIGHT. 377 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,019 THE NIGHT TO DO WHAT? 378 00:16:48,039 --> 00:16:49,100 TO ASK HER OUT. 379 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:50,210 GET A DONUT. 380 00:16:50,230 --> 00:16:51,230 OKAY. 381 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:57,090 MARK: ( on TV ) Before we go for commercials let me ask for predictions. 382 00:16:57,110 --> 00:17:00,230 How big a bump does the president get off the speech? 383 00:17:02,090 --> 00:17:04,059 EXCUSE ME, MR. SECRETARY? YES. 384 00:17:04,079 --> 00:17:06,140 I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT LEO MCGARRY WAS WONDERING 385 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:09,099 IF YOU'D COME SAY HELLO TO AN OLD FRIEND OF HIS. 386 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:12,039 CERTAINLY. WOULD YOU EXCUSE ME, PLEASE? 387 00:17:12,059 --> 00:17:14,039 SIT ROOM. THANK YOU. 388 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:20,059 ARE WE VERIFYING EXACTLY WHO WAS AT THE LAB? 389 00:17:20,079 --> 00:17:22,029 WE'VE VERIFIED AGENTS MCGRATH AND NUN 390 00:17:22,049 --> 00:17:24,049 BUT WE STILL CAN'T CONFIRM THE OTHER THREE. 391 00:17:24,069 --> 00:17:26,059 I DON'T WANT TO MIS-NOTIFY THE FAMILIES. 392 00:17:26,079 --> 00:17:27,089 TROOP: LEO? 393 00:17:27,109 --> 00:17:30,190 MICKEY, 2:00 P.M. LOCAL TIME IN BOGOTA 394 00:17:30,210 --> 00:17:34,069 FIVE DEA AGENTS ASSISTING POLICE IN EVIDENCE GATHERING 395 00:17:34,089 --> 00:17:37,079 AT A COCAINE LAB WERE TAKEN BY THE CRF. 396 00:17:37,099 --> 00:17:39,049 ARE THEY ALIVE? WE THINK SO. 397 00:17:39,069 --> 00:17:42,039 MICKEY: OKAY. THE PUTUMAYO'S A FRENTE STRONGHOLD. 398 00:17:42,059 --> 00:17:44,230 THE SCENE THE AGENTS WAS ONE OF THEIR TOP-PRODUCING COCAINE LABS. 399 00:17:45,009 --> 00:17:47,170 WE'LL OPEN A DIALOGUE, DO IT THROUGH THE COLOMBIAN ARMY COMMANDERS. 400 00:17:47,190 --> 00:17:49,109 WHO ARE THEY TALKING TO? 401 00:17:49,130 --> 00:17:52,119 THEY'LL TELL US. IT'LL BE NELSON GUERRA. HE'S A FRENTE JEFE. 402 00:17:52,140 --> 00:17:54,079 GET ME EVERYTHING ON HIM. YES, SIR. 403 00:17:54,099 --> 00:17:56,059 IS ANYBODY CLOSE BY ON THE GROUND? 404 00:17:56,079 --> 00:17:58,109 THE CLOSEST WE'VE GOT IS TRES ENCINAS. 405 00:17:58,130 --> 00:17:59,119 WHO'S THERE? 406 00:17:59,140 --> 00:18:01,089 SIX COMMANDERS AND 13 SUPPORT. 407 00:18:01,109 --> 00:18:02,220 REALLY. YEAH. 408 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:05,119 HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GUARDING WHEREVER THEY ARE TAKEN TO? 409 00:18:05,140 --> 00:18:07,000 FIVE, SIX HUNDRED. 410 00:18:07,019 --> 00:18:09,099 NOT THE NUMBERS YOU'RE HOPING FOR IF YOU'RE CONTEMPLATING 411 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,089 A MASSIVE ATTACK AND RESCUE MISSION. 412 00:18:11,109 --> 00:18:13,160 NO. 413 00:18:13,180 --> 00:18:16,099 TELL SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND AT FORT BRAGG 414 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:18,180 TO SUBMIT THREE PLANS FOR A UNILATERAL OP. 415 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:20,059 THEY HAVE AN HOUR. YES, SIR. 416 00:18:20,079 --> 00:18:22,220 WE SHOULD LET THESE 19 GUYS AT TRES ENCINAS KNOW 417 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,119 THEY'RE IN IT NOW, TOO. OFFICER: YES, SIR. 418 00:18:25,140 --> 00:18:29,210 PRESIDENT ( on TV ): I challenge all our schools to teach character education 419 00:18:29,230 --> 00:18:32,109 to teach values, to teach citizenship 420 00:18:32,130 --> 00:18:34,180 if it means our kids will pay more attention 421 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:37,000 to mathematics and English literature 422 00:18:37,019 --> 00:18:39,059 and history and science and the arts 423 00:18:39,079 --> 00:18:42,000 and less attention to designer labels 424 00:18:42,019 --> 00:18:45,079 then our public schools should be able to require students 425 00:18:45,099 --> 00:18:47,150 to wear school uniforms. 426 00:18:47,170 --> 00:18:50,049 MARK: "SCHOOL UNIFORMS," FROM A LIBERAL DEMOCRAT. 427 00:18:50,069 --> 00:18:52,069 WHAT WAS THAT SOUND WE JUST HEARD? 428 00:18:52,089 --> 00:18:54,000 JOINING US NOW ON OUR PANEL IS 429 00:18:54,019 --> 00:18:56,089 ASSOCIATE WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL AINSLEY HAYES 430 00:18:56,109 --> 00:18:58,150 TO MY LEFT, GRETCHEN TYLER, 431 00:18:58,170 --> 00:19:01,130 DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR THE ACLU. 432 00:19:01,150 --> 00:19:02,210 GRETCHEN, LET'S START WITH YOU. 433 00:19:02,230 --> 00:19:04,049 WERE YOU SURPRISED? 434 00:19:04,069 --> 00:19:06,089 I WAS SURPRISED, MARK. I WAS DISAPPOINTED. 435 00:19:06,109 --> 00:19:08,079 THIS PRESIDENT HAS ALWAYS HAD 436 00:19:08,099 --> 00:19:10,009 STRONG FIRST AMENDMENT CREDENTIALS. 437 00:19:10,029 --> 00:19:12,009 WHAT'S THE POSITION OF THE ACLU? 438 00:19:12,029 --> 00:19:13,140 THE POSITION OF THE ACLU IS 439 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:15,029 THAT EVERY CHILD IN THE COUNTRY 440 00:19:15,049 --> 00:19:17,130 HAS A LEGAL RIGHT TO PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION 441 00:19:17,150 --> 00:19:20,029 AND THAT RIGHT CAN'T BE CONDITIONED UPON COMPLIANCE 442 00:19:20,049 --> 00:19:21,089 WITH A UNIFORM POLICY. 443 00:19:21,109 --> 00:19:22,160 AINSLEY? 444 00:19:22,180 --> 00:19:24,140 I THINK GRETCHEN'S POINT IS WELL TAKEN 445 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:26,210 AINSLEY ( on TV ): in that I'm not 100% sure 446 00:19:26,230 --> 00:19:29,099 what the president suggested tonight was constitutional. 447 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:32,059 What I can tell you is he's concerned about he kid 448 00:19:32,079 --> 00:19:34,130 who's left out because he can't afford the clothes 449 00:19:34,150 --> 00:19:36,000 some of his friends wear. 450 00:19:36,019 --> 00:19:39,059 He's also taken serious notice of any number of studies 451 00:19:39,079 --> 00:19:42,039 done by educational experts that say, by and large 452 00:19:42,059 --> 00:19:44,049 kids will do better wearing uniforms. 453 00:19:44,069 --> 00:19:46,140 GRETCHEN: IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THERE ALREADY ARE 454 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:48,140 DRESS RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC SCHOOL KIDS. 455 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:51,029 cTHEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO WEAR INAPPROPRIATE CLOTHING 456 00:19:51,049 --> 00:19:53,130 OR WEAR SOMETHING OBSCENE ON THEIR T-SHIRT. 457 00:19:53,150 --> 00:19:55,170 IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT THOSE RESTRICTIONS 458 00:19:55,190 --> 00:19:58,019 WERE OVER THE STRONG OBJECTION OF THE ACLU. 459 00:19:58,039 --> 00:19:59,109 AINSLEY, GAUGE FOR US 460 00:19:59,130 --> 00:20:01,099 HOW STRONGLY THE PRESIDENT FEELS ABOUT THIS. 461 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:04,000 HE INCLUDED IT IN A STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS. 462 00:20:04,019 --> 00:20:06,119 BUT FROM YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM PERSONALLY. 463 00:20:06,140 --> 00:20:08,150 I HAVEN'T HAD ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM PERSONALLY. 464 00:20:08,170 --> 00:20:09,180 ON THIS? 465 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,109 ON ANYTHING. I'VE NEVER MET HIM. 466 00:20:11,130 --> 00:20:12,230 I'M AN ASSOCIATE COUNSEL. 467 00:20:13,009 --> 00:20:15,109 THE CHINESE FOOD GUY'S GOT MORE ACCESS THAN I DO. 468 00:20:15,130 --> 00:20:18,190 AND YET THEY HAVE YOU OUT HERE SPEAKING FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. 469 00:20:18,210 --> 00:20:21,130 YEAH, IT'S A REALLY BIG NIGHT FOR ME. 470 00:20:21,150 --> 00:20:23,059 ALRIGHT, WE'LL BE BACK WITH GRETCHEN TYLER 471 00:20:23,079 --> 00:20:25,160 AND AINSLEY HAYES AND MORE GUESTS AS THE NIGHT CONTINUES. 472 00:20:25,180 --> 00:20:30,029 WE'LL SEND YOU TO NEW YORK FOR MORE NEWS. STAY WITH US. HERE'S FRANK AND JUDY. 473 00:20:30,049 --> 00:20:32,029 MAN: WE'RE OUT. YOU CRACK ME UP. 474 00:20:32,049 --> 00:20:33,059 THANK YOU. 475 00:20:33,079 --> 00:20:34,119 HEY, GRACIE. 476 00:20:34,140 --> 00:20:35,190 HEY, SAM. 477 00:20:35,210 --> 00:20:37,009 MARK, DOES SHE HAVE TIME? 478 00:20:37,029 --> 00:20:38,130 IT'S A FIVE-MINUTE NEWS BREAK. 479 00:20:41,180 --> 00:20:43,130 HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING? YES. 480 00:20:43,150 --> 00:20:44,160 AREN'T I DELIGHTFUL? 481 00:20:45,170 --> 00:20:47,049 YES. YOU KNOW WHAT I'D LIKE? 482 00:20:47,069 --> 00:20:50,000 I'D LIKE IT IF YOU DIDN'T SAY YOU WEREN'T 100% SURE 483 00:20:50,019 --> 00:20:51,160 THAT THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSAL IS CONSTITUTIONAL. 484 00:20:51,180 --> 00:20:54,109 THE ACLU HAS A REASONABLE CASE TO MAKE AGAINST THE PRESIDENT. 485 00:20:54,130 --> 00:20:57,140 THEY'LL DO A FINE JOB MAKING IT WITHOUT THE PRESIDENT'S LAWYER'S HELP. 486 00:20:57,160 --> 00:21:00,079 THAT'S A FAIR POINT. HOW HAVE YOU NEVER MET THE PRESIDENT? 487 00:21:00,099 --> 00:21:02,079 I HAVEN'T. YOU'VE BEEN WORKING HERE THREE MONTHS. 488 00:21:02,099 --> 00:21:06,049 HE WORKS IN THE OVAL OFFICE. I WORK IN THE STEAM PIPE TRUNK DISTRIBUTION VENUE. 489 00:21:06,069 --> 00:21:07,220 WE HAVEN'T RUN INTO EACH OTHER. 490 00:21:08,000 --> 00:21:10,099 I'LL ARRANGE AN INTRODUCTION. YOU'LL MEET HIM TONIGHT. NO. 491 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:11,200 IT'S NO PROBLEM. IT IS. 492 00:21:11,220 --> 00:21:13,200 SCARED TO MEET THE PRESIDENT? I'M NOT SCARED. 493 00:21:13,220 --> 00:21:16,130 YOU ARE. I'M NOT SCARED TO MEET THE PRESIDENT 494 00:21:16,150 --> 00:21:18,039 'CAUSE I WON'T MEET HIM. AINSLEY... 495 00:21:18,059 --> 00:21:21,039 I'M HAVING A GOOD NIGHT. I WANNA KEEP HAVING A GOOD NIGHT. 496 00:21:21,059 --> 00:21:24,079 I DON'T WANNA LIVE AFRAID OF INEVITABLE BUNGLING OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. 497 00:21:24,099 --> 00:21:26,039 THAT'LL OCCUR AND THE MORTIFICATION THAT'LL ENSUE. 498 00:21:26,059 --> 00:21:28,230 THAT SOUNDS PRETTY BAD. I AM, YES, I AM INDEED 499 00:21:29,009 --> 00:21:31,009 YES, I AM SCARED TO MEET THE PRESIDENT. 500 00:21:31,029 --> 00:21:32,079 NOW IT SOUNDS REALLY BAD. 501 00:21:32,099 --> 00:21:35,049 YES. OKAY, WHEN YOU MEET HIM, YOU MEET HIM. 502 00:21:35,069 --> 00:21:38,049 NO NEED TO RUSH THAT DAY ALONG. RIGHT. 503 00:21:38,069 --> 00:21:41,130 OKAY, CAN I TALK TO YOU ABOUT ADRENALINE FOR A SECOND? ADRENALINE? 504 00:21:41,150 --> 00:21:43,170 YEAH. YOU'RE FEELING IT RIGHT NOW. IT'LL GET MORE 505 00:21:43,190 --> 00:21:47,130 'CAUSE IT'S A BIG NIGHT, WE'RE A HIT YOU'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS... 506 00:21:47,150 --> 00:21:48,230 YOU THINK I'LL HAVE A NUTTY? 507 00:21:49,009 --> 00:21:50,230 I'M SAYING DON'T DRINK TILL YOU'RE OFF TELEVISION. 508 00:21:51,009 --> 00:21:53,170 GOD! THANKS, SAM, FOR THAT DEBATING TIP, YOUR FEEL FOR NUANCE. 509 00:21:53,190 --> 00:21:56,130 YOU SAY I SHOULDN'T BE DRUNK WHILE REPRESENTING THE WHITE HOUSE? 510 00:21:56,150 --> 00:21:59,109 YEAH, AND PLEASE DON'T FORGET YOU'RE A BLOND REPUBLICAN GIRL 511 00:21:59,130 --> 00:22:01,130 AND THAT NOBODY LIKES YOU. 512 00:22:01,150 --> 00:22:03,009 I'M GOING BACK ON TELEVISION NOW. 513 00:22:03,029 --> 00:22:05,190 TRY AND REMEMBER YOU'RE ON OUR SIDE. 514 00:22:05,210 --> 00:22:07,200 ( laughter ) 515 00:22:07,220 --> 00:22:09,019 ABBEY: THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 516 00:22:09,039 --> 00:22:10,170 SAM SEABORN WROTE THAT LINE FOR ME. 517 00:22:10,190 --> 00:22:12,049 ( laughter ) 518 00:22:12,069 --> 00:22:15,039 YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF POLLING GOING ON RIGHT NOW. 519 00:22:15,059 --> 00:22:16,109 THE INSTANT DIAL FOCUS GROUPS 520 00:22:16,130 --> 00:22:18,019 PREDICT TONIGHT'S SPEECH WAS A SUCCESS. 521 00:22:18,039 --> 00:22:19,119 ( applause ) 522 00:22:19,140 --> 00:22:22,019 I'M SURE WHERE JOSH IS OVER AT THE PHONE BANKS 523 00:22:22,039 --> 00:22:23,220 THEY'LL BE CONFIRMING THAT 524 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:25,099 BUT WHEN THE NUMBERS ARE CRUNCHED 525 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:28,119 AND THE POLLS ARE TAKEN, I THINK EVERYONE HERE REALIZES 526 00:22:28,140 --> 00:22:31,160 THAT THE TRULY IMPORTANT THING IS THAT I CHANGED MY HAIR. 527 00:22:31,180 --> 00:22:33,059 ( laughter ) 528 00:22:33,079 --> 00:22:36,130 SERIOUSLY, THIS IS NOT MY OFFICIAL TOAST. 529 00:22:36,150 --> 00:22:38,190 MY OFFICIAL TOAST IS LATER. 530 00:22:38,210 --> 00:22:41,220 I JUST WANTED TO SAY INFORMALLY BEFORE THE PRESIDENT GOT HERE 531 00:22:43,019 --> 00:22:45,130 THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK 532 00:22:46,109 --> 00:22:48,180 AND ENJOY TONIGHT'S SUCCESS. 533 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:51,180 ( applause ) 534 00:22:55,089 --> 00:22:57,089 YOUR HAIR LOOKS GREAT, BY THE WAY. 535 00:22:57,109 --> 00:22:59,210 SO, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH JACK SLOAN? 536 00:22:59,230 --> 00:23:01,160 C.J.'S ON IT. 537 00:23:01,180 --> 00:23:03,210 SO WE WERE ABLE TO GET IN THE LANGUAGE 538 00:23:03,230 --> 00:23:05,150 ABOUT THE BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION. YEAH. 539 00:23:05,170 --> 00:23:09,119 WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT IN AT THE END. WE GOT OUR GUYS. 540 00:23:09,140 --> 00:23:11,069 WE CHANGED THE LANGUAGE TO BROADEN... 541 00:23:11,089 --> 00:23:12,150 I WAS THERE, LEO. 542 00:23:14,079 --> 00:23:16,140 WE CHANGED THE LANGUAGE AT THE LAST MINUTE, ABBEY. 543 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:19,039 IF YOU WANT TO BE PISSED AT SOMEONE THE ARCHITECT... 544 00:23:19,059 --> 00:23:21,029 I DON'T WANT TO BE PISSED AT ANYONE 545 00:23:21,049 --> 00:23:23,230 BUT THANKS FOR ASKING. AND I DON'T NEED TO BE TOLD 546 00:23:24,009 --> 00:23:26,150 WHO THE ARCHITECT OF TONIGHT'S SPEECH WAS. 547 00:23:26,170 --> 00:23:28,000 MAN: TOBY ZIEGLER! 548 00:23:30,170 --> 00:23:33,039 ( applause ) 549 00:23:37,059 --> 00:23:40,019 I WANNA SEE YOU IN YOUR OFFICE IN HALF AN HOUR. 550 00:23:40,039 --> 00:23:41,200 YES, MA'AM. KEEP SHAKING HANDS. 551 00:23:47,049 --> 00:23:48,160 AINSLEY ( on TV ): He didn't say that. 552 00:23:48,180 --> 00:23:50,109 He didn't say that and we can roll the tape. 553 00:23:50,130 --> 00:23:53,029 He said... What he said was that standardized testing 554 00:23:53,049 --> 00:23:56,130 would be more acceptable if it's vast limitations were understood. 555 00:23:56,150 --> 00:23:58,160 What about the New York City testing scores 556 00:23:58,180 --> 00:24:00,160 that Hal Chafey just cited a while ago? 557 00:24:00,180 --> 00:24:02,140 SIX OUT OF 10 WERE BLACK OR HISPANIC. 558 00:24:02,160 --> 00:24:04,029 ... also forgot to mention 559 00:24:04,049 --> 00:24:07,109 six out of 10 of those students were either black or Hispanic. 560 00:24:07,130 --> 00:24:08,170 RIGHT ON THE BUTTON. JOSH... 561 00:24:08,190 --> 00:24:10,000 NO. I WAS WONDERING. 562 00:24:10,019 --> 00:24:12,079 WE'RE STILL DOING THIS? HAVE YOU ASKED HER OUT? 563 00:24:12,099 --> 00:24:14,059 LAST TIME I ASKED, YOU HADN'T ASKED. 564 00:24:14,079 --> 00:24:16,000 WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG? 565 00:24:16,019 --> 00:24:18,069 "JOEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO OUT FRIDAY NIGHT?" 566 00:24:18,089 --> 00:24:21,019 YOU'VE TO SAY IT. YOU'VE TO ASK A GIRL OUT. 567 00:24:21,039 --> 00:24:23,180 YOU CAN'T JUST RANDOMLY TUMBLE INTO A GIRL SIDEWAYS 568 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:25,210 AND HOPE SHE BREAKS UP WITH YOU SOON. 569 00:24:25,230 --> 00:24:27,049 WHY NOT? BECAUSE YOU CAN'T. 570 00:24:27,069 --> 00:24:28,099 YOU SAID I ALWAYS DO. 571 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:30,099 I CAN HELP BUT. IT'S UP TO YOU. 572 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,049 THEN I ABSOLUTELY CHOOSE NOT HELPING ME. 573 00:24:32,069 --> 00:24:36,000 SHOULD I ASK HER OUT FOR YOU? THAT'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO. 574 00:24:36,019 --> 00:24:37,059 JOEY... SIT DOWN. 575 00:24:38,089 --> 00:24:41,160 WHERE ARE THE FIRST NUMBERS? SOON. 576 00:24:41,180 --> 00:24:44,029 HOW SOON? FIVE MINUTES. 577 00:24:44,049 --> 00:24:47,160 YOU SAID FIVE MINUTES, 15 MINUTES AGO. THE RESPONSE RATE SLOWED DOWN. 578 00:24:47,180 --> 00:24:48,130 WHY? 579 00:24:48,150 --> 00:24:49,230 PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BED. 580 00:24:50,009 --> 00:24:52,089 YEAH, BUT THE RESPONSE RATE DIDN'T STOP, RIGHT? 581 00:24:52,109 --> 00:24:53,160 EVERYBODY DIDN'T GO TO BED. 582 00:24:53,180 --> 00:24:55,130 IF THEY DID THAT WOULD BE PHENOMENAL. 583 00:24:55,150 --> 00:24:56,190 IT WOULD BE A PHENOMENON. 584 00:24:56,210 --> 00:24:58,130 THE RESPONSE RATE SLOWED DOWN 585 00:24:58,150 --> 00:25:00,170 YOU NEED TO HAVE SOME JUICE AND CRACKERS. 586 00:25:00,190 --> 00:25:02,029 AMERICA IS TALKING 587 00:25:02,049 --> 00:25:04,150 AND I'M TRYING TO HEAR WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. 588 00:25:04,170 --> 00:25:07,059 THEY'RE SAYING THAT YOU'RE AN EGOMANIAC 589 00:25:07,079 --> 00:25:09,170 WHO NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THE PUBLIC LOVES YOU 590 00:25:09,190 --> 00:25:12,009 AND THAT YOU'LL HAVE THE NUMBERS IN FIVE MINUTES. 591 00:25:12,029 --> 00:25:13,210 I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE SAYING 592 00:25:13,230 --> 00:25:15,059 BUT ABSENT ANY OTHER INFORMATION... 593 00:25:15,079 --> 00:25:17,200 JOSH... JOEY, IT'S THE STATE OF THE UNION. 594 00:25:17,220 --> 00:25:20,009 WE WORKED ON THE SPEECH FOR THREE MONTHS. 595 00:25:20,029 --> 00:25:22,029 YOU WILL HEAR AMERICA SPEAKING. 596 00:25:22,049 --> 00:25:23,109 IN FIVE MINUTES? 597 00:25:23,130 --> 00:25:25,019 IN FIVE MINUTES. 598 00:25:35,150 --> 00:25:37,119 IT MAY TAKE A LITTLE LONGER NOW. 599 00:25:39,079 --> 00:25:40,170 SHALLICK: EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME 600 00:25:40,190 --> 00:25:43,009 BUT THIS WHITE HOUSE USES THE FIRST AMENDMENT 601 00:25:43,029 --> 00:25:45,109 TO PROTECT FLAG BURNING, TO PROTECT PORNOGRAPHY 602 00:25:45,130 --> 00:25:46,190 TO BAN SCHOOL PRAYER. 603 00:25:46,210 --> 00:25:49,069 WHY, WHEN THE SECOND AMENDMENT CLEARLY SAYS 604 00:25:49,089 --> 00:25:52,109 THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT INFRINGE UPON A CITIZEN'S RIGHT... 605 00:25:52,130 --> 00:25:54,029 TOBY: BECAUSE IT CLEARLY DOESN'T SAY THAT. 606 00:25:54,049 --> 00:25:56,009 TOBY...! IT DOESN'T SAY THAT AT ALL. 607 00:25:56,029 --> 00:25:59,039 IT SAYS, IF YOU REMOVE SOME WORDS FROM IT. WHAT YOU'RE TRYING... 608 00:25:59,059 --> 00:26:00,140 ..."A WELL- REGULATED MILITIA 609 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:02,140 "BEING NECESSARY FOR THE SECURITY OF A FREE STATE 610 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,109 THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT INFRINGE..." 611 00:26:04,130 --> 00:26:07,029 THE WORDS "REGULATED" AND "MILITIA" ARE IN THE FIRST SENTENCE. 612 00:26:07,049 --> 00:26:10,200 I DON'T THINK THE FRAMERS WERE THINKING OF THREE GUYS IN A DODGE DURANGO. 613 00:26:10,220 --> 00:26:13,069 DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT THE FRAMERS WERE THINKING? 614 00:26:13,089 --> 00:26:15,200 NO, I DO KNOW THAT IF YOU COMBINE THE POPULATIONS 615 00:26:15,220 --> 00:26:18,069 OF GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, GERMANY, JAPAN, SWITZERLAND 616 00:26:18,089 --> 00:26:19,230 SWEDEN, DENMARK AND AUSTRALIA 617 00:26:20,009 --> 00:26:21,059 YOU'LL GET A POPULATION 618 00:26:21,079 --> 00:26:23,009 ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF THE UNITED STATES. 619 00:26:23,029 --> 00:26:26,130 WE HAD 32,000 GUN DEATHS LAST YEAR. THEY HAD 112. 620 00:26:26,150 --> 00:26:29,109 YOU THINK IT'S BECAUSE AMERICANS ARE MORE HOMICIDAL BY NATURE 621 00:26:29,130 --> 00:26:33,009 OR DO YOU THINK IT'S BECAUSE THOSE GUYS HAVE GUN CONTROL LAWS? 622 00:26:33,029 --> 00:26:34,200 WE'RE GOING TO TALK TO SOME PEOPLE 623 00:26:34,220 --> 00:26:36,130 AND HEAR ANSWERS TO THAT QUESTION. 624 00:26:36,150 --> 00:26:38,220 YOU'RE WATCHING AN EXPANDED EDITION OF CAPITAL BEAT. 625 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,220 WE'RE COMING LIVE FROM THE WEST WING OF THE WHITE HOUSE. 626 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:43,130 WE'LL BE BACK AFTER THIS. 627 00:26:43,150 --> 00:26:44,079 MAN: WE'RE OUT. 628 00:26:44,099 --> 00:26:46,089 TOBY? YEAH. 629 00:26:46,109 --> 00:26:48,200 MARK, I'M GONNA SIT OUT THE NEXT SEGMENT. YEAH? 630 00:26:48,220 --> 00:26:50,099 YEAH. I'VE GOT TO SEE SOMEONE. 631 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:52,130 WE'LL GET YOU A BODY. 632 00:26:52,150 --> 00:26:54,069 HAS SHE BEEN WAITING LONG? NO. 633 00:27:01,180 --> 00:27:04,000 I'M SORRY I'M LATE. I WAS ON THE AIR. 634 00:27:04,019 --> 00:27:05,210 I WANTED TO ASK YOU... MRS. BARTLET? 635 00:27:05,230 --> 00:27:07,140 TOBY? EXCUSE ME FOR INTERRUPTING. 636 00:27:07,160 --> 00:27:10,190 I WANTED TO REMIND YOU THERE'S PRESS COMING IN AND OUT HERE. 637 00:27:10,210 --> 00:27:12,009 ARE YOU UNDER THE IMPRESSION 638 00:27:12,029 --> 00:27:14,049 I'M GONNA HAVE A FIT OF SOME KIND? 639 00:27:14,069 --> 00:27:15,210 NO, MA'AM. SO, WHAT WAS THE DEAL? 640 00:27:15,230 --> 00:27:18,210 HE GETS A HIGHWAY, AND YOU NAME A PARK AFTER HIM? 641 00:27:18,230 --> 00:27:20,109 MRS. BARTLET, THE BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION... 642 00:27:20,130 --> 00:27:22,049 THE BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION IS SWELL. 643 00:27:22,069 --> 00:27:24,099 I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT THE BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION 644 00:27:24,119 --> 00:27:27,170 YOU KNOW IT, AND DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE I'M OTHER PEOPLE. 645 00:27:27,190 --> 00:27:29,000 YOU'VE NEVER DONE THAT. 646 00:27:31,230 --> 00:27:34,039 IT WAS THE LANGUAGE. 647 00:27:34,059 --> 00:27:35,210 MRS. BARTLET... THE DRAFT I READ SAID 648 00:27:35,230 --> 00:27:39,099 "THE FIRST FISCAL PRIORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT MUST BE 649 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:42,059 WILL BE, INSURING SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE." 650 00:27:42,079 --> 00:27:43,160 HOW DID THAT TURN INTO 651 00:27:43,180 --> 00:27:46,079 "BOLDLY SETTING ASIDE OUR PARTISAN BLINDERS"? 652 00:27:46,099 --> 00:27:48,150 IS THE WHITE HOUSE CONSIDERING NEW OPTIONS? 653 00:27:48,170 --> 00:27:50,059 LIKE RAISING THE RETIREMENT AGE? ABBEY... 654 00:27:50,079 --> 00:27:53,029 AND HOW DID SCHOOL UNIFORMS GET IN SUCH A PROMINENT SPOT? 655 00:27:53,049 --> 00:27:55,099 IT WAS IN A SECTION ON EDUCATION REFORM, 656 00:27:55,119 --> 00:27:56,190 ABBEY, AND CONSIDERING OTHER OPTIONS 657 00:27:56,210 --> 00:27:58,190 DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE CAVING ON THE RETIREMENT AGE 658 00:27:58,210 --> 00:28:02,019 AND YOU KNOW IT, SO WHAT WAS YOUR CONCERN WITH THE LANGUAGE? 659 00:28:02,039 --> 00:28:05,009 THE DRAFT SAID "OUR COMMITMENT TO THE FULL BENEFITS 660 00:28:05,029 --> 00:28:08,039 PROMISED TO AMERICA'S GREATEST GENERATION IS ABSOLUTE." 661 00:28:08,059 --> 00:28:09,220 I WAS THERE WHEN YOU WROTE THAT. 662 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,109 AND OUR COMMITMENT IS STILL ABSOLUTE. 663 00:28:11,130 --> 00:28:13,190 WE'RE OPEN TO NEW IDEAS, THAT'S WHAT IT SAID. 664 00:28:13,210 --> 00:28:15,140 OH, PLEASE... BELIEVE ME, WE GAVE 665 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,039 REPUBLICANS PLENTY TO BE PISSED ABOUT-- 666 00:28:17,059 --> 00:28:19,119 THE SURPLUS, MISSILE DEFENSE, CAPITAL GAINS 667 00:28:19,140 --> 00:28:22,220 I WAS JUST ON TV FOR THE 900TH TIME AND ALIENATED GUN OWNERS 668 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,230 TO SAY NOTHING OF PEOPLE WHO OWN DODGE DURANGOS. 669 00:28:26,009 --> 00:28:27,180 SO, WHAT EXACTLY 670 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,140 WAS YOUR PROBLEM WITH THE LANGUAGE? 671 00:28:30,150 --> 00:28:31,190 IT SEEMED... 672 00:28:33,170 --> 00:28:34,230 ABBEY? 673 00:28:35,009 --> 00:28:37,140 I WAS JUST THROWN BY THE LAST-MINUTE CHANGES. 674 00:28:39,130 --> 00:28:41,059 YOU SHOULD GET BACK ON TV. 675 00:28:46,039 --> 00:28:47,069 HE'S HERE? YEAH. 676 00:28:49,109 --> 00:28:51,150 OFFICER SLOAN? YES, MA'AM. 677 00:28:51,170 --> 00:28:54,029 I'M C.J. CREGG. I'M THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY. 678 00:28:54,049 --> 00:28:56,099 I'M SORRY TO GET YOU FROM THE PARTY. OKAY. 679 00:28:56,119 --> 00:28:59,130 SORRY TO BE ABRUPT BUT I'M RACING THE CLOCK A LITTLE BIT. 680 00:28:59,150 --> 00:29:01,220 COULD YOU TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED 17 YEARS AGO 681 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:03,170 WITH A SUSPECT NAMED WALTER TAPPIS? 682 00:29:05,130 --> 00:29:09,069 I CAN ACCESS THE INFORMATION THROUGH THE FBI. I CAN CALL THE WAYNE COUNTY DA. 683 00:29:09,089 --> 00:29:14,119 DO I NEED TO HAVE MY LAWYER HERE? I DON'T THINK YOU DO BUT IF YOU'D LIKE TO CALL... 684 00:29:14,140 --> 00:29:16,160 THERE WAS AN ARMED ROBBERY IN PROGRESS. 685 00:29:16,180 --> 00:29:18,220 I WAS PURSUING WALTER TAPPIS ON FOOT 686 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:21,059 THROUGH A SERIES OF FENCED-IN STORAGE AREAS 687 00:29:21,079 --> 00:29:22,190 BEHIND A WAREHOUSE. 688 00:29:22,210 --> 00:29:24,210 I APPREHENDED HIM AND TRIED TO CUFF HIM 689 00:29:24,230 --> 00:29:27,000 DURING WHICH HE BROKE MY HAND AND NOSE. 690 00:29:27,019 --> 00:29:29,019 SO YOU FRACTURED HIS LEG? 691 00:29:29,039 --> 00:29:30,160 I DIDN'T FRACTURE HIS LEG. 692 00:29:30,180 --> 00:29:32,059 HE SAID YOU KICKED HIM REPEATEDLY 693 00:29:32,079 --> 00:29:33,160 WHILE HE WAS HANDCUFFED. 694 00:29:33,180 --> 00:29:36,039 HE WAS SUING THE CITY FOR $5 MILLION. 695 00:29:36,059 --> 00:29:39,059 WHAT POSSIBLE MOTIVATION WOULD HE HAVE HAD TO LIE? OFFICER... 696 00:29:39,079 --> 00:29:43,150 HE WAS 19 YEARS OLD, SIX-TWO, 190 POUNDS 697 00:29:43,170 --> 00:29:45,029 AND HE WON TWO BRONZE MEDALS 698 00:29:45,049 --> 00:29:48,130 AT THE STATE HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS. 699 00:29:48,150 --> 00:29:51,140 MISS CREGG, LOOK AT ME. 700 00:29:51,160 --> 00:29:53,089 DO YOU THINK THERE IS ANY WAY 701 00:29:53,109 --> 00:29:57,170 I'D CATCH UP TO THIS GUY IF HIS LEG ISN'T FRACTURED ALREADY? 702 00:29:57,190 --> 00:29:59,039 IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. 703 00:30:00,019 --> 00:30:01,130 WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ANYBODY 704 00:30:01,150 --> 00:30:04,069 THIS WAS ON YOUR RECORD WHEN YOU WERE INVITED HERE? 705 00:30:04,089 --> 00:30:05,210 I JUST ASSUMED... 706 00:30:05,230 --> 00:30:08,039 I MEAN, 'CAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND 707 00:30:08,059 --> 00:30:09,130 AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? 708 00:30:09,150 --> 00:30:12,119 YEAH. I ASSUMED, YOU KNOW, THAT IT WAS OKAY NOW 709 00:30:12,140 --> 00:30:15,049 THAT I WAS OKAY. 710 00:30:15,069 --> 00:30:19,049 I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS GOING TO ALL COME UP AGAIN. 711 00:30:19,069 --> 00:30:20,119 DOES THE PRESS KNOW? 712 00:30:20,140 --> 00:30:22,109 NO, BUT I HAVE TO TELL THEM. WHY? 713 00:30:22,130 --> 00:30:25,079 'CAUSE THEY'LL FIND OUT. I'VE TO STAY AHEAD OF THE PITCH. 714 00:30:25,099 --> 00:30:27,089 IF I ISSUE IT IN A BRIEF STATEMENT 715 00:30:27,109 --> 00:30:28,210 IT WON'T LOOK LIKE WE'RE HIDING 716 00:30:28,230 --> 00:30:31,069 I GET TO CONTROL THE STORY FOR A WHILE. 717 00:30:31,089 --> 00:30:33,009 THERE IS NO STORY. OFFICER... 718 00:30:33,029 --> 00:30:34,170 THE DA COULDN'T BRING A CASE. 719 00:30:34,190 --> 00:30:36,109 THE CIVIL SUIT WAS DISMISSED. 720 00:30:36,130 --> 00:30:39,019 THE PRESIDENT POINTED TO YOU AS AN EXAMPLE. 721 00:30:39,039 --> 00:30:42,019 I AM AN EXAMPLE. IT'S A STORY. 722 00:30:42,039 --> 00:30:45,029 'CAUSE YOU'RE GIVING IT TO THEM. 'CAUSE THEY'LL FIND IT ANYWAY. 723 00:30:45,049 --> 00:30:46,119 YOU DON'T KNOW THAT. 724 00:30:46,140 --> 00:30:47,180 YES, I DO. 725 00:30:49,009 --> 00:30:50,049 ( SIGHS ) 726 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:57,049 M-MY, UM... MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE BACK AT THE PARTY. 727 00:30:57,069 --> 00:30:59,019 YOU SHOULD GO BACK THERE. 728 00:30:59,039 --> 00:31:00,140 YEAH. 729 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:04,079 DON'T TALK TO ANYBODY ABOUT THIS. 730 00:31:04,099 --> 00:31:05,119 YEAH. 731 00:31:06,170 --> 00:31:09,029 I WISH YOU'D SAID SOMETHING TO US BEFORE... 732 00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:13,119 YEAH. I JUST ASSUMED... 733 00:31:15,069 --> 00:31:16,170 THOUGHT IT WAS OKAY NOW. 734 00:31:23,099 --> 00:31:24,200 OKAY. JOSH: WHAT'S HAPPENING? 735 00:31:24,220 --> 00:31:27,130 GOOD NEWS. THE POTOMAC ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY SAYS 736 00:31:27,150 --> 00:31:30,009 THE OUTAGE WAS CAUSED BY A 13,000-VOLT CABLE 737 00:31:30,029 --> 00:31:33,099 THAT CAUGHT FIRE IN A BUILDING ON N STREET AND WISCONSIN. 738 00:31:33,119 --> 00:31:35,150 HOW'S THAT GOOD NEWS? WE HAVE HARD INFORMATION NOW. 739 00:31:35,170 --> 00:31:36,230 WHEN'S THE POWER GETTING BACK? 740 00:31:37,009 --> 00:31:38,190 THAT INFORMATION ISN'T AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. 741 00:31:38,210 --> 00:31:42,009 DONNA... I CAN TELL YOU THE OUTAGE'S AFFECTING SOME 2, 000 CUSTOMERS 742 00:31:42,029 --> 00:31:45,190 AND IT WAS LIKELY STARTED WHEN A REPAIRMAN... 743 00:31:45,210 --> 00:31:48,039 MIS-SPLICED... SOMETHING. 744 00:31:48,059 --> 00:31:49,079 CALL SAM. 745 00:31:50,069 --> 00:31:51,150 I WANT THE NUMBERS! 746 00:31:51,170 --> 00:31:53,140 EVERYBODY ELSE IS HAVING FUN WITH THIS. 747 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:55,089 YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO'S HAVING FUN. 748 00:31:55,109 --> 00:31:57,009 NOBODY ELSE'S HAVING FUN WITH THIS. 749 00:31:57,029 --> 00:31:58,059 BOO! 750 00:31:59,099 --> 00:32:00,089 HOW YOU DOING? 751 00:32:00,109 --> 00:32:02,000 ARE THOSE NUMBERS SAFE? 752 00:32:02,019 --> 00:32:03,099 YES. 753 00:32:03,119 --> 00:32:05,210 ARE WE GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE WEST COAST CALLS? 754 00:32:05,230 --> 00:32:09,119 DEPENDS ON WHEN THE POWER GOES ON. WHEN'S THAT GOING TO BE? 755 00:32:09,140 --> 00:32:12,009 DO I LOOK LIKE ELECTRICITY GIRL? NO. 756 00:32:12,029 --> 00:32:13,230 I'M THINKING OF LEADING EVERYBODY IN SONG. 757 00:32:14,009 --> 00:32:15,000 IS THAT SAM? YEAH. 758 00:32:15,019 --> 00:32:16,039 GIVE IT TO ME. 759 00:32:17,000 --> 00:32:18,109 Sam. WHAT'S GOING ON? 760 00:32:18,130 --> 00:32:20,039 The power's down. I KNOW. 761 00:32:20,059 --> 00:32:22,130 WE'RE FIVE MINUTES AWAY FROM AN EAST COAST SAMPLE. 762 00:32:22,150 --> 00:32:24,210 WE GOT NOTHING WEST OF INDIANA/ILLINOIS. 763 00:32:24,230 --> 00:32:26,009 YOU NEED ANYTHING? 764 00:32:26,029 --> 00:32:28,079 A LIGHTNING BOLT, A KEY AND A KITE. 765 00:32:28,099 --> 00:32:31,109 DONNA TOLD ME TO TELL YOU YOU SHOULD ASK OUT JOEY LUCAS. 766 00:32:31,130 --> 00:32:34,019 HEY, CAN I TELL YOU, DONNA'S BEEN ACTING KIND OF... 767 00:32:34,039 --> 00:32:36,150 I'VE GOTTA GO. WE'RE IN. 768 00:32:36,170 --> 00:32:38,099 SIR. HOW'S IT GOING? 769 00:32:38,119 --> 00:32:40,029 THEY LOST POWER AT NATIONAL STRATEGIES. I HEARD. 770 00:32:40,049 --> 00:32:42,000 WELL DONE, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. 771 00:32:42,019 --> 00:32:45,089 LISTEN, YOU SCORED BIG ON SOME OF THE STUFF I FOUGHT YOU ON. 772 00:32:45,109 --> 00:32:48,130 I KNOW A WAY YOU CAN REPAY ME. REPAY YOU FOR WHAT? 773 00:32:48,150 --> 00:32:50,150 FOR YOU BEING WRONG WITH ME BEING RIGHT. 774 00:32:50,170 --> 00:32:52,089 I OWE YOU MONEY? NOT MONEY, SIR. 775 00:32:52,109 --> 00:32:53,119 I OWE YOU ANYTHING? 776 00:32:53,140 --> 00:32:54,230 GREAT JOB, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. 777 00:32:55,009 --> 00:32:57,049 AINSLEY HAYES HAS BEEN WORKING HERE FOR THREE MONTHS 778 00:32:57,069 --> 00:32:59,089 SHE'S STILL A LITTLE FRIGHTENED OF MEETING YOU. 779 00:32:59,109 --> 00:33:01,009 IF YOU HAPPEN TO RUN INTO HER 780 00:33:01,029 --> 00:33:03,109 MAYBE YOU COULD MAKE A POINT OF INTRODUCING YOURSELF 781 00:33:03,130 --> 00:33:04,099 AND WELCOMING HER PERSONALLY. 782 00:33:04,119 --> 00:33:05,180 DON'T YOU ALREADY GET PAID? 783 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:08,019 RANDOMLY, IN THE HALLWAYS, IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS 784 00:33:08,039 --> 00:33:10,049 YOU TWO COULD BE IN THE SAME PLACE. 785 00:33:10,069 --> 00:33:11,140 MR. PRESIDENT? HANG ON. 786 00:33:11,160 --> 00:33:14,119 IS THERE ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR YOU'D LIKE ME TO SAY? 787 00:33:14,140 --> 00:33:16,140 IF YOU SAID SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF 788 00:33:16,160 --> 00:33:18,130 "A LOT OF PEOPLE ASSUMED YOU WERE HIRED 789 00:33:18,150 --> 00:33:21,009 "BECAUSE YOU WERE A BLOND REPUBLICAN SEX KITTEN 790 00:33:21,029 --> 00:33:24,140 AND THEY WERE OBVIOUSLY WRONG, AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK." 791 00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:26,059 THAT'S REALLY GOOD. 792 00:33:26,079 --> 00:33:27,130 YEAH. CHARLIE: MR. PRESIDENT? 793 00:33:27,150 --> 00:33:28,160 YEAH. 794 00:33:33,079 --> 00:33:34,099 LEO: MR. PRESIDENT... 795 00:33:34,119 --> 00:33:36,000 WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE POLICE OFFICER? 796 00:33:36,019 --> 00:33:37,099 C.J.'S LOOKING INTO IT. 797 00:33:37,119 --> 00:33:39,049 WE'RE GETTING KNOCKED OFF THE STORY BY... 798 00:33:39,069 --> 00:33:42,049 THE COP ISN'T WHAT'S GOING TO KNOCK US OFF THE STORY. 799 00:33:42,069 --> 00:33:43,200 WHAT IS? 800 00:33:43,220 --> 00:33:46,019 WE HAVE A SITUATION IN COLOMBIA. 801 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:54,079 PRESIDENT: THEY CAN BE IDENTIFIED AS DRUG AGENTS? 802 00:33:54,099 --> 00:33:57,059 THEY'RE DRESSED AS CIVILIANS, BUT THEY'VE GOT DEA BADGES. 803 00:33:57,079 --> 00:33:59,099 YEAH, THAT MAY HAVE BLOWN THEIR COVER. 804 00:33:59,119 --> 00:34:01,190 MICKEY, HOW DO WE KNOW THEY'RE STILL ALIVE? 805 00:34:01,210 --> 00:34:04,089 HUMAN SOURCES PAID BY THE COLOMBIAN NATIONAL POLICE 806 00:34:04,109 --> 00:34:05,180 CONFIRM THEY'RE IN A CRF OUTPOST. 807 00:34:05,200 --> 00:34:07,079 AND THEY KILL OUR GUYS 808 00:34:07,099 --> 00:34:10,070 UNLESS SANTOS RELEASES JUAN AGUILAR FROM A PRISON IN BOGOTA. 809 00:34:10,090 --> 00:34:11,230 WHICH THE COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT WON'T DO. 810 00:34:12,010 --> 00:34:13,190 IT DOESN'T MATTER. WHY NOT? 811 00:34:13,210 --> 00:34:17,110 THE FRENTE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT JUAN AGUILAR AND HOW LONG HE STAYS IN JAIL. 812 00:34:17,130 --> 00:34:19,070 THEY WANNA KILL THESE GUYS. I DON'T... 813 00:34:19,090 --> 00:34:22,090 MCGARRY: THEY WANNA DRAG THEIR BODIES THROUGH THE STREETS. 814 00:34:22,110 --> 00:34:25,219 THESE PEOPLE PROVIDE 70% OF THE WORLD'S COCAINE. 815 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:29,019 THEY HAVE 122,000 HECTARES OF COCA. 816 00:34:29,039 --> 00:34:30,199 THE PUTUMAYO REGION ALONE PRODUCED 817 00:34:30,219 --> 00:34:33,130 $400 MILLION IN COCAINE FOR THEM LAST YEAR. 818 00:34:33,150 --> 00:34:35,150 THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO CONTROL OVER THE REGION 819 00:34:35,170 --> 00:34:39,039 THERE IS NO LAW, AND THEY'RE GONNA SHOOT THESE GUYS IN THE HEAD 820 00:34:39,059 --> 00:34:40,179 AND THEN HAVE A PARADE. 821 00:34:40,199 --> 00:34:43,139 IF THEY WANTED TO KILL THEM, THEY'D ALREADY BE DEAD. 822 00:34:47,059 --> 00:34:48,079 ROBBIE? 823 00:34:48,099 --> 00:34:49,199 OKAY, MR. PRESIDENT 824 00:34:49,219 --> 00:34:52,230 THIS PLAN IS CALLED CASSIOPEIA: THREE MH-60 BLACK HAWKS 825 00:34:53,010 --> 00:34:56,010 TWO MH-6 LITTLE BIRDS AND AN AC-130 GUNSHIP. 826 00:34:56,030 --> 00:34:58,059 EACH BLACK HAWK HAS TEN DELTA COMMANDOS 827 00:34:58,079 --> 00:35:00,119 FROM SPECIAL FORCES. HOW LONG? 828 00:35:00,139 --> 00:35:01,159 FIVE TO SEVEN MINUTES. 829 00:35:01,179 --> 00:35:03,199 HOW MANY FRENTE CASUALTIES? 830 00:35:03,219 --> 00:35:05,030 DO YOU CARE? 831 00:35:07,030 --> 00:35:08,150 NO. 832 00:35:08,170 --> 00:35:11,119 MR. PRESIDENT, I WANNA STRONGLY URGE THAT WE CONTINUE NEGOTIATING. 833 00:35:11,139 --> 00:35:13,030 YOU THINK WE'RE HEADED FOR VIETNAM? 834 00:35:13,050 --> 00:35:16,030 IF WE MAKE AN ARMED ATTACK, THE FRENTE WILL HIT BACK. 835 00:35:16,050 --> 00:35:18,000 HOW? I THINK THEY'LL BOMB OUR EMBASSY 836 00:35:18,019 --> 00:35:21,039 I THINK THEY WILL KILL DIPLOMATS THEY'LL KILL CITIZENS IN CAPTIVITY 837 00:35:21,059 --> 00:35:23,079 ALL OF WHICH WILL REQUIRE A MILITARY RESPONSE. 838 00:35:23,099 --> 00:35:25,150 IT COULD UNIFY THE DRUG LORDS, DESTABILIZE THE REGION. 839 00:35:25,170 --> 00:35:29,130 YES, IT COULD LEAD TO A WAR. LEAD TO A WAR? WE'RE IN A WAR. 840 00:35:29,150 --> 00:35:32,219 WE'RE SENDING PEOPLE DOWN THERE TO FIGHT A WAR ON DRUGS. 841 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:34,130 THOSE GUYS AREN'T HOSTAGES. 842 00:35:34,150 --> 00:35:35,190 THEY'RE PRISONERS. 843 00:35:37,230 --> 00:35:40,099 HOW LONG'S IT GOING TO TAKE SPECIAL FORCES TO MOBILIZE? 844 00:35:40,119 --> 00:35:43,070 THEY'RE IN 141S RIGHT NOW ON THEIR WAY TO TRES ENCINAS. 845 00:35:43,090 --> 00:35:46,110 YOU CAN GIVE THEM A "GO" ORDER IN THREE HOURS. 846 00:35:46,130 --> 00:35:50,159 WELL, THEN, I WANT OUR PEOPLE TO KEEP TALKING TO NELSON GUERRA 847 00:35:50,179 --> 00:35:54,050 IN THREE HOURS, I WANNA BE READY TO KICK IN THE BACK DOOR. 848 00:35:54,070 --> 00:35:57,000 LEO, I'D LIKE THE SENIOR STAFF.WOULD YOU ROUND THEM UP? 849 00:35:57,019 --> 00:35:59,099 YES, SIR. I'M GOING TO WANDERING THE HALLS. 850 00:35:59,119 --> 00:36:02,139 THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, SIR. 851 00:36:02,159 --> 00:36:04,130 YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SURPRISED ABOUT? 852 00:36:08,019 --> 00:36:09,139 WHAT? 853 00:36:09,159 --> 00:36:13,039 WE HAVEN'T SEEN A LOT OF LOOTING. YEAH. 854 00:36:13,059 --> 00:36:16,019 USUALLY IN THESE CASES, YOU SEE A LOT MORE LOOTING. YEAH. 855 00:36:16,039 --> 00:36:18,000 GENERAL CIVIL UNREST... YEAH. 856 00:36:18,019 --> 00:36:19,230 PEOPLE GET ON EACH OTHER'S NERVES. OKAY. 857 00:36:22,050 --> 00:36:24,099 JOEY? 858 00:36:24,119 --> 00:36:27,199 CAN I ASK YOU WHAT MAY BE A SILLY QUESTION? SURE. 859 00:36:27,219 --> 00:36:30,159 IT'S NOT POSSIBLE, IS IT, FOR US TO JUST OPEN UP 860 00:36:30,179 --> 00:36:32,039 THESE COMPUTERS WITH A SCREWDRIVER 861 00:36:32,059 --> 00:36:34,179 AND GET THE NUMBERS THAT'S IN THERE, RIGHT? 862 00:36:34,199 --> 00:36:36,139 WHY IS THAT SILLY QUESTION? 863 00:36:36,159 --> 00:36:38,210 ( yelling ): I WANT THESE NUMBERS! 864 00:36:38,230 --> 00:36:40,130 JOSH? YEAH? 865 00:36:40,150 --> 00:36:41,170 SAM. YEAH. 866 00:36:43,159 --> 00:36:44,199 YOU GOT TO COME BACK. 867 00:36:44,219 --> 00:36:46,099 What's goin' on? I DON'T KNOW. 868 00:36:46,119 --> 00:36:47,150 LEO WANTS EVERYBODY BACK. 869 00:36:47,170 --> 00:36:49,139 LEAVE JOEY AND DONNA FOR A WHILE. 870 00:36:49,159 --> 00:36:51,039 I'LL BE RIGHT THERE. 871 00:36:52,210 --> 00:36:54,070 GINGER? YEAH? 872 00:36:54,090 --> 00:36:56,110 ISN'T AINSLEY HAYES SUPPOSED TO BE MEETING ME NOW? 873 00:36:56,130 --> 00:36:57,159 SHE'S IN HER OFFICE. 874 00:36:57,179 --> 00:36:59,150 SHE SUPPOSED TO BE MEETING ME HERE. 875 00:36:59,170 --> 00:37:00,179 IN HER OFFICE. 876 00:37:00,199 --> 00:37:02,190 WHY? SHE CAN'T WEAR HER PANTS. 877 00:37:05,090 --> 00:37:08,090 ♪ BLAME IT ON THE BOSSA NOVA ♪ 878 00:37:08,110 --> 00:37:10,039 ♪ WITH ITS MAGIC SPELL ♪ 879 00:37:11,050 --> 00:37:14,059 ♪ BLAME IT ON THE BOSSA NOVA ♪ 880 00:37:14,079 --> 00:37:15,230 ♪ THAT HE DID SO... ♪ 881 00:37:16,010 --> 00:37:18,059 AINSLEY! 882 00:37:18,079 --> 00:37:20,070 ♪ WITH JUST A LITTLE DANCE ♪ 883 00:37:20,090 --> 00:37:22,230 ♪ AND SOON IT ENDED UP A BIG ROMANCE... ♪ 884 00:37:23,010 --> 00:37:24,219 WELL, I HARDLY KNOW WHERE TO START. 885 00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:26,230 I WAS FEELING SO GOOD AFTER MY SEGMENTS 886 00:37:27,010 --> 00:37:28,170 SO I WENT TO THE SCULPTURE GARDEN. 887 00:37:28,190 --> 00:37:31,090 REALLY THERE'S A "WET PAINT" SIGN ON THE BENCH. 888 00:37:31,110 --> 00:37:34,219 MY ASSISTANT WENT TO GET ME CLOTHES. 889 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:36,110 WHY ARE YOU MOVING LIKE THAT? 890 00:37:36,130 --> 00:37:39,059 I'M BLAMING IT ON THE BOSSA NOVA. OKAY. 891 00:37:39,079 --> 00:37:42,000 I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN ABOUT THAT ADRENALINE HIGH. 892 00:37:42,019 --> 00:37:43,119 I DEFINITELY THINK I GOT IT. 893 00:37:43,139 --> 00:37:45,119 PLUS, THE BARTENDER MADE ME A PINK SQUIRREL 894 00:37:45,139 --> 00:37:48,159 SO YOU SEE, I AM NOT THE TEETOTALER YOU THINK I AM. 895 00:37:48,179 --> 00:37:50,079 IS THERE ANY ALCOHOL IN THAT? 896 00:37:50,099 --> 00:37:53,110 THERE'S A DASH OF CREME DE CACAO, MY FRIEND. 897 00:37:53,130 --> 00:37:56,179 I CAME DOWN HERE TO TELL YOU... OH, DANCE WITH ME, SAM. 898 00:37:58,190 --> 00:38:01,219 ♪ ...A FAMILY ♪ 899 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:04,050 ♪ AND WHEN OUR KIDS ASK... ♪ 900 00:38:04,070 --> 00:38:05,059 ( screams ) 901 00:38:05,079 --> 00:38:06,199 ( glass breaks ) 902 00:38:06,219 --> 00:38:07,119 WHAT'S UP? 903 00:38:07,139 --> 00:38:08,199 OH, MR. PRESIDENT. 904 00:38:08,219 --> 00:38:11,119 I NEVER EVEN KNEW WE HAD A NIGHTCLUB DOWN HERE. 905 00:38:11,139 --> 00:38:12,119 OH, MY GOD. 906 00:38:12,139 --> 00:38:14,050 ( turns music off ) 907 00:38:14,070 --> 00:38:17,050 MR. PRESIDENT, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'VE MET AINSLEY HAYES. 908 00:38:17,070 --> 00:38:19,010 YEAH, AINSLEY. 909 00:38:19,030 --> 00:38:21,170 I WANTED TO SAY HELLO AND TO MENTION, YOU KNOW 910 00:38:21,190 --> 00:38:24,010 A LOT OF PEOPLE ASSUMED YOU WERE HIRED 911 00:38:24,030 --> 00:38:26,199 BECAUSE YOU WERE A BLOND REPUBLICAN SEX KITTEN 912 00:38:26,219 --> 00:38:28,039 AND, WELL.. 913 00:38:28,059 --> 00:38:29,139 THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY WRONG 914 00:38:30,139 --> 00:38:32,079 AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. 915 00:38:32,099 --> 00:38:33,070 YES, SIR. 916 00:38:33,090 --> 00:38:34,130 YOU KNOW WE'RE MEETING? 917 00:38:34,150 --> 00:38:35,210 YES, SIR. OKAY. 918 00:38:41,170 --> 00:38:42,210 THAT COULD'VE BEEN WORSE. 919 00:38:45,110 --> 00:38:46,219 NO, PROBABLY NOT. 920 00:38:49,190 --> 00:38:54,159 AND TAKE US BEHIND THE SCENES. WHAT ARE THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY DOING RIGHT NOW? 921 00:38:54,179 --> 00:38:58,019 HE RECEPTION'S GOING ON. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR THE MUSIC 922 00:38:58,039 --> 00:39:00,179 PRESIDENT AND MRS. BARTLET ARE STAYING UP LATE WITH FRIENDS. 923 00:39:00,199 --> 00:39:02,070 ALRIGHT, WE'RE STAYING UP LATE, TOO. 924 00:39:02,090 --> 00:39:04,179 MAYBE WE'LL GET INVITED TO THE PARTY. 925 00:39:04,199 --> 00:39:07,039 WE'RE GONNA TAKE A BREAK AND COME RIGHT BACK. 926 00:39:07,059 --> 00:39:08,130 MAN: WE'RE OUT. 927 00:39:08,150 --> 00:39:09,179 HOW YOU HOLDING UP? 928 00:39:09,199 --> 00:39:11,059 YOU GOT A SECOND? YEAH. 929 00:39:17,119 --> 00:39:20,019 I'VE LAID OFF IT BECAUSE WE'VE DONE SOME THINGS TOGETHER 930 00:39:20,039 --> 00:39:21,150 I DIDN'T WANT TO AMBUSH YOU... 931 00:39:21,170 --> 00:39:23,000 YOU KNOW ABOUT SLOAN... YEAH... 932 00:39:23,019 --> 00:39:24,130 MARK, I TALKED TO THE GUY 933 00:39:24,150 --> 00:39:27,079 AND BEFORE THE STAMPEDE BEGINS, PLEASE GIVE ME A CHANCE... 934 00:39:27,099 --> 00:39:28,099 C.J.? 935 00:39:28,119 --> 00:39:29,179 LET ME TALK TO YOU BEFORE... 936 00:39:29,199 --> 00:39:31,059 C.J.? 937 00:39:31,079 --> 00:39:34,090 LEO MCGARRY WOULD LIKE YOU TO MEET AN OLD FRIEND OF HIS. 938 00:39:34,110 --> 00:39:36,230 GIVE ME 20 MINUTES BEFORE YOU BREAK THE STORY. WHY? 939 00:39:37,010 --> 00:39:39,130 WE'VE DONE THINGS TOGETHER. I'M LOOKING AT MY WATCH. 940 00:39:51,159 --> 00:39:52,230 HEY. HEY. 941 00:39:53,010 --> 00:39:56,059 THEY SAID YOU WERE IN HERE. YEAH, JUST FOR A MINUTE. 942 00:39:56,079 --> 00:39:57,090 FELLAS? 943 00:40:14,139 --> 00:40:15,230 YOU'RE MAD AT ME. 944 00:40:16,010 --> 00:40:16,210 JED, YOU KNOW WHAT? 945 00:40:16,230 --> 00:40:18,070 I'M NOT YOUR MOMMY. 946 00:40:18,090 --> 00:40:21,219 ABBEY, SO I INDICATED WE WERE OPEN TO NEW IDEAS. 947 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:25,000 HOW DID I FAIL YOU THIS TIME? YOU DIDN'T FAIL ANYBODY, JED. 948 00:40:25,019 --> 00:40:27,150 THEY'VE BEEN GIVING YOU SOME PRETTY DECENT STYLE POINTS. 949 00:40:34,010 --> 00:40:35,050 I HAVE A MEETING. 950 00:40:36,059 --> 00:40:37,170 AT WHAT POINT IN THE PROCESS 951 00:40:37,190 --> 00:40:39,079 DID YOU DECIDE NOT TO MENTION 952 00:40:39,099 --> 00:40:42,039 THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT IN TONIGHT'S ADDRESS? 953 00:40:42,059 --> 00:40:43,099 THINGS HAD TO BE CUT. 954 00:40:43,119 --> 00:40:44,170 JANE ROBINSON, BY THE WAY 955 00:40:44,190 --> 00:40:49,110 IS THE NAME OF THE WOMAN I MADE THE CHECK OUT TO. 956 00:40:49,130 --> 00:40:51,119 IT WASN'T CASHED BECAUSE SHE FRAMED IT. 957 00:40:53,099 --> 00:40:55,079 CHARLIE TRACKED HER AT A BATTERED WOMEN'S SHELTER. 958 00:40:55,099 --> 00:40:59,019 NOW, THAT'S WHAT MADE ME THINK ABOUT THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT. 959 00:40:59,039 --> 00:41:01,159 TO MAKE A 90-MINUTE SPEECH INTO AN 80-MINUTE SPEECH 960 00:41:01,179 --> 00:41:02,179 THINGS HAD TO GO. 961 00:41:02,199 --> 00:41:04,139 IT'S GOOD IT DIDN'T GET ANY SHORTER 962 00:41:04,159 --> 00:41:06,199 OR SCHOOL UNIFORMS WOULDN'T HAVE MADE THE CUT. 963 00:41:06,219 --> 00:41:07,210 ABBEY... 964 00:41:07,230 --> 00:41:09,059 WE HAD A DEAL. 965 00:41:09,079 --> 00:41:13,039 RIGHT NOW... WE MADE A PROMISE. YOU MADE A DEAL. 966 00:41:13,059 --> 00:41:16,090 WHEN DID YOU DECIDE YOU WERE GOING TO RUN FOR A SECOND TERM? 967 00:41:16,110 --> 00:41:17,170 THAT'S NOT WHAT TONIGHT'S... 968 00:41:17,190 --> 00:41:20,039 THAT'S ALL THAT TONIGHT'S SPEECH WAS ABOUT. 969 00:41:23,030 --> 00:41:25,070 YOU KICKED OFF YOUR REELECTION CAMPAIGN 970 00:41:25,090 --> 00:41:27,039 AND I'M SITTING HERE EATING A SANDWICH 971 00:41:27,059 --> 00:41:28,110 'CAUSE WE HAD A DEAL. 972 00:41:28,130 --> 00:41:30,170 THAT WAS THREE YEARS AGO. 973 00:41:30,190 --> 00:41:31,219 YEAH. 974 00:41:37,019 --> 00:41:38,030 I HAVE SPECIAL FORCES 975 00:41:38,050 --> 00:41:40,010 HEADED TO COLOMBIA ON READY-ALERT. 976 00:41:40,030 --> 00:41:44,019 THEY'LL BE READY FOR AN ORDER IN A LITTLE LESS THAN THREE HOURS. WHAT HAPPENED? 977 00:41:44,039 --> 00:41:47,150 THE FRENTE TOOK FIVE DEA AGENTS IN PUTUMAYO. 978 00:41:47,170 --> 00:41:48,179 MR. PRESIDENT? YEAH. 979 00:41:48,199 --> 00:41:49,199 THE SENIOR STAFF'S TOGETHER. 980 00:41:49,219 --> 00:41:51,150 I'LL BE RIGHT THERE. YES, SIR. 981 00:41:53,010 --> 00:41:56,119 ABBEY... NO, YOU GOT TO FOCUS RIGHT NOW. 982 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:00,030 ALRIGHT. 983 00:42:01,199 --> 00:42:03,210 ( sighing ) 984 00:42:03,230 --> 00:42:05,079 I'VE GOT TO GO. 985 00:42:05,099 --> 00:42:06,219 I'LL STAY UP WITH YOU. 986 00:42:33,000 --> 00:42:35,199 ( music playing ) 987 00:42:45,070 --> 00:42:46,139 MARK ( on TV ): Welcome back. 988 00:42:46,159 --> 00:42:48,070 If you're joining us, we're live tonight 989 00:42:48,090 --> 00:42:51,110 from the West Wing of the White House with an all-star panel 990 00:42:51,130 --> 00:42:53,150 we're talking about the state of the union 991 00:42:53,170 --> 00:42:56,030 and it appears that it's a blockbuster. 992 00:42:56,050 --> 00:42:59,119 Claire Willow joins us now from the Chicago Sun-Times... 993 00:43:00,210 --> 00:43:02,179 ( theme music )