1 00:00:04,838 --> 00:00:05,939 Previously on The West Wing... 2 00:00:05,939 --> 00:00:07,075 We need help. 3 00:00:07,075 --> 00:00:08,409 I'm bringing in Bruno Gianelli. 4 00:00:08,409 --> 00:00:09,943 It's too early for Bruno. No. 5 00:00:09,943 --> 00:00:12,646 Toby, Sam and Josh-- the guys aren't going to like it. 6 00:00:12,646 --> 00:00:14,648 They'll have to live with it. 7 00:00:14,648 --> 00:00:16,284 Leo, the only races I've ever lost 8 00:00:16,284 --> 00:00:18,119 are ones where the candidate didn't listen 9 00:00:18,119 --> 00:00:20,221 or the advice didn't get through. 10 00:00:20,221 --> 00:00:21,989 That isn't going to happen this time. 11 00:00:21,989 --> 00:00:23,591 Connie, it seems to me your job 12 00:00:23,591 --> 00:00:25,493 is to wait until Doug leaves the room 13 00:00:25,493 --> 00:00:27,495 and then say, "What Doug really meant was..." 14 00:00:27,495 --> 00:00:29,263 How much they pay you for that? 15 00:00:29,263 --> 00:00:32,032 Sometimes it's my job to say it when he's in the room. 16 00:00:33,234 --> 00:00:34,868 Mrs. Bartlet, I want to talk to you about... 17 00:00:34,868 --> 00:00:35,803 Dr. Bartlet. 18 00:00:37,037 --> 00:00:39,073 When did I stop being Dr. Bartlet? 19 00:00:39,073 --> 00:00:41,109 When in the campaign did I decide 20 00:00:41,109 --> 00:00:43,344 that women were going to like me more 21 00:00:43,344 --> 00:00:44,778 if I called myself Mrs.? 22 00:00:50,351 --> 00:00:53,487 One day, I'm going to get called to the Situation Room 23 00:00:53,487 --> 00:00:55,189 and it's going to be good news. 24 00:00:55,189 --> 00:00:57,125 We'll have discovered buried treasure 25 00:00:57,125 --> 00:00:59,127 or it turns out there's life on Andromeda 26 00:00:59,127 --> 00:01:01,061 and they think we're doing a good job. 27 00:01:01,061 --> 00:01:02,896 When's that day going to come, Nancy? 28 00:01:02,896 --> 00:01:04,298 When's that going to happen? 29 00:01:04,298 --> 00:01:05,299 Settle down. 30 00:01:05,299 --> 00:01:06,600 What do you need? 31 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:08,536 The Commander of the Pac Fleet has informed us 32 00:01:08,536 --> 00:01:10,871 that he's lost contact with the USS Portland 33 00:01:10,871 --> 00:01:12,072 which is a Sea Wolf class sub. 34 00:01:12,072 --> 00:01:13,307 What were their orders? 35 00:01:13,307 --> 00:01:14,875 They were on a close-in a week ago. 36 00:01:14,875 --> 00:01:17,311 They were supposed to report in yesterday at 14:00. 37 00:01:17,311 --> 00:01:19,347 They were going to surface to periscope depth 38 00:01:19,347 --> 00:01:21,782 and download and upload deterrence intelligence data. 39 00:01:21,782 --> 00:01:23,717 Well, they've gone quiet. They're a submarine. 40 00:01:23,717 --> 00:01:24,552 Sure, maybe. 41 00:01:24,552 --> 00:01:25,919 But? 42 00:01:25,919 --> 00:01:28,322 They usually call in and say they're going quiet. 43 00:01:28,322 --> 00:01:29,590 What are the other possibilities? 44 00:01:29,590 --> 00:01:31,292 That they've lost all power 45 00:01:31,292 --> 00:01:32,160 and they're drifting aimlessly in hostile waters. 46 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:33,694 What hostile waters? 47 00:01:33,694 --> 00:01:35,696 Yeah, the Portland's in the Yellow Sea. 48 00:01:35,696 --> 00:01:38,532 Their last location was 60 miles due west of Seoul. 49 00:01:38,532 --> 00:01:41,569 We haven't heard from them and they're in North Korea? 50 00:01:41,569 --> 00:01:42,803 Yeah. 51 00:01:42,803 --> 00:01:44,672 What do we have ready if we need to order 52 00:01:44,672 --> 00:01:46,740 a massive and undetectable rescue mission? 53 00:01:46,740 --> 00:01:49,843 We put two DSRVs on alert from Ballast Point, San Diego. 54 00:01:49,843 --> 00:01:52,746 Two C-141 Starlifters are on alert at NAS North Island, 55 00:01:52,746 --> 00:01:54,482 ready to pick up a rescue crew and fittings. 56 00:01:54,482 --> 00:01:56,550 They'll meet up with two Fast Attack Sea Wolfs 57 00:01:56,550 --> 00:01:59,220 we have stationed off Japan-- each carrying 50 Tomahawks. 58 00:01:59,220 --> 00:02:00,754 They practice for this all the time 59 00:02:00,754 --> 00:02:02,490 but we shouldn't do it, not yet. 60 00:02:02,490 --> 00:02:03,123 Why not? 61 00:02:03,123 --> 00:02:04,325 Because I think 62 00:02:04,325 --> 00:02:05,959 they've gone quiet. 63 00:02:05,959 --> 00:02:06,760 You said they usually call. 64 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:07,661 They usually do. 65 00:02:08,629 --> 00:02:10,464 I've got to tell the President. 66 00:02:10,464 --> 00:02:11,632 The President's going to hit the panic button, Leo. 67 00:02:11,632 --> 00:02:13,534 If the Portland went quiet, 68 00:02:13,534 --> 00:02:15,203 it's 'cause somebody's sitting on top of them. 69 00:02:15,203 --> 00:02:16,237 These guys know what they're doing. 70 00:02:16,237 --> 00:02:17,871 I'll be back. 71 00:02:25,946 --> 00:02:27,948 The propellers aren't going. 72 00:02:27,948 --> 00:02:28,982 No. 73 00:02:28,982 --> 00:02:30,050 They know I want to leave now? 74 00:02:30,050 --> 00:02:31,252 Yes, sir. 75 00:02:31,252 --> 00:02:32,986 The propellers aren't going. 76 00:02:32,986 --> 00:02:34,788 Maybe they're saving fuel. 77 00:02:34,788 --> 00:02:36,190 That makes sense. 78 00:02:36,190 --> 00:02:38,025 Also, there's a chance I could get hit getting on or off. 79 00:02:38,025 --> 00:02:39,026 ( chuckles ): Yeah. 80 00:02:39,026 --> 00:02:39,960 Excuse me? 81 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:41,128 Sir? 82 00:02:41,128 --> 00:02:42,563 You think I'm not tall enough 83 00:02:42,563 --> 00:02:45,299 to get hit in the neck by the propellers on Marine One? 84 00:02:45,299 --> 00:02:46,634 I think Dikembe Mutombo 85 00:02:46,634 --> 00:02:47,968 isn't tall enough to get hit in the neck 86 00:02:47,968 --> 00:02:49,570 by the propellers on Marine One. 87 00:02:49,570 --> 00:02:51,472 I duck when I get on that helicopter, and you should, too. 88 00:02:51,472 --> 00:02:52,540 It's just good safety sense. 89 00:02:52,540 --> 00:02:53,807 Yes, sir. 90 00:02:53,807 --> 00:02:55,443 They know I want to leave now? Yes, sir. 91 00:02:55,443 --> 00:02:56,844 Filing day, Charlie. 92 00:02:56,844 --> 00:02:59,146 Last to get on the ballot in New Hampshire. 93 00:02:59,146 --> 00:03:00,147 Yes, sir. 94 00:03:00,147 --> 00:03:01,449 I'm going myself. 95 00:03:01,449 --> 00:03:03,016 Oh, I could send an aide... 96 00:03:03,016 --> 00:03:04,885 But you're going yourself? I'm going myself. 97 00:03:04,885 --> 00:03:06,454 Always have, always will. 98 00:03:06,454 --> 00:03:07,988 There's nothing left to run for after this. 99 00:03:07,988 --> 00:03:09,022 Fair enough. 100 00:03:09,022 --> 00:03:10,858 Always have, never will. 101 00:03:10,858 --> 00:03:11,792 But I'm going myself. 102 00:03:11,792 --> 00:03:12,893 You know why? 103 00:03:12,893 --> 00:03:14,728 It's a statement about democracy? 104 00:03:14,728 --> 00:03:16,397 It's a profound statement about democracy. 105 00:03:16,397 --> 00:03:17,265 Are you mocking me? 106 00:03:17,265 --> 00:03:18,399 No, sir. 107 00:03:18,399 --> 00:03:19,300 The thing before wasn't 108 00:03:19,300 --> 00:03:20,167 a crack about my height? 109 00:03:20,167 --> 00:03:21,269 No... Yeah, it was. 110 00:03:21,269 --> 00:03:22,336 LEO: You all set to leave? 111 00:03:22,336 --> 00:03:24,338 Yes, I am. I'm going myself. 112 00:03:24,338 --> 00:03:26,907 It's a profound statement about democracy. 113 00:03:26,907 --> 00:03:28,609 It's not a problem. 114 00:03:28,609 --> 00:03:30,010 I'm up, I'm back-- the whole thing takes two hours. 115 00:03:30,010 --> 00:03:31,312 I think it's great. 116 00:03:31,312 --> 00:03:32,546 And I know how much you love doing it. 117 00:03:32,546 --> 00:03:33,814 I do love doing it. 118 00:03:33,814 --> 00:03:34,948 It's one of my all-time fav... 119 00:03:34,948 --> 00:03:36,083 Yeah, you can't go. 120 00:03:36,083 --> 00:03:38,386 Why not? 121 00:03:38,386 --> 00:03:40,954 This is one of those things we've talked about 122 00:03:40,954 --> 00:03:42,456 that sounds worse than it is 123 00:03:42,456 --> 00:03:44,925 because of your inexperience with the military. 124 00:03:44,925 --> 00:03:46,193 What is it? 125 00:03:46,193 --> 00:03:47,628 Okay. 126 00:03:47,628 --> 00:03:50,731 The USS Portland is a Sea Wolf class-- 127 00:03:50,731 --> 00:03:52,900 or big-- nuclear submarine. 128 00:03:52,900 --> 00:03:54,067 Yeah. 129 00:03:54,067 --> 00:03:55,235 It has a crew of 137, 130 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:57,971 is loaded down with highly classified 131 00:03:57,971 --> 00:04:00,274 intelligence-gathering equipment 132 00:04:00,274 --> 00:04:03,210 and is in the waters off North Korea. 133 00:04:03,210 --> 00:04:05,078 Right. 134 00:04:05,078 --> 00:04:07,348 We don't have it right now. 135 00:04:07,348 --> 00:04:09,182 What does "we don't have it" mean? 136 00:04:09,182 --> 00:04:10,851 Well, as you know, with our ships, 137 00:04:10,851 --> 00:04:16,023 our boats and our submarines, we keep in pretty close touch 138 00:04:16,023 --> 00:04:20,528 with radar, sonar, satellites, radio, encrypted messages... 139 00:04:20,528 --> 00:04:22,963 and we don't have the Portland right now. 140 00:04:22,963 --> 00:04:23,764 We don't have it. 141 00:04:23,764 --> 00:04:24,732 We do not. 142 00:04:24,732 --> 00:04:26,133 And they're in North Korea. 143 00:04:26,133 --> 00:04:27,735 Yes, last we heard. 144 00:04:27,735 --> 00:04:30,971 So we're going to set up meetings in the next few hours. 145 00:04:30,971 --> 00:04:32,606 Plus, if anything happens, 146 00:04:32,606 --> 00:04:34,908 I don't like people knowing you were running for election 147 00:04:34,908 --> 00:04:36,577 while the boat was out there. 148 00:04:36,577 --> 00:04:39,046 No, I think I'll go ahead and cancel that trip, Leo, 149 00:04:39,046 --> 00:04:40,481 if only to stick around 150 00:04:40,481 --> 00:04:42,550 and see how this sounds worse than it really is. 151 00:04:42,550 --> 00:04:44,284 I'll stick around, too. 152 00:04:44,284 --> 00:04:46,554 I think you will. 153 00:05:38,672 --> 00:05:41,509 * Love's going to leave me 154 00:05:41,509 --> 00:05:44,678 ( instrumental music continues ) 155 00:05:57,991 --> 00:06:02,396 * I'm too sexy for my shirt, too sexy for my shirt * 156 00:06:02,396 --> 00:06:03,597 * So sexy it hurts... 157 00:06:03,597 --> 00:06:05,533 Hey, I'm here. 158 00:06:05,533 --> 00:06:07,000 I'm glad. 159 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:08,135 What's this song about? 160 00:06:08,135 --> 00:06:09,637 This is "I'm Too Sexy." 161 00:06:09,637 --> 00:06:10,938 Yeah, for his shirt 162 00:06:10,938 --> 00:06:11,905 he's too sexy. 163 00:06:11,905 --> 00:06:13,507 Other things, too. He lists them. 164 00:06:13,507 --> 00:06:15,776 Yeah, well, I think he's feeling good. 165 00:06:15,776 --> 00:06:17,277 I think he's feeling sexy. 166 00:06:17,277 --> 00:06:18,546 Too sexy. 167 00:06:18,546 --> 00:06:20,514 I think it's the kind of thing 168 00:06:20,514 --> 00:06:23,350 where someone says, "Oh, this is just too good." 169 00:06:23,350 --> 00:06:24,151 Hyperbole. 170 00:06:24,151 --> 00:06:25,218 Yeah. 171 00:06:25,218 --> 00:06:27,087 So it's not a problem. 172 00:06:27,087 --> 00:06:29,156 It's not a song about somebody having a problem. 173 00:06:29,156 --> 00:06:31,291 No, he's feeling good. That's why he's singing. 174 00:06:31,291 --> 00:06:32,292 Okay. 175 00:06:32,292 --> 00:06:33,627 You see the wires? 176 00:06:33,627 --> 00:06:35,796 Not yet. Is there anything? 177 00:06:35,796 --> 00:06:36,897 No. 178 00:06:36,897 --> 00:06:38,031 Majority leader 179 00:06:38,031 --> 00:06:39,700 was doing local news in Cleveland last night 180 00:06:39,700 --> 00:06:41,134 and they asked him why he wants to be President. 181 00:06:41,134 --> 00:06:42,235 What did he say? 182 00:06:42,235 --> 00:06:44,938 I really don't know. 183 00:06:44,938 --> 00:06:46,206 Wait a second. 184 00:06:46,206 --> 00:06:47,541 Are you telling me he got the question and he... 185 00:06:47,541 --> 00:06:48,576 It was a train wreck. 186 00:06:48,576 --> 00:06:49,577 I recognized all the words... 187 00:06:49,577 --> 00:06:50,778 Get me the transcript. 188 00:06:50,778 --> 00:06:51,579 Yeah. 189 00:06:52,946 --> 00:06:55,983 * I'm too sexy for my car, too sexy... * 190 00:06:56,950 --> 00:06:58,351 Ten-hut. 191 00:06:58,351 --> 00:06:59,820 Where's the damn submarine, Nancy? 192 00:06:59,820 --> 00:07:01,655 I don't want to hear "I don't know." 193 00:07:01,655 --> 00:07:03,423 I want to hear how many people are out there 194 00:07:03,423 --> 00:07:04,792 swimming around looking for it! 195 00:07:04,792 --> 00:07:05,759 See, and I thought you 196 00:07:05,759 --> 00:07:07,127 were going to panic, sir. 197 00:07:07,127 --> 00:07:09,663 LEO: Nancy, I happen to agree with the President 198 00:07:09,663 --> 00:07:11,264 who, on military matters by the way, is a lot... 199 00:07:11,264 --> 00:07:12,265 Shut up. 200 00:07:12,265 --> 00:07:13,501 Yeah. 201 00:07:13,501 --> 00:07:15,368 How long can the crew survive down there? 202 00:07:15,368 --> 00:07:17,370 Well, we don't know what's going on. 203 00:07:17,370 --> 00:07:18,806 You want the worst-case scenario? 204 00:07:18,806 --> 00:07:19,740 Yes. 205 00:07:19,740 --> 00:07:21,374 If they're flooding, it could be 206 00:07:21,374 --> 00:07:22,576 a matter of hours. 207 00:07:23,911 --> 00:07:25,879 How close are these guys to landfall? 208 00:07:25,879 --> 00:07:27,247 They're about 4,000 yards 209 00:07:27,247 --> 00:07:29,550 off the southern coast of Kaesong in Haeju Bay. 210 00:07:29,550 --> 00:07:30,884 4,000 yards, they get that close? 211 00:07:30,884 --> 00:07:31,719 Yes, sir. 212 00:07:31,719 --> 00:07:33,153 They set a wire tap on a cable 213 00:07:33,153 --> 00:07:34,922 in North Korea's coastal operations zone. 214 00:07:34,922 --> 00:07:37,825 4,000 yards? 215 00:07:37,825 --> 00:07:39,359 Yeah. 216 00:07:39,359 --> 00:07:40,594 Can they send a distress signal? 217 00:07:40,594 --> 00:07:42,095 They can, but they won't 218 00:07:42,095 --> 00:07:44,231 if they think they'll be detected. 219 00:07:44,231 --> 00:07:46,033 They would wait to send a distress signal and risk 220 00:07:46,033 --> 00:07:47,100 their lives? 221 00:07:47,100 --> 00:07:49,036 Mr. President, submariners understand 222 00:07:49,036 --> 00:07:52,339 that, if they sink, it won't be a rescue, it'll be a recovery. 223 00:07:52,339 --> 00:07:53,707 They measure risk and rewards 224 00:07:53,707 --> 00:07:55,576 not just in terms of their own lives, 225 00:07:55,576 --> 00:07:57,477 but in terms of national interest. 226 00:07:57,477 --> 00:07:58,512 Well, that's great. 227 00:07:58,512 --> 00:08:00,013 I assess the national interest 228 00:08:00,013 --> 00:08:02,015 by the number of people alive, not dead. 229 00:08:02,015 --> 00:08:03,216 You have four hours 230 00:08:03,216 --> 00:08:05,819 before I order the Pacific Fleet into Haeju Bay. 231 00:08:05,819 --> 00:08:07,387 Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. 232 00:08:07,387 --> 00:08:08,889 Thank you, Mr. President. 233 00:08:11,191 --> 00:08:13,293 We need to weigh in with somebody at State. 234 00:08:13,293 --> 00:08:14,461 I agree. Yes. 235 00:08:14,461 --> 00:08:15,328 Is Peter still recovering? 236 00:08:15,328 --> 00:08:16,730 Yes. 237 00:08:16,730 --> 00:08:17,931 All right, we'll talk to someone else-- 238 00:08:17,931 --> 00:08:18,999 someone we trust. Yeah. 239 00:08:18,999 --> 00:08:20,200 Anybody but... Albie Duncan. 240 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:21,602 Right, anybody but him. 241 00:08:21,602 --> 00:08:22,335 No, I'm saying it's got to be Albie Duncan. 242 00:08:22,335 --> 00:08:23,771 Why? 243 00:08:23,771 --> 00:08:25,005 'Cause he knows what he's talking about. 244 00:08:25,005 --> 00:08:26,173 So does Peter. 245 00:08:26,173 --> 00:08:27,941 Peter's recovering from heart surgery. 246 00:08:27,941 --> 00:08:30,277 Was it... I don't... Was it serious heart surgery? 247 00:08:30,277 --> 00:08:32,479 We've got to meet with Albie. 248 00:08:32,479 --> 00:08:34,314 He's going to scold me. 249 00:08:34,314 --> 00:08:36,684 He's been at the State Department since Truman 250 00:08:36,684 --> 00:08:39,286 and he thinks I'm a kid and that he outranks me. 251 00:08:39,286 --> 00:08:40,554 You'll be fine. 252 00:08:40,554 --> 00:08:42,455 I've got to tell him I lost a submarine. 253 00:08:42,455 --> 00:08:44,157 Can I make something up 254 00:08:44,157 --> 00:08:46,093 like say, "What if a friend of mine, hypothetically..." 255 00:08:46,093 --> 00:08:48,095 We'll meet with him as soon as he can get here. 256 00:08:48,095 --> 00:08:49,630 Bring a copy of the Constitution. 257 00:08:49,630 --> 00:08:51,264 I want to show him I'm not scared. 258 00:08:51,264 --> 00:08:52,499 Good morning. 259 00:08:52,499 --> 00:08:53,801 Hey, Bruno. Hey, Connie. 260 00:08:53,801 --> 00:08:55,035 Hey, Bruno, can you devise a campaign strategy 261 00:08:55,035 --> 00:08:56,570 that involves beating the crap out of Leo? 262 00:08:56,570 --> 00:08:57,571 Why not? 263 00:08:57,571 --> 00:08:58,739 Yeah. 264 00:09:01,308 --> 00:09:02,242 Okay, let's get started. 265 00:09:02,242 --> 00:09:03,476 Where's Toby? 266 00:09:03,476 --> 00:09:05,445 He's in the... I don't care. 267 00:09:05,445 --> 00:09:08,916 These are direct mail leaflets. 268 00:09:08,916 --> 00:09:11,885 "Bartlet: Hopelessly Liberal." 269 00:09:11,885 --> 00:09:15,122 "Bartlet: Super-Liberal." 270 00:09:15,122 --> 00:09:16,624 "Bartlet: Liberal, 271 00:09:16,624 --> 00:09:19,026 Liberal, Liberal." 272 00:09:19,026 --> 00:09:21,061 These aren't coming from our side, right? 273 00:09:21,061 --> 00:09:21,862 No. 274 00:09:21,862 --> 00:09:22,996 You want to run an ad? 275 00:09:22,996 --> 00:09:24,331 The most dangerous time 276 00:09:24,331 --> 00:09:25,666 in an incumbent's campaign 277 00:09:25,666 --> 00:09:26,967 is before there's opposition. 278 00:09:26,967 --> 00:09:29,102 Plus, the hearings are around the corner. 279 00:09:29,102 --> 00:09:30,704 There's a stealth war going on. 280 00:09:30,704 --> 00:09:32,472 Leaflets, flyers, phone trees... 281 00:09:32,472 --> 00:09:34,507 How much is it going to cost? 282 00:09:34,507 --> 00:09:35,609 One million five for this one. 283 00:09:35,609 --> 00:09:37,177 But, in the next three months, 284 00:09:37,177 --> 00:09:41,048 I'll need $8 million for new ads and airtime. 285 00:09:41,048 --> 00:09:42,449 Work up an ad 286 00:09:42,449 --> 00:09:45,018 for 60 bucks and a waffle and we'll talk. Sam... 287 00:09:45,018 --> 00:09:47,054 We're going to need that money in Iowa in nine weeks. 288 00:09:47,054 --> 00:09:49,189 If we don't spend it now, we're going to have problems in Iowa. 289 00:09:49,189 --> 00:09:50,924 We don't even know if there's a challenger yet. 290 00:09:50,924 --> 00:09:52,726 And if there is one, we'd like to scare him off. 291 00:09:52,726 --> 00:09:54,061 And you don't think the best way to do that 292 00:09:54,061 --> 00:09:55,562 is to keep the war chest intact? 293 00:09:55,562 --> 00:09:57,765 Aha, you're talking about hard money. 294 00:09:57,765 --> 00:09:59,566 Yeah, I'm talking about hard money. 295 00:09:59,566 --> 00:10:01,001 What are you talking about? 296 00:10:03,270 --> 00:10:04,304 Excuse me. 297 00:10:04,304 --> 00:10:05,572 Listen, Toby... 298 00:10:05,572 --> 00:10:07,340 What does $105 million mean to you? 299 00:10:07,340 --> 00:10:09,376 What do you mean? I just got tipped 300 00:10:09,376 --> 00:10:11,611 that the new budget will include an additional $105 million 301 00:10:11,611 --> 00:10:13,180 for the National Park Service 302 00:10:13,180 --> 00:10:15,415 and that number means something and I can't remember what. 303 00:10:15,415 --> 00:10:16,249 I don't know. 304 00:10:16,249 --> 00:10:17,217 Anybody? 305 00:10:17,217 --> 00:10:18,485 No. 306 00:10:18,485 --> 00:10:19,920 Listen... 307 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:21,088 Just give me a few minutes. I'll be back. 308 00:10:22,289 --> 00:10:24,692 Does $105 million mean anything to you? 309 00:10:24,692 --> 00:10:26,393 I'm a simple girl, Toby. 310 00:10:26,393 --> 00:10:28,561 Yes, yes you are. 311 00:10:28,561 --> 00:10:30,698 Bonnie, $105 million? 312 00:10:30,698 --> 00:10:32,900 My answer hasn't changed since the last time you asked me. 313 00:10:32,900 --> 00:10:34,401 Toby... C.J. 314 00:10:34,401 --> 00:10:39,572 "I'm... too sexy for my shirt, too sexy for my skirt, 315 00:10:39,572 --> 00:10:41,408 too sexy... for the other things!" 316 00:10:41,408 --> 00:10:42,642 What in God's name is... 317 00:10:42,642 --> 00:10:43,844 He got the question. Who? 318 00:10:43,844 --> 00:10:45,112 The majority leader. When? 319 00:10:45,112 --> 00:10:46,980 Last night, local news, Cleveland, Ohio. 320 00:10:46,980 --> 00:10:48,315 Oh, me-oh, oh, my-oh. 321 00:10:48,315 --> 00:10:50,250 Oh, Cleveland, Ohio, he got the question! 322 00:10:50,250 --> 00:10:51,184 What's the question? 323 00:10:51,184 --> 00:10:52,686 Why do you want to be President? 324 00:10:52,686 --> 00:10:54,021 And what'd he say? 325 00:10:54,021 --> 00:10:55,588 "The reason I would run, were I to run 326 00:10:55,588 --> 00:10:58,191 is, I have a great belief in this country as a country 327 00:10:58,191 --> 00:11:01,094 and in this people as a people that go into making this country 328 00:11:01,094 --> 00:11:02,930 a nation with the greatest natural resources 329 00:11:02,930 --> 00:11:04,231 and population of people, 330 00:11:04,231 --> 00:11:05,866 educated people." 331 00:11:05,866 --> 00:11:07,034 ( imitates gunshot ) 332 00:11:07,034 --> 00:11:08,668 I'll spread it around. 333 00:11:08,668 --> 00:11:11,104 "I'm...too sexy for my shoes 334 00:11:11,104 --> 00:11:13,306 "too sexy for the blues, too sexy..." 335 00:11:13,306 --> 00:11:14,808 C.J. 336 00:11:14,808 --> 00:11:16,643 Yeah. The new budget's going to have 337 00:11:16,643 --> 00:11:19,179 an additional $105 million for the National Park Service. 338 00:11:19,179 --> 00:11:20,914 Does $105 million mean anything to you? 339 00:11:20,914 --> 00:11:22,349 No. Okay. 340 00:11:22,349 --> 00:11:23,951 Except it's the same amount for the budget 341 00:11:23,951 --> 00:11:25,385 for the National Endowment for the Arts. 342 00:11:25,385 --> 00:11:26,787 Yeah. 343 00:11:27,687 --> 00:11:28,822 Get me... 344 00:11:28,822 --> 00:11:30,057 I'll get her on the phone. 345 00:11:43,937 --> 00:11:45,072 Why, Dr. Bartlet. 346 00:11:45,072 --> 00:11:46,306 Don't start with me, Oliver. 347 00:11:46,306 --> 00:11:47,240 Start what? 348 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:48,341 All right, 349 00:11:48,341 --> 00:11:49,709 you want to give me grief about my ankle, 350 00:11:49,709 --> 00:11:51,144 do it quickly, get it over with 351 00:11:51,144 --> 00:11:52,946 so we can move on with this rectal probe. 352 00:11:52,946 --> 00:11:54,581 Do you know why I call you Dr. Bartlet? 353 00:11:54,581 --> 00:11:56,917 Because I have a medical license? 354 00:11:56,917 --> 00:12:00,387 and because when I look at you, I think about health. 355 00:12:00,387 --> 00:12:03,590 Goodness, what happened to your ankle, Dr. Bartlet? 356 00:12:03,590 --> 00:12:05,325 I broke it. 357 00:12:05,325 --> 00:12:07,327 Otherwise, I'd be ramming it up your... 358 00:12:07,327 --> 00:12:09,162 How did you break it? It was in the newspapers. 359 00:12:09,162 --> 00:12:11,098 I'm sure you read about it. 360 00:12:11,098 --> 00:12:12,699 I read Le Monde. Was it in Le Monde? 361 00:12:12,699 --> 00:12:13,733 I don't know. 362 00:12:13,733 --> 00:12:15,235 I don't read Le Monde. 363 00:12:15,235 --> 00:12:16,403 Pity. 364 00:12:16,403 --> 00:12:18,972 I was hiking, Oliver. I was hiking. 365 00:12:18,972 --> 00:12:22,242 Are you really that much an enemy of nature? 366 00:12:22,242 --> 00:12:24,477 Nature is to be protected from. 367 00:12:24,477 --> 00:12:26,079 Nature, like a woman, 368 00:12:26,079 --> 00:12:30,117 will seduce you with its sights and its scents and its touch... 369 00:12:30,117 --> 00:12:31,885 and then it breaks your ankle. 370 00:12:31,885 --> 00:12:33,386 Also like a woman. 371 00:12:33,386 --> 00:12:35,422 What the hell kind of dates are you going on, Oliver? 372 00:12:35,422 --> 00:12:37,257 I hear ya. 373 00:12:37,257 --> 00:12:38,291 Yeah. 374 00:12:38,291 --> 00:12:39,759 But here's what I think you should do, 375 00:12:39,759 --> 00:12:41,194 Dr. Bartlet, and I'm speaking to you 376 00:12:41,194 --> 00:12:43,130 as White House Counsel to First Lady. 377 00:12:43,130 --> 00:12:44,898 I want you to make a national address, 378 00:12:44,898 --> 00:12:46,333 encouraging women not to go hiking 379 00:12:46,333 --> 00:12:48,802 or at least not ask me to go with them. 380 00:12:48,802 --> 00:12:49,702 Do we get to work? 381 00:12:49,702 --> 00:12:51,138 Jonathan Hawkings 382 00:12:51,138 --> 00:12:52,940 Nina Alva, Maurice Blustein, Jessica Nording-- 383 00:12:52,940 --> 00:12:54,474 do these names mean anything to you? 384 00:12:54,474 --> 00:12:55,742 Where'd you get them? 385 00:12:55,742 --> 00:12:56,877 Democrats on Oversight. 386 00:12:56,877 --> 00:12:58,278 They're on the witness list? 387 00:12:58,278 --> 00:12:59,646 Yeah. Those are some of the patients 388 00:12:59,646 --> 00:13:02,282 involved in malpractice suits against me. 389 00:13:02,282 --> 00:13:05,285 How many have there been altogether? 390 00:13:05,285 --> 00:13:09,522 Four were immediately dismissed as nuisance suits. 391 00:13:09,522 --> 00:13:12,592 I went to court on two and won, one was settled. 392 00:13:12,592 --> 00:13:13,927 It's the life of a doctor. 393 00:13:13,927 --> 00:13:15,128 From this witness list, 394 00:13:15,128 --> 00:13:16,796 it is becoming clear to me 395 00:13:16,796 --> 00:13:19,532 what the President's biggest liability is going to be. 396 00:13:19,532 --> 00:13:20,467 What? 397 00:13:20,467 --> 00:13:22,069 You. 398 00:13:26,874 --> 00:13:27,975 Tawny. 399 00:13:27,975 --> 00:13:29,843 "Throne," by Rain Billings, 400 00:13:29,843 --> 00:13:31,278 a photographer from North Dakota 401 00:13:31,278 --> 00:13:33,046 whose work consists of Polaroids 402 00:13:33,046 --> 00:13:35,415 of his dysfunctional family in the bathroom. 403 00:13:35,415 --> 00:13:36,516 Yes. 404 00:13:36,516 --> 00:13:37,985 "One Horse-Two Horse" by Marc Moloney. 405 00:13:37,985 --> 00:13:40,921 He calls himself an installation artist. 406 00:13:40,921 --> 00:13:42,022 Did your committee...? 407 00:13:42,022 --> 00:13:43,323 What it is, is two big screen TVs 408 00:13:43,323 --> 00:13:44,992 side by side, one of them with footage 409 00:13:44,992 --> 00:13:46,759 of black stallions running in reverse 410 00:13:46,759 --> 00:13:48,328 the other one showing The Godfather. 411 00:13:48,328 --> 00:13:49,096 Tawny... 412 00:13:49,096 --> 00:13:50,864 "Slut" is a one-word poem 413 00:13:50,864 --> 00:13:52,499 by Jules Waltz. 414 00:13:52,499 --> 00:13:56,769 It's stamped in scarlet on a piece of 40x40 black canvas. 415 00:13:56,769 --> 00:13:59,372 Here's a woman who gets naked, 416 00:13:59,372 --> 00:14:01,208 covers herself completely in chocolate and sings. 417 00:14:01,208 --> 00:14:03,043 Does that appeal to you? 418 00:14:03,043 --> 00:14:06,313 By and large, I'm not wild about musicals. 419 00:14:06,313 --> 00:14:08,181 They're all projects funded by Oakenwood 420 00:14:08,181 --> 00:14:10,083 during his chairmanship of the Endowment. 421 00:14:10,083 --> 00:14:11,484 You're dissolving the Endowment 422 00:14:11,484 --> 00:14:12,953 to give more money to National Parks? 423 00:14:12,953 --> 00:14:14,321 "Hold the Lettuce." 424 00:14:14,321 --> 00:14:16,823 Lydia Benedict's two bacon cheeseburgers 425 00:14:16,823 --> 00:14:19,526 were constructed from pieces of burlap and rottweiler dung. 426 00:14:19,526 --> 00:14:22,695 It's not me. It's the committee I work for. 427 00:14:22,695 --> 00:14:23,863 Look... ( knock at door ) 428 00:14:24,731 --> 00:14:25,865 Excuse me. 429 00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:27,200 Hey, Tawny. 430 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:29,169 Sam, have you heard of Andrew Hawkins? 431 00:14:29,169 --> 00:14:29,736 No. 432 00:14:29,736 --> 00:14:30,737 You funded 433 00:14:30,737 --> 00:14:32,205 his performance piece recently, 434 00:14:32,205 --> 00:14:33,974 which involved him destroying all his belongings 435 00:14:33,974 --> 00:14:35,342 outside a Starbucks in Haight Ashbury. 436 00:14:35,342 --> 00:14:36,910 I've done that a couple of times. 437 00:14:36,910 --> 00:14:38,511 I didn't know there was funding available. 438 00:14:38,511 --> 00:14:39,346 Yeah. 439 00:14:39,346 --> 00:14:40,547 Can I talk to you a second? 440 00:14:40,547 --> 00:14:41,614 Yeah. 441 00:14:48,121 --> 00:14:49,589 What's going on? 442 00:14:49,589 --> 00:14:51,791 Appropriation's wants to eliminate the NEA. 443 00:14:51,791 --> 00:14:53,093 What's going on in there? 444 00:14:53,093 --> 00:14:54,527 He thinks it's time to run ads. 445 00:14:54,527 --> 00:14:55,495 With what? 446 00:14:55,495 --> 00:14:56,796 Soft money. 447 00:14:56,796 --> 00:14:58,598 All right, I'll be in when I can. 448 00:14:59,799 --> 00:15:01,601 Oh, hey, you know what? 449 00:15:01,601 --> 00:15:04,004 The NEA... that's $105 million. 450 00:15:04,004 --> 00:15:05,438 Yeah. 451 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:08,708 Sam. Yeah? 452 00:15:08,708 --> 00:15:10,043 Did you hear? What? 453 00:15:10,043 --> 00:15:11,144 The majority leader got the question last night. 454 00:15:11,144 --> 00:15:12,345 And? ( choking sounds ) 455 00:15:12,345 --> 00:15:13,580 Get me the transcript. Yeah, listen. 456 00:15:13,580 --> 00:15:14,781 I've got to get back in there. 457 00:15:14,781 --> 00:15:15,815 We've got an answer, right? 458 00:15:15,815 --> 00:15:17,284 To what? If he's asked why 459 00:15:17,284 --> 00:15:18,986 he wants to be President, we've got a good answer? 460 00:15:18,986 --> 00:15:21,088 I'm sure we do. I've got to get back in there. 461 00:15:22,155 --> 00:15:24,291 * I'm too sexy... 462 00:15:24,291 --> 00:15:25,858 BABISH: Arlene Neiderlander. 463 00:15:25,858 --> 00:15:28,895 She's the wife of a patient upon whom I performed 464 00:15:28,895 --> 00:15:30,897 a coronary artery by-pass graft. 465 00:15:30,897 --> 00:15:32,799 She filed a wrongful death suit 466 00:15:32,799 --> 00:15:36,636 claiming he died as a result of complications due to surgery. 467 00:15:36,636 --> 00:15:37,937 Did he? 468 00:15:37,937 --> 00:15:39,439 He developed an infection, 469 00:15:39,439 --> 00:15:42,542 like two percent of CABG surgeries; 470 00:15:42,542 --> 00:15:43,943 in his case, mediastinitis. 471 00:15:43,943 --> 00:15:46,479 He was 74, diabetic, 472 00:15:46,479 --> 00:15:48,181 and the infection spread to his liver. 473 00:15:48,181 --> 00:15:51,251 New York Superior Court Judge Nguyen dismissed the case. 474 00:15:51,251 --> 00:15:54,154 Oliver, draw a line for me from the malpractice suits 475 00:15:54,154 --> 00:15:57,057 to the Committee's investigation of the President. 476 00:15:57,057 --> 00:16:00,360 It's an investigation of you, too, Abbey. 477 00:16:01,561 --> 00:16:03,230 You had prescriptions filled in your own name 478 00:16:03,230 --> 00:16:05,198 which you administered daily to the President. 479 00:16:05,198 --> 00:16:06,799 But that in itself... Hang on. 480 00:16:06,799 --> 00:16:10,303 You're not a medical expert, you didn't keep records 481 00:16:10,303 --> 00:16:13,073 you violated medical practices in three states 482 00:16:13,073 --> 00:16:15,175 and most important, you're his wife, 483 00:16:15,175 --> 00:16:18,211 which is a violation of the AMA's code of ethics. 484 00:16:18,211 --> 00:16:19,579 How is this the purview 485 00:16:19,579 --> 00:16:21,981 of House Government Reform and Oversight? 486 00:16:21,981 --> 00:16:23,683 It's not. 487 00:16:23,683 --> 00:16:29,089 They don't have a criminal case against the President, do they? 488 00:16:29,089 --> 00:16:30,390 No. 489 00:16:30,390 --> 00:16:32,359 But they can develop one against me. 490 00:16:32,359 --> 00:16:33,293 Yeah. 491 00:16:33,293 --> 00:16:35,295 And in going after me, 492 00:16:35,295 --> 00:16:37,130 they can paint the President. 493 00:16:37,130 --> 00:16:38,531 Sure. 494 00:16:38,531 --> 00:16:41,234 Distract him from governing. 495 00:16:41,234 --> 00:16:45,405 Distract the public's attention from the campaign. 496 00:16:45,405 --> 00:16:47,374 Yeah. 497 00:16:53,380 --> 00:16:57,050 It was an infection. 498 00:16:57,050 --> 00:16:59,752 It was a liver infection. 499 00:16:59,752 --> 00:17:00,720 Should we keep going? 500 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:02,455 Yeah. 501 00:17:02,455 --> 00:17:03,090 SAM: You know what we're talking about here? 502 00:17:03,090 --> 00:17:04,457 Sure. 503 00:17:04,457 --> 00:17:05,992 Do you know what we're talking about? 504 00:17:05,992 --> 00:17:07,627 She knows what we're talking about. 505 00:17:07,627 --> 00:17:09,262 I want to make sure Connie knows what we're talking about. 506 00:17:09,262 --> 00:17:10,763 I know what we're talking about. Fine. 507 00:17:10,763 --> 00:17:12,199 Sam? Yeah. 508 00:17:12,199 --> 00:17:13,700 You know what we're talking about, right? 509 00:17:13,700 --> 00:17:17,137 We're talking about unlimited, unregulated money 510 00:17:17,137 --> 00:17:18,105 that can be raised in staggering amounts. 511 00:17:18,105 --> 00:17:19,572 Yes. 512 00:17:19,572 --> 00:17:21,074 Understand it's not like there's a law 513 00:17:21,074 --> 00:17:22,375 that envisioned soft money. 514 00:17:22,375 --> 00:17:23,876 It's just that there's no law 515 00:17:23,876 --> 00:17:24,877 that specifically bans it. 516 00:17:24,877 --> 00:17:26,279 It's a loophole so big, 517 00:17:26,279 --> 00:17:27,614 you could race the America's Cup through it. 518 00:17:27,614 --> 00:17:29,316 How can the President be opposed 519 00:17:29,316 --> 00:17:31,251 to soft money one year and then take it the next? 520 00:17:31,251 --> 00:17:32,519 Where's he going to be 521 00:17:32,519 --> 00:17:34,354 on campaign finance reform tomorrow? 522 00:17:34,354 --> 00:17:35,588 Exactly where he is today. 523 00:17:35,588 --> 00:17:37,157 Leading the charge against it. 524 00:17:37,157 --> 00:17:38,658 In the meantime, Congress and the FEC 525 00:17:38,658 --> 00:17:40,160 have been sitting on their hands. 526 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:41,128 Is that our fault? 527 00:17:41,128 --> 00:17:41,728 No. 528 00:17:41,728 --> 00:17:42,562 No. 529 00:17:42,562 --> 00:17:43,696 So, now Bartlet's 530 00:17:43,696 --> 00:17:45,532 supposed to obey a law that doesn't exist? 531 00:17:45,532 --> 00:17:47,667 What's next, imaginary street signs? 532 00:17:47,667 --> 00:17:51,771 Excuse me, but there's such a thing as... 533 00:17:51,771 --> 00:17:53,840 What? 534 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:56,042 There's such a thing as... 535 00:17:56,042 --> 00:17:57,844 What? 536 00:18:00,213 --> 00:18:02,215 Okay, we're going to sit quietly for a moment. 537 00:18:02,215 --> 00:18:04,050 Okay. 538 00:18:04,050 --> 00:18:06,419 Leadership by example. 539 00:18:06,419 --> 00:18:08,221 There's such a thing as leadership by example. 540 00:18:08,221 --> 00:18:09,422 Yeah, it comes right before 541 00:18:09,422 --> 00:18:11,624 getting your ass kicked in an election. 542 00:18:11,624 --> 00:18:13,826 We're really talking about this, huh? 543 00:18:13,826 --> 00:18:15,162 Mm-hmm. 544 00:18:15,162 --> 00:18:16,529 Toby's going to be in in a minute. 545 00:18:16,529 --> 00:18:18,198 PRESIDENT: Every single election. 546 00:18:19,432 --> 00:18:22,068 Yes. 547 00:18:22,068 --> 00:18:25,104 Legislature. House. Governor. 548 00:18:25,104 --> 00:18:26,973 Yeah. 549 00:18:26,973 --> 00:18:28,241 President. 550 00:18:28,241 --> 00:18:31,544 Yeah. It's a statement about democracy. 551 00:18:32,812 --> 00:18:33,980 I've heard it before. 552 00:18:33,980 --> 00:18:36,616 I was just... ( knock at door) 553 00:18:36,616 --> 00:18:37,784 Sir? 554 00:18:37,784 --> 00:18:38,551 Is he here? 555 00:18:38,551 --> 00:18:40,453 Yes, sir. Okay. 556 00:18:40,453 --> 00:18:43,790 It's a profound statement about democracy. 557 00:18:43,790 --> 00:18:44,757 Mr. President. 558 00:18:44,757 --> 00:18:46,259 Good morning, Albie. 559 00:18:46,259 --> 00:18:47,260 Good morning. 560 00:18:47,260 --> 00:18:48,261 Hello, Leo. 561 00:18:48,261 --> 00:18:49,962 Good to see you, Albie. 562 00:18:49,962 --> 00:18:50,797 Can I get you anything? 563 00:18:50,797 --> 00:18:51,998 No, sir. 564 00:18:51,998 --> 00:18:52,965 Some coffee, a soft drink? 565 00:18:52,965 --> 00:18:54,133 No, sir. 566 00:18:54,133 --> 00:18:55,101 Okay. 567 00:18:55,101 --> 00:18:56,269 Okay. 568 00:18:56,269 --> 00:18:57,604 I've asked you here, Albie, 569 00:18:57,604 --> 00:18:59,872 because you are the Assistant Secretary of State 570 00:18:59,872 --> 00:19:01,841 and I, of course, am the President. 571 00:19:01,841 --> 00:19:02,809 What have you done? 572 00:19:02,809 --> 00:19:03,843 You see, right away. 573 00:19:03,843 --> 00:19:04,644 Don't worry about it. 574 00:19:05,945 --> 00:19:08,748 Albie, the Pac Fleet Commander's informed us 575 00:19:08,748 --> 00:19:11,584 that we've lost contact with the Portland. 576 00:19:11,584 --> 00:19:13,920 The Portland's a Sea Wolf class? 577 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:14,887 Yeah. Where is it? 578 00:19:14,887 --> 00:19:16,122 Lake George. 579 00:19:16,122 --> 00:19:17,757 Somewhere in Haeju Bay. 580 00:19:17,757 --> 00:19:22,929 You've lost a nuclear submarine in North Korea, Mr. President. 581 00:19:22,929 --> 00:19:26,466 Thanks, Albie, that much the National Security Council 582 00:19:26,466 --> 00:19:27,967 has made clear to me. 583 00:19:27,967 --> 00:19:29,636 Any chance they've gone quiet? 584 00:19:29,636 --> 00:19:31,037 Nancy thinks there is. 585 00:19:31,037 --> 00:19:32,705 I'm assuming they didn't radio. 586 00:19:32,705 --> 00:19:33,506 No. 587 00:19:33,506 --> 00:19:35,007 And if they were in trouble, 588 00:19:35,007 --> 00:19:37,310 you see, they wouldn't send a distress signal 589 00:19:37,310 --> 00:19:38,878 'cause they might be detected. 590 00:19:38,878 --> 00:19:41,414 And submariners have a different set of criteria 591 00:19:41,414 --> 00:19:44,183 when assessing risk versus 592 00:19:44,183 --> 00:19:46,786 reward. 593 00:19:46,786 --> 00:19:48,388 He knows. 594 00:19:48,388 --> 00:19:50,122 Okay, I'll just stand over there. 595 00:19:50,122 --> 00:19:51,624 Where are we? 596 00:19:51,624 --> 00:19:53,960 The President wants to give four hours before a rescue. 597 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:55,127 We're an hour into it. 598 00:19:55,127 --> 00:19:56,028 All the pieces in place? 599 00:19:56,028 --> 00:19:57,264 Yep. 600 00:19:57,264 --> 00:19:58,798 Who do we talk to in the meantime? 601 00:19:58,798 --> 00:19:59,666 Nobody. 602 00:19:59,666 --> 00:20:00,066 You sure? 603 00:20:00,066 --> 00:20:01,401 Yes. 604 00:20:01,401 --> 00:20:02,935 We don't talk to the North Koreans? 605 00:20:02,935 --> 00:20:04,203 And tell 'em what? 606 00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:06,105 You've got casus belli? 607 00:20:06,105 --> 00:20:07,574 Cause for war. 608 00:20:07,574 --> 00:20:09,242 Little thing called Latin. 609 00:20:09,242 --> 00:20:10,977 Albie, if we tell North Korea 610 00:20:10,977 --> 00:20:12,379 we violated their waters, 611 00:20:12,379 --> 00:20:14,881 it could be interpreted as an act of war? 612 00:20:14,881 --> 00:20:16,148 It is an act of war. 613 00:20:16,148 --> 00:20:17,284 We'll tell them it's not. 614 00:20:17,284 --> 00:20:18,318 It is. 615 00:20:18,318 --> 00:20:22,021 You violated international law. 616 00:20:22,021 --> 00:20:24,557 You've taken provocative action. 617 00:20:24,557 --> 00:20:27,560 At best, you'll be creating a crisis atmosphere 618 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:29,128 and North Korea's got 619 00:20:29,128 --> 00:20:31,964 the fourth largest army in the world. 620 00:20:31,964 --> 00:20:33,800 1968, the USS Pueblo 621 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:38,170 was on an intelligence mission off the DPRK. 622 00:20:38,170 --> 00:20:42,742 North Korea attacks with vessels and a MiG jet. 623 00:20:42,742 --> 00:20:45,978 The 82 surviving crew are captured, 624 00:20:45,978 --> 00:20:49,782 they're held and tortured for 11 months 625 00:20:49,782 --> 00:20:53,686 until we issue an apology for "the grave acts 626 00:20:53,686 --> 00:20:57,890 of espionage committed by the U.S. ship." 627 00:20:57,890 --> 00:20:59,191 I was there. 628 00:20:59,191 --> 00:21:00,427 'Kay. 629 00:21:00,427 --> 00:21:02,862 Can I talk to you alone for a second? 630 00:21:02,862 --> 00:21:04,497 Yeah. 631 00:21:11,338 --> 00:21:13,540 Let's not call North Korea just yet. 632 00:21:13,540 --> 00:21:14,574 No. 633 00:21:14,574 --> 00:21:17,109 Leo, gut feeling. 634 00:21:17,109 --> 00:21:18,745 Has the boat gone quiet? 635 00:21:18,745 --> 00:21:20,380 Yeah. 636 00:21:20,380 --> 00:21:24,751 Trust the captain, trust the crew. 637 00:21:24,751 --> 00:21:27,554 All right. Three more hours. 638 00:21:27,554 --> 00:21:29,088 And I think he should stay. 639 00:21:29,088 --> 00:21:30,390 Who? Albie. 640 00:21:30,390 --> 00:21:32,359 He can talk us through some things 641 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:34,293 and if we need to start making calls, 642 00:21:34,293 --> 00:21:35,795 he'll be helpful. 643 00:21:35,795 --> 00:21:37,497 Also, he'll be good to have around for morale 644 00:21:37,497 --> 00:21:38,998 'cause he's Mr. Happy Fun Guy. 645 00:21:38,998 --> 00:21:39,966 Look... 646 00:21:39,966 --> 00:21:41,534 Albie... 647 00:21:41,534 --> 00:21:43,302 I'm going to ask you to stay around for a while. 648 00:21:44,604 --> 00:21:47,807 Well, then, I'll take that soft drink now 649 00:21:47,807 --> 00:21:50,510 if you've got it, Mr. President. 650 00:21:50,510 --> 00:21:53,212 Just a little Schweppes Bitter Lemon 651 00:21:53,212 --> 00:21:54,981 on ice with a twist. 652 00:21:56,082 --> 00:21:57,550 Charlie! 653 00:21:58,851 --> 00:21:59,986 Yes, sir. 654 00:21:59,986 --> 00:22:02,355 Charlie, could you have someone bring 655 00:22:02,355 --> 00:22:04,190 some Schweppes Bitter Lemon 656 00:22:04,190 --> 00:22:07,360 and a copy of the Constitutional order of succession, please. 657 00:22:07,360 --> 00:22:08,995 Yes, sir. 658 00:22:10,062 --> 00:22:11,964 ( sighs ) 659 00:22:16,703 --> 00:22:20,172 "As always, your thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated. 660 00:22:20,172 --> 00:22:23,309 "Also appreciated was the visit to the White House 661 00:22:23,309 --> 00:22:25,277 "by some 50 of your constituents 662 00:22:25,277 --> 00:22:29,949 "on board a bus that was chartered by your office. 663 00:22:29,949 --> 00:22:32,118 "Their complaints 664 00:22:32,118 --> 00:22:34,587 "were respectfully heard by my assistant 665 00:22:34,587 --> 00:22:38,057 "and I regret that matters escalated to the point 666 00:22:38,057 --> 00:22:42,061 "where she felt it necessary to call in the Park Police. 667 00:22:42,061 --> 00:22:45,998 "You'll be happy to know that their bus has been refueled 668 00:22:45,998 --> 00:22:48,167 "and that the seniors are on their way home, 669 00:22:48,167 --> 00:22:50,870 "each having been allowed to keep their security tags 670 00:22:50,870 --> 00:22:51,938 as a souvenir." 671 00:22:51,938 --> 00:22:53,372 Look, I was just... "Signed... " 672 00:22:53,372 --> 00:22:54,373 Do it. 673 00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:55,475 Excuse me. Hey. 674 00:22:55,475 --> 00:22:56,175 You got a second? 675 00:22:56,175 --> 00:22:57,777 Type that. 676 00:22:57,777 --> 00:22:59,011 Look, I was just... Type it. 677 00:23:00,279 --> 00:23:02,982 May I use your computer? 678 00:23:02,982 --> 00:23:04,216 What's wrong with yours? 679 00:23:04,216 --> 00:23:07,119 One of them poured Wheatina on the keyboard. 680 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:09,388 Go ahead. 681 00:23:10,957 --> 00:23:11,924 ( sighs ) 682 00:23:18,898 --> 00:23:20,567 We had a little problem earlier. 683 00:23:20,567 --> 00:23:21,968 What's up? 684 00:23:21,968 --> 00:23:24,771 The majority leader got the question last night. 685 00:23:24,771 --> 00:23:26,906 Yeah? And just kept on digging. 686 00:23:26,906 --> 00:23:29,375 "We have the greatest technology of any people 687 00:23:29,375 --> 00:23:32,178 "of any country in the world, along with the greatest-- 688 00:23:32,178 --> 00:23:34,113 "not the greatest, but very serious-- 689 00:23:34,113 --> 00:23:36,248 "problems confronting our people 690 00:23:36,248 --> 00:23:37,517 "and I want to be President 691 00:23:37,517 --> 00:23:39,552 "in order to focus on these problems 692 00:23:39,552 --> 00:23:41,921 "in a way that uses the energy of our people 693 00:23:41,921 --> 00:23:43,790 to move us forward, basically." 694 00:23:43,790 --> 00:23:45,057 Yes. 695 00:23:45,057 --> 00:23:46,993 It's the "basically" that makes it art. 696 00:23:46,993 --> 00:23:49,428 Listen, the best thing we can do is to take a step back. 697 00:23:49,428 --> 00:23:50,897 We can't be seen to be gloating. 698 00:23:50,897 --> 00:23:52,865 Sure, yeah, we do that when nobody's looking. 699 00:23:52,865 --> 00:23:53,633 Okay. 700 00:23:53,633 --> 00:23:54,901 Anything else? No. 701 00:23:54,901 --> 00:23:57,269 They poured Wheatina on her keyboard. 702 00:23:57,269 --> 00:23:58,270 Listen. 703 00:23:58,270 --> 00:24:00,239 How good is our answer? 704 00:24:00,239 --> 00:24:01,240 It's good. Really? 705 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:02,008 Yeah. What is it? 706 00:24:04,310 --> 00:24:05,612 Do we have one? 707 00:24:05,612 --> 00:24:07,046 Josh! I'm sure we have one. 708 00:24:07,046 --> 00:24:08,047 Will you check? 709 00:24:08,047 --> 00:24:08,848 Yeah. 710 00:24:08,848 --> 00:24:09,782 Will you check today? 711 00:24:09,782 --> 00:24:11,083 Yeah. Thank you. 712 00:24:11,083 --> 00:24:12,084 Okay. 713 00:24:12,084 --> 00:24:13,252 ( sighs ) 714 00:24:13,252 --> 00:24:15,988 No. The problem is that Oakenwood thinks 715 00:24:15,988 --> 00:24:19,592 that the mission of the NEA is to subsidize artists 716 00:24:19,592 --> 00:24:21,093 in this country. 717 00:24:21,093 --> 00:24:22,562 The mission of the NEA is to subsidize artists 718 00:24:22,562 --> 00:24:23,696 in this country. 719 00:24:23,696 --> 00:24:25,097 Oh, then that's the problem. 720 00:24:25,097 --> 00:24:26,432 In fact, it's not to subsidize artists-- 721 00:24:26,432 --> 00:24:27,900 it's to subsidize art. 722 00:24:27,900 --> 00:24:30,169 Go ahead and explain that distinction in Topeka. 723 00:24:30,169 --> 00:24:31,604 Well, they're pretty bright in Topeka. 724 00:24:31,604 --> 00:24:33,105 None of the artists you mentioned 725 00:24:33,105 --> 00:24:34,807 ever received any direct money from the Endowment. 726 00:24:34,807 --> 00:24:36,142 Why? Because the last time 727 00:24:36,142 --> 00:24:38,244 the Republicans tried to lose the NEA-- 728 00:24:38,244 --> 00:24:40,079 not three times ago, but the last time-- 729 00:24:40,079 --> 00:24:41,681 we got rid of the individual grants. 730 00:24:41,681 --> 00:24:43,883 And your friend Oakenwood found a back door 731 00:24:43,883 --> 00:24:48,320 by giving money directly to the museums that put on... 732 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:51,658 Toby, do you like this stuff? 733 00:24:51,658 --> 00:24:53,826 Tawny, you'd need the Budweiser Clydesdales 734 00:24:53,826 --> 00:24:56,462 to drag my ass to Picasso and Monet. 735 00:24:56,462 --> 00:24:57,930 I'm not the guy you want deciding this! 736 00:24:57,930 --> 00:25:00,232 And you're not the guy I want deciding this! 737 00:25:00,232 --> 00:25:02,535 And I don't know where you get the idea 738 00:25:02,535 --> 00:25:04,270 that taxpayers shouldn't have to pay 739 00:25:04,270 --> 00:25:06,706 for anything of which they disapprove. 740 00:25:06,706 --> 00:25:08,875 Lots of them don't like tanks. 741 00:25:08,875 --> 00:25:10,376 Even more don't like Congress. 742 00:25:10,376 --> 00:25:11,377 ( knock at door ) 743 00:25:11,377 --> 00:25:13,279 Hi. 744 00:25:13,279 --> 00:25:14,847 Lisa Mulberry, 28, 745 00:25:14,847 --> 00:25:17,784 specializes in placing genitalia 746 00:25:17,784 --> 00:25:19,151 in anatomically incorrect... 747 00:25:19,151 --> 00:25:21,320 ( growling ) 748 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:22,288 Excuse us. 749 00:25:22,288 --> 00:25:23,623 Sure. 750 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:30,229 Look, we can't spend soft money on a primary ad anyway, so... 751 00:25:30,229 --> 00:25:31,564 No, 752 00:25:31,564 --> 00:25:33,165 he's passing the magic words test. 753 00:25:33,165 --> 00:25:34,300 What magic words test? 754 00:25:34,300 --> 00:25:35,902 U.S. Supreme Court, 755 00:25:35,902 --> 00:25:38,137 Buckley v. Valeo, the Court created a loophole 756 00:25:38,137 --> 00:25:40,339 by ruling that campaign finance laws 757 00:25:40,339 --> 00:25:41,941 only apply to communications 758 00:25:41,941 --> 00:25:44,410 that in express terms advocate the election 759 00:25:44,410 --> 00:25:47,980 or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for federal office. 760 00:25:49,348 --> 00:25:50,717 ...he just paged me. 761 00:25:52,118 --> 00:25:54,120 If you don't put "Vote Bartlet" in the ad, 762 00:25:54,120 --> 00:25:56,656 you can pay for it with unmarked bills 763 00:25:56,656 --> 00:25:58,625 from a bank heist if you want. 764 00:25:58,625 --> 00:25:59,626 CONNIE: And we should know. 765 00:25:59,626 --> 00:26:01,828 There's also Footnote 52 766 00:26:01,828 --> 00:26:04,030 where the Court said campaign finance laws only apply 767 00:26:04,030 --> 00:26:06,465 to communications with the terms "vote for," "elect," "support" 768 00:26:06,465 --> 00:26:08,968 "cast your ballot for," "Smith for Congress," "vote against" 769 00:26:08,968 --> 00:26:11,003 "defeat," "reject," and that's it. 770 00:26:12,504 --> 00:26:14,340 I'm savant-like. 771 00:26:14,340 --> 00:26:15,642 If it doesn't use 772 00:26:15,642 --> 00:26:17,343 those specific words? 773 00:26:17,343 --> 00:26:19,812 It is an issue ad. 774 00:26:19,812 --> 00:26:21,313 You know what they say about money and politics? 775 00:26:21,313 --> 00:26:22,414 No. 776 00:26:22,414 --> 00:26:23,616 It's like water on pavement. 777 00:26:23,616 --> 00:26:24,617 Why is it like water on pavement? 778 00:26:24,617 --> 00:26:25,818 That's a good... 779 00:26:25,818 --> 00:26:27,086 It finds every crack and crevice. 780 00:26:27,086 --> 00:26:28,921 The standard ought to be 781 00:26:28,921 --> 00:26:31,123 does the ad try to influence the outcome of the election? 782 00:26:31,123 --> 00:26:33,392 If so, you can't use soft money, period. 783 00:26:33,392 --> 00:26:35,061 Well, zippity-doo-da, Sam. 784 00:26:35,061 --> 00:26:36,062 Excuse me? 785 00:26:36,062 --> 00:26:39,331 That isn't what the standard is. 786 00:26:39,331 --> 00:26:41,500 Now, I think we should run in the same election 787 00:26:41,500 --> 00:26:43,235 as everybody else. 788 00:26:43,235 --> 00:26:44,203 Toby? 789 00:26:47,506 --> 00:26:49,375 I've got to go back in there. 790 00:26:49,375 --> 00:26:52,745 When I come back, show me an ad without the magic words. 791 00:26:57,449 --> 00:26:58,818 BABISH: Francis Pendleton. 792 00:26:58,818 --> 00:27:00,219 ABBEY: Frank. 793 00:27:00,219 --> 00:27:02,922 This was the case you settled? Yeah. 794 00:27:02,922 --> 00:27:05,124 $58,000 payout from SVM Mutual. 795 00:27:05,124 --> 00:27:06,358 Mm-hmm. 796 00:27:06,358 --> 00:27:08,127 Why didn't that come out in the campaign? 797 00:27:08,127 --> 00:27:09,595 There was a confidentiality clause. 798 00:27:09,595 --> 00:27:11,030 No one would know that figure 799 00:27:11,030 --> 00:27:13,599 unless they subpoenaed the Pendleton settlement papers. 800 00:27:13,599 --> 00:27:14,834 They did. 801 00:27:16,402 --> 00:27:19,605 You performed an atrioventricular canal repair on... 802 00:27:19,605 --> 00:27:21,173 Is there a deal to be made? 803 00:27:23,075 --> 00:27:24,043 Is there? 804 00:27:24,043 --> 00:27:25,945 Oliver... 805 00:27:25,945 --> 00:27:27,313 I raise my right hand, 806 00:27:27,313 --> 00:27:29,648 they're halfway to where they want to be. 807 00:27:29,648 --> 00:27:31,250 Is there a deal? 808 00:27:31,250 --> 00:27:33,185 Can't say they're guaranteed to be interested. 809 00:27:33,185 --> 00:27:34,787 But they might be. If they thought 810 00:27:34,787 --> 00:27:36,122 putting you on the stand was too big a risk. 811 00:27:36,122 --> 00:27:37,423 Why would it be a risk for them? 812 00:27:37,423 --> 00:27:39,258 You know the story of the desperate man 813 00:27:39,258 --> 00:27:41,360 who breaks into the pharmacy to get medicine for his wife? 814 00:27:41,360 --> 00:27:44,430 A life is saved, a window's broken. 815 00:27:44,430 --> 00:27:45,765 Right. 816 00:27:45,765 --> 00:27:47,666 And I get to pay to have it fixed. 817 00:27:47,666 --> 00:27:49,001 So they might be interested. 818 00:27:49,001 --> 00:27:51,570 What would they what? 819 00:27:51,570 --> 00:27:52,805 At best? 820 00:27:52,805 --> 00:27:54,273 Start with at worst. 821 00:27:54,273 --> 00:27:55,407 At worst? 822 00:27:55,407 --> 00:27:56,743 Yeah. 823 00:27:56,743 --> 00:27:59,245 Suspended jail sentence of three to five years. 824 00:27:59,245 --> 00:28:01,647 All right, what's the one right above that? 825 00:28:01,647 --> 00:28:02,949 ALBIE: The USS Glomar. 826 00:28:02,949 --> 00:28:07,086 Top Secret debacle. Project Jennifer. 827 00:28:07,086 --> 00:28:11,257 Glomar goes after Clementine, the sunken Russian Golf. 828 00:28:11,257 --> 00:28:14,160 Six feet a minute, that's how fast we pulled her up. 829 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:15,762 Then all of a sudden-- blam! 830 00:28:15,762 --> 00:28:19,365 Her claw breaks in two, the Golf dangles loose 831 00:28:19,365 --> 00:28:22,401 one sub from another, steel ripping off, 832 00:28:22,401 --> 00:28:25,838 everything we needed including its nuclear missile, 833 00:28:25,838 --> 00:28:27,940 its transmitters, its code books, 834 00:28:27,940 --> 00:28:29,675 everything, gone. 835 00:28:29,675 --> 00:28:33,545 USS Gudgeon, 1957. 836 00:28:33,545 --> 00:28:37,283 Eight Soviet ships caught her, kept her cornered for four days. 837 00:28:37,283 --> 00:28:41,320 The oxygen depletion, migraines, fainting.... 838 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:44,891 Couldn't cook, couldn't light a cigarette. 839 00:28:44,891 --> 00:28:46,292 They smoke in subs? 840 00:28:46,292 --> 00:28:48,194 They used to. 841 00:28:48,194 --> 00:28:53,699 The Oklahoma, the Hornet, the Lexington, a CV-2... 842 00:28:53,699 --> 00:28:55,968 the USS Wasp... 843 00:28:55,968 --> 00:28:57,937 ( thumping ) Wasp was 844 00:28:57,937 --> 00:28:59,772 a CV-7 out in the Solomon Islands... 845 00:29:02,174 --> 00:29:04,977 Oh, God, I'm sorry, am I still here? 846 00:29:04,977 --> 00:29:06,779 You lost your boat in the wrong part of the world 847 00:29:06,779 --> 00:29:07,646 there, Mr. President. 848 00:29:07,646 --> 00:29:08,915 I haven't 849 00:29:08,915 --> 00:29:10,382 lost the boat yet, Mr. Secretary, 850 00:29:10,382 --> 00:29:12,819 and I happen to be the only one in the building, 851 00:29:12,819 --> 00:29:15,554 who thinks we should be sending the Fast Attack subs right now. 852 00:29:15,554 --> 00:29:18,324 And I'm an hour away from gathering the NSC 853 00:29:18,324 --> 00:29:19,291 and calling Japan. 854 00:29:19,291 --> 00:29:21,127 I'm sorry, I wasn't listening. 855 00:29:21,127 --> 00:29:22,829 I say, you lost your boat 856 00:29:22,829 --> 00:29:24,496 in the wrong part of the world, Mr. President. 857 00:29:24,496 --> 00:29:25,064 Leo. 858 00:29:25,064 --> 00:29:26,032 Albie. 859 00:29:26,032 --> 00:29:27,766 It was a U.N. action 860 00:29:27,766 --> 00:29:29,168 Mr. Secretary. 861 00:29:29,168 --> 00:29:31,871 16 countries were involved in that police action, 862 00:29:31,871 --> 00:29:32,872 Mr. Secretary. 863 00:29:32,872 --> 00:29:35,341 33,000-34,000 American dead. 864 00:29:35,341 --> 00:29:37,543 How come we're the only ones still fighting? 865 00:29:37,543 --> 00:29:39,345 Where did everybody go?! 866 00:29:39,345 --> 00:29:42,714 Well, Columbia's fighting a drug war. 867 00:29:42,714 --> 00:29:44,083 Ethiopia's trying to feed itself. 868 00:29:44,083 --> 00:29:45,651 Belgium and the Netherlands-- 869 00:29:45,651 --> 00:29:46,752 well, they've got cheese 870 00:29:46,752 --> 00:29:48,554 and chocolate to make, I suppose. 871 00:29:48,554 --> 00:29:49,321 ( knock at door ) 872 00:29:50,056 --> 00:29:50,857 Sir? Yeah. 873 00:29:50,857 --> 00:29:51,790 Josh. 874 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:52,658 Send him in. 875 00:29:52,658 --> 00:29:54,226 Good afternoon, sir. 876 00:29:54,226 --> 00:29:55,261 Hey, Josh. 877 00:29:55,261 --> 00:29:56,562 Joshua. Good afternoon, Mr. Secretary. 878 00:29:56,562 --> 00:29:58,965 Anything going on I should know about? 879 00:29:58,965 --> 00:30:01,533 We're just catching up. 880 00:30:01,533 --> 00:30:02,568 This can wait for another time. 881 00:30:02,568 --> 00:30:03,602 No. 882 00:30:03,602 --> 00:30:04,803 Give it to me now. 883 00:30:04,803 --> 00:30:06,238 I want a distraction. 884 00:30:06,238 --> 00:30:07,306 No, it's, it's all right, sir. 885 00:30:07,306 --> 00:30:08,207 Give it to me. 886 00:30:08,207 --> 00:30:09,808 It's campaign related. 887 00:30:09,808 --> 00:30:11,377 That's okay. 888 00:30:11,377 --> 00:30:14,613 Well, the majority leader got the question last night. 889 00:30:14,613 --> 00:30:15,581 He tanked. 890 00:30:15,581 --> 00:30:17,016 Yeah, and we're starting 891 00:30:17,016 --> 00:30:18,684 to put together an answer for when you get it. 892 00:30:18,684 --> 00:30:19,685 The question? 893 00:30:19,685 --> 00:30:21,153 Why do you want to be President? 894 00:30:21,153 --> 00:30:21,954 I don't. 895 00:30:21,954 --> 00:30:23,289 Well, we'll... 896 00:30:23,289 --> 00:30:25,457 put that in the hopper and show you a draft. 897 00:30:25,457 --> 00:30:26,492 Good. 898 00:30:26,492 --> 00:30:27,359 Thank you, Mr. President. 899 00:30:32,131 --> 00:30:33,532 Leo? 900 00:30:36,535 --> 00:30:39,671 55 minutes. 901 00:30:39,671 --> 00:30:42,474 ( clock ticking ) 902 00:30:47,146 --> 00:30:49,248 and progress around the world. 903 00:30:49,248 --> 00:30:51,550 I'm running for reelection 'cause I want to make sure 904 00:30:51,550 --> 00:30:54,486 that all our people can share in 21st century jobs. 905 00:30:54,486 --> 00:30:56,088 C.J.: Jobs and industries 906 00:30:56,088 --> 00:30:57,789 we can't even imagine today. 907 00:30:57,789 --> 00:31:01,027 Bring the benefits of new medical advancements 908 00:31:01,027 --> 00:31:02,394 to all our families. 909 00:31:02,394 --> 00:31:05,064 And harness new technology and the Internet 910 00:31:05,064 --> 00:31:07,399 as a force for faster economic growth. 911 00:31:07,399 --> 00:31:08,767 Better education 912 00:31:08,767 --> 00:31:10,802 and a freer exchange of ideas around the world. 913 00:31:10,802 --> 00:31:11,837 Yes. There it is. 914 00:31:11,837 --> 00:31:12,838 That's fine. 915 00:31:12,838 --> 00:31:14,573 ( blows raspberry ) 916 00:31:16,642 --> 00:31:18,777 Hmm. 917 00:31:18,777 --> 00:31:19,678 You want to say something? 918 00:31:19,678 --> 00:31:20,546 No. 919 00:31:20,546 --> 00:31:21,547 I thought it was... 920 00:31:21,547 --> 00:31:22,814 ( blows raspberry ) 921 00:31:22,814 --> 00:31:26,285 It's got crisp, commanding phrases. 922 00:31:26,285 --> 00:31:28,921 It's got active verbs like "harness." 923 00:31:28,921 --> 00:31:30,422 It paints a picture of the future. 924 00:31:30,422 --> 00:31:32,391 That's why somebody wants to become President? 925 00:31:32,391 --> 00:31:34,060 Medical research and the Internet? 926 00:31:34,060 --> 00:31:36,362 She's got a point. 927 00:31:36,362 --> 00:31:38,430 Sometimes you get your face on a coin. 928 00:31:38,430 --> 00:31:39,765 Okay... 929 00:31:39,765 --> 00:31:41,233 this shouldn't be hard. 930 00:31:41,233 --> 00:31:42,768 You guys should charge money for this. 931 00:31:42,768 --> 00:31:44,636 Tawny, you should sell tickets and charge money 932 00:31:44,636 --> 00:31:47,439 and call it "Journey Back to Germany" 933 00:31:47,439 --> 00:31:50,376 where, in 1937, they held a show of degenerate art, 934 00:31:50,376 --> 00:31:51,843 vilifying art they deemed sick. 935 00:31:51,843 --> 00:31:52,979 Art that featured 936 00:31:52,979 --> 00:31:54,913 insolent mockery of the divine. 937 00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:58,317 Art that wasted the taxes of the German working people. 938 00:31:58,317 --> 00:32:00,519 Well, how much do you think we could get? 939 00:32:00,519 --> 00:32:01,954 Look... 940 00:32:01,954 --> 00:32:04,156 I think it's in incredibly bad taste 941 00:32:04,156 --> 00:32:06,792 to equate the U.S. Congress with the Nazis. 942 00:32:06,792 --> 00:32:07,426 Me, too. 943 00:32:07,426 --> 00:32:08,227 Toby... 944 00:32:08,227 --> 00:32:09,395 In Europe and Japan, 945 00:32:09,395 --> 00:32:10,762 they're spending between $1.5 946 00:32:10,762 --> 00:32:12,698 and $3 billion on the arts. 947 00:32:12,698 --> 00:32:15,434 Congress thinks $105 million is indulgent? 948 00:32:15,434 --> 00:32:16,568 Yes. 949 00:32:16,568 --> 00:32:18,704 There is a connection between the progress 950 00:32:18,704 --> 00:32:21,207 of a society and progress in the arts. 951 00:32:21,207 --> 00:32:24,176 The age of Peracles was also the age of Phidias. 952 00:32:24,176 --> 00:32:26,878 The age of Lorenzo de Medici was also the age 953 00:32:26,878 --> 00:32:28,214 of Leonardo da Vinci. 954 00:32:28,214 --> 00:32:31,150 The age of Elizabeth was the age of Shakespeare. 955 00:32:31,150 --> 00:32:34,020 Ain't none of these guys da Vinci or Shakespeare. 956 00:32:34,020 --> 00:32:35,387 Says you. 957 00:32:35,387 --> 00:32:37,323 Let's wait till November. 958 00:32:37,323 --> 00:32:39,525 See how many voters agree with me. 959 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:43,729 National Parks? 960 00:32:48,400 --> 00:32:52,404 National Park security. 961 00:32:52,404 --> 00:32:54,473 Security? 962 00:32:54,473 --> 00:32:55,907 Yeah. 963 00:32:55,907 --> 00:32:57,076 Really? 964 00:32:57,076 --> 00:32:59,078 Yeah. 965 00:33:00,746 --> 00:33:02,014 The parks are safe, Tawny. 966 00:33:02,014 --> 00:33:03,682 We spend a lot of money on that. 967 00:33:03,682 --> 00:33:05,317 They could be safer. 968 00:33:05,317 --> 00:33:06,718 And the money for that could 969 00:33:06,718 --> 00:33:07,686 come from someplace else. 970 00:33:09,621 --> 00:33:10,822 Like where? 971 00:33:10,822 --> 00:33:11,623 Like... 972 00:33:11,623 --> 00:33:12,758 New taxes? 973 00:33:14,860 --> 00:33:16,728 Yeah. 974 00:33:20,599 --> 00:33:22,534 What do you want? 975 00:33:24,403 --> 00:33:26,638 Get rid of Oakenwood. 976 00:33:26,638 --> 00:33:29,141 We'll find the money someplace else. 977 00:33:29,141 --> 00:33:32,911 Get rid of Oakenwood. 978 00:33:32,911 --> 00:33:35,447 Yeah. 979 00:33:38,784 --> 00:33:40,519 ABBEY: What if I agree 980 00:33:40,519 --> 00:33:42,354 to a suspension of my license? 981 00:33:42,354 --> 00:33:44,256 I agree to a suspension of my license 982 00:33:44,256 --> 00:33:45,891 for the length of Jed's term. 983 00:33:45,891 --> 00:33:47,593 If he serves a second term, 984 00:33:47,593 --> 00:33:49,828 it includes those years, too. 985 00:33:49,828 --> 00:33:51,097 All three states? 986 00:33:51,097 --> 00:33:53,565 New Hampshire, Missouri and Arizona. 987 00:33:53,565 --> 00:33:54,833 I pay a fine. 988 00:33:54,833 --> 00:33:57,303 I pay a fine, and the violation is recorded 989 00:33:57,303 --> 00:33:58,937 in the Practioners' Databank. 990 00:33:58,937 --> 00:34:02,040 And I resign from all boards and organizations. 991 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:03,975 That gives them a clear win, right? 992 00:34:03,975 --> 00:34:04,976 Yeah. 993 00:34:04,976 --> 00:34:06,878 So what do you think? 994 00:34:06,878 --> 00:34:09,148 You're not my client. Yes, but I'm saying... 995 00:34:09,148 --> 00:34:10,149 It's not my job 996 00:34:10,149 --> 00:34:11,183 to protect your medical license. 997 00:34:11,183 --> 00:34:12,351 What do you think? 998 00:34:12,351 --> 00:34:13,819 I think it's good. Yeah? 999 00:34:13,819 --> 00:34:15,187 Any White House Counsel would think it was good. 1000 00:34:15,187 --> 00:34:16,188 Will you help me 1001 00:34:16,188 --> 00:34:17,323 convince the President? 1002 00:34:17,323 --> 00:34:18,324 No. Why? 1003 00:34:18,324 --> 00:34:19,458 Because it stinks. 1004 00:34:19,458 --> 00:34:20,792 You just said it was good. 1005 00:34:20,792 --> 00:34:22,060 It stinks. In a good way? 1006 00:34:22,060 --> 00:34:23,495 No. Oliver... 1007 00:34:23,495 --> 00:34:25,097 You broke some laws, Abbey, and quite frankly, 1008 00:34:25,097 --> 00:34:26,498 you should be ashamed of yourself 1009 00:34:26,498 --> 00:34:28,066 but this investigation isn't about that. 1010 00:34:28,066 --> 00:34:29,535 Look... 1011 00:34:29,535 --> 00:34:31,203 It's about the criminalization of politics. 1012 00:34:31,203 --> 00:34:32,604 An attempt to do in a hearing room 1013 00:34:32,604 --> 00:34:34,406 what they couldn't do at the ballot box. 1014 00:34:34,406 --> 00:34:36,342 I understand, but we don't have the luxury... 1015 00:34:36,342 --> 00:34:37,343 Abbey, stop eating fruits. 1016 00:34:37,343 --> 00:34:38,444 Stop eating vegetables. 1017 00:34:38,444 --> 00:34:40,179 It's doing something bad to you. 1018 00:34:40,179 --> 00:34:42,181 Fruits and vegetables will seduce you 1019 00:34:42,181 --> 00:34:43,449 like a woman with... Oliver! 1020 00:34:43,449 --> 00:34:45,451 Truth isn't a luxury. 1021 00:34:45,451 --> 00:34:46,552 You're going to go in there. 1022 00:34:46,552 --> 00:34:48,086 You're going to swear an oath. 1023 00:34:48,086 --> 00:34:49,155 You're going to get asked questions. 1024 00:34:49,155 --> 00:34:50,889 You're going to tell the truth. 1025 00:34:50,889 --> 00:34:53,792 It's the way you stand up and say, "Stop!" 1026 00:35:03,602 --> 00:35:05,471 You should be careful, Oliver. 1027 00:35:05,471 --> 00:35:06,938 You keep talking like a person, 1028 00:35:06,938 --> 00:35:09,441 they're going to kick you out of the bar. 1029 00:35:09,441 --> 00:35:11,377 I've been kicked out of bars before. 1030 00:35:11,377 --> 00:35:12,811 I meant... I know what you meant. 1031 00:35:15,381 --> 00:35:17,249 BRUNO: Instead of 1032 00:35:17,249 --> 00:35:18,484 "Jed Bartlet's fighting 1033 00:35:18,484 --> 00:35:20,118 to rebuild crumbling schools" 1034 00:35:20,118 --> 00:35:22,087 we'll make it "We're fighting 1035 00:35:22,087 --> 00:35:23,789 to rebuild crumbling schools." 1036 00:35:23,789 --> 00:35:26,158 And we've got a picture of the President on the screen. 1037 00:35:26,158 --> 00:35:28,059 BRUNO: Yeah, and we change 1038 00:35:28,059 --> 00:35:30,296 "Vote Bartlet for America" to, uh, 1039 00:35:30,296 --> 00:35:32,130 "Paid for by Democrats for America." 1040 00:35:32,130 --> 00:35:33,199 SAM: You've changed 1041 00:35:33,199 --> 00:35:34,633 five words. Magic words. 1042 00:35:34,633 --> 00:35:36,302 They're not magic. It's an illusion. 1043 00:35:36,302 --> 00:35:37,002 It's a scam. 1044 00:35:37,002 --> 00:35:38,437 Yeah. 1045 00:35:38,437 --> 00:35:39,871 Where are we? Bruno and Connie have managed 1046 00:35:39,871 --> 00:35:41,640 to fight their way out of the straitjacket 1047 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:42,974 of our campaign finance laws. 1048 00:35:42,974 --> 00:35:44,009 BRUNO: It's an issue ad. 1049 00:35:44,009 --> 00:35:45,110 It's a candidate ad 1050 00:35:45,110 --> 00:35:46,077 with some words changed. 1051 00:35:46,077 --> 00:35:46,678 Magic words. 1052 00:35:46,678 --> 00:35:48,046 Connie. 1053 00:35:48,046 --> 00:35:50,182 I don't know of any other way to fight fire, Toby. 1054 00:35:50,182 --> 00:35:51,783 Why are you so bent 1055 00:35:51,783 --> 00:35:53,985 on countering these idiot leaflets? 1056 00:35:53,985 --> 00:35:55,954 'Cause I am tired of working for candidates 1057 00:35:55,954 --> 00:35:57,989 who make me think I should be embarrassed 1058 00:35:57,989 --> 00:36:00,592 to believe what I believe, Sam! 1059 00:36:00,592 --> 00:36:04,496 I'm tired of getting them elected! 1060 00:36:04,496 --> 00:36:06,232 We all need some therapy 1061 00:36:06,232 --> 00:36:07,866 because somebody came along 1062 00:36:07,866 --> 00:36:10,336 and said liberal means soft on crime 1063 00:36:10,336 --> 00:36:12,704 soft on drugs, soft on Communism, 1064 00:36:12,704 --> 00:36:14,072 soft on defense. 1065 00:36:14,072 --> 00:36:16,675 And we're going to tax you back to the Stone Age 1066 00:36:16,675 --> 00:36:18,844 because people shouldn't have to go to work 1067 00:36:18,844 --> 00:36:20,412 if they don't want to. 1068 00:36:20,412 --> 00:36:23,282 And instead of saying, "Well, excuse me, 1069 00:36:23,282 --> 00:36:24,883 "you right wing, reactionary, 1070 00:36:24,883 --> 00:36:27,453 "xenophobic, homophobic anti-education, 1071 00:36:27,453 --> 00:36:29,888 "anti-choice, pro-gun 1072 00:36:29,888 --> 00:36:32,558 Leave it to Beaver trip back to the '50s" 1073 00:36:32,558 --> 00:36:35,394 we cowered in the corner and said, 1074 00:36:35,394 --> 00:36:39,798 "Please don't hurt me." 1075 00:36:41,767 --> 00:36:43,402 No more. 1076 00:36:43,402 --> 00:36:46,838 I really don't care who's right, who's wrong. 1077 00:36:46,838 --> 00:36:48,874 We're both right. 1078 00:36:48,874 --> 00:36:50,709 We're both wrong. 1079 00:36:50,709 --> 00:36:53,111 Let's have two parties, huh? 1080 00:36:53,111 --> 00:36:54,880 What do you say? 1081 00:36:57,816 --> 00:36:59,785 ( sighs ) 1082 00:37:04,556 --> 00:37:06,558 I agree. 1083 00:37:06,558 --> 00:37:07,459 Toby... 1084 00:37:07,459 --> 00:37:08,460 So let's stick 1085 00:37:08,460 --> 00:37:09,428 to the spirit of the law. 1086 00:37:09,428 --> 00:37:10,462 The spirit of the law 1087 00:37:10,462 --> 00:37:11,897 means no soft money. 1088 00:37:11,897 --> 00:37:14,232 No, I'm saying let's do an issue ad. 1089 00:37:14,232 --> 00:37:15,434 An actual issue ad. 1090 00:37:15,434 --> 00:37:16,368 Let's do a bunch. 1091 00:37:16,368 --> 00:37:17,202 Health care. 1092 00:37:17,202 --> 00:37:18,537 Equal opportunity. 1093 00:37:18,537 --> 00:37:20,038 School construction. School construction. 1094 00:37:20,038 --> 00:37:22,708 Does anyone think that raising awareness 1095 00:37:22,708 --> 00:37:24,843 of crumbling schools won't help us? 1096 00:37:24,843 --> 00:37:26,812 There's actually a reasonable point here. 1097 00:37:26,812 --> 00:37:28,580 New polls see Republicans as better on education 1098 00:37:28,580 --> 00:37:30,181 with no basis for it. 1099 00:37:30,181 --> 00:37:33,652 And the ad could spark a debate on the issue, which would help. 1100 00:37:33,652 --> 00:37:35,354 And we take a parallel path on our free media. 1101 00:37:35,354 --> 00:37:36,655 Yeah. 1102 00:37:36,655 --> 00:37:38,290 CONNIE: "Across America our schools 1103 00:37:38,290 --> 00:37:39,224 "are crumbling. 1104 00:37:39,224 --> 00:37:40,659 "Holes in the walls 1105 00:37:40,659 --> 00:37:42,227 "kids packed into trailers like sardines in a can. 1106 00:37:42,227 --> 00:37:44,996 Half of America's schools are in disrepair." 1107 00:37:44,996 --> 00:37:47,433 And when schools fall down, so do test scores. 1108 00:37:47,433 --> 00:37:48,434 This isn't bad. 1109 00:37:48,434 --> 00:37:49,635 I like this. 1110 00:37:49,635 --> 00:37:50,436 Yes? 1111 00:37:50,436 --> 00:37:52,338 Why am I nervous? 1112 00:37:52,338 --> 00:37:54,105 It's not amoral. 1113 00:37:54,105 --> 00:37:55,307 ( laughs ) 1114 00:37:55,307 --> 00:37:56,675 Yeah. 1115 00:37:56,675 --> 00:37:58,677 Okay. 1116 00:37:58,677 --> 00:38:01,880 "Across America, schools are crumbling." 1117 00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:04,816 ALBIE: ...sweeping Wonsan Harbor near Sin-Do Island 1118 00:38:04,816 --> 00:38:07,018 turned to starboard, hit a mine-- 1119 00:38:07,018 --> 00:38:08,920 bam-- sank! 1120 00:38:08,920 --> 00:38:11,122 The USS Gurke, the Saint Paul, 1121 00:38:11,122 --> 00:38:14,159 the Irwin, a DD-794, 1122 00:38:14,159 --> 00:38:15,160 Thank you. 1123 00:38:15,160 --> 00:38:16,395 ...the John W. Morrison, 1124 00:38:16,395 --> 00:38:21,367 which took 150 rounds of 107 mm air bursts 1125 00:38:21,367 --> 00:38:25,504 from a shore battery at Hodo Pando, 1953. 1126 00:38:25,504 --> 00:38:27,005 The Manchester... 1127 00:38:27,005 --> 00:38:28,139 Okay. 1128 00:38:28,139 --> 00:38:29,307 I beg your pardon? 1129 00:38:29,307 --> 00:38:30,876 It's time. 1130 00:38:30,876 --> 00:38:32,978 You've still got ten minutes by my watch, Mr. President. 1131 00:38:32,978 --> 00:38:34,946 Yeah. We're going now. 1132 00:38:36,314 --> 00:38:37,749 What happens, you contact Pac Fleet? 1133 00:38:37,749 --> 00:38:39,317 And Pac Fleet contacts Ballast. 1134 00:38:39,317 --> 00:38:40,686 In San Diego, right? Yes, sir. 1135 00:38:40,686 --> 00:38:42,421 We've got a C-141 Starlifter 1136 00:38:42,421 --> 00:38:43,522 at North Island. 1137 00:38:43,522 --> 00:38:44,490 It'll transport the DSRVs. 1138 00:38:44,490 --> 00:38:45,691 Tell me what they do. 1139 00:38:45,691 --> 00:38:46,758 They submerge and approach Whiskey-3 1140 00:38:46,758 --> 00:38:48,326 and dock with it. Whiskey-3? 1141 00:38:48,326 --> 00:38:49,728 It's Portland's code name, sir. 1142 00:38:49,728 --> 00:38:51,329 Once they're secure, the rescue team will 1143 00:38:51,329 --> 00:38:53,565 blow out the docking collar, and the survivors will exit 1144 00:38:53,565 --> 00:38:55,401 through the forward escape trunk in groups of 24. 1145 00:38:55,401 --> 00:38:56,668 How many trips will it take? 1146 00:38:56,668 --> 00:38:57,903 Six trips to off-load them all. 1147 00:38:57,903 --> 00:38:59,337 What about injured? 1148 00:38:59,337 --> 00:39:01,473 There'll be a medical team, but any seriously injured 1149 00:39:01,473 --> 00:39:02,340 will be MedEvacked to Tokyo. 1150 00:39:02,340 --> 00:39:03,709 Ten-hut. 1151 00:39:03,709 --> 00:39:04,776 Let's go get 'em. Time's up. 1152 00:39:04,776 --> 00:39:05,944 Sir. What? 1153 00:39:05,944 --> 00:39:08,246 We have Whiskey-3-Charlie on sat high com. 1154 00:39:08,246 --> 00:39:09,615 What does that mean? 1155 00:39:09,615 --> 00:39:10,649 We have the Portland on satellite. 1156 00:39:10,649 --> 00:39:11,483 What does that mean? 1157 00:39:11,483 --> 00:39:12,584 We have them. 1158 00:39:12,584 --> 00:39:13,585 COMMAND: Whiskey-3-Charlie, 1159 00:39:13,585 --> 00:39:14,553 this is Pac Fleet. 1160 00:39:14,553 --> 00:39:15,721 Report your whiskey, over. 1161 00:39:15,721 --> 00:39:16,688 PORTLAND: Pac Fleet, 1162 00:39:16,688 --> 00:39:18,056 Whiskey-3-Charlie, 1163 00:39:18,056 --> 00:39:21,126 whiskey is 36.6 degrees north by 110 west. 1164 00:39:21,126 --> 00:39:23,595 Went deep and quiet to avoid close aboard contact 1165 00:39:23,595 --> 00:39:24,863 with LUDA-class destroyer. 1166 00:39:24,863 --> 00:39:27,799 Mechanical situation's at full-op. 1167 00:39:27,799 --> 00:39:29,735 Whiskey-3-Charlie, this is Pac Fleet. 1168 00:39:29,735 --> 00:39:31,570 Roger all, happy hunting. 1169 00:39:33,505 --> 00:39:35,306 ( clears throat ) 1170 00:39:35,306 --> 00:39:36,742 All right. 1171 00:39:36,742 --> 00:39:38,076 Okay. 1172 00:39:38,076 --> 00:39:40,278 There they are. 1173 00:39:40,278 --> 00:39:43,682 See, they went deep and quiet to avoid a close aboard 1174 00:39:43,682 --> 00:39:44,983 with a LUDA-class destroyer. 1175 00:39:44,983 --> 00:39:46,785 What you got to do in these situations is, 1176 00:39:46,785 --> 00:39:51,457 you trust the captain, you trust the crew. 1177 00:39:51,457 --> 00:39:52,624 Yes, sir. 1178 00:39:59,765 --> 00:40:01,467 Hey. 1179 00:40:01,467 --> 00:40:03,001 Good afternoon, sir. 1180 00:40:03,001 --> 00:40:04,002 It got filed? 1181 00:40:04,002 --> 00:40:05,003 Yes, sir. 1182 00:40:05,003 --> 00:40:06,004 It got filed. 1183 00:40:06,004 --> 00:40:07,506 Yes, sir. 1184 00:40:07,506 --> 00:40:09,475 So I'm on the ballot in New Hampshire. 1185 00:40:09,475 --> 00:40:10,476 Yeah. 1186 00:40:10,476 --> 00:40:12,578 Okay. 1187 00:40:19,818 --> 00:40:22,721 When Romans ran for the office of Consul... 1188 00:40:22,721 --> 00:40:23,989 Did I just see you roll your eyes? 1189 00:40:23,989 --> 00:40:25,691 No, sir. They wore whitened togas 1190 00:40:25,691 --> 00:40:26,792 to show their intent. 1191 00:40:26,792 --> 00:40:27,926 A bit silly, perhaps. 1192 00:40:27,926 --> 00:40:29,060 Perhaps. 1193 00:40:29,060 --> 00:40:31,062 But it was an act of personal commission. 1194 00:40:31,062 --> 00:40:32,130 Mr. President. 1195 00:40:32,130 --> 00:40:33,298 What? 1196 00:40:33,298 --> 00:40:35,266 I know how much you like to think of yourself 1197 00:40:35,266 --> 00:40:37,569 as a man of the people-- Roman references and all-- 1198 00:40:37,569 --> 00:40:38,737 but you're the only person 1199 00:40:38,737 --> 00:40:40,105 who can launch our nuclear weapons. 1200 00:40:40,105 --> 00:40:42,107 You travel in a fully-secured perimeter. 1201 00:40:42,107 --> 00:40:44,009 You rescue submarines. 1202 00:40:44,009 --> 00:40:46,578 Maybe it's time for it to be okay 1203 00:40:46,578 --> 00:40:49,180 that an aide delivers a piece of paper. 1204 00:40:49,180 --> 00:40:51,449 You're pretty mouthy today. 1205 00:40:51,449 --> 00:40:53,952 C.J.'s waiting inside, sir. 1206 00:40:57,823 --> 00:40:58,824 Hey. 1207 00:40:58,824 --> 00:41:00,158 Good afternoon, Mr. President. 1208 00:41:00,158 --> 00:41:01,660 Hey... 1209 00:41:01,660 --> 00:41:04,129 do you duck when you're getting on Marine One? 1210 00:41:04,129 --> 00:41:05,163 No, sir. 1211 00:41:05,163 --> 00:41:06,097 Okay. 1212 00:41:06,097 --> 00:41:07,132 Should I? 1213 00:41:07,132 --> 00:41:08,900 I think the blades are high enough. 1214 00:41:08,900 --> 00:41:11,036 The majority leader got the question last night. 1215 00:41:11,036 --> 00:41:12,270 I heard. 1216 00:41:12,270 --> 00:41:13,271 He went to the zoo. 1217 00:41:13,271 --> 00:41:14,439 Yeah. Listen, 1218 00:41:14,439 --> 00:41:16,141 I want you to go easy on him. 1219 00:41:16,141 --> 00:41:18,476 He's a conscientious and dedicated guy. 1220 00:41:18,476 --> 00:41:20,078 It's not an easy question. 1221 00:41:21,146 --> 00:41:22,548 Can you answer it? 1222 00:41:22,548 --> 00:41:24,149 Why do I want to be President? 1223 00:41:24,149 --> 00:41:26,051 Yeah. 1224 00:41:28,620 --> 00:41:31,022 ( sighs ) 1225 00:41:31,022 --> 00:41:33,659 I've been thinking about it 1226 00:41:33,659 --> 00:41:35,360 for the last couple of hours. 1227 00:41:35,360 --> 00:41:36,562 I almost had it. 1228 00:41:38,530 --> 00:41:40,498 ( sighs )