1 00:00:06,326 --> 00:00:07,608 Previously on The West Wing: 2 00:00:07,787 --> 00:00:09,781 You have to ask a girl out on a date. 3 00:00:09,957 --> 00:00:12,532 You can't just randomly tumble into a girl sideways... 4 00:00:12,711 --> 00:00:14,670 ...and hope she breaks up with you. - Why not? 5 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:16,632 She goes out with guys. Are you jealous? 6 00:00:16,801 --> 00:00:17,833 - No. - See? 7 00:00:18,053 --> 00:00:20,094 - I don't get jealous. - Gather ye rosebuds. 8 00:00:20,306 --> 00:00:22,929 Donna, I'm not gonna knock on her door. 9 00:00:28,277 --> 00:00:29,357 Katie. 10 00:00:29,529 --> 00:00:32,567 C.J., do you know anything about the president being sued? 11 00:00:32,742 --> 00:00:33,906 Sued? 12 00:00:34,078 --> 00:00:35,870 It was in the Rocky Mountain Bugler. 13 00:00:36,039 --> 00:00:37,665 -Bugle. -Rocky Mountain Bugle. 14 00:00:37,875 --> 00:00:39,335 -Herald. -Rocky Mountain Herald. 15 00:00:39,545 --> 00:00:42,880 - The president being sued? - Unless this person was making it up. 16 00:00:43,050 --> 00:00:45,625 All right, that's all, everybody, I'll see you at 5. 17 00:00:45,846 --> 00:00:48,219 - Thank you, C.J. - Thank you, C.J. 18 00:00:48,392 --> 00:00:50,469 You haven't heard anything, have you? 19 00:00:50,645 --> 00:00:53,102 - What? - The president being sued. 20 00:00:53,274 --> 00:00:54,935 - It's the News, isn't it? - What...? 21 00:00:55,110 --> 00:00:56,439 The Rocky Mountain News. 22 00:00:56,613 --> 00:01:00,660 There's a veterans' group talking about not showing up for the anniversary. 23 00:01:00,827 --> 00:01:02,073 - Which group? - I don't know. 24 00:01:02,246 --> 00:01:04,454 - Why aren't they? - They're talking about it. 25 00:01:04,625 --> 00:01:05,871 - Why? - I don't know. 26 00:01:06,044 --> 00:01:08,417 Do you know about the president being sued? 27 00:01:08,590 --> 00:01:11,628 Katie Witt thinks there was an item in the Rocky Mountain News. 28 00:01:11,803 --> 00:01:13,631 - Thought it was the Bugler. - It's not. 29 00:01:13,806 --> 00:01:15,384 I don't know anything about it. 30 00:01:15,559 --> 00:01:16,590 Ginger. 31 00:01:16,769 --> 00:01:19,688 Have you set up a meeting for me? With the veterans' group? 32 00:01:19,857 --> 00:01:22,943 The one that's talking about not coming? You haven't, have you? 33 00:01:23,112 --> 00:01:24,524 - But you will. - Yes. 34 00:01:24,698 --> 00:01:25,730 Sam. 35 00:01:25,908 --> 00:01:27,486 The president's being sued? 36 00:01:27,661 --> 00:01:31,363 - You get this from the Rocky Mountain? - Got it from the DOJ. Civil Division. 37 00:01:31,542 --> 00:01:34,913 Three months ago, at a fundraiser, the president was asked about air bags. 38 00:01:35,089 --> 00:01:37,498 Someone suggested they're dangerous. 39 00:01:37,676 --> 00:01:39,634 The president says, I'm quoting: 40 00:01:39,805 --> 00:01:42,558 "Everything has risks. You could drive into a lake... 41 00:01:42,726 --> 00:01:45,432 ...your seat belt jams. No one says, 'Don't wear a seat belt. '" 42 00:01:49,236 --> 00:01:53,070 A couple got into an accident, he wasn't wearing a seat belt, he died. 43 00:01:53,242 --> 00:01:56,577 - She's suing for contributory negligence. - Can't sue the president. 44 00:01:56,747 --> 00:01:58,124 Lawyers get rich trying to. 45 00:01:58,291 --> 00:02:00,914 - We should do something preemptive. - It's no big deal. 46 00:02:01,129 --> 00:02:04,048 Isn't that what we say before something becomes a big deal? 47 00:02:04,217 --> 00:02:06,792 - Good morning, sir. - Good morning, Mr. President. 48 00:02:06,972 --> 00:02:09,179 Come with me for a second, would you? 49 00:02:09,350 --> 00:02:12,638 It's possible you're gonna hear stuff about seat belts today. 50 00:02:12,814 --> 00:02:14,392 - I urge you to ignore it. - No problem. 51 00:02:14,567 --> 00:02:16,940 You straightening things out with the Smithsonian? 52 00:02:17,112 --> 00:02:21,444 I'm to speak at an exhibit marking the 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor... 53 00:02:21,619 --> 00:02:26,782 ...but a small veterans' group objects on the grounds that it's America-bashing. 54 00:02:26,961 --> 00:02:30,414 - I thought you liked America-bashing. - I wouldn't say that. 55 00:02:30,592 --> 00:02:32,466 - What would you say? - I wouldn't. 56 00:02:32,678 --> 00:02:35,431 - Sir, you needed me? - Frank, what was added? 57 00:02:35,599 --> 00:02:40,809 Hutchinson said two F-117 strike fighters have been added to the package. 58 00:02:40,983 --> 00:02:42,442 - This is Qumar? - Yeah. 59 00:02:42,610 --> 00:02:48,237 That means the total is 15 AMRAAMs, 50 M1-A1 s, 10 F-15s... 60 00:02:48,411 --> 00:02:51,199 ...the two F-117 strike fighters and the PAC-3 missile. 61 00:02:51,374 --> 00:02:54,626 There's no way I'll remember that. Can you send somebody a memo? 62 00:02:54,796 --> 00:02:58,213 - This is in exchange for a five-year... - Ten-year lease agreement. 63 00:02:58,385 --> 00:03:02,254 The point is that we've dotted the I's and we're ready to announce. 64 00:03:02,474 --> 00:03:06,640 - I'll let C.J. know. - But have her pass it off to the DOD. 65 00:03:06,856 --> 00:03:08,933 - You wanna bury it? - Not totally, but... 66 00:03:09,109 --> 00:03:10,937 Passing it off to another department... 67 00:03:11,113 --> 00:03:13,570 ...is signaling we don't want the public to care. 68 00:03:13,783 --> 00:03:17,486 Every time we make one of these deals with a place like Qumar... 69 00:03:17,664 --> 00:03:20,157 ...I feel the women around here look at me funny. 70 00:03:20,335 --> 00:03:23,088 - You're wrong about that. - You think it's just guilt? 71 00:03:23,298 --> 00:03:26,301 - Yes, sir. - Well, how should I deal with guilt? 72 00:03:26,470 --> 00:03:27,881 Be more like me. 73 00:03:28,056 --> 00:03:30,014 - Yeah, okay. - Anything else, sir? 74 00:03:30,184 --> 00:03:33,389 - C.J. 's gonna be cool with this? - She's who you're worried about? 75 00:03:33,564 --> 00:03:35,605 She knows who the good guys are, right? 76 00:03:35,776 --> 00:03:37,187 - Okay, thanks. - Thank you. 77 00:03:37,362 --> 00:03:39,070 What's next? 78 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:47,074 Advertise your product or brand here contact www.OpenSubtitles.org today 79 00:04:31,017 --> 00:04:34,637 Could I get five minutes without being interrupted by banality? 80 00:04:34,814 --> 00:04:38,019 - It's not banality. It's the boss's wife. - Good morning, ma'am. 81 00:04:39,154 --> 00:04:42,276 - Little heads up wouldn't be out of line. - I said,"Josh." 82 00:04:42,493 --> 00:04:44,403 Yeah. What can I do for you, ma'am? 83 00:04:44,621 --> 00:04:47,624 - I got a letter from Amy Gardner. - I was cc'd on that. 84 00:04:47,834 --> 00:04:50,457 - She seems pretty irate. - Amy Gardner's always irate. 85 00:04:50,630 --> 00:04:52,790 - I wouldn't give it a lot of thought. - I agree with her. 86 00:04:53,009 --> 00:04:55,846 - Me too. I think it deserves thought. - I thought you might. 87 00:04:56,014 --> 00:04:57,639 - I was kidding. - I don't care. 88 00:04:57,808 --> 00:05:02,223 It was cosigned by NOW, the Women's Action League, and 10 women's groups. 89 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,893 - I've gotta go to Vienna next week. - Honestly, ma'am, due respect... 90 00:05:06,071 --> 00:05:08,777 ...they're overreacting. We're talking about one word. 91 00:05:08,992 --> 00:05:11,995 That dramatically alters the effectiveness of the treaty? 92 00:05:12,205 --> 00:05:13,748 I don't know how dramatically. 93 00:05:13,916 --> 00:05:16,076 The current draft says "forced prostitution"... 94 00:05:16,253 --> 00:05:19,339 ...excluding other types of prostitution and sex trafficking? 95 00:05:19,550 --> 00:05:22,387 - I suppose that's for prosecutors... - Well, Amy says... 96 00:05:22,555 --> 00:05:25,261 ...that unless the U.N. removes the word"forced"... 97 00:05:25,434 --> 00:05:27,843 ...it's gonna be difficult to prosecute at all. 98 00:05:28,022 --> 00:05:31,689 - You've spoken with her? - Yes. And I'd like you to do the same. 99 00:05:31,903 --> 00:05:34,989 God. Really? 100 00:05:35,199 --> 00:05:37,774 See? Now you're wishing it'd been banality. 101 00:05:37,995 --> 00:05:39,276 Yes, I am. 102 00:05:39,456 --> 00:05:42,661 - Have a good day. - Thank you, ma'am. 103 00:05:43,504 --> 00:05:44,584 Thanks for waiting. 104 00:05:44,756 --> 00:05:48,458 These are Drs. Bedrosian and Califf. This is Leo McGarry. 105 00:05:48,637 --> 00:05:49,882 - How you doing? - Fine. 106 00:05:50,056 --> 00:05:53,224 - Why are we here? - A herd of cattle in Ogallala, Nebraska... 107 00:05:53,394 --> 00:05:56,397 ...was accidentally given banned feed and quarantined 18 months ago. 108 00:05:56,566 --> 00:05:58,809 One of the cattle showed neurological damage. 109 00:05:58,986 --> 00:06:01,063 It was unable to stand, called a downer cow. 110 00:06:01,281 --> 00:06:04,533 Tissue was sent to NVSL in Ames, lowa, for the first round of tests. 111 00:06:04,703 --> 00:06:08,454 - Another sample was sent to the U.K. - And? 112 00:06:08,626 --> 00:06:11,997 The first round of lowa tissue showed a presumptive positive. 113 00:06:12,173 --> 00:06:14,416 - Mad Cow? - We don't know that. 114 00:06:14,594 --> 00:06:17,051 - But we think? - We have to wait for the U.K. tests. 115 00:06:19,226 --> 00:06:20,602 Worst-case scenario? 116 00:06:20,812 --> 00:06:24,229 We declare a national emergency and a Class-1 recall on consumer beef. 117 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:28,447 We've tested over 12,000 samples, and none of them have come up positive. 118 00:06:28,657 --> 00:06:32,075 - 12,000 out of how many nationally? - Forty million adult cattle. 119 00:06:34,374 --> 00:06:37,246 Somebody needs to teach me about this. 120 00:06:37,462 --> 00:06:40,335 We need a response to Kendall in the Weekly Standard. 121 00:06:40,509 --> 00:06:41,541 What did he say? 122 00:06:41,719 --> 00:06:44,805 "Our education re-authorization bill has more pork than a pig-picking festival." 123 00:06:44,974 --> 00:06:46,802 A"pig-picking festival"? 124 00:06:46,977 --> 00:06:49,516 I'm in favor of English being the national language. 125 00:06:49,690 --> 00:06:53,274 It's worth knowing he's pushing for four new schools, one of which is... 126 00:06:53,445 --> 00:06:54,561 - Named after him? - Yes. 127 00:06:54,739 --> 00:06:56,199 Thank you, Santa. How about...? 128 00:06:56,367 --> 00:06:59,903 "It's hard to get at the pork when the chairman's hogging the trough." 129 00:07:00,081 --> 00:07:03,000 - That's why he gets all the great women. - What else? 130 00:07:03,211 --> 00:07:06,249 Be briefed on the arms sale to Qumar. The Pentagon leaked it. 131 00:07:06,424 --> 00:07:07,883 Qumar? In the Gulf? 132 00:07:08,051 --> 00:07:09,677 - Is there another one? - No. 133 00:07:09,888 --> 00:07:12,178 We lease an air base in Qumar. Lease is up... 134 00:07:12,391 --> 00:07:15,264 ...and they won't renew without an arms package. 135 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:17,390 When did we make an arms deal with Qumar? 136 00:07:17,566 --> 00:07:20,106 - What does it matter? - What does it matter? 137 00:07:20,279 --> 00:07:22,403 - Yeah. - What are we selling? 138 00:07:22,574 --> 00:07:24,366 - Don't start. - What are we selling? 139 00:07:24,577 --> 00:07:28,114 - What are we selling? - Fifteen AMRAAMs, 50 M1-A1 tank kits... 140 00:07:28,291 --> 00:07:31,626 ...10 F-15s and Patriot missiles for 1.5 billion and they renew the lease. 141 00:07:31,838 --> 00:07:34,331 Don't start? What the hell...? 142 00:07:35,928 --> 00:07:37,637 - Anything else? - No. 143 00:07:37,806 --> 00:07:40,345 - Thank you. - Thank you, C.J. 144 00:07:41,395 --> 00:07:43,139 - This is how it starts. - What? 145 00:07:43,314 --> 00:07:46,068 - Trouble. This is how trouble starts. - Seat belts? 146 00:07:46,236 --> 00:07:49,737 Contributory negligence in wrongful death is the tort equivalent of murder. 147 00:07:49,908 --> 00:07:53,361 And aren't lawsuits against the president the tort equivalent of insane? 148 00:07:53,539 --> 00:07:58,452 Like the guy suing the president to stop CIA radio transmissions in his bridgework? 149 00:07:58,630 --> 00:08:02,131 Or the guy suing to get the man from planet Xanadu removed from his yard? 150 00:08:02,302 --> 00:08:04,130 - That's not local? - It's federal. 151 00:08:04,305 --> 00:08:07,510 There's the couple suing for repayment of all back taxes, ever... 152 00:08:07,685 --> 00:08:10,605 ...because taxes are unconstitutional. - They are. 153 00:08:10,774 --> 00:08:11,805 - Sam. - They're not. 154 00:08:11,984 --> 00:08:14,476 The bow-tie manufacturer from the Garment District... 155 00:08:14,655 --> 00:08:18,951 ...who blames the falling market on the president not wearing bow ties. 156 00:08:19,537 --> 00:08:21,911 There's a reason the Civil Division gave us a heads up. 157 00:08:22,083 --> 00:08:26,249 This one could break. One random comment, and that's the ball game. 158 00:08:26,423 --> 00:08:30,209 You think murder is gonna overtake education and health care? 159 00:08:30,387 --> 00:08:34,387 No, you're right, because health care and education are much sexier. 160 00:08:34,560 --> 00:08:36,269 What are you suggesting? 161 00:08:36,438 --> 00:08:39,145 That we come out right now for a national seat-belt law. 162 00:08:39,318 --> 00:08:42,902 Wait, better yet, why doesn't he set up his own checkpoint on l-95? 163 00:08:43,074 --> 00:08:44,105 That's impractical. 164 00:08:44,284 --> 00:08:46,574 So is twisting national policy over a non-story. 165 00:08:46,746 --> 00:08:49,749 - It's not gonna be a non-story. - Are you talking to me? 166 00:08:50,460 --> 00:08:52,252 No. 167 00:08:52,755 --> 00:08:54,167 Good morning, Mr. President. 168 00:08:54,341 --> 00:08:56,833 - Did the Celtics win last night? - They got crushed. 169 00:08:57,012 --> 00:09:00,264 Okay, when I say,"Did they win?" you can just say yes or no. 170 00:09:00,434 --> 00:09:02,511 - They got crushed. - What are you doing? 171 00:09:02,687 --> 00:09:05,014 - Sorry, I had a few minutes. - I'm just asking. 172 00:09:05,191 --> 00:09:06,852 I'm making notes for a final: 173 00:09:07,027 --> 00:09:09,401 "Consumer movements in late 20th-century America." 174 00:09:09,573 --> 00:09:11,697 - Modern American history sucks. - I had a hunch. 175 00:09:11,868 --> 00:09:17,328 Study the Crusades, fall of the Roman Empire from Theodosius to Justinian. 176 00:09:17,502 --> 00:09:19,294 - The Visigoths. - Damn right. 177 00:09:19,463 --> 00:09:22,252 Modern history's another name for television. 178 00:09:22,426 --> 00:09:24,005 Is there any way I can help? 179 00:09:24,179 --> 00:09:26,671 I'm a master of modern history, ask me anything. 180 00:09:26,850 --> 00:09:29,556 What year did we pass the Clean Water Act? 181 00:09:29,729 --> 00:09:31,972 - I don't know. - Okay. 182 00:09:32,150 --> 00:09:34,642 - Good morning. - They said you needed to see me. 183 00:09:34,820 --> 00:09:36,898 - What's going on? - I'm gonna tell you. 184 00:09:37,074 --> 00:09:38,783 Good morning, Mr. President. 185 00:09:38,952 --> 00:09:41,954 Sir, at this moment, we're waiting to hear from the U. K... 186 00:09:42,123 --> 00:09:44,497 ...on confirmation of a test for Mad Cow. 187 00:09:44,711 --> 00:09:47,037 Oh, man, they got it again? 188 00:09:47,215 --> 00:09:50,253 No, sir. I mean a U.S. case. 189 00:09:54,476 --> 00:09:55,556 A U.S. case? 190 00:09:55,728 --> 00:09:58,351 Right now it's what's called a presumptive positive. 191 00:09:58,524 --> 00:10:00,683 England will come with definitive results. 192 00:10:00,902 --> 00:10:03,311 - How long? - In 72 hours. 193 00:10:03,490 --> 00:10:05,947 - Do we say anything? - That's my question. 194 00:10:06,119 --> 00:10:08,278 - That's why you're here. - We have to. 195 00:10:08,456 --> 00:10:11,661 Put the secretary in the briefing room with experts from Maryland... 196 00:10:11,878 --> 00:10:15,415 ...the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, soften up the ground. 197 00:10:15,592 --> 00:10:18,630 In three days, we'll have our facts, make a full disclosure. 198 00:10:18,805 --> 00:10:22,306 - But meanwhile... - The USDA takes the time for tracing... 199 00:10:22,478 --> 00:10:26,264 ...checking feed logs. We don't know how many herds have to be quarantined. 200 00:10:26,484 --> 00:10:28,276 We don't know how many know already. 201 00:10:28,445 --> 00:10:30,320 - Nobody knows. - A rancher knows. 202 00:10:30,532 --> 00:10:34,152 - Labs in lowa and England, the USDA... - They're our labs in lowa... 203 00:10:34,371 --> 00:10:37,991 ...and the rancher doesn't have interest in saying his cattle are sick. 204 00:10:38,169 --> 00:10:39,712 - Yeah, we gotta wait. - Sir... 205 00:10:39,879 --> 00:10:42,502 The second we say"positive," beef futures collapse... 206 00:10:42,717 --> 00:10:45,257 ...and we lose 3.6 billion in beef exports. 207 00:10:45,430 --> 00:10:48,432 Fast food is deserted, supermarkets pull beef, it's panic. 208 00:10:48,601 --> 00:10:50,891 I wanna talk to more people. In the meantime, we wait. 209 00:10:51,105 --> 00:10:53,265 - Thank you, sir. - Thank you, Mr. President. 210 00:10:54,944 --> 00:10:57,401 - Wanna see panic? - Hang on. 211 00:10:59,744 --> 00:11:02,117 You wanna see panic, let the story break on CNN. 212 00:11:02,289 --> 00:11:04,497 Waiting buys us time to get reassuring answers. 213 00:11:04,668 --> 00:11:07,243 How many times can we get caught keeping a secret? 214 00:11:07,464 --> 00:11:09,374 Sometimes we're supposed to do that. 215 00:11:09,550 --> 00:11:12,007 - All right. - Thanks. 216 00:11:13,557 --> 00:11:15,384 Listen. 217 00:11:15,852 --> 00:11:19,437 Three weeks ago, a woman in Qumar was executed for adultery. 218 00:11:19,608 --> 00:11:21,934 Didn't need a lawyer, because there was no trial. 219 00:11:22,112 --> 00:11:23,904 Her husband's word against hers. 220 00:11:24,532 --> 00:11:29,243 Later today, I'm gonna be announcing that we're selling them tanks and guns. 221 00:11:48,252 --> 00:11:51,089 - Amy should be with you in a minute. - Thanks. 222 00:11:56,849 --> 00:11:59,341 This is interesting art on the walls. 223 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:02,142 A lot of very strong women who could hurt me. 224 00:12:02,357 --> 00:12:04,897 Only if you provoked them. 225 00:12:05,070 --> 00:12:08,238 She's busy with something important or she wouldn't make you wait. 226 00:12:11,413 --> 00:12:14,250 - Special J. - Amy. 227 00:12:14,418 --> 00:12:17,420 Thanks for waiting, I was playing a little Nintendo. 228 00:12:17,589 --> 00:12:19,499 I'm kidding. I was on a conference call. 229 00:12:19,676 --> 00:12:23,806 You want anything? Coke? Pepsi? Shrimp cocktail? 230 00:12:23,974 --> 00:12:25,766 No. 231 00:12:26,645 --> 00:12:28,270 - How you been? - Good. 232 00:12:28,439 --> 00:12:29,934 Good. 233 00:12:30,150 --> 00:12:31,895 You know what this is? 234 00:12:32,112 --> 00:12:34,604 A map of global trafficking in prostitution? 235 00:12:34,824 --> 00:12:36,105 You know who drew it? 236 00:12:36,285 --> 00:12:37,910 Amerigo Vespucci? 237 00:12:38,079 --> 00:12:40,536 That's funny, J. It was your State Department. 238 00:12:40,750 --> 00:12:44,203 - It's your State Department too. - Yeah, a little more yours than mine. 239 00:12:44,381 --> 00:12:46,920 Every time you write a letter to the first lady... 240 00:12:47,093 --> 00:12:51,093 ...she gets in gear because she feels guilty that she's not doing enough for women. 241 00:12:51,266 --> 00:12:52,512 She's not doing enough. 242 00:12:52,727 --> 00:12:54,970 - What would you like? - I'm glad you asked. 243 00:12:55,189 --> 00:12:56,565 Not half as glad as I am. 244 00:12:56,775 --> 00:13:01,938 Current draft says forced prostitution, not other types, is sexual exploitation. 245 00:13:02,158 --> 00:13:04,318 What about someone who answers an ad for an au pair... 246 00:13:04,495 --> 00:13:08,329 ...and ends up working in a whorehouse, where they're held hostage? 247 00:13:08,543 --> 00:13:11,118 That's not the worst-case scenario. 248 00:13:11,339 --> 00:13:14,876 Five days ago, four 13-year-old Thai girls hanged themselves... 249 00:13:15,053 --> 00:13:18,258 ...in an abandoned house on Stonycrest Lane in Bethesda. 250 00:13:18,433 --> 00:13:20,392 Not halfway around the world, Bethesda. 251 00:13:20,603 --> 00:13:22,811 Sheets over windows, triple locks on doors... 252 00:13:22,982 --> 00:13:25,309 ...no phones, handcuffs hanging off the bedposts. 253 00:13:25,486 --> 00:13:29,735 For the price of a toaster, their parents had sold them to work as babysitters. 254 00:13:30,494 --> 00:13:32,322 How is that not forced prostitution? 255 00:13:32,497 --> 00:13:34,989 I've got a whole floor full of lawyers who... 256 00:13:35,168 --> 00:13:38,585 In the last two years, 100,000 women... 257 00:13:38,757 --> 00:13:42,174 ...including girls who should be playing with Easy-Bake Ovens... 258 00:13:42,387 --> 00:13:46,090 ...100,000 were brought here and forced to work as prostitutes. 259 00:13:46,769 --> 00:13:48,810 You know how many cases we've prosecuted? 260 00:13:48,981 --> 00:13:51,140 - Not enough. - Two hundred and fifty. 261 00:13:51,359 --> 00:13:55,193 You guys are about to make it harder, so I dropped the first lady a note. 262 00:13:56,492 --> 00:13:58,403 What the hell are those? 263 00:13:59,288 --> 00:14:01,531 - Those are balloon animals. - I'm sorry? 264 00:14:01,709 --> 00:14:05,958 I have nephews who like balloon animals, so I got someone to teach me. 265 00:14:06,174 --> 00:14:08,417 - Are they abstract? - I'm a beginner. 266 00:14:09,095 --> 00:14:10,590 - We can't drop the word. - Why? 267 00:14:10,764 --> 00:14:12,592 We're not the only ones in the world. 268 00:14:12,768 --> 00:14:15,390 Prostitution is legal in Germany, Turkey, Netherlands. 269 00:14:15,564 --> 00:14:17,438 - If we alienate them... - They don't sign. 270 00:14:17,608 --> 00:14:20,017 The more countries that sign, more effective it is. 271 00:14:20,237 --> 00:14:22,694 The more toothless the treaty, the more toothless it is. 272 00:14:22,867 --> 00:14:25,739 - That's a permeating syllogism. - I'm not screwing around. 273 00:14:25,913 --> 00:14:28,239 The women's vote isn't half your constituency. 274 00:14:28,459 --> 00:14:31,794 - It's the entire margin of victory. - Who else are you gonna vote for? 275 00:14:32,006 --> 00:14:35,792 I don't know, but you haven't appointed enough women to the federal bench. 276 00:14:35,970 --> 00:14:38,213 We'll hold up your other nominations. 277 00:14:39,142 --> 00:14:43,687 I didn't burn my bras, J. In fact, I like my bras. 278 00:14:43,857 --> 00:14:46,065 I ring your bell when it's important. 279 00:14:47,989 --> 00:14:49,484 All right. 280 00:14:51,369 --> 00:14:54,040 Would you get back to me before the end of the day... 281 00:14:54,207 --> 00:14:56,830 ...and let me know where we are? - Yeah. 282 00:14:57,044 --> 00:14:58,208 Thank you. 283 00:14:59,298 --> 00:15:02,301 The art around here scares the hell out of me. 284 00:15:02,470 --> 00:15:05,176 That's what it's supposed to do. 285 00:15:16,742 --> 00:15:19,364 Good morning. Thanks for waiting. 286 00:15:19,579 --> 00:15:22,202 - How are you, Toby? Evan Woodkirk. - Good to see you. 287 00:15:22,375 --> 00:15:23,835 Mary Klein. 288 00:15:24,003 --> 00:15:25,581 Tell me why I'm talking to you. 289 00:15:25,756 --> 00:15:27,666 The Smithsonian is opening an exhibit... 290 00:15:27,842 --> 00:15:30,132 ...marking the 60th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. 291 00:15:30,304 --> 00:15:32,428 Why is that making veterans unhappy? 292 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:35,139 Let's be clear. The USF is a very small group. 293 00:15:35,312 --> 00:15:39,015 Maybe 2000 members and only 30 of them were gonna be attending. 294 00:15:39,193 --> 00:15:40,902 They're not, they're boycotting. 295 00:15:41,071 --> 00:15:45,201 It's not like we're not able to fill those seats. We don't see it as a problem. 296 00:15:45,369 --> 00:15:48,372 The president's speaking at the opening, so it's a problem. 297 00:15:48,541 --> 00:15:51,330 They're not gonna keep their unhappiness to themselves. 298 00:15:51,546 --> 00:15:55,462 I don't want the president where there are pissed-off veterans. 299 00:15:55,677 --> 00:15:59,724 - There's nothing to be concerned about. - What are they gonna tell me? 300 00:15:59,892 --> 00:16:04,141 They'll tell you they're troubled by the commentary on the propaganda posters. 301 00:16:04,315 --> 00:16:05,775 - Which is? - Sorry? 302 00:16:05,943 --> 00:16:06,975 The commentary. 303 00:16:07,153 --> 00:16:10,191 These were fear-inspiring posters, incredibly racist. 304 00:16:10,366 --> 00:16:13,203 - And you say so in the commentary. - In so many words. 305 00:16:13,413 --> 00:16:15,537 "The Sowers" portrays the Japanese... 306 00:16:15,750 --> 00:16:19,037 ...as hulking barbarians, tossing human skulls onto the ground. 307 00:16:19,255 --> 00:16:21,629 How about the exhibit, "America's Vengeance"? 308 00:16:21,842 --> 00:16:25,178 - You've reviewed the material? - Vengeance is pretty provocative... 309 00:16:25,348 --> 00:16:29,217 ...especially when followed by the burnt contents of a child's lunch box. 310 00:16:29,396 --> 00:16:32,067 Of course I've reviewed the material. 311 00:16:32,943 --> 00:16:35,815 Excuse me, I'm sorry. Do you have a moment? 312 00:16:42,207 --> 00:16:44,367 I want you to get with C.J. when you can. 313 00:16:44,544 --> 00:16:45,660 Sure, why? 314 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:48,918 A lab in the U.K. is gonna let us know in 72 hours... 315 00:16:49,093 --> 00:16:53,045 ...if the first U.S. case of Mad Cow is in Nebraska right now. 316 00:16:53,224 --> 00:16:56,013 - We got a presumptive positive on... - Seventy-two hours. 317 00:16:56,229 --> 00:16:57,938 Yeah. 318 00:16:58,149 --> 00:17:00,855 - We should keep it to ourselves. - That's what I think. 319 00:17:01,028 --> 00:17:03,781 C.J. disagrees, and the president wants to hear more. 320 00:17:03,949 --> 00:17:05,029 Thanks. 321 00:17:08,206 --> 00:17:09,665 - Leo. - Yeah? 322 00:17:09,833 --> 00:17:11,874 You know the president's being sued? 323 00:17:12,045 --> 00:17:14,419 - I'm sorry? - The president's being sued. 324 00:17:14,591 --> 00:17:18,757 - Oh, the guy from the planet Zanzibar. - Xanadu, no. The seat belts. 325 00:17:18,931 --> 00:17:20,509 That's not gonna be anything. 326 00:17:20,725 --> 00:17:24,262 Washington Times is running,"Bartlet Accused of Contributory Negligence." 327 00:17:24,439 --> 00:17:27,691 I didn't think The Washington Times could spell all those words. 328 00:17:27,861 --> 00:17:31,232 - A29, above the fold. - There's a fold that deep in the paper? 329 00:17:31,409 --> 00:17:35,788 It's gonna be picked up by The Post and The New York Times. 330 00:17:35,999 --> 00:17:37,031 - Let's be ahead of it. - How? 331 00:17:37,209 --> 00:17:39,084 Come out for a national seat-belt law. 332 00:17:39,254 --> 00:17:40,998 - It's never gonna happen. - Why? 333 00:17:41,174 --> 00:17:43,500 - Most important state in the primaries? - New Hampshire. 334 00:17:43,678 --> 00:17:46,004 - Most important state in the general? - Michigan. 335 00:17:46,181 --> 00:17:48,935 The only state without a mandatory seat-belt law? 336 00:17:49,103 --> 00:17:51,180 - New Hampshire. - Where do they make the cars? 337 00:17:51,356 --> 00:17:53,397 Fair enough. Can I explore it? 338 00:17:53,568 --> 00:17:57,153 Knock yourself out. In fact, go ahead and knock yourself out. 339 00:17:57,324 --> 00:17:58,653 Yeah. 340 00:17:58,868 --> 00:18:01,194 The appointments aren't gonna be held up. 341 00:18:01,372 --> 00:18:02,867 At least not by Lady Godiva. 342 00:18:03,041 --> 00:18:05,830 Tell me she wasn't bare-breasted, at least outside your imagination. 343 00:18:06,004 --> 00:18:07,499 Yeah, no, she was. Yeah. 344 00:18:07,673 --> 00:18:09,750 I'm saying, if she wants to front off... 345 00:18:09,927 --> 00:18:13,713 ...there's not a moral imperative for the White House to get behind, what? 346 00:18:13,891 --> 00:18:17,938 Equity in Insurance Coverage for Contraception or whatever it is. 347 00:18:18,106 --> 00:18:20,396 More money for sewing notions and whatnot. 348 00:18:20,568 --> 00:18:22,443 Suffrage and the right to smoke. 349 00:18:22,613 --> 00:18:27,111 She wants heat, we can hold off backing for the Child Support Enforcement Act. 350 00:18:27,287 --> 00:18:29,862 - But you don't want to do that. - Of course I don't. 351 00:18:30,041 --> 00:18:33,293 - I'm a friend to the working mom. - You want her to have sewing notions. 352 00:18:33,463 --> 00:18:36,134 - I do. - Can I ask you something? 353 00:18:36,301 --> 00:18:38,876 Do you think it's possible there's a broader point? 354 00:18:39,055 --> 00:18:40,965 No. Why? 355 00:18:41,142 --> 00:18:42,173 What? 356 00:18:42,352 --> 00:18:46,221 That leaving the word"forced" condones consensual prostitution. 357 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:49,070 - That's ridiculous. - It can be spun that way. 358 00:18:49,237 --> 00:18:51,445 - That we condone prostitution? - Yeah. 359 00:18:51,616 --> 00:18:53,325 - It can't be spun that way. - Okay. 360 00:18:53,494 --> 00:18:56,331 - You think it can? - I just did. 361 00:18:56,499 --> 00:18:58,291 All right. 362 00:18:58,460 --> 00:19:01,831 All right, would you check if C.J. 's in her office? 363 00:19:02,007 --> 00:19:05,093 Toby, it's not like the entire exhibit is anti-American. 364 00:19:05,262 --> 00:19:08,265 Hang on, it's not like any of the exhibit is anti-American. 365 00:19:08,434 --> 00:19:12,101 I can't believe I have to have this conversation with you of all people. 366 00:19:12,315 --> 00:19:14,688 I don't know what "me of all people" means, but... 367 00:19:14,902 --> 00:19:18,107 - Aren't you standing by the NEA...? - I'm not. This is different. 368 00:19:18,282 --> 00:19:19,314 - How? - It is. 369 00:19:19,534 --> 00:19:21,029 The president was asked to speak... 370 00:19:21,245 --> 00:19:24,201 ...which is the only reason I can have you sitting here. 371 00:19:24,417 --> 00:19:27,538 Something's come up, and I'm done if you're done. 372 00:19:27,755 --> 00:19:30,082 - We appreciate your time. - I appreciate yours. 373 00:19:30,259 --> 00:19:32,419 - Can I call later today? - Please. 374 00:19:36,143 --> 00:19:37,936 - How you doing? - Fine. 375 00:19:38,105 --> 00:19:40,776 - I just came from seeing Amy Gardner. - How did it go? 376 00:19:40,984 --> 00:19:43,773 - I showed her who's boss. - Who did it turn out to be? 377 00:19:43,947 --> 00:19:47,614 It's still unclear, but let me ask, the U.N. treaty, Vienna? 378 00:19:47,786 --> 00:19:51,038 If we have to make a to-do about it being forced prostitution... 379 00:19:51,208 --> 00:19:54,626 ...is there a chance it can be spun that we're condoning prostitution? 380 00:19:54,839 --> 00:19:56,749 - How much of a chance? - It'll happen. 381 00:19:56,967 --> 00:19:58,795 - Amy will make it happen. - Yeah. 382 00:19:58,970 --> 00:20:00,845 Well, this is a whole new thing, then. 383 00:20:01,683 --> 00:20:02,964 Leo told me. 384 00:20:03,144 --> 00:20:05,018 - Close the door. - Told you what? 385 00:20:05,230 --> 00:20:06,939 Close the door. 386 00:20:08,485 --> 00:20:11,404 There was a presumptive positive on some cattle in Nebraska. 387 00:20:11,573 --> 00:20:14,113 - What does that mean? - We wait 72 hours for a test. 388 00:20:14,286 --> 00:20:15,864 - A disease? - Yeah. 389 00:20:16,038 --> 00:20:17,284 - You're kidding me. - No. 390 00:20:17,499 --> 00:20:18,579 - Mad Cow? - Yeah. 391 00:20:18,751 --> 00:20:21,789 - Oh, my God, you're kidding me. - Really, no. 392 00:20:21,964 --> 00:20:25,335 Well, I guess if the door's closed, we're not saying anything yet. 393 00:20:25,553 --> 00:20:28,342 - That's why we're talking. - What do you think? 394 00:20:29,393 --> 00:20:32,514 We have an extra $ 1.5 billion we weren't counting on. 395 00:20:33,274 --> 00:20:35,730 - What? - There's an extra 1.5 billion. 396 00:20:35,903 --> 00:20:37,446 In Qumar, when a woman's raped... 397 00:20:37,614 --> 00:20:40,071 ...she's beaten by her husband and sons as punishment. 398 00:20:40,243 --> 00:20:44,492 So we should talk about how to spend the 1.5 billion they're giving us. 399 00:20:48,589 --> 00:20:52,160 Okay. So should we tell anybody? 400 00:20:57,290 --> 00:20:59,531 All right, unfunded mandates. 401 00:20:59,708 --> 00:21:03,242 This is where the federal government forces localities to do stuff... 402 00:21:03,418 --> 00:21:07,118 ...but isn't interested in paying the bill. - Don't give me the grumbles. 403 00:21:07,296 --> 00:21:11,506 According to Frank Segal, Danville, Virginia, with a population of 55,000... 404 00:21:11,716 --> 00:21:16,791 ...spent 13,800 hours and $ 167,000 complying with the Disabilities Act. 405 00:21:16,969 --> 00:21:19,970 Should employees in wheelchairs work in the parking lot? 406 00:21:20,179 --> 00:21:23,096 Segal thinks it's unfair that the federal government... 407 00:21:23,265 --> 00:21:26,016 How much would it cost the federal government to amend... 408 00:21:26,184 --> 00:21:29,765 ...the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act to cover all unfunded mandates? 409 00:21:29,978 --> 00:21:31,637 Tens of billions, I would think. 410 00:21:31,812 --> 00:21:35,014 Find out for sure and then tell Segal to sit down and shut up. 411 00:21:35,190 --> 00:21:37,265 - Anything else? - No. 412 00:21:37,483 --> 00:21:40,186 - Thank you, Mr. President. - Thank you, sir. 413 00:21:51,742 --> 00:21:54,742 So paint a picture for me, would you? 414 00:21:55,203 --> 00:21:58,072 We find the source of the problem, which will be the feed. 415 00:21:58,246 --> 00:22:00,783 - We buy the cattle and slaughter them. - How many? 416 00:22:00,957 --> 00:22:03,826 - Tens of thousands. - That's live cattle. What about beef? 417 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:09,205 FSIS will do a Class-1 recall and get it off the shelves, not that they'd need to. 418 00:22:09,378 --> 00:22:11,750 Nobody's gonna buy beef for a couple of years. 419 00:22:11,964 --> 00:22:15,876 That's a $ 150 billion industry. What's the West gonna do for a living? 420 00:22:16,049 --> 00:22:19,417 This generation of ranchers is done. They won't get back on their feet. 421 00:22:19,593 --> 00:22:23,340 People have known about this disease. They're still eating beef. 422 00:22:23,554 --> 00:22:25,381 Because it's been across the ocean. 423 00:22:25,597 --> 00:22:30,803 Once we announce a positive, steak houses are done, fast food is done. 424 00:22:31,018 --> 00:22:33,388 And then the corn and soybean growers, right? 425 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:35,552 The dominoes don't end on this. 426 00:22:35,770 --> 00:22:38,474 - Any good news? - For fishermen. 427 00:22:40,649 --> 00:22:45,937 We've got frightened parents, rising food prices, public panic, massive layoffs... 428 00:22:46,111 --> 00:22:50,736 ...and something new, wondering when the next case is gonna happen. 429 00:22:50,947 --> 00:22:52,986 - The most costly disruptions... - Yeah? 430 00:22:53,199 --> 00:22:55,985 ...always when something we take completely for granted... 431 00:22:56,159 --> 00:22:57,652 ...stops working for a minute. 432 00:22:58,202 --> 00:22:59,779 Yeah. 433 00:23:01,704 --> 00:23:04,490 - Okay. - Thank you, Mr. President. 434 00:23:05,332 --> 00:23:07,786 Do you know when we passed the Clean Water Act? 435 00:23:07,958 --> 00:23:09,333 - No. - How can you not? 436 00:23:09,501 --> 00:23:12,121 - My water's clean. I don't ask questions. - What'd I say? 437 00:23:12,294 --> 00:23:14,203 - I wasn't really listening. - All right. 438 00:23:14,378 --> 00:23:16,170 Thank you. 439 00:23:18,965 --> 00:23:20,625 Yes, sir. 440 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:22,875 Nope. Nothing. 441 00:23:27,095 --> 00:23:29,764 - You sure there's nothing you need? - No. 442 00:23:36,435 --> 00:23:38,012 - You know, Charlie... - Yeah. 443 00:23:38,186 --> 00:23:40,510 ...history can't be reduced to dates and names. 444 00:23:40,688 --> 00:23:43,391 Well, I'm pretty sure this final can. 445 00:23:43,564 --> 00:23:48,272 I'm starting you out with the speech George Perkins Marsh used in 1845... 446 00:23:48,443 --> 00:23:51,359 ...to rouse the agricultural community of Rutland, Vermont... 447 00:23:51,570 --> 00:23:54,355 ...and then you'll need to study on the word"ecology"... 448 00:23:54,530 --> 00:23:56,854 ...coined by the German biologist Ernst Haeckel. 449 00:23:57,073 --> 00:23:58,104 I'm being punished. 450 00:23:58,282 --> 00:24:02,325 It's better in the original German, but obviously, the translation will be fine. 451 00:24:02,493 --> 00:24:04,284 Good. 452 00:24:04,620 --> 00:24:06,078 - Sam. - Sam, how you doing? 453 00:24:06,246 --> 00:24:09,246 Good, good. Thanks for coming down. Come on back. 454 00:24:09,415 --> 00:24:13,458 I've got a joke the president can do on telling people not to wear seat belts. 455 00:24:13,667 --> 00:24:15,292 He didn't tell people that. 456 00:24:15,460 --> 00:24:18,958 He should say,"Maybe I should go back to concealing my health." 457 00:24:19,129 --> 00:24:21,501 That's good. He can use it at the Rotary Club. 458 00:24:21,673 --> 00:24:24,957 Josh Lyman shouldn't joke about Rotarians. They're good people. 459 00:24:25,133 --> 00:24:26,248 He feels bad about that. 460 00:24:26,467 --> 00:24:29,717 - They volunteer their time. - He'll apologize. 461 00:24:29,886 --> 00:24:33,218 - I'm a Rotarian, my dad's a Rotarian. - My dad's an Elk. 462 00:24:33,806 --> 00:24:35,762 Elks are okay. 463 00:24:37,433 --> 00:24:39,508 Anticipating this might become a thing. 464 00:24:39,685 --> 00:24:42,221 I want to float the idea of a national seat-belt law. 465 00:24:42,436 --> 00:24:43,681 What's the Democratic leadership gonna say? 466 00:24:43,854 --> 00:24:45,098 - They'll say no. - Why? 467 00:24:45,271 --> 00:24:48,437 Democratic leadership doesn't do damage control for the president. 468 00:24:48,648 --> 00:24:50,688 It's about more than damage control. 469 00:24:50,858 --> 00:24:53,395 Only 68 percent of drivers wear their seat belts. 470 00:24:53,568 --> 00:24:56,437 We get that up to 90 percent, we save 5000 lives a year. 471 00:24:56,653 --> 00:24:59,274 If kids eat spinach, they'll be as strong as Popeye. 472 00:24:59,489 --> 00:25:02,239 We've done driver safety, food drives, physical fitness. 473 00:25:02,407 --> 00:25:04,695 - Who? - The Rotary Club. 474 00:25:04,867 --> 00:25:07,358 - He really is gonna apologize, Tom. - Sam. 475 00:25:07,535 --> 00:25:09,444 Secondary seat-belt laws don't work. 476 00:25:09,621 --> 00:25:12,490 You can only fine someone if you stop them for something else. 477 00:25:12,664 --> 00:25:15,747 - It's time for a tough law. - To make up for a bonehead comment? 478 00:25:15,916 --> 00:25:18,323 Governors don't like it. It's federalism run amuck. 479 00:25:18,542 --> 00:25:20,001 Governors don't vote in Congress. 480 00:25:20,210 --> 00:25:22,333 Congressmen aren't gonna vote for it either. 481 00:25:22,504 --> 00:25:26,630 Okay, then, it's a shorter meeting than I thought it was gonna be. 482 00:25:26,798 --> 00:25:27,829 Thanks. 483 00:25:28,007 --> 00:25:30,841 You won't catch a Rotarian not wearing his seat belt. 484 00:25:31,009 --> 00:25:33,630 - An Elk, maybe. - Yeah. 485 00:25:34,887 --> 00:25:37,721 Leo wanted you to know the OMB's gonna do a quick report... 486 00:25:37,889 --> 00:25:39,596 ...on expanding unfunded mandates. 487 00:25:39,764 --> 00:25:42,433 It doesn't mean anything, but they're doing it anyway. 488 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,138 - My tax dollars, hard at work. - I'll be at my desk. 489 00:25:45,310 --> 00:25:47,634 - Donna, you've worked as a prostitute. - Yeah? 490 00:25:47,853 --> 00:25:49,133 - Let's just say. - Okay. 491 00:25:49,313 --> 00:25:51,435 Why should what you do be against the law? 492 00:25:51,648 --> 00:25:53,640 You're not allowed to buy and sell people. 493 00:25:53,816 --> 00:25:56,981 - You're renting out your body. - Not allowed to do that either. 494 00:25:57,193 --> 00:25:58,983 - Fashion models do. - It's different. 495 00:25:59,152 --> 00:26:01,275 Only because we say it's different. 496 00:26:01,446 --> 00:26:03,651 Get a massage, isn't it a matter of degrees? 497 00:26:03,864 --> 00:26:05,690 Lots of things are. 498 00:26:05,907 --> 00:26:08,823 Wouldn't legalizing prostitution allow women to unionize... 499 00:26:08,992 --> 00:26:11,613 ...and get access to social services and health care... 500 00:26:11,785 --> 00:26:14,952 ...and create some control? - You think if you make it legal... 501 00:26:15,121 --> 00:26:18,324 ...prostitutes will want everybody to know they're prostitutes? 502 00:26:20,250 --> 00:26:22,953 - What? - The rare, valid point. 503 00:26:23,668 --> 00:26:25,993 I'll be back on my street corner. 504 00:26:27,504 --> 00:26:29,828 Okay, round two. 505 00:26:30,006 --> 00:26:31,831 I'm Toby Ziegler, I'll be your referee. 506 00:26:32,007 --> 00:26:33,881 I'm Barney Lang, national commander. 507 00:26:34,050 --> 00:26:35,460 - We spoke on the phone. - Yes. 508 00:26:35,634 --> 00:26:38,468 Please meet Ed Ramsey and Ronald Kruckshank. 509 00:26:38,636 --> 00:26:42,086 - These are two of our regional directors. - Welcome to the White House. 510 00:26:42,264 --> 00:26:43,888 Been here before. 511 00:26:44,098 --> 00:26:49,683 My unit was invited by Franklin Roosevelt. That chair used to be over there. 512 00:26:49,852 --> 00:26:51,843 It's nice to meet you. 513 00:26:52,020 --> 00:26:54,806 Before we start, could I hit you up for a personal favor? 514 00:26:55,022 --> 00:26:58,271 I don't think the president's available for pictures today. 515 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:00,765 No, it's my buddy Arthur Holly. 516 00:27:00,942 --> 00:27:04,227 He's been in a wheelchair because he lost his left leg... 517 00:27:04,403 --> 00:27:06,691 ...and the wheelchair is falling apart. 518 00:27:06,863 --> 00:27:09,235 We've been doing pretty good with duct tape... 519 00:27:09,448 --> 00:27:14,108 ...but the guy could use a new one, and Medicaid is dragging its feet on this. 520 00:27:14,284 --> 00:27:17,901 Leave me his information. I can make a phone call for you. 521 00:27:18,121 --> 00:27:21,535 - I appreciate that, son, thank you. - Okay. 522 00:27:21,705 --> 00:27:26,366 Tell me one point you find most offensive and would like pulled from the exhibit. 523 00:27:26,584 --> 00:27:29,205 - There are a number of points. - What's at the top? 524 00:27:29,420 --> 00:27:31,660 Sections that have the overreaching message... 525 00:27:31,837 --> 00:27:34,957 ...of a vengeful America and a victimized Japan. 526 00:27:35,173 --> 00:27:37,330 You don't want to ignore effects of the bomb. 527 00:27:37,508 --> 00:27:39,381 We don't want to ignore facts... 528 00:27:39,592 --> 00:27:44,336 ...but, in that particular case, we don't agree with their version of the facts. 529 00:27:44,554 --> 00:27:45,585 The 63,000? 530 00:27:45,763 --> 00:27:50,672 They say 63,000 American lives would've been lost if we'd invaded. 531 00:27:50,891 --> 00:27:56,560 Marshall told Truman a ground offensive would take the lives of at least 250,000. 532 00:27:56,729 --> 00:28:00,061 There's some evidence to suggest that Marshall told Truman that. 533 00:28:00,273 --> 00:28:04,185 Some estimates say 150,000, some say 268,000. 534 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:06,273 There are discrepancies. 535 00:28:06,443 --> 00:28:08,103 I didn't see you there. 536 00:28:08,611 --> 00:28:09,939 This is C.J. Cregg. 537 00:28:10,154 --> 00:28:13,356 I'm Barney Lang. Ed Ramsey, Ronald Kruckshank. 538 00:28:13,573 --> 00:28:15,114 Good to meet you. 539 00:28:15,324 --> 00:28:18,407 - You need anything? - I just came by to listen. 540 00:28:19,368 --> 00:28:23,412 I wanna put you in a room with the exhibit directors from the Smithsonian. 541 00:28:23,580 --> 00:28:25,156 - Can I do it today? - Sure. 542 00:28:25,330 --> 00:28:28,035 Stay by a phone. Okay. 543 00:28:28,208 --> 00:28:31,705 - Can I interrupt for a second, Toby? - Yeah. 544 00:28:33,419 --> 00:28:38,874 Mr. Ramsey, I saw in your information you were in the 10th Armored Division. 545 00:28:39,090 --> 00:28:42,753 Pvt. First Class, 10th Armored Division, Third Army, Second World War. 546 00:28:42,967 --> 00:28:45,422 - You fought in the Battle of the Bulge. - I did. 547 00:28:45,636 --> 00:28:49,300 My unit broke through the German 7th army's buffer... 548 00:28:49,471 --> 00:28:51,676 ...which was critical in winning Bastogne. 549 00:28:51,848 --> 00:28:54,847 That was the moment we beat the Nazis on the Western front. 550 00:28:55,016 --> 00:28:57,720 That was a hell of a moment. 551 00:28:57,894 --> 00:29:00,727 I have a granddaughter like you. She's a chemist. 552 00:29:00,937 --> 00:29:03,890 - Can I ask you to imagine something? - I suppose. 553 00:29:05,190 --> 00:29:09,021 Imagine if you weren't as successful as you were. 554 00:29:09,193 --> 00:29:13,319 Imagine, say, that Hitler had taken Antwerp... 555 00:29:13,529 --> 00:29:17,394 ...and we'd lost the Battle of the Bulge and Germany held the Western front. 556 00:29:17,573 --> 00:29:18,901 It wouldn't have mattered. 557 00:29:19,116 --> 00:29:22,898 The Russians crushed them on the Eastern front. They wouldn't have won the war. 558 00:29:23,118 --> 00:29:26,949 No, but even if the Russians kicked them out of Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria... 559 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:30,987 ...they could've held on to France, maybe Italy, certainly defended Germany. 560 00:29:31,165 --> 00:29:34,034 It's six decades later. While they didn't conquer Europe... 561 00:29:34,209 --> 00:29:39,248 ...Nazis exist as a recognized government in some small corner of Europe. 562 00:29:39,420 --> 00:29:41,626 - That would never have happened. - Really? 563 00:29:41,797 --> 00:29:44,204 They killed a quarter of my unit. 564 00:29:44,382 --> 00:29:48,460 They killed a third of my classmates from Erasmus High School. 565 00:29:48,676 --> 00:29:51,462 - We would never have allowed... - We did it in Cambodia. 566 00:29:51,636 --> 00:29:53,095 C.J., knock it off. 567 00:29:53,263 --> 00:29:57,674 You're protesting because you think the Smithsonian doesn't pay proper respect... 568 00:29:57,849 --> 00:30:01,182 ...to what you and the soldiers of the 10th Armored, Third Army... 569 00:30:01,352 --> 00:30:04,601 ...risked and lost your lives for six decades ago. 570 00:30:04,770 --> 00:30:07,770 How would you feel, in the hypothetical I just described... 571 00:30:07,939 --> 00:30:10,892 ...if I told you that at my press briefing... 572 00:30:11,066 --> 00:30:15,358 ...I'm announcing we were selling tanks, missiles and fighter jets to the Nazis? 573 00:30:15,569 --> 00:30:17,276 Excuse me. 574 00:30:17,445 --> 00:30:19,602 Step outside. 575 00:30:24,366 --> 00:30:25,529 Look... 576 00:30:25,742 --> 00:30:29,323 If I was in Qumar, I wouldn't be allowed to say,"Shove it up your ass"... 577 00:30:29,494 --> 00:30:32,779 ...but since I'm not, shove it up your ass, Toby. 578 00:30:43,537 --> 00:30:46,822 You really want to talk about the lawsuit in Colorado? 579 00:30:46,997 --> 00:30:50,081 You hear about the lawyer who opened a chain of dry cleaners? 580 00:30:50,249 --> 00:30:52,158 Press your lawsuit while you wait. 581 00:30:52,335 --> 00:30:54,954 There was a better joke in there someplace, right? 582 00:30:55,128 --> 00:30:58,211 - Probably not. Sir... - Doctrine of Sovereign lmmunity. 583 00:30:58,380 --> 00:31:00,585 Can't sue the king. We brought it from England. 584 00:31:00,756 --> 00:31:02,665 He's not immune from the court of public opinion. 585 00:31:02,841 --> 00:31:04,169 Forgot that one. 586 00:31:04,342 --> 00:31:07,841 - The RNC will have a press conference. - They have one when I sneeze. 587 00:31:08,011 --> 00:31:10,845 We need to come out for a strong national seat-belt law. 588 00:31:11,013 --> 00:31:13,504 - Congress won't pass it. - We don't need the law. 589 00:31:13,681 --> 00:31:17,013 Just come out for it. It'll end the question of where you stand. 590 00:31:17,225 --> 00:31:19,264 People know. If they don't, they can ask. 591 00:31:19,477 --> 00:31:22,512 - You were governor of New Hampshire... - I was for it then. 592 00:31:22,687 --> 00:31:26,849 I never did anything, because nobody wanted it. Why waste time and capital? 593 00:31:27,065 --> 00:31:28,642 C.J. will get asked about it. 594 00:31:28,817 --> 00:31:32,978 I can't be responsible every time somebody irrationally twists my meaning. 595 00:31:33,153 --> 00:31:35,144 People are responsible for themselves. 596 00:31:35,321 --> 00:31:37,645 Today's cars are safer than they've ever been. 597 00:31:37,864 --> 00:31:40,188 They've all got air bags, seat belts... 598 00:31:40,407 --> 00:31:42,944 ...and they're crash-tested from here till Tuesday. 599 00:31:43,117 --> 00:31:45,524 All that's left is personal behavior and bad luck. 600 00:31:45,702 --> 00:31:47,279 I'm not responsible for either. 601 00:31:47,453 --> 00:31:50,738 If Mrs. Landingham was here, she'd say the exact same thing. 602 00:31:50,914 --> 00:31:53,486 - Yes, sir. - I don't blame this woman for suing me. 603 00:31:53,665 --> 00:31:58,373 I'm not a king, not sure the law should treat me like one, though I don't mind. 604 00:31:58,544 --> 00:32:00,038 I'm not blaming her. 605 00:32:00,211 --> 00:32:02,998 She's got to go someplace with her grief and her anger. 606 00:32:03,172 --> 00:32:06,871 The ones who should be horsewhipped are the ones exploiting her grief... 607 00:32:07,049 --> 00:32:09,800 ...for political gain, and I'm not getting down with them. 608 00:32:09,968 --> 00:32:12,837 - Let Congress pass that law, I'll sign it. - Sir? 609 00:32:13,012 --> 00:32:15,928 - Yeah, let's go. Get Leo. - Thank you, Mr. President. 610 00:32:17,181 --> 00:32:18,591 Good evening, Mr. President. 611 00:32:18,766 --> 00:32:23,141 Isn't there a joke with lawsuits and dry cleaners? I've been working on it all day. 612 00:32:23,310 --> 00:32:25,634 You've been working on other stuff too, right? 613 00:32:25,811 --> 00:32:28,052 - Yeah. - Good evening, sir. 614 00:32:28,980 --> 00:32:31,897 Okay, what do we think? When do you tell the public? 615 00:32:32,108 --> 00:32:34,679 - I think right now. - I think when you know something. 616 00:32:34,859 --> 00:32:38,309 Absolute confirmation must be the rule when talking about public panic. 617 00:32:38,528 --> 00:32:43,070 Are we sure there'll be public panic if we're only saying there's a chance? 618 00:32:43,489 --> 00:32:45,814 - We think, maybe, usually it's negative. - I do. 619 00:32:45,991 --> 00:32:50,866 We're not talking about sushi, it's hamburgers, and I'm not kidding around. 620 00:32:51,328 --> 00:32:56,321 These things, the everyday American things, the 99-cent things that... 621 00:32:56,498 --> 00:33:00,245 ...when you suddenly have to be afraid of them, strike at our equilibrium. 622 00:33:00,459 --> 00:33:04,123 Democrats are not exactly loved by the beef industry to begin with. 623 00:33:04,295 --> 00:33:06,701 Are we gonna get killed for causing false panic? 624 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:09,548 What we say now will be measured against the facts... 625 00:33:09,757 --> 00:33:13,883 ...the consequences of which will be far worse if we don't say anything. 626 00:33:14,093 --> 00:33:16,418 - I disagree. - Then pretend the cow has MS. 627 00:33:17,887 --> 00:33:19,760 No, I don't think I will. 628 00:33:21,056 --> 00:33:22,170 Something going on? 629 00:33:22,390 --> 00:33:24,927 They can hear you. They're standing in front of you. 630 00:33:25,100 --> 00:33:26,807 That was a bad analogy. I apologize. 631 00:33:27,018 --> 00:33:29,009 What I meant was... 632 00:33:29,228 --> 00:33:34,647 ...the public will not forgive a president who withheld information... 633 00:33:34,814 --> 00:33:37,305 ...that could've helped them or saved lives. 634 00:33:37,483 --> 00:33:41,811 Second, in a crisis, people need to feel like soldiers, not victims. 635 00:33:41,986 --> 00:33:45,899 Third, information breeds confidence, silence breeds fear. 636 00:33:46,072 --> 00:33:48,064 That's my argument. 637 00:33:52,910 --> 00:33:55,400 - If it comes from the president... - It shouldn't. 638 00:33:55,578 --> 00:33:58,827 - Not even the White House. - From Health and Human Services. 639 00:33:59,038 --> 00:34:01,955 - Not the secretary, midlevel. - That's what we'll do, then. 640 00:34:02,124 --> 00:34:04,330 - Thank you, sir. - Toby. 641 00:34:06,668 --> 00:34:08,577 What's going on with the Smithsonian? 642 00:34:08,795 --> 00:34:11,795 - It'll be fine, sir. - Where are you leading them? 643 00:34:11,964 --> 00:34:15,830 Not to turn a blind eye toward the dark periods in our history... 644 00:34:16,008 --> 00:34:19,008 ...but there's a time and place for that, and this isn't it. 645 00:34:19,177 --> 00:34:20,754 - You're changing. - No, I'm not. 646 00:34:20,928 --> 00:34:23,215 - Yes, you are. - A very, very little bit. 647 00:34:23,387 --> 00:34:24,716 Okay. 648 00:34:24,889 --> 00:34:28,754 Mr. President, could you point me in the right direction on something? 649 00:34:28,933 --> 00:34:32,716 One of the vets who was here has a buddy whose wheelchair's fallen apart. 650 00:34:32,894 --> 00:34:35,100 Who can get something done overnight at Medicaid? 651 00:34:35,271 --> 00:34:37,310 We gotta straighten out Medicaid. 652 00:34:37,481 --> 00:34:41,607 After the Civil War, veterans had to come to D.C. to get their pensions. 653 00:34:41,817 --> 00:34:43,524 They had to visit the office. 654 00:34:43,734 --> 00:34:48,395 They waited for a clerk to look through records until their papers were found. 655 00:34:48,613 --> 00:34:50,569 Know what the papers were bound with? 656 00:34:50,781 --> 00:34:52,357 - No. - Red tape. 657 00:34:52,532 --> 00:34:54,737 - That's where it comes from. - Didn't know that. 658 00:34:54,908 --> 00:34:57,233 Go and apologize to C.J. for whatever you did. 659 00:34:57,452 --> 00:34:58,566 - I didn't do anything. - Like that matters. 660 00:34:58,744 --> 00:34:59,775 Thank you, sir. 661 00:34:59,953 --> 00:35:01,613 What's next? 662 00:35:02,580 --> 00:35:03,825 - What? - You know, sir... 663 00:35:03,998 --> 00:35:07,578 ...that story about red tape and Medicaid was interesting, but... . 664 00:35:07,791 --> 00:35:09,913 - What? - Nothing. 665 00:35:10,377 --> 00:35:12,618 You have economic advisers in the Roosevelt Room. 666 00:35:12,837 --> 00:35:15,706 - Interesting but what? - He just wanted a wheelchair. 667 00:35:15,922 --> 00:35:19,290 - Toby's trying to get him a wheelchair. - I forgot. 668 00:35:19,508 --> 00:35:22,543 I forgot. Get the information. I'll make the call myself. 669 00:35:22,718 --> 00:35:24,876 Maybe the guy can wheel around on a book... 670 00:35:25,095 --> 00:35:27,170 ...by German biologist Ernst Haeckel. 671 00:35:27,388 --> 00:35:30,471 Get the information and the director of the CMSO on the phone. 672 00:35:30,682 --> 00:35:32,305 Yes, sir. 673 00:35:35,018 --> 00:35:36,677 1972. 674 00:35:38,228 --> 00:35:41,394 - I'm sorry, sir? - When we passed the Clean Water Act. 675 00:35:41,939 --> 00:35:42,970 Thank you, sir. 676 00:35:43,147 --> 00:35:45,685 - You know nothing about the Visigoths. - Yes, sir. 677 00:35:45,900 --> 00:35:48,650 - And I know everything. - Yes, sir. 678 00:35:55,656 --> 00:35:57,031 Hey. 679 00:35:57,199 --> 00:35:58,527 What are you doing here? 680 00:35:58,699 --> 00:36:00,739 Your office said you were here. 681 00:36:00,909 --> 00:36:04,443 Eleanor Roosevelt once made a speech to the U.N. General Assembly... 682 00:36:04,620 --> 00:36:07,407 ...saying that we should decriminalize prostitution. 683 00:36:07,580 --> 00:36:11,707 Eleanor Roosevelt was the one who liked hats, right? 684 00:36:11,875 --> 00:36:14,910 The undersecretary for Global Affairs and Regina Pierce... 685 00:36:15,086 --> 00:36:18,868 ...will sit with our legal adviser at the U.N., look at alternative language. 686 00:36:19,046 --> 00:36:20,374 - I heard. - So. 687 00:36:20,547 --> 00:36:22,670 - Indeed. - That's right. 688 00:36:22,841 --> 00:36:24,713 Are you walking me back to my office? 689 00:36:24,883 --> 00:36:28,796 How is making prostitution illegal not suppressing women's rights? 690 00:36:28,969 --> 00:36:32,800 How is making heroin use illegal not suppressing a heroin user's rights? 691 00:36:32,972 --> 00:36:36,007 - It is, but heroin is bad for you. - So's being a prostitute. 692 00:36:36,183 --> 00:36:37,973 How can I not call you a hypocrite... 693 00:36:38,142 --> 00:36:41,344 ...when you say the government shouldn't tell women what to do with their bodies? 694 00:36:41,561 --> 00:36:44,051 Exercise some self-control, I guess. 695 00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:49,013 Prostitution is about the subjugation of women by men for profit. 696 00:36:49,191 --> 00:36:51,064 - Profit goes to the women. - In some cases. 697 00:36:51,234 --> 00:36:55,775 But I know of no girl who says,"I want to be a prostitute when I grow up." 698 00:36:55,945 --> 00:36:58,565 They're forced to do it out of financial circumstances. 699 00:36:58,738 --> 00:37:00,730 Dire economic need is a form of coercion. 700 00:37:00,906 --> 00:37:05,153 But the guy who steals my stereo does it for the same reason. 701 00:37:05,326 --> 00:37:07,200 And he's going to jail. 702 00:37:07,370 --> 00:37:10,322 Because he broke into my apartment and stole my stereo... 703 00:37:10,497 --> 00:37:15,655 ...and nobody wants that, but you can't say that about the other thing. 704 00:37:15,875 --> 00:37:18,163 Forget, for a second, that it's a women's issue. 705 00:37:18,335 --> 00:37:22,165 The law isn't a deterrent. Prostitutes advertise in the Yellow Pages. 706 00:37:22,337 --> 00:37:26,416 Aren't we just serving to create more criminals in a criminal environment? 707 00:37:27,924 --> 00:37:29,963 Why did you come here? 708 00:37:30,717 --> 00:37:32,958 To tell you about the thing. 709 00:37:33,136 --> 00:37:35,507 - The U.N.? - Yeah. 710 00:37:35,679 --> 00:37:38,051 - I'd heard. - I didn't know that. 711 00:37:38,472 --> 00:37:41,508 - Why didn't you call? - I'm sorry? 712 00:37:41,684 --> 00:37:43,390 Why didn't you call me on the phone? 713 00:37:43,559 --> 00:37:45,516 Your office is on the way home. 714 00:37:45,686 --> 00:37:47,724 - It's 5:00. - Yeah. 715 00:37:49,604 --> 00:37:52,177 You go home at 5:00? 716 00:37:52,357 --> 00:37:54,764 I just stopped by. 717 00:38:00,237 --> 00:38:03,023 - Are you dating your assistant? - No. 718 00:38:05,615 --> 00:38:08,153 - I heard you might be. - I'm not. 719 00:38:08,368 --> 00:38:10,406 - She's cute. - She's my assistant. 720 00:38:10,618 --> 00:38:12,741 - Are you dating Joey Lucas? - No. 721 00:38:12,953 --> 00:38:15,075 - She's not your assistant. - I know. 722 00:38:18,623 --> 00:38:21,659 You know the thing with guys like you? 723 00:38:21,875 --> 00:38:25,124 - Why are we talking about this? - Because you stopped by. 724 00:38:25,336 --> 00:38:28,040 I'm a visible guy, people say things about me. 725 00:38:28,214 --> 00:38:31,416 People write things. And what I do reflects on the president. 726 00:38:31,633 --> 00:38:33,340 Nice save. 727 00:38:33,509 --> 00:38:36,081 - I didn't make that up. - Okay. 728 00:38:38,220 --> 00:38:41,255 What's the thing about guys like me? 729 00:38:44,975 --> 00:38:47,097 What's the thing with guys like me? 730 00:38:49,269 --> 00:38:51,557 You want to get hit over the head. 731 00:38:54,063 --> 00:38:57,017 - I have to go. - See you. 732 00:39:06,405 --> 00:39:08,196 Taxi! 733 00:39:10,283 --> 00:39:12,239 What the hell?! 734 00:39:12,451 --> 00:39:14,241 It was a water balloon! 735 00:39:14,452 --> 00:39:17,368 What are you, 15 years old? You almost hit me in the head! 736 00:39:32,838 --> 00:39:38,507 The briefing begins in a few moments. Please take your seats. 737 00:39:39,260 --> 00:39:40,291 Hey, Nancy. 738 00:39:40,468 --> 00:39:42,627 I understand you're troubled by the arms sale. 739 00:39:42,845 --> 00:39:46,343 The Nazis were a bad analogy. We're not fighting a war with Qumar. 740 00:39:46,556 --> 00:39:49,011 Well, this isn't the point, but we will. 741 00:39:49,225 --> 00:39:53,055 Of course we'll be fighting a war with Qumar one day, and you know it. 742 00:39:53,227 --> 00:39:56,143 At least we'll be familiar with the weapons they're using. 743 00:39:56,354 --> 00:39:59,804 We need Khalifa Air Base, we refuel there and we keep AWACS radar. 744 00:40:00,023 --> 00:40:02,513 We don't need it, it's convenient. We don't need it. 745 00:40:02,691 --> 00:40:05,561 We've got Turkey, Bahrain, Diego Garcia. Qumar's convenient. 746 00:40:05,735 --> 00:40:08,272 - Yes, it's convenient. - They beat women, Nancy. 747 00:40:08,486 --> 00:40:12,648 The only reason they keep Qumari women alive is to make more Qumari men. 748 00:40:12,864 --> 00:40:14,026 What do you want me to do? 749 00:40:14,199 --> 00:40:17,401 Instead of selling the guns to them, shooting the guns at them. 750 00:40:17,618 --> 00:40:19,490 Not to change the subject... 751 00:40:19,702 --> 00:40:23,366 ...but how do we have moral credibility when we talk about gun control... 752 00:40:23,538 --> 00:40:26,242 ...and making sure guns don't get to the wrong people? 753 00:40:26,415 --> 00:40:28,988 What the hell are we defining as the right people? 754 00:40:29,209 --> 00:40:31,496 In the real world, we can't isolate our enemies. 755 00:40:31,668 --> 00:40:34,503 I know the real world, I don't suggest we isolate them. 756 00:40:34,712 --> 00:40:36,788 - You suggest we eliminate them. - I have a briefing. 757 00:40:36,964 --> 00:40:38,754 - You... - I'm not suggesting anything. 758 00:40:38,923 --> 00:40:41,876 - I don't suggest foreign policy. - You are right now. 759 00:40:42,050 --> 00:40:44,966 It's the 21 st century, Nancy, the world's gotten smaller. 760 00:40:45,135 --> 00:40:48,337 I don't know how we can tolerate this kind of suffering anymore... 761 00:40:48,512 --> 00:40:51,927 ...when all it does is continue the cycle of anti-American hatred. 762 00:40:52,098 --> 00:40:54,386 - But that's not the point. - What's the point? 763 00:40:54,559 --> 00:40:58,506 The point is that apartheid was an East Hampton clambake... 764 00:40:58,686 --> 00:41:02,469 ...compared to what we laughingly refer to as the life these women lead. 765 00:41:02,646 --> 00:41:07,722 If we had sold M1-A1 s to South Africa, you'd have set the building on fire. 766 00:41:07,942 --> 00:41:10,977 Thank God we never needed to refuel in Johannesburg! 767 00:41:12,320 --> 00:41:14,561 It's a big world, C.J. 768 00:41:14,738 --> 00:41:16,647 And everybody has guns. 769 00:41:16,823 --> 00:41:19,443 And I'm doing the best I can. 770 00:41:19,616 --> 00:41:23,742 They're beating the women, Nancy. 771 00:41:49,343 --> 00:41:53,340 Good evening, we have two birthdays today, so we have cake. 772 00:41:53,514 --> 00:41:56,217 One cake. It's nice to share. 773 00:41:56,390 --> 00:41:59,674 Before I take questions, a late addition to Monday's schedule. 774 00:41:59,851 --> 00:42:02,886 The president will be at the Smithsonian exhibit opening... 775 00:42:03,061 --> 00:42:06,678 ...commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. 776 00:42:06,896 --> 00:42:10,063 That's 3 in the afternoon, more information Monday morning. 777 00:42:10,274 --> 00:42:13,807 Labor Secretary Carl Reed will brief from this podium in one hour... 778 00:42:13,985 --> 00:42:16,440 ...on our school-to-work initiative. 779 00:42:16,612 --> 00:42:20,738 There'll be a briefing at the Department of Health and Human Services... 780 00:42:20,906 --> 00:42:23,313 ...by USDA Director David Reingold. 781 00:42:23,491 --> 00:42:25,778 Tuesday, you'll be briefed at the Pentagon. 782 00:42:25,951 --> 00:42:31,157 The DOD will announce we've renewed our lease another 10 years in Qumar. 783 00:42:31,329 --> 00:42:34,911 I understand they've promised to paint and add new carpet. 784 00:42:35,082 --> 00:42:39,873 A delegation from State and the U. N... 785 00:42:40,044 --> 00:42:43,707 ...will be sitting down to go over some last-minute language for Vienna... 786 00:42:43,879 --> 00:42:47,211 ...and for that trip, we'll have your schedules ready next week. 787 00:42:47,381 --> 00:42:51,081 - Who's got a question? - Will you tell us what Mr. Reingold...? 788 00:42:52,305 --> 00:42:58,719 Support us and become VIP member to remove all ads from OpenSubtitles.org