1 00:00:05,070 --> 00:00:07,009 PREVIOUSLY ON THE WEST WING: 2 00:00:07,030 --> 00:00:09,039 Josh: OUR FIRST PRIORITY IS TO NAME A VICE PRESIDENT. 3 00:00:09,060 --> 00:00:12,099 THE ONE GUY THE PRESIDENT WANTS, AND I CAN'T GET IT DONE. 4 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:14,029 SO BE QUIET FOR ONE MOMENT. 5 00:00:14,050 --> 00:00:15,119 WHO IS ROBERT RUSSELL? 6 00:00:15,140 --> 00:00:17,140 WASN'T SURE YOU COULD PICK ME OUT OF A CROWD. 7 00:00:17,160 --> 00:00:19,019 LUCKILY, I DIDN'T HAVE TO, BOB. 8 00:00:19,039 --> 00:00:21,100 President: FOLKS IN WESTERN COLORADO HAD FOUR CHANCES 9 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:24,129 TO CHANGE THEIR MINDS ABOUT BOB RUSSELL, AND THEY HAVEN'T. 10 00:00:24,149 --> 00:00:25,219 BOB RUSSELL? 11 00:00:28,190 --> 00:00:30,199 Leo: REMARKABLE. C.J.: HIS PLAYING? 12 00:00:30,219 --> 00:00:32,100 I DON'T KNOW. IT'S CLASSICAL PIANO. 13 00:00:32,119 --> 00:00:33,200 WHO CAN TELL ONE FROM THE OTHER? 14 00:00:33,219 --> 00:00:36,100 THE PRESIDENT. SO HE CLAIMS. 15 00:00:36,119 --> 00:00:38,020 SO WHAT'S...? HE'S NORTH KOREAN. 16 00:00:38,039 --> 00:00:40,060 GOD KNOWS HOW HE MANAGED TO EVEN LEARN. 17 00:00:40,079 --> 00:00:42,140 THEIR MUSIC'S ALL HYMNS TO THE BARLEY HARVEST. 18 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:43,219 NOT THAT THEY EVER HAVE ONE. 19 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,090 TOO BUSY REPROCESSING PLUTONIUM TO FEED ANYBODY. 20 00:00:46,109 --> 00:00:47,130 WHY THEY'RE A ROGUE STATE. 21 00:00:47,149 --> 00:00:48,229 "ROGUE" STATE... 22 00:00:49,009 --> 00:00:51,020 MAKES THEM SOUND RAFFISHLY CHARMING. 23 00:00:51,039 --> 00:00:54,090 IT SHOULD BE THUG STATE... PSYCHO STATE. 24 00:00:54,109 --> 00:00:56,070 WE'LL ASK THE U.N. TO SO DESIGNATE. 25 00:00:56,090 --> 00:00:58,109 PUNK STATE-- THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE, A BUNCH OF PUNKS. 26 00:00:58,130 --> 00:01:02,189 BUNCH OF PUNKS WITH WHAT COULD BE SIX NUCLEAR WARHEADS. 27 00:01:02,210 --> 00:01:04,109 IN A MINUTE, EVERYONE. 28 00:01:04,129 --> 00:01:07,099 OKAY. YOU COULD OBLITERATE AUSTRALIA, BUT KNOW WHAT? 29 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:09,049 YOU'RE STILL JUST A PUNK. 30 00:01:09,069 --> 00:01:10,230 GOOD OPENER, USE THAT. 31 00:01:11,010 --> 00:01:13,000 President: YEAH, I TOOK LESSONS FOR SIX YEARS-- 32 00:01:13,019 --> 00:01:13,230 HOPELESS. 33 00:01:14,010 --> 00:01:16,019 ( man speaking Korean ) 34 00:01:16,039 --> 00:01:17,109 NO SENSE OF TIME. 35 00:01:17,129 --> 00:01:19,189 I COULD READ OKAY, AND GET THE FINGERING DOWN, 36 00:01:19,210 --> 00:01:21,200 BUT I SHOULD'VE BEEN SENT TO RHYTHM PRISON. 37 00:01:21,219 --> 00:01:24,000 ( translating ) 38 00:01:24,019 --> 00:01:26,049 WHAT I DID TO THE "APPASSIONATA..." 39 00:01:26,069 --> 00:01:28,039 WAR CRIMINALS CAN'T GET NEAR THE HAGUE. 40 00:01:28,060 --> 00:01:30,099 I HAVE TO STAY OUT OF VIENNA. 41 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,020 ( translating ) 42 00:01:35,099 --> 00:01:37,039 IT'S MORE AMUSING IN ENGLISH. 43 00:01:37,060 --> 00:01:38,060 MARGINALLY. 44 00:01:38,079 --> 00:01:39,210 MY CHIEF OF STAFF, LEO McGARRY. 45 00:01:39,229 --> 00:01:41,129 C.J. CREGG, PRESS SECRETARY. 46 00:01:41,150 --> 00:01:42,200 WELCOME. 47 00:01:42,219 --> 00:01:43,200 AN HONOR. 48 00:01:43,219 --> 00:01:45,150 C.J. CREGG. 49 00:01:45,170 --> 00:01:48,000 ( speaking Korean ) 50 00:01:48,020 --> 00:01:50,009 HE ASKS IF YOU BOTH PLAY AS WELL. 51 00:01:50,030 --> 00:01:52,090 NO, NO. "CHOPSTICKS." 52 00:01:52,109 --> 00:01:53,109 ( translating ) 53 00:01:53,129 --> 00:01:55,129 C.J.: A BEGINNER'S PIECE... 54 00:01:56,180 --> 00:02:00,159 WITH AN INCREDIBLY INSENSITIVE NAME, I'M SORRY. 55 00:02:00,180 --> 00:02:01,200 ARE WE READY? 56 00:02:06,120 --> 00:02:09,110 OKAY, EVERYONE, REMEMBER-- PICS ONLY, NO QUESTIONS. 57 00:02:09,129 --> 00:02:12,139 COME ON IN. ( speaking Korean ) 58 00:02:15,159 --> 00:02:17,129 WELCOME TO THE WHITE HOUSE. 59 00:02:17,150 --> 00:02:18,210 ( translating ) 60 00:02:18,229 --> 00:02:20,150 I WANT TO SAY HOW HONORED WE ARE 61 00:02:20,170 --> 00:02:23,139 TO BE HOSTING YOUR FIRST CONCERT APPEARANCE HERE IN THE WEST. 62 00:02:23,159 --> 00:02:25,199 ( translating ) 63 00:02:25,219 --> 00:02:27,120 WE THANK THE NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT 64 00:02:27,139 --> 00:02:31,110 FOR SO GENEROUSLY SHARING ONE OF THEIR NATIONAL TREASURES. 65 00:02:31,129 --> 00:02:33,139 AND WE HOPE THIS MARKS JUST THE FIRST OF MANY 66 00:02:33,159 --> 00:02:35,039 SUCH CULTURAL EXCHANGES 67 00:02:35,060 --> 00:02:37,170 LEADING TO IMPROVED RELATIONS BETWEEN OUR TWO COUNTRIES. 68 00:02:37,189 --> 00:02:40,060 ( translating ) 69 00:02:40,079 --> 00:02:43,009 ( speaking Korean ) 70 00:02:46,060 --> 00:02:48,210 ( speaking loudly ) 71 00:02:52,069 --> 00:02:54,180 HE THANKS THE PRESIDENT FOR HIS WORDS 72 00:02:54,199 --> 00:02:57,189 AND SAYS ALL GLORY FLOWS TO OUR DEAR LEADER, 73 00:02:57,210 --> 00:03:01,110 FOR WHOM HE WISHES LONG LIFE AND GOOD HEALTH. 74 00:03:05,009 --> 00:03:06,099 REALLY? 75 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:09,150 NEXT TIME HE'S OVERSEAS, BE NICE IF YO-YO MA SAID THAT. 76 00:03:09,169 --> 00:03:11,219 ( laughter ) 77 00:03:13,050 --> 00:03:14,219 I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE VISIT. 78 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,099 WE GREATLY LOOK FORWARD TO TONIGHT'S CONCERT. 79 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:19,110 ( translating ) 80 00:03:19,129 --> 00:03:22,219 OKAY, EVERYONE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 81 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:26,159 WILL YOU BE SEEING ANY SIGHTS DURING YOUR DAY HERE IN WASHINGTON? 82 00:03:26,180 --> 00:03:28,159 WE WILL VISIT LINCOLN'S MEMORIAL, 83 00:03:28,180 --> 00:03:31,139 COMMEMORATING THE SHAMEFUL PRACTICE OF SLAVERY, 84 00:03:31,159 --> 00:03:33,170 THE VIETNAM WALL OF DEATH. 85 00:03:35,210 --> 00:03:37,030 UH-HUH. 86 00:03:40,079 --> 00:03:42,129 CD. I WILL SIGN. 87 00:03:42,150 --> 00:03:43,210 GREAT. 88 00:03:51,150 --> 00:03:54,069 I'LL TREASURE THIS. THANK YOU. 89 00:03:54,090 --> 00:03:56,110 PLEASURE... ALL MINE. 90 00:04:04,009 --> 00:04:05,020 SWEET KID. 91 00:04:05,039 --> 00:04:07,000 THE HANDLERS ARE A LOT OF LAUGHS. 92 00:04:07,020 --> 00:04:08,189 BET THEY CAN PRETTY MUCH TRANSFORM ANY PLACE 93 00:04:08,210 --> 00:04:10,199 INTO THEIR OWN LITTLE WALL OF DEATH. 94 00:04:11,210 --> 00:04:14,090 WHAT? THIS ISN'T AN AUTOGRAPH. 95 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,089 IT'S A MESSAGE. 96 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:10,170 THIS IS COMPLICATED. 97 00:05:10,189 --> 00:05:14,029 GET THE COUNSEL'S OFFICE, JUSTICE, NSC, STATE, 98 00:05:14,050 --> 00:05:15,149 IMMIGRATION IN RIGHT AWAY. 99 00:05:15,170 --> 00:05:17,089 LET'S FIND OUT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. 100 00:05:17,110 --> 00:05:20,009 YES, SIR, BUT IT'S... COMPLICATED. I KNOW. 101 00:05:20,029 --> 00:05:22,089 IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED ME... WHEN'S HE BACK HERE? 102 00:05:22,110 --> 00:05:23,230 REHEARSAL AND SOUND CHECK AT 2:30. 103 00:05:24,009 --> 00:05:26,009 WE BEHAVE NORMALLY, LIKE THIS ISN'T HAPPENING. 104 00:05:26,029 --> 00:05:27,160 IT MAY NOT BE HAPPENING. 105 00:05:27,180 --> 00:05:28,170 I DON'T UNDERSTAND. 106 00:05:28,189 --> 00:05:30,060 WE'VE BEEN IN SECRET NEGOTIATIONS 107 00:05:30,079 --> 00:05:32,230 WITH NORTH KOREA IN GENEVA, THE LAST THREE WEEKS-- 108 00:05:33,009 --> 00:05:34,100 ABOUT THEIR NUCLEAR PROGRAM. 109 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,149 THIS GUY DEFECTS, EVERYBODY GOES HOME. 110 00:05:36,170 --> 00:05:38,220 WE DON'T KNOW THAT. GET PEOPLE IN. LET'S FIND OUT. 111 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:40,220 BUT WE'RE NOT TURNING HIM AWAY. OF COURSE NOT. 112 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,079 IT'S COMPLICATED. 113 00:05:43,100 --> 00:05:44,199 THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 114 00:05:44,220 --> 00:05:46,040 THANK YOU, SIR. 115 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,110 CONGRESSMAN THIELE NEEDS TO COME OVER 116 00:05:49,129 --> 00:05:51,069 BEFORE THE V.P. CONFIRMATION VOTE. 117 00:05:51,090 --> 00:05:52,079 WHICH IS NOON? 118 00:05:52,100 --> 00:05:54,100 SENATE'S NOON. HOUSE VOTES AT 4:00. 119 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,060 GET HIM IN AFTER THE PUNCH AND JUDY SHOW. 120 00:05:56,079 --> 00:05:57,189 THE CITIZENRY WOULD BE COMFORTED KNOWING 121 00:05:57,209 --> 00:06:00,029 THAT'S HOW YOU REFER TO THE PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC ADVISERS. 122 00:06:00,050 --> 00:06:02,149 THE CITIZENRY DOESN'T HAVE TO SIT IN A ROOM WITH THEM. 123 00:06:02,170 --> 00:06:03,220 WHY DO YOU WANT THIELE? 124 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:05,009 HE'S VOTING AGAINST. 125 00:06:05,029 --> 00:06:07,100 CONFIRMATION'S GOING TO BE 534 TO 1. 126 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:09,220 SQUEAKER LIKE THIS, I CAN SEE WHY YOU WANT TO SQUEEZE HIM. 127 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:11,100 IF THIELE'S THE ONLY "NO" VOTE, 128 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:13,189 HE'S CATCH-OF-THE-DAY FOR A WEEK, GETS ON EVERY TALK SHOW 129 00:06:13,209 --> 00:06:16,019 EXPLAINING WHY RUSSELL'S A LOUSY CHOICE FOR V.P. 130 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,209 WHICH YOU AGREE WITH. BUT DON'T WANT ANYBODY SAYING OUT LOUD. 131 00:06:18,230 --> 00:06:21,220 SORRY. I EITHER HAVE TO TURN HIM, OR GET TEN OTHER GUYS TO VOTE "NO." 132 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,129 IF I TELL YOU SOMETHING COULD NOT BE SO YOU ABOUT IT? 133 00:06:24,149 --> 00:06:25,209 YEAH. WHAT'S GOING ON? 134 00:06:25,230 --> 00:06:27,160 I'M TAKING MY AUNT AND UNCLE FROM WISCONSIN-- 135 00:06:27,180 --> 00:06:30,069 WHO ARE PERFECTLY NICE PEOPLE-- ON A WHITE HOUSE TOUR LATER TODAY, 136 00:06:30,089 --> 00:06:32,009 AND I'D RATHER NOT GO THROUGH AN ENTIRE MORNING 137 00:06:32,029 --> 00:06:33,209 OF CHEESE-HEAD JOKES, WHICH ARE BENEATH YOU ANYWAY. 138 00:06:33,230 --> 00:06:35,090 KNOW WHAT'S THE STATE BIRD OF WISCONSIN? 139 00:06:35,110 --> 00:06:38,000 THE MUENSTER. STATE MOTTO? "LIVE BRIE OR DIE." 140 00:06:38,019 --> 00:06:40,040 IT NARROWLY BEAT OUT "YOU CAN HAVE MY WHEEL OF CHEDDAR 141 00:06:40,060 --> 00:06:43,000 WHEN YOU PRY IT OUT OF MY COLD, DEAD, STINKY FINGERS." 142 00:06:44,129 --> 00:06:46,069 DRAG ABOUT THE UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS, HUH? 143 00:06:46,090 --> 00:06:49,159 YOU'RE GONNA BE ADDED TO 'EM IF YOU DON'T GET OUT FROM BEHIND MY DESK. 144 00:06:52,209 --> 00:06:54,110 YOU HAVE AN OFFICE. 145 00:06:54,129 --> 00:06:56,199 DON'T READ MY MEMO. 146 00:06:56,220 --> 00:06:58,199 I CAN'T LEARN ANYTHING FROM YOU 147 00:06:58,220 --> 00:07:00,180 IF I'M SITTING ACROSS THE STREET ALL DAY. 148 00:07:00,199 --> 00:07:01,189 HERE'S A LESSON: 149 00:07:01,209 --> 00:07:03,060 ASK PERMISSION BEFORE YOU DO STUFF. 150 00:07:03,079 --> 00:07:05,100 WHERE YOU GOING? MEETING WITH THE ECONOMIC ADVISERS. 151 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:08,000 ( enunciating ): CAN I GO WITH YOU? 152 00:07:08,019 --> 00:07:10,009 NO. 153 00:07:10,029 --> 00:07:11,220 BUT THAT WAS GOOD. 154 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:13,139 ( knocking ) 155 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,009 President: OH, I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. 156 00:07:16,029 --> 00:07:18,180 YES, THE MOMENT CALLS FOR BIPARTISANSHIP. 157 00:07:18,199 --> 00:07:20,040 I'LL SEE YOU IN THE ROSE GARDEN 158 00:07:20,060 --> 00:07:22,209 FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS AFTERNOON. 159 00:07:22,230 --> 00:07:26,199 PARLOUS. IT'S LIKE I WAS TALKING TO JOHN C. CALHOUN. 160 00:07:26,220 --> 00:07:30,170 THIS DRAFT OF THE ROSE GARDEN THING, IT NEEDS MORE ALTITUDE. 161 00:07:30,189 --> 00:07:32,060 ALTITUDE? LOFTIER. 162 00:07:32,079 --> 00:07:34,139 IF I DON'T SOUND ENTHUSED, HOW DO WE EXPECT THE COUNTRY 163 00:07:34,159 --> 00:07:36,019 TO GET EXCITED ABOUT THIS GUY? 164 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:38,090 YES, SIR. YOU'RE NOT VERY EXCITED ABOUT HIM. 165 00:07:38,110 --> 00:07:40,029 OH, NO... I MEAN, SURE. 166 00:07:40,050 --> 00:07:41,170 I MEAN, I'M NOT NOT EXCITED ABOUT HIM. 167 00:07:41,189 --> 00:07:45,040 WHAT YOU SOUNDED LIKE JUST THEN IS HOW THIS READS. 168 00:07:45,060 --> 00:07:46,220 LET'S TAKE THE EQUIVOCATION OUT OF IT. 169 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:48,029 YES, SIR. OKAY. 170 00:07:48,050 --> 00:07:50,170 THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. YEAH. 171 00:07:50,189 --> 00:07:52,050 SO, WILL'S WORKING OUT. 172 00:07:52,069 --> 00:07:53,090 SEEMS TO BE. 173 00:07:53,110 --> 00:07:54,180 THE PRESIDENT LOVED HIS ZOEY SPEECH. 174 00:07:54,199 --> 00:07:56,110 WE ALL DID. 175 00:08:01,199 --> 00:08:03,220 ( sighs ) 176 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:05,220 SO, I'M GOING TO START DOING OTHER THINGS. 177 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:07,160 WHAT OTHER THINGS? 178 00:08:10,110 --> 00:08:11,129 WE'RE DRIFTING. 179 00:08:11,149 --> 00:08:12,230 WE'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH SOME STUFF. 180 00:08:13,009 --> 00:08:14,149 WHICH HAS LEFT US KIND OF DRIFTING. OKAY. 181 00:08:14,170 --> 00:08:17,100 WE NEED TO REFOCUS, GET BACK ON MESSAGE. OKAY. 182 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,060 SO, I'LL START WITH THAT. GOOD. 183 00:08:19,079 --> 00:08:20,129 SINCE WILL'S WORKING OUT. 184 00:08:20,149 --> 00:08:22,029 ACTUALLY, THE PRESIDENT'S NOT CRAZY 185 00:08:22,050 --> 00:08:23,170 ABOUT HIS ROSE GARDEN DRAFT. 186 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:27,000 GENTLEMEN. 187 00:08:27,019 --> 00:08:29,019 MORNING, EVERYONE. MORNING, MR. PRESIDENT. 188 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:30,170 All: MORNING, SIR. 189 00:08:33,009 --> 00:08:34,210 WHAT'S THE BAD NEWS? 190 00:08:34,230 --> 00:08:37,059 WELL, SIR, THERE ARE SOME TROUBLING INDICATORS. 191 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:40,179 ISM'S STILL BELOW 50, CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW... 192 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,129 THAT'S JUST HANGOVER FROM THE KIDNAPPING. 193 00:08:42,149 --> 00:08:43,220 THE KIDNAPPING, THE BOMBING... 194 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:45,230 REGARDLESS... IT'S DOWN. 195 00:08:46,009 --> 00:08:48,039 AND NOW WITH THESE NEW UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS. 196 00:08:48,059 --> 00:08:49,100 SO WHERE ARE WE HEADED? 197 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:53,100 SIGNS INDICATE WE COULD BE SLIDING TOWARD... 198 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:54,210 BAGEL. 199 00:08:54,230 --> 00:08:57,029 Josh: SIR, LARRY DOESN'T NEED A VACATION. THAT'S THE WORD 200 00:08:57,049 --> 00:08:58,149 WE'VE AGREED TO USE IN-HOUSE 201 00:08:58,169 --> 00:09:00,039 TO AVOID USING THE "R" WORD. 202 00:09:00,059 --> 00:09:01,080 RECESSION? 203 00:09:03,009 --> 00:09:05,110 WHAT I NEED IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION FOR KEEPING US OUT OF... 204 00:09:05,129 --> 00:09:08,039 I REALLY DON'T HAVE TO CALL IT THAT, DO I? OF COURSE NOT. 205 00:09:08,059 --> 00:09:10,149 FOR KEEPING US OUT OF A... THING. 206 00:09:10,169 --> 00:09:12,139 WE DO NOTHING. 207 00:09:12,159 --> 00:09:14,220 THE TECH BUBBLE LED TO OVER-INVESTMENT. 208 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,110 THIS IS A NORMAL CORRECTION. WE DON'T KNOW THAT. 209 00:09:17,129 --> 00:09:19,190 BUBBLES BURST. THAT'S WHY THEY'RE CALLED BUBBLES. 210 00:09:19,210 --> 00:09:22,179 EXPLAIN THAT TO THE 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE WHO'VE JUST LOST THEIR JOBS. 211 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:24,220 PHONE 'EM, THEY'RE HOME. THE FED DOES ITS THING. 212 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:29,080 A REDUCTION OF 25 BASIS POINTS STOPS THE BLEEDING. YOU CAN'T LEAVE THIS TO THE FED. 213 00:09:29,100 --> 00:09:32,019 IT'LL LOOK LIKE WE'RE ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH. Larry: A STIMULUS PACKAGE. 214 00:09:32,039 --> 00:09:34,230 YEAH, LET'S INCREASE THE DEFICIT-- THAT'S RESPONSIBLE. 215 00:09:35,009 --> 00:09:36,080 SOMETHING TEMPORARY. 216 00:09:36,100 --> 00:09:38,090 A ONE-YEAR INCREASE IN THE STANDARD DEDUCTION. 217 00:09:38,110 --> 00:09:41,230 WHICH HELPS NOT AT ALL THE BOTTOM 40% OF WAGE EARNERS 218 00:09:42,009 --> 00:09:43,190 WHO DON'T PAY INCOME TAX. 219 00:09:43,210 --> 00:09:47,039 WE HAVE TO STOP OR I'M GONNA START SHOOTING PEOPLE-- STARTING WITH MYSELF. 220 00:09:47,059 --> 00:09:49,080 I ASKED FOR A RECOMMENDATION, NOT A DEBATE. 221 00:09:49,100 --> 00:09:50,190 WAKE ME WHEN THERE'S A CONSENSUS. 222 00:09:50,210 --> 00:09:52,230 All: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 223 00:09:53,009 --> 00:09:54,120 WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU GUYS? 224 00:09:54,139 --> 00:09:56,129 MAN'S GOT A NOBEL IN THIS. 225 00:09:56,149 --> 00:09:58,080 MY OTHER MEETING'S HERE. 226 00:10:02,049 --> 00:10:03,059 GOOD MORNING. 227 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:05,210 GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. 228 00:10:06,220 --> 00:10:09,070 PLEASE. 229 00:10:09,090 --> 00:10:11,100 THANKS FOR COMING. 230 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:12,120 WHAT DO WE THINK? 231 00:10:12,139 --> 00:10:13,210 YOU DON'T BLOW A NEGOTIATION 232 00:10:13,230 --> 00:10:15,110 OF THIS MAGNITUDE OVER SOME KID. 233 00:10:15,129 --> 00:10:17,110 I DON'T CARE IF HE PLAYS SCHUBERT WITH HIS FEET. 234 00:10:17,129 --> 00:10:20,080 IT VIOLATES INTERNATIONAL LAW. U.S. LAW. 235 00:10:20,100 --> 00:10:21,139 ONE THING AT A TIME. 236 00:10:21,159 --> 00:10:24,049 THE NEGOTIATIONS, THEY FOR REAL? 237 00:10:24,070 --> 00:10:26,179 AND WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER FREEZE. 238 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:28,169 HUNDREDS MORE SENSORS INSTALLED. 239 00:10:28,190 --> 00:10:31,049 INSPECTORS ON THE GROUND AT YOUNGDOKTONG. 240 00:10:31,070 --> 00:10:34,039 THEY'VE BROKEN AGREEMENTS BEFORE. WHAT'S DIFFERENT NOW? 241 00:10:34,059 --> 00:10:35,129 THE CHINESE. 242 00:10:35,149 --> 00:10:36,169 THEY'RE WORRIED THAT THE NORTH'S 243 00:10:36,190 --> 00:10:38,080 NUCLEAR PROGRAM WILL PUSH JAPAN 244 00:10:38,100 --> 00:10:40,129 INTO FINALLY DEVELOPING THE BOMB. 245 00:10:40,149 --> 00:10:42,049 THE KOREANS SCREW AROUND THIS TIME, 246 00:10:42,070 --> 00:10:44,080 THEY PISS OFF THE ONLY ALLY THEY HAVE LEFT. 247 00:10:44,100 --> 00:10:45,200 THIS IS THAT SERIOUS-- 248 00:10:45,220 --> 00:10:47,169 THEY'RE GOING TO BLOW IT OVER SOME PIANO PLAYER? 249 00:10:47,190 --> 00:10:50,110 IT'S THE MOST UNPREDICTABLE REGIME IN THE WORLD. 250 00:10:50,129 --> 00:10:52,049 WALKING OUT ON THE NEGOTIATIONS 251 00:10:52,070 --> 00:10:53,190 COULD BE THE LEAST THING THEY'D DO. 252 00:10:53,210 --> 00:10:55,070 THEY'D SHELL SEOUL OVER THIS? 253 00:10:55,090 --> 00:10:58,049 YOU WANT TO FIND OUT? ( knocking ) 254 00:10:58,070 --> 00:11:00,149 SWELL AND LOVELY, BUT WE CAN'T SEND HIM BACK. 255 00:11:00,169 --> 00:11:03,059 LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY: IT'S AGAINST THE LAW. 256 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:06,019 TITLE EIGHT OF THE IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT 257 00:11:06,039 --> 00:11:07,110 PROHIBITS SENDING AN ALIEN BACK 258 00:11:07,129 --> 00:11:09,059 TO HIS HOMELAND IF HE HAS 259 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:12,059 A WELL-FOUNDED FEAR OF BEING PERSECUTED THERE. PERSECUTED? 260 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:14,120 HE'S THE MOST PRIVILEGED GUY IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. 261 00:11:14,139 --> 00:11:17,070 AND SINCE THE PENALTY FOR ATTEMPTED DEFECTION IS DEATH, 262 00:11:17,090 --> 00:11:18,179 THAT MAY JUST CHANGE. 263 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,019 HE'S ONLY IN JEOPARDY IF THE KOREANS FIND OUT. 264 00:11:21,039 --> 00:11:22,220 YOU GONNA TELL THEM? ANY STRAWS IN THE WIND? 265 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,139 ALL QUIET. THIS APPEARS LOCKED DOWN FOR NOW. 266 00:11:25,159 --> 00:11:26,220 MY OFFICE IS MONITORING IT. 267 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:28,179 THIS GETS OUT, IT'S GAME OVER. 268 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:30,110 THIS CONVERSATION GETS OUT. 269 00:11:30,129 --> 00:11:34,000 AND WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT? WHAT'S YOUR POINT? 270 00:11:34,019 --> 00:11:35,110 UNDERSTAND-- HE DOESN'T WANT TO GO, 271 00:11:35,129 --> 00:11:37,179 HE HAS THE LEGAL RIGHT TO APPLY FOR ASYLUM. 272 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:39,169 CAN WE GET BACK TO THE REAL WORLD? 273 00:11:39,190 --> 00:11:41,019 THE NORTH KOREANS ARE PEDDLING 274 00:11:41,039 --> 00:11:42,049 THEIR MISSILE TECHNOLOGY 275 00:11:42,070 --> 00:11:43,090 ALL OVER THE MIDDLE EAST, 276 00:11:43,110 --> 00:11:44,179 AND SENSORS ON THE BORDER 277 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:47,059 HAVE PICKED UP ELEVATED LEVELS OF KRYPTON 85. 278 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:50,110 THEY ARE MAKING PLUTONIUM, THEY CAN GET IT ON TO WARHEADS, 279 00:11:50,129 --> 00:11:52,200 AND THEIR BEST CUSTOMERS ARE THE PEOPLE WHO HATE US. 280 00:11:52,220 --> 00:11:54,129 WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT THIS? 281 00:11:54,149 --> 00:11:56,200 I DON'T SEE HOW WE CAN GET PAST THE LEGAL ISSUES. 282 00:11:56,220 --> 00:11:58,090 HOW CAN YOU SEND SOMEONE BACK 283 00:11:58,110 --> 00:12:00,019 TO THE BLEAKEST PLACE LEFT ON THE PLANET 284 00:12:00,039 --> 00:12:01,110 AFTER HE SAYS HE DOESN'T WANNA GO? 285 00:12:01,129 --> 00:12:03,139 C.J... IT'S NOT THAT BLEAK. 286 00:12:03,159 --> 00:12:04,200 THE DMZ IS BEAUTIFUL. 287 00:12:04,220 --> 00:12:06,159 IT'S LIKE A NATURE PRESERVE. 288 00:12:06,179 --> 00:12:11,019 ENDANGERED BLACK-FACED SPOONBILLS, AMUR LEOPARDS... WHAT'S YOUR POINT? 289 00:12:11,039 --> 00:12:14,190 THAT I KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS THAN YOU DO. Leo: THE LEGAL ISSUES. 290 00:12:14,210 --> 00:12:16,029 THE GUY DOESN'T KNOW HIS RIGHTS. 291 00:12:16,049 --> 00:12:17,120 IT'S A NON-PROBLEM. 292 00:12:17,139 --> 00:12:18,200 WHAT'S A BIG PROBLEM 293 00:12:18,220 --> 00:12:22,029 IS IF HE TELLS ANYONE ELSE. WHERE IS HE NOW? 294 00:12:22,049 --> 00:12:25,090 SIGHTSEEING. HE'LL BE BACK FOR REHEARSAL AT 2:30. 295 00:12:25,110 --> 00:12:27,190 DON'T LET HIM BACK IN THE BUILDING. 296 00:12:27,210 --> 00:12:29,039 WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS 297 00:12:29,059 --> 00:12:32,100 HIS HANDLERS DON'T LET HIM OUT OF THEIR SIGHT. 298 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,080 TODAY, IT'S LIKE THEY'RE WORKING FOR US. 299 00:12:34,100 --> 00:12:36,190 OUR VERY OWN TOTALITARIAN HELPMATES. 300 00:12:36,210 --> 00:12:39,019 EXCUSE ME A MINUTE. 301 00:12:41,159 --> 00:12:42,220 C.J.? 302 00:12:53,100 --> 00:12:55,210 WHAT ARE YOU DOING? "DON'T LET HIM BACK IN THE BUILDING"? 303 00:12:55,230 --> 00:12:57,100 WE LOOK AT THIS FROM EVERY ANGLE. 304 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,070 THE PRESIDENT SAID HE'S NOT SENDING HIM BACK. 305 00:12:59,090 --> 00:13:01,080 MY JOB IS TO PRESENT HIM WITH OPTIONS. 306 00:13:01,100 --> 00:13:04,210 YOUR JOB, AT THE MOMENT, IS TO BUTT OUT. 307 00:13:04,230 --> 00:13:06,070 WE'VE CERTAINLY COME A LONG WAY 308 00:13:06,090 --> 00:13:08,080 FROM "GIVE ME YOUR TIRED, YOUR POOR." 309 00:13:08,100 --> 00:13:10,000 IF WE DON'T ALLOW THIS DEFECTION, 310 00:13:10,019 --> 00:13:12,120 IF WE BLITHELY EXPLOIT THIS YOUNG MAN'S IGNORANCE, 311 00:13:12,139 --> 00:13:15,049 THEN I DON'T KNOW WHO WE ARE ANY MORE. 312 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:38,120 V.P. INTRO NEEDS TO GO ON A PROMPTER BY 2:00. HOW YOU DOING? 313 00:13:38,139 --> 00:13:40,049 I HAVE ALTITUDE SICKNESS. 314 00:13:40,070 --> 00:13:42,049 I'M SORRY? THE PRESIDENT WANTS MORE ALTITUDE. 315 00:13:42,070 --> 00:13:43,169 I'M HAVING CONSCIENCE ISSUES. 316 00:13:43,190 --> 00:13:46,039 I'M SURE YOU'VE HAD TO SAY THINGS YOU HAVEN'T MEANT BEFORE. 317 00:13:46,059 --> 00:13:48,169 YOU'VE READ FRIENDS' POETRY, HAD GIRLFRIENDS. 318 00:13:48,190 --> 00:13:50,210 I COULD USE HELP. 319 00:13:50,230 --> 00:13:52,049 HOLD YOUR NOSE AND HYPE HIM. 320 00:13:52,070 --> 00:13:53,139 THE PRESIDENT HATED THIS. 321 00:13:53,159 --> 00:13:55,100 MY SELF-CONFIDENCE IS DOWN AROUND MY ANKLES. 322 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:57,019 WELL, HITCH IT UP AND START TYPING. 323 00:13:57,039 --> 00:13:59,159 COME ON, CLACKETY-CLACK. 324 00:13:59,179 --> 00:14:00,179 YOU'RE REALLY NOT GONNA HELP? 325 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:02,080 I HAVE THINGS TO DO. 326 00:14:04,019 --> 00:14:05,100 Reporters: C.J.! C.J.: LYLE. 327 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:06,220 THIS BEING HIS FIRST VISIT, 328 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,100 CAN YOU SHARE JAI YUNG AHN'S IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA? 329 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:11,039 YOU'D NEED TO ASK HIM, BUT I CAN SAY 330 00:14:11,059 --> 00:14:13,000 HIS IMPRESSION OF OUR BUFFET TABLE SEEMED FAVORABLE. 331 00:14:13,019 --> 00:14:14,100 C.J. KATIE. 332 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,110 IS THERE CONCERN THIS SORT OF CULTURAL EXCHANGE 333 00:14:16,129 --> 00:14:19,049 CONFERS LEGITIMACY ON THE REPRESSIVE NORTH KOREAN REGIME? 334 00:14:19,070 --> 00:14:21,220 IT'S HOPED EXCHANGES LIKE THIS HELP BRING LIGHT TO SUCH PLACES, 335 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:24,059 NUDGING THEM TOWARD MORE OPEN POLICIES IN THE FUTURE. 336 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,159 AND WHILE HE'S HERE, IS HE FREE TO GO WHERE HE PLEASES? 337 00:14:26,179 --> 00:14:28,220 WELL, HIS MOTHER DIDN'T WANT HIM HITTING ANY STRIP CLUBS, 338 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:30,120 BUT AS FAR AS I KNOW, 339 00:14:30,139 --> 00:14:32,120 HE'S SEEING THE SIGHTS EVEN AS WE SPEAK. YES? 340 00:14:32,139 --> 00:14:33,129 MOVING TO THE ECONOMY... 341 00:14:33,149 --> 00:14:34,220 DO TODAY'S UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES 342 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:36,110 INDICATE WE'RE MOVING INTO RECESSION? 343 00:14:36,129 --> 00:14:37,200 RECESSION HAS A SPECIFIC MEANING-- 344 00:14:37,220 --> 00:14:39,129 TWO CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS OF NEGATIVE GROWTH. 345 00:14:39,149 --> 00:14:41,049 THAT'S NOT THE CURRENT SITUATION. 346 00:14:41,070 --> 00:14:43,120 HOW WOULD YOU CHARACTERIZE THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY THEN? 347 00:14:43,139 --> 00:14:45,070 I WOULDN'T. IF NOT RECESSION, 348 00:14:45,090 --> 00:14:47,000 WHAT WORD WOULD THE ADMINISTRATION USE? 349 00:14:47,019 --> 00:14:50,110 SLOWDOWN, DOWNTURN, TORPOR. TORPOR? 350 00:14:50,129 --> 00:14:51,210 IT MEANS... I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS. 351 00:14:51,230 --> 00:14:54,120 IN FACT, I'M FEELING A LITTLE COMING ON NOW. 352 00:14:54,139 --> 00:14:57,080 JOHN? ( knocking at door ) 353 00:14:57,100 --> 00:14:59,009 Josh: YEAH? Leo: YOU CAN'T DITCH THE KID. 354 00:14:59,029 --> 00:15:00,159 LEO... CAN'T DO IT, JOSH. 355 00:15:00,179 --> 00:15:03,100 I DON'T NEED HIS OLD MAN ON MY CALL SHEET. 356 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,100 ( sighs ): OKAY. 357 00:15:08,100 --> 00:15:11,100 OUR POLL NUMBERS ARE DOWN. 358 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:12,230 WHAT POLL? AN INTERNAL. 359 00:15:13,009 --> 00:15:15,200 HIS APPROVAL RATING, DOWN 11 POINTS. 360 00:15:15,220 --> 00:15:17,220 IT WAS ARTIFICIALLY HIGH FROM THE KIDNAPPING. 361 00:15:18,009 --> 00:15:19,049 YEAH. 362 00:15:19,070 --> 00:15:21,200 WE KNEW IT WASN'T GOING TO STAY UP THERE. 363 00:15:21,220 --> 00:15:23,149 YEAH. 364 00:15:23,169 --> 00:15:25,110 WHERE ARE WE ON THIELE? HE'S COMING OVER. 365 00:15:25,129 --> 00:15:28,110 HE VOTES AGAINST, IT'LL BE ALL THIELE, ALL THE TIME. 366 00:15:33,190 --> 00:15:34,220 IS SOMETHING GOING ON? 367 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:36,100 GET US THIELE. 368 00:15:41,090 --> 00:15:43,090 JOSH. 369 00:15:43,110 --> 00:15:45,059 MY AUNT BARBARA AND UNCLE TED. 370 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:47,090 HI, GOOD TO MEET YOU BOTH. WELCOME. 371 00:15:47,110 --> 00:15:49,159 Donna: ANY CHANCE OF GETTING THEM INTO THE CONCERT TONIGHT? 372 00:15:49,179 --> 00:15:50,220 OH, SORRY. 373 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:54,000 THERE ARE SENATORS ON THE WAITING LIST. 374 00:15:54,019 --> 00:15:55,190 MOSTLY REPUBLICANS. 375 00:15:58,100 --> 00:16:00,129 YOU'RE REPUBLICANS. 376 00:16:00,149 --> 00:16:02,059 THERE'S A REHEARSAL OR SOMETHING 377 00:16:02,080 --> 00:16:04,220 I CAN GET YOU INTO THIS AFTERNOON WONDERFUL. 378 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,169 DONNA TELLS US YOU'RE MEETING WITH THE ECONOMIC ADVISERS. 379 00:16:07,190 --> 00:16:09,000 NOT SO MUCH MEETING 380 00:16:09,019 --> 00:16:11,090 AS FIGHTING OFF SLIPPING INTO A COMA. 381 00:16:11,110 --> 00:16:12,110 ( chuckling ): PRETTY DENSE, HUH? 382 00:16:12,129 --> 00:16:13,190 PLUS THEY NEVER AGREE, 383 00:16:13,210 --> 00:16:17,090 YET NO ONE IS REMOTELY AFFLICTED BY DOUBT. 384 00:16:17,110 --> 00:16:18,169 IT'S LIKE WITH DIETS. 385 00:16:18,190 --> 00:16:20,080 HOW THERE'S ALL THESE DIFFERENT DIET THEORIES, 386 00:16:20,100 --> 00:16:21,169 ALL COMPLETELY CONTRADICTORY, 387 00:16:21,190 --> 00:16:23,169 WHEN MOST DOCTORS AGREE THAT THE HEALTHIEST ADVICE 388 00:16:23,190 --> 00:16:26,039 IS TO EAT A VARIETY OF FOOD IN MODERATE AMOUNTS. 389 00:16:26,059 --> 00:16:30,090 UH-HUH. MAYBE THAT'S THE APPROACH TO TAKE WITH ECONOMISTS. 390 00:16:30,110 --> 00:16:32,179 TAKE FROM EVERY THEORY IN MODERATION. 391 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:35,100 YEAH. INTERESTING. 392 00:16:37,100 --> 00:16:39,000 SO, TED, WHAT IS IT THAT YOU DO? 393 00:16:39,019 --> 00:16:42,100 I'M A SALES REP FOR A DAIRY CONSORTIUM. 394 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:44,019 YOU MEAN... CHEESE? 395 00:16:44,039 --> 00:16:45,090 ABSOLUTELY. 396 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:50,139 WELL, ENJOY YOUR TOUR. 397 00:16:50,159 --> 00:16:51,220 HAVE FUN. 398 00:17:00,230 --> 00:17:02,029 DID YOU KNOW NORTH KOREA'S 399 00:17:02,049 --> 00:17:03,139 THE ONLY COUNTRY LEFT IN THE WORLD 400 00:17:03,159 --> 00:17:05,180 WHERE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCESS THE INTERNET? 401 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:08,119 THAT ALL TVS AND RADIOS ARE PRESET BEFORE THEY'RE SOLD 402 00:17:08,140 --> 00:17:11,099 SO THEY RECEIVE ONLY STATE-CONTROLLED STATIONS? 403 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:12,220 IT'S A BAD PLACE. 404 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:14,170 IMAGINE WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE FOR A MUSICIAN 405 00:17:14,190 --> 00:17:16,180 TO LIVE IN A SOCIETY SO COMPLETELY REGIMENTED, 406 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:20,099 WHERE THE ONLY MUSIC ALLOWED IS WHAT GLORIFIES THE STATE? 407 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:22,220 IT'S AMAZING HE'D WANT TO GO BACK. 408 00:17:23,009 --> 00:17:24,140 THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 409 00:17:30,130 --> 00:17:33,029 Leo: C.J. 410 00:17:37,109 --> 00:17:40,079 WE'RE CONTROLLING MEDIA ACCESS TO JAI YUNG AHN? 411 00:17:40,099 --> 00:17:41,210 POOL SPRAY AT THE SOUND CHECK. 412 00:17:41,230 --> 00:17:44,019 IF HE'S STILL DOING ONE. NO QUESTIONS. 413 00:17:44,039 --> 00:17:47,140 THE PRESS UNDERSTANDS THE KOREANS WON'T ALLOW IT. 414 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,230 SO... HE'S BEING ALLOWED BACK IN THE BUILDING. 415 00:17:50,009 --> 00:17:52,099 LEO TELLS ME YOU HAVE A STRONG VIEW ON THIS. 416 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:53,130 YES, SIR. 417 00:17:53,150 --> 00:17:55,059 SENDING HIM BACK WOULD SEEM TO BE ILLEGAL. 418 00:17:55,079 --> 00:17:57,230 OUR HAND'S NOT LEGALLY FORCED UNLESS HE TELLS ANYONE. 419 00:17:58,009 --> 00:17:59,089 HE'S TOLD US. 420 00:17:59,109 --> 00:18:01,109 HE'S ASKED THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR ASYLUM. 421 00:18:01,130 --> 00:18:04,079 ARE WE SAYING HE'D HAVE BEEN BETTER OFF ASKING SOME CAB DRIVER? 422 00:18:04,099 --> 00:18:06,049 YOU KNOW THE RATIONALE FOR SENDING HIM BACK. 423 00:18:06,069 --> 00:18:08,049 SO THE IRANIANS DON'T WAKE UP ONE MORNING 424 00:18:08,069 --> 00:18:10,160 AND DECIDE, "HEY, IT'S A GOOD DAY TO NUKE ISRAEL." 425 00:18:10,180 --> 00:18:12,190 SIR, SEVEN NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR SCIENTISTS 426 00:18:12,210 --> 00:18:15,000 DEFECTED THROUGH CHINA LAST YEAR. WE HELPED PAY FOR IT. 427 00:18:15,019 --> 00:18:16,059 ARE WE SAYING IF THIS KID 428 00:18:16,079 --> 00:18:18,000 WERE MORE VALUABLE TO US, WE'D ACCEPT HIM? 429 00:18:18,019 --> 00:18:21,089 IS THAT SUCH AN UNREASONABLE DISTINCTION? 430 00:18:21,109 --> 00:18:23,059 THIS ISN'T YOUR REAL ARGUMENT. 431 00:18:23,079 --> 00:18:26,099 SENDING HIM BACK WILL PLAY AS A DISASTER IN THE PRESS IF IT GETS OUT. 432 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:30,039 THAT'S NOT YOUR REAL ARGUMENT EITHER. 433 00:18:30,059 --> 00:18:32,000 NO, SIR, IT'S NOT. 434 00:18:32,019 --> 00:18:35,000 THIS YOUNG MAN'S ASKING FOR FREEDOM. 435 00:18:35,019 --> 00:18:36,190 IT'S WHAT THIS COUNTRY WAS BUILT ON. 436 00:18:36,210 --> 00:18:39,210 EVERYONE'S FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE, SOMEPLACE LESS FREE. 437 00:18:44,009 --> 00:18:45,210 THAT'S MY ARGUMENT. 438 00:18:51,029 --> 00:18:53,009 THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 439 00:18:53,029 --> 00:18:54,099 THANK YOU, SIR. 440 00:19:01,049 --> 00:19:02,130 ( door closing ) 441 00:19:13,039 --> 00:19:14,180 WE HAVE A MEETING. OUTSTANDING. 442 00:19:16,029 --> 00:19:20,150 OKAY, YOU CAN'T SAY THINGS LIKE "OUTSTANDING" DURING IT. 443 00:19:20,170 --> 00:19:22,230 I WAS PRETTY SURE YOU DIDN'T WANT ME SAYING ANYTHING. 444 00:19:23,009 --> 00:19:24,170 YEAH. 445 00:19:24,190 --> 00:19:26,049 WE'RE MEETING WITH...? 446 00:19:26,069 --> 00:19:28,000 CONGRESSMAN THIELE, A DEMOCRAT FROM... 447 00:19:28,019 --> 00:19:29,099 RHODE ISLAND. 448 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,160 HE INTERNED FOR MY UNCLE. OF COURSE HE DID. 449 00:19:31,180 --> 00:19:33,059 HE'S VOTING AGAINST RUSSELL. 450 00:19:33,079 --> 00:19:35,019 I HAVE TO WHIP HIM INTO SHAPE. 451 00:19:35,039 --> 00:19:36,119 WATCH AND LEARN. 452 00:19:41,099 --> 00:19:44,109 ( knocking ) YEAH? 453 00:19:44,130 --> 00:19:46,109 WILL'S FIXING THE V.P. INTRO. 454 00:19:46,130 --> 00:19:49,109 GOOD, SINCE THAT WOULD BE HIS JOB. 455 00:19:49,130 --> 00:19:52,019 I'M NOT SURE I WAS CLEAR BEFORE. 456 00:19:52,039 --> 00:19:54,000 WE NEED TO GET BACK OUR FOCUS. 457 00:19:54,019 --> 00:19:57,029 WORK UP A MESSAGE CALENDAR, LIKE IN THE CAMPAIGNS. 458 00:19:57,049 --> 00:19:59,180 LONG TERM, I'M TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE. 459 00:19:59,200 --> 00:20:02,059 NOT ARTICULATING THE MESSAGE, SHAPING IT. 460 00:20:02,079 --> 00:20:04,140 YOU DO SHAPE IT. I MEAN FULL TIME. 461 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:05,210 YOU HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES. 462 00:20:05,230 --> 00:20:07,150 THAT I CAN TURN OVER. 463 00:20:09,039 --> 00:20:10,109 TO WILL? 464 00:20:17,039 --> 00:20:18,119 WE SHOULD DISCUSS IT. 465 00:20:20,230 --> 00:20:22,059 NOT TODAY. 466 00:20:26,049 --> 00:20:28,109 "TOMORROW AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW..." 467 00:20:28,130 --> 00:20:29,200 YEAH. 468 00:20:35,170 --> 00:20:38,099 WE ARE DRIFTING. 469 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:40,180 Josh: THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. 470 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:42,220 Thiele: I DON'T LIKE THE GUY, I'M VOTING AGAINST HIM. 471 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,160 WHAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE? 472 00:20:45,180 --> 00:20:47,210 YOU'RE EMBARRASSING THE PRESIDENT. 473 00:20:47,230 --> 00:20:51,009 ( chuckles ) HE'S GOT A MARGIN OF 533 VOTES. 474 00:20:51,029 --> 00:20:53,059 HE MUST HAVE A PRETTY LOW THRESHOLD OF EMBARRASSMENT. 475 00:20:53,079 --> 00:20:56,119 IT'S GRANDSTANDING. IT'S A CHEAP AND EASY WAY TO GET YOUR NAME IN THE PAPER, 476 00:20:56,140 --> 00:20:58,200 ONLY IT'S GONNA MAKE YOU LOOK ECCENTRIC, 477 00:20:58,220 --> 00:21:01,119 LIKE SOME KIND OF GOOFBALL CRANK. I BEG YOUR PARDON? 478 00:21:01,140 --> 00:21:02,220 YOU'RE NOT EMBARRASSING THE PRESIDENT. 479 00:21:03,000 --> 00:21:04,089 YOU'RE EMBARRASSING YOURSELF. LOOK... 480 00:21:04,109 --> 00:21:06,170 YOU WANT THE PRESIDENT'S BACKING FOR ANYTHING 481 00:21:06,190 --> 00:21:08,140 YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY WANT TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TERM-- 482 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:11,039 AS OPPOSED TO PULLING POINTLESS LITTLE PUBLICITY STUNTS-- 483 00:21:11,059 --> 00:21:13,089 YOU'LL SWALLOW HARD WHATEVER PETTY ANIMUS 484 00:21:13,109 --> 00:21:15,000 YOU BEAR TOWARD THE GUY ABOUT TO BE 485 00:21:15,019 --> 00:21:16,140 THE NUMBER TWO MAN IN YOUR PARTY, 486 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,180 AND YOU'LL GIVE YOUR PRESIDENT WHAT HE WANTS: 487 00:21:18,200 --> 00:21:20,059 A UNANIMOUS CONFIRMATION. 488 00:21:20,079 --> 00:21:24,119 MY "PETTY ANIMUS" IS THAT RUSSELL'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH, 489 00:21:24,140 --> 00:21:26,079 WHICH IS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN SAYING TO EACH OTHER 490 00:21:26,099 --> 00:21:29,039 AROUND HERE EVER SINCE HIS NAME WAS ANNOUNCED. 491 00:21:29,059 --> 00:21:31,140 YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GOT ROLLED ON BERRYHILL? 492 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:34,049 OR FORCED TO SETTLE FOR THIS PARTY HACK? 493 00:21:34,069 --> 00:21:35,210 YOU'VE PUT SOMEONE SECOND-RATE 494 00:21:35,230 --> 00:21:38,130 NEXT IN LINE TO A PRESIDENT WITH A SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEM. 495 00:21:38,150 --> 00:21:40,069 YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT EMBARRASSMENT? 496 00:21:40,089 --> 00:21:42,109 BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT THAT. 497 00:21:54,109 --> 00:21:57,170 THE NORTH KOREANS HAVE CANCELED THE POOL SPRAY AT THE SOUND CHECK. 498 00:21:57,190 --> 00:22:00,180 OKAY. HE DOESN'T LIKE PEOPLE AROUND WHEN HE'S REHEARSING. 499 00:22:02,190 --> 00:22:04,210 SORRY. 500 00:22:04,230 --> 00:22:06,170 TALK TO THIELE? 501 00:22:06,190 --> 00:22:09,029 YEAH. I'M GOING TO NEED A PLAN B. 502 00:22:13,109 --> 00:22:16,009 THE V.P. INTRO IS FINISHED? 503 00:22:16,029 --> 00:22:17,069 WILL'S DOING LAST TOUCHES. 504 00:22:17,089 --> 00:22:18,160 HELP HIM OUT, WILL YOU? 505 00:22:18,180 --> 00:22:20,119 HE'S GOT IT HANDLED. HE WAS HAVING SOME TROUBLE. 506 00:22:20,140 --> 00:22:23,200 LOOK IT OVER, PUNCH IT UP. YES, SIR. 507 00:22:23,220 --> 00:22:25,140 C.J.: SOMETHING HAPPENED TODAY AT THE BRIEFING. 508 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:27,220 I GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ECONOMY 509 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:29,109 AND I FELT LIKE I WAS TAP-DANCING. 510 00:22:29,130 --> 00:22:31,019 SAW IT. I THOUGHT YOU WERE FINE. 511 00:22:31,039 --> 00:22:33,019 DEFT, EXTREMELY DEFT. 512 00:22:33,039 --> 00:22:34,170 AS MUCH AS I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTEMPT 513 00:22:34,190 --> 00:22:36,029 TO COMPLIMENT ME OUT OF MY POINT, 514 00:22:36,049 --> 00:22:37,180 I'M STARTING TO FEEL A LITTLE SELF-CONSCIOUS 515 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:40,019 ABOUT OUR LACK OF A VOCABULARY TO DESCRIBE THE ECONOMY. 516 00:22:40,039 --> 00:22:41,180 DIDN'T SHE GET THE BAGEL MEMO? 517 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:44,059 YOU COULD ARGUE THE PRESIDENT'S GOT A RESPONSIBILITY TO DO IT. 518 00:22:44,079 --> 00:22:47,049 SETTING A POSITIVE TONE CONCEIVABLY HELPS BRING ABOUT POSITIVE RESULTS. 519 00:22:47,069 --> 00:22:49,089 C.J.: I'M NOT SAYING I WANNA DON A SHROUD. 520 00:22:49,109 --> 00:22:51,079 I JUST THINK THE POLLYANNA ACT'S NOT WEARING WELL. 521 00:22:51,099 --> 00:22:53,130 SIR, I'M WORRIED THAT, AT SOME POINT, AVOIDANCE 522 00:22:53,150 --> 00:22:55,170 STARTS TO LOOK LIKE MAYBE WE JUST HAVEN'T NOTICED. 523 00:22:55,190 --> 00:22:58,029 WE RUN THE RISK OF APPEARING OUTTA TOUCH, LIKE A PRESIDENT 524 00:22:58,049 --> 00:23:00,049 WHO DOESN'T KNOW THE PRICE OF MILK. 525 00:23:03,059 --> 00:23:05,069 SIR, DO YOU KNOW THE PRICE OF MILK? 526 00:23:05,089 --> 00:23:06,089 NOT PRECISELY. 527 00:23:06,109 --> 00:23:08,230 NEITHER DO I. DO ANY OF US? 528 00:23:09,009 --> 00:23:10,230 ( sighing ): OKAY. 529 00:23:11,009 --> 00:23:13,089 LET'S GET ON COMING UP WITH A LANGUAGE PLAN 530 00:23:13,109 --> 00:23:16,000 FOR TALKING MORE REALISTICALLY ABOUT THE ECONOMY. 531 00:23:16,019 --> 00:23:18,190 THAT SESSION THIS MORNING WITH THE ADVISERS... 532 00:23:18,210 --> 00:23:21,220 EVERYBODY'S GOT A MAGIC LEVER THEY WANT YOU TO PUSH. 533 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:23,130 I'VE STUDIED ECONOMICS ALL MY LIFE, 534 00:23:23,150 --> 00:23:26,019 BUT IN THIS JOB ONLY A FOOL IS EVER CERTAIN. 535 00:23:26,039 --> 00:23:28,009 YOU DON'T PUSH ANY ONE LEVER. 536 00:23:28,029 --> 00:23:29,230 YOU WANT TO PUSH A LITTLE ON THEM ALL. 537 00:23:30,009 --> 00:23:32,079 FROM EVERY THEORY, IN MODERATION... 538 00:23:32,099 --> 00:23:34,150 EXACTLY. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. 539 00:23:34,170 --> 00:23:36,000 THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 540 00:23:36,019 --> 00:23:37,079 C.J. 541 00:23:42,049 --> 00:23:44,200 THESE NEGOTIATIONS ARE THE REAL THING. 542 00:23:44,220 --> 00:23:46,079 I CAN'T ALLOW THIS DEFECTION. 543 00:23:46,099 --> 00:23:48,180 I KNOW YOU DISAGREE, BUT THAT'S MY DECISION. 544 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:50,049 THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 545 00:23:50,069 --> 00:23:52,230 IT'S NOT THAT I DISAGREE, SIR. 546 00:23:53,009 --> 00:23:54,079 I'M DISAPPOINTED. 547 00:24:00,109 --> 00:24:01,190 ( door closes ) 548 00:24:01,210 --> 00:24:05,039 WE'LL GET SOMEONE FROM STATE TO TELL THE KID. 549 00:24:05,059 --> 00:24:07,049 NO. I'LL DO IT. 550 00:24:07,069 --> 00:24:08,150 SIR... IT'S MY CALL. 551 00:24:08,170 --> 00:24:10,000 I TELL HIM. 552 00:24:13,150 --> 00:24:15,069 IS SHE OKAY? 553 00:24:15,089 --> 00:24:16,160 I DON'T KNOW. 554 00:24:20,150 --> 00:24:22,140 HEY. HELLO. 555 00:24:28,109 --> 00:24:31,170 GOT MY ASS KICKED, A LITTLE BIT AGO, BY THIELE. 556 00:24:31,190 --> 00:24:33,000 THE RUSSELL VOTE? 557 00:24:33,019 --> 00:24:34,029 YEAH. 558 00:24:34,049 --> 00:24:36,009 IT WAS IN FRONT OF RICHIE RICH. 559 00:24:36,029 --> 00:24:38,119 THE PIERCE KID? 560 00:24:38,140 --> 00:24:40,000 THIELE'S GOING TO BE EVERYWHERE. 561 00:24:40,019 --> 00:24:43,000 THE REPUBLIC WILL STAND. 562 00:24:43,019 --> 00:24:44,099 I GOT TO DO DAMAGE CONTROL. 563 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:47,049 I'M GOING TO LEAK IT THAT THIELE WANTED IT. 564 00:24:47,069 --> 00:24:48,150 THE VICE PRESIDENCY? 565 00:24:48,170 --> 00:24:50,119 YEAH, MAKE IT JUST LOOK LIKE PIQUE. 566 00:24:50,140 --> 00:24:52,119 A SECOND-TERM CONGRESSMAN FROM THE SMALLEST STATE 567 00:24:52,140 --> 00:24:53,220 EXPECTING TO BE NAMED V.P.? 568 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:56,150 HE'S REALLY GOING SEEM LIKE A CRACKPOT. 569 00:24:56,170 --> 00:24:59,170 GOD, DON'T EVER GET MAD AT ME. 570 00:24:59,190 --> 00:25:01,049 I'VE GOTTEN MAD AT YOU. 571 00:25:01,069 --> 00:25:03,180 WHY IT'S BETTER WHEN WE DON'T TALK. 572 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:06,039 COME BY TONIGHT, WE CAN NOT-TALK SOME MORE. 573 00:25:10,000 --> 00:25:12,140 ( keyboard clacking ) 574 00:25:17,039 --> 00:25:19,049 "IT'S WITH ABUNDANT PLEASURE AND PRIDE..." 575 00:25:19,069 --> 00:25:22,140 SURPASSING. MORE ALTITUDE. 576 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:26,049 STILL TWEAKING? THE PROMPTER GUYS NEEDED THE DISK HALF AN HOUR AGO. 577 00:25:26,069 --> 00:25:27,119 GO AWAY. 578 00:25:27,140 --> 00:25:29,069 "IT'S WITH SURPASSING PLEASURE AND PRIDE..." 579 00:25:29,089 --> 00:25:31,059 BLAH, BLAH, BLAH... "ROBERT RUSSELL..." 580 00:25:31,079 --> 00:25:32,210 BLAH, BLAH, "CONFIRMED BY 581 00:25:32,230 --> 00:25:36,079 OVERWHELMING VOTE AS BEFITS THIS DISTINGUISHED CHOICE." 582 00:25:36,099 --> 00:25:38,210 DISTINGUISHED... WANT TO USE SURPASSING AGAIN? 583 00:25:38,230 --> 00:25:41,079 EMINENT... ILLUSTRIOUS... 584 00:25:41,099 --> 00:25:44,029 THE PROBLEM BEING, HE'S NONE OF THOSE THINGS. THIS IS MY PROBLEM. 585 00:25:44,049 --> 00:25:46,009 NOR IS HE ESTIMABLE, LAUDABLE, OR SOMEONE 586 00:25:46,029 --> 00:25:48,029 YOU'D WALK ACROSS THE ROOM TO SHAKE HANDS WITH. 587 00:25:48,049 --> 00:25:51,049 AND THE PRESIDENT WANTS ALTITUDE. 588 00:25:51,069 --> 00:25:53,089 "...AS BEFITS THIS VERTIGINOUS CHOICE." 589 00:25:56,059 --> 00:25:57,150 DISTINGUISHED IS AS HIGH AS WE GO. 590 00:25:57,170 --> 00:25:59,210 YOU'D HAVE TO BE HIGH TO GO LOFTIER. 591 00:26:01,019 --> 00:26:02,180 HERE'S WHAT IT SHOULD BE: 592 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:06,069 "IN A TRIUMPH OF THE MIDDLING, 593 00:26:06,089 --> 00:26:09,109 "A NOD TO MEDIOCRITY, AND WITH GORGE RISING, 594 00:26:09,130 --> 00:26:12,109 "IT GIVES ME GREAT NAUSEA TO ANNOUNCE ROBERT RUSSELL-- 595 00:26:12,130 --> 00:26:16,150 "BINGO BOB HIMSELF-- AS YOUR NEW VICE PRESIDENT." 596 00:26:16,170 --> 00:26:18,200 "THIS LAPDOG OF MINING INTERESTS 597 00:26:18,220 --> 00:26:20,230 IS AS DULL AS HE IS UNREMARKABLE..." 598 00:26:21,009 --> 00:26:22,180 "...AS LACKLUSTER AS HE IS SOPORIFIC." 599 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:24,150 GOOD. "THIS REVERSION TO THE MEAN..." 600 00:26:24,170 --> 00:26:26,089 "...THIS REBUKE TO THE EXEMPLARY..." 601 00:26:26,109 --> 00:26:28,130 "...GIVES HOPE TO THE MILLIONS UNFAVORED BY THE EXCEPTIONAL." 602 00:26:28,150 --> 00:26:30,029 YES. "THE VICE PRESIDENCY 603 00:26:30,049 --> 00:26:32,119 "BEING FAMOUSLY ONCE DESCRIBED AS NOT BEING WORTH 604 00:26:32,140 --> 00:26:34,029 "'A WARM BUCKET OF SPIT', 605 00:26:34,049 --> 00:26:37,079 "LET'S NOW HAWK A BIG LOOGIE FOR BOB RUSSELL: 606 00:26:37,099 --> 00:26:40,039 "NOT THE WORST, NOT THE BEST, 607 00:26:40,059 --> 00:26:42,089 JUST WHAT WE'RE STUCK WITH." 608 00:26:44,049 --> 00:26:45,109 AMEN. 609 00:26:49,099 --> 00:26:50,079 WHERE WERE WE? 610 00:26:50,099 --> 00:26:52,230 LET ME GET BACK TO IT. 611 00:26:53,009 --> 00:26:55,119 "THIS DISTINGUISHED CHOICE..." "THIS REDOUBTABLE CHOICE." 612 00:26:55,140 --> 00:26:57,150 IT'S PERFECT. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IT MEANS. 613 00:27:04,160 --> 00:27:05,230 ( sighs ) 614 00:27:11,109 --> 00:27:15,009 RYAN PIERCE. UH, IS CONGRESSMAN THIELE IN PLEASE? 615 00:27:18,059 --> 00:27:20,180 ( classical music playing ) 616 00:27:37,150 --> 00:27:40,150 I LOVE THIS CHOPIN. FOOLED WITH IT MYSELF, 617 00:27:40,170 --> 00:27:42,130 BUT COULD NEVER QUITE GET THE FINGERING DOWN. 618 00:27:42,150 --> 00:27:44,029 WHITE HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHER'S GOING TO GET 619 00:27:44,049 --> 00:27:46,019 SOME SHOTS OF THEM. 620 00:27:52,039 --> 00:27:53,109 EXCUSE ME, LEO. 621 00:27:53,130 --> 00:27:54,220 OH, WE IN THE WAY? 622 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:57,170 YOU MIND A MINUTE, PLEASE? 623 00:27:57,190 --> 00:27:59,099 RIGHT HERE. 624 00:27:59,119 --> 00:28:01,180 SO HOW'S YOUR DAY BEEN? 625 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:04,160 GET TO SEE MUCH? 626 00:28:04,180 --> 00:28:08,059 I'M SORRY TO SAY, I CANNOT LET YOU DEFECT. 627 00:28:08,079 --> 00:28:09,180 DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME? 628 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:10,210 ( music stops ) 629 00:28:10,230 --> 00:28:13,150 YOU HAVE TO KEEP PLAYING. 630 00:28:13,170 --> 00:28:15,009 ( music resumes ) 631 00:28:21,150 --> 00:28:23,180 THERE'S AN IMPORTANT NUCLEAR AGREEMENT 632 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:25,099 BEING WORKED OUT. 633 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:27,119 DO YOU UNDERSTAND MY ENGLISH? 634 00:28:36,019 --> 00:28:38,109 I TRY TO STAY... 635 00:28:41,009 --> 00:28:42,039 YOU ARREST ME? 636 00:28:42,059 --> 00:28:43,119 NO. 637 00:28:48,089 --> 00:28:50,089 YOU GIVE ME BACK TO THEM. 638 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:54,059 NO. 639 00:28:56,180 --> 00:28:59,000 FREEDOM MEANS CHOICE. 640 00:28:59,019 --> 00:29:02,079 YOU MUST DECIDE WHICH IS THE MOST RESPONSIBLE COURSE. 641 00:29:05,039 --> 00:29:10,140 YOU KNOW KOREAN WORD "HAN"? 642 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:11,220 NO. 643 00:29:15,099 --> 00:29:18,039 I COULD PRACTICE THE FINGERING EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, 644 00:29:18,059 --> 00:29:20,089 I'D NEVER BE ABLE TO PLAY IT LIKE THAT. 645 00:29:23,009 --> 00:29:26,099 IT IS... THIS... 646 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,150 ( playing mournful melody ) 647 00:30:04,069 --> 00:30:07,009 President: NO. Leo: YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IF HE UNDERSTOOD YOU. 648 00:30:07,029 --> 00:30:10,039 HIS ENGLISH IS BETTER THAN HE LETS ON. 649 00:30:10,059 --> 00:30:12,039 YOU DON'T KNOW IF HE UNDERSTOOD YOUR ENGLISH, 650 00:30:12,059 --> 00:30:13,119 MUCH LESS YOUR MEANING. 651 00:30:13,140 --> 00:30:15,049 YOU'RE A PERSUASIVE MAN, MR. PRESIDENT, 652 00:30:15,069 --> 00:30:17,210 BUT IT HELPS IF YOU'RE TALKING TO SOMEONE WHO SPEAKS THE LANGUAGE. 653 00:30:17,230 --> 00:30:19,190 WE'RE NOT CANCELING THE CONCERT. 654 00:30:19,210 --> 00:30:21,170 SIR, YOU'RE NOT POSITIVE 655 00:30:21,190 --> 00:30:25,119 IF HE GOT IT OR NOT? NO. 656 00:30:25,140 --> 00:30:28,009 Leo: THEN YOU NEED TO COME DOWN WITH SOME FLU. LEO... 657 00:30:28,029 --> 00:30:29,220 OTHERWISE WE'RE PUTTING THE FATE 658 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:31,170 OF WHAT IS POTENTIALLY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT 659 00:30:31,190 --> 00:30:33,210 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT OF THIS PRESIDENCY 660 00:30:33,230 --> 00:30:36,140 IN THE HANDS OF A 23-YEAR-OLD WHO MAY HAVE ONLY UNDERSTOOD 661 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:38,069 EVERY FIFTH WORD OF WHAT YOU WERE SAYING. 662 00:30:38,089 --> 00:30:41,230 WE CANCEL THE CONCERT, IT'S A RED FLAG. 663 00:30:42,009 --> 00:30:45,059 I TOLD HIM FREEDOM MEANS CHOICE. 664 00:30:45,079 --> 00:30:48,029 MY CHOICE IS TO TRUST IN HIS DECISION. 665 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:54,079 GET THINGS READY IN CASE IT GOES THE OTHER WAY. 666 00:30:54,099 --> 00:30:55,200 THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. 667 00:31:05,009 --> 00:31:06,029 IT'S A CRAPSHOOT. 668 00:31:06,049 --> 00:31:09,160 THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE A CRAPSHOOT. 669 00:31:09,180 --> 00:31:12,019 WHOLE DAMN JOB IS A CRAPSHOOT. 670 00:31:18,210 --> 00:31:20,089 house recorder: TEWES... 671 00:31:20,109 --> 00:31:23,009 AYE. 672 00:31:23,029 --> 00:31:25,009 THAYER... 673 00:31:25,029 --> 00:31:27,160 AYE. 674 00:31:27,180 --> 00:31:29,049 THIBODEAUX... 675 00:31:29,069 --> 00:31:30,130 AYE. 676 00:31:32,130 --> 00:31:33,190 THIELE... 677 00:31:35,119 --> 00:31:38,079 AYE. 678 00:31:38,099 --> 00:31:39,170 VALLANCE... 679 00:31:41,150 --> 00:31:42,210 AYE. 680 00:31:44,150 --> 00:31:46,069 HORTON.... 681 00:31:46,089 --> 00:31:47,190 Donna: JOSH, DORY MACKLIN FROM THE POST 682 00:31:47,210 --> 00:31:49,029 RETURNING YOUR CALL ON THREE. 683 00:31:49,049 --> 00:31:51,069 YEAH. TELL HER NEVER MIND. 684 00:32:03,099 --> 00:32:04,190 NICE WORK ON THIELE. 685 00:32:04,210 --> 00:32:07,009 YEAH. HOW'D YOU GET HIM TO TURN? 686 00:32:07,029 --> 00:32:08,079 I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY. 687 00:32:08,099 --> 00:32:10,130 MARGARET, I'M GOING TO NEED STATE AGAIN. 688 00:32:13,130 --> 00:32:15,140 WE HAVE A VICE PRESIDENT. ABOUT TIME. 689 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:17,079 I MAY ACTUALLY SLEEP TONIGHT. 690 00:32:17,099 --> 00:32:19,069 PROBABLY NOT. PROBABLY NOT. 691 00:32:19,089 --> 00:32:22,119 SEE YOU IN THE ROSE GARDEN. OKAY. 692 00:32:22,140 --> 00:32:23,150 President: GOOD AFTERNOON. 693 00:32:23,170 --> 00:32:25,109 I WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL. 694 00:32:25,130 --> 00:32:27,230 IT'S WITH SURPASSING PLEASURE AND PRIDE 695 00:32:28,009 --> 00:32:31,029 THAT I ANNOUNCE THAT CONGRESS, JUST A SHORT TIME AGO, 696 00:32:31,049 --> 00:32:33,099 VOTED TO CONFIRM ROBERT RUSSELL 697 00:32:33,119 --> 00:32:36,119 AS THE NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF THESE UNITED STATES. 698 00:32:36,140 --> 00:32:38,039 CONFIRMED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE, 699 00:32:38,059 --> 00:32:41,049 AS BEFITS THIS REDOUBTABLE CHOICE. 700 00:32:41,069 --> 00:32:43,039 IN A TRIUMPH OF... 701 00:32:44,089 --> 00:32:46,170 ( clears throat ) 702 00:32:46,190 --> 00:32:49,009 IN A TRIUMPH OF THE MERITORIOUS, 703 00:32:49,029 --> 00:32:51,089 BOB RUSSELL IS SOMEONE I HAVE COME TO KNOW, 704 00:32:51,109 --> 00:32:54,210 TRUST, AND IMMEASURABLY RESPECT OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS 705 00:32:54,230 --> 00:32:57,210 OF OUR WORKING TOGETHER, AS HAVE ALL OF US HERE 706 00:32:57,230 --> 00:32:59,059 AT THE WHITE HOUSE. 707 00:32:59,079 --> 00:33:03,130 HIS ESTIMABLE LEGISLATIVE RECORD IS BUT ONE FACET 708 00:33:03,150 --> 00:33:06,039 OF HIS LAUDABLE PUBLIC SERVICE TO HIS COUNTRY. 709 00:33:06,059 --> 00:33:09,049 SERVICE THAT NOW ASCENDS TO AN EVEN LOFTIER LEVEL 710 00:33:09,069 --> 00:33:12,150 AS HE ASSUMES HIS NEW RESPONSIBILITIES AS VICE PRESIDENT. 711 00:33:12,170 --> 00:33:13,230 MR. ROBERT RUSSELL. 712 00:33:14,009 --> 00:33:16,170 ( applauding ) 713 00:33:18,009 --> 00:33:20,109 I'M GOING TO GET FIRED. NOBODY'S GETTING FIRED. 714 00:33:20,130 --> 00:33:22,140 I'M THE NEW GUY. I'LL BE MADE AN EXAMPLE. 715 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:26,029 THEY'LL PUT MY HEAD ON A PIKE ON THE SOUTH LAWN. YOU'RE WORKING OUT. LEO AGREES. 716 00:33:26,049 --> 00:33:28,079 YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET FIRED. 717 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:35,230 GENTLEMEN. 718 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:40,119 ( sighs ) 719 00:33:40,140 --> 00:33:41,210 MR. VICE PRESIDENT, PLEASE ACCEPT... 720 00:33:41,230 --> 00:33:43,089 I'D LIKE A COPY. 721 00:33:44,109 --> 00:33:46,099 THERE ARE NO COPIES. WE'VE SHREDDED... 722 00:33:46,119 --> 00:33:47,150 WIPED HARD DRIVES... 723 00:33:47,170 --> 00:33:49,079 WE'RE CONSIDERING PUTTING OUT OUR OWN EYES. 724 00:33:49,099 --> 00:33:51,230 FIND ONE. SEND IT TO MY OFFICE. 725 00:33:52,009 --> 00:33:53,180 I THOUGHT IT WAS HILARIOUS. 726 00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:56,140 ( snorts ) HILARIOUS, SIR? 727 00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:58,160 I KNOW MY PUBLIC PROFILE, MY POLITICAL PERSONA. 728 00:33:58,180 --> 00:34:00,180 I'M JUST GLAD TO SEE THERE'S SUCH A KEEN AWARENESS 729 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:02,210 OF THE SCALE OF THE JOB YOU'VE ALL GOT AHEAD. 730 00:34:02,230 --> 00:34:06,079 I'M PART OF THE TEAM NOW, WHICH MAKES ALL THIS PRETTY MUCH YOUR PROBLEM. 731 00:34:06,099 --> 00:34:07,200 GOOD LUCK WITH IT. 732 00:34:11,130 --> 00:34:13,170 Josh: YEAH, SOMETIMES HAPPENS THAT WAY. 733 00:34:13,190 --> 00:34:18,210 DELAYED REACTION. OBVIOUSLY, MY LITTLE TALK STAYED WITH THE GOOD CONGRESSMAN. 734 00:34:18,230 --> 00:34:21,110 YEAH. THAT'S THE REASON YOU HAMMER HARD. 735 00:34:21,130 --> 00:34:23,050 IT'S ALL THEY UNDERSTAND. 736 00:34:23,070 --> 00:34:24,159 THAT'S NOT REALLY MY PERSONALITY. 737 00:34:24,179 --> 00:34:27,010 I'M MORE THE GET-MORE- BEES-WITH-HONEY TYPE. 738 00:34:27,030 --> 00:34:29,190 OH, YOU'LL LEARN. HEY. 739 00:34:29,210 --> 00:34:32,170 HEY. 740 00:34:32,190 --> 00:34:34,070 SO WHAT'S THE DEAL THERE? 741 00:34:34,090 --> 00:34:38,110 BOYFRIEND-GIRLFRIEND? FRIENDS WITH PRIVILEGES? 742 00:34:38,130 --> 00:34:40,030 WHAT? 743 00:34:40,050 --> 00:34:41,230 SOMETHING'S GOING ON. 744 00:34:45,110 --> 00:34:47,030 President: YOU LIKE CHOPIN, CHARLIE? 745 00:34:47,050 --> 00:34:49,170 IF I SAY I'VE NEVER HEARD ANY, WILL I GET THE LIFE HISTORY 746 00:34:49,190 --> 00:34:52,099 OF THE GUY AND A SHOPPING LIST? YOU'LL THANK ME, ONE DAY. 747 00:34:52,119 --> 00:34:54,039 I'D THANK YOU NOW, BUT COULD YOU HOLD OFF? 748 00:34:54,059 --> 00:34:55,159 I'M STILL WORKING THROUGH THE 14 DISCS 749 00:34:55,179 --> 00:34:57,159 OF BACH YOU MADE ME BUY LAST YEAR. 750 00:34:57,179 --> 00:34:59,119 THE WELL-TEMPERED CLAVIER? 751 00:34:59,139 --> 00:35:01,019 BOTH BOOKS. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS? 752 00:35:01,039 --> 00:35:02,090 YOU TOLD ME WHAT TEMPERED MEANS. 753 00:35:02,110 --> 00:35:03,150 GOOD. LISTEN. 754 00:35:05,059 --> 00:35:08,139 I NEED YOU TO RESEARCH SOMETHING FOR ME. 755 00:35:08,159 --> 00:35:10,219 COULD YOU FIND OUT THE PRICE OF A GALLON OF MILK? 756 00:35:11,000 --> 00:35:13,030 TWO DOLLARS AND SIXTY-NINE CENTS. 757 00:35:13,050 --> 00:35:16,099 $2.89 IN GEORGETOWN, AND $2.54 WITH A COUPON FROM THE PAPER. 758 00:35:19,079 --> 00:35:22,199 WILL YOU MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT TOMORROW? 759 00:35:22,219 --> 00:35:25,139 ( piano playing over speakers ) 760 00:35:40,170 --> 00:35:42,090 THANK YOU FOR EARLIER. 761 00:35:42,110 --> 00:35:43,130 YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. 762 00:35:43,150 --> 00:35:45,050 THEY'RE PERFECTLY NICE PEOPLE. 763 00:35:45,070 --> 00:35:49,010 I MEANT WHEN I WENT INTO THAT WHOLE DIET/ECONOMICS HARANGUE. 764 00:35:49,030 --> 00:35:50,210 THAT WAS QUITE AN ORATORIO. 765 00:35:50,230 --> 00:35:52,139 I WAS SHOWING OFF AND IT WAS RIDICULOUS, 766 00:35:52,159 --> 00:35:55,030 AND YOU DIDN'T MAKE FUN OF ME AND I APPRECIATE IT. 767 00:35:57,179 --> 00:36:00,170 YOU KNOW THE PRESIDENT MADE ALMOST THE EXACT SAME BASIC POINT THIS AFTERNOON? 768 00:36:00,190 --> 00:36:03,139 VERY FUNNY. IT'S TRUE, ACTUALLY. IT WAS UNCANNY. 769 00:36:03,159 --> 00:36:07,000 OH, MY GOD. 'COURSE, HE LEFT OUT THE WHOLE GOOFY DIET PART. 770 00:36:07,019 --> 00:36:08,050 DON'T BLOW IT NOW. 771 00:36:08,070 --> 00:36:10,000 PERFECTLY NICE PEOPLE-- 772 00:36:10,019 --> 00:36:11,179 FOR RESIDENTS OF THE ONLY STATE 773 00:36:11,199 --> 00:36:14,170 THAT CONSIDERS RIND ONE OF THE FOUR MAJOR FOOD GROUPS. 774 00:36:19,150 --> 00:36:22,050 ( playing piano ) 775 00:36:49,070 --> 00:36:51,219 ( playing continues ) 776 00:37:00,059 --> 00:37:03,070 GOOD, I DIDN'T MISS IT. 777 00:37:03,090 --> 00:37:04,230 NO, I THINK THERE MIGHT BE 778 00:37:05,010 --> 00:37:06,070 30 OR 40 SECONDS LEFT. 779 00:37:06,090 --> 00:37:07,159 ( chuckles ) 780 00:37:10,030 --> 00:37:12,139 YOU LOOK GREAT. 781 00:37:12,159 --> 00:37:14,210 THANKS. SO DO YOU. 782 00:37:14,230 --> 00:37:19,130 EVERYONE LOOKS GREAT IN A TUX. CHIMPS LOOK GREAT. 783 00:37:19,150 --> 00:37:22,050 WITH NONE ACTUALLY PRESENT, I'LL HAVE TO SETTLE FOR YOU. 784 00:37:24,170 --> 00:37:28,050 SO, LISTEN, UM, RYAN... 785 00:37:28,070 --> 00:37:31,019 OF ALL PEOPLE, ASKED ME STRAIGHT OUT 786 00:37:31,039 --> 00:37:33,099 ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIP, 787 00:37:33,119 --> 00:37:37,059 AND I COULDN'T HAVE AVOIDED THE SUBJECT MORE 788 00:37:37,079 --> 00:37:39,019 IF I HAD FAKED A STROKE. 789 00:37:39,039 --> 00:37:40,110 CHEEKY LITTLE BRAT. 790 00:37:40,130 --> 00:37:41,190 THAT'S, THAT'S NOT THE POINT. 791 00:37:41,210 --> 00:37:43,059 EVEN IF I'D WANTED TO ANSWER HIM, 792 00:37:43,079 --> 00:37:46,119 I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN WHAT TO SAY. 793 00:37:46,139 --> 00:37:49,090 IT'S LIKE WHAT C.J. SAID TODAY ABOUT THE ECONOMY. 794 00:37:49,110 --> 00:37:51,110 BY REFUSING TO PUT LANGUAGE TO IT, 795 00:37:51,130 --> 00:37:53,159 WE'RE TRYING TO PRETEND IT DOESN'T EXIST, 796 00:37:53,179 --> 00:37:55,099 BUT IT'S SOMETHING. 797 00:37:57,190 --> 00:38:00,210 EVEN IF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CALL IT. 798 00:38:00,230 --> 00:38:03,079 I JUST THINK IT'S TIME TO START THINKING 799 00:38:03,099 --> 00:38:07,039 ABOUT A LANGUAGE PLAN FOR WHATEVER IT IS WE'RE DOING, TOO. 800 00:38:10,039 --> 00:38:12,190 ( playing continues ) 801 00:38:45,030 --> 00:38:46,099 ( playing ends ) 802 00:38:53,110 --> 00:38:55,059 BRAVO! BRAVO! 803 00:38:55,190 --> 00:38:57,019 BRAVO! 804 00:39:05,070 --> 00:39:09,019 LADIES, GENTLEMEN. 805 00:39:09,039 --> 00:39:10,170 I WISH TO... 806 00:39:18,099 --> 00:39:20,000 I WISH TO... 807 00:39:31,039 --> 00:39:36,039 ...THANK... THE PRESIDENT, 808 00:39:36,059 --> 00:39:39,110 THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, 809 00:39:39,130 --> 00:39:41,230 FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. 810 00:39:42,010 --> 00:39:45,090 I WISH IT BE STARTED 811 00:39:45,110 --> 00:39:47,170 MANY EXCHANGE, 812 00:39:47,190 --> 00:39:50,000 IMPROVE RELATION 813 00:39:51,159 --> 00:39:54,030 BETWEEN OUR COUNTRIES. 814 00:39:56,119 --> 00:39:58,050 ( speaks Korean ) 815 00:39:58,070 --> 00:40:00,179 ( applauding ) 816 00:40:54,099 --> 00:40:58,000 HE DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT IT WAS. 817 00:40:58,019 --> 00:41:00,119 WHAT WHAT WAS, SIR? 818 00:41:00,139 --> 00:41:01,210 FREEDOM. 819 00:41:10,059 --> 00:41:13,079 YOU COULD'VE CANCELED THE CONCERT. 820 00:41:13,099 --> 00:41:17,010 THERE'S A KOREAN WORD-- "HAN." 821 00:41:17,030 --> 00:41:19,010 I LOOKED IT UP. 822 00:41:19,030 --> 00:41:22,150 THERE IS NO LITERAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION. 823 00:41:22,170 --> 00:41:24,139 IT'S A STATE OF MIND. 824 00:41:24,159 --> 00:41:27,010 OF SOUL, REALLY. 825 00:41:27,030 --> 00:41:29,130 A SADNESS. 826 00:41:29,150 --> 00:41:32,099 A SADNESS SO DEEP NO TEARS WILL COME. 827 00:41:34,070 --> 00:41:36,230 AND YET, STILL, THERE'S HOPE. 828 00:41:40,219 --> 00:41:42,199 GOODNIGHT, MR. PRESIDENT. 829 00:41:45,030 --> 00:41:49,110 I GOT A CALL FROM GENEVA 15 MINUTES AGO. 830 00:41:49,130 --> 00:41:53,050 THE NEGOTIATIONS ARE ON HOLD. 831 00:41:53,070 --> 00:41:55,099 THE NORTH KOREANS DIDN'T LIKE THE SIZE 832 00:41:55,119 --> 00:41:57,230 OF EVERYONE'S FLAGS AT THE TABLE. 833 00:42:02,210 --> 00:42:04,050 ( sighs ) 834 00:42:06,119 --> 00:42:07,179 GOODNIGHT, SIR.