1 00:00:05,526 --> 00:00:07,270 Previously on The West Wing: 2 00:00:07,487 --> 00:00:09,611 The position of White House chief of staff. . . 3 00:00:09,782 --> 00:00:12,238 . . .will be filled by Claudia Jean Cregg. 4 00:00:12,786 --> 00:00:13,949 The president can send... 5 00:00:14,121 --> 00:00:17,538 ... C.J. Cregg to Ramallah to swat at suicide bombers with her purse. 6 00:00:19,921 --> 00:00:23,706 My purse?! Page Carol! Get him the hell out of there! 7 00:00:23,885 --> 00:00:25,213 Can I apologize again? 8 00:00:25,387 --> 00:00:28,305 No, but let's move finding my replacement from priority three to one. 9 00:00:28,474 --> 00:00:31,642 The president made me promise that when I got the degree, I'd leave this job. 10 00:00:31,812 --> 00:00:34,351 He doesn't want me holding his jacket for the rest of my life. 11 00:00:34,524 --> 00:00:35,853 You don't want a new press secretary. 12 00:00:36,068 --> 00:00:38,560 And who exactly do you think is gonna brief the press? 13 00:00:39,489 --> 00:00:41,150 You. 14 00:00:48,585 --> 00:00:51,790 Thinking about a Prius? Great car. 15 00:00:52,382 --> 00:00:54,256 Hybrid. Wave of the future. 16 00:00:54,427 --> 00:00:55,755 No, the future's here. 17 00:00:55,929 --> 00:00:58,136 -There's a waiting list. -Sixty miles a gallon? 18 00:00:58,307 --> 00:01:00,881 -In the city. Fifty-one, highway. -Isn't that--? 19 00:01:01,061 --> 00:01:02,390 Backwards. Yeah. 20 00:01:02,563 --> 00:01:05,315 Electrical battery recharges every time you hit the brake. 21 00:01:05,483 --> 00:01:09,352 -Perfect for D.C. Car that loves gridlock. -Like Congress. 22 00:01:09,531 --> 00:01:12,319 -And with gas prices at an all-time high-- -They're not. . . 23 00:01:12,493 --> 00:01:13,822 . . .actually. 24 00:01:13,995 --> 00:01:16,154 The record high was in '81. 25 00:01:16,332 --> 00:01:20,829 Adjusted for inflation, gas was 2.80 a gallon in today's money. 26 00:01:21,005 --> 00:01:22,464 Okay. 27 00:01:22,632 --> 00:01:25,338 In the '50s, prices were equivalent to what they are now. 28 00:01:25,511 --> 00:01:28,846 A little more, even, but per capita real income. . . 29 00:01:29,016 --> 00:01:31,555 . . .was less than half what it is today. 30 00:01:31,728 --> 00:01:35,597 Cost your parents twice as much at the pump as what you pay. 31 00:01:35,984 --> 00:01:38,310 Grandparents, in your case. 32 00:01:38,487 --> 00:01:40,231 You're really up on your-- 33 00:01:40,406 --> 00:01:42,032 I work at the White House. 34 00:01:42,201 --> 00:01:44,194 Great statement for a government official: 35 00:01:44,370 --> 00:01:46,529 "Drive what reduces our dependence on OPEC. " 36 00:01:46,707 --> 00:01:49,958 Yeah, it's foreign-made. The symbolism's kind of a wash. 37 00:01:50,378 --> 00:01:54,212 -Thirty-five hundred over sticker? -Some dealers getting 10,000 over. 38 00:01:54,384 --> 00:01:56,757 So I should just be happy you're gouging me less? 39 00:01:56,929 --> 00:02:00,216 -It's a popular package. -How many on your waiting list? 40 00:02:00,392 --> 00:02:02,267 Seven hundred. 41 00:02:03,063 --> 00:02:05,471 -How long? -Eight months. 44 00:02:10,907 --> 00:02:12,401 You know. 45 00:02:15,204 --> 00:02:17,411 Can I drive that? 46 00:02:26,970 --> 00:02:28,928 Prius. Congratulations. 47 00:02:29,098 --> 00:02:30,427 Thanks. 48 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,475 -It's a long wait, huh? -Oh, worth it. 49 00:02:32,645 --> 00:02:35,137 Individuals need to take responsibility. 50 00:02:35,315 --> 00:02:38,021 The government won't do anything about improving mileage. 51 00:02:38,194 --> 00:02:40,900 It's so deep in the pockets of the oil and car companies. 52 00:02:41,073 --> 00:02:44,194 -Yeah, Congress is a nightmare. -Oh, Bartlet's done squat. 53 00:02:44,745 --> 00:02:46,703 Mr. Lyman. 54 00:02:47,791 --> 00:02:49,535 All set. 55 00:02:53,465 --> 00:02:54,876 All right. 56 00:02:55,802 --> 00:02:57,344 Thank you. 57 00:03:01,810 --> 00:03:04,017 I know I sound like a dork. . . 58 00:03:04,188 --> 00:03:07,724 -. . .but this is way cool. -Yeah, it's a lot of machine. 59 00:03:08,736 --> 00:03:10,979 All right, so easy out of the lot. 60 00:03:11,156 --> 00:03:13,909 -Not like I'm off-roading in Baja. -Not on the lot. 61 00:03:17,373 --> 00:03:18,832 It's a lot of machine. 62 00:03:20,794 --> 00:03:22,123 Yeah? 63 00:03:22,296 --> 00:03:24,504 Hey, McNaughton at the DCCC needs you. 64 00:03:24,716 --> 00:03:27,255 You should see this thing I'm driving. It's a monster. 65 00:03:27,428 --> 00:03:30,596 -What? -My testosterone is flying. 66 00:03:30,766 --> 00:03:32,142 Try not to get any on anyone. 67 00:03:33,854 --> 00:03:35,728 I'll put my hands-free thing in. 68 00:03:35,940 --> 00:03:37,269 -What? -Hang on. 69 00:03:37,609 --> 00:03:39,234 Look out! 70 00:03:43,284 --> 00:03:44,743 Josh? 71 00:03:44,911 --> 00:03:46,619 Are you all right? 72 00:03:47,456 --> 00:03:49,558 Tell McNaughton I may be a while. 73 00:04:40,823 --> 00:04:42,864 Thank you again. 74 00:04:46,833 --> 00:04:48,292 -Good morning. -Hey. 75 00:04:48,460 --> 00:04:50,169 -How was your weekend? -What weekend? 76 00:04:50,338 --> 00:04:52,961 You mean that two-day period where briefing material. . . 77 00:04:53,134 --> 00:04:56,340 . . .invades your domicile, finally and completely obliterating. . . 78 00:04:56,515 --> 00:05:00,266 . . .whatever pathetic distinction you've labored mightily to maintain? 79 00:05:00,438 --> 00:05:02,016 At least you can do it in your jammies. 80 00:05:02,191 --> 00:05:04,350 -You're picturing that, aren't you? -A little. 81 00:05:04,528 --> 00:05:06,320 -And you? -I don't wear jammies. 82 00:05:06,489 --> 00:05:09,196 -Your weekend. -You know, boring. 83 00:05:09,369 --> 00:05:12,324 You've got nothing to report? Nothing adventurous or illicit? 84 00:05:12,499 --> 00:05:14,706 -Boring. Dull, even. -In your non-jammies? 85 00:05:14,878 --> 00:05:17,797 -You're picturing that, aren't you? -Trying furiously not to. 86 00:05:17,966 --> 00:05:19,295 You seen Toby? 87 00:05:19,468 --> 00:05:21,795 He's briefing, isn't he? 88 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:25,097 -Okay, then. -Yeah. 89 00:05:25,269 --> 00:05:28,438 I have no information on that at this time. Yeah? 90 00:05:28,608 --> 00:05:31,943 The CAFE standards amendment raising fuel-efficiency requirements. . . 91 00:05:32,113 --> 00:05:33,692 . . .comes up for House vote today. 92 00:05:33,866 --> 00:05:37,653 Will the president sign the omnibus transportation bill without that provision? 93 00:05:37,831 --> 00:05:42,127 I can't speculate on an amendment on a bill that hasn't passed. 94 00:05:42,296 --> 00:05:46,047 Does anybody know where your esteemed confreres might be? 95 00:05:46,219 --> 00:05:49,258 Is it a press holiday of some kind? 96 00:05:49,433 --> 00:05:50,928 H.L. Mencken's birthday? 97 00:05:51,102 --> 00:05:53,429 Anniversary of the expense account? 98 00:05:55,109 --> 00:05:56,438 Excuse me. 99 00:05:56,861 --> 00:05:58,238 -Yes? -Get out. 100 00:05:58,406 --> 00:06:01,278 -C.J. ! -All of you, you cannot be in here. 101 00:06:01,452 --> 00:06:03,992 -Why couldn't you--? -A human wave. I was overwhelmed. 102 00:06:04,165 --> 00:06:05,957 -Toby is killing us. -He won't engage. 103 00:06:06,126 --> 00:06:08,334 We do not do this anymore. You have to leave. 104 00:06:08,505 --> 00:06:10,713 We get nothing to file. We're gonna get fired. 105 00:06:10,884 --> 00:06:13,555 That's not the best argument to make at the moment. 106 00:06:13,722 --> 00:06:15,514 -You gotta help us. -I'll talk to him. 107 00:06:15,683 --> 00:06:19,019 Now, and I say this with love, get the hell out of my office. 108 00:06:19,231 --> 00:06:21,390 -C.J., C.J. -Gotta get him out of there. 109 00:06:21,568 --> 00:06:23,608 Have rules of engagement been finalized. . . 110 00:06:23,780 --> 00:06:27,067 -. . .for the Mideast? -I'm looking for something to hurl at you. 111 00:06:29,330 --> 00:06:30,790 Mine-sniffing rats? 112 00:06:30,958 --> 00:06:32,868 Well, the Gambian giant pouched rat. 113 00:06:33,044 --> 00:06:34,456 You hit a Prius with an SUV? 114 00:06:34,630 --> 00:06:37,205 Connecting my cell phone's hands-free device. 115 00:06:37,385 --> 00:06:39,462 -The ironies abound. -Yeah, verily. 116 00:06:39,638 --> 00:06:42,012 -What happened to training dogs? -Dogs get bored. 117 00:06:42,184 --> 00:06:45,222 Sniffing for land mines? These are some jaded pooches. 118 00:06:45,397 --> 00:06:47,058 -What kind of SUV? -A humongous one. 119 00:06:47,234 --> 00:06:49,773 -Excursion, Expedition, Escalade, what? -One of those. 120 00:06:49,946 --> 00:06:52,154 I just wanted to drive it. Like a Hummer. 121 00:06:52,325 --> 00:06:55,162 -Wouldn't you wanna experience that? -I've had the pleasure. 122 00:06:55,330 --> 00:06:57,573 It's less of a giggle when taking weapons fire. 123 00:06:57,751 --> 00:07:00,872 I don't know how we get funding for giant mine-sniffing rats. 124 00:07:01,048 --> 00:07:03,801 Three of them found 20 live mines in a test in Mozambique. 125 00:07:03,969 --> 00:07:06,342 -Was the Prius just totaled? -Pretty much. 126 00:07:06,515 --> 00:07:08,888 -Isn't there a big waiting list? -Just got longer. 127 00:07:09,060 --> 00:07:10,686 This is hilarious but not funny. 128 00:07:10,855 --> 00:07:13,526 I'd say since it's mostly expensive and embarrassing. . . 129 00:07:13,693 --> 00:07:15,770 . . .it's funny but not hilarious. 130 00:07:15,946 --> 00:07:17,607 You ever hear of the Hubbert Peak? 131 00:07:17,783 --> 00:07:19,942 Does it have to do with gradations of mirth. . . 132 00:07:20,120 --> 00:07:22,743 . . .or are we back on rats of an unusual size? 133 00:07:22,916 --> 00:07:26,084 Hubbert was a geologist who predicted, pretty much on the money. . . 134 00:07:26,255 --> 00:07:28,747 . . .when U.S. oil production would peak, then decline. 135 00:07:28,925 --> 00:07:31,003 Did he win something? Weekend in Shreveport? 136 00:07:31,179 --> 00:07:33,886 -A year's supply of Vaseline? -Oil supply's a bell curve. 137 00:07:34,059 --> 00:07:35,934 The worldwide Hubbert Peak may have hit. 138 00:07:36,104 --> 00:07:38,263 No one thinks it's more than 20, 30 years off. 139 00:07:38,441 --> 00:07:41,812 Meaning within the lifetime of kids today, oil production will plummet. 140 00:07:41,988 --> 00:07:44,397 -I just wanted to drive a Hummer. -That's half. 141 00:07:44,576 --> 00:07:46,949 What's gonna happen when everyone has a car? 142 00:07:47,121 --> 00:07:49,199 A good time to be in the insurance business. 143 00:07:49,375 --> 00:07:51,333 -Glass houses. -Point taken. 144 00:07:51,503 --> 00:07:53,581 Exploding demand meets plummeting supply. 145 00:07:53,757 --> 00:07:57,294 Whether we've ever fought one up till now, the next war will be about oil. 146 00:07:58,097 --> 00:07:59,676 See you. 147 00:08:00,017 --> 00:08:02,936 If you're coming in with more to read, I will strangle you. . . 148 00:08:03,105 --> 00:08:06,061 -. . .with my bare hands and enjoy it. -Will's here. 149 00:08:06,235 --> 00:08:08,359 -I can scrag him too. -I don't doubt it. 150 00:08:08,531 --> 00:08:11,736 I'm thinking briefing books on tape for in the car, while jogging. 151 00:08:11,911 --> 00:08:13,287 -You jog? -Not anymore. 152 00:08:13,497 --> 00:08:17,627 The president wants the VP to meet the NSC on the nuclear fallout analysis. 153 00:08:18,046 --> 00:08:21,962 -Absolutely. The focus is evacuation? -Attribution, post-event forensics. 154 00:08:22,136 --> 00:08:25,304 If terrorists know they can be traced they'll less likely attempt. 155 00:08:25,474 --> 00:08:28,976 Terrorists being notably responsive to logic and self-interest. 156 00:08:29,147 --> 00:08:30,939 Almost sounded important for a minute. 157 00:08:31,108 --> 00:08:33,399 The House defeated the CAFE standards amendment. 158 00:08:33,571 --> 00:08:36,146 -Already? -They limited floor debate to 20 minutes. 159 00:08:36,325 --> 00:08:39,779 Car companies won't have to raise miles per gallon from venti to grande. 160 00:08:39,956 --> 00:08:41,368 It's the other way around. 161 00:08:41,750 --> 00:08:43,744 -Not unexpected. -Or entirely unwelcome. 162 00:08:43,921 --> 00:08:46,627 -That's the spirit. -Dems get credit with enviros. 163 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:49,719 But the VP doesn't have to defend it with voters in Michigan. 164 00:08:49,888 --> 00:08:51,763 Politics more important than principle. 165 00:08:51,933 --> 00:08:55,055 This administration's had seven years to work on fuel efficiency. 166 00:08:55,230 --> 00:08:56,560 Don't take it out on me. 167 00:08:56,733 --> 00:08:59,819 -With a hostile Congress. -The public singing, "I want my SUV. " 168 00:09:00,030 --> 00:09:03,780 -It's regret, not guilt. -Don't have votes. Art of the possible. 169 00:09:03,953 --> 00:09:06,445 -What Leo would say. -I'd spend the week deciding. . . 170 00:09:06,624 --> 00:09:09,959 . . .if sounding like a dyspeptic 60-year-old is a compliment. 171 00:09:10,171 --> 00:09:12,842 -Wanted to see me? -Where are we on a press secretary? 172 00:09:13,009 --> 00:09:15,003 -Getting up to speed. -Time for a boost. 173 00:09:15,221 --> 00:09:18,923 No one-- I don't mean this unkindly, no one's anxious to have you briefing. 174 00:09:19,102 --> 00:09:22,805 Just curious, but how'd you have put it had you meant it unkindly? 175 00:09:26,197 --> 00:09:27,608 You're hovering. 176 00:09:27,782 --> 00:09:29,112 He's hovering. 177 00:09:29,285 --> 00:09:31,528 -Verging on looming. -And he's stalling. 178 00:09:31,705 --> 00:09:33,414 -I'm crafting. -They're just remarks. 179 00:09:33,583 --> 00:09:35,992 People listening won't know they're just remarks. 180 00:09:36,171 --> 00:09:38,710 To them, it'll sound uncannily like a speech. 181 00:09:38,884 --> 00:09:41,555 -A short speech. -Prompter needed this half an hour ago. 182 00:09:41,763 --> 00:09:44,386 -You're on your own. -I'm the leader of the free world. 183 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:48,227 People pay attention when I speak. The job's not all waving from the chopper. 184 00:09:48,399 --> 00:09:50,476 Not as good as it might be. It's your fault. 185 00:09:50,652 --> 00:09:52,979 I'm prepared to live with the verdict of history. 186 00:09:53,156 --> 00:09:57,026 Charlie, one sec. Mr. President, there's a reception in the East Room today. 187 00:09:57,205 --> 00:10:00,291 -What? -Girls' National Field Hockey champions. 188 00:10:00,877 --> 00:10:03,085 Sir, you have to be there. 189 00:10:03,256 --> 00:10:04,881 -Charlie. -I'll get him there. 190 00:10:05,050 --> 00:10:08,053 -Thank you. -I'm noticing a slackening of awe. 191 00:10:08,222 --> 00:10:10,346 A certain lack of trembling in my presence. 192 00:10:10,518 --> 00:10:12,476 -Yes, Mr. President. -Yes, sir. 193 00:10:13,147 --> 00:10:15,818 -Josh? -What is it? 194 00:10:15,985 --> 00:10:19,071 That gossip blog, DistrictScene. 195 00:10:21,452 --> 00:10:24,075 -How did she get this? -Someone at the dealer, I guess. 196 00:10:24,290 --> 00:10:27,162 It's not the end of the world. It's a weblog. 197 00:10:27,336 --> 00:10:28,879 It's not The Washington Post. 198 00:10:29,047 --> 00:10:31,801 Josh Lyman's office. Yeah. 199 00:10:32,344 --> 00:10:34,504 C.J.'s office. Now. 200 00:10:34,681 --> 00:10:37,470 -You didn't think it was a story? -It's obviously a story. 201 00:10:37,644 --> 00:10:39,769 -I didn't think-- -Every news organization. . . 202 00:10:39,940 --> 00:10:42,479 . . .surfs these blogs. This will be everywhere. 203 00:10:42,694 --> 00:10:45,151 -For God's sake, what possessed you? -I don't know. 204 00:10:45,323 --> 00:10:48,445 I saw it and was taken over by my reptilian brain stem. 205 00:10:48,620 --> 00:10:51,872 The press is gonna have a party with this. Conga lines, piñatas. . . . 206 00:10:52,042 --> 00:10:53,917 They'll have fun and be done in a day. 207 00:10:54,087 --> 00:10:56,496 Not the week raising CAFE standards goes down. . . 208 00:10:56,675 --> 00:10:58,503 . . .with us barely putting up a fight. 209 00:10:58,678 --> 00:11:02,179 Alternative Energy Resources Council is threatening a press conference. . . 210 00:11:02,351 --> 00:11:06,220 . . .trashing our commitment, citing your demolition derby as exhibit A. 211 00:11:06,399 --> 00:11:07,728 -I'll call. -Do better. 212 00:11:07,901 --> 00:11:10,572 Head the White House Task Force on Alternative Energy. 213 00:11:10,739 --> 00:11:12,947 -What--? -The one I promised, to hold them off. 214 00:11:13,118 --> 00:11:15,112 I want a meeting that ends with something. 215 00:11:15,288 --> 00:11:17,697 You standing with people in Birkenstocks for press. 216 00:11:17,875 --> 00:11:20,498 -Birkenstocks. -And bicycle clips. 217 00:11:20,922 --> 00:11:22,832 Yeah. 218 00:11:24,428 --> 00:11:25,923 Bicycle clips? 219 00:11:26,097 --> 00:11:28,470 For your pants. 220 00:11:28,977 --> 00:11:30,436 You gotta-- 221 00:11:30,604 --> 00:11:32,562 -Yeah. -Not counting today. 222 00:11:32,733 --> 00:11:34,940 Today was-- I don't know what today was. 223 00:11:35,111 --> 00:11:36,441 -But the briefings? -Yeah. 224 00:11:36,614 --> 00:11:38,073 -They're getting better. -Good. 225 00:11:38,241 --> 00:11:40,152 On a scale of one to 10, 10 being C.J. . . 226 00:11:40,328 --> 00:11:42,999 . . .one being a chimp throwing feces, where do I rank? 227 00:11:43,208 --> 00:11:44,537 They're getting better. 228 00:11:45,002 --> 00:11:46,795 I gotta go get my ass kicked. 229 00:11:46,964 --> 00:11:48,708 Yeah, me too. 230 00:11:50,219 --> 00:11:51,880 Congressmen. And woman. 231 00:11:52,055 --> 00:11:55,426 Does the president believe fuel-efficiency standards should be raised? 232 00:11:55,602 --> 00:11:58,225 -We're dispensing with the small talk. -Answer the question. 233 00:11:58,399 --> 00:12:02,101 A shame because I've been hoarding anecdotes, mordant observations. 234 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:04,404 This administration's environmental record. . . 235 00:12:04,575 --> 00:12:07,911 . . .is an embarrassment to its party and a betrayal of its supporters. 236 00:12:08,081 --> 00:12:10,454 -Mordant enough for you? -Betrayal. Embarrassment. 237 00:12:10,627 --> 00:12:14,793 It's that temperate rhetoric that endears the Green movement to the electorate. 238 00:12:15,009 --> 00:12:17,002 -You rolled over. -We did the arithmetic. 239 00:12:17,220 --> 00:12:19,795 Any increase in CAFE standards wasn't gonna happen. 240 00:12:20,017 --> 00:12:21,927 -You rolled. -An 8-year-old can count. 241 00:12:22,103 --> 00:12:25,557 -This is supposed to be about leadership. -Leaders avoid losing battles. 242 00:12:25,734 --> 00:12:28,571 -You live to fight another day. -You're missing the point. 243 00:12:28,739 --> 00:12:32,192 Nobody thought we were gonna win this. But you've made it easy for them. 244 00:12:32,370 --> 00:12:34,909 Seat belts. Air bags. The first fuel-economy standards. 245 00:12:35,082 --> 00:12:38,334 The auto industry had to be dragged kicking and screaming into them. 246 00:12:38,505 --> 00:12:40,997 They didn't go out of business. They figured it out. 247 00:12:41,175 --> 00:12:43,300 The White House doesn't lead on fuel mileage. 248 00:12:43,471 --> 00:12:46,010 Opponents get to cast their vote at no cost. 249 00:12:46,183 --> 00:12:47,513 We don't just lose a vote. 250 00:12:47,686 --> 00:12:49,430 We lose out on a national debate. 251 00:12:49,606 --> 00:12:51,896 Making it that much harder to win the next vote. 252 00:12:52,068 --> 00:12:55,403 This isn't a poli-sci seminar. We didn't have the votes. 253 00:12:56,408 --> 00:12:58,983 Thank you all for your time. 254 00:13:00,832 --> 00:13:03,407 -Well? -And a pleasant good morning to you. 255 00:13:03,586 --> 00:13:04,916 You find someone? 256 00:13:05,089 --> 00:13:07,213 I slept extremely well. Thank you for asking. 257 00:13:07,384 --> 00:13:09,924 Sleep less and get us a new press secretary, will you? 258 00:13:10,097 --> 00:13:11,556 Sorry. When you asked me. . . 259 00:13:11,724 --> 00:13:15,475 . . .I didn't realize you expected to find someone the first hour, my first day. 260 00:13:15,647 --> 00:13:17,855 Sooner you get someone, sooner I can stop. 261 00:13:18,026 --> 00:13:20,519 I told you. Your doing them for a while is good. 262 00:13:20,697 --> 00:13:23,237 I'm glad someone doesn't think they're a total wreck. 263 00:13:23,410 --> 00:13:25,569 Oh, no. They're horrible. But I can help you. 264 00:13:26,331 --> 00:13:30,830 Help me by doing the job you were hired for and find us a new press secretary. 265 00:13:32,174 --> 00:13:33,669 Settling in just fine. 266 00:13:33,843 --> 00:13:36,881 But the muffin basket, the flowers, it's too much. 267 00:13:37,057 --> 00:13:40,510 Donna, get some alternative-energy spokespeople in here for a meeting. 268 00:13:40,687 --> 00:13:43,441 -You mean--? -Wind, solar, hamsters in wheels. 269 00:13:43,609 --> 00:13:45,234 Whatever's out there. Today. 270 00:13:45,403 --> 00:13:48,192 -You have that-- -Cancel it. This takes priority. 271 00:13:49,159 --> 00:13:50,654 -Hey, Donna. -Hey. 272 00:13:50,829 --> 00:13:52,158 Is Josh expecting you? 273 00:13:52,331 --> 00:13:54,740 Actually, I came by to see you. How you doing? 274 00:13:54,919 --> 00:13:56,295 Good. I'm good. 275 00:13:56,463 --> 00:13:58,338 How soon before you're out of that cast? 276 00:13:58,508 --> 00:14:00,965 -Soon. I can't wait. -I bet. 277 00:14:01,930 --> 00:14:06,096 Look, we don't know each other that well, but if you ever wanted to talk. . . . 278 00:14:06,270 --> 00:14:08,941 -Thanks. But l-- -I'm sure you've spoken to somebody. . . 279 00:14:09,108 --> 00:14:11,779 . . .but I just thought if you ever wanted someone-- 280 00:14:12,154 --> 00:14:14,729 Another woman, I don't know. 281 00:14:14,909 --> 00:14:17,947 -Is this completely inappropriate? -No, no. It's fine. 282 00:14:18,122 --> 00:14:20,247 I've seen the sort of thing you went through. 283 00:14:20,418 --> 00:14:22,827 -I appreciate your concern. -Okay. 284 00:14:23,005 --> 00:14:25,248 Well, if you ever want to. . . . 285 00:14:25,885 --> 00:14:27,428 I should really get back to-- 286 00:14:27,971 --> 00:14:29,515 Okay. 287 00:14:36,694 --> 00:14:39,103 -You're all set for lunch. -You sure he's up to it? 288 00:14:39,281 --> 00:14:41,074 -He said so. -He's not being polite? 289 00:14:41,243 --> 00:14:43,118 -I'm sorry. Leo? -He has a courtly side. 290 00:14:43,288 --> 00:14:45,412 -Not with me. -I don't wanna overtax him. 291 00:14:45,583 --> 00:14:46,912 He would've said. 292 00:14:47,085 --> 00:14:50,622 A car will pick up the food, then swing by to take you to his hotel at 1. 293 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:52,675 -Great. -He asked if you play chess. 294 00:14:52,845 --> 00:14:54,506 Chess? Not really. 295 00:14:54,681 --> 00:14:56,093 I'll let him know. 296 00:14:56,267 --> 00:14:59,388 There's a picture? Get this blogger woman on the phone. 297 00:14:59,564 --> 00:15:01,392 You didn't think someone had a camera? 298 00:15:01,609 --> 00:15:03,234 -There wasn't. -There's a picture. 299 00:15:03,403 --> 00:15:05,777 A guy, his wife and teenage daughter. That was it. 300 00:15:05,949 --> 00:15:09,071 Daughter have a cell phone? Josh Lyman's office calling, please. 301 00:15:09,246 --> 00:15:12,118 -One moment, please. -I wouldn't do this. 302 00:15:12,292 --> 00:15:16,162 -This is Josh Lyman. This is off-record. -She's not a journalist. 303 00:15:16,341 --> 00:15:19,546 There may be more disreputable ways to make a living than gossip. . . 304 00:15:19,721 --> 00:15:22,392 . . .and clandestine photos, but none spring to mind. 305 00:15:22,559 --> 00:15:25,515 My and this administration's environmental bona fides. . . 306 00:15:25,689 --> 00:15:27,065 . . .are well-established. 307 00:15:27,233 --> 00:15:31,447 To use this incident to imply otherwise is scurrilous and irresponsible. 308 00:15:31,615 --> 00:15:34,368 Cheap and easy irony from what I can only surmise. . . 309 00:15:34,536 --> 00:15:37,409 . . .is a cheap and shallow person. 310 00:15:38,418 --> 00:15:41,041 -I said this was off-record. -She's not a journalist. 311 00:15:41,214 --> 00:15:43,172 You're gonna post this? 312 00:15:43,926 --> 00:15:46,051 She's posting it now. 313 00:15:52,983 --> 00:15:54,359 He made the sushi. 314 00:15:54,568 --> 00:15:56,977 -It's his hobby. -Nothing against the ambassador. . . 315 00:15:57,156 --> 00:15:59,648 . . .but I want my raw fish prepared by a professional. 316 00:15:59,827 --> 00:16:01,655 Said you're not to use a lot of wasabi. 317 00:16:01,830 --> 00:16:04,702 Said it's considered disrespectful to the fish. 318 00:16:04,877 --> 00:16:06,455 Isn't it pretty much past caring? 319 00:16:06,629 --> 00:16:08,920 And there's such thing as sushi being too fresh. 320 00:16:09,092 --> 00:16:10,753 -Not for me. -Need to age the fish. 321 00:16:10,928 --> 00:16:12,257 Do I wanna know why? 322 00:16:12,430 --> 00:16:14,223 So the rigor mortis has time to pass. 323 00:16:14,392 --> 00:16:16,184 I knew you were gonna ruin it for me. 324 00:16:16,353 --> 00:16:18,312 Surprise! 325 00:16:25,284 --> 00:16:26,613 A little bird told me. 326 00:16:27,997 --> 00:16:30,121 -Congratulations. -Thank you, Mr. President. 327 00:16:30,292 --> 00:16:32,452 -You know what this means, right? -Yes, sir. 328 00:16:32,629 --> 00:16:33,959 Enjoy your party. 329 00:16:34,132 --> 00:16:37,384 I think everyone's blocked off all of eight minutes. 330 00:16:38,931 --> 00:16:41,887 -Way to go, Charlie. Congratulations. -Thanks, man. 331 00:16:42,186 --> 00:16:43,681 God, how did you do it? 332 00:16:43,856 --> 00:16:45,980 I don't even have time to learn my TiVo. 333 00:16:46,151 --> 00:16:49,854 When the president asks if you did your homework, it gets done. 334 00:16:50,032 --> 00:16:52,951 -I'm glad you told me. -I just hope he is. 335 00:16:53,162 --> 00:16:55,405 I gotta get back to work. 336 00:16:59,172 --> 00:17:01,047 Carol. Cake? 337 00:17:01,217 --> 00:17:04,968 Totaled a hybrid with an SUV. He's like an ecoterrorist in reverse. 338 00:17:05,140 --> 00:17:07,811 -We'll point that out to the press. -What do you need? 339 00:17:08,019 --> 00:17:11,271 Draft a release about the alternative-energy summit Josh is holding. 340 00:17:11,442 --> 00:17:13,316 -Not gonna work. -I don't recall asking. 341 00:17:13,486 --> 00:17:16,406 No meeting's gonna counteract the symbolism of that accident. 342 00:17:16,575 --> 00:17:20,242 You need to laugh it off. Refer questions to the Department of Metaphor. 343 00:17:20,414 --> 00:17:24,580 Put out a statement from the undersecretary for Whimsy and Caprice. 344 00:17:25,798 --> 00:17:27,376 Just draft the release. 345 00:17:27,551 --> 00:17:30,589 -Will you be briefing? -I imagine. 346 00:17:33,894 --> 00:17:35,603 -What? -How do you get women? 347 00:17:35,772 --> 00:17:38,181 -Excuse me? -Briefing the press is a seduction. 348 00:17:38,360 --> 00:17:40,603 -You got a hot ex. How'd you get her? -Get out. 349 00:17:40,780 --> 00:17:43,070 -Know what she says? -God, you called Annie. 350 00:17:43,242 --> 00:17:46,696 "Smart and funny. " That's how guys who don't look like Jude Law. . . 351 00:17:46,873 --> 00:17:49,793 -. . .or Denzel Washington get babes. -You trying to get fired? 352 00:17:49,962 --> 00:17:52,668 I'm trying to help you. That Mencken line was funny. 353 00:17:52,841 --> 00:17:54,918 No one laughed because you flung it at them. 354 00:17:55,095 --> 00:17:58,430 Briefing the press isn't a seduction. It's war. 355 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:01,556 What C.J. did for seven years wasn't combat. 356 00:18:01,730 --> 00:18:04,484 It was charm and disarm. 357 00:18:05,027 --> 00:18:06,653 Just draft the release. 358 00:18:06,822 --> 00:18:08,531 Smart and funny. Seduce them. 359 00:18:08,700 --> 00:18:10,492 -Worked on your wife. -We're divorced. 360 00:18:10,661 --> 00:18:13,700 Living with you is a whole other ball game. I get that already. 361 00:18:13,875 --> 00:18:15,286 Charlie. 362 00:18:15,461 --> 00:18:17,870 Thanks, C.J., for whatever part you played in that. 363 00:18:18,048 --> 00:18:19,793 I just showed up and ate corn chips. 364 00:18:19,968 --> 00:18:23,421 Leo e-mailed me something about reminding the president to play chess. 365 00:18:23,599 --> 00:18:25,723 He and Leo played weekly chess games. 366 00:18:25,894 --> 00:18:27,971 -Okay. -What did Leo say about it? 367 00:18:28,148 --> 00:18:29,809 Just to remind him. 368 00:18:29,984 --> 00:18:31,693 Guess that's just it, then. 369 00:18:31,904 --> 00:18:33,482 Yeah. 370 00:18:33,656 --> 00:18:36,066 -C.J. -Mr. Vice President. 371 00:18:36,244 --> 00:18:38,867 -How you adjusting to the new job? -It's an adjustment. 372 00:18:39,040 --> 00:18:42,542 I gotta admit, I was surprised. We all were. But the more I thought. . . 373 00:18:42,713 --> 00:18:44,422 -. . .it started making sense. -Thanks? 374 00:18:44,591 --> 00:18:47,629 Leo is Leo. No one expects you to be him. You'll find your way. 375 00:18:47,804 --> 00:18:49,133 I'm finding it, actually. 376 00:18:49,307 --> 00:18:51,716 -I'm here to help. -I appreciate that, sir. 377 00:18:51,894 --> 00:18:53,888 I look forward to working closely with you. 378 00:18:54,064 --> 00:18:55,393 As do I, Mr. Vice President. 379 00:18:55,567 --> 00:18:57,192 I work well with strong women. 380 00:18:57,361 --> 00:18:59,818 -Good to know. -My mother. . . 381 00:18:59,990 --> 00:19:02,150 -. . .a strong woman. -Well, there you go. 382 00:19:02,327 --> 00:19:04,238 If you'll excuse me. . . . 383 00:19:06,626 --> 00:19:08,916 This where I might find the puling poster boy. . . 384 00:19:09,088 --> 00:19:11,082 . . .for Bartlet's indifferent energy policy? 385 00:19:11,258 --> 00:19:12,837 Yeah, I was shopping for a Prius. 386 00:19:13,011 --> 00:19:16,133 -Just performing your own crash test. -A joke the blogger missed. 387 00:19:16,308 --> 00:19:17,637 Should shoot her an e-mail. 388 00:19:17,811 --> 00:19:20,303 You just had the quintessential consumer experience. 389 00:19:20,481 --> 00:19:22,559 Your head said hybrid, your heart said SUV. 390 00:19:22,735 --> 00:19:24,859 Reptilian brain is what I've been going with. 391 00:19:25,030 --> 00:19:27,570 People don't want them because they get lousy mileage. 392 00:19:27,743 --> 00:19:30,865 It's the argument for mandating higher mileage standards. 393 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:33,117 No one's saying it's the wrong argument. 394 00:19:34,212 --> 00:19:37,417 You've got a pretty tight relationship with Michael Hirsch, yes? 395 00:19:37,592 --> 00:19:40,381 Well, people in show business are charming for a living. 396 00:19:40,555 --> 00:19:43,309 I'm one of his 4 or 5000 closest buds, yeah. 397 00:19:43,518 --> 00:19:45,643 -Enough to call? -For the vice president? 398 00:19:45,814 --> 00:19:48,353 You're one of few who doesn't regard him with disdain. 399 00:19:48,526 --> 00:19:50,354 Or at least has courtesy to hide it. 400 00:19:50,530 --> 00:19:54,364 Hollywood support's all going to Baker. He's raised enough to greenlight movies. 401 00:19:54,745 --> 00:19:58,080 -Governor Baker hasn't declared. -But he's still a front-runner. 402 00:19:58,250 --> 00:19:59,829 I mean, no offense to your guy. 403 00:20:00,003 --> 00:20:02,709 It would be great if you'd make a call. 404 00:20:02,883 --> 00:20:05,340 -Let me get back to you. -Sure. 405 00:20:06,263 --> 00:20:07,972 You know, Hirsch has a hybrid. 406 00:20:08,141 --> 00:20:11,844 Typical Hollywood. Drives his Prius right up to his private jet. 407 00:20:12,815 --> 00:20:15,771 I'm about to go into a meeting with the Commerce secretary. 408 00:20:15,945 --> 00:20:17,690 A man so soporific. . . 409 00:20:17,865 --> 00:20:20,951 . . .one shouldn't operate heavy machinery in his presence. 410 00:20:21,120 --> 00:20:23,874 A meeting that would feel interminable at three minutes. . . 411 00:20:24,042 --> 00:20:26,997 . . .is certain to stretch into a soul-annihilating 50 minutes. 412 00:20:27,172 --> 00:20:29,498 Presenting a perfect opportunity for you. . . 413 00:20:29,676 --> 00:20:34,756 . . .to get started on a particular errand pertaining to your postgraduate career. 414 00:20:35,477 --> 00:20:37,850 Fiderer prepared them. I checked for typos. 415 00:20:38,022 --> 00:20:39,351 Thank you, sir. 416 00:20:39,525 --> 00:20:42,397 Now let's get to work and fatten up that résumé. 417 00:20:42,571 --> 00:20:44,779 Yes, Mr. President. 418 00:20:51,335 --> 00:20:54,706 Meeting's set. Representatives from solar, ethanol, hydrogen and wind. 419 00:20:54,883 --> 00:20:57,802 -Copy Toby on the roster. -You know when we run out of oil. . . 420 00:20:57,971 --> 00:21:00,594 -. . .it'll precipitate global food crisis? -Don't start. 421 00:21:00,767 --> 00:21:03,805 Fossil fuels are key components of fertilizers and pesticides. . . 422 00:21:03,981 --> 00:21:06,983 . . .not to mention, fuel used in farm machinery and irrigation. 423 00:21:07,152 --> 00:21:09,230 Said the woman with the electric wheelchair. 424 00:21:09,406 --> 00:21:13,026 I've given it up. You inspired me with your commitment to renewable energy. 425 00:21:13,204 --> 00:21:15,530 You know, the SUV came through without a scratch. 426 00:21:15,708 --> 00:21:17,037 You're going to hell. 427 00:21:17,210 --> 00:21:20,129 C.J., this is Gail Addison from the Office of Administration. 428 00:21:20,298 --> 00:21:22,506 -Hello. -She's here about changing your office. 429 00:21:22,677 --> 00:21:24,303 To a day spa, I hope. 430 00:21:24,472 --> 00:21:26,512 I don't know how you approach your space. 431 00:21:26,684 --> 00:21:28,843 If you have a vision or would like options. 432 00:21:29,062 --> 00:21:31,899 -I'd prefer not to think about it. -Then I'm happy to. 433 00:21:32,067 --> 00:21:34,560 -And have you not either. -I'm sorry? 434 00:21:34,738 --> 00:21:38,109 I'll have Margaret call you once I'm more settled in. Thanks. 435 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:42,573 -Baker's running, right? -Yeah. 436 00:21:42,751 --> 00:21:45,041 And he'll have it wrapped up by Super Tuesday. 437 00:21:45,213 --> 00:21:47,920 Will asked me to call Mickey Hirsch. 438 00:21:48,468 --> 00:21:50,012 He thinks Baker's not gonna run? 439 00:21:50,179 --> 00:21:52,173 Vice president will be virtually unopposed. 440 00:21:52,391 --> 00:21:53,721 President Russell. 441 00:21:53,894 --> 00:21:57,229 You worry he'd win. I worry he'd lose. Republican administration? 442 00:21:57,399 --> 00:21:59,477 GOP Congress? They'd dismantle everything. . . 443 00:21:59,653 --> 00:22:02,905 -. . .we've accomplished in eight years. -Baker's gonna run. 444 00:22:03,826 --> 00:22:05,701 Hey, how do you get women? 445 00:22:06,706 --> 00:22:08,534 Smart and funny, right? 446 00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:11,630 Plus I got that, you know, boyish thing. 447 00:22:12,883 --> 00:22:14,710 -I don't have that. -Yeah. 448 00:22:15,679 --> 00:22:17,423 Okay. 449 00:22:25,528 --> 00:22:28,103 And the IRS is stepping up their look into nonprofits. 450 00:22:28,282 --> 00:22:30,739 More charities playing loosely with contributions. 451 00:22:30,911 --> 00:22:33,534 Blessings for the not-so-unfortunate. What else? 452 00:22:33,708 --> 00:22:36,330 The CAFE standards amendment went down. 453 00:22:36,963 --> 00:22:39,634 -That was fast. -Floor debate was limited to 20 minutes. 454 00:22:39,801 --> 00:22:43,088 Those guys take longer to decide what to order for take-out. 455 00:22:43,264 --> 00:22:45,757 Quick reconciliation, a bill to sign by Wednesday. 456 00:22:45,935 --> 00:22:47,894 -Yeah. -Oh, and Josh hit a Prius. . . 457 00:22:48,064 --> 00:22:50,224 . . .with a Land Cruiser or something. 458 00:22:50,443 --> 00:22:51,902 We're handling it. 459 00:22:52,112 --> 00:22:55,198 -We done? -Yes, sir. Thank you, Mr. President. 460 00:22:56,202 --> 00:22:57,531 Oh, sir, I'm sorry. 461 00:22:57,704 --> 00:23:00,279 Leo mentioned to remind you to play chess. 462 00:23:00,834 --> 00:23:03,754 Please tell Leo when he's healthy enough to give me a game. 463 00:23:03,923 --> 00:23:06,296 I'll be glad to school him at chess. 464 00:23:06,552 --> 00:23:08,427 Thank you, sir. 465 00:23:10,934 --> 00:23:13,687 -Josh. Got a moment? -Sure. 466 00:23:14,106 --> 00:23:16,064 The president and I had an understanding. 467 00:23:16,234 --> 00:23:18,691 Actually, it was more of an executive order. . . 468 00:23:18,863 --> 00:23:20,192 . . .that once I graduated. . . 469 00:23:20,366 --> 00:23:23,202 . . .I look for what he calls "a real job. " 470 00:23:23,579 --> 00:23:25,039 So I'm handing out résumés. 471 00:23:25,624 --> 00:23:28,117 -Great-- -That I'd like you to ignore. 472 00:23:28,295 --> 00:23:30,336 -Okay. -I don't wanna leave the president. 473 00:23:30,507 --> 00:23:32,299 Especially now that he's without Leo. 474 00:23:32,468 --> 00:23:34,628 -Not that I compare myself to-- -I understand. 475 00:23:34,805 --> 00:23:36,265 Here. . . 476 00:23:37,393 --> 00:23:39,102 . . .I'll put it in a safe place. . . 477 00:23:39,271 --> 00:23:41,514 -. . .in case you change your mind. -Thanks. 478 00:23:46,032 --> 00:23:48,441 The alternative-energy release. 479 00:23:48,619 --> 00:23:49,948 So, what else? 480 00:23:50,122 --> 00:23:52,792 Smart and funny, that's the sum total of your expertise? 481 00:23:52,959 --> 00:23:54,538 You could wear a little makeup. 482 00:23:54,712 --> 00:23:57,335 -Oh, jeez. That'll happen. -You want my help? 483 00:23:57,508 --> 00:24:01,129 Not if it involves makeup, wardrobe or alternative facial-hair strategies. 484 00:24:01,306 --> 00:24:03,099 -Body language. -What about it? 485 00:24:03,268 --> 00:24:05,096 Projecting comfort and command. 486 00:24:05,772 --> 00:24:08,560 -I don't do that? -One might say. 487 00:24:14,536 --> 00:24:16,695 -So, what do l--? -Follow me. 488 00:24:23,216 --> 00:24:25,506 And personally, the way you trim your beard. . . 489 00:24:25,678 --> 00:24:27,471 . . .a little fussy. 490 00:24:28,099 --> 00:24:30,426 I'll brief the vice president. How often? 491 00:24:30,603 --> 00:24:32,561 Occasionally. A continent at a sitting. 492 00:24:32,731 --> 00:24:34,809 I assume he's got a handle on North America. 493 00:24:34,985 --> 00:24:37,026 There's the odd confusion, that's all. 494 00:24:37,197 --> 00:24:39,772 Sudan and Somalia. Iran, Iraq. 495 00:24:39,951 --> 00:24:41,446 -You're kidding. -One time. 496 00:24:41,621 --> 00:24:43,531 Actual confusion or slips of the tongue? 497 00:24:43,707 --> 00:24:45,368 We won't presume for these purposes. 498 00:24:45,544 --> 00:24:47,668 He knows Pakistan is Muslim, India is Hindu? 499 00:24:47,839 --> 00:24:49,631 -Of course. -Just trying to calibrate. 500 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,044 -I wouldn't bet the farm on Bangladesh. -Okay. 501 00:24:52,221 --> 00:24:55,058 He has a little trouble with the whole Shiite-Sunni thing. 502 00:24:55,226 --> 00:24:57,303 -We should start. -That's what I'm thinking. 503 00:24:57,479 --> 00:24:59,723 -I'll come by and bring my flash cards. -Great. 504 00:24:59,900 --> 00:25:01,525 -What? -Nothing. 505 00:25:01,694 --> 00:25:03,819 You know why people buy hybrids? 506 00:25:03,990 --> 00:25:06,399 I mean, aside from smugness and moral superiority. 507 00:25:06,577 --> 00:25:09,533 Funny, I was gonna say, "Conscience and civic responsibility. " 508 00:25:09,707 --> 00:25:11,368 They think gas prices are too high. 509 00:25:11,544 --> 00:25:13,953 -You know why they buy SUVs? -Because they're not. 510 00:25:14,131 --> 00:25:15,959 Record high was in '81. 511 00:25:16,134 --> 00:25:19,303 Adjusted for inflation, gas was 2.80 a gallon in today's money. 512 00:25:19,473 --> 00:25:21,467 The only way you'll get real conservation. 513 00:25:21,643 --> 00:25:23,352 Hold an economic gun to their heads. 514 00:25:23,521 --> 00:25:26,061 We should slap a 3-bucks-a-gallon tax on gasoline. 515 00:25:26,234 --> 00:25:28,726 -A popular position. -Wait till gas lines come back. 516 00:25:28,905 --> 00:25:31,611 -See how popular that'll be. -I'm about to solve it. 517 00:25:31,784 --> 00:25:33,160 An alternative-energy summit. 518 00:25:33,328 --> 00:25:36,248 Children of your villages will sing my name. 519 00:25:36,458 --> 00:25:41,538 Morning. Thank you all for coming, particularly on such short notice. 520 00:25:41,717 --> 00:25:44,423 I've been waiting to have this meeting for seven years. 521 00:25:44,638 --> 00:25:48,175 Let's get right to making up for lost time. Let's go around the table. 522 00:25:48,353 --> 00:25:50,180 Terry Anders, the Solar Cell Project. 523 00:25:50,356 --> 00:25:51,981 Riley Sheets, Ethanol Works. 524 00:25:52,150 --> 00:25:53,645 Wind Now, Corrine McKenna. 525 00:25:53,820 --> 00:25:55,363 Paul Tyminiski, Hydrogen Caucus. 526 00:25:55,531 --> 00:25:59,116 -I've been waiting a while for this too. -You guys sound like my mother. 527 00:25:59,287 --> 00:26:01,910 When I call, all she does is complain how I never call. 528 00:26:02,125 --> 00:26:03,917 I'll try to keep everybody straight. 529 00:26:04,086 --> 00:26:07,124 I should've made little symbols. A picture of the sun. . . 530 00:26:07,300 --> 00:26:09,258 . . .corn, cloud blowing out its cheeks. . . 531 00:26:09,470 --> 00:26:11,510 -. . .and for hydrogen-- -The Hindenburg. 532 00:26:11,682 --> 00:26:15,634 Hydrogen didn't cause the Hindenburg fire. It was aluminum powder coating. 533 00:26:15,813 --> 00:26:17,558 -Really? -It's used as rocket fuel. 534 00:26:17,733 --> 00:26:20,605 -But hydrogen is extremely flammable. -So is gasoline. 535 00:26:20,821 --> 00:26:22,696 Flammable? She meant combustible. 536 00:26:22,866 --> 00:26:26,284 Hydrogen burns with a colorless flame. The Hindenburg burned red. 537 00:26:26,455 --> 00:26:29,411 -Where's your humanity? -Okay, then. 538 00:26:32,715 --> 00:26:34,460 This is your room. 539 00:26:34,635 --> 00:26:36,427 You're not venturing onto their turf. 540 00:26:36,596 --> 00:26:38,175 They're treading onto yours. 541 00:26:38,850 --> 00:26:41,853 -You have to own it. -You didn't really just say, "Own it. " 542 00:26:42,022 --> 00:26:44,146 I'll show you what you look like up here. 543 00:26:45,152 --> 00:26:46,896 Thanks. Helpful. 544 00:26:47,113 --> 00:26:49,986 -Smart and funny. -Come here. Come here. 545 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:51,869 You try it. 546 00:26:58,006 --> 00:26:59,715 Good afternoon. 547 00:27:00,593 --> 00:27:02,801 -Good afternoon. -I'll take your questions. 548 00:27:02,972 --> 00:27:04,681 I'll take your questions. 549 00:27:04,850 --> 00:27:08,720 Okay, you look like you loathe this, like you can't wait to get out the door. 550 00:27:08,898 --> 00:27:11,307 -Wonder why. -You're literally hunching over. 551 00:27:11,486 --> 00:27:12,981 You need to lean back. 552 00:27:13,447 --> 00:27:16,200 Not too much. You don't wanna look hostile and pugnacious. 553 00:27:16,368 --> 00:27:19,122 -I don't? -Relax your hands. 554 00:27:19,498 --> 00:27:21,077 Look up. Look up. 555 00:27:21,251 --> 00:27:23,625 Okay. Now. . . 556 00:27:23,839 --> 00:27:26,212 -. . .how's that feel? -Like a poodle in a dog show. 557 00:27:26,384 --> 00:27:28,010 Let's try it again. 558 00:27:28,555 --> 00:27:32,140 This time, with more confidence. 559 00:27:34,397 --> 00:27:36,106 Good afternoon. 560 00:27:36,275 --> 00:27:38,850 I can't do this. 561 00:27:45,248 --> 00:27:48,286 Solar energy is, very simply, the answer. 562 00:27:48,461 --> 00:27:51,500 It's clean, accessible, and we're not running out any time soon. 563 00:27:51,675 --> 00:27:53,965 And when we do, we'll be having bigger problems. 564 00:27:54,137 --> 00:27:56,974 We could replace all the fossil fuels we're burning today. . . 565 00:27:57,142 --> 00:28:00,845 . . .simply by covering 220,000 square kilometers with solar cells. 566 00:28:01,023 --> 00:28:03,896 -Isn't that a lot? -A piece of land 300 miles on each side. 567 00:28:04,070 --> 00:28:06,147 Yeah, see, that's kind of a lot. 568 00:28:06,323 --> 00:28:09,410 This will give you an idea of what we're talking about. 569 00:28:11,624 --> 00:28:13,617 -That's huge. -Drive it. 570 00:28:13,794 --> 00:28:15,953 It's 300 days of sunshine, and nothing there. 571 00:28:16,131 --> 00:28:17,460 That covers Las Vegas. 572 00:28:17,842 --> 00:28:20,798 Appropriately. The most wasteful energy abuser on the planet. 573 00:28:20,972 --> 00:28:24,058 Your cells look attractive covering the Grand Canyon. 574 00:28:24,227 --> 00:28:26,304 You adjust this, obviously. 575 00:28:26,481 --> 00:28:29,649 Finding square footage in the desert west will not be the problem. 576 00:28:29,819 --> 00:28:32,312 -What will? -Manufacturing that many solar cells. 577 00:28:32,490 --> 00:28:36,360 -We'd have to pick up the pace some. -Yeah. Since all solar cells ever made. . . 578 00:28:36,538 --> 00:28:38,579 . . .would barely cover 10 square kilometers. 579 00:28:38,750 --> 00:28:44,377 So just 219,990 to go. 580 00:28:44,551 --> 00:28:48,634 I don't wanna leave the president. And I just don't think the timing's right. 581 00:28:49,017 --> 00:28:52,055 So if I could leave you my résumé, then have you ignore it. 582 00:28:52,481 --> 00:28:53,892 Got it. 583 00:29:06,503 --> 00:29:09,126 -C.J. Cregg. -Please. 584 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:14,679 -Hey, you. -Are you a sight for sore eyes. 585 00:29:14,850 --> 00:29:17,223 And sore legs, sore chest. 586 00:29:17,396 --> 00:29:19,853 -You having a lot of pain? -The Vicodin helps. 587 00:29:20,818 --> 00:29:24,105 -What you got? -Take-out from Terrazzo. 588 00:29:24,282 --> 00:29:28,448 -The arugula. -With the pecorino and walnuts. 589 00:29:28,872 --> 00:29:30,831 And the gnocchi. 590 00:29:31,001 --> 00:29:32,745 Supposed to be very "gnice. " 591 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:34,250 So much trouble. 592 00:29:34,423 --> 00:29:39,301 -lf only you were worth it. -I don't have much appetite. 593 00:29:39,598 --> 00:29:42,351 -He needs to eat. -I'll eat when I'm hungry. 594 00:29:42,519 --> 00:29:44,014 Put it in the fridge. 595 00:29:44,188 --> 00:29:46,598 -I'm actually not that-- -Don't be silly. Go ahead. 596 00:29:46,776 --> 00:29:50,028 I can enjoy it as a spectator sport. 597 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,364 You sure it won't bother you? 598 00:29:52,535 --> 00:29:55,573 It'll be great. Voyeuristic. 599 00:29:55,957 --> 00:29:57,785 That sounds like the Vicodin talking. 600 00:29:57,960 --> 00:30:00,631 It has its compensations. 601 00:30:04,179 --> 00:30:06,968 -So how's it going? -It's overwhelming. 602 00:30:07,351 --> 00:30:09,095 The amount there is to tend to. 603 00:30:09,270 --> 00:30:11,181 I thought I was busy before. 604 00:30:11,357 --> 00:30:13,766 How in the world did you manage it for seven years? 605 00:30:13,944 --> 00:30:15,653 I had a heart attack. 606 00:30:16,365 --> 00:30:18,573 You remind the president about playing chess? 607 00:30:20,163 --> 00:30:21,824 He pretty much blew me off. 608 00:30:22,875 --> 00:30:24,620 You need to insist. 609 00:30:24,795 --> 00:30:27,466 I obviously don't know the president as well as you. . . 610 00:30:27,633 --> 00:30:30,719 . . .but already, I can tell when something's a no-go. 611 00:30:32,349 --> 00:30:33,844 You have to insist. 612 00:30:36,397 --> 00:30:39,150 The president gets regular physicals. . . 613 00:30:39,318 --> 00:30:44,482 . . .and because of the MS, rather more regular MRIs and neurophysical tests. 614 00:30:44,660 --> 00:30:47,948 But MS is a disease of the central nervous system. 615 00:30:48,124 --> 00:30:51,709 It can affect cognition, perception, reasoning, judgment. 616 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:54,170 What the doctors actually term. . . 617 00:30:54,342 --> 00:30:56,217 . . . "executive function. " 618 00:30:57,765 --> 00:30:59,474 As president of the United States. . . 619 00:30:59,643 --> 00:31:02,764 . . .this needs to be monitored on a weekly basis. 620 00:31:02,940 --> 00:31:06,026 You need to get the president to play chess. 621 00:31:09,408 --> 00:31:10,784 Finish your lunch. 622 00:31:18,757 --> 00:31:21,214 And so it burns clean. . . 623 00:31:21,386 --> 00:31:25,516 . . .and most important, ethanol's made right here in the U.S. of A. 624 00:31:25,684 --> 00:31:29,898 And is already subsidized up the ying-yang by the U.S. of A. government. 625 00:31:30,066 --> 00:31:31,727 How much more funding do you want? 626 00:31:31,903 --> 00:31:34,822 Hang on. Some claim it's not all that clean. 627 00:31:34,991 --> 00:31:37,364 The EPA has certified it reduces carbon dioxide. . . 628 00:31:37,537 --> 00:31:40,290 . . .and hydrocarbon tailpipe emissions by up to 30 percent. 629 00:31:40,458 --> 00:31:43,627 Releases more nitrogen oxide and makes the entire fuel mixture. . . 630 00:31:43,797 --> 00:31:46,835 . . .evaporate easier than pure gasoline, causing more smog. 631 00:31:47,010 --> 00:31:49,966 It's climate-dependent. Helps in cold weather, hurts in hot. 632 00:31:50,140 --> 00:31:52,348 It consumes more fuel to make than it replaces. 633 00:31:52,519 --> 00:31:56,020 -We dispute that. -It only replaces 10 percent of gasoline. 634 00:31:56,191 --> 00:31:57,770 So at best, it's a stopgap. 635 00:31:57,944 --> 00:31:59,855 It's practical now. 636 00:32:00,031 --> 00:32:02,440 Not pie in the sky, like some people's solutions. 637 00:32:02,618 --> 00:32:05,621 Let's be honest. All of us know what the biggest thing is. . . 638 00:32:05,790 --> 00:32:09,837 -. . .that ethanol has in its favor. -The Iowa caucuses. 639 00:32:10,089 --> 00:32:11,667 C.J.? Gail's back. . . 640 00:32:11,842 --> 00:32:13,966 -. . .with a quick question. -Yes? 641 00:32:14,137 --> 00:32:17,590 I know you said you weren't prepared to consider redecoration schemes. . . 642 00:32:17,768 --> 00:32:21,020 . . .but I took the liberty of pulling some pictures of our inventory. 643 00:32:21,190 --> 00:32:24,228 It's just so dark and masculine in here. 644 00:32:24,403 --> 00:32:25,863 And martial. Do you feel it? 645 00:32:26,031 --> 00:32:28,606 It's just militaristic and martial and male. 646 00:32:28,785 --> 00:32:31,278 -You said, "A quick question"? -Oh, sorry. 647 00:32:31,456 --> 00:32:34,031 This was Dolley Madison's desk. 648 00:32:34,211 --> 00:32:36,418 Most people think she spelled her name L-L-Y. . . 649 00:32:36,589 --> 00:32:38,298 . . .but in actuality, it was L-L-E-Y. 650 00:32:38,467 --> 00:32:41,387 -Perhaps we should-- -But it's lovely and feminine. 651 00:32:41,556 --> 00:32:44,808 Dolley, with an E, Madison was maybe 5'3" . 652 00:32:44,978 --> 00:32:46,438 Yes. 653 00:32:50,779 --> 00:32:52,689 Of course. 654 00:32:54,451 --> 00:32:56,695 Briefing time. 655 00:32:56,872 --> 00:32:59,080 -I know. -Won't say a word. 656 00:32:59,251 --> 00:33:01,292 But that tie's gonna bleed. 657 00:33:01,463 --> 00:33:02,958 Keep it up, it'll have company. 658 00:33:03,132 --> 00:33:05,007 Don't look at them with veiled contempt. 659 00:33:05,177 --> 00:33:06,802 -I don't. -Yeah, right. 660 00:33:06,971 --> 00:33:08,348 It's not veiled. 661 00:33:08,516 --> 00:33:11,304 Charm and disarm. 662 00:33:17,196 --> 00:33:18,989 -Good afternoon. -Good afternoon. 663 00:33:19,158 --> 00:33:21,994 -I'll take questions. -What's your response to criticism. . . 664 00:33:22,162 --> 00:33:25,616 . . .of the administration's lukewarm support for higher CAFE standards. . . 665 00:33:25,793 --> 00:33:28,083 . . .as reflected in today's defeat in the House? 666 00:33:28,256 --> 00:33:30,463 Well, what today's vote reflected-- 667 00:33:32,846 --> 00:33:35,849 Between anti-regulatory Republicans and auto-state Democrats. . . 668 00:33:36,018 --> 00:33:37,846 . . .we were outgunned. 669 00:33:39,106 --> 00:33:43,272 As far as our lukewarm support, I'd characterize it as more of a parboil. 670 00:33:45,241 --> 00:33:47,781 White House commitment to fuel conservation. . . 671 00:33:47,954 --> 00:33:51,621 . . .can be measured by the Alternative Energy Task Force meeting in progress. 672 00:33:51,793 --> 00:33:54,036 Isn't this hastily-convened task force. . . 673 00:33:54,214 --> 00:33:56,671 . . .just an attempt to counteract the symbolism. . . 674 00:33:56,843 --> 00:33:59,929 . . .of a White House senior staffer totaling a hybrid. . . 675 00:34:00,098 --> 00:34:04,098 . . .while driving one of the most fuel-inefficient passenger vehicles sold? 676 00:34:04,272 --> 00:34:05,601 Questions as to symbolism. . . 677 00:34:05,774 --> 00:34:08,777 . . .and meanings are the purview of the Department of Metaphor. 678 00:34:08,946 --> 00:34:11,783 I refer you to the undersecretary for Whimsy and Caprice... 679 00:34:11,951 --> 00:34:13,410 ...for further comment. 680 00:34:13,578 --> 00:34:16,783 But really, this alternative-energy summit's not gonna fool anyone. 681 00:34:16,959 --> 00:34:19,451 Good. Then maybe we can stop thinking of it. . . 682 00:34:19,629 --> 00:34:22,383 . . .as something to fool people and think of it as a way. . . 683 00:34:22,551 --> 00:34:24,212 . . .to maybe get something done. 684 00:34:24,387 --> 00:34:27,176 Fuel conservation is a critical issue. 685 00:34:27,350 --> 00:34:30,104 We were outgunned today in Congress but not outflanked. 686 00:34:33,735 --> 00:34:37,153 So, what are the obstacles to using hydrogen as a replacement fuel? 687 00:34:37,324 --> 00:34:41,823 Distribution. To transport and then dispense it, you'd have to liquefy it. 688 00:34:41,999 --> 00:34:44,372 -Is that an issue? -Just freeze it, then open it. 689 00:34:44,544 --> 00:34:47,962 -At enormous pressure. -I don't understand. What's the problem? 690 00:34:48,133 --> 00:34:52,264 -When you do that, it can-- -Have the tendency to explode. 691 00:34:52,432 --> 00:34:54,342 Like the Hindenburg. 692 00:34:56,271 --> 00:34:59,607 -So you could file it, toss it or-- -The president wants you to quit. 693 00:34:59,777 --> 00:35:01,106 -I don't-- -You promised. . . 694 00:35:01,279 --> 00:35:03,819 -. . .once you graduated you would. -It was implied. 695 00:35:03,992 --> 00:35:05,737 -Yes or no, Charlie? -Yes. 696 00:35:05,912 --> 00:35:07,989 -I guess. -It's a dilemma. 697 00:35:08,166 --> 00:35:10,076 -All you have to do is-- -What's my job? 698 00:35:10,252 --> 00:35:13,255 -Excuse me? -My job. It's to serve the president. 699 00:35:13,424 --> 00:35:16,095 It seems to me the president has expressed a clear wish. 700 00:35:16,262 --> 00:35:18,339 -I don't-- -lf he'd handed me your résumé. . . 701 00:35:18,515 --> 00:35:21,803 -. . .do you imagine I could ignore it? -I should just take this back. 702 00:35:21,979 --> 00:35:24,768 Yeah, you probably shouldn't come in here with that. . . 703 00:35:25,610 --> 00:35:29,028 . . .deputy special assistant to the chief of staff. 704 00:35:29,199 --> 00:35:31,870 -Sorry? -Your new title. 705 00:35:32,329 --> 00:35:33,955 Come work for me. 706 00:35:34,833 --> 00:35:36,376 -What? -You're smart. . . 707 00:35:36,544 --> 00:35:39,796 . . .responsible, you know the president. Why wouldn't I hire you? 708 00:35:39,966 --> 00:35:42,637 The title's a little gaudy but mostly means you'll do. . . 709 00:35:42,804 --> 00:35:46,258 . . .whatever's needed to be done. A catchall, but grown-up. Policy stuff. 710 00:35:46,435 --> 00:35:49,058 -You're serious. -Be a stone's throw from the Oval. 711 00:35:49,231 --> 00:35:52,020 The president can't miss you if you haven't really gone. 712 00:35:53,989 --> 00:35:55,899 I don't know what to say. 713 00:35:56,493 --> 00:35:58,736 -Can I think it over? -Not really. 714 00:36:01,376 --> 00:36:03,037 -That was-- -Absolute misery? 715 00:36:03,212 --> 00:36:05,087 -What? -Lean forward, but not too far. . . 716 00:36:05,257 --> 00:36:08,094 . . .but don't lean back. How my bleeding tie's distracting. . . 717 00:36:08,262 --> 00:36:11,383 . . .from my fuzzy beard. Be smart, be funny, look pleasant. 718 00:36:11,559 --> 00:36:14,348 I've never been more self-conscious in my life. 719 00:36:14,522 --> 00:36:15,981 I don't wanna be good at this. 720 00:36:16,149 --> 00:36:18,393 Don't worry. It was better. 721 00:36:18,570 --> 00:36:20,813 Good's still a ways off. 722 00:36:21,533 --> 00:36:22,862 You're welcome. 723 00:36:23,369 --> 00:36:26,574 Wind turbines in California produce enough electricity. . . 724 00:36:26,750 --> 00:36:28,079 . . .to light San Francisco. . . 725 00:36:28,252 --> 00:36:32,252 . . .saving the state the equivalent of well over 10 million barrels of oil. 726 00:36:32,425 --> 00:36:37,386 Wind provides 1.27 percent of California's electricity? 727 00:36:37,559 --> 00:36:38,888 From 13,000 turbines. 728 00:36:39,061 --> 00:36:41,388 So in order to get all of its energy from wind. . . 729 00:36:41,565 --> 00:36:44,402 -. . .California would have to build-- -Only 1 million more. 730 00:36:44,570 --> 00:36:46,445 By the way, they're an eyesore. 731 00:36:46,615 --> 00:36:48,823 -No one wants them. -What if wind doesn't blow? 732 00:36:48,994 --> 00:36:50,904 What happens if the sun isn't shining? 733 00:36:51,080 --> 00:36:53,074 -This really isn't helpful. -Wind is clean. 734 00:36:53,250 --> 00:36:54,710 Increasingly competitive. 735 00:36:54,878 --> 00:36:57,418 The fastest-growing energy technology in the world. 736 00:36:57,591 --> 00:37:01,092 The Bartlet administration could restore U.S. leadership in wind power. 737 00:37:01,263 --> 00:37:04,432 I can see the slogan now. "Breaking Wind Together. " 738 00:37:12,823 --> 00:37:14,153 Hey. 739 00:37:14,326 --> 00:37:16,236 Only have a minute. 740 00:37:16,413 --> 00:37:17,742 What'd you wanna tell me? 741 00:37:17,915 --> 00:37:19,707 I got an interesting offer. . . 742 00:37:19,876 --> 00:37:22,120 . . .that you're pretty much responsible for. 743 00:37:22,297 --> 00:37:24,968 -What? -In appreciation. . . 744 00:37:25,177 --> 00:37:27,336 . . .I'd like to tell you about it over dinner. 745 00:37:27,597 --> 00:37:30,006 Are you asking me on a date? 746 00:37:30,185 --> 00:37:32,511 -A thank-you dinner. -Well, that's a date. 747 00:37:33,482 --> 00:37:35,226 So far, it isn't anything. 748 00:37:35,401 --> 00:37:37,229 You haven't said that you'll go. 749 00:37:39,408 --> 00:37:41,152 Sure. 750 00:37:45,125 --> 00:37:46,454 -So? -What? 751 00:37:46,628 --> 00:37:48,538 -What are we announcing? -Don't know yet. 752 00:37:48,714 --> 00:37:51,800 -C.J. wants an announcement. -Tell her that's not happening. 753 00:37:51,969 --> 00:37:53,346 -Nice try. -What? 754 00:37:53,514 --> 00:37:56,137 -She's pissed at you. You tell her. -She wasn't pissed. 755 00:37:56,310 --> 00:37:58,553 -Nettled, maybe. -Whatever. You're telling her. 756 00:37:58,730 --> 00:38:01,567 -Nothing came out of it? -Wind power, turns out the churn. . . 757 00:38:01,735 --> 00:38:04,144 . . .from turbines changes the weather on the ground. 758 00:38:04,323 --> 00:38:06,815 Probably not ideal from an environmental standpoint. 759 00:38:06,994 --> 00:38:10,162 -Three hours of stuff like that. -That you're telling her. 760 00:38:10,374 --> 00:38:11,869 Yeah. 761 00:38:26,149 --> 00:38:28,108 I'm not ready. 762 00:38:30,239 --> 00:38:33,195 I have spoken to experts, and they told me what to look for. . . 763 00:38:33,369 --> 00:38:35,493 . . .and I don't have to look very hard. 764 00:38:35,664 --> 00:38:39,367 I do get angry over everything, cry over nothing, right down the list. 765 00:38:39,546 --> 00:38:42,382 Rejecting offers of help, that's on there too. 766 00:38:44,011 --> 00:38:45,921 I'm sure talking to you would be helpful. 767 00:38:46,098 --> 00:38:47,593 Actually, I'm-- 768 00:38:47,767 --> 00:38:49,393 I'm not sure of that. 769 00:38:49,562 --> 00:38:51,971 I'm not sure of much of anything. . . 770 00:38:52,149 --> 00:38:54,476 . . .except that I'm not ready. 771 00:38:55,070 --> 00:38:56,731 I understand. 772 00:38:57,032 --> 00:38:58,611 Okay. 773 00:39:05,003 --> 00:39:06,379 Hey. 774 00:39:06,589 --> 00:39:08,630 How was your energy meeting? 775 00:39:08,801 --> 00:39:10,130 It was pretty Darwinian. 776 00:39:10,303 --> 00:39:12,427 They're so great at knocking each other. . . 777 00:39:12,599 --> 00:39:14,806 . . .it makes you wanna buy stock in Chevron. 778 00:39:14,977 --> 00:39:18,514 -They know we can't fund everything. -I don't know what we can announce. . . 779 00:39:18,692 --> 00:39:22,526 . . .other than the world's out of oil, and in 20 years, we're gonna starve. 780 00:39:22,698 --> 00:39:25,273 You know, those that haven't already been wiped out. . . 781 00:39:25,452 --> 00:39:28,491 . . .in an energy war with China, because the fuel alternatives. . . 782 00:39:28,666 --> 00:39:30,956 -. . .are less ready than you thought. -Yeah. 783 00:39:31,128 --> 00:39:32,837 It's all economics. 784 00:39:33,549 --> 00:39:34,878 -Mr. President. -Sir. 785 00:39:35,051 --> 00:39:37,923 Why do the Saudis fight to keep oil prices from rising? 786 00:39:38,098 --> 00:39:39,759 To discourage conservation. 787 00:39:39,934 --> 00:39:42,011 And the development of alternative fuels. 788 00:39:42,188 --> 00:39:44,181 And it works because we let them. 789 00:39:44,399 --> 00:39:47,106 -Economics. -So, what do we do? 790 00:39:47,279 --> 00:39:49,569 Veto the omnibus transportation bill. 791 00:39:50,576 --> 00:39:53,864 -Why? -To demand the higher CAFE standards. 792 00:39:54,040 --> 00:39:57,411 -Because Josh demolished a hybrid? -Because improving fuel economy. . . 793 00:39:57,587 --> 00:40:00,080 . . .deserves far more than a 20-minute debate. 794 00:40:00,258 --> 00:40:02,965 There aren't the votes to sustain. They'll just override. 795 00:40:03,138 --> 00:40:06,141 It pushes the subject out there. Jump-starts a national debate. 796 00:40:06,310 --> 00:40:09,146 Hummer sales had their best month ever this year. . . 797 00:40:09,314 --> 00:40:12,353 . . .and Prius is expanding its production 50 percent. 798 00:40:12,528 --> 00:40:14,272 The market's doing what markets do. 799 00:40:14,448 --> 00:40:17,783 It's sorting itself out, messily and with contradiction. 800 00:40:17,953 --> 00:40:21,621 Better fuel economy's an idea that just has to reach its tipping point. 801 00:40:21,793 --> 00:40:24,083 A veto maybe nudges it a little closer. 802 00:40:24,255 --> 00:40:25,750 And keep having those meetings. 803 00:40:26,091 --> 00:40:29,343 Wait till the alternatives are perfect, it's all gonna be too late. 804 00:40:29,513 --> 00:40:31,341 Thank you, Mr. President. 805 00:40:31,517 --> 00:40:35,351 -What was it you wanted? -Sir, if you'll follow me. . . . 806 00:40:38,987 --> 00:40:40,897 Mr. President. 807 00:40:41,240 --> 00:40:43,199 Sir, this is Roger Quast from HUD. 808 00:40:43,369 --> 00:40:47,155 He was on the Stanford chess team. He's here to play a game with you. 809 00:40:48,669 --> 00:40:51,506 Roger, unfortunately, you've been dragged here for nothing. 810 00:40:51,674 --> 00:40:53,549 I've cleared your schedule for the hour. 811 00:40:53,761 --> 00:40:57,297 I spoke with Leo. You're going to play chess, Mr. President. 812 00:40:58,977 --> 00:41:00,603 You heard the lady. 813 00:41:01,398 --> 00:41:03,937 -Where do you think you're going? -Sir? 814 00:41:04,361 --> 00:41:06,485 -You're gonna play me. -Sir, I don't really-- 815 00:41:06,656 --> 00:41:10,407 Stanford here is gonna stay and help you. Sit down. 816 00:41:14,878 --> 00:41:16,918 -Chess team, huh? -Yes, sir. 817 00:41:17,131 --> 00:41:18,792 I'm trying to imagine the cheer. 818 00:41:18,968 --> 00:41:20,629 Check them to the left To the right 819 00:41:20,804 --> 00:41:23,807 -Stand up, sit down -I was on the chess team. 820 00:41:24,143 --> 00:41:25,602 Right. 821 00:41:30,945 --> 00:41:33,069 -I really have no clue. -He's gonna help you. 822 00:41:33,240 --> 00:41:35,733 And I'll know if you're holding back, young man. 823 00:41:35,911 --> 00:41:39,614 You are hereby directed by presidential fiat to try your damnedest. . . 824 00:41:39,793 --> 00:41:42,285 . . .to kick your commander in chief's ass. 825 00:41:49,433 --> 00:41:51,059 King's pawn over two spaces. 826 00:41:55,610 --> 00:41:57,271 Good.