1 00:00:05,190 --> 00:00:07,139 PREVIOUSLY ON THE WEST WING: 2 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:10,160 I HAD TO TAKE THE SUMMIT AWAY FROM JOSH. 3 00:00:10,179 --> 00:00:11,199 YEAH. 4 00:00:11,220 --> 00:00:13,089 GOVERNOR BAKER, WELCOME. 5 00:00:13,109 --> 00:00:14,199 Josh: BAKER'S RUNNING, RIGHT? 6 00:00:14,220 --> 00:00:18,000 YEAH. AND HE'LL HAVE IT WRAPPED UP BY SUPER TUESDAY. 7 00:00:18,019 --> 00:00:19,100 SO, HOW ARE YOUR NUMBERS IN IOWA? 8 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:21,129 IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE LOOK VERY GOOD. 9 00:00:21,149 --> 00:00:24,030 I GET WHY YOU'RE SO WORRIED ABOUT BAKER, 10 00:00:24,050 --> 00:00:26,000 BUT WHY NOT ABOUT HOYNES? 11 00:00:26,019 --> 00:00:27,140 I'M RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. 12 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:29,129 I WANT YOU TO RUN MY CAMPAIGN. 13 00:00:29,149 --> 00:00:31,190 RUSSELL IS GONNA BE THE NOMINEE, AND GOD WILLING, 14 00:00:31,210 --> 00:00:34,200 OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, SO GET ON BOARD OR GET OUT OF MY WAY. 15 00:00:34,219 --> 00:00:37,079 YOU'RE TOO GOOD AT THIS. YOU CAN'T JUST WALK AWAY. 16 00:00:37,100 --> 00:00:39,020 WATCH ME. 17 00:00:46,030 --> 00:00:48,009 ( applause ) 18 00:00:50,130 --> 00:00:52,060 Josh: HE'S A REPUBLICAN! 19 00:00:52,079 --> 00:00:54,030 Toby: NOT A REAL REPUBLICAN; HE'S A CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN. 20 00:00:54,049 --> 00:00:56,130 ARE WE REALLY SAYING THAT THERE ISN'T A SINGLE DEMOCRAT... 21 00:00:56,149 --> 00:00:59,109 PRESIDENT THINKS ARNOLD VINICK IS PERFECT FOR U.N. AMBASSADOR. 22 00:00:59,130 --> 00:01:02,200 IT'S YOUR JOB TO FEEL HIM OUT, SEE IF HE'D BE UP FOR IT. 23 00:01:02,219 --> 00:01:04,079 Penn: THANK YOU. 24 00:01:04,099 --> 00:01:07,230 THANKS. WE CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT AN HONOR IT'S BEEN TO BE HERE. 25 00:01:08,010 --> 00:01:10,069 TO ACTUALLY WORK HERE IN THE WHITE HOUSE. 26 00:01:10,090 --> 00:01:11,159 I WANT TO THANK OUR NEW 27 00:01:11,180 --> 00:01:14,079 BEST FRIEND, ZOEY BARTLET, THE FIRST DAUGHTER. 28 00:01:14,099 --> 00:01:15,189 I'M NOT THE FIRST DAUGHTER. 29 00:01:15,210 --> 00:01:18,000 WELL, I THOUGHT... OH, OKAY. 30 00:01:18,019 --> 00:01:21,060 ZOEY BARTLET, THE THIRD DAUGHTER OF THE FIRST FAMILY. 31 00:01:21,079 --> 00:01:22,170 Zoey: COME ON, GUYS. ONE MORE TRICK. 32 00:01:22,189 --> 00:01:24,219 YOU ARE JUST SPOILED ROTTEN, AREN'T YOU, ZOEY. 33 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:26,039 Zoey: JUST ONE? 34 00:01:26,060 --> 00:01:27,189 Penn: PLEASE? PLEASE. 35 00:01:27,210 --> 00:01:29,109 Penn: WELL, YOU CERTAINLY DESERVE ANOTHER TRICK. 36 00:01:29,129 --> 00:01:30,210 TELLER. 37 00:01:42,140 --> 00:01:44,099 A SIMPLE RED HANDKERCHIEF. 38 00:01:54,020 --> 00:01:56,079 ( laughter ) 39 00:02:00,219 --> 00:02:02,209 ( laughter ) 40 00:02:05,159 --> 00:02:07,150 ( applause ) 41 00:02:09,189 --> 00:02:11,050 Penn: I LOVE THAT TRICK. 42 00:02:11,069 --> 00:02:15,110 SO SIMPLE. THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A VANISH. SO PURE. 43 00:02:15,129 --> 00:02:17,150 BUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN? I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING-- 44 00:02:17,170 --> 00:02:21,060 A MAGIC TRICK, A SIMPLE VANISH, CAN HAVE NO MEANING WHATSOEVER. 45 00:02:21,079 --> 00:02:23,110 BUT WHAT IF, INSTEAD OF USING THAT HANDKERCHIEF, 46 00:02:23,129 --> 00:02:26,210 A MEANINGLESS PIECE OF CLOTH, WE WERE TO USE A PIECE OF CLOTH 47 00:02:26,229 --> 00:02:29,159 THAT WAS NOTHING BUT MEANING? 48 00:02:29,180 --> 00:02:31,159 WHAT IF THE PIECE OF CLOTH WE CHOSE 49 00:02:31,180 --> 00:02:34,090 WAS THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA? 50 00:02:34,110 --> 00:02:37,069 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, WITH THIS FLAG ON STAGE, 51 00:02:37,090 --> 00:02:39,189 THERE'S A LOT TO THINK ABOUT. 52 00:02:39,210 --> 00:02:44,060 NOW IT CATCHES THE GLEAM OF THE MORNING'S FIRST BEAM, 53 00:02:44,079 --> 00:02:48,170 IN FULL GLORY REFLECTED IT SHINES IN THE STREAM, 54 00:02:48,189 --> 00:02:53,030 DOES THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER, O LONG MAY IT WAVE, 55 00:02:53,050 --> 00:02:56,199 O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE. 56 00:02:56,219 --> 00:02:59,139 AND WHAT IF, INSTEAD OF USING THAT MEANINGLESS PIECE 57 00:02:59,159 --> 00:03:01,000 OF CONSTRUCTION PAPER, 58 00:03:01,020 --> 00:03:03,219 WE WERE TO USE A PIECE OF PAPER THAT MEANS MORE TO US 59 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,039 THAN ANY OTHER PIECE OF PAPER IN THE WORLD-- 60 00:03:07,060 --> 00:03:08,090 THE BILL OF RIGHTS. 61 00:03:08,110 --> 00:03:10,139 THE FIRST TEN AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION. 62 00:03:10,159 --> 00:03:13,080 INCLUDING MY FAVORITE AMENDMENT, THE FIRST AMENDMENT. 63 00:03:13,099 --> 00:03:17,039 IT'S THE ONE THAT GUARANTEES, NOT JUST EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM, 64 00:03:17,060 --> 00:03:20,060 BUT EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THE UNITED STATES-- 65 00:03:20,079 --> 00:03:23,000 EVERY CITIZEN, EVERY VISITOR, EVERY MAGICIAN-- 66 00:03:23,020 --> 00:03:24,219 FREEDOM OF SPEECH. 67 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:29,120 IT'S THE ONE THAT SAYS, IF WE WANT TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION 68 00:03:29,139 --> 00:03:32,210 TO OUR SIMPLE VANISH, WE CAN DO THAT. 69 00:03:32,229 --> 00:03:35,039 WE CAN TAKE A... SOME TINDER 70 00:03:35,060 --> 00:03:39,199 AND A VERY ECCENTRIC MAGIC WAND, 71 00:03:39,219 --> 00:03:41,170 AND WE CAN DO THIS... 72 00:03:42,229 --> 00:03:44,110 AND IT'S OKAY. 73 00:03:44,129 --> 00:03:47,079 'CAUSE EVEN THOUGH THE FLAG IS GONE, 74 00:03:47,099 --> 00:03:50,000 THE BILL OF RIGHTS REMAIN. 75 00:03:50,020 --> 00:03:52,099 ( applause ) 76 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:55,060 DID THEY JUST BURN AN AMERICAN FLAG IN THE WHITE HOUSE? 77 00:04:49,100 --> 00:04:52,090 YOU GUYS, I'M JUST GOING TO RUN THROUGH THE HIGHLIGHTS REAL QUICK. 78 00:04:52,110 --> 00:04:54,230 THE PRESIDENT LEAVES ANDREWS THIS AFTERNOON AT 2:15 P.M. 79 00:04:55,009 --> 00:04:56,230 WITH A STOP IN LOUISIANA, BEFORE DEPARTING TONIGHT 80 00:04:57,009 --> 00:04:58,209 FROM NEW ORLEANS FOR THE FLIGHT TO BEIJING. 81 00:04:58,230 --> 00:05:01,180 Katie: WHEN IS THE PRESIDENT IS GONNA APPOINT A NEW AMBASSADOR? 82 00:05:01,199 --> 00:05:05,019 THE FIRST LADY WILL COMPLETE HER VISIT TO INDIA AND ARRIVE IN BEIJING 83 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,060 IN TIME FOR THE STATE DINNER ON THURSDAY NIGHT. 84 00:05:07,079 --> 00:05:09,139 HOW LONG IS THE PRESIDENT GONNA LEAVE THE UN POST VACANT? 85 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,209 AS LONG AS I'M GONNA IGNORE QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE CHINA TRIP. 86 00:05:12,230 --> 00:05:16,149 IN THE NEW ORLEANS STOP, THE PRESIDENT WILL MEET WITH SHRIMP FISHERMAN AND SHRIMP PACKERS... 87 00:05:16,170 --> 00:05:18,089 SHRIMPERS. WHAT? 88 00:05:18,110 --> 00:05:20,139 THEY'RE CALLED SHRIMPERS, ANNABETH, NOT SHRIMP FISHERMEN. 89 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,060 IN NEW ORLEANS, THE PRESIDENT WILL MEET WITH REPRESENTATIVES 90 00:05:23,079 --> 00:05:25,160 OF THE SHRIMP INDUSTRY ABOUT THEIR REQUEST TO INVOKE 91 00:05:25,180 --> 00:05:29,019 ANTI-DUMPING SANCTIONS AGAINST IMPORTED CHINESE SHRIMP. 92 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,149 C.J.: HERE'S THE STATEMENT ON HUMAN RIGHTS YOU AND PRESIDENT LIAN 93 00:05:31,170 --> 00:05:34,060 WILL PUT OUT AT THE END OF THE FIRST DAY. 94 00:05:34,079 --> 00:05:36,120 NOT A WORD ABOUT TIBET? TIBET'S IN THERE. 95 00:05:36,139 --> 00:05:38,000 Toby: WE COULDN'T USE THE WORD. 96 00:05:38,019 --> 00:05:40,029 SHOW ME WHERE YOU THINK THE TIBET SENTENCE? 97 00:05:40,050 --> 00:05:42,139 MR. PRESIDENT, WHAT YOU SAY IN THE ROOM IS UP TO YOU. 98 00:05:42,159 --> 00:05:44,220 WHAT WE SAY IN AFTERWARDS IN THE JOINT STATEMENT IS NOT. 99 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:46,180 I'M GONNA HAMMER THEM ON TIBET. 100 00:05:46,199 --> 00:05:48,129 THEY'RE GONNA HAMMER YOU ABOUT YOUR INDIAN RESERVATIONS. 101 00:05:48,149 --> 00:05:51,159 INDIAN RESERVATIONS WEREN'T MY IDEA. I'M SURE THEY'LL UNDERSTAND. 102 00:05:51,180 --> 00:05:53,029 Deputy Secretary: THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 103 00:05:53,050 --> 00:05:55,019 HAS A LOT ON ITS PLATE RIGHT NOW. 104 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:57,230 MR. SECRETARY, YOU'VE GOT TRANSPORTATION ON YOUR PLATE. THAT'S ALL. 105 00:05:58,009 --> 00:06:00,129 LOOK, JOSH, THE TRUTH IS I ASSUMED YOU WERE GOING ON 106 00:06:00,149 --> 00:06:03,120 THE CHINA TRIP AND WE WOULD HAVE ANOTHER WEEK TO GET OUR HOMEWORK DONE. 107 00:06:03,139 --> 00:06:05,079 THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE CHINA TRIP. 108 00:06:05,100 --> 00:06:08,050 THIS IS THE BUDGET OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. 109 00:06:08,069 --> 00:06:10,230 YOU'RE THE ONLY DEPARTMENT WHO HASN'T SUBMITTED A BUDGET PROPOSAL YET. 110 00:06:11,009 --> 00:06:15,019 I CAN'T ASK OMB TO PUT TOGETHER A COMPLETE BUDGET ESTIMATE UNTIL I GOT... 111 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:16,199 I'LL BE BACK. 112 00:06:16,220 --> 00:06:18,209 Donna: SENATOR VINICK'S CONFIRMED FOR 11:15, 113 00:06:18,230 --> 00:06:21,100 WHICH MEANS WE HAVE TO MOVE YOUR OMB MEETING TO, NOW. 114 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,199 GIVE ME A MINUTE. AND THEN YOU'VE GOT THAT OTHER THING. 115 00:06:23,220 --> 00:06:24,220 WHAT THING? ME. 116 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,019 OH, RIGHT, SURE. 117 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:30,079 HEY... YOU'RE BACK. 118 00:06:30,100 --> 00:06:33,189 NAH, I JUST HAVE TO SORT OUT SOME FILES I LEFT IN MY OFFICE. 119 00:06:33,209 --> 00:06:36,220 CAN'T MARGARET SEND THEM TO YOUR HOUSE? IT'D BE A FEDERAL CRIME. 120 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:38,149 YOUR-EYES-ONLY KIND OF THING? YEAH. 121 00:06:38,170 --> 00:06:40,050 YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS VINICK THING? 122 00:06:40,069 --> 00:06:42,149 PRESIDENT RAN IT BY ME YESTERDAY. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. 123 00:06:42,170 --> 00:06:45,069 VINICK'S BEEN INVESTIGATING US FOR SEVEN YEARS NONSTOP, 124 00:06:45,090 --> 00:06:46,230 AND WE'RE OFFERING HIM A JOB? 125 00:06:47,009 --> 00:06:49,149 SURE, WE'VE HAD SOME RUN-INS WITH HIM, BUT... SOME RUN-INS?! 126 00:06:49,170 --> 00:06:53,050 HE HAS ALWAYS SUPPORTED THE PRESIDENT ON FOREIGN POLICY. 127 00:06:53,069 --> 00:06:54,149 HEY, SWEETIE. 128 00:06:54,170 --> 00:06:56,029 HEY, BOSS. 129 00:06:56,050 --> 00:06:58,060 LET ME TELL C.J. YOU'RE HERE. DON'T BOTHER HER. 130 00:06:58,079 --> 00:07:01,029 JUST SET ME UP WITH THOSE FILES AND I'LL STAY OUT OF THE WAY. 131 00:07:01,050 --> 00:07:04,000 I MOVED THEM OVER TO C.J.'S OLD OFFICE. SHREDDER? 132 00:07:04,019 --> 00:07:06,199 AND THIS IS THE STATEMENT ON REGIONAL SECURITY 133 00:07:06,220 --> 00:07:09,199 THAT YOU AND PRESIDENT LIAN WILL PUT OUT AT THE END OF THE LAST DAY. 134 00:07:09,220 --> 00:07:13,189 THE LAST DAY SHOULDN'T BE ABOUT REGIONAL SECURITY. IT SHOULD JUST BE ABOUT NORTH KOREA. 135 00:07:13,209 --> 00:07:17,009 THEY'RE ONLY WILLING TO DISCUSS NORTH KOREA IN THE CONTEXT OF OTHER REGIONAL... 136 00:07:17,029 --> 00:07:18,170 DON'T THEY UNDERSTAND THAT NORTH KOREA 137 00:07:18,189 --> 00:07:20,180 IS THEIR REGIONAL SECURITY PROBLEM? 138 00:07:20,199 --> 00:07:22,160 FIX THAT AND WE'VE SAVED HALF THE WORLD. 139 00:07:22,180 --> 00:07:25,079 I'VE MADE IT CLEAR TO THEM HOW MUCH YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT IT. 140 00:07:25,100 --> 00:07:27,160 TELL THE CHINESE IF THEY TALK TO ME ABOUT NORTH KOREA, 141 00:07:27,180 --> 00:07:29,139 THEY DON'T HAVE TO TALK ME ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE. 142 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:32,060 MR. PRESIDENT, OUR AGENDA WITH CHINA 143 00:07:32,079 --> 00:07:33,189 IS NOW AS LONG AND COMPLEX 144 00:07:33,209 --> 00:07:36,159 AS IT IS WITH ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. I KNOW. 145 00:07:36,180 --> 00:07:38,189 TO NARROW A SUMMIT TO THIS ONE ISSUE... 146 00:07:38,209 --> 00:07:42,069 I KNOW, I KNOW. WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE REST OF THIS STUFF ON THE PLANE. 147 00:07:42,090 --> 00:07:45,110 MR. PRESIDENT, WE SHOULD COVER AS MUCH AS WE CAN WITH THE STAFF HERE BEFORE. 148 00:07:45,129 --> 00:07:48,159 WE GOT 20 HOURS TO KILL IN THE AIR OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. 149 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:54,019 WE GOT AN ELECTION COMING UP AND WE'RE ACTUALLY SAYING THERE'S NO DEMOCRAT 150 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:55,170 WHO CAN REPRESENT US AT THE U.N.? 151 00:07:55,189 --> 00:07:57,209 THE PRESIDENT WANTS ARNOLD VINICK. 152 00:07:57,230 --> 00:07:59,189 WAS VINICK YOUR RECOMMENDATION? 153 00:07:59,209 --> 00:08:01,089 I'VE KNOWN THE GUY 30 YEARS 154 00:08:01,110 --> 00:08:04,139 AND I DON'T KNOW ANYONE BETTER FOR THE JOB. 155 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,170 SORRY, I'M... I'M HAVING SOME TROUBLE 156 00:08:06,189 --> 00:08:09,009 IMAGINING ARNIE VINICK AS A DIPLOMAT. 157 00:08:09,029 --> 00:08:11,180 U.N. COULD USE SOME TOUGH LOVE THESE DAYS. 158 00:08:11,199 --> 00:08:13,160 THE PRESIDENT WANTED TO ASK HIM HIMSELF, 159 00:08:13,180 --> 00:08:16,060 BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT THEM ALONE IN THE ROOM 160 00:08:16,079 --> 00:08:18,029 UNTIL WE KNOW VINICK WILL SAY YES. 161 00:08:18,050 --> 00:08:22,029 IF HE PLAYS HARD TO GET, I'M OUT OF THERE. I'M NOT BEGGING A REPUBLICAN. 162 00:08:22,050 --> 00:08:25,060 IF HE SAYS YES, HE WON'T BE INVESTIGATING US ANYMORE. 163 00:08:25,079 --> 00:08:27,089 WE'RE DOING THIS JUST TO GET HIM OFF OUR BACKS? 164 00:08:27,110 --> 00:08:30,230 NO. THE PRESIDENT THINKS HE'S THE BEST WE CAN GET. 165 00:08:31,009 --> 00:08:33,049 I'M JUST TRYING TO GIVE YOU YOUR MOTIVATION. 166 00:08:33,070 --> 00:08:34,190 Toby: I THINK WE'RE ALL ANXIOUS ABOUT 167 00:08:34,210 --> 00:08:37,220 THE SUBJECTS BECAUSE YOU'RE INSISTING ON BEING ALONE 168 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:39,080 IN THE ROOM WITH THE CHINESE LEADERS. 169 00:08:39,100 --> 00:08:41,080 YOU WANNA BE IN THE ROOM TOO? I DO NOT. 170 00:08:41,100 --> 00:08:43,210 BUT I THINK C.J. AND KATE AND THE SECRETARY... 171 00:08:43,230 --> 00:08:45,220 I DON'T WANNA FLY ALL THE WAY TO CHINA 172 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:48,019 JUST TO PARTICIPATE IN ANOTHER PHONY RITUAL 173 00:08:48,039 --> 00:08:49,149 OF PUTTING OUT THESE JOINT STATEMENTS 174 00:08:49,169 --> 00:08:51,200 ON WHAT WE ALREADY AGREED TO BEFORE THE TRIP. 175 00:08:51,220 --> 00:08:54,220 AFTER THE CONTROVERSY ABOUT THE TAIWANESE FLAG, WE'RE LUCKY THEY DIDN'T CANCEL. 176 00:08:55,000 --> 00:08:58,100 THIS IS MY LAST CHINA SUMMIT. IT'S MY LAST CHANCE. 177 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,179 I WANNA WALK INTO THAT ROOM AND SHOW THE CHINESE 178 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:04,029 THAT THEY ARE NOT DEALING WITH SOME STAFF-DEPENDENT PUPPET. 179 00:09:04,049 --> 00:09:05,230 I WANT THEM TO SEE THAT I'M READY 180 00:09:06,009 --> 00:09:09,029 TO GET SOME REAL WORK DONE RIGHT THERE IN THE ROOM. 181 00:09:09,049 --> 00:09:11,179 PROGRESS ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME NOW 182 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,139 I WANNA GET SOMETHING DONE. 183 00:09:17,009 --> 00:09:19,009 YOU LIKE SHRIMP, DON'T YOU? I LOVE IT. 184 00:09:19,029 --> 00:09:20,179 YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED TO KNOW 185 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:24,179 HOW MUCH OF THE SHRIMP SOLD IN THE U.S. ACTUALLY COMES FROM CHINA. 186 00:09:25,129 --> 00:09:28,190 NICE. OKAY, GO AHEAD. 187 00:09:28,210 --> 00:09:30,009 UH, YES, SIR. WELL, 188 00:09:30,029 --> 00:09:31,210 ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT TRADE ISSUES 189 00:09:31,230 --> 00:09:34,070 ON THE AGENDA THIS TIME IS SHRIMP. 190 00:09:34,090 --> 00:09:36,100 SHRIMP. 191 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:37,230 Annabeth: ON THE LAST DAY OF THE SUMMIT, 192 00:09:38,009 --> 00:09:39,190 THE AGENDA WILL BE THE SECURITY OF THE REGION. 193 00:09:39,210 --> 00:09:41,190 DOES THAT INCLUDE NORTH KOREA? YES, IT DOES. 194 00:09:41,210 --> 00:09:43,129 SO CAN WE EXPECT TO HEAR SOMETHING... 195 00:09:43,149 --> 00:09:46,129 LET ME GET THROUGH THE RETURN TRIP ITINERARY AND WE'RE DONE. 196 00:09:46,149 --> 00:09:50,000 IS IT TRUE THAT PENN AND TELLER BURNED AN AMERICAN FLAG IN THE WHITE HOUSE? 197 00:09:50,019 --> 00:09:52,039 HOW MANY TIMES DO I TELL YOU, I'M NOT TAKING QUESTIONS? 198 00:09:52,059 --> 00:09:55,200 THEY WARN ANYBODY THAT THEY WERE GONNA BURN A FLAG? WHO INVITED PENN AND TELLER? 199 00:09:55,220 --> 00:09:58,169 PENN AND TELLER WERE INVITED TO PERFORM AT A PRIVATE PARTY 200 00:09:58,190 --> 00:10:02,000 LAST NIGHT IN THE EAST ROOM. BECAUSE IT WAS A PRIVATE PARTY, 201 00:10:02,019 --> 00:10:04,059 THE WHITE HOUSE HAS NO COMMENT. DID YOU HAVE A LIST...? 202 00:10:04,080 --> 00:10:07,080 WALTER, I'M NOT TAKING QUESTIONS. WAS THE PRESIDENT IN THE ROOM? 203 00:10:07,100 --> 00:10:09,129 Katie: YOU JUST DID. WELL, I'M NOT TAKING ANY MORE. 204 00:10:09,149 --> 00:10:11,210 All: WAS THE PRESIDENT IN THE ROOM? 205 00:10:11,230 --> 00:10:14,059 Trade representative: EVEN IF WE MAKE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS 206 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:17,009 IN TARIFFS AND QUOTAS AND STATE-SPONSORED INDUSTRIES, 207 00:10:17,029 --> 00:10:19,070 IF THEY DON'T BUDGE ON THE CURRENCY ISSUE, 208 00:10:19,090 --> 00:10:20,230 THEN WE MIGHT NOT ACTUALLY BE ABLE 209 00:10:21,009 --> 00:10:22,159 TO ACHIEVE ANY REAL GAINS... 210 00:10:22,179 --> 00:10:24,200 "STATE HAS CONFIRMED THAT CHINA HAS JUST RELEASED 211 00:10:24,220 --> 00:10:28,009 "WEN JONG AS A GOODWILL GESTURE ON THE PRESIDENT'S ARRIVAL. 212 00:10:28,029 --> 00:10:30,220 "THE DISSIDENT HAD BEEN JAILED FOR SIX-AND-A-HALF YEARS ON CHARGES..." 213 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:32,070 CONGRATULATIONS, MR. PRESIDENT. 214 00:10:32,090 --> 00:10:34,059 THEY ALWAYS GIVE US ONE BEFORE A SUMMIT. 215 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,019 WEN JONG IS NOT ANY DISSIDENT. WE NEED TO DRAFT A STATEMENT. 216 00:10:37,039 --> 00:10:39,019 HEY, MILLY. HI, C.J. 217 00:10:39,039 --> 00:10:40,110 MADAME SURGEON GENERAL, 218 00:10:40,129 --> 00:10:42,159 THE BRIEFING BOOK ON PUBLIC HEALTH IN CHINA 219 00:10:42,179 --> 00:10:44,179 IS MAYBE JUST A TOUCH TOO TECHNICAL 220 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:47,100 FOR SOMEONE WHO ALMOST FLUNKED ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. 221 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:50,070 WHAT'D YOU GET, A B? B-PLUS, AS I RECALL. 222 00:10:50,090 --> 00:10:53,059 I DON'T REMEMBER ANY OF IT. ARE YOUR BAGS PACKED? EXCUSE ME? 223 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,159 I NEED A SEMINAR FROM YOU ON THE PLANE ABOUT SARS AND AIDS IN CHINA. 224 00:10:56,179 --> 00:10:58,230 NO PUNCH LINE? WHEELS UP AT WHAT, C.J.? 225 00:10:59,009 --> 00:11:01,039 2:15, WE'RE ALREADY 20 MINUTES BEHIND, SO... 226 00:11:01,059 --> 00:11:02,179 SO, YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF TIME TO PACK. 227 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,049 YES, SIR. President: LEONARD, GO AHEAD. 228 00:11:04,070 --> 00:11:05,080 STANLEY. OKAY. 229 00:11:05,100 --> 00:11:07,070 AS I WAS SAYING, SINCE THE CHINESE 230 00:11:07,090 --> 00:11:09,210 CURRENCY REMAINS PEGGED TO THE DOLLAR... 231 00:11:09,230 --> 00:11:14,049 THE PENN AND TELLER THING LEAKED. I GOT HIT WITH IT WHEN I WAS GIVING THE CHINA SCHEDULE. 232 00:11:14,070 --> 00:11:16,159 HOW DID THE "PRIVATE PARTY" LINE GO OVER? LIKE A LEAD BALLOON. 233 00:11:16,179 --> 00:11:19,059 TOLD YOU. THE PRESIDENT'S NOT GONNA LET US SAY ANYTHING. 234 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:22,049 THEY WANNA KNOW WHO INVITED PENN AND TELLER AND WHO WERE IN THE ROOM. 235 00:11:22,070 --> 00:11:24,139 THEY REALLY WANNA KNOW IF THE PRESIDENT WAS IN THERE? RIGHT. 236 00:11:24,159 --> 00:11:28,190 I KNEW THIS WAS GONNA LEAK THE SECOND IT HAPPENED. THE SECOND WHAT HAPPENED? 237 00:11:28,210 --> 00:11:31,159 IT WAS A MAGIC TRICK. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DID OR HOW? 238 00:11:31,179 --> 00:11:33,159 ARE YOU SAYING THEY DIDN'T BURN THE FLAG? 239 00:11:33,179 --> 00:11:35,059 Toby: PEOPLE SAW THEM DO IT. 240 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:38,000 MAYBE THEY DID, MAYBE THEY JUST PRETENDED TO BURN THE FLAG. 241 00:11:38,019 --> 00:11:40,100 OKAY, GET PENN AND TELLER TO MAKE A STATEMENT SAYING 242 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,049 THEY DIDN'T REALLY BURN THE FLAG AND WE'RE DONE. 243 00:11:42,070 --> 00:11:45,110 I DON'T WANT FLAG QUESTIONS CHASING US ALL THE WAY TO CHINA. 244 00:11:45,129 --> 00:11:47,059 AND SO WE COMMEND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT 245 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,120 FOR RELEASING WEN JONG, BUT WE HOPE THAT OTHER... 246 00:11:49,139 --> 00:11:52,059 COMMEND IS TOO STRONG A WORD, ISN'T IT? HOW ABOUT ENCOURAGED? 247 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:53,190 WE WERE ENCOURAGED BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT. 248 00:11:53,210 --> 00:11:55,000 President: YEAH, THAT'S BETTER. 249 00:11:55,019 --> 00:11:56,159 WE NEED A COUPLE OF SIGNATURES. 250 00:11:56,179 --> 00:11:59,080 WE NEED TO GET THAT STATEMENT OUT BEFORE WE GET ON THE PLANE. 251 00:11:59,100 --> 00:12:01,070 Toby: SHOULD WE TALK ABOUT WHO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT 252 00:12:01,090 --> 00:12:02,179 SHOULD RELEASE NEXT? 253 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:04,190 C.J.: NO, WE FOCUS ON WHAT WE WON TODAY. 254 00:12:04,210 --> 00:12:07,169 Kate: JUST A GENERAL LINE ABOUT WHAT WE HOPE THEY DO IN THE FUTURE? 255 00:12:07,190 --> 00:12:09,149 C.J. AND TIE IT INTO THE SUMMIT. 256 00:12:09,169 --> 00:12:11,220 Toby: SOMETHING ABOUT HOW THIS SHOWS THAT THE CHINESE ARE READY 257 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,200 FOR REAL NEGOTIATIONS ON ALL OF THE ISSUES ON OUR AGENDA. 258 00:12:14,220 --> 00:12:16,070 LET ME TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THAT. 259 00:12:16,090 --> 00:12:18,029 C.J. WE SHOULD CHECK THIS WITH STATE. 260 00:12:18,049 --> 00:12:21,009 THEY WANNA HAVE INPUT ON ANY STATEMENT REFERRING TO THE SUMMIT. 261 00:12:26,070 --> 00:12:27,190 C.J.: WE'RE GONNA GET PENN AND TELLER 262 00:12:27,210 --> 00:12:29,090 TO PUT OUT A STATEMENT EXPLAINING THAT THEY 263 00:12:29,110 --> 00:12:31,129 DIDN'T REALLY BURN A FLAG IN THE WHITE HOUSE. 264 00:12:31,149 --> 00:12:34,169 President: WHAT? AND RUIN A PERFECTLY GOOD SEGMENT OF CROSSFIRE TONIGHT? 265 00:12:34,190 --> 00:12:37,210 I'M SORRY I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WANT EVERY QUESTION IN THE CHINA SUMMIT PRESS CONFERENCE 266 00:12:37,230 --> 00:12:40,019 TO BE ABOUT FLAG BURNING IN THE WHITE HOUSE. 267 00:12:40,039 --> 00:12:43,169 Donna: YOU WANNA SEE THESE CHRISTMAS PARTY INVITATIONS I'M DECLINING? 268 00:12:43,190 --> 00:12:46,149 Josh: ONLY THE ONES YOU'RE ACCEPTING, WHICH I HOPE ARE NONE. 269 00:12:46,169 --> 00:12:47,149 SO FAR. 270 00:12:47,169 --> 00:12:49,000 ARE WHEELS UP YET? 271 00:12:49,019 --> 00:12:50,110 IN FOUR MINUTES. 272 00:12:50,129 --> 00:12:53,200 SO THAT'S LIKE WHAT, 50 MINUTES BEHIND SCHEDULE? 273 00:12:53,220 --> 00:12:54,200 FORTY-EIGHT. 274 00:12:54,220 --> 00:12:56,080 OKAY, SO YOU OWE ME... 275 00:12:56,100 --> 00:12:58,139 NO, NO. YOU BET 45 OR UNDER AND I... 276 00:12:58,159 --> 00:13:01,000 I NEVER BET 45 OR UNDER, NOT ON A FOREIGN TRIP. 277 00:13:01,019 --> 00:13:03,080 YOU REALLY WANNA BECOME A PATHOLOGICAL LIAR OVER THREE BUCKS? 278 00:13:03,100 --> 00:13:05,110 I'M LATE FOR VINICK. NOT ANYMORE, YOU'RE NOT. 279 00:13:06,210 --> 00:13:08,000 DID HE CANCEL? 280 00:13:08,019 --> 00:13:10,179 NO, I JUST RESCHEDULED IT FOR YOU. 281 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:12,000 THIS BETTER BE GOOD. 282 00:13:12,019 --> 00:13:13,139 VINICK'S SCHEDULER WAS FINE WITH IT. 283 00:13:13,159 --> 00:13:15,190 DID IT OCCUR THAT I MIGHT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT? 284 00:13:15,210 --> 00:13:19,059 SHE SAID LATER WOULD ACTUALLY BE BETTER FOR THE SENATOR. HE WON'T BE RUSHED. 285 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,110 UH-HUH. SO? SO, CHARLIE NEEDS YOU. 286 00:13:21,129 --> 00:13:23,110 CHARLIE? 287 00:13:23,129 --> 00:13:26,049 WELL, IT'S A C.J. THING. HE'S PASSING ALONG STUFF FOR HER 288 00:13:26,070 --> 00:13:28,000 SINCE SHE'S BEEN, ON THE ROAD. 289 00:13:28,019 --> 00:13:31,039 YOU CAN SAY CHINA TRIP. EVERY TIME YOU SAY "ON THE ROAD," 290 00:13:31,059 --> 00:13:33,110 IT SCREAMS TRYING TO AVOID "CHINA TRIP." 291 00:13:33,129 --> 00:13:34,210 ME AVOID SAYING SOMETHING TO YOU? 292 00:13:34,230 --> 00:13:36,039 LET'S GET TWO THINGS STRAIGHT. 293 00:13:36,059 --> 00:13:38,009 FIRST, I'M FINE NOT GOING ON THE CHINA TRIP. 294 00:13:38,029 --> 00:13:40,169 PICKING A U.N. AMBASSADOR IS NO SMALL THING. YOU DIDN'T PICK HIM. 295 00:13:40,190 --> 00:13:44,139 SECOND, ONLY I CAN DECIDE TO RESCHEDULE VINICK, NOT YOU AND CHARLIE. 296 00:13:44,159 --> 00:13:46,169 OKAY, TO KEEP YOUR FRAGILE EGO INTACT, I'VE BEEN TRYING 297 00:13:46,190 --> 00:13:49,139 TO AVOID USING THE PHRASE "DIRECT ORDER FROM C.J." 298 00:13:50,070 --> 00:13:51,169 I'LL TAKE YOUR COAT. 299 00:13:57,039 --> 00:13:59,169 Female: WE'LL BE LANDING IN NEW ORLEANS IN 25 MINUTES 300 00:13:59,190 --> 00:14:03,139 Reporter 2: TOBY, YOU HAVE A STATEMENT ON THE FLAG BURNING? 301 00:14:03,159 --> 00:14:04,220 ( reporters clamoring ) 302 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:07,220 I HAVE NOTHING MORE ON THE FLAG THING. 303 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:11,009 C.J., I THINK WE'VE USED ABOUT ENOUGH PRESIDENTIAL TIME 304 00:14:11,029 --> 00:14:12,169 TALKING ABOUT A KID'S BIRTHDAY PARTY. 305 00:14:12,190 --> 00:14:14,120 WHAT ELSE YOU GOT, KATE? 306 00:14:14,139 --> 00:14:17,100 DID THEY REALLY BURN THE FLAG? I DON'T KNOW. 307 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:20,190 I WAS IN BED FIVE MINUTES AFTER ZOEY BLEW OUT THE CANDLES. 308 00:14:20,210 --> 00:14:23,059 I HAVE A DRAFT STATEMENT FOR YOU TO LOOK AT. 309 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:24,210 WE REALLY SHOULD GET A STATEMENT OUT 310 00:14:24,230 --> 00:14:28,029 BEFORE WE LAND IN NEW ORLEANS. 311 00:14:28,049 --> 00:14:31,000 "WHILE I DO NOT CONDONE FLAG BURNING..." BLAH, BLAH, BLAH... 312 00:14:31,019 --> 00:14:33,220 "I WAS NOT PRESENT WHEN..." BLAH, BLAH, BLAH... IT'S TOO LONG. 313 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,029 LET ME WORK ON THAT. NO, LET ME. 314 00:14:36,049 --> 00:14:38,009 IT WAS A PRIVATE PARTY. I'LL STRESS THAT. 315 00:14:38,029 --> 00:14:39,169 NO, THAT'S IT. THAT'S MY STATEMENT. 316 00:14:39,190 --> 00:14:41,190 "IT WAS A PRIVATE PARTY." PERIOD. NOT ANOTHER WORD. 317 00:14:41,210 --> 00:14:43,059 Toby: IT WAS IN THE WHITE HOUSE. 318 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:46,039 UNDERLINE PRIVATE. IT WAS IN THE EAST ROOM. 319 00:14:46,059 --> 00:14:47,220 THERE WERE AT LEAST 50 PEOPLE THERE-- 320 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,190 I'M NOT LETTING ANYONE DRAG ME INTO A NATIONAL SHOUTING MATCH 321 00:14:50,210 --> 00:14:52,190 ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AT MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY PARTY. 322 00:14:54,049 --> 00:14:55,179 ( knocking ) 323 00:14:57,029 --> 00:14:58,190 LANDING IN NEW ORLEANS IN 20 MINUTES. 324 00:14:58,210 --> 00:15:00,120 THANK YOU. 325 00:15:00,139 --> 00:15:02,100 GO AHEAD, KATE. 326 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:04,190 JUST SO YOU KNOW, I'M NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS. 327 00:15:04,210 --> 00:15:07,190 C.J. WANTED TO CALL YOU DIRECTLY, BUT SHE GOT PULLED INTO A THING. 328 00:15:07,210 --> 00:15:09,090 IT'S NOT JUST YOU. 329 00:15:09,110 --> 00:15:11,159 SHE'S ALREADY HAD ME ON THE PHONE WITH HALF THE CABINET. 330 00:15:11,179 --> 00:15:13,210 SHE JUST CAN'T MAKE EVERY PHONE CALL HERSELF. 331 00:15:13,230 --> 00:15:16,149 ANYWAY, SHE WANTS YOU TO HELP OUT ON THE FLAG BURNING THING. 332 00:15:16,169 --> 00:15:19,000 INSTEAD OF GETTING US A U.N. AMBASSADOR? 333 00:15:19,019 --> 00:15:20,080 NOT INSTEAD OF, JUST BEFORE. 334 00:15:20,100 --> 00:15:22,019 27 CONGRESSMEN SIGNED THIS LETTER 335 00:15:22,039 --> 00:15:23,210 DEMANDING THE PRESIDENT EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. 336 00:15:23,230 --> 00:15:25,200 THE STORY'S ALL OVER CABLE NEWS. 337 00:15:25,220 --> 00:15:29,159 C.J.'S AFRAID IT'S GONNA DROWN OUT COVERAGE OF THE CHINA TRIP. SHE NEEDS YOU TO... 338 00:15:29,179 --> 00:15:31,149 PUT OUT THE FIRE? DID SHE ACTUALLY SAY IT? 339 00:15:31,169 --> 00:15:33,110 TELL ME SHE SAID "PUT OUT THE FIRE." 340 00:15:35,110 --> 00:15:37,200 Annabeth: WE'RE ALREADY BURIED IN CALLS FROM ALL THE USUAL SUSPECTS 341 00:15:37,220 --> 00:15:40,009 PLUS ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, ACCESS HOLLYWOOD, 342 00:15:40,029 --> 00:15:41,200 DAILY VARIETY, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER, 343 00:15:41,220 --> 00:15:42,220 MAGICIANS' MONTHLY... 344 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:44,049 Josh: OKAY, OKAY. 345 00:15:44,070 --> 00:15:46,039 WHY DON'T YOU TRACK DOWN PENN AND TELLER 346 00:15:46,059 --> 00:15:47,179 AND GET THEM ON THE PHONE WITH ME. 347 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:50,039 THEM? TELLER DOESN'T SPEAK. THAT'S JUST AN ACT. 348 00:15:50,059 --> 00:15:52,159 PENN TOLD ME TELLER DOESN'T SPEAK. YOU'VE TALKED TO PENN? 349 00:15:52,179 --> 00:15:55,169 YEAH, RIGHT BEFORE YOU CAME. THEY'LL BE HERE IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. 350 00:15:55,190 --> 00:15:57,149 THEY SOUNDED PRETTY COOPERATIVE ON THE PHONE. 351 00:15:57,169 --> 00:16:00,220 OKAY, WHO ARE WE KIDDING? YOU DON'T NEED ME ON THIS THING. 352 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:02,179 HEY, JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS-UP 353 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:05,049 ON THE VICE PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT ABOUT THE FLAG BURNING. 354 00:16:05,070 --> 00:16:08,009 HE WANTS TO GET IT OUT THIS AFTERNOON. 355 00:16:08,029 --> 00:16:11,049 "WHEN I WAS IN CONGRESS, I LED THE FIGHT 356 00:16:11,070 --> 00:16:13,129 "FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN FLAG BURNING. 357 00:16:13,149 --> 00:16:15,230 "THIS OBSCENE STUNT ONCE AGAIN POINTS OUT 358 00:16:16,009 --> 00:16:18,059 THE URGENT NEED FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL..." 359 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:21,059 CAN THE GUY OPEN HIS MOUTH WITHOUT PANDERING? 360 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:24,090 LET ME KNOW WHEN PENN AND TELLER SHOW UP. 361 00:16:24,110 --> 00:16:25,179 YOU'VE GOTTA UNDERSTAND MY POSITION... 362 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:28,190 DONNA, WHERE'S THE OMB REPORT ON THE HHS BUDGET? 363 00:16:28,210 --> 00:16:31,019 WHERE THE OMB REPORTS ALWAYS ARE 364 00:16:31,039 --> 00:16:32,100 IN THE STACK BESIDE THE THING. 365 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:33,120 RIGHT. 366 00:16:33,139 --> 00:16:35,190 OH, AND THE, UH... SUPPLEMENTS? 367 00:16:35,210 --> 00:16:38,009 THEY'RE IN THE SUPPLEMENTARY STACK BESIDE THE OTHER THING. 368 00:16:38,029 --> 00:16:40,129 OKAY, I'M DONE HELPING YOU. IGNORE WILL. 369 00:16:40,149 --> 00:16:44,210 HOW WOULD YOU SUGGEST THE VICE PRESIDENT HANDLE A FLAG BURNING IN THE WHITE HOUSE? 370 00:16:44,230 --> 00:16:46,110 I WOULD TELL HIM TO SHUT UP! 371 00:16:46,129 --> 00:16:48,159 I'D TELL HIM TO SHOW A LITTLE LOYALTY TO THE PRESIDENT. 372 00:16:48,179 --> 00:16:51,210 BUT THEN I'D HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO HIM WHAT LOYALTY IS, RIGHT? 373 00:16:51,230 --> 00:16:55,149 DO YOU HAVE TIME TO DO THAT NOW? 374 00:16:55,169 --> 00:16:57,139 HE SHOOK A FEW TOO MANY HANDS IN NEW ORLEANS, 375 00:16:57,159 --> 00:17:00,169 THE PILOT SAYS WE CAN MAKE UP SOME OF THE LOST TIME IN THE AIR. 376 00:17:00,190 --> 00:17:03,139 YES, CHINA IS DEFINITELY DUMPING SHRIMP IN THE U.S. 377 00:17:03,159 --> 00:17:06,150 AT BELOW-COST PRICES, BUT SO IS VIETNAM. 378 00:17:06,170 --> 00:17:10,220 SO, IF WE THREATEN TO BRING A WTO CASE AGAINST CHINA, 379 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:12,220 THEN WE HAVE TO THREATEN VIETNAM, TOO. 380 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:16,099 AND, OBVIOUSLY THE U.S. THREATENING VIETNAM COULD WAKE UP A LOT OF SLEEPING DOGS. 381 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:18,140 HOW MUCH OF SHRIMP COMES FROM CHINA AND VIETNAM? 382 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,109 25 PERCENT. 383 00:17:20,130 --> 00:17:23,119 THERE'S NO WAY THAT OUR DOMESTIC INDUSTRY COULD REPLACE THAT MUCH OF SUPPLY. 384 00:17:23,140 --> 00:17:27,140 AND IT WOULD ONLY MAKE IT EASIER FOR BRAZIL TO INCREASE THEIR MARKET SHARE. 385 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:30,099 BUT I TOLD THOSE GUYS IN NEW ORLEANS THAT I WOULD DO SOMETHING. 386 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:31,190 YOU WILL DO SOMETHING. 387 00:17:31,210 --> 00:17:33,200 YOU'LL RAISE THE ISSUE WITH THE CHINESE. 388 00:17:33,220 --> 00:17:36,210 NO ONE OUTSIDE OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT THINKS THAT RAISING THE ISSUE 389 00:17:36,230 --> 00:17:38,150 AND DOING SOMETHING ARE THE SAME. 390 00:17:38,170 --> 00:17:40,109 Russell: I WAS A COSPONSOR OF THE FLAG BURNING 391 00:17:40,130 --> 00:17:43,019 AMENDMENT EVERY TIME WE BROUGHT IT TO A VOTE IN THE HOUSE. 392 00:17:43,039 --> 00:17:44,140 Josh: BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 393 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:46,079 BEING A CONGRESSMAN AND BEING VICE PRESIDENT. 394 00:17:46,099 --> 00:17:49,029 I KNOW, BUT I'VE GOTTA LOT OF HISTORY WITH THIS SUBJECT. 395 00:17:49,049 --> 00:17:51,069 EXIT POLLS ALWAYS SHOWED VOTERS DIDN'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT ME, 396 00:17:51,089 --> 00:17:54,180 BUT THE ONE THING THEY DID KNOW WAS THAT BOB RUSSELL WAS AGAINST FLAG BURNING. 397 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,220 THAT'S IN ONE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IN COLORADO. 398 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,000 NOW YOU HAVE TO DEFINE YOURSELF NATIONALLY. 399 00:17:59,019 --> 00:18:00,150 DO YOU REALLY WANNA START WITH FLAG BURNING? 400 00:18:00,170 --> 00:18:02,190 I GOTTA SAY SOMETHING. IT'S THE STORY OF THE DAY. 401 00:18:02,210 --> 00:18:06,109 CHINA SUMMIT IS THE STORY OF THE DAY! IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT U.S. RELATIONS 402 00:18:06,130 --> 00:18:10,130 WITH THE BIGGEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD, WHY ARE YOU RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT? 403 00:18:10,150 --> 00:18:12,089 VOTERS UNDERSTAND LOYALTY. 404 00:18:12,109 --> 00:18:14,190 THEY'RE NOT EXPECTING YOU TO TAKE A SHOT AT THE PRESIDENT 405 00:18:14,210 --> 00:18:17,109 ON SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED AT HIS DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY PARTY. 406 00:18:17,130 --> 00:18:19,029 ERIC BAKER IS GOING TO NEW HAMPSHIRE TODAY 407 00:18:19,049 --> 00:18:20,099 TO ANNOUNCE HIS CANDIDACY. 408 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:22,000 YOU KNOW THE PRESS IS GONNA ASK HIM. 409 00:18:22,019 --> 00:18:24,160 IF BAKER MAKES A STATEMENT... BAKER HAS TO JUMP ON THIS. 410 00:18:24,180 --> 00:18:27,180 HE NEEDS TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT ON SOMETHING. THIS IS PERFECT FOR HIM. 411 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:31,079 SO WHAT? YOU THINK THAT HELPS EITHER ONE OF YOU GET THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION? 412 00:18:31,099 --> 00:18:34,150 IT'S NEVER TOO EARLY TO THINK ABOUT, WHERE I GOTTA BE IN THE GENERAL. 413 00:18:34,170 --> 00:18:37,079 MR. VICE PRESIDENT, HAVE YOU SEEN BAKER'S NUMBERS? 414 00:18:37,099 --> 00:18:41,029 THAT'S WHY I CAN'T MISS ANY OPPORTUNITY, LIKE THIS FLAG THING. 415 00:18:41,049 --> 00:18:45,039 BAKER'S AT 32, YOU'RE AT 19, HOYNES AND EVERYONE ELSE ARE IN SINGLE DIGITS. 416 00:18:45,059 --> 00:18:48,019 YOU'RE NOT GONNA CATCH UP TO BAKER WITH FLAG BURNING. 417 00:18:48,039 --> 00:18:49,140 BAKER'S JUST A GOVERNOR. 418 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:50,230 HE'S GOT TO JUMP AT EVERY ISSUE 419 00:18:51,009 --> 00:18:53,019 TO GET COVERAGE OUTSIDE OF PENNSYLVANIA. 420 00:18:53,039 --> 00:18:55,089 YOU'RE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. 421 00:18:55,109 --> 00:18:59,089 YOU CAN'T GO CHASING EVERY LITTLE CONTROVERSY THAT COMES ALONG. 422 00:18:59,109 --> 00:19:02,039 YOU CAN'T LET BAKER DICTATE YOUR AGENDA. 423 00:19:02,059 --> 00:19:03,170 YOU PICK YOUR SPOTS CAREFULLY, 424 00:19:03,190 --> 00:19:07,180 EVERY SPEECH YOU GIVE WOULD BE TREATED AS BREAKING NEWS ON CNN. 425 00:19:09,150 --> 00:19:11,140 I NEED YOU TO PICK THOSE SPOTS FOR ME. 426 00:19:12,230 --> 00:19:14,220 WILL HERE'S BEEN TELLING ME FOR A WHILE 427 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:16,170 THAT YOU'RE THE GUY TO RUN THIS CAMPAIGN. 428 00:19:16,190 --> 00:19:17,230 NOW I CAN SEE WHY. 429 00:19:19,069 --> 00:19:20,150 THEY'RE READY FOR YOU NOW. 430 00:19:21,230 --> 00:19:23,190 HE'S NOT STUPID. THAT'S YOUR BUMPER STICKER? 431 00:19:23,210 --> 00:19:26,049 HE WAS SMART ENOUGH TO TAKE YOUR ADVICE. THAT WAS A SETUP. 432 00:19:26,069 --> 00:19:28,160 NO, IT WASN'T. HE REALLY DID WANNA PUT OUT THAT STATEMENT. 433 00:19:28,180 --> 00:19:30,140 I COULDN'T TALK HIM OUT OF IT. 434 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:33,200 ONCE I HEARD YOUR TAKE, IT SEEMED LIKE THE PERFECT TIME TO PUT YOU TWO TOGETHER. 435 00:19:33,220 --> 00:19:36,170 THIS IS A WRITE-YOUR-OWN-TICKET OFFER. YOU'D HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL. 436 00:19:36,190 --> 00:19:39,099 YOU DON'T WANNA RUN IT? I'VE NEVER DONE A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN. 437 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:41,049 IT WOULDN'T BE FAIR TO HIM. 438 00:19:41,069 --> 00:19:43,160 BAKER'S GONNA CHEW HIM UP IN THE DEBATES. 439 00:19:43,180 --> 00:19:46,000 EVEN HOYNES'LL RUN RINGS AROUND HIM ON THE ISSUES. 440 00:19:46,019 --> 00:19:49,099 SURE, BAKER'S GONNA BE THE FRONT-RUNNER, BUT THE VP IS THE ONLY ONE WITH ENOUGH MONEY 441 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:51,099 TO HANG IN THERE AGAINST BAKER. WHAT ABOUT HOYNES? 442 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:55,130 DAMAGED GOODS. SO, IT'S A TWO-MAN RACE BY THE TIME WE GET TO SUPER TUESDAY? 443 00:19:55,150 --> 00:19:58,049 RIGHT. AND BAKER'S NOT GONNA PLAY WELL IN THE SOUTH. 444 00:19:59,170 --> 00:20:01,140 I HEARD HOYNES MADE YOU AN OFFER. 445 00:20:03,190 --> 00:20:06,059 HAS BAKER CALLED YOU? BRUNO RUNS BAKER'S CAMPAIGNS. 446 00:20:06,079 --> 00:20:08,180 BOB RUSSELL MIGHT BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. 447 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:12,009 YOU GET IN THERE, YOU CAN MAKE HIM THE CANDIDATE YOU WANT HIM TO BE. 448 00:20:12,029 --> 00:20:15,089 AFTER THAT, WE MAKE HIM THE PRESIDENT WE NEED HIM TO BE. 449 00:20:22,210 --> 00:20:23,210 WHERE'S VINICK'S OFFICE? 450 00:20:23,230 --> 00:20:26,029 Donna: DIRKSEN 464. THANKS. 451 00:20:26,049 --> 00:20:27,190 GOT PENN AND TELLER'S STATEMENT. 452 00:20:27,210 --> 00:20:29,220 LET'S SEE. YOU'RE NOT GONNA LOVE IT. 453 00:20:31,220 --> 00:20:34,069 HOW ABOUT A FEW MINUTES AFTER YOU'RE BACK FROM THE VINICK MEETING? 454 00:20:34,089 --> 00:20:36,109 FOR WHAT? FOR ME, FOR THAT TALK WE WERE GONNA HAVE... 455 00:20:36,130 --> 00:20:39,150 "THE SUPREME COURT HAS RULED THAT WE CAN DO WHATEVER WE WANT WITH THE FLAG, 456 00:20:39,170 --> 00:20:42,109 "AND THE FOUNDING FATHERS OBVIOUSLY INTENDED..." 457 00:20:42,130 --> 00:20:44,000 ARE THEY STILL HERE? 458 00:20:44,019 --> 00:20:46,180 JUGGLING IDENTICAL OBJECTS, IDENTICAL WEIGHTS, 459 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:49,079 IS PRETTY EASY WITH ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ABOUT FIVE YEARS PRACTICE, 460 00:20:49,099 --> 00:20:53,089 BUT JUGGLING DIFFERENT WEIGHTS, DIFFERENT SHAPES, 461 00:20:53,109 --> 00:20:55,039 STUFF YOU'VE JUST PICKED OFF PEOPLE'S DESKS, 462 00:20:55,059 --> 00:20:57,099 STUFF YOU COULDN'T POSSIBLY HAVE PRACTICED WITH, 463 00:20:57,119 --> 00:20:59,049 THAT'S WHEN IT GETS A LITTLE BIT TRICKY. 464 00:20:59,069 --> 00:21:00,160 Charlie: THAT'S AMAZING! THANKS A LOT. 465 00:21:00,180 --> 00:21:03,099 THIS STATEMENT DOES ME ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD. 466 00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:06,230 I NEED YOU TO GIVE ME A STATEMENT SAYING EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID LAST NIGHT-- 467 00:21:07,009 --> 00:21:09,039 PREFERABLY THAT YOU DID NOT BURN A FLAG. 468 00:21:09,059 --> 00:21:11,079 AND IF YOU DID ACTUALLY BURN A FLAG, 469 00:21:11,099 --> 00:21:13,150 I NEED YOU TO ADMIT IT, AND EMPHASIZE 470 00:21:13,170 --> 00:21:18,000 THAT YOU DID NOT CLEAR YOUR ACT WITH ANYONE IN THE WHITE HOUSE BEFORE YOU PERFORMED 471 00:21:18,019 --> 00:21:19,170 AND HAD YOU DONE SO, YOU NOW REALIZE 472 00:21:19,190 --> 00:21:21,200 YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN EXPLICITLY FORBIDDEN 473 00:21:21,220 --> 00:21:26,039 TO BURN A FLAG IN THE WHITE HOUSE, AND YOU NOW DEEPLY REGRET THE CONTROVERSY 474 00:21:26,059 --> 00:21:29,000 YOU HAVE PROVOKED AND APOLOGIZE TO THE PRESIDENT AND HIS FAMILY 475 00:21:29,019 --> 00:21:31,140 FOR TREATING HIS HOME WITH SUCH DISRESPECT. 476 00:21:32,099 --> 00:21:34,049 HI, I'M PENN JILLETTE. 477 00:21:34,069 --> 00:21:35,059 THIS IS TELLER. 478 00:21:35,079 --> 00:21:36,160 HI. JOSH LYMAN. 479 00:21:36,180 --> 00:21:37,170 HOW YOU DOING? 480 00:21:37,190 --> 00:21:39,049 HE DOESN'T TALK. 481 00:21:39,069 --> 00:21:42,049 DOESN'T TALK LIKE HARPO MARX OR REALLY DOESN'T TALK? 482 00:21:42,069 --> 00:21:43,109 WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? 483 00:21:43,130 --> 00:21:45,069 OKAY, HOW DID YOU DO THE FLAG TRICK? 484 00:21:46,190 --> 00:21:48,099 WE'RE NOT GONNA TELL YOU THAT. 485 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:51,000 FINE. SO IF ANNABETH GOES OUT THERE AND SAYS 486 00:21:51,019 --> 00:21:54,089 YOU DID NOT BURN A FLAG LAST NIGHT, NO ONE CAN REFUTE THAT. 487 00:21:54,109 --> 00:21:58,069 EXCEPT THE HUNDRED PEOPLE WHO SAW THEM BURN A FLAG OR THINK THAT'S WHAT THEY SAW. 488 00:21:58,089 --> 00:22:00,089 YOU TELL ME, CHARLIE, DID WE BURN A FLAG, 489 00:22:00,109 --> 00:22:04,210 OR DID WE JUST VANISH A FLAG IN A PATRIOTIC FLASH OF FIREWORKS? 490 00:22:04,230 --> 00:22:06,210 DON'T KNOW. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? 491 00:22:06,230 --> 00:22:08,180 THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE POLITICALLY. 492 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:12,009 WHY? I MEAN, WHAT IF WE BURNED A FLAG, NOT IN PROTEST, 493 00:22:12,029 --> 00:22:15,019 BUT IN CELEBRATION OF THE VERY FREEDOMS 494 00:22:15,039 --> 00:22:16,210 THAT ALLOW US TO BURN A FLAG, 495 00:22:16,230 --> 00:22:18,059 THE FREEDOMS THAT EVERYONE 496 00:22:18,079 --> 00:22:20,170 WHO HAS EVER WORKED IN THIS MAGNIFICENT BUILDING 497 00:22:20,190 --> 00:22:23,119 HAS PLEDGED TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT? 498 00:22:25,170 --> 00:22:28,200 DID YOU GO TO LAW SCHOOL? NO. CLOWN SCHOOL. 499 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:34,019 President: LET'S FIND A COMPROMISE ON SHRIMP THAT I CAN ASK 500 00:22:34,039 --> 00:22:37,059 THE CHINESE TO OFFER VIETNAM WITHOUT OUR FINGERPRINTS ON IT. 501 00:22:37,079 --> 00:22:40,079 SOMETHING THAT NUDGES BOTH OF THEM CLOSER TO FAIR PRICE LEVELS. 502 00:22:40,099 --> 00:22:43,009 OKAY, EVERYONE, THE PRESIDENT HAS A PHONE CALL TO MAKE. 503 00:23:00,009 --> 00:23:00,230 WHAT WAS ALL THAT ABOUT? 504 00:23:01,009 --> 00:23:02,109 YOU OKAY? I'M FINE. 505 00:23:02,130 --> 00:23:04,140 YOU'RE NOT EATING. I'M NOT THAT HUNGRY. 506 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:08,190 YOU SAID YOU WERE HUNGRY WHEN YOU WERE ORDERING. DON'T WORRY, I'LL EAT. 507 00:23:08,210 --> 00:23:10,130 BUT THANKS FOR GETTING RID OF THEM. 508 00:23:10,150 --> 00:23:13,069 16 MORE HOURS OF THAT WOULD BE A BIT MUCH. 509 00:23:13,089 --> 00:23:16,089 SEND MILLY IN, WOULD YOU? I DON'T NEED TO TALK SHOP WITH HER. 510 00:23:16,109 --> 00:23:17,180 YES, SIR. 511 00:23:23,019 --> 00:23:25,039 Woman: THE SENATOR WILL SEE YOU NOW. 512 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:45,200 MR. CHAIRMAN. 513 00:23:47,059 --> 00:23:48,150 SHINE YOUR OWN SHOES, JOSH? 514 00:23:49,150 --> 00:23:51,119 NO, I CAN'T SAY THAT I DO. 515 00:23:51,140 --> 00:23:55,029 MY FATHER USED TO SAY YOU CAN'T TRUST A MAN WHO DOESN'T SHINE HIS OWN SHOES. 516 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:01,130 DOES ANYBODY SHINE THOSE THINGS? NOT REALLY, NO. 517 00:24:01,150 --> 00:24:05,049 HOW MANY GUYS LEFT IN THIS TOWN SHINE THEIR OWN SHOES? 518 00:24:05,069 --> 00:24:06,230 NOT A LOT. NONE. 519 00:24:07,009 --> 00:24:08,109 IS THAT HOW MANY YOU TRUST? 520 00:24:08,130 --> 00:24:10,099 THAT'S EXACTLY HOW MANY I TRUST. 521 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:12,119 MR. CHAIRMAN, THE PRESIDENT... I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING. 522 00:24:12,140 --> 00:24:14,119 IT MUST BE LONELY BEING THIS MEAN OLD GUY 523 00:24:14,140 --> 00:24:16,059 WHO DOESN'T TRUST ANYONE. 524 00:24:16,079 --> 00:24:19,049 WELL, I TRUST MY BROTHER, MY FOUR CHILDREN, 525 00:24:19,069 --> 00:24:21,069 MY NINE GRANDCHILDREN, 526 00:24:21,089 --> 00:24:22,119 AND MY DOG. 527 00:24:24,029 --> 00:24:26,210 I SUSPECT THAT'S MORE THAN YOU TRUST, NOW, ISN'T IT? 528 00:24:26,230 --> 00:24:27,230 YEAH. 529 00:24:28,009 --> 00:24:29,210 THE FOUNDING FATHERS DIDN'T SET UP 530 00:24:29,230 --> 00:24:31,220 A GOVERNMENT BASED ON TRUST. 531 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:33,220 THEY COULD'VE DESIGNED A GOVERNMENT BASED ON TRUST 532 00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:35,079 IN OUR ABILITY TO GOVERN FAIRLY, 533 00:24:35,099 --> 00:24:37,180 BUT THEY KNEW THAT POWER CORRUPTS, 534 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:39,230 SO THEY INVENTED CHECKS AND BALANCES. 535 00:24:42,059 --> 00:24:44,039 THAT WAS GENIUS. 536 00:24:44,059 --> 00:24:47,049 THE FOUNDING FATHERS DID NOT WANT ME TO TRUST YOU, 537 00:24:47,069 --> 00:24:49,160 AND THEY DID NOT WANT YOU TO TRUST ME. 538 00:24:51,019 --> 00:24:53,019 WELL, THEY MUST BE VERY PROUD OF US. 539 00:24:55,150 --> 00:24:57,009 HAVE A SEAT. 540 00:24:57,029 --> 00:24:58,220 Milly: WE'RE STILL NEGOTIATING CHRISTMAS. 541 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:01,210 TOMMY WANTS TO GO ON AN ARCHEOLOGICAL DIG 542 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,119 WITH SOME HEATHEN PROFESSOR OF HIS, 543 00:25:04,140 --> 00:25:06,190 AND CLEO'S DOING CHRISTMAS WITH HER DAD THIS YEAR. 544 00:25:06,210 --> 00:25:09,170 THEN YOU'RE DOING CHRISTMAS WITH YOUR GODDAUGHTER AND HER FAMILY. 545 00:25:09,190 --> 00:25:14,000 I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER BARTLET CHRISTMAS ON THIS GOVERNMENT SALARY. 546 00:25:14,019 --> 00:25:15,200 WAY TOO MANY PRESENTS. 547 00:25:17,140 --> 00:25:19,150 MILLY, I CAN'T MOVE MY HANDS. 548 00:25:24,210 --> 00:25:26,069 EVER HAPPEN BEFORE? 549 00:25:26,089 --> 00:25:28,200 IT'S USUALLY ONE OR THE OTHER. 550 00:25:28,220 --> 00:25:30,099 NEVER BOTH. NO. 551 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:39,160 YOU FEEL THAT? 552 00:25:39,180 --> 00:25:41,009 NO. 553 00:25:43,210 --> 00:25:45,069 ANYTHING? 554 00:25:45,089 --> 00:25:46,150 NO. 555 00:25:46,170 --> 00:25:49,049 YOU WANT ME TO BRING IN THE FLIGHT DOCTOR? 556 00:25:49,069 --> 00:25:51,019 NOT UNLESS IT GETS WORSE. 557 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:58,170 WELL, I GUESS I'M GONNA HAVE TO FEED YOU THEN, AREN'T I? 558 00:26:00,170 --> 00:26:02,089 ( silverware clattering ) 559 00:26:07,049 --> 00:26:09,140 EVERY WHITE HOUSE FORGETS ABOUT CHECKS AND BALANCES. 560 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:11,029 YOU GUYS ARE NO DIFFERENT. 561 00:26:11,049 --> 00:26:13,150 CHECKS ARE FINE, IT'S THE WITCH-HUNTS I GOT A PROBLEM WITH. 562 00:26:13,170 --> 00:26:15,150 YOU'LL NEED CORDOVAN FOR THOSE. 563 00:26:15,170 --> 00:26:18,140 PICK UP A BRUSH. YOU'RE NOT LEAVING THIS ROOM WITH SHOES LIKE THAT. 564 00:26:19,180 --> 00:26:22,049 HERE'S ANOTHER CHECK YOU WON'T LIKE. 565 00:26:22,069 --> 00:26:24,140 I'M GONNA HOLD ANOTHER HEARING ON YOUR MAN MARGUDIAN. 566 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:27,079 TAKING A MARINE HELICOPTER TO PLAY GOLF IN FLORIDA. 567 00:26:27,099 --> 00:26:29,089 THAT WAS OVER A YEAR AGO, WE FIRED THE GUY. 568 00:26:29,109 --> 00:26:31,130 THIS WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT A YEAR BEFORE THAT. 569 00:26:31,150 --> 00:26:34,069 YOU THINK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THIS? HOPE NOT. 570 00:26:34,089 --> 00:26:37,000 BUT I GOT A DOZEN MEMBERS OF MY COMMITTEE WHO DO. 571 00:26:37,019 --> 00:26:39,039 OR THINK IT'S A GOOD WAY TO GET ON TV. 572 00:26:39,059 --> 00:26:41,190 YOU THINK I LIKE INVESTIGATING HIGH SCHOOL STUFF LIKE THIS? 573 00:26:41,210 --> 00:26:43,230 FOOLED ME. HAVE I EVER CAMPAIGNED SAYING 574 00:26:44,009 --> 00:26:46,119 I WAS GONNA BE THE BEST INVESTIGATOR IN THE SENATE? 575 00:26:46,140 --> 00:26:49,069 OF COURSE NOT. THIS ISN'T WHAT I CAME HERE TO DO. 576 00:26:49,089 --> 00:26:52,079 I'M HERE TO MAKE THIS A BETTER GOVERNMENT, A BETTER COUNTRY. 577 00:26:52,099 --> 00:26:55,220 AND I JUST WISH YOU GUYS WOULD STOP SERVING UP THESE GOOFY THINGS FOR US TO INVESTIGATE. 578 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,029 WE'VE RUN A PRETTY TIGHT SHIP. YES, YOU HAVE. 579 00:26:58,049 --> 00:27:01,180 WHICH IS WHY THEY HAD TO REACH BACK A FEW YEARS TO FIND SOMETHING TO YELL ABOUT. 580 00:27:01,200 --> 00:27:03,200 BUT JUST DO ME A BIG FAVOR, WILL YA? 581 00:27:03,220 --> 00:27:06,150 NO MORE FLAG BURNINGS IN THE WHITE HOUSE. 582 00:27:06,170 --> 00:27:09,170 I'VE HAD FOUR NUTS DEMAND HEARINGS ON THAT ONE ALREADY. 583 00:27:09,190 --> 00:27:10,220 SO? 584 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:13,190 SO, I TOLD THEM THAT THE UNITED STATES SENATE 585 00:27:13,210 --> 00:27:15,049 DOES NOT INVESTIGATE WHAT HAPPENS 586 00:27:15,069 --> 00:27:17,039 AT KIDS' BIRTHDAY PARTIES. 587 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,230 NOT AS LONG AS I HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT. 588 00:27:22,140 --> 00:27:24,220 HAVE YOU DECIDED IF YOU'RE GOING TO RUN FOR ANOTHER TERM? 589 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:26,109 YEP. 590 00:27:26,130 --> 00:27:30,200 FLYING HOME TONIGHT, MAKING MY ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW. 591 00:27:30,220 --> 00:27:33,059 WHY? YOU WANT TO MAKE ME A RETIREMENT OFFER? 592 00:27:33,079 --> 00:27:35,029 YEAH, I HAPPEN TO HAVE ONE ON ME. 593 00:27:36,140 --> 00:27:37,220 WHAT HAVE YOU GOT? 594 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:40,160 HELP THE PRESIDENT MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. 595 00:27:42,130 --> 00:27:44,069 U.N. 596 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:47,140 THAT'S TEMPTING. 597 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:50,039 THAT'S VERY TEMPTING. 598 00:27:50,059 --> 00:27:52,019 BUT THAT'S NOT THE JOB I WANT. 599 00:27:52,039 --> 00:27:55,140 THE PRESIDENT DIDN'T SEND ME WITH A MENU OF JOBS, JUST THIS ONE. 600 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,140 THE PRESIDENT CAN'T GIVE ME THE JOB I WANT. 601 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:58,200 WHICH ONE? 602 00:28:00,009 --> 00:28:01,079 HIS. 603 00:28:07,000 --> 00:28:07,230 YOU'RE RUNNING? 604 00:28:08,009 --> 00:28:09,150 STARTING TOMORROW. 605 00:28:09,170 --> 00:28:11,069 YOU MISSED A SPOT ON THE HEEL. 606 00:28:13,089 --> 00:28:15,089 Milly: THE ONLY THING TO DO IS LET HIM REST. 607 00:28:15,109 --> 00:28:18,059 HE COULD FEEL FINE BY THE TIME HE GETS OFF THE PLANE. 608 00:28:18,079 --> 00:28:19,220 Toby: OR HE COULD GET WORSE. 609 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:23,140 WELL, IF THIS IS AS BAD AS IT GETS, NO ONE WILL NOTICE A THING. 610 00:28:23,160 --> 00:28:25,099 EXCEPT WHEN HE HAS TO SHAKE HANDS 611 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:28,059 WHICH HE'S GONNA HAVE TO DO ABOUT 200 TIMES BEFORE LUNCH. 612 00:28:28,079 --> 00:28:30,130 IT'D BE GOOD TO KEEP THE HAND-SHAKING TO A MINIMUM. 613 00:28:30,150 --> 00:28:32,160 WE SHOULD CANCEL THE FIRST RECEPTION. 614 00:28:32,180 --> 00:28:35,119 YOU KNOW HOW MANY WEEKS THE PROTOCOL OFFICERS SPENT ON THAT ONE? 615 00:28:35,140 --> 00:28:38,099 THE PUBLIC EVENTS ARE THE ONLY ONES THE CHINESE REALLY CARE ABOUT. 616 00:28:38,119 --> 00:28:41,170 IF THE PRESIDENT CAN'T PUBLICLY SHAKE HANDS WITH ANOTHER HEAD OF STATE... 617 00:28:41,190 --> 00:28:43,059 IT'D SURE KILL THE FLAG-BURNING STORY. 618 00:28:43,079 --> 00:28:46,109 COULD WE GET ABBEY ON THE PHONE? YEAH. 619 00:28:46,130 --> 00:28:47,200 WHO ELSE SHOULD WE CALL? 620 00:28:47,220 --> 00:28:49,029 WELL, FOR AN MS PATIENT, 621 00:28:49,049 --> 00:28:51,109 THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF A HEADACHE. 622 00:28:51,130 --> 00:28:54,140 I MEAN, WHO WOULD YOU WANT US TO CALL IF YOU HAD A HEADACHE? 623 00:28:57,130 --> 00:29:00,130 OKAY, LET'S JUST KEEP THIS ON THE PLANE FOR NOW. 624 00:29:00,150 --> 00:29:02,029 Josh: THOUGHT YOU'D BE LONG GONE. 625 00:29:02,049 --> 00:29:04,130 MORE JUNK HERE THAN I THOUGHT. 626 00:29:04,150 --> 00:29:07,130 SHOULDN'T YOU STILL BE, YOU KNOW, TAKING IT EASY? 627 00:29:07,150 --> 00:29:10,059 I THINK A TWO HOUR NAP QUALIFIES AS TAKING IT EASY. 628 00:29:10,079 --> 00:29:12,190 DID YOU HOOK VINICK? NOT EXACTLY. 629 00:29:12,210 --> 00:29:14,140 HE'S GONNA RUN FOR ANOTHER TERM. 630 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:16,180 I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT HEART STUFF, 631 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:19,019 BUT AREN'T YOU SUPPOSED TO... I-I-I... MAYBE WE SHOULDN'T... 632 00:29:19,039 --> 00:29:21,099 DON'T WORRY, YOU'RE NOT GONNA SHOCK ME INTO MY GRAVE. 633 00:29:21,119 --> 00:29:22,210 HE'S RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT. 634 00:29:24,130 --> 00:29:26,119 HE ANNOUNCES TOMORROW. 635 00:29:26,140 --> 00:29:27,170 PRESIDENT? 636 00:29:28,220 --> 00:29:32,059 I DON'T SEE HOW HE GETS THE NOMINATION. 637 00:29:32,079 --> 00:29:33,210 I MEAN, WHAT'S HE GONNA RUN ON, 638 00:29:33,230 --> 00:29:35,200 TAX CUTS AND MORE TAX CUTS? 639 00:29:35,220 --> 00:29:38,019 EVERY REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE WILL BE FOR TAX CUTS. 640 00:29:38,039 --> 00:29:39,210 THEN WHAT? FLIP-FLOP ON ABORTION? 641 00:29:39,230 --> 00:29:41,160 HE'S AGAINST LATE-TERM ABORTION. 642 00:29:41,180 --> 00:29:43,079 THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE REPUBLICAN BASE. 643 00:29:43,099 --> 00:29:46,000 HE'S GOT A LOT OF CALIFORNIA MONEY BEHIND HIM. 644 00:29:46,019 --> 00:29:47,109 EVEN IF HE RAISES TWICE AS... 645 00:29:47,130 --> 00:29:49,180 SORRY, BUT ERIC BAKER'S LIVE ON MSNBC RIGHT NOW 646 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:51,009 SAYS HE'S NOT RUNNING. 647 00:29:54,230 --> 00:29:56,140 Baker: AND SO, I HAVE DECIDED 648 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:59,079 FOR FAMILY REASONS THAT THIS IS NOT THAT TIME. 649 00:29:59,099 --> 00:30:01,170 THIS IS THE TIME THAT I CAN KEEP MY COMMITMENT 650 00:30:01,190 --> 00:30:04,089 TO THE PEOPLE OF PENNSYLVANIA TO BE A FULL-TIME GOVERNOR 651 00:30:04,109 --> 00:30:07,230 AND THE COMMITMENT TO MY FAMILY TO BE A FULL-TIME FATHER. 652 00:30:08,009 --> 00:30:10,079 FAMILY REASONS? UNBELIEVABLE. 653 00:30:10,099 --> 00:30:13,049 WELL, I NEVER DECIDED TO GET INTO THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE, 654 00:30:13,069 --> 00:30:15,200 SO, I CAN'T SEE HOW YOU CAN SAY I DROPPED OUT. 655 00:30:15,220 --> 00:30:17,039 HOW LUCKY CAN WE GET? 656 00:30:17,059 --> 00:30:19,170 YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GET LUCKIER THAN THIS. 657 00:30:19,190 --> 00:30:22,150 C.J.: MILLY SAYS YOU SHOULD USE THE FLIGHT TO REST. 658 00:30:22,170 --> 00:30:24,099 NO MORE MEETINGS. THANKS. 659 00:30:24,119 --> 00:30:27,069 WE'RE NOT GONNA INTERRUPT YOU FOR ANYTHING. FINE BY ME. 660 00:30:27,089 --> 00:30:29,130 EXCUSE ME, MR. PRESIDENT, BAKER JUST DROPPED OUT. 661 00:30:29,150 --> 00:30:31,130 BAKER'S NOT RUNNING?! TOBY... 662 00:30:31,150 --> 00:30:33,089 IT LOOKS LIKE OUR VERY OWN BOB RUSSELL 663 00:30:33,109 --> 00:30:35,200 IS THE NEW FRONT-RUNNER FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION. 664 00:30:35,220 --> 00:30:39,109 TOBY, PLEASE. MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE NOT GONNA DO. 665 00:30:39,130 --> 00:30:41,180 YOU NEED TO REST, WE'RE NOT GONNA BRING YOU ANYTHING 666 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:43,109 YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW IMMEDIATELY. 667 00:30:45,079 --> 00:30:47,180 BUT WE MEAN REAL REST, NOT STUDYING BRIEFING BOOKS. 668 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:49,089 ARE YOU GONNA WATCH ME REST? 669 00:30:49,109 --> 00:30:51,170 IF I HAVE TO. GET OUT OF HERE. 670 00:30:52,180 --> 00:30:54,039 Leo: FAMILY REASONS. 671 00:30:54,059 --> 00:30:55,230 GO FIGURE. 672 00:30:56,009 --> 00:30:58,180 HE'S CLOSE TO VINICK, YOU KNOW. NO, I DIDN'T KNOW. 673 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:02,069 YEAH. BAKER WAS ON THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE STAFF 674 00:31:02,089 --> 00:31:04,069 BACK WHEN VINICK WAS A FRESHMAN SENATOR. 675 00:31:04,089 --> 00:31:05,190 THEY'VE BEEN TIGHT EVER SINCE. 676 00:31:05,210 --> 00:31:07,230 SO WHAT? SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU SEEN FRIENDSHIP 677 00:31:08,009 --> 00:31:09,099 TRUMP AMBITION IN POLITICS? 678 00:31:09,119 --> 00:31:11,099 MAYBE BAKER FIGURES THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION'S 679 00:31:11,119 --> 00:31:14,130 NOT WORTH WINNING THIS TIME, IF HE HAS TO GO AGAINST VINICK IN THE GENERAL. 680 00:31:14,150 --> 00:31:17,150 BUT THERE'S NO WAY VINICK'S GETTING THE NOMINATION. HE'S NOT CONSERVATIVE ENOUGH. 681 00:31:17,170 --> 00:31:22,089 I'M JUST SAYING BAKER'S NOT SITTING THIS OUT FOR FAMILY REASONS. 682 00:31:24,089 --> 00:31:27,039 COULD BE VINICK, COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE. 683 00:31:27,059 --> 00:31:29,170 WHO'S OUR FRONT-RUNNER WITH BAKER OUT? 684 00:31:29,190 --> 00:31:31,109 RUN A POLL WITHOUT BAKER IN IT 685 00:31:31,130 --> 00:31:34,230 AND RUSSELL'S GONNA GO SKY HIGH. 686 00:31:35,009 --> 00:31:36,029 HOYNES WILL POP, TOO. 687 00:31:36,049 --> 00:31:38,150 RUSSELL OR HOYNES GETS OUR NOMINATION. 688 00:31:38,170 --> 00:31:40,089 WHO GETS THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION? 689 00:31:40,109 --> 00:31:41,160 IT'S WIDE OPEN. 690 00:31:41,180 --> 00:31:43,089 THEY'VE BEEN OUT OF POWER FOR EIGHT YEARS 691 00:31:43,109 --> 00:31:44,170 AND THEY'RE DESPERATE. 692 00:31:46,019 --> 00:31:48,130 PROBABLY WHY VINICK FIGURES HE HAS A SHOT. 693 00:31:48,150 --> 00:31:49,210 YOU'RE SERIOUS? 694 00:31:51,069 --> 00:31:55,200 EVER SEE ARNIE VINICK CAMPAIGN, UP CLOSE? 695 00:31:55,220 --> 00:31:58,069 HE'LL GO INTO THOSE HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUMS 696 00:31:58,089 --> 00:32:02,000 IN IOWA AND NEW HAMPSHIRE AND BLOW THEM ALL AWAY. 697 00:32:02,019 --> 00:32:04,200 SHAKE EVERY HAND IN THE JOINT, KISS EVERY BABY, 698 00:32:04,220 --> 00:32:08,039 HUG EVERY WIDOW ON SOCIAL SECURITY, 699 00:32:08,059 --> 00:32:11,029 AND SOUND SMARTER AND MORE HONEST THAN ANY REPUBLICAN 700 00:32:11,049 --> 00:32:14,079 THEY'VE EVER SEEN-- BECAUSE HE IS. 701 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:18,119 HE COULD WIN IN THE EARLY STATES, 702 00:32:18,140 --> 00:32:20,220 GO INTO THE SOUTH WITH SOME MOMENTUM, 703 00:32:21,000 --> 00:32:22,099 THEN... 704 00:32:23,230 --> 00:32:26,029 WHO KNOWS WHAT HAPPENS? 705 00:32:28,210 --> 00:32:31,089 REPUBLICAN WHO WINS CALIFORNIA WIPES US OUT 706 00:32:31,109 --> 00:32:33,180 IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE. 707 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:34,230 RIGHT. 708 00:32:36,180 --> 00:32:39,000 HE'S NOT GETTING THE NOMINATION. 709 00:32:39,019 --> 00:32:41,009 IF HE DOES, 710 00:32:41,029 --> 00:32:43,000 WE'VE GOT NO ONE WHO CAN BEAT HIM. 711 00:32:52,099 --> 00:32:54,230 ...AND SO, I HAVE RETURNED TO THE PLACE 712 00:32:55,009 --> 00:32:57,130 WHERE MY CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE BEGAN-- 713 00:32:57,150 --> 00:33:01,170 RIGHT HERE AT CITY HALL-- TO ANNOUNCE MY CANDIDACY 714 00:33:01,190 --> 00:33:04,130 TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. 715 00:33:04,150 --> 00:33:05,200 ( cheering ) 716 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:10,180 AND I ASK YOU... 717 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:14,170 I ASK ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN WITH ME FROM THE BEGINNING 718 00:33:14,190 --> 00:33:18,079 TO SET OUT WITH ME TODAY FROM THIS VALLEY ON THIS NEW QUEST, 719 00:33:18,099 --> 00:33:20,130 TO HELP ME BRING THE PROMISE 720 00:33:20,150 --> 00:33:24,000 AND THE OPPORTUNITY OF AMERICA TO ALL AMERICANS. 721 00:33:24,019 --> 00:33:26,089 Reporter: SENATOR VINICK, DO YOU THINK YOU'RE CONSERVATIVE ENOUGH 722 00:33:26,109 --> 00:33:28,029 TO GET THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION? 723 00:33:28,049 --> 00:33:31,180 I THINK I'M REPUBLICAN ENOUGH. BEEN A LIFELONG REPUBLICAN, 724 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,180 I'VE ALWAYS BEEN LOYAL TO THE PARTY, ALWAYS WILL. 725 00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:36,069 Reporter 2: DO YOU THINK PRESIDENT BARTLET SHOULD INVESTIGATE 726 00:33:36,089 --> 00:33:38,049 WHETHER A FLAG WAS BURNED IN THE WHITE HOUSE? 727 00:33:38,069 --> 00:33:40,059 NO, I ACCEPT THE PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT 728 00:33:40,079 --> 00:33:42,009 IT WAS A PRIVATE PARTY. 729 00:33:42,029 --> 00:33:44,140 WE DON'T NEED TO HEAR MORE ABOUT IT. 730 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:46,089 ARE YOU WATCHING? 731 00:33:46,109 --> 00:33:48,180 Vinick: PEOPLE CAN KNOW THE PRESIDENT'S POSITION ON THE ISSUES. 732 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:52,000 BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AT HIS DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY PARTY. 733 00:33:52,019 --> 00:33:53,190 Reporter: BUT IF THEY BURNED A FLAG IN THE... 734 00:33:53,210 --> 00:33:55,220 Vinick: I THINK THIS IS A PERFECT DEMONSTRATION 735 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:59,029 OF WHAT THE PRESIDENT IS FLYING HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD RIGHT NOW 736 00:33:59,049 --> 00:34:02,200 TO TRY TO TEACH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT-- THE MEANING OF FREEDOM. 737 00:34:02,220 --> 00:34:06,029 IT'S A GOOD THE MAGICIANS DIDN'T TRY THIS TRICK IN TIANANMEN SQUARE 738 00:34:06,049 --> 00:34:09,170 WITH A CHINESE FLAG WRAPPED IN THE CHINESE BILL OF RIGHTS 739 00:34:09,190 --> 00:34:12,110 BECAUSE THERE IS NO CHINESE BILL OF RIGHTS. 740 00:34:12,130 --> 00:34:13,219 Reporter 3: SENATOR, SENATOR... THANK YOU. 741 00:34:15,050 --> 00:34:17,219 YOU HAVE A YEAR TO TALK ME OUT OF VOTING FOR HIM. 742 00:34:18,199 --> 00:34:20,099 ( cheering ) 743 00:34:24,070 --> 00:34:27,059 Pilot: WE'VE REACHED OUR CRUISING ALTITUDE AT 41,00 FEET. 744 00:34:27,079 --> 00:34:30,039 AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING A SMOOTH RIDE OVER THE PACIFIC TONIGHT. 745 00:34:30,059 --> 00:34:34,110 WE'LL BE PASSING THE HAWAIIAN RIDGE TO OUR SOUTH IN APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR. 746 00:34:34,130 --> 00:34:36,210 AND AS ALWAYS... 747 00:34:36,230 --> 00:34:39,019 WE'VE GOT A SITUATION. WHAT? 748 00:34:39,039 --> 00:34:40,210 SOUTH KOREA. 749 00:34:48,059 --> 00:34:49,179 ( knocks ) 750 00:34:51,090 --> 00:34:54,170 I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA LET ME REST. I'M SO SORRY, SIR. 751 00:34:54,190 --> 00:34:56,139 STATE GOT A HEADS-UP FROM THE IAEA 752 00:34:56,159 --> 00:34:58,019 THAT THEY'RE GOING TO REPORT TOMORROW 753 00:34:58,039 --> 00:34:59,230 THAT THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT HAS ADMITTED 754 00:35:00,010 --> 00:35:02,179 TO CONDUCTING AN EXPERIMENT TO ENRICH URANIUM. 755 00:35:02,199 --> 00:35:04,179 SOUTH KOREA IS NOT RELEASING ANY DETAILS. 756 00:35:04,199 --> 00:35:08,110 WE NEED YOU TO GET ON THE PHONE AND GET THE PRESIDENT TO COME CLEAN. 757 00:35:08,130 --> 00:35:11,079 WE CAN'T ASK CHINA TO HELP STOP NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR EXPERIMENTS 758 00:35:11,099 --> 00:35:13,110 IF THE SOUTH IS DOING IT, TOO. 759 00:35:15,119 --> 00:35:18,070 GET US A SECURE LINE WITH THE SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT. 760 00:35:18,090 --> 00:35:19,099 C.J. 761 00:35:20,150 --> 00:35:23,000 HOLD IT. 762 00:35:23,019 --> 00:35:24,119 SIR? 763 00:35:24,139 --> 00:35:25,219 I CAN'T MOVE. 764 00:35:42,050 --> 00:35:44,019 PROGRESSIVE PARALYSIS. 765 00:35:44,039 --> 00:35:47,079 HE HAD TROUBLE WITH HIS HANDS, NOW IT'S BOTH LEGS AND HIS RIGHT ARM. 766 00:35:47,099 --> 00:35:50,000 SO MUCH FOR BEING STAFF-DEPENDENT IN CHINA. 767 00:35:50,019 --> 00:35:52,000 FAIRBANKS IS CLOSER, BUT ANCHORAGE IS BETTER FOR A 747. 768 00:35:52,019 --> 00:35:54,150 President: I'VE GOT BETTER DOCTORS HERE THAN I'D GET DOWN THERE. 769 00:35:54,170 --> 00:35:56,150 MR. PRESIDENT, WE CAN'T TAKE THE CHANCE... 770 00:35:56,170 --> 00:35:58,190 LET'S NOT PRETEND WE DIDN'T KNOW THIS WOULD HAPPEN. 771 00:35:58,210 --> 00:36:00,110 NO, MR. PRESIDENT, I DIDN'T KNOW. 772 00:36:00,130 --> 00:36:03,050 I MEAN, WE ALWAYS KNEW IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN SOMEDAY. 773 00:36:03,070 --> 00:36:05,010 I'M READY FOR IT. YOU BETTER BE, TOO. 774 00:36:05,030 --> 00:36:07,050 MR. PRESIDENT, WE CAN'T LAND IN CHINA WITH... 775 00:36:07,070 --> 00:36:10,110 THIS PLANE IS GOING TO CHINA. 776 00:36:11,219 --> 00:36:14,170 THAT'S A DIRECT ORDER FROM YOUR COMMANDER IN CHIEF. 777 00:36:16,170 --> 00:36:19,150 OKAY, WE'RE GONNA NEED TO CLEAR THE ROOM FOR SOME TESTS. 778 00:36:23,070 --> 00:36:26,159 ( thunder rumbling, rain pattering ) 779 00:36:33,050 --> 00:36:35,059 GOT SOME NEW NUMBERS. 780 00:36:36,090 --> 00:36:38,070 TRACKING POLL HAS US UP 16 POINTS 781 00:36:38,090 --> 00:36:40,179 WITH BAKER OUT OF THE RACE. 782 00:36:44,070 --> 00:36:45,219 HOYNES IS UP, TOO. 783 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:48,059 YEAH, BUT WE PICKED UP A LOT MORE. 784 00:36:48,079 --> 00:36:50,210 RUSSELL'S THE MAN TO BEAT NOW. 785 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:53,030 YEAH. 786 00:36:53,050 --> 00:36:55,159 LISTEN, WE HAVE A BREAKFAST TOMORROW WITH SENIOR CAMPAIGN STAFF. 787 00:36:55,179 --> 00:36:58,110 WHY DON'T YOU DROP BY? DOESN'T COMMIT YOU TO ANYTHING. 788 00:36:58,130 --> 00:37:02,139 YOU CAN JUST BE A FLY ON THE WALL, IF YOU WANT. SEE HOW IT FEELS. 789 00:37:02,159 --> 00:37:03,230 NO, THANKS. 790 00:37:08,050 --> 00:37:09,230 THIS ISN'T A BROADWAY SHOW, JOSH. 791 00:37:10,010 --> 00:37:14,000 WE DON'T JUST CLOSE IT DOWN AFTER A SUCCESSFUL EIGHT-YEAR RUN. 792 00:37:14,019 --> 00:37:17,170 YOU HAVE TO CARE WHO'S GOING TO SIT IN THAT CHAIR AFTER JED BARTLET IS GONE. 793 00:37:17,190 --> 00:37:19,210 I DO. 794 00:37:19,230 --> 00:37:22,070 THAT'S WHY I DON'T WANT BOB RUSSELL TO BE PRESIDENT. 795 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:44,119 C.J.: HOPE THE DOCTORS TALK 796 00:37:44,139 --> 00:37:46,119 SOME SENSE INTO HIM AND GET THIS PLANE TURNED AROUND. 797 00:37:46,139 --> 00:37:49,170 WE TURN THIS PLANE AROUND, THAT'S THE END OF HIS PRESIDENCY. 798 00:37:49,190 --> 00:37:51,159 WE'D BE SAYING HE CAN'T DO THE JOB ANYMORE. 799 00:37:51,179 --> 00:37:55,070 NO, WE'D JUST BE SAYING HE'S SICK, WE'LL GO BACK TO CHINA WHEN HE'S FINE. 800 00:37:55,090 --> 00:37:57,159 WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST SAY, "HE'S A PART-TIME PRESIDENT. 801 00:37:57,179 --> 00:38:01,000 HE'LL DO THE JOB WHEN HE FEELS UP TO IT!" YOU THINK THERE'S ANY CHANCE 802 00:38:01,019 --> 00:38:03,110 HE'S GONNA LET YOU TURN THIS PLANE AROUND? 803 00:38:03,130 --> 00:38:05,079 IF WE CANCEL, THE CHINESE MIGHT NOT BELIEVE US. 804 00:38:05,099 --> 00:38:07,150 THEY'LL THINK WE'RE CANCELING 'CAUSE THE SOUTH KOREANS 805 00:38:07,170 --> 00:38:09,119 GOT CAUGHT WORKING ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS. 806 00:38:10,219 --> 00:38:12,159 WE GOTTA DO FULL DISCLOSURE ON THIS. 807 00:38:16,070 --> 00:38:18,110 MILLY SHOULD DO A FULL BRIEFING WITH THE PRESS-- 808 00:38:18,130 --> 00:38:20,110 ALL THE MEDICAL FACTS-- RIGHT HERE ON THIS PLANE. 809 00:38:20,130 --> 00:38:22,099 JUST AS SOON AS WE KNOW WHAT... 810 00:38:22,119 --> 00:38:24,130 HE KNEW. HUH? 811 00:38:24,150 --> 00:38:27,010 THAT'S WHY THE SURGEON GENERAL IS ON THE FLIGHT. 812 00:38:27,030 --> 00:38:28,190 HE WANTED HER HERE TO DO THE BRIEFING. 813 00:38:28,210 --> 00:38:31,130 HE KNEW HE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS AND KNEW THIS MIGHT HAPPEN. 814 00:38:31,150 --> 00:38:33,079 WE'RE THREE HOURS FROM BEIJING. 815 00:38:33,099 --> 00:38:36,059 IF WE TURN AROUND, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO REFUEL. 816 00:38:36,079 --> 00:38:39,150 MAYBE WE SHOULD LET THE COCKPIT START CHECKING THEIR OPTIONS. 817 00:38:39,170 --> 00:38:40,219 YEAH, OKAY. 818 00:38:41,190 --> 00:38:43,130 HE WANTS TO SEE YOU. 819 00:38:43,150 --> 00:38:44,179 ALL OF YOU. 820 00:38:53,019 --> 00:38:56,000 NOT THERE-- IN THE INFIRMARY. 821 00:39:00,070 --> 00:39:03,159 I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH PRESIDENT WANG OF SOUTH KOREA 822 00:39:03,179 --> 00:39:06,110 HE INSISTS HE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE NUCLEAR EXPERIMENT. 823 00:39:06,130 --> 00:39:09,039 SAID IT WAS JUST A COUPLE OF CURIOUS YOUNG SCIENTISTS 824 00:39:09,059 --> 00:39:13,039 AND THEY ONLY ENRICHED ABOUT TWO-TENTHS OF A GRAM OF URANIUM. 825 00:39:13,059 --> 00:39:15,130 THAT'S NOT NEARLY ENOUGH FOR WEAPONS GRADE ENRICHMENT, IS IT? 826 00:39:15,150 --> 00:39:17,090 UH, NO, IT'S NOT, SIR. 827 00:39:17,110 --> 00:39:20,099 WEAPONS GRADE WOULD HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 90 PERCENT HIGHER THAN THAT. 828 00:39:20,119 --> 00:39:23,039 OKAY. WANG SAYS THEY'RE COOPERATING FULLY 829 00:39:23,059 --> 00:39:24,190 WITH THE IAEA INSPECTORS, 830 00:39:24,210 --> 00:39:26,130 AND HE'S ORDERED THESE YOUNG SCIENTISTS 831 00:39:26,150 --> 00:39:28,159 TO PARTICIPATE IN A JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE 832 00:39:28,179 --> 00:39:31,170 WITH THE INSPECTORS TOMORROW, AND THEN HE'S GONNA FIRE THEIR ASSES. 833 00:39:31,190 --> 00:39:33,170 THAT'S NOT GONNA MAKE NORTH KOREA FEEL MUCH BETTER. 834 00:39:33,190 --> 00:39:35,059 I KNOW, BUT IT'S A START. 835 00:39:35,079 --> 00:39:39,139 C.J. WE'VE GOTTA SET UP A QUICK PRESS BRIEFING FOR THE GANG 836 00:39:39,159 --> 00:39:41,039 IN THE BACK OF THE PLANE RIGHT AWAY. 837 00:39:41,059 --> 00:39:43,139 MR. PRESIDENT, ARE YOU, UM... 838 00:39:45,199 --> 00:39:47,230 MY LEFT HAND IS BACK. 839 00:39:48,010 --> 00:39:49,219 I STILL HAVE NO FEELING IN MY LEGS 840 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:52,159 AND MY RIGHT ARM IS IN NO SHAPE TO BE SHAKING HANDS IN CHINA. 841 00:39:52,179 --> 00:39:56,010 GOTTA REMEMBER TO TELL THE PROTOCOL OFFICER THAT. ARE YOU IN PAIN? 842 00:39:56,030 --> 00:39:59,159 I'M FINE AS LONG AS I DON'T ATTEMPT ANY SUPERHUMAN FEAT 843 00:39:59,179 --> 00:40:02,050 LIKE, SAY, WRITING MY NAME. 844 00:40:02,070 --> 00:40:04,210 OKAY, LET'S GET STARTED. 845 00:40:04,230 --> 00:40:08,039 THINK ANYONE'S GONNA ASK ABOUT THAT FLAG-BURNING THING NOW? 846 00:40:09,130 --> 00:40:11,030 ALRIGHT, WHEN WE GET OUT THERE, 847 00:40:11,050 --> 00:40:14,110 I'LL LEAD WITH THE MS THING THEN GO TO THE SOUTH KOREA STORY. 848 00:40:14,130 --> 00:40:16,230 I'LL LEAVE IT TO YOU, MILLY, TO GET INTO ANY MEDICAL DETAILS 849 00:40:17,010 --> 00:40:18,190 IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. 850 00:40:18,210 --> 00:40:21,030 OH, I THINK THEY MIGHT HAVE A FEW HUNDRED. 851 00:40:21,050 --> 00:40:23,199 I'M JUST GONNA TELL THEM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES 852 00:40:23,219 --> 00:40:25,230 WILL BE WORKING FROM A WHEELCHAIR AGAIN. 853 00:40:26,010 --> 00:40:27,139 AGAIN? F.D.R. 854 00:40:27,159 --> 00:40:30,039 DO I REALLY HAVE TO REMIND THOSE KIDS THAT ROOSEVELT 855 00:40:30,059 --> 00:40:32,010 FOUGHT WORLD WAR II FROM A WHEELCHAIR? 856 00:40:32,030 --> 00:40:34,079 YEAH, BUT... BUT HE DIED IN OFFICE. 857 00:40:34,099 --> 00:40:37,230 OKAY, I'LL SKIP THE ROOSEVELT BIT. 858 00:40:38,010 --> 00:40:39,190 BRING THAT THING OVER HERE, WOULD YOU? 859 00:40:42,219 --> 00:40:46,159 HOW MUCH YOU WANNA BET I CAN GET THEM TO ASK ME A QUESTION ABOUT SOUTH KOREA? 860 00:40:50,090 --> 00:40:51,159 HOW MUCH YOU GOT? 861 00:40:53,190 --> 00:40:55,190 ( clearing throat ) 862 00:40:59,179 --> 00:41:03,019 SORRY TO WAKE YOU UP, BUT THE PRESIDENT HAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE. 863 00:41:11,090 --> 00:41:12,230 NO, NO. I'LL TAKE IT FROM HERE. 864 00:41:24,099 --> 00:41:25,199 ( grunts softly ) 865 00:41:33,210 --> 00:41:35,190 ( grunting with effort ) 866 00:42:12,199 --> 00:42:16,050 C.J: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.