1 00:00:11,814 --> 00:00:13,989 You know what I like about people? 2 00:00:14,050 --> 00:00:15,652 They stack so well. 3 00:00:17,778 --> 00:00:19,614 Let me get this for you. 4 00:00:21,991 --> 00:00:23,535 - Want the paper? - No. 5 00:00:26,704 --> 00:00:27,662 This is too much. 6 00:00:27,713 --> 00:00:28,486 It's not half enough. 7 00:00:28,537 --> 00:00:29,553 Thanks for opening up for me. 8 00:00:29,673 --> 00:00:32,054 Any time, day or night. You know that. 9 00:00:32,670 --> 00:00:34,212 In a town where everyone's 10 00:00:34,213 --> 00:00:35,963 so carefully reinventing themselves, 11 00:00:35,964 --> 00:00:37,298 what I like about Freddy 12 00:00:37,299 --> 00:00:40,385 is that he doesn't even pretend to change. 13 00:00:40,386 --> 00:00:42,345 Ooh. I'm late. 14 00:00:42,346 --> 00:00:43,555 Every Tuesday I sit down 15 00:00:43,556 --> 00:00:45,557 with the speaker and the majority leader 16 00:00:45,558 --> 00:00:47,141 to discuss the week's agenda. 17 00:00:47,142 --> 00:00:49,477 Well, discuss is probably the wrong word. 18 00:00:49,478 --> 00:00:51,312 They talk while I sit quietly 19 00:00:51,313 --> 00:00:53,272 and imaging their lightly salted faces 20 00:00:53,273 --> 00:00:54,773 frying in a skillet. 21 00:01:02,156 --> 00:01:12,450 Sync & corections by Addic7ed.com www.addic7ed.com 22 00:02:33,831 --> 00:02:36,000 Vasquez must be shitting herself. 23 00:02:36,001 --> 00:02:38,252 Shitting herself, or Walker is shitting himself 24 00:02:38,253 --> 00:02:40,338 and shoveling his shit on her shit. 25 00:02:40,339 --> 00:02:41,880 Bob, I'm planning on eating. 26 00:02:41,881 --> 00:02:43,174 Do we have a backup on the docket? 27 00:02:43,175 --> 00:02:44,592 You're on that, right, Frank? 28 00:02:44,593 --> 00:02:45,843 Yeah, I'm working with my staff-- 29 00:02:45,844 --> 00:02:47,178 Republicans are gonna ram this 30 00:02:47,179 --> 00:02:49,013 up our ass. I would if I was them. 31 00:02:49,014 --> 00:02:50,515 Why, even if we squeak it through the house, 32 00:02:50,516 --> 00:02:52,350 watch them mangle it in the senate. 33 00:02:52,351 --> 00:02:53,976 - Or filibuster. - Why, sure, if it looks anything like this. 34 00:02:53,977 --> 00:02:55,436 I don't know why Walker's 35 00:02:55,437 --> 00:02:57,396 trying to tackle a charging elephant. 36 00:02:57,397 --> 00:02:58,648 It's madness. 37 00:02:58,649 --> 00:03:00,316 Congressmen, sorry to interrupt, 38 00:03:00,317 --> 00:03:01,900 but I saw you sitting over here-- 39 00:03:01,901 --> 00:03:03,736 Remy. Gentlemen, this is Remy Danton. 40 00:03:03,737 --> 00:03:05,613 Remy, this is Speaker Birch and Congress-- 41 00:03:05,614 --> 00:03:07,657 I'm well aware. Mr. Speaker, Congressman. 42 00:03:07,658 --> 00:03:09,950 Remy just made partner at Glendon Hill. 43 00:03:09,951 --> 00:03:12,077 Glendon Hill? Great team over there. 44 00:03:12,078 --> 00:03:13,663 - Congratulations. - Thank you. 45 00:03:13,664 --> 00:03:15,414 When was the last time they added a partner? 46 00:03:15,415 --> 00:03:16,915 It's been a while. 47 00:03:16,916 --> 00:03:18,584 Well, they know a winner when they see one. 48 00:03:18,585 --> 00:03:20,461 Remy was the best press secretary I ever had. 49 00:03:20,462 --> 00:03:22,129 Why did you let him go? 50 00:03:22,130 --> 00:03:24,382 I didn't. They stole him away. 51 00:03:24,383 --> 00:03:25,800 What accounts do you have? 52 00:03:25,801 --> 00:03:27,802 San Corp Industries is my main one. 53 00:03:27,803 --> 00:03:29,554 I run that account now. 54 00:03:29,555 --> 00:03:31,222 Anyhow, I'll let you get back to it. 55 00:03:31,223 --> 00:03:32,223 Sorry again to interrupt. 56 00:03:32,224 --> 00:03:33,307 No problem. 57 00:03:33,308 --> 00:03:35,434 Very nice to meet you both. 58 00:03:35,435 --> 00:03:38,270 - Nice. - Lobbyists keep getting younger and younger. 59 00:03:38,271 --> 00:03:40,898 He's probably making more than all of us combined. 60 00:03:40,899 --> 00:03:42,233 Gentlemen, this one's on me. 61 00:03:42,234 --> 00:03:44,068 I'm gonna track down that check. 62 00:03:44,069 --> 00:03:46,779 Glendon Hill fronts San Corp Industries. 63 00:03:46,780 --> 00:03:48,573 San Corp is deep into natural gas. 64 00:03:48,574 --> 00:03:50,533 I don't give a hoot about natural gas, 65 00:03:50,534 --> 00:03:52,076 but I have 67 deputy whips, 66 00:03:52,077 --> 00:03:54,245 and they all need cash to win races. 67 00:03:54,246 --> 00:03:56,330 San Corp helps me purchase loyalty, 68 00:03:56,331 --> 00:03:57,956 and in return they expect mine. 69 00:03:57,957 --> 00:03:59,333 It's degrading, I know, 70 00:03:59,334 --> 00:04:00,710 but when the tit's that big, 71 00:04:00,711 --> 00:04:01,919 everybody gets in line. 72 00:04:05,715 --> 00:04:07,299 Tell them I'm on top of it. 73 00:04:07,300 --> 00:04:08,801 I need more than that. 74 00:04:08,802 --> 00:04:11,303 You are well aware that I do not drop the ball 75 00:04:11,304 --> 00:04:12,638 on things like this, Remy. 76 00:04:12,639 --> 00:04:15,015 Promises, Frank. Secretary of State, 77 00:04:15,016 --> 00:04:16,392 Argentine and offshore drilling contracts-- 78 00:04:16,393 --> 00:04:18,352 talk to me when I've solved the problem. 79 00:04:18,353 --> 00:04:20,187 Don't waste my time when I'm working on solving the problem. 80 00:04:20,188 --> 00:04:21,313 When there's billions on the line, 81 00:04:21,314 --> 00:04:22,565 I can't not show up. 82 00:04:22,566 --> 00:04:23,982 Fine. Thank you for your diligence. 83 00:04:23,983 --> 00:04:25,860 Eight figures to you and the D triple C. 84 00:04:25,861 --> 00:04:28,696 6 million to build that library of yours in your name. 85 00:04:28,697 --> 00:04:30,948 - I know. - Don't make them throw money 86 00:04:30,949 --> 00:04:32,617 at your challenger next cycle. 87 00:04:32,618 --> 00:04:34,118 You've made your point. 88 00:04:34,119 --> 00:04:36,829 Have I? I hope so. 89 00:04:40,082 --> 00:04:42,209 Such a waste of talent. 90 00:04:42,210 --> 00:04:44,587 He chose money over power-- 91 00:04:44,588 --> 00:04:47,214 In this town, a mistake nearly everyone makes. 92 00:04:47,215 --> 00:04:50,134 Money is the McMansion in Sarasota 93 00:04:50,135 --> 00:04:52,386 that starts falling apart after ten years. 94 00:04:52,387 --> 00:04:55,306 Power is the old stone building 95 00:04:55,307 --> 00:04:57,934 that stands for centuries. 96 00:04:57,935 --> 00:05:01,270 I cannot respect someone who doesn't see the difference. 97 00:05:03,147 --> 00:05:04,607 What am I looking at? 98 00:05:04,608 --> 00:05:05,858 The Williams register. 99 00:05:05,859 --> 00:05:07,234 - Williams? - College. 100 00:05:07,235 --> 00:05:08,444 September '78. 101 00:05:08,445 --> 00:05:09,904 And why am I looking at it? 102 00:05:09,905 --> 00:05:11,196 The editorial. 103 00:05:16,452 --> 00:05:17,829 Not that interesting. 104 00:05:17,830 --> 00:05:20,080 Michael Kern went to Williams. 105 00:05:20,081 --> 00:05:21,749 Check out the masthead. 106 00:05:24,168 --> 00:05:26,211 And then there's this. 107 00:05:28,172 --> 00:05:29,632 It's thin. 108 00:05:29,633 --> 00:05:31,843 The guy's a unicorn. He pisses rainbows. 109 00:05:31,844 --> 00:05:33,719 - You think we can get traction with this? - I think you could. 110 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:35,179 Linda Vasquez is on the phone. 111 00:05:35,180 --> 00:05:38,056 Ah, I'm surprised it took her this long. 112 00:05:38,057 --> 00:05:39,767 It's only 6 past 9:00. 113 00:05:39,768 --> 00:05:41,686 Which means she read the Herald 3 hours ago 114 00:05:41,687 --> 00:05:44,355 and spent the past 2 1/2 getting reamed by the president. 115 00:05:44,356 --> 00:05:46,315 Tell her I'm on my way. 116 00:05:46,316 --> 00:05:48,567 You were supposed to keep Donald in line. You assured me that you-- 117 00:05:48,568 --> 00:05:51,320 25 years he's been pushing this particular agenda. 118 00:05:51,321 --> 00:05:53,322 We got between the mother bear and her cub. 119 00:05:53,323 --> 00:05:54,907 It's a setback. That's all. 120 00:05:54,908 --> 00:05:56,492 On our first day in office. 121 00:05:56,493 --> 00:05:58,285 Linda, I've worked with four presidents. 122 00:05:58,286 --> 00:06:00,287 Setbacks are a dime a dozen with a bill of this size. 123 00:06:00,288 --> 00:06:02,038 Frank, if you can't control this-- 124 00:06:02,039 --> 00:06:03,958 I don't take well to being micromanaged, Linda. 125 00:06:03,959 --> 00:06:06,752 You want to do my job for me and run the White House? 126 00:06:06,753 --> 00:06:08,838 Good luck. I won't stand in your way. 127 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:12,174 Okay, Frank. Fine. This is yours now. 128 00:06:12,175 --> 00:06:15,177 If this thing can't make it to the floor in the first 100 days, 129 00:06:15,178 --> 00:06:16,762 then I'll let you explain to the president 130 00:06:16,763 --> 00:06:18,305 why he lied to the American people. 131 00:06:18,306 --> 00:06:19,807 I'm gonna get back to work. 132 00:06:19,808 --> 00:06:21,225 Please do. 133 00:06:40,244 --> 00:06:42,580 Well, we really should be doing this on a Friday 134 00:06:42,581 --> 00:06:43,748 instead of a Wednesday. 135 00:06:43,749 --> 00:06:45,583 If we do it on a Friday, 136 00:06:45,584 --> 00:06:47,919 - people have the weekend-- - Fine. We'll do it on Friday. 137 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:49,420 Is all the paperwork ready? 138 00:06:49,421 --> 00:06:51,714 Some of the more senior people are trickier. 139 00:06:51,715 --> 00:06:53,382 There's severance. 140 00:06:53,383 --> 00:06:54,967 But we shouldn't run into any legal issues. 141 00:06:54,968 --> 00:06:58,804 No, no. We use at-will employment contracts 142 00:06:58,805 --> 00:07:00,096 across the board. 143 00:07:00,097 --> 00:07:01,891 Well, get started first thing Friday. 144 00:07:01,892 --> 00:07:04,977 I want all of the exit interviews 145 00:07:04,978 --> 00:07:06,270 done by lunch. 146 00:07:06,271 --> 00:07:08,439 Claire, I just can't help but think 147 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:10,024 that this is a mistake. 148 00:07:10,025 --> 00:07:11,734 We've discussed this already, Evelyn. 149 00:07:11,735 --> 00:07:13,903 I know, I know, but I just have to say it 150 00:07:13,904 --> 00:07:15,863 for the sake of my conscience. 151 00:07:15,864 --> 00:07:18,908 I think that you are dismantling 152 00:07:18,909 --> 00:07:21,744 what we have built over the past ten years, 153 00:07:21,745 --> 00:07:22,954 and I-- 154 00:07:29,334 --> 00:07:32,463 and I think the way you're handling this 155 00:07:32,464 --> 00:07:36,050 is...is cruel. 156 00:07:36,051 --> 00:07:37,551 It's not easy, Evelyn. 157 00:07:38,970 --> 00:07:40,554 But it's necessary. 158 00:07:40,555 --> 00:07:44,100 You have always asked me to be honest with you. 159 00:07:44,101 --> 00:07:45,810 It's how we work together. 160 00:07:45,811 --> 00:07:48,186 I disagree with something, I say it. 161 00:07:48,187 --> 00:07:51,523 Well, I disagree 100%. 162 00:07:51,524 --> 00:07:54,151 Please, Claire, don't do this. 163 00:07:54,152 --> 00:07:56,445 I respect your opinion, Evelyn, 164 00:07:56,446 --> 00:07:58,572 and I appreciate you sharing it with me, 165 00:07:58,573 --> 00:08:01,408 but I'm not going to change my mind. 166 00:08:04,202 --> 00:08:05,329 Friday, then. 167 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:09,583 If that's what you want. 168 00:08:17,133 --> 00:08:19,969 This is major reform, a complete overhaul. 169 00:08:19,970 --> 00:08:22,054 That would usually take months. 170 00:08:22,055 --> 00:08:23,973 Well, we only have days, not months. 171 00:08:23,974 --> 00:08:25,557 But think about the process. We can't just change-- 172 00:08:25,558 --> 00:08:28,853 When I ask my colleagues, your bosses, 173 00:08:28,854 --> 00:08:31,730 who are the smartest minds in education, 174 00:08:31,731 --> 00:08:34,566 out of hundreds, we arrived at you-- 175 00:08:34,567 --> 00:08:36,568 the six of you in this room. 176 00:08:36,569 --> 00:08:38,362 Now, I realize it is a difficult task, 177 00:08:38,363 --> 00:08:41,365 but we have the opportunity to make history here. 178 00:08:41,366 --> 00:08:45,285 And I want all of us to make it together. 179 00:08:45,286 --> 00:08:47,746 So good luck. We're counting on you. 180 00:08:49,247 --> 00:08:50,332 Page 1. 181 00:08:50,333 --> 00:08:51,583 These bullet points 182 00:08:51,584 --> 00:08:53,002 reflect the key planks 183 00:08:53,003 --> 00:08:54,712 at the center of our bill. 184 00:08:54,713 --> 00:08:56,588 Get comfy. This is your home 185 00:08:56,589 --> 00:08:58,298 until we have a presentable first draft. 186 00:09:01,802 --> 00:09:03,762 Donald, what a morning. 187 00:09:03,763 --> 00:09:05,514 I have no idea how they got this. 188 00:09:05,515 --> 00:09:06,974 I specifically told my staff 189 00:09:06,975 --> 00:09:08,600 to destroy everything. I can't imagine-- 190 00:09:08,601 --> 00:09:10,227 It doesn't matter how it happened. 191 00:09:10,228 --> 00:09:12,396 We can't make it unhappen, so we have to adapt. 192 00:09:12,397 --> 00:09:14,481 Don't they realize that this is a first draft? 193 00:09:14,482 --> 00:09:16,316 All we have here really is a perception problem. 194 00:09:16,317 --> 00:09:18,903 We don't get a second chance at a first impression, Donald. 195 00:09:18,904 --> 00:09:21,572 You know that. Now, look, I'm on your side, 196 00:09:21,573 --> 00:09:23,782 but Linda is furious. 197 00:09:23,783 --> 00:09:25,242 What's she saying? 198 00:09:25,243 --> 00:09:27,203 They want to point fingers. 199 00:09:27,204 --> 00:09:28,370 At me? 200 00:09:28,371 --> 00:09:29,955 I told her we cannot do that. 201 00:09:29,956 --> 00:09:31,832 I mean, you are vital to this process. 202 00:09:31,833 --> 00:09:34,459 I'm up to here with them, Donald-- 203 00:09:34,460 --> 00:09:37,546 for lying, for turning their back on you. 204 00:09:37,547 --> 00:09:40,049 You know, I'm of a mind to say screw it. 205 00:09:40,050 --> 00:09:42,093 I'll fall on this grenade myself, 206 00:09:42,094 --> 00:09:44,344 just to piss them off. 207 00:09:44,345 --> 00:09:46,055 Give me John king at CNN. 208 00:09:46,056 --> 00:09:47,765 Wait, Frank. This is not your fault. 209 00:09:47,766 --> 00:09:49,808 No, we have to protect your reputation. 210 00:09:49,809 --> 00:09:51,727 But you're the man that needs to get the bill through the house. 211 00:09:51,728 --> 00:09:54,521 I will-- hang on. I will assign it to one of my deputies, 212 00:09:54,522 --> 00:09:56,774 quietly manage it, and help guide you through the process. 213 00:09:56,775 --> 00:09:58,483 I am not comfortable with this. 214 00:09:58,484 --> 00:10:01,153 Well, then what do you suggest we do? 215 00:10:02,989 --> 00:10:05,407 What a martyr craves more than anything 216 00:10:05,408 --> 00:10:06,909 is a sword to fall on, 217 00:10:06,910 --> 00:10:08,702 so you sharpen the blade, 218 00:10:08,703 --> 00:10:10,454 hold it at just the right angle, 219 00:10:10,455 --> 00:10:13,249 and then 3, 2, 1-- 220 00:10:13,250 --> 00:10:14,374 It should be me. 221 00:10:14,375 --> 00:10:15,626 It was my bill. 222 00:10:15,627 --> 00:10:17,169 No. Impossible. Donald, 223 00:10:17,170 --> 00:10:20,380 education has been your life's work. 224 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:26,011 The truth is my heart is not in this fight. 225 00:10:26,012 --> 00:10:29,014 You know me. I'm not a wheeler dealer. 226 00:10:29,015 --> 00:10:30,682 I can put my mind to policy, 227 00:10:30,683 --> 00:10:33,435 but I'm no good at this brand of politics. 228 00:10:33,436 --> 00:10:36,021 Well, if not you, then who? 229 00:10:41,443 --> 00:10:43,654 It should be you, Frank. 230 00:10:43,655 --> 00:10:46,031 You're formidable. People respect you. 231 00:10:46,032 --> 00:10:47,950 They will follow your lead. Let me-- 232 00:10:47,951 --> 00:10:49,868 let me be on the sidelines for this. 233 00:10:54,248 --> 00:10:56,708 Well, I could only consider that as an option 234 00:10:56,709 --> 00:11:00,963 if I knew that I could still come to you for counsel. 235 00:11:00,964 --> 00:11:04,216 Of course. Whatever you need. 236 00:11:06,052 --> 00:11:09,721 Part of me is glad this got leaked. 237 00:11:11,556 --> 00:11:13,558 Well, it would have been better if it hadn't, 238 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:16,937 but at least people know where I stand. 239 00:11:18,897 --> 00:11:20,024 Thank you, Donald. 240 00:11:20,025 --> 00:11:21,650 Happy to do it, Frank. 241 00:11:28,199 --> 00:11:30,784 He has no idea we've got six kids in the next room 242 00:11:30,785 --> 00:11:32,203 already working on a new draft. 243 00:11:32,204 --> 00:11:34,705 Stamper! But why dampen his mood by telling him? 244 00:11:34,706 --> 00:11:36,207 We just gave him a great gift-- 245 00:11:36,208 --> 00:11:38,167 a chance to fulfill his destiny. 246 00:11:38,168 --> 00:11:40,002 Write up a statement for Blythe-- 247 00:11:40,003 --> 00:11:41,628 stepping aside, fresh ideas, 248 00:11:41,629 --> 00:11:43,547 et cetera, et cetera, and make it dignified. 249 00:11:43,548 --> 00:11:44,798 He's a good man. 250 00:11:44,799 --> 00:11:47,343 Oh. And bring me that Williams editorial. 251 00:11:51,305 --> 00:11:54,308 After careful thought and discussion with my staff, 252 00:11:54,309 --> 00:11:56,476 I am relinquishing my management 253 00:11:56,477 --> 00:11:57,936 of the education reform act. 254 00:11:57,937 --> 00:12:00,064 I hope to remain a part of the process, 255 00:12:00,065 --> 00:12:01,106 but I won't be working-- 256 00:12:01,107 --> 00:12:02,524 Why did you leak the draft? 257 00:12:02,525 --> 00:12:04,693 I'm not exactly sure how it got leaked, 258 00:12:04,694 --> 00:12:06,653 but, uh, it does represent-- 259 00:12:06,654 --> 00:12:08,404 it came from your office, though, correct? 260 00:12:08,405 --> 00:12:09,907 Uh, we wrote it, but I don't-- 261 00:12:09,908 --> 00:12:11,491 Who'll be managing the bill now? 262 00:12:11,492 --> 00:12:12,492 Frank Underwood. 263 00:12:12,493 --> 00:12:13,869 Was that your choice, 264 00:12:13,870 --> 00:12:15,204 or did the administration-- 265 00:12:15,205 --> 00:12:16,247 I feel very confident 266 00:12:16,248 --> 00:12:17,373 placing the bill 267 00:12:17,374 --> 00:12:18,790 in Frank's capable hands. 268 00:12:56,828 --> 00:12:58,038 Ms. Barnes. 269 00:12:58,039 --> 00:12:59,706 How very deep throat of you. 270 00:12:59,707 --> 00:13:02,626 Well, I can't help you dispatch a president. 271 00:13:02,627 --> 00:13:04,044 How about a senator? 272 00:13:04,045 --> 00:13:05,879 The editorial on the Camp David accords. 273 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,173 "It is the opinion of this newspaper 274 00:13:08,174 --> 00:13:10,301 "that President Carter demand Israel 275 00:13:10,302 --> 00:13:11,802 "withdraw all its citizens 276 00:13:11,803 --> 00:13:13,429 from the Gaza Strip and West Bank." 277 00:13:13,430 --> 00:13:16,390 "Which it has illegally occupied since 1967." 278 00:13:16,391 --> 00:13:18,350 Illegally occupied. 279 00:13:18,351 --> 00:13:19,810 That's quite an incendiary quote, don't you think? 280 00:13:19,811 --> 00:13:21,561 For an administration that says 281 00:13:21,562 --> 00:13:23,981 that the Middle East is its top foreign policy priority. 282 00:13:23,982 --> 00:13:25,274 Michael Kern? 283 00:13:25,275 --> 00:13:27,567 Did he personally write the editorial? 284 00:13:27,568 --> 00:13:29,485 He was the editor. 285 00:13:29,486 --> 00:13:31,238 But did he write it himself? 286 00:13:33,198 --> 00:13:34,992 Then there's no story. 287 00:13:34,993 --> 00:13:38,494 I'm saying it's a question worth asking. 288 00:13:38,495 --> 00:13:40,456 And if he denies involvement? 289 00:13:40,457 --> 00:13:41,999 He will. Let him. 290 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,209 This is a man trying to be confirmed 291 00:13:44,210 --> 00:13:45,836 as Secretary of State. 292 00:13:45,837 --> 00:13:47,545 Everything is a story. 293 00:13:47,546 --> 00:13:48,964 There's no direct link. 294 00:13:48,965 --> 00:13:52,508 I can't get this past Messerschmidt. 295 00:13:52,509 --> 00:13:56,221 Remember this moment when you resisted me, 296 00:13:56,222 --> 00:14:00,476 when you said the words "Then there is no story." 297 00:14:02,186 --> 00:14:04,396 Get a good night's sleep, Ms. Barnes. 298 00:14:04,397 --> 00:14:06,398 You have a big day tomorrow. 299 00:14:29,254 --> 00:14:30,506 Francis? 300 00:14:41,350 --> 00:14:44,102 What is this? 301 00:14:44,103 --> 00:14:45,187 What does it look like? 302 00:14:45,188 --> 00:14:46,938 But the basement is mine. 303 00:14:46,939 --> 00:14:49,400 I know. It's not for me. 304 00:14:49,401 --> 00:14:50,650 So who's it for? 305 00:14:50,651 --> 00:14:51,860 For you. 306 00:14:51,861 --> 00:14:53,611 There's a gym in the Capitol. 307 00:14:53,612 --> 00:14:55,030 Which you never use. 308 00:14:55,031 --> 00:14:57,074 Because I'm a tad busy running the country. 309 00:14:57,075 --> 00:14:59,284 But not at home, so now you have no excuse. 310 00:14:59,285 --> 00:15:00,452 I want it out. 311 00:15:00,453 --> 00:15:01,828 Give it a try first. 312 00:15:01,829 --> 00:15:03,038 Is this your subtle way 313 00:15:03,039 --> 00:15:05,749 of saying that I'm out of shape? 314 00:15:05,750 --> 00:15:07,084 No, it's my way of suggesting 315 00:15:07,085 --> 00:15:08,668 you could be in better shape. 316 00:15:08,669 --> 00:15:10,504 That sounds both passive-aggressive 317 00:15:10,505 --> 00:15:11,922 and condescending. 318 00:15:11,923 --> 00:15:13,048 Just plain aggressive and true. 319 00:15:13,049 --> 00:15:14,466 Don't wait up for me. 320 00:15:14,467 --> 00:15:15,926 Are you going running now? 321 00:15:17,177 --> 00:15:18,595 Yes, because I couldn't this morning. 322 00:15:18,596 --> 00:15:19,971 I had an early meeting. 323 00:15:19,972 --> 00:15:22,724 Use the monstrosity. It's freezing out. 324 00:15:22,725 --> 00:15:24,518 You break it in. 325 00:15:27,479 --> 00:15:30,065 It looks positively medieval, doesn't it? 326 00:15:30,066 --> 00:15:33,110 And to turn my only sanctuary into a fitness dungeon. 327 00:15:33,111 --> 00:15:34,445 I won't have it. 328 00:15:35,612 --> 00:15:36,905 It's a stretch. 329 00:15:36,906 --> 00:15:38,656 We're not misleading anyone. 330 00:15:38,657 --> 00:15:40,784 - He was the editor. - Did you call for a comment? 331 00:15:40,785 --> 00:15:42,911 I tried three times. The press secretary said he'd get back to me. 332 00:15:42,912 --> 00:15:44,913 - He didn't. - What about research? 333 00:15:44,914 --> 00:15:46,582 You couldn't find anything to echo the editorial? 334 00:15:46,583 --> 00:15:48,125 No quotes, no op-ed pieces? 335 00:15:48,126 --> 00:15:49,876 Don't you think if something like that existed, 336 00:15:49,877 --> 00:15:51,587 someone would have printed it by now? 337 00:15:51,588 --> 00:15:53,004 Nobody else has this, Lucas. 338 00:15:53,005 --> 00:15:54,756 I don't think there's a story here. 339 00:15:54,757 --> 00:15:56,633 I'm not saying there's a story. All I'm saying 340 00:15:56,634 --> 00:15:58,760 is that there's a question that needs to be answered. 341 00:16:00,178 --> 00:16:02,473 This is a nominee for Secretary of State. 342 00:16:02,474 --> 00:16:04,724 We have an editorial on Palestine and Israel. 343 00:16:04,725 --> 00:16:06,143 Which he didn't write. 344 00:16:06,144 --> 00:16:08,145 Which we don't know he didn't write. 345 00:16:08,146 --> 00:16:09,605 Exactly. 346 00:16:09,606 --> 00:16:10,814 We don't have to print it. 347 00:16:10,815 --> 00:16:12,149 I could just scan the thing, 348 00:16:12,150 --> 00:16:13,858 stick it on a site, and tweet the link. 349 00:16:13,859 --> 00:16:15,402 But if I did that, some other paper might-- 350 00:16:15,403 --> 00:16:17,779 Whoa, whoa. Don't be a bitch. 351 00:16:19,490 --> 00:16:20,657 I'll talk to Tom. 352 00:16:20,658 --> 00:16:22,534 That's all I was asking. 353 00:16:22,535 --> 00:16:24,411 We simply can't afford to allow the-- 354 00:16:24,412 --> 00:16:25,954 We got a guy who's almost perfect. 355 00:16:25,955 --> 00:16:27,998 He's a libertarian drug fiend 356 00:16:27,999 --> 00:16:29,541 - marinating in a mobile home. - Shh. 357 00:16:29,542 --> 00:16:31,293 I didn't agree with President Reagan 358 00:16:31,294 --> 00:16:32,503 on many things, 359 00:16:32,504 --> 00:16:33,962 but there was some merit 360 00:16:33,963 --> 00:16:35,589 to the notion of trickle-down economics, 361 00:16:35,590 --> 00:16:37,132 and I feel there is much merit 362 00:16:37,133 --> 00:16:40,552 to the idea of trickle-down diplomacy. 363 00:16:40,553 --> 00:16:42,137 Those are my lines. 364 00:16:42,138 --> 00:16:43,721 Vasquez must have given them to him. 365 00:16:43,722 --> 00:16:45,599 ...stalemate between Israel and Palestine, 366 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:48,393 that success will trickle down 367 00:16:48,394 --> 00:16:49,894 to a hundred other diplomatic dilemmas 368 00:16:49,895 --> 00:16:51,771 between Muslims, Jews, Christians-- 369 00:16:51,772 --> 00:16:53,607 I'm glad you brought up Israel and Palestine 370 00:16:53,608 --> 00:16:55,359 because just before we came on the air, 371 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:57,027 I received an advance copy of an article 372 00:16:57,028 --> 00:16:58,695 that's going to be in tomorrow's 373 00:16:58,696 --> 00:17:00,238 Washington Herald's front page 374 00:17:00,239 --> 00:17:01,990 and was written by Zoe Barnes, 375 00:17:01,991 --> 00:17:03,950 and in it she quotes an editorial 376 00:17:03,951 --> 00:17:05,952 that ran in the Williams college register 377 00:17:05,953 --> 00:17:08,997 when you were editor back in September 1978, 378 00:17:08,998 --> 00:17:10,374 which called the Israeli presence 379 00:17:10,375 --> 00:17:11,833 in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, 380 00:17:11,834 --> 00:17:14,628 quote, an illegal occupation. 381 00:17:14,629 --> 00:17:16,463 - Can I see that? - Sure. 382 00:17:16,464 --> 00:17:18,632 Did you write those words, "illegal occupation"? 383 00:17:18,633 --> 00:17:20,592 No. I have no memory of this. 384 00:17:20,593 --> 00:17:22,427 But you were the editor of the paper. 385 00:17:22,428 --> 00:17:23,887 Yes, but-- 386 00:17:23,888 --> 00:17:25,263 So it couldn't have gone out 387 00:17:25,264 --> 00:17:26,557 without your approval. 388 00:17:26,558 --> 00:17:28,808 No, of course not, but my staff-- 389 00:17:28,809 --> 00:17:30,519 somebody else usually wrote the, uh, 390 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:32,604 the, uh-- and then we'd vote, and if-- 391 00:17:32,605 --> 00:17:34,022 Did you vote for it? 392 00:17:34,023 --> 00:17:35,190 Honestly, George, I can't remember. 393 00:17:35,191 --> 00:17:36,358 It was 35 years ago. 394 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:37,859 So you're not sure 395 00:17:37,860 --> 00:17:39,528 whether or not you supported these words-- 396 00:17:39,529 --> 00:17:41,488 I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt 397 00:17:41,489 --> 00:17:43,365 I did not write these words. 398 00:17:43,366 --> 00:17:46,034 But were they in line with your thinking at the time? 399 00:17:46,035 --> 00:17:48,620 This is ludicrous. 400 00:17:48,621 --> 00:17:51,081 That's all we need-- him laughing. 401 00:17:51,082 --> 00:17:52,832 I know it was a long time ago-- 402 00:17:52,833 --> 00:17:54,501 Nancy, get me Dennis Mendel of the ADL. 403 00:17:54,502 --> 00:17:57,045 The Middle East is a vital American interest. 404 00:17:57,046 --> 00:17:59,089 What you think about the Middle East is relevant. 405 00:17:59,090 --> 00:18:01,299 You can look at my voting record. 406 00:18:01,300 --> 00:18:03,885 Every single vote has been in defense of Israel-- 407 00:18:03,886 --> 00:18:05,887 So when did your views change? 408 00:18:05,888 --> 00:18:07,222 What I'm saying to you is my-- 409 00:18:07,223 --> 00:18:08,390 What's important now, George, 410 00:18:08,391 --> 00:18:10,141 is how I have voted 411 00:18:10,142 --> 00:18:12,310 while I have represented the great state of Colorado-- 412 00:18:12,311 --> 00:18:14,354 I understand that's your position, but a lot of other people 413 00:18:14,355 --> 00:18:15,939 are going to look at it and think what you thought then 414 00:18:15,940 --> 00:18:17,232 is relevant as well. 415 00:18:17,233 --> 00:18:18,816 Have you ever changed your views 416 00:18:18,817 --> 00:18:20,902 - since college? - I'm not the nominee 417 00:18:20,903 --> 00:18:22,237 for Secretary of State. 418 00:18:22,238 --> 00:18:24,573 Uh, even if I did have-- 419 00:18:24,574 --> 00:18:25,865 It's golden. 420 00:18:25,866 --> 00:18:27,158 This has not been my views-- 421 00:18:27,159 --> 00:18:28,577 It's a bull's eye. 422 00:18:28,578 --> 00:18:30,621 What were you saying when you came in? 423 00:18:30,622 --> 00:18:33,373 So, ahem, I found a guy 424 00:18:33,374 --> 00:18:35,083 who was on the college editorial staff 425 00:18:35,084 --> 00:18:36,293 when Kern was there. 426 00:18:36,294 --> 00:18:37,628 This burnout, 427 00:18:37,629 --> 00:18:39,421 still pumping mimeographed manifestos 428 00:18:39,422 --> 00:18:41,089 out of a trailer park in the Berkshires. 429 00:18:41,090 --> 00:18:42,758 You're not planning on talking to him. 430 00:18:42,759 --> 00:18:44,342 Peter Russo. 431 00:18:44,343 --> 00:18:46,303 Good. 432 00:18:46,304 --> 00:18:48,096 Sounds like a perfect match. 433 00:18:51,182 --> 00:18:53,226 Dennis. 434 00:18:53,227 --> 00:18:55,853 Any chance you're watching Stephanopoulos? 435 00:19:05,322 --> 00:19:07,115 You look sexy when you're improving 436 00:19:07,116 --> 00:19:09,618 the lives of hardworking Pennsylvanians. 437 00:19:09,619 --> 00:19:10,952 Is it the improving lives, 438 00:19:10,953 --> 00:19:12,496 or is it these fetching sweat pants? 439 00:19:12,497 --> 00:19:14,623 Move that computer out of the way. 440 00:19:14,624 --> 00:19:16,374 Let me see what that looks like. 441 00:19:19,544 --> 00:19:21,045 Yeah, it's better with the laptop. 442 00:19:21,046 --> 00:19:22,714 Fuck off. 443 00:19:22,715 --> 00:19:24,257 You're not paying enough attention to me. 444 00:19:24,258 --> 00:19:27,469 I pay attention to you all day at the office. 445 00:19:29,304 --> 00:19:30,722 Hey, you know, I don't think 446 00:19:30,723 --> 00:19:32,516 I've ever seen you brush your teeth before. 447 00:19:32,517 --> 00:19:34,184 - Sure you have. - No, I don't think so. 448 00:19:34,185 --> 00:19:36,353 I know that you do brush, but I don't think 449 00:19:36,354 --> 00:19:37,813 I've ever actually witnessed it before. 450 00:19:37,814 --> 00:19:39,815 Well, here it is in all its glory. 451 00:19:39,816 --> 00:19:41,608 Is that my toothbrush? 452 00:19:41,609 --> 00:19:42,734 I don't know. Is it? 453 00:19:42,735 --> 00:19:43,943 Yes, it is. 454 00:19:43,944 --> 00:19:45,779 - You left it here. - Peter, gross. 455 00:19:45,780 --> 00:19:47,071 Oh, come on. 456 00:19:47,072 --> 00:19:49,115 We've exchanged plenty of fluids. 457 00:19:49,116 --> 00:19:52,160 Ohh. Hey, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 458 00:19:52,161 --> 00:19:53,453 No. Toothpaste. 459 00:19:53,454 --> 00:19:55,955 It's not toothpaste. I'm ravished. 460 00:19:55,956 --> 00:19:57,248 No. 461 00:19:57,249 --> 00:19:58,500 Mm. 462 00:20:00,712 --> 00:20:03,129 Go get it. 463 00:20:03,130 --> 00:20:05,965 - I have to take this. - Ohh. 464 00:20:05,966 --> 00:20:08,301 This is Russo. 465 00:20:14,307 --> 00:20:18,144 Yeah. Right now it's 12:53. 466 00:20:24,067 --> 00:20:26,319 Okay. Okay, okay, okay. 467 00:20:30,073 --> 00:20:31,658 I have to go. 468 00:20:31,659 --> 00:20:33,243 Is everything okay? 469 00:20:33,244 --> 00:20:34,703 It's work stuff. 470 00:20:34,704 --> 00:20:36,287 What kind of work stuff? 471 00:20:36,288 --> 00:20:38,331 Congressman Wallinski. He wants to go over 472 00:20:38,332 --> 00:20:41,042 the tax incentive stuff we sent him. 473 00:20:41,043 --> 00:20:42,502 Peter, it's 1:00 in the morning. 474 00:20:44,171 --> 00:20:45,463 Hey, Peter. 475 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,890 I have meetings tomorrow. I have a committee hearing. 476 00:20:54,891 --> 00:20:57,350 Congress will survive without you. 477 00:20:57,351 --> 00:21:00,186 Address, directions. 478 00:21:00,187 --> 00:21:02,856 There's an e-ticket in your name. 479 00:21:06,818 --> 00:21:08,737 Your flight leaves at 6:30. 480 00:21:08,738 --> 00:21:11,281 - You should head to the airport. - This is coming from Frank? 481 00:21:11,282 --> 00:21:13,491 No. This is coming from no one. 482 00:21:13,492 --> 00:21:15,619 You have the flu, and you're calling in sick. 483 00:21:16,787 --> 00:21:19,163 - What's that? - What's what? 484 00:21:19,164 --> 00:21:21,833 Is that a hickey? 485 00:21:21,834 --> 00:21:23,627 Are you whoring around again? 486 00:21:23,628 --> 00:21:26,045 - No. I have a girlfriend. - Mm. 487 00:21:26,046 --> 00:21:28,882 You mean your little office romance. 488 00:21:28,883 --> 00:21:30,759 What do you know about that? 489 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:33,553 When it comes to your life, Peter, and what I know about it, 490 00:21:33,554 --> 00:21:37,223 you should assume that there's no such thing as a secret. 491 00:21:37,224 --> 00:21:39,100 Stay in touch. 492 00:21:39,101 --> 00:21:41,937 You call me on my cell, never at the office. 493 00:21:43,229 --> 00:21:45,148 Good luck. 494 00:21:47,066 --> 00:21:49,319 Knock 'em dead, tiger. 495 00:22:06,629 --> 00:22:08,505 How are we? 496 00:22:08,506 --> 00:22:11,842 Overtired, under-caffeinated, but we're making progress. 497 00:22:11,843 --> 00:22:14,761 - Less than a week to go. - Yeah. We'll do our best. 498 00:22:14,762 --> 00:22:17,138 - You'll what? - We'll get it done. 499 00:22:17,139 --> 00:22:19,850 Somebody open a window. It's rancid in here. 500 00:22:19,851 --> 00:22:21,935 That is what happens when six people 501 00:22:21,936 --> 00:22:24,354 don't shower for half a week. 502 00:22:24,355 --> 00:22:26,105 Anything you need other than deodorant? 503 00:22:26,106 --> 00:22:27,858 Yeah, this performance standards thing. 504 00:22:27,859 --> 00:22:30,276 - The teachers unions are gonna-- - Leave it in. 505 00:22:30,277 --> 00:22:32,737 - But we could delete it. - I'll handle the unions. What else? Anything? 506 00:22:32,738 --> 00:22:34,865 Conjugal visits? 507 00:22:34,866 --> 00:22:36,366 I'll get back to work. 508 00:22:39,118 --> 00:22:40,286 Nancy. 509 00:22:40,287 --> 00:22:42,455 - Coming. - What do I have next? 510 00:22:42,456 --> 00:22:44,958 Constituent calls from 2:10 to 2:35, 511 00:22:44,959 --> 00:22:47,794 - fundraising until 3:50, deputy caucus at 4:00. - The call list? 512 00:22:47,795 --> 00:22:49,838 - It's on your desk. - My briefing for the caucus? 513 00:22:49,839 --> 00:22:51,965 - Next to the call list. - Have you been in the conference room? 514 00:22:51,966 --> 00:22:53,967 Have it steam cleaned over the weekend. 515 00:22:53,968 --> 00:22:56,093 In the meantime, get those poor kids some Febreze or something. 516 00:22:56,094 --> 00:22:57,136 It's like a petting zoo. 517 00:22:58,514 --> 00:23:01,599 You gotta see this. 518 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,602 But were they in line with your thinking at the time? 519 00:23:06,104 --> 00:23:07,939 We do not consider the issue of Israel 520 00:23:07,940 --> 00:23:10,065 and Palestine a laughing matter. 521 00:23:10,066 --> 00:23:12,027 And he calls Israel illegal. 522 00:23:12,028 --> 00:23:14,654 Well, he's an anti-semite, and he is wrong. 523 00:23:14,655 --> 00:23:17,032 We would have grave, grave concerns 524 00:23:17,033 --> 00:23:20,035 about appointing such a man our next Secretary of State. 525 00:23:21,954 --> 00:23:24,706 It's too easy. 526 00:24:29,854 --> 00:24:32,107 Roy, hi. 527 00:24:32,108 --> 00:24:34,692 My name is Peter Russo. Congressman Russo. 528 00:24:34,693 --> 00:24:38,071 I'd like to just speak to you for just a... 529 00:24:38,072 --> 00:24:39,530 Sir? 530 00:24:39,531 --> 00:24:42,366 Either you're lying, and you can fuck off; 531 00:24:42,367 --> 00:24:45,954 or you're telling the truth, and you can absolutely fuck off. 532 00:24:45,955 --> 00:24:48,539 I saw your web site. 533 00:24:48,540 --> 00:24:50,667 I'm a fan. 534 00:24:52,627 --> 00:24:54,712 And I brought you something. 535 00:25:06,433 --> 00:25:08,476 Hey, babe, put some clothes on. 536 00:25:08,477 --> 00:25:10,478 - What? - We got a guest. 537 00:25:10,479 --> 00:25:12,105 So? Hey. 538 00:25:12,106 --> 00:25:13,898 Put some clothes on. 539 00:25:15,316 --> 00:25:18,235 Ice or no ice? 540 00:25:18,236 --> 00:25:20,113 - Uh, no ice. - Good. 541 00:25:20,114 --> 00:25:22,657 We don't have any. 542 00:25:29,039 --> 00:25:30,957 Fuck. Echo, I told you to put the-- 543 00:25:30,958 --> 00:25:33,710 It's okay. It's okay. 544 00:25:33,711 --> 00:25:36,629 I'll keep your secret if you keep mine. 545 00:25:37,588 --> 00:25:39,465 A congressman, you say? 546 00:25:39,466 --> 00:25:41,885 Right now, I'm just a drinking companion. 547 00:25:41,886 --> 00:25:43,511 Well, all right, companion. 548 00:25:43,512 --> 00:25:45,220 Have yourself a drink. 549 00:25:58,193 --> 00:26:00,195 Come on in. 550 00:26:17,170 --> 00:26:18,796 $10,000. 551 00:26:18,797 --> 00:26:21,465 What will that get me? 552 00:26:21,466 --> 00:26:25,136 I mean, I'm kinky, but I don't know if I'm the girl you're looking for. 553 00:26:25,137 --> 00:26:29,057 You're definitely the girl that I'm looking for. 554 00:26:31,559 --> 00:26:33,519 Excuse me. 555 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:35,980 All I want for that money is your silence. 556 00:26:35,981 --> 00:26:37,857 My what? 557 00:26:37,858 --> 00:26:39,650 The guy you were with the other night, 558 00:26:39,651 --> 00:26:42,195 the one who was arrested, do you know who he was? 559 00:26:43,113 --> 00:26:44,655 You mean the congressman? 560 00:26:44,656 --> 00:26:47,033 There was no congressman. There was no arrest. 561 00:26:47,034 --> 00:26:48,743 None of that exists. 562 00:26:48,744 --> 00:26:50,578 All that exists 563 00:26:50,579 --> 00:26:52,872 is the money sitting right there in front of you. 564 00:26:52,873 --> 00:26:55,125 Do you understand? 565 00:26:56,793 --> 00:26:58,293 Yeah. 566 00:26:59,212 --> 00:27:00,922 Good. 567 00:27:06,010 --> 00:27:07,470 Open your mouth. 568 00:27:24,695 --> 00:27:26,864 Last little bit's for me. 569 00:27:39,919 --> 00:27:42,046 You're scolding me. 570 00:27:43,006 --> 00:27:44,423 Am I? 571 00:27:44,424 --> 00:27:47,342 You are, silently. 572 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:52,431 - Is it the rowing machine? - You tell me. 573 00:27:52,432 --> 00:27:54,142 It's the rowing machine. 574 00:27:54,143 --> 00:27:57,103 - You haven't used it. - How do you know I haven't? 575 00:27:57,104 --> 00:27:58,395 Francis. 576 00:27:58,396 --> 00:28:00,481 You know I don't like to be managed. 577 00:28:00,482 --> 00:28:02,608 I'm not trying to manage you. 578 00:28:02,609 --> 00:28:05,862 I just don't want to outlive you by 25 years. 579 00:28:05,863 --> 00:28:08,198 I must walk three miles a day around that Capitol. 580 00:28:08,199 --> 00:28:09,866 I'm constantly on my feet. 581 00:28:09,867 --> 00:28:12,869 And do you know how many calories the brain burns? 582 00:28:12,870 --> 00:28:14,912 I'm not worried about your brain. 583 00:28:14,913 --> 00:28:18,373 It's your heart we're talking about. 584 00:28:20,752 --> 00:28:23,087 Use the machine. 585 00:28:26,632 --> 00:28:28,218 She's right. 586 00:28:28,219 --> 00:28:30,303 I should take better care of myself. 587 00:28:30,304 --> 00:28:31,888 But it's the principle. 588 00:28:31,889 --> 00:28:34,307 I won't be a slave to anybody or anything 589 00:28:34,308 --> 00:28:37,518 you can order with a toll-free number. 590 00:28:48,821 --> 00:28:51,407 We share the wealth in this republic. 591 00:28:58,999 --> 00:29:01,834 I thought the whole editorial team pitched in. 592 00:29:01,835 --> 00:29:04,545 Sometimes. Not that time, though. 593 00:29:04,546 --> 00:29:06,547 But he must have written some of it? 594 00:29:06,548 --> 00:29:10,551 No. That was all me. 595 00:29:12,179 --> 00:29:14,638 What if people thought he wrote it? 596 00:29:14,639 --> 00:29:16,766 Oh, fuck that. He's a fraud. 597 00:29:16,767 --> 00:29:20,228 Nah, he's worse than a fraud. He's a fucking farce. 598 00:29:20,229 --> 00:29:21,812 I'll tell you something. 599 00:29:21,813 --> 00:29:24,815 He used to be even more of a maniac than I am. 600 00:29:24,816 --> 00:29:27,484 - Chemicals? - No. Politics. 601 00:29:27,485 --> 00:29:29,987 Oh, we had some nights, man. Long conversations, 602 00:29:29,988 --> 00:29:32,198 dangerous fucking notions. 603 00:29:32,199 --> 00:29:34,491 - Like what? - You name it-- OPEC, 604 00:29:34,492 --> 00:29:37,078 Pinochet, the fucking Food Stamp Act. 605 00:29:37,079 --> 00:29:40,164 Then the motherland sang her mating call. 606 00:29:40,165 --> 00:29:42,666 ♪ O say can you-- ♪ 607 00:29:42,667 --> 00:29:45,128 Next thing, he's cramming for the bar at Bryn Mawr 608 00:29:45,129 --> 00:29:46,629 and snapping on a flag pin. 609 00:29:46,630 --> 00:29:48,672 Does Bryn Mawr have a law school? 610 00:29:48,673 --> 00:29:52,009 My point is, he started goose-stepping in the marionette parade. 611 00:29:52,010 --> 00:29:54,553 Left, right; red, blue; Democrat, Republican. 612 00:29:54,554 --> 00:29:57,140 We're all dangling from the same strings. 613 00:29:57,141 --> 00:30:00,643 Take a sledgehammer to the whole fucking Punch and Judy show. 614 00:30:00,644 --> 00:30:03,520 - That's what's required. - Thought you were a patriot. 615 00:30:03,521 --> 00:30:05,481 Fuck, yeah. One of the few. 616 00:30:05,482 --> 00:30:08,276 - So what's wrong with public service? - Public service? 617 00:30:08,277 --> 00:30:11,446 Come on. You gotta get a grip on who your masters are. 618 00:30:11,447 --> 00:30:15,908 The I.M.F., the World Bank, the Rockefeller Trilateral Commission. 619 00:30:15,909 --> 00:30:18,828 You bankroll their fucking death squads. 620 00:30:18,829 --> 00:30:22,373 It's called FEMA; it's called alcohol, tobacco, and firearms; 621 00:30:22,374 --> 00:30:24,292 NATO; Border Control. 622 00:30:24,293 --> 00:30:26,127 You think Katrina was incompetence? 623 00:30:26,128 --> 00:30:28,212 That was highly orchestrated negligence. 624 00:30:28,213 --> 00:30:31,841 Look at Waco, Amnesty International, the A.C.L.U. 625 00:30:31,842 --> 00:30:35,261 Smokescreens-- all of them. Blood on their hands. 626 00:30:35,262 --> 00:30:37,054 Well, exactly. 627 00:30:38,597 --> 00:30:40,599 You want me to lie to the people. 628 00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:43,519 I want you to spare the people another hypocrite. 629 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:46,147 What's in it for you? 630 00:30:46,148 --> 00:30:48,691 Poetic justice. 631 00:30:48,692 --> 00:30:51,194 Oh, come on. You're one of them. 632 00:30:52,695 --> 00:30:55,406 Can a corporate sellout roll a joint like this? 633 00:30:55,407 --> 00:31:02,079 ♪ Lord knows, I can't change ♪ 634 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:04,999 If I wanted to do this thing, 635 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,710 how might I go about that, precisely? 636 00:31:17,845 --> 00:31:19,847 How did it go? 637 00:31:19,848 --> 00:31:22,517 There were a few tears here and there 638 00:31:22,518 --> 00:31:24,810 and some anger, 639 00:31:24,811 --> 00:31:27,480 but nothing unexpected. 640 00:31:30,441 --> 00:31:34,237 I'm going to need you to leave us today, too, Evelyn. 641 00:31:34,238 --> 00:31:36,155 I'm sorry. 642 00:31:36,156 --> 00:31:38,866 I just can't have any doubt about the direction I'm taking. 643 00:31:44,747 --> 00:31:47,458 You just had me fire 18 people. 644 00:31:47,459 --> 00:31:49,377 I know. 645 00:31:49,378 --> 00:31:51,462 I sat across from them in this room, 646 00:31:51,463 --> 00:31:54,006 and I had to tell each and every one of-- 647 00:31:54,007 --> 00:31:55,674 I know. 648 00:31:57,051 --> 00:31:59,011 I am 59 years old. 649 00:31:59,012 --> 00:32:01,055 Nobody hires anybody my age. 650 00:32:01,056 --> 00:32:03,266 I will write you any kind of recommenda-- 651 00:32:03,267 --> 00:32:05,642 To do what, bag groceries? 652 00:32:05,643 --> 00:32:07,811 What am I supposed to tell my daughter? 653 00:32:07,812 --> 00:32:10,106 I'm sorry, Evelyn. I truly am. 654 00:32:10,107 --> 00:32:12,149 No, you're not. You don't give a fuck. 655 00:32:13,817 --> 00:32:16,820 Eighteen people, Claire. 656 00:32:20,283 --> 00:32:23,244 Nineteen, if you count me. 657 00:32:24,745 --> 00:32:27,373 I have to... 658 00:32:28,583 --> 00:32:31,043 I have to call my daughter. 659 00:33:12,293 --> 00:33:15,712 I know today has been tough. 660 00:33:15,713 --> 00:33:18,174 A lot of your colleagues have left, 661 00:33:18,175 --> 00:33:20,926 and I owe you an explanation. 662 00:33:22,595 --> 00:33:24,721 Many of those who left us today 663 00:33:24,722 --> 00:33:26,890 helped build the C.W.I. from the ground up, 664 00:33:26,891 --> 00:33:29,101 and I'm grateful to them. 665 00:33:29,102 --> 00:33:32,229 But it is time for us to evolve, 666 00:33:32,230 --> 00:33:33,730 and to accomplish this, 667 00:33:33,731 --> 00:33:37,109 we had to make hard choices 668 00:33:37,110 --> 00:33:39,529 and bring in new people. 669 00:33:39,530 --> 00:33:42,114 That's what today was about. 670 00:33:43,574 --> 00:33:45,576 You have any questions, 671 00:33:45,577 --> 00:33:48,329 my door is always open. 672 00:33:49,830 --> 00:33:52,458 I'm all good for national and metro. 673 00:33:52,459 --> 00:33:55,169 We've got space for political if we need it. 674 00:33:55,170 --> 00:33:57,713 Janine, anything new on Michael Kern? 675 00:33:57,714 --> 00:33:59,256 The White House is dodging. 676 00:33:59,257 --> 00:34:02,009 You can't get anyone on record? 677 00:34:02,010 --> 00:34:03,553 Not just me. 678 00:34:03,554 --> 00:34:05,596 They're shutting all of us down in the briefings. 679 00:34:05,597 --> 00:34:08,432 No one is giving an inch, even on background. 680 00:34:08,433 --> 00:34:10,226 In the meantime, I'm working on a feature 681 00:34:10,227 --> 00:34:12,144 about the administration's foreign policy agenda. 682 00:34:12,145 --> 00:34:14,188 How it shifted from the start of the campaign, 683 00:34:14,189 --> 00:34:16,148 - increased D.O.D. spending, and-- - Received, Zoe. 684 00:34:16,149 --> 00:34:19,735 I can link Kern directly to the Williams editorial. 685 00:34:19,736 --> 00:34:22,071 - What? - I've got a guy named Roy Kapeniak 686 00:34:22,072 --> 00:34:24,365 who was on the editorial staff when Kern was there. 687 00:34:24,366 --> 00:34:26,158 Hey, Twitter twat, W.T.F.? 688 00:34:26,159 --> 00:34:28,369 - Wait, wait, wait. Roy what? - Kapeniak. 689 00:34:28,370 --> 00:34:29,953 A classmate of Kern's. 690 00:34:29,954 --> 00:34:32,415 I have him on record saying Kern wrote every word 691 00:34:32,416 --> 00:34:34,833 - of the editorial. - Let's move this into my office. 692 00:34:34,834 --> 00:34:36,210 Zoe, Lucas. 693 00:34:42,425 --> 00:34:44,301 Janine. 694 00:34:46,929 --> 00:34:49,557 Let me-- let me, once and for all, 695 00:34:49,558 --> 00:34:50,933 say this definitively: 696 00:34:50,934 --> 00:34:53,269 I didn't author that editorial. 697 00:34:53,270 --> 00:34:56,522 Not a single sentence, word, comma, or period. 698 00:34:56,523 --> 00:34:59,442 If memory serves me, it was Mr. Kapeniak who wrote it. 699 00:34:59,443 --> 00:35:02,903 Why on earth he's trying to claim that I did is beyond me. 700 00:35:02,904 --> 00:35:06,532 Let me further say that I'm a strong supporter of the state of Israel. 701 00:35:06,533 --> 00:35:08,701 As the most stable country in the region 702 00:35:08,702 --> 00:35:12,622 - and our strongest ally... - It's Frank Underwood for Cathy. 703 00:35:12,623 --> 00:35:14,206 ...in any peace process, 704 00:35:14,207 --> 00:35:16,709 because without the stability of Israel, 705 00:35:16,710 --> 00:35:18,544 there can be no Palestine. 706 00:35:18,545 --> 00:35:21,297 CNN right now. 707 00:35:23,966 --> 00:35:26,218 "Without Israel there can be no Palestine"? 708 00:35:26,219 --> 00:35:28,845 - I've got it on. - I would remind Senator Kern 709 00:35:28,846 --> 00:35:32,057 that there was a Palestine long before there was an Israel. 710 00:35:32,058 --> 00:35:35,311 His comments are not only ignorant, they are racist. 711 00:35:35,312 --> 00:35:38,689 Get ready, Cathy. Things are about to move very quickly. 712 00:35:38,690 --> 00:35:40,733 - ...his understanding of the Middle East-- - Okay. 713 00:35:40,734 --> 00:35:42,859 - ...is so out of sync with reality... - I'm ready. 714 00:35:42,860 --> 00:35:45,112 Hey. 715 00:35:45,113 --> 00:35:47,239 - Peter? No. Stop. - Uh, not now. 716 00:35:47,240 --> 00:35:49,700 Hey. Hey, where have you been? 717 00:35:50,785 --> 00:35:53,496 Oh, God, you're fucking high. 718 00:35:53,497 --> 00:35:55,539 - No. I-- - Yes, you are. Look at your eyes. 719 00:35:55,540 --> 00:35:58,041 Oh, please, just lay off. 720 00:35:58,042 --> 00:36:02,004 You promised me it wouldn't be like this. 721 00:36:02,005 --> 00:36:05,424 Cancel whatever I have for the rest of the day. 722 00:36:42,336 --> 00:36:44,296 Kern is out. 723 00:36:44,297 --> 00:36:46,256 They're tossing him? 724 00:36:46,257 --> 00:36:49,176 Technically, that would draw himself, but yes. 725 00:36:49,177 --> 00:36:51,345 Can I say "A source close to the White House"? 726 00:36:51,346 --> 00:36:53,889 No. You let this story play out on its own time. 727 00:36:53,890 --> 00:36:55,599 They'll announce in the morning. 728 00:36:55,600 --> 00:36:58,644 I'm sorry. If not that, what story are we talking about? 729 00:36:58,645 --> 00:37:00,563 Catherine Durant. 730 00:37:00,564 --> 00:37:04,233 As soon as Kern withdraws, you say she'll be the replacement. 731 00:37:04,234 --> 00:37:07,277 - Is that true? - It will be after you write it. 732 00:37:08,571 --> 00:37:10,531 Roy Kapeniak was you. 733 00:37:10,532 --> 00:37:14,243 You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment. 734 00:37:14,244 --> 00:37:16,161 You found him. You had him call me. 735 00:37:16,162 --> 00:37:18,831 Kapeniak and Kern were appetizers, Miss Barnes. 736 00:37:18,832 --> 00:37:21,625 Catherine Durant is the meal. 737 00:37:22,835 --> 00:37:26,589 Say that name: Catherine Durant. 738 00:37:26,590 --> 00:37:28,674 Say it over and over. 739 00:37:28,675 --> 00:37:31,301 Tomorrow afternoon, write it down, 740 00:37:31,302 --> 00:37:34,096 and then watch that name come out of the mouth 741 00:37:34,097 --> 00:37:37,516 of the President of the United States. 742 00:37:37,517 --> 00:37:40,477 This is where we get to create. 743 00:37:46,983 --> 00:37:49,069 Don't miss your train, Miss Barnes. 744 00:37:49,070 --> 00:37:51,447 It's the last one tonight. 745 00:37:53,323 --> 00:37:56,034 Zoe Barnes with the Washington Herald now reporting, 746 00:37:56,035 --> 00:37:57,536 quoting a source close to the president, 747 00:37:57,537 --> 00:37:59,413 as saying that Senator Catherine Durant 748 00:37:59,414 --> 00:38:02,040 will likely be the new nominee for Secretary of State 749 00:38:02,041 --> 00:38:04,919 after Michael Kern's withdrawal earlier this week. 750 00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:07,212 The White House has remained silent on whether the president 751 00:38:07,213 --> 00:38:08,839 will tap Durant for a nomination, 752 00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:10,507 but a national Zogby Poll 753 00:38:10,508 --> 00:38:13,093 shows wide support for Durant across party lines. 754 00:38:13,094 --> 00:38:15,805 Catherine Durant has served ten years on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 755 00:38:15,806 --> 00:38:18,557 made numerous diplomatic missions to South America... 756 00:38:18,558 --> 00:38:21,477 We can place our faith in her, knowing that we have a responsible, 757 00:38:21,478 --> 00:38:24,521 experienced, brilliant woman representing our interests abroad. 758 00:38:24,522 --> 00:38:27,983 Middle of the road, team player, strong in defense. 759 00:38:27,984 --> 00:38:30,569 If there's a woman that can work with the joint chiefs, she's the one. 760 00:38:30,570 --> 00:38:32,822 Durant is the way to go. It's a no-brainer. 761 00:38:32,823 --> 00:38:35,407 The president should stop this pageant and simply make the call. 762 00:38:35,408 --> 00:38:38,160 Why are we still talking about, if they're going to nominate Durant? 763 00:38:38,161 --> 00:38:39,787 Why don't they just do it already 764 00:38:39,788 --> 00:38:41,956 so we can all stop talking about ifs 765 00:38:41,957 --> 00:38:43,833 and start talking about when and what 766 00:38:43,834 --> 00:38:47,711 and how Durant's going to shape up foreign policy... 767 00:39:13,863 --> 00:39:16,114 So, history? 768 00:39:17,908 --> 00:39:19,535 History. 769 00:39:22,789 --> 00:39:26,333 I'm very impressed, Frank. 770 00:39:26,334 --> 00:39:28,084 Good. With your go-ahead, I'll start the mock-up. 771 00:39:28,085 --> 00:39:29,879 Have Birch and Rasmussen seen this? 772 00:39:29,880 --> 00:39:31,964 Not yet. I wanted you to be the first to have a look. 773 00:39:31,965 --> 00:39:34,008 I'll schedule a time for you to fill in the president. 774 00:39:34,009 --> 00:39:37,093 Oh, no, no, no. That is your turf, Linda. You should do that. 775 00:39:37,094 --> 00:39:40,347 - Thank you, Frank. - My pleasure. Thank you. 776 00:39:40,348 --> 00:39:43,726 - I so apologize for everything-- - No, no, no, n-- 777 00:39:43,727 --> 00:39:46,228 it's not necessary. 778 00:39:46,229 --> 00:39:48,313 Now for the real meeting. 779 00:39:48,314 --> 00:39:51,692 So what is happening with Michael Kern? 780 00:39:51,693 --> 00:39:53,777 Oh, it's a total nightmare. 781 00:39:53,778 --> 00:39:56,112 You know who you're gonna tap next? 782 00:39:56,113 --> 00:39:58,448 Frank, we still need you in the house-- 783 00:39:58,449 --> 00:40:00,534 No, no, no. I wouldn't dream of it. 784 00:40:00,535 --> 00:40:03,037 We've got our education bill. I was just curious. 785 00:40:03,038 --> 00:40:04,955 Somehow the rumor is flying around 786 00:40:04,956 --> 00:40:06,790 that we're gonna nominate Catherine Durant. 787 00:40:06,791 --> 00:40:09,543 - I'm sure you've noticed. - Is the rumor true? 788 00:40:09,544 --> 00:40:11,253 Well, we weren't considering her at first, 789 00:40:11,254 --> 00:40:12,963 but the president asked me to have her vetted 790 00:40:12,964 --> 00:40:15,382 in case we wanna go that route. 791 00:40:15,383 --> 00:40:18,176 - Interesting. - What do you think? 792 00:40:21,513 --> 00:40:23,390 Well, she wouldn't be my first choice-- 793 00:40:23,391 --> 00:40:25,017 Who would be your first choice? 794 00:40:25,018 --> 00:40:27,310 She campaigned hard against us in the primaries. 795 00:40:27,311 --> 00:40:30,981 - That's my reservation. - But you'd show yourself above party politics, 796 00:40:30,982 --> 00:40:33,191 and I know she'd work all the harder for it. 797 00:40:33,192 --> 00:40:35,819 Decent experience, respect across the aisle. 798 00:40:35,820 --> 00:40:37,947 So you think we can seriously consider her? 799 00:40:39,740 --> 00:40:42,534 It's not the worst idea in the world. 800 00:41:02,137 --> 00:41:05,181 - Where are you getting this shit? - What? 801 00:41:05,182 --> 00:41:08,644 - Your stories. Who are you fucking? - I was just-- 802 00:41:09,561 --> 00:41:11,563 - Nobody. - Oh, come on. 803 00:41:11,564 --> 00:41:14,817 You're a metro scrub, and now look at you. 804 00:41:14,818 --> 00:41:16,735 You'd have to be fucking somebody important. 805 00:41:16,736 --> 00:41:19,696 I'm just doing my job, Janine. 806 00:41:19,697 --> 00:41:21,615 Excuse me. 807 00:41:27,162 --> 00:41:29,623 All set. 808 00:41:31,333 --> 00:41:34,128 - Is this your first remote? - Yeah, it's my first time. 809 00:41:44,262 --> 00:41:47,016 Right into the camera, don't shift in your seat, 810 00:41:47,017 --> 00:41:49,643 and there's no reason to speak above a conversational volume. 811 00:41:49,644 --> 00:41:51,895 - The mic will pick you up. You all ready? - Yeah. 812 00:41:51,896 --> 00:41:54,148 All right. Don't forget to breathe. 813 00:41:57,734 --> 00:42:00,278 Five, four... 814 00:42:02,824 --> 00:42:08,370 We'd like to welcome Zoe Barnes from the Washington Herald. 815 00:42:08,371 --> 00:42:10,497 Zoe, thank you for joining us. 816 00:42:10,498 --> 00:42:13,208 I'm very glad to be here. Thank you for having me. 817 00:42:13,209 --> 00:42:16,712 You broke the education bill, the Kern editorial, and now Durant. 818 00:42:16,713 --> 00:42:19,339 I'm just thrilled to be reporting news that matters. 819 00:42:19,340 --> 00:42:21,257 And it's truly been a team effort. 820 00:42:21,258 --> 00:42:23,259 Everyone at the Herald pitched in. 821 00:42:23,260 --> 00:42:27,347 But, yes, a lot of firsts. 822 00:42:27,348 --> 00:42:29,641 First national story, first... 823 00:42:38,650 --> 00:42:40,569 Thank you. 824 00:42:42,237 --> 00:42:44,322 Calling it a night. 825 00:42:45,448 --> 00:42:48,077 See you tomorrow, sir. 826 00:42:53,790 --> 00:42:56,543 But, yes, a lot of firsts. 827 00:42:56,544 --> 00:42:59,171 First national story, 828 00:42:59,172 --> 00:43:01,339 first front-page byline, 829 00:43:01,340 --> 00:43:03,967 first TV interview. 830 00:43:03,968 --> 00:43:08,805 I would wave to my mom, but the cameraman said not to shift in my seat. 831 00:43:11,808 --> 00:43:14,811 What a roller coaster. 832 00:43:14,812 --> 00:43:18,732 It really is too bad. Kern was a good man. 833 00:43:18,733 --> 00:43:21,026 - And now Catherine Durant. - Yes. 834 00:43:21,027 --> 00:43:23,403 Right place, right time, I suppose. 835 00:43:23,404 --> 00:43:26,322 - We like her, don't we? - Very much. 836 00:43:26,323 --> 00:43:29,492 Question is, does she like San Corp as much as we like her? 837 00:43:29,493 --> 00:43:32,079 I would say that that is a very good bet. 838 00:43:32,080 --> 00:43:34,039 But then again, I'm not a betting man. 839 00:43:34,040 --> 00:43:36,708 - No. You always like a sure thing. - When it avails itself. 840 00:43:36,709 --> 00:43:38,752 - Good night, Remy. - Good night, Frank. 841 00:43:38,753 --> 00:43:42,214 - See you around. - Hopefully less and less now. 842 00:43:47,761 --> 00:43:49,763 Oh, no. I charged the wrong thing. 843 00:43:49,764 --> 00:43:52,599 - What did you have again? - A medium decaf latte. 844 00:43:52,600 --> 00:43:56,145 Med lat, dec. 845 00:44:00,691 --> 00:44:02,901 I don't know how to get it to go back. 846 00:44:02,902 --> 00:44:05,528 - This one and this one. - This one? 847 00:44:05,529 --> 00:44:07,697 No. Let me do it. 848 00:44:20,837 --> 00:44:22,963 I have to ask you to stay back, congressman. 849 00:44:22,964 --> 00:44:25,590 - What's going on? - Some guy was trying to get into the building. 850 00:44:25,591 --> 00:44:28,802 When we said no, he started tearing his clothes off. 851 00:44:51,158 --> 00:44:54,619 Nobody can hear you. Nobody cares about you. 852 00:44:54,620 --> 00:44:56,705 Nothing will come of this. 853 00:45:00,042 --> 00:45:03,586 Why don't you let these nice gentlemen take you home? 854 00:45:11,094 --> 00:45:13,763 Cover him up. It's cold out here. 855 00:45:13,764 --> 00:45:15,974 You heard the congressman. 856 00:45:15,975 --> 00:45:18,060 Cover him up. 857 00:45:39,455 --> 00:45:42,084 Francis? 858 00:46:31,218 --> 00:46:41,829 Sync & corrections by Addic7ed.com www.addic7ed.com