1 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:10,364 You know what I like about people? They stack so well. 2 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:14,242 Let me get this for you. 3 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:18,248 - Want the paper? - No. 4 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:22,610 - This is too much. - It's not half enough. 5 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:23,886 Thanks for opening up for me. 6 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,685 Anytime day or night. You know that. 7 00:00:27,200 --> 00:00:30,124 In a town where everyone is so carefully reinventing themselves, 8 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:34,444 what I like about Freddy is that he doesn't even pretend to change. 9 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:36,524 Oh, I'm late. 10 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:40,008 Every Tuesday I sit down with the Speaker and the Majority Leader 11 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:43,687 to discuss the week's agenda. Well, discuss is probably the wrong word. 12 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,604 They talk while I sit quietly and imagine 13 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,564 their lightly-salted faces frying in a skillet. 14 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,362 Vasquez must be shitting herself. 15 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:33,127 Shitting herself while Walker is shitting himself 16 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:34,804 then shoveling his shit on her shit. 17 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:36,291 Bob, I'm planning on eating. 18 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:37,486 Do we have a back-up on the docket? 19 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:38,561 You're on that, right, Frank? 20 00:02:38,640 --> 00:02:39,687 I'm working with my staff... 21 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:41,922 The Republicans are gonna ram this up our ass. 22 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,081 I would if I was them. 23 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:44,491 Well, even if we squeak it through the House, 24 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:46,011 watch them mangle it in the Senate. 25 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:47,326 BOB: Or filibuster it. 26 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:48,680 DAVIS: Well, sure, if it looks anything like this. 27 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:51,525 BOB: I don't know why Walker's trying to tackle a charging elephant. 28 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:52,647 It's madness. 29 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,165 Congressman, sorry to interrupt, 30 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:55,770 but I saw you sitting over here and... 31 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,127 Remy. Gentlemen, this is Remy Danton. 32 00:02:58,240 --> 00:02:59,969 Remy, this is Speaker Birch, and Congressman... 33 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:01,929 I'm well aware. Mr. Speaker, Congressman. 34 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,402 Remy just made partner at Glendon Hill. 35 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,326 Glendon Hill? Great team over there. Congratulations. 36 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:08,367 Thank you. 37 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,044 When was the last time they added a partner? 38 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:11,326 It's been a while. 39 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:12,646 Well, they know a winner when they see one. 40 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:15,451 Remy was the best press secretary I ever had. 41 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:16,726 BOB: Why'd you let him go? 42 00:03:16,920 --> 00:03:18,160 I didn't. They stole him away. 43 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:19,605 What accounts do you have? 44 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,121 SanCorp Industries is my main one. 45 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:23,850 I run that account now. 46 00:03:23,920 --> 00:03:26,366 Anyhow, I'll let you get back to it. Sorry again to interrupt. 47 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,801 - No problem. - Very nice to meet you both. 48 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:32,611 Christ, these lobbyists keep getting younger and younger. 49 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,808 He's probably making more than all of us combined. 50 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:38,362 Gentlemen, this one's on me. I'm gonna track down that check. 51 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,171 Glendon Hill fronts SanCorp Industries. 52 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:42,884 SanCorp is deep into natural gas. 53 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:44,650 I don't give a hoot about natural gas. 54 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:48,691 But I have 67 deputy whips and they all need cash to win races. 55 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:50,444 SanCorp helps me purchase loyalty 56 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,210 and in return, they expect mine. 57 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:54,521 It's degrading, I know. But when the tit's that big, 58 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:56,125 everybody gets in line. 59 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:01,725 Tell them I'm on top of it. 60 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:03,040 I need more than that. 61 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,282 You are well aware that I do not drop the ball 62 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:06,885 on things like this, Remy. 63 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:08,371 Promises, Frank. 64 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:09,407 The Secretary of State, 65 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,084 Argentina, the offshore drilling accounts... 66 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:12,286 Talk to me when I've solved the problem. 67 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:14,010 Don't waste my time when I'm working on solving it. 68 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,162 When there's billions on the line, you can't not call me back 69 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:17,526 and I can't not show up. 70 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:18,926 Fine. Thank you for your diligence. 71 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:20,729 Eight figures to you and the D triple C. 72 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:22,768 Six million to build that library of yours, in your name. 73 00:04:22,840 --> 00:04:23,887 I know. 74 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,691 Don't make them throw money at your challenger next cycle. 75 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:28,361 You've made your point. 76 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:29,641 Have I? 77 00:04:29,720 --> 00:04:32,007 I hope so. 78 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,242 Such a waste of talent. 79 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:38,891 He chose money over power. 80 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:41,611 In this town, a mistake nearly everyone makes. 81 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,126 Money is the McMansion in Sarasota 82 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,686 that starts falling apart after 10 years. 83 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:52,324 Power is the old stone building that stands for centuries. 84 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:55,290 I cannot respect someone who doesn't see the difference. 85 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:58,886 FRANCIS: What am I looking at? 86 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:00,610 - The Williams Register. - Williams... 87 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:02,284 College. September '78. 88 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:04,004 And why am I looking at it? 89 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:05,525 The editorial. 90 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:11,926 Not that interesting. 91 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:15,840 Michael Kern went to Williams. Check out the masthead. 92 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,688 And then there's this. 93 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:23,601 It's thin. 94 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:25,808 The guy's a unicorn. He pisses rainbows. 95 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,121 - You think we can get traction with this? - I think you could. 96 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:29,565 Linda Vasquez is on the phone. 97 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,048 I'm surprised it took her this long. 98 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:34,166 It's only six past 9:00. 99 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,129 Which means she read the Herald three hours ago 100 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:37,645 and spent the past two and a half 101 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:39,171 getting reamed by the President. 102 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:40,480 Tell her I'm on my way. 103 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:43,131 You were supposed to keep Donald in line. You assured me... 104 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,931 Twenty-five years he's been pushing this particular agenda. 105 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,970 We got between the mother bear and her cub. It's a setback, that's all. 106 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:50,610 On our first day in office. 107 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:52,409 Linda, I've worked with four presidents. 108 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:54,721 Setbacks are a dime a dozen with a bill of this size. 109 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:55,881 Frank, if you can't control this... 110 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,207 I don't take well to being micromanaged, Linda. 111 00:05:58,280 --> 00:06:01,170 You want to do my job for me and run the White House? 112 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:03,129 Good luck. I won't stand in your way. 113 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:06,647 Okay, Frank. Fine. This is yours now. 114 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:09,491 If this thing can't make it to the floor in the first hundred days, 115 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:11,085 then I'll let you explain to the President 116 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:12,765 why he lied to the American people. 117 00:06:12,840 --> 00:06:14,171 I'm gonna get back to work. 118 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:15,287 Please do. 119 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:38,286 EVELYN: We really should be doing this on a Friday instead of a Wednesday. 120 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:40,761 Because if we do it on a Friday, people have the weekend. 121 00:06:40,840 --> 00:06:42,205 CLAIRE: Fine, we'll do it on Friday. 122 00:06:42,280 --> 00:06:43,850 Is all the paperwork ready? 123 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:47,402 EVELYN: Some of the more senior people are trickier. There's severance and... 124 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:50,091 - But we shouldn't run into any legal issues. - No, no. 125 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:54,245 We use at-will employment contracts across the board. 126 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:56,291 We'll get started first thing Friday. 127 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:00,203 I want all of the exit interviews done by lunch. 128 00:07:00,280 --> 00:07:04,285 Claire, I just can't help but think that this is a mistake. 129 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:06,761 We've discussed this already, Evelyn. I know, I know. 130 00:07:06,840 --> 00:07:10,322 But I just have to say it for the sake of my conscience. 131 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,290 I think that you are dismantling 132 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:17,081 what we have built over the past 10 years and I... 133 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:27,486 And I think the way you're handling this is... 134 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:30,321 ls cruel. 135 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:31,521 It's not easy, Evelyn. 136 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:34,931 But it's necessary. 137 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:38,368 You have always asked me to be honest with you. 138 00:07:38,440 --> 00:07:40,124 That's how we work together. 139 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,441 I disagree with something, I say it. 140 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:45,285 Well, I disagree 100%. 141 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,571 Please, Claire, don't do this. 142 00:07:48,640 --> 00:07:50,688 I respect your opinion, Evelyn. 143 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:53,206 And I appreciate you sharing it with me. 144 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:55,687 But I'm not going to change my mind. 145 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:00,010 Friday, then. 146 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,203 If that's what you want. 147 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,490 This is major reform. A complete overhaul. 148 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:16,324 That would usually take months. 149 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:18,289 Well, we only have days, not months. 150 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:19,964 But think about the process. We can't just... 151 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:22,964 When I asked my colleagues, your bosses, 152 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:25,964 who are the smartest minds in education, 153 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,930 out of hundreds, we arrived at you. 154 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,729 The six of you in this room. 155 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:32,643 Now I realize it is a difficult task. 156 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:35,803 But we have the opportunity to make history here. 157 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,804 And I want all of us to make it together. 158 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:41,882 So, good luck. We're counting on you. 159 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:45,165 Page one. 160 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:49,006 These bullet points reflect the key planks at the center of our bill. 161 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:52,527 Get comfy. This is your home until we have a presentable first draft. 162 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:57,923 Donald, what a morning. 163 00:08:58,000 --> 00:08:59,889 I have no idea how they got this. 164 00:08:59,960 --> 00:09:02,611 I specifically told my staff to destroy everything. 165 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:04,324 - I can't imagine... - It doesn't matter how it happened. 166 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,448 We can't make it un-happen. So now we have to adapt. 167 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:08,443 Don't they realize that this is a first draft? 168 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:10,648 All we have here really is a perception problem. 169 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:12,051 We don't get a second chance 170 00:09:12,120 --> 00:09:13,724 at a first impression, Donald. You know that. 171 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:16,241 Now, look, I'm on your side. 172 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,084 But Linda is furious. 173 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:19,765 What's she saying? 174 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:21,410 They want to point fingers. 175 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:22,687 At me? 176 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:23,847 I told her we cannot do that. 177 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:26,400 I mean, you are vital to this process. 178 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:28,926 I'm up to here with them, Donald. 179 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:31,924 For lying, for turning their back on you. 180 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,480 You know, I'm of a mind to say "screw it." 181 00:09:34,560 --> 00:09:38,645 I'll fall on this grenade myself just to piss them off. 182 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:40,325 Get me John King at CNN. 183 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,243 Wait, Frank. This is not your fault. 184 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:44,209 No, we have to protect your reputation. 185 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:46,248 But you're the man that needs to get the bill through the House. 186 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:48,527 I will. Hang on. I will assign it to one of my deputies 187 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,041 and quietly manage it. And I'll help guide you through the process. 188 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:52,565 I am not comfortable with this. 189 00:09:52,680 --> 00:09:54,125 Well, then, what do you suggest we do? 190 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:00,929 What a martyr craves more than anything is a sword to fall on. 191 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:04,561 So, you sharpen the blade, hold it at just the right angle, 192 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:07,405 and then, three, two, one... 193 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:08,641 It should be me. 194 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:09,721 It was my bill. 195 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:10,926 No, impossible. 196 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:15,005 Donald, education has been your life's work. 197 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:20,288 The truth is my heart is not in this fight. 198 00:10:20,560 --> 00:10:25,361 You know me. I'm not a wheeler-dealer. I can put my mind to policy, 199 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:27,488 but I'm no good at this brand of politics. 200 00:10:27,560 --> 00:10:30,166 Well, if not you, then who? 201 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:37,962 It should be you, Frank. 202 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:40,281 You're formidable. People respect you. 203 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:43,967 They will follow your lead. Let me be on the sidelines for this. 204 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:52,725 Well, I could only consider that as an option if I knew 205 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:55,246 that I could still come to you for counsel. 206 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:57,084 Of course. 207 00:10:57,160 --> 00:10:58,400 Whatever you need. 208 00:11:00,680 --> 00:11:04,082 Part of me is glad this got leaked. 209 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:08,167 Well, it would've been better if it hadn't 210 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:11,244 but at least people know where I stand. 211 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:14,201 Thank you, Donald. 212 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:16,009 Happy to do it, Frank. 213 00:11:22,560 --> 00:11:24,801 He has no idea we got six kids in the next room 214 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,121 already working on a new draft. Stamper! 215 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:30,329 But why dampen his mood by telling him? We just gave him a great gift. 216 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:32,528 The chance to fulfill his destiny. 217 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:34,170 Write up a statement for Blythe. 218 00:11:34,240 --> 00:11:36,925 Stepping aside, fresh ideas, et cetera, et cetera. 219 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:39,128 Make it dignified. He's a good man. 220 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:41,202 And bring me that Williams editorial. 221 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,691 After careful thought and discussion with my staff, 222 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:52,242 I am relinquishing my management of the Education Reform Act. 223 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:55,051 I hope to remain a part of the process, but I won't be working... 224 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:57,327 REPORTER: Why did you leak the draft? 225 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,880 I'm not exactly sure how it got leaked 226 00:11:59,960 --> 00:12:01,450 but it does represent... 227 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:03,090 REPORTER: It came from your office though, correct? 228 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:04,281 We wrote it... 229 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:05,521 Who will be managing the bill now? 230 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:07,409 - Frank Underwood. - Was that your choice? 231 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:08,720 Or did the administration... 232 00:12:08,800 --> 00:12:12,805 I feel very confident placing the bill in Frank's capable hands. 233 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:31,961 (DIALING NUMBER) 234 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:35,281 (RING TONE) 235 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:40,121 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 236 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:52,525 Ms. Barnes. 237 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:54,090 How very Deep Throat of you. 238 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:58,210 Well, I can't help you dispatch a president. How about a senator? 239 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:00,248 The editorial on the Camp David Accords. 240 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:02,369 "It is the opinion of this newspaper 241 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:04,244 "that President Carter demand Israel 242 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:06,004 "withdraw all its citizens from 243 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:07,770 "the Gaza Strip and West Bank..." 244 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:10,605 ZOE: "Which it has illegally occupied since 1967." 245 00:13:10,680 --> 00:13:12,205 "illegally occupied." 246 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,169 That's quite an incendiary quote, don't you think? 247 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:16,129 For an administration that says 248 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:18,129 the Middle East is its top foreign policy priority. 249 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:20,089 Michael Kern? 250 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:21,764 Did he personally write the editorial? 251 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:23,683 He was the editor. 252 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:25,364 But did he write it himself? 253 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:29,329 Then there's no story. 254 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:32,686 I'm saying it's a question worth asking. 255 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:34,689 And if he denies involvement? 256 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:36,285 He Will. Let him. 257 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:40,126 This is a man trying to be confirmed as Secretary of State. 258 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:41,770 Everything is a story. 259 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:43,450 There's no direct link. 260 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:45,807 I can't get this past Hammerschmidt. 261 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:50,362 Remember this moment when you resisted me. 262 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:54,570 When you said the words, "Then there is no story." 263 00:13:56,640 --> 00:13:58,722 Get a good night's sleep, Ms. Barnes. 264 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:00,450 You have a big day tomorrow. 265 00:14:10,680 --> 00:14:11,681 (DOOR CLOSES) (CAR STARTS) 266 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:24,924 Francis? 267 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:38,211 What is this? 268 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:39,327 CLAIRE: What does it look like? 269 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:41,124 But the basement is mine. 270 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:42,406 I know. 271 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:43,527 It's not for me. 272 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:44,687 So who's it for? 273 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:46,000 For you. 274 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:47,809 There's a gym in the Capitol. 275 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:49,211 Which you never use. 276 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,760 Because I'm a tad busy running the country. 277 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:53,763 But not at home. So now you have no excuse. 278 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:54,841 I want it out. 279 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:55,961 Give it a try first. 280 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:58,845 Is this your subtle way of saying that I'm out of shape? 281 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:02,971 No. It's my way of suggesting you could be in better shape. 282 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:05,850 That sounds both passive-aggressive and condescending. 283 00:15:05,920 --> 00:15:07,445 Just plain aggressive and true. 284 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:08,766 Don't wait up for me. 285 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:10,041 Are you going running now? 286 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:14,331 Yes, because I couldn't this morning. I had an early meeting. 287 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:16,880 Use the monstrosity. It's freezing out. 288 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:18,530 You break it in. 289 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:24,360 It looks positively medieval, doesn't it? 290 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:26,249 Trying to turn my only sanctuary 291 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:28,209 into a fitness dungeon. I won't have it. 292 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:31,646 It's a stretch. 293 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:33,848 ZOE: We're not misleading anyone. He was the editor. 294 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:35,649 - Did you call for comment? - I tried three times. 295 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:37,722 The press secretary said he'd get back to me, he didn't. 296 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:38,847 What about research? 297 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:40,729 You couldn't find anything to echo the editorial? 298 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:42,484 No quotes? No op-ed pieces? 299 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:44,324 Don't you think if something like that existed 300 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:46,244 someone would have printed it by now? 301 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:47,731 Nobody else has this, Lucas. 302 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:48,887 I don't think there's a story here. 303 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:50,081 I'm not saying there's a story. 304 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:52,925 All I'm saying is that there's a question that needs to be answered. 305 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,767 This is a nominee for Secretary of State. 306 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:59,127 We have an editorial on Palestine and Israel. 307 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:00,690 Which he didn't write. 308 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:02,211 Which we don't know he didn't write. 309 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:03,841 Exactly. 310 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:05,081 We don't have to print it. 311 00:16:05,160 --> 00:16:07,970 I could just scan the thing, stick it on a site and tweet the link. 312 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:09,769 But if I did that, some other paper might... 313 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:11,001 Whoa, whoa. 314 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:12,481 Don't be a bitch. 315 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:14,881 I'll talk to Tom. 316 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:16,685 That's all I was asking. 317 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:18,331 We simply can't afford to allow... 318 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:20,607 I got a guy, he's almost perfect. 319 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:24,127 He's a libertarian drug fiend marinating in a mobile home. 320 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,601 KERN: I didn't agree with President Reagan on many things. 321 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,968 But there was some merit to the notion of trickle-down economics. 322 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:34,841 And I feel there is much merit to the idea of trickle-down diplomacy. 323 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:38,205 Those are my lines. Vasquez must have given them to him. 324 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:40,044 ...solve the stalemate between Israel and Palestine, 325 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:44,045 that success will trickle down to a hundred other diplomatic dilemmas 326 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,168 between Muslims, Jews, Christians... 327 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:47,765 I'm glad you brought up Israel and Palestine, 328 00:16:47,880 --> 00:16:49,450 because just before we came on the air, 329 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:52,000 I received an advance copy of an article that's going to be 330 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,401 in tomorrow's Washington Herald. It's front page. 331 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:56,050 And it was written by Zoe Barnes. 332 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,168 And in it she quotes an editorial that ran 333 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:00,282 in the Williams College Register 334 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:03,409 when you were editor, back in September 1978, 335 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:05,005 which called the Israeli presence 336 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:06,764 in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, quote, 337 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:09,002 "An illegal occupation." 338 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:11,162 - May I see that? - Sure. 339 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,083 Did you write those words, "Illegal occupation"? 340 00:17:13,360 --> 00:17:14,646 No. 341 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:15,761 I have no memory of this. 342 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:16,921 But you were the editor of the paper. 343 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:18,047 Yes. 344 00:17:18,120 --> 00:17:20,009 So it couldn't have gone out without your approval. 345 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:23,050 No, of course not. But my staff... 346 00:17:23,120 --> 00:17:26,647 Somebody else usually wrote the... And then we'd vote... 347 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:28,324 Well, did you vote for it? 348 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:30,886 Honestly, George, I can't remember. It was 35 years ago... 349 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:33,566 So you're not sure whether or not you supported these words. 350 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:35,244 I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt, 351 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:37,687 I did not write these words. 352 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:40,445 But were they in line with your thinking at the time? 353 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:41,847 (LAUGHS) 354 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:44,082 This is ludicrous. It's ludicrous. 355 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:46,367 That's all we need, him laughing. 356 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:48,727 Nancy, get me Dennis Mendel at the ADL. 357 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,645 - The Middle East is a vital American interest. - Yes. 358 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:53,768 What you think about the Middle East is relevant. 359 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:55,524 You can look at my voting record. 360 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:57,887 Every single vote has been in defense of Israel. 361 00:17:57,960 --> 00:17:59,689 So when did your views change? 362 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:03,003 What I'm saying to you is... What's important now, George, 363 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:06,562 is how I have voted while I have represented the great state of Colorado. 364 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:07,641 I understand that's your position. 365 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:09,449 But a lot of other people are going to look at it and think 366 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:10,965 what you thought then is relevant as well. 367 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:13,202 Let me ask you this, have you ever changed our views since college? 368 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:16,085 Certainly. But I'm not the nominee for Secretary of State. 369 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:18,606 Even if I did have this viewpoint... 370 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:20,006 It's golden. 371 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:22,570 It's a bull's-eye. 372 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:24,768 FRANCIS: What were you saying when you came in? 373 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:26,171 So... 374 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:30,607 I found a guy who was on the college editorial staff when Kern was there. 375 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:33,445 This burn-out still pumping mimeograph manifestos 376 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:34,965 out of a trailer park in the Berkshires. 377 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:37,003 - But you're not planning on talking to him. - Uh-uh. 378 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:38,561 Peter Russo. 379 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:40,525 Good. (TELEPHONE RINGS) 380 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:42,642 Sounds like a perfect match. 381 00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:46,805 Dennis. 382 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:50,330 Any chance you're watching Stephanopoulos? 383 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:01,569 You look sexy when you're improving 384 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:03,608 the lives of hardworking Pennsylvanians. 385 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,811 Is it the improving lives, or is it these fetching sweat pants? 386 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:09,284 Why don't you move that computer out of the way, 387 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:11,129 let me see what that looks like? 388 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:15,046 Yeah, it's better with the laptop. 389 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:16,326 Fuck off. 390 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:18,686 You're not paying enough attention to me. 391 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,883 I pay attention to you all day at the office. 392 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:26,451 Hey, you know, I don't think I've ever seen you brush your teeth before. 393 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:27,891 - Sure you have. - No, I don't think so. 394 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:29,325 I mean, I know that you do brush. 395 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:31,243 But I don't think I've ever actually witnessed it before. 396 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:33,727 Well, here it is in all its glory. 397 00:19:34,760 --> 00:19:35,841 Is that my toothbrush? 398 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:37,081 I don't know, is it? 399 00:19:37,160 --> 00:19:38,127 Yes, it is. 400 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:40,009 - You left it here. - Peter, gross. 401 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:44,051 Come on. We've exchanged plenty of fluids by now. 402 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:46,480 No, no, no, no. 403 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:48,688 - No. Toothpaste! - It's not toothpaste. 404 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:49,921 I'm rabid! 405 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:51,286 No! 406 00:19:53,120 --> 00:19:54,121 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 407 00:19:55,360 --> 00:19:56,771 Go get it. 408 00:19:57,600 --> 00:19:59,489 I have to take this. 409 00:20:00,360 --> 00:20:01,771 This is Russo. 410 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:11,604 Yeah. Right now, it's 12:53. 411 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:19,924 Okay, okay, Okay 412 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:25,921 I have to go. 413 00:20:26,360 --> 00:20:27,486 Is everything okay? 414 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:28,927 It's work stuff. 415 00:20:29,120 --> 00:20:30,201 What kind of work stuff? 416 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:31,850 Congressman Wilensky. 417 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:34,844 He wants to go over the tax incentive stuff we sent him. 418 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:36,962 Peter, it's 1:00 in the morning. 419 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:39,603 Hey, Peter! 420 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:49,084 I have meetings tomorrow. I have a committee hearing... 421 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,561 Congress will survive without you. 422 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:56,123 Address. Directions. There's an e-ticket in your name. 423 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:04,442 Your flight leaves at 6:30. You should head to the airport. 424 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:05,567 This is coming from Frank? 425 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:07,847 No. This is coming from no one. 426 00:21:07,920 --> 00:21:09,968 You have the flu and you're calling in sick. 427 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:13,168 - What's that? - What's what? 428 00:21:13,480 --> 00:21:15,130 Is that a hickey? 429 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:17,731 Are you whoring around again? 430 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:19,086 No. I have a girlfriend. 431 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:22,170 You mean your little office romance. 432 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:25,286 What do you know about that? 433 00:21:25,360 --> 00:21:27,727 When it comes to your life, Peter, and what I know about it, 434 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:30,121 you should assume that there's no such thing as a secret. 435 00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:33,330 Stay in touch. 436 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:35,971 You call me on my cell, never at the office. 437 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:38,930 Good luck. 438 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:43,164 Knock 'em dead, tiger. 439 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:02,440 How are we? 440 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:06,208 Over-tired, under-caffeinated, but we're making progress. 441 00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:07,770 Less than a week to go. 442 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:09,241 Yeah, we'll do our best. 443 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:10,367 You what? 444 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:11,527 We'll get it done. 445 00:22:12,120 --> 00:22:14,202 And somebody open a window. It's rancid in here. 446 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:17,204 That is what happens when six people don't shower for half a week. 447 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:20,449 Anything you need, other than deodorant? 448 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:22,284 Yeah, this performance standards thing. 449 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,129 - The teachers unions are gonna... - Leave it in. 450 00:22:24,200 --> 00:22:25,850 - But we could dilute it a bit. - I'll handle the unions. 451 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:27,729 - What else, anything? - Conjugal visits? 452 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:31,209 I'll get back to work. 453 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:36,404 Nancy, what do I have next? 454 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:40,202 Constituent calls from 2:10 to 2:35, fundraising until 3:50, 455 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:42,089 - deputy caucus at 4:00. - The call list? 456 00:22:42,200 --> 00:22:44,089 - It's on your desk. - My briefing for the caucus? 457 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:45,161 Next to the call list. 458 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:46,241 Have you been in the conference room? 459 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:47,765 Have it steam-cleaned over the weekend. 460 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:49,888 In the meantime, get those poor kids some Febreze or something. 461 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:51,325 It's like a petting zoo. 462 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:54,684 You gotta see this. 463 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:58,924 GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: But were they in line with your thinking at the time? 464 00:22:59,080 --> 00:23:00,081 (LAUGHS) 465 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,242 We do not consider the issue of 466 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:04,368 Israel and Palestine a laughing matter. 467 00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:08,968 And he calls Israel "illegal"? Well, he's an anti-Semite and he is wrong. 468 00:23:09,440 --> 00:23:12,603 We would have grave, grave concerns about appointing such a man 469 00:23:12,680 --> 00:23:14,444 our next Secretary of State. 470 00:23:16,080 --> 00:23:17,923 It's too easy. 471 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:24,126 (TELEVISION PLAYING) 472 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:29,286 Roy. Hi, my name is Peter Russo. Congressman Russo. 473 00:24:29,360 --> 00:24:30,964 I'd like to just speak to you for just... 474 00:24:33,120 --> 00:24:36,681 - Sir? - Either you're lying, and you can fuck off, 475 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:40,082 or you're telling the truth, and you can absolutely fuck off. 476 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:43,721 I saw your web site I'm a fan. 477 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:48,690 And I brought you something. 478 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:02,644 Babe, put some clothes on. 479 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:03,926 What? 480 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,809 - We got a guest. - So? 481 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:06,881 Hey. 482 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:08,041 Put some clothes on. 483 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:11,205 KAPENIAK: Ice or no ice? 484 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:13,686 No ice. 485 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:15,922 Good, 'cause we don't have any. 486 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:25,010 Fuck. Echo! I told you to put the... 487 00:25:25,120 --> 00:25:26,565 It's okay. 488 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:30,849 I'll keep your secret if you keep mine. 489 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:33,890 A congressman, you say? 490 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:36,088 Right now, I'm just a drinking companion. 491 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:38,811 Well all right, companion, have yourself a drink. 492 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:43,001 (KNOCKING AT DOOR) 493 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:53,606 Come on in. 494 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:12,810 $10,000. 495 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:15,809 What will that get me? 496 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:17,930 I mean, I'm kinky, but I don't know 497 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:19,485 if I'm the girl you're looking for. 498 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:22,970 You're definitely the girl that I'm looking for. 499 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:27,804 Excuse me. 500 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:30,087 All I want for that money is your silence. 501 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:32,801 My What? 502 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:33,881 The guy you were with the other night, 503 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:36,328 the one who was arrested. Do you know who he was? 504 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:38,685 You mean the congressman? 505 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:40,046 There was no congressman. 506 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:42,800 There was no arrest. None of that exists. 507 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:46,407 All that exists is the money sitting right there in front of you. 508 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:48,844 Do you understand? 509 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:52,161 Yeah. 510 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:54,521 Good. 511 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:01,685 Open your mouth. 512 00:27:19,360 --> 00:27:20,850 Last little bit's for me. 513 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:35,964 You're scolding me. 514 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:38,286 Am I? 515 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:40,763 You are. Silently. 516 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:45,645 Is it the rowing machine? 517 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:46,881 You tell me. 518 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:48,161 It's the rowing machine. 519 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:49,687 You haven't used it. 520 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:51,125 How do you know I haven't? 521 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:52,440 Francis. 522 00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:54,807 You know I don't like to be managed. 523 00:27:54,880 --> 00:27:56,803 I'm not trying to manage you. 524 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:00,123 I just don't want to outlive you by 25 years. 525 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:02,322 I must walk three miles a day around that Capitol. 526 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:04,084 I'm constantly on my feet. 527 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:07,170 And do you know how many calories the brain burns? 528 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:08,571 I'm not worried about your brain. 529 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:12,251 It's your heart we're talking about. 530 00:28:15,320 --> 00:28:16,731 Use the machine. 531 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:24,084 She's right. I should take better care of myself. 532 00:28:24,640 --> 00:28:26,244 But it's the principle. 533 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:28,322 I won't be a slave to anybody or anything 534 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:30,442 you can order with a toll-free number. 535 00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:44,962 We share the wealth in this republic. 536 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:55,966 I thought the whole editorial team pitched in. 537 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:58,768 Sometimes. Not that time, though. 538 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:00,491 But he must've written some of it. 539 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:02,130 No, that was all me. 540 00:29:07,520 --> 00:29:09,010 What if people thought he wrote it. 541 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:11,128 Fuck that, he's a fraud. 542 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:14,204 No, he's worse than a fraud, he's a fucking farce. 543 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:16,009 And I'll tell you something. 544 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:18,686 He used to be even more of a maniac than I am. 545 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:21,281 - Chemicals? - No, politics. 546 00:29:21,360 --> 00:29:22,964 We had some nights, man. 547 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:26,408 Long conversations. Dangerous fucking notions. 548 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:27,891 - Like what? - You name it. 549 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:31,407 OPEC, Pinochet, the fucking Food Stamp Act, 550 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:34,324 Then the motherland sang her mating call. 551 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:36,926 J' Oh, say can you... J' 552 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:38,889 Next thing, he's cramming for the bar 553 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:40,889 at Bryn Mawr and snapping on a flag pin. 554 00:29:41,000 --> 00:29:42,445 Does Bryn Mawr have a law school? 555 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:46,241 My point is, he started goose-stepping in the marionette parade. 556 00:29:46,320 --> 00:29:48,926 Left, right, red, blue, Democrat, Republican. 557 00:29:49,240 --> 00:29:51,447 They're all dangling from the same strings. 558 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:55,042 Take a sledge hammer to the whole fucking Punch and Judy show, 559 00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:56,527 that's what's required. 560 00:29:56,600 --> 00:29:57,886 Thought you were a patriot. 561 00:29:57,960 --> 00:29:59,450 Fuck yeah, one of the few. 562 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:01,050 So what's wrong with public service? 563 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:03,407 Public service? Come on, man. 564 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:05,687 You gotta get a grip on who your masters are. 565 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:10,050 The IMF, the World Bank, the Rockefeller Trilateral Commission. 566 00:30:10,200 --> 00:30:13,283 You bank roll their fucking death squads. 567 00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:16,967 It's called FEMA, it's called Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. 568 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:18,610 NATO, border control. 569 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:20,569 You think Katrina was incompetence? 570 00:30:20,680 --> 00:30:22,603 That was highly orchestrated negligence. 571 00:30:22,680 --> 00:30:26,162 Look at Waco, Amnesty International, the ACLU. 572 00:30:26,240 --> 00:30:28,607 Smoke screens, all of them. Blood on their hands. 573 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:31,210 Well, exactly. 574 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:34,924 You want me to lie to the people. 575 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,810 I want you to spare the people another hypocrite. 576 00:30:38,160 --> 00:30:39,685 What's in it for you? 577 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:43,005 Poetic justice. 578 00:30:43,840 --> 00:30:45,968 Come on, you're one of them. 579 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,720 Can a corporate sell-out roll a joint like this? 580 00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:58,561 If I wanted to do this thing, 581 00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:01,926 how might I go about that, precisely? 582 00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:13,770 How did it go? 583 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:18,809 There were a few tears here and there and some anger, 584 00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:21,526 but nothing unexpected. 585 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:27,725 I'm going to need you to leave us today too, Evelyn. 586 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:30,285 I'm sorry. 587 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:33,041 I just can't have any doubt about the direction I'm taking. 588 00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:42,250 - You just had me fire 18 people. - I know. 589 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:45,404 I sat across from them in this room, 590 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:49,047 - and I had to tell each and every one... - I know. 591 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:55,081 I am 59 years old. Nobody hires anybody my age. 592 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:57,322 I will write you any kind of recommendation... 593 00:31:57,400 --> 00:31:59,641 To do what? Bag groceries? 594 00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:02,130 Come on, what am I supposed to tell my daughter? 595 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:04,043 I'm sorry, Evelyn, I truly... 596 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:06,407 No, you're not. You don't give a fuck. 597 00:32:08,640 --> 00:32:11,246 Eighteen people, Claire. 598 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:17,285 Nineteen if you count me. 599 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:20,928 I have to.. 600 00:32:22,800 --> 00:32:24,962 I have to call my daughter. 601 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:08,921 I know today has been tough. 602 00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:12,328 A lot of your colleagues have left, 603 00:33:12,840 --> 00:33:14,888 and I owe you an explanation. 604 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:19,162 Many of those who left us today helped 605 00:33:19,280 --> 00:33:21,442 build the CWI from the ground up, 606 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:22,925 and I'm grateful to them. 607 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:26,040 But it is time for us to evolve, 608 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:30,008 and to accomplish this, we had to make hard choices 609 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:33,569 and bring in new people. 610 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:36,244 That's what today was about. 611 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:41,283 You have any questions, my door is always open. 612 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:47,283 I'm all good for National and Metro. 613 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:49,368 We've got space for Political if we need it. 614 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:51,568 Janine? Anything new on Michael Kern? 615 00:33:52,040 --> 00:33:53,405 The White House is dodging. 616 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:55,969 You can't get anyone on record? 617 00:33:56,040 --> 00:33:59,931 Not just me. They're shutting all of us down in the briefings. 618 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:02,685 No one is giving an inch, even on background. 619 00:34:02,760 --> 00:34:04,330 In the meantime, I'm working on a feature about 620 00:34:04,400 --> 00:34:06,368 the administration's foreign policy agenda, 621 00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:09,484 how it shifted from the start of the campaign, increased DOD spending... 622 00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:10,607 We see you, Zoe. 623 00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:14,002 I can link Kern directly to the Williams editorial. 624 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:16,407 - What? - I've got a guy named Roy Kapeniak, 625 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:18,403 who was on the editorial staff when Kern was there. 626 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:20,209 Hey, Twitter-twat. WTF? 627 00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:22,009 Wait, wait, wait. Roy what? 628 00:34:22,120 --> 00:34:24,088 Kapeniak. A classmate of Kern's. 629 00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:28,085 I have him on record saying Kern wrote every word of the editorial. 630 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:30,401 Let's move this into my office. Zoe, Lucas. 631 00:34:37,800 --> 00:34:38,801 Janine! 632 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:45,208 Let me once and for all say this definitively. 633 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,567 I didn't author that editorial. 634 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:50,883 Not a single sentence, word, comma or period. 635 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:54,089 If memory serves me it was Mr. Kapeniak who wrote it. 636 00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:57,448 Why on earth he's trying to claim that I did is beyond me. 637 00:34:57,640 --> 00:35:01,042 Let me further say that I am a strong supporter of the state of Israel. 638 00:35:01,160 --> 00:35:04,369 As the most stable country in the region and our strongest ally... 639 00:35:04,480 --> 00:35:06,369 It's Frank Underwood for Cathy. 640 00:35:07,080 --> 00:35:08,411 ...In any peace process. 641 00:35:08,640 --> 00:35:12,690 Because without the stability of Israel, there can be no Palestine. 642 00:35:13,640 --> 00:35:15,483 CNN, right now. 643 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:20,402 "Without Israel there can be no Palestine"? 644 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:21,925 I've got it on. 645 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,810 I would remind Senator Kern that there was a Palestine 646 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:26,564 long before there was an Israel. 647 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:29,689 His comments are not only ignorant, they are racist. 648 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:33,370 Get ready, Cathy. Things are about to move very quickly. 649 00:35:34,720 --> 00:35:36,768 Okay, I'm ready. 650 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:39,360 Hey. I... 651 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:40,726 Peter. 652 00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:42,211 Not now. 653 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:43,725 Stop! Hey, hey, where have you been? 654 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:48,249 - God, you're fucking high. - No, I... 655 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:49,970 Yes, you are, look at your eyes. 656 00:35:50,040 --> 00:35:52,407 Please, just lay off. 657 00:35:53,120 --> 00:35:55,566 You promised me it wouldn't be like this. 658 00:35:56,520 --> 00:35:58,921 Cancel whatever I have for the rest of the day. 659 00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:07,361 (GLASS SHATTERS) 660 00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:37,926 Kern is out. 661 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:40,885 They're tossing him? 662 00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:42,928 Technically, he'll withdraw himself, but yes. 663 00:36:44,120 --> 00:36:45,690 Can I say, "A source close to the White House"? 664 00:36:45,760 --> 00:36:48,206 No. You let this story play out on its own time. 665 00:36:48,280 --> 00:36:49,770 They'll announce in the morning. 666 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:52,889 I'm sorry, if not that, what story are we talking about? 667 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:56,203 Catherine Durant. As soon as Kern withdraws, 668 00:36:56,280 --> 00:36:58,521 you say she'll be the replacement. 669 00:36:58,600 --> 00:36:59,681 Is that true? 670 00:36:59,800 --> 00:37:00,926 It will be after you write it. 671 00:37:02,920 --> 00:37:04,843 Roy Kapeniak was you. 672 00:37:04,920 --> 00:37:08,163 You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment. 673 00:37:08,240 --> 00:37:10,083 You found him. You had him call me... 674 00:37:10,160 --> 00:37:13,004 Kapeniak and Kern were appetizers, Ms. Barnes. 675 00:37:13,080 --> 00:37:15,287 Catherine Durant is the meal. 676 00:37:17,120 --> 00:37:22,843 Say that name. "Catherine Durant." Say it over and over. 677 00:37:23,080 --> 00:37:25,526 Tomorrow afternoon, write it down. 678 00:37:25,600 --> 00:37:28,126 Then watch that name come out of the mouth 679 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:30,806 of the President of the United States. 680 00:37:31,800 --> 00:37:33,962 This is where we get to create. 681 00:37:41,720 --> 00:37:45,008 Don't miss your train, Ms. Barnes. It's the last one tonight. 682 00:37:48,080 --> 00:37:50,208 Zoe Barnes of the Washington Herald now reporting, 683 00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:51,850 quoting a source close to the President, 684 00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:53,564 as saying that Senator Catherine Durant 685 00:37:53,640 --> 00:37:56,484 will likely be the new nominee for Secretary of State 686 00:37:56,560 --> 00:37:59,166 after Michael Kern's withdrawal earlier this week. 687 00:37:59,240 --> 00:38:01,447 The White House has remained silent on whether the President 688 00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:03,249 will tap Durant for the nomination, 689 00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:05,322 but a national Zogby poll shows 690 00:38:05,440 --> 00:38:07,408 wide support for Durant across party lines. 691 00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:10,324 ...has served 10 years on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, 692 00:38:10,400 --> 00:38:12,926 made numerous diplomatic missions to South America... 693 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:14,684 place our faith in her, knowing that 694 00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:16,484 we have a responsible, experienced, 695 00:38:16,560 --> 00:38:18,881 brilliant woman representing our interests abroad. 696 00:38:19,000 --> 00:38:22,049 ...middle of the road, team player, strong on defense. 697 00:38:22,120 --> 00:38:23,849 And if there's a woman that can work 698 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:25,729 with the Joint Chiefs, she's the one. 699 00:38:25,840 --> 00:38:27,080 Durant is the way to go, it's a no-brainer. 700 00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:29,806 The President should stop this pageant and simply make the call. 701 00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:32,241 Why are we still talking about if they're going to nominate Durant? 702 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:34,209 Why don't they just do it already 703 00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:36,249 so we can all stop talking about ifs 704 00:38:36,320 --> 00:38:37,890 and start talking about when and what 705 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:40,401 and how Durant's going to shape our foreign policy. 706 00:39:08,240 --> 00:39:10,242 So, history? 707 00:39:12,720 --> 00:39:13,767 History. 708 00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:20,328 I'm very impressed, Frank. 709 00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:22,641 Good. With your go-ahead, I'll start the mark-up. 710 00:39:22,720 --> 00:39:24,245 Have Birch and Rasmussen seen this? 711 00:39:24,320 --> 00:39:26,402 Not yet, I wanted you to be the first to have a look. 712 00:39:26,480 --> 00:39:28,164 I'll schedule a time for you to fill in the President. 713 00:39:28,240 --> 00:39:31,323 Oh, no, no, no. That is your turf, Linda. You should do that. 714 00:39:31,440 --> 00:39:34,284 - Thank you, Frank. - My pleasure. Thank you. 715 00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:36,843 I so apologize for everything... 716 00:39:36,920 --> 00:39:38,763 No, no, no. That's not necessary. 717 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:42,090 Now for the real meeting. 718 00:39:42,760 --> 00:39:45,525 So, what is happening with Michael Kern? 719 00:39:46,720 --> 00:39:48,324 It's a total nightmare. 720 00:39:48,440 --> 00:39:50,044 Do you know who you're going to tap next? 721 00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:52,767 Frank, we still need you in the House... 722 00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:54,205 No, no, no. I wouldn't dream of it. 723 00:39:54,280 --> 00:39:55,361 We've got our education bill. 724 00:39:55,440 --> 00:39:57,204 I was just curious. 725 00:39:57,280 --> 00:39:59,203 Somehow, the rumor is flying around that 726 00:39:59,320 --> 00:40:01,209 we're going to nominate Catherine Durant. 727 00:40:01,280 --> 00:40:02,611 I'm sure you've noticed. 728 00:40:02,680 --> 00:40:04,045 Is the rumor true? 729 00:40:04,120 --> 00:40:05,531 Well, we weren't considering her at first, 730 00:40:05,600 --> 00:40:07,602 but the President asked me to have her vetted, 731 00:40:07,800 --> 00:40:09,802 in case we want to go that route. 732 00:40:09,880 --> 00:40:11,120 Interesting. 733 00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:12,361 What do you think? 734 00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:17,729 Well, she wouldn't be my first choice... 735 00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:19,165 Who would be your first choice? 736 00:40:19,240 --> 00:40:21,686 She campaigned hard against us in the primaries. 737 00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:23,000 That's my reservation. 738 00:40:23,080 --> 00:40:25,208 But you'd show yourself above party politics, 739 00:40:25,280 --> 00:40:27,408 and I know she'd work all the harder for it. 740 00:40:27,480 --> 00:40:30,051 Decent experience. Respect across the aisle... 741 00:40:30,120 --> 00:40:32,122 So you think we can seriously consider her? 742 00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:36,806 It's not the worst idea in the world. 743 00:40:56,680 --> 00:40:58,842 Where are you getting this shit? 744 00:40:58,920 --> 00:41:00,604 - What? - Your stories. 745 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:02,923 - I was just... - Who are you fucking? 746 00:41:04,160 --> 00:41:06,003 - Nobody. - Oh, come on. 747 00:41:06,080 --> 00:41:08,890 You're a Metro scrub, and now look at you. 748 00:41:09,320 --> 00:41:11,049 You'd have to be fucking somebody important. 749 00:41:11,800 --> 00:41:14,929 I'm just doing my job, Janine. Excuse me. 750 00:41:21,400 --> 00:41:23,641 All right. One sec. Okay. 751 00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:27,001 Is this your first remote? 752 00:41:27,120 --> 00:41:28,201 Yeah, it's my first time. 753 00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:39,964 Right into the camera. 754 00:41:40,160 --> 00:41:42,322 Don't shift in your seat, and there's no reason 755 00:41:42,400 --> 00:41:45,131 to speak above a conversational volume, the mic will pick you up. 756 00:41:45,200 --> 00:41:46,201 - You all ready? - Yeah. 757 00:41:46,280 --> 00:41:48,044 All right, don't forget to breathe. 758 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:54,291 Five, four, three... 759 00:41:58,400 --> 00:42:01,449 MAN: We'd like to welcome Zoe Barnes from the Washington Herald. 760 00:42:02,280 --> 00:42:04,362 Zoe, thank you for joining us. 761 00:42:04,880 --> 00:42:07,565 lam very glad to be here. Thank you for having me. 762 00:42:07,640 --> 00:42:09,802 You broke the education bill, the Kern editorial 763 00:42:09,920 --> 00:42:11,001 and now Durant. 764 00:42:11,080 --> 00:42:13,970 ZOE: I'm just thrilled to be reporting news that matters. 765 00:42:14,040 --> 00:42:15,565 And it's truly been a team effort. 766 00:42:15,760 --> 00:42:17,285 Everyone at the Herald pitched in. 767 00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:21,083 But yes, a lot of firsts. 768 00:42:21,520 --> 00:42:23,727 First national story, first... 769 00:42:32,960 --> 00:42:34,325 Thank you. 770 00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:38,965 Calling it a night. 771 00:42:39,080 --> 00:42:40,525 See you tomorrow, sir. 772 00:42:49,240 --> 00:42:50,730 ZOE: But yes, a lot of firsts. 773 00:42:50,800 --> 00:42:55,601 First national story, first front page by-line, 774 00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:58,287 first TV interview... 775 00:42:59,120 --> 00:43:02,966 I would wave to my mom, but the camera man said not to shift in my seat. 776 00:43:06,200 --> 00:43:08,043 What a roller coaster. 777 00:43:09,600 --> 00:43:12,604 It really is too bad. Kern is a good man. 778 00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:14,645 And now Catherine Durant. 779 00:43:14,720 --> 00:43:17,644 Yes. Right place, right time, I suppose. 780 00:43:17,960 --> 00:43:19,291 We like her, don't we? 781 00:43:19,400 --> 00:43:20,686 Very much. 782 00:43:20,760 --> 00:43:22,967 The question is does she like SanCorp as much as we like her? 783 00:43:24,000 --> 00:43:26,401 I would say that that is a very good bet. 784 00:43:26,480 --> 00:43:28,209 But then again, I'm not a betting man. 785 00:43:28,280 --> 00:43:29,884 No, you always like a sure thing. 786 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:31,968 When it avails itself. Goodnight, Remy. 787 00:43:32,040 --> 00:43:33,929 Goodnight, Frank. See you around. 788 00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:36,162 Hopefully less and less now. 789 00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:45,083 Oh, no, I charged the wrong thing. What did you have again? 790 00:43:45,160 --> 00:43:46,730 Medium decaf latte. 791 00:43:46,920 --> 00:43:49,002 Med, latt, dec... 792 00:43:55,320 --> 00:43:56,810 I don't know how to get it to go back. 793 00:43:56,920 --> 00:43:58,490 MANAGER: This one and this one. 794 00:43:58,880 --> 00:43:59,881 This one? 795 00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:01,047 No. Let me do it. 796 00:44:03,520 --> 00:44:04,851 (REGISTER CHIMES) 797 00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:14,641 (MAN STRUGGLING) 798 00:44:15,600 --> 00:44:17,125 I'll have to ask you to stay back, Congressman. 799 00:44:17,200 --> 00:44:18,247 What's going on? 800 00:44:18,320 --> 00:44:19,890 Some guy was trying to get into the building. 801 00:44:19,960 --> 00:44:22,930 When we said no, he started tearing his clothes off. 802 00:44:25,360 --> 00:44:26,885 (SHOUTING VIOLENTLY) 803 00:44:45,560 --> 00:44:48,564 Nobody can hear you. Nobody cares about you. 804 00:44:49,400 --> 00:44:50,811 Nothing will come of this. 805 00:44:54,560 --> 00:44:57,962 Why don't you let these nice gentlemen take you home? 806 00:45:05,560 --> 00:45:08,040 Cover him up. It's cold out here. 807 00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:10,925 POLICEMAN: You heard the congressman. Cover him up. 808 00:45:33,760 --> 00:45:35,125 Francis? 809 00:45:37,280 --> 00:45:38,964 (WHOOSHING NOISES) 810 00:45:38,989 --> 00:45:44,989 lost0ne - addic7ed.com