YouknowwhatIlikeaboutpeople?
Theystacksowell.
Letmegetthisforyou.
-Wantthepaper?-No.
Thisistoomuch.
It'snothalfenough.
Thanksforopeningupforme.
Anytime,wthat.
Inatownwhereeveryone'ssocarefullyreinventingthemlves,
whatIlikeaboutFreddy
isthathedoesn'tevenpretendtochange.
Ooh.I'mlate.
EveryTuesdayIsitdownwiththespeakerandthemajorityleader
todiscusstheweek'sagenda.
Well,discussisprobablythewrongword.
TheytalkwhileIsitquietly
andimagingtheirlightlysaltedfacesfryinginaskillet.
Vasquezmustbeshittingherlf.
Shittingherlf,whenWalkerisshittinghimlf
andshovelinghisshitonhershit.
Bob,I'mplanningoneating.
Dowehaveabackuponthedocket?
You'reonthat,right,Frank?
Yeah,I'mworkingwithmystaff--
Republicansaregonnaramthisupourass.
IwouldifIwasthem.
Why,evenifwesqueakitthroughthehou,
watchthemmangleitinthenate.
使法案不能进入投票从而阻止一个法案通过
Orfilibuster.
Why,sure,ifitlooksanythinglikethis...
Idon'tknowwhyWalker's
tryingtotackleachargingelephant.
It'smadness.
Congressmen,sorrytointerrupt,
butIsawyousittingoverhere--
men,thisisRemyDanton.
Remy,thisisSpeakerBirchandCongress--
I'r,Congressman.
RemyjustmadepartneratGlendonHill.
GlendonHill?Greatteamoverthere.
-Congratulations.-Thankyou.
Whenwasthelasttimetheyaddedapartner?
It'sbeenawhile.
Well,theyknowawinnerwhentheyeone.
RemywasthebestpresscretaryIeverhad.
Whydidyoulethimgo?
Ididn'olehimaway.
Whataccountsdoyouhave?
SanCorpIndustriesismymainone.
Irunthataccountnow.
Anyhow,I'llletyougetbacktoit.
Sorryagaintointerrupt.
Noproblem.
Verynicetomeetyouboth.
-Nice.-Lobbyistskeepgettingyoungerandyounger.
He'sprobablymakingmorethanallofuscombined.
Gentlemen,thisone'sonme.
I'mgonnatrackdownthatcheck.
GlendonHillfrontsSanCorpIndustries.
SanCorpisdeepintonaturalgas.
Idon'tgiveahootaboutnaturalgas,
butIhave67deputywhips,
andtheyallneedcashtowinraces.
SanCorphelpsmepurchaloyalty,
andinreturntheyexpectmine.
It'sdegrading,Iknow,
butwhenthetit'sthatbig,
everybodygetsinline.
TellthemI'montopofit.
Ineedmorethanthat.
YouarewellawarethatIdonotdroptheballonthingslikethis,Remy.
Promis,Frank.
SecretaryofState,Argentineandoffshoredrillingcontracts--
TalktomewhenI'vesolvedtheproblem.
Don'twastemytimewhenI'mworkingonsolvingtheproblem.
Whenthere'sbillionsontheline,
Youcan'tnotcallmeback.
Ican'tnotshowup.
ouforyourdiligence.
EightfigurestoyouandtheDtripleC.
6milliontobuildthatlibraryofyoursinyourname.
Iknow.
Don'tmakethemthrowmoneyatyourchallengernextcycle.
You'vemadeyourpoint.
HaveI?Ihopeso.
Suchawasteoftalent.
Hechomoneyoverpower--
Inthistown,amistakenearlyeveryonemakes.
Inthistown,amistakenearlyeveryonemakes.
MoneyistheMcMansioninSarasota
thatstartsfallingapartaftertenyears.
Poweristheoldstonebuilding
thatstandsforcenturies.
Icannotrespectsomeonewhodoesn'tethedifference.
WhatamIlookingat?
TheWilliamsregister.
-Williams?-College.
September'78.
AndwhyamIlookingatit?
Theeditorial.
Notthatinteresting.
MichaelKernwenttoWilliams.
Checkoutthemasthead.
Andthenthere'sthis.
It'sthin.
Theguy'esrainbows.
-Youthinkwecangettractionwiththis?-Ithinkyoucould.
LindaVasquezisonthephone.
Ah,I'msurpridittookherthislong.
It'sonly6past9:00.
WhichmeansshereadtheHerald3hoursago
andspentthepast21/2gettingreamedbythepresident.
TellherI'monmyway.
YouweresuppodtokeepDonaldinline.
Youassuredmethatyou--
25yearshe'sbeenpushingthisparticularagenda.
Wegotbetweenthemotherbearandhercub.
It''sall.
Onourfirstdayinoffice.
Linda,I'veworkedwithfourpresidents.
Setbacksareadimeadozenwithabillofthissize.
Frank,ifyoucan'tcontrolthis--
Idon'ttakewelltobeingmicromanaged,Linda.
YouwanttodomyjobformeandruntheWhiteHou?
'tstandinyourway.
Okay,yoursnow.
Ifthisthingcan'tmakeittothefloorinthefirst100days,
thenI'llletyouexplaintothepresident
whyheliedtotheAmericanpeople.
I'mgonnagetbacktowork.
Pleado.
Well,wereallyshouldbedoingthisonaFriday
insteadofaWednesday.
IfwedoitonaFriday,
-'lldoitonFriday.
Isallthepaperworkready?
Someofthemoreniorpeoplearetrickier.
There'sverance.
Butweshouldn'trunintoanylegalissues.
No,t-willemploymentcontractsacrosstheboard.
Well,getstartedfirstthingFriday.
Iwantalloftheexitinterviewsdonebylunch.
Claire,Ijustcan'thelpbutthinkthatthisisamistake.
We'vediscusdthisalready,Evelyn.
Iknow,Iknow,butIjusthavetosayit
forthesakeofmyconscience.
Ithinkthatyouaredismantling
whatwehavebuiltoverthepasttenyears,
andI--
andIthinkthewayyou'rehandlingthisis...
iscruel.
It'snoteasy,Evelyn.
Butit'snecessary.
Youhavealwaysaskedmetobehonestwithyou.
It'showweworktogether.
Idisagreewithsomething,Isayit.
Well,Idisagree100%.
Plea,Claire,don'tdothis.
Irespectyouropinion,Evelyn,
andIappreciateyousharingitwithme,
butI'mnotgoingtochangemymind.
Friday,then.
Ifthat'swhatyouwant.
Thisismajorreform,acompleteoverhaul.
Thatwouldusuallytakemonths.
Well,weonlyhavedays,notmonths.
'tjustchange--
WhenIaskmycolleagues,yourboss,
whoarethesmartestmindsineducation,
outofhundreds,wearrivedatyou--
thesixofyouinthisroom.
Now,Irealizeitisadifficulttask,
butwehavetheopportunitytomakehistoryhere.
AndIwantallofustomakeittogether.
'recountingonyou.
Page1.
Thebulletpointsreflect
thekeyplanksatthecenterofourbill.
Getcomfy.
Thisisyourhomeuntilwehaveaprentablefirstdraft.
Donald,whatamorning.
Ihavenoideahowtheygotthis.
Ispecificallytoldmystafftodestroyeverything.
-Ican'timagine--Itdoesn'tmatterhowithappened.
Wecan'tmakeitunhappen,sowehavetoadapt.
Don'ttheyrealizethatthisisafirstdraft?
Allwehaveherereallyisaperceptionproblem.
Wedon'tgetacondchanceatafirstimpression,Donald.
,look,I'monyourside,
butLindaisfurious.
What'sshesaying?
Theywanttopointfingers.
Atme?
Itoldherwecannotdothat.
Imean,youarevitaltothisprocess.
I'muptoherewiththem,Donald--
forlying,forturningtheirbackonyou.
Youknow,I'mofamindtosayscrewit.
I'llfallonthisgrenademylf,
justtopissthemoff.
GivemeJohnKingatCNN.
Wait,notyourfault.
No,wehavetoprotectyourreputation.
Butyou'rethemanthatneedstogetthebillthroughthehou.
ssignittooneofmydeputies,
quietlymanageit,andI'llhelpguideyouthroughtheprocess.
Iamnotcomfortablewiththis.
Well,thenwhatdoyousuggestwedo?
Whatamartyrcravesmorethananything
isaswordtofallon,
soyousharpentheblade,
holditatjusttherightangle,
andthen3,2,1--
Itshouldbeme.
Itwasmybill.
,
educationhasbeenyourlife'swork.
Thetruthismyheartisnotinthisfight.
Youknowme.I'mnotawheelerdealer.
Icanputmymindtopolicy,
butI'mnogoodatthisbrandofpolitics.
Well,ifnotyou,thenwho?
Itshouldbeyou,Frank.
You'respectyou.
--
letmebeonthesidelinesforthis.
Well,Icouldonlyconsiderthatasanoption
ifIknewthatIcouldstillcometoyouforcounl.
eryouneed.
Partofmeisgladthisgotleaked.
Well,itwouldhavebeenbetterifithadn't,
butatleastpeopleknowwhereIstand.
Thankyou,Donald.
Happytodoit,Frank.
Hehasnoideawe'vegotsixkidsinthenextroom
alreadyworkingonanewdraft.
Stamper!Butwhydampenhismoodbytellinghim?
Wejustgavehimagreatgift--
achancetofulfillhisdestiny.
WriteupastatementforBlythe--
WriteupastatementforBlythe--
steppingaside,freshideas,
etcetera,etcetera,andmakeitdignified.
He'sagoodman.
ngmethatWilliamditorial.
ngmethatWilliamditorial.
Aftercarefulthoughtanddiscussionwithmystaff,
Iamrelinquishingmymanagementoftheeducationreformact.
Ihopetoremainapartoftheprocess,
butIwon'tbeworking--
Whydidyouleakthedraft?
I'mnotexactlysurehowitgotleaked,
but,uh,itdoesreprent--
Itcamefromyouroffice,though,correct?
Uh,wewroteit,butIdon't--
Who'llbemanagingthebillnow?
FrankUnderwood.
Wasthatyourchoice,
ordidtheadministration--
ordidtheadministration--
Ifeelveryconfident
placingthebillinFrank'scapablehands.
.
.
Howverydeepthroatofyou.
Well,Ican'thelpyoudispatchapresident.
Howaboutanator?
Howaboutanator?
TheeditorialontheCampDavidAccords.
"Itistheopinionofthisnewspaper
thatPresidentCarterdemandIsrael
withdrawallitscitizens
fromtheGazaStripandWestBank."
"Whichithasillegallyoccupiedsince1967."
Illegallyoccupied.
That'squiteanincendiaryquote,don'tyouthink?
Foranadministrationthatsays
thattheMiddleEastisitstopforeignpolicypriority.
MichaelKern?
Didhepersonallywritetheeditorial?
Hewastheeditor.
Butdidhewriteithimlf?
Thenthere'snostory.
I'msayingit'saquestionworthasking.
Andifhedeniesinvolvement?
.
ThisisamantryingtobeconfirmedasSecretaryofState.
Everythingisastory.
There'snodirectlink.
Ican'tgetthispastHammerchmidt.
Rememberthismomentwhenyouresistedme,
whenyousaidthewords"Thenthereisnostory."
Getagoodnight'ssleep,.
Youhaveabigdaytomorrow.
Francis?
Whatisthis?
Whatdoesitlooklike?
Butthebamentismine.
'snotforme.
Sowho'sitfor?
Foryou.
There'sagymintheCapitol.
Whichyouneveru.
BecauI'matadbusyrunningthecountry.
Butnotathome,sonowyouhavenoexcu.
Iwantitout.
Giveitatryfirst.
IsthisyoursubtlewayofsayingthatI'moutofshape?
No,it'smywayofsuggesting
youcouldbeinbettershape.
Thatsoundsbothpassive-aggressive
andcondescending.
Justplainaggressiveandtrue.
Don'twaitupforme.
Areyougoingrunningnow?
Yes,becauIcouldn'tthismorning.
Ihadanearlymeeting.
'sfreezingout.
Youbreakitin.
Itlookspositivelymedieval,doesn'tit?
Andtoturnmyonlysanctuaryintoafitnessdungeon.
Iwon'thaveit.
Iwon'thaveit.
It'sastretch.
We'renotmisleadinganyone.
-Hewastheeditor.-Didyoucallforacomment?
Itriedthreetimes.
Thepresscretarysaidhe'dgetbacktome.
-Hedidn't.-Whataboutrearch?
Youcouldn'tfindanythingtoechotheeditorial?
Noquotes,noop-edpieces?
Don'tyouthinkifsomethinglikethatexisted,
someonewouldhaveprinteditbynow?
Nobodyelhasthis,Lucas.
Idon'tthinkthere'sastoryhere.
I'mnotsayingthere'sastory.
AllI'msayingisthatthere'saquestionthatneedstobeanswered.
ThisisanomineeforSecretaryofState.
WehaveaneditorialonPalestineandIsrael.
Whichhedidn'twrite.
Whichwedon'tknowhedidn'twrite.
Exactly.
Wedon'thavetoprintit.
Icouldjustscanthething,stickitonasite,
andtweetthelink.
ButifIdidthat,someotherpapermight--
Whoa,'tbeabitch.
I'lltalktoTom.
That'sallIwasasking.
Wesimplycan'taffordtoallowthe--
Wesimplycan'taffordtoallowthe--
Wegotaguywho'salmostperfect.
He'salibertariandrugfiendmarinatinginamobilehome.
Ididn'tagreewithPresidentReaganonmanythings,
buttherewassomemerittothenotionoftrickle-downeconomics,
andIfeelthereismuchmerittotheideaoftrickle-downdiplomacy.
Ifwecansolve...
Thoaremylines.
Vasquezmusthavegiventhemtohim.
...stalematebetweenIsraelandPalestine,
thatsuccesswilltrickledown
thatsuccesswilltrickledown
toahundredotherdiplomaticdilemmasbetweenMuslims,
Jews,Christians--
I'mgladyoubroughtupIsraelandPalestine
becaujustbeforewecameontheair,
Ireceivedanadvancecopyofanarticle
that'sgoingtobeintomorrow'swashingtonHerald'sfrontpage
andwaswrittenbyZoeBarnes,
andinitshequotes
aneditorialthatranintheWilliamsCollegeregister
whenyouwereeditorbackinSeptember1978,
whichcalledtheIsraeliprence
intheGazaStripandWestBank,quote,
anillegaloccupation.
-CanIethat?-Sure.
Didyouwritethowords,"Illegaloccupation"?
omemoryofthis.
Butyouweretheeditorofthepaper.
Yes,but--
Soitcouldn'thavegoneoutwithoutyourapproval.
No,ofcournot,butmystaff--
somebodyelusuallywrotethe,uh,
the,uh--andthenwe'dvote,andif--
Didyouvoteforit?
Honestly,George,Ican'tremember.
Itwas35yearsago.
Soyou'renotsure
whetherornotyousupportedthewords--
Icantellyouwithoutashadowofadoubt
Ididnotwritethewords.
Butweretheyinlinewithyourthinkingatthetime?
Thisisludicrous.
Iknowitwasalongtimeago,Iunderstandthat.
That'sallweneed--himlaughing.
Nancy,getmeDennisMendeloftheADL.
TheMiddleEastisavitalAmericaninterest.
WhatyouthinkabouttheMiddleEastisrelevant.
Youcanlookatmyvotingrecord.
EverysinglevotehasbeenindefenofIsrael--
Sowhendidyourviewschange?
WhatI'msayingtoyouismy--
What'simportantnow,George,
ishowIhavevoted
whileIhavereprentedthegreatstateofColorado--
Iunderstandthat'syourposition,
butalotofotherpeoplearegoingtolookatitandthink
whatyouthoughtthenisrelevantaswell.
Well,letmeaskyouthis.
Haveyoueverchangedyourviewssincecollege?
Certainly,butI'mnotthenomineeforSecretaryofState.
Uh,evenifIdidhave--
It'sgolden.
Thishasnotbeenmyviews--
It'sabull'ye.
Whatwereyousayingwhenyoucamein?
So,ahem,Ifoundaguy
whowasonthecollegeeditorialstaffwhenKernwasthere.
Thisburnout,
stillpumpingmimeographedmanifestos
outofatrailerparkintheBerkshires.
-You'renotplanningontalkingtohim.-.
PeterRusso.
Good.
Soundslikeaperfectmatch.
Dennis.
Anychanceyou'rewatchingStephanopoulos?
Youlookxywhenyou'reimprovingthelives
ofhardworkingPennsylvanians.
Isittheimprovinglives,
orisitthefetchingsweatpants?
Whydon'tyoumovethatcomputeroutoftheway?
Letmeewhatthatlookslike.
Yeah,it'sbetterwiththelaptop.
Fuckoff.
You'renotpayingenoughattentiontome.
Ipayattentiontoyoualldayattheoffice.
Hey,youknow,Idon'tthink
I'veeverenyoubrushyourteethbefore.
-Sureyouhave.-No,Idon'tthinkso.
ImeanIknowthatyoudobrush,
butIdon'tthinkI'veeveractuallywitnesditbefore.
Well,hereitisinallitsglory.
Isthatmytoothbrush?
Idon'?
Yes,itis.
-Youleftithere.-Peter,gross.
Oh,comeon.
We'veexchangedplentyoffluidsbynow.
Hey,no,no,no,no,no,no,no.
aste.
It'snottoothpaste.I'mravished.
No.
Gogetit.
Ihavetotakethis.
ThisisRusso.
owit's12:53.
,okay,okay.
Ihavetogo.
Iverythingokay?
It'sworkstuff.
Whatkindofworkstuff?
CongressmanWallinski.
Hewantstogooverthetaxincentivestuffwenthim.
Peter,it's1:00inthemorning.
Hey,Peter.
Ihavemeetingstomorrow.
Ihaveacommitteehearing.
Congresswillsurvivewithoutyou.
Address,directions.
There'sane-ticketinyourname.
Yourflightleavesat6:30.
Youshouldheadtotheairport.
ThisiscomingfromFrank?
comingfromnoone.
Youhavetheflu,andyou'recallinginsick.
-What'sthat?-What'swhat?
Isthatahickey?
Areyouwhoringaroundagain?
girlfriend.
Youmeanyourlittleofficeromance.
Whatdoyouknowaboutthat?
Whenitcomestoyourlife,Peter,andwhatIknowaboutit,
youshouldassumethatthere'snosuchthingasacret.
Stayintouch.
Youcallmeonmycell,neverattheoffice.
Goodluck.
Knock'emdead,tiger.
Howarewe?
Overtired,under-caffeinated,
butwe'remakingprogress.
Lessthanaweektogo.
'lldoourbest.
-You'llwhat?-We'llgetitdone.
'srancidinhere.
Thatiswhathappenswhensixpeopledon'tshowerforhalfaweek.
Anythingyouneedotherthandeodorant?
Yeah,thisperformancestandardsthing.
-Theteachersunionsaregonna---Leaveitin.
-Butwecoulddeleteit.-I'llhandletheunions.
Whatel?Anything?
Conjugalvisits?
I'llgetbacktowork.
-Nancy.-Coming.
WhatdoIhavenext?
Constituentcallsfrom2:10to2:35,
fundraisinguntil3:50,deputycaucusat4:00.
-Thecalllist?-It'sonyourdesk.
-Mybriefingforthecaucus?-Nexttothecalllist.
Haveyoubeenintheconferenceroom?
Haveitsteamcleanedovertheweekend.
Inthemeantime,getthopoorkidssomeFebrezeorsomething.
It'slikeapettingzoo.
Yougottaethis.
Butweretheyinlinewithyourthinkingatthetime?
Butweretheyinlinewithyourthinkingatthetime?
Wedonotconsidertheissue
ofIsraelandPalestinealaughingmatter.
AndhecallsIsraelillegal.
Well,he'sananti-mite,andheiswrong.
Wewouldhavegrave,graveconcerns
aboutappointingsuchamanournextSecretaryofState.
It'stooeasy.
It'stooeasy.
It'stooeasy.
Roy,hi.
ssmanRusso.
I'dliketojustspeaktoyouforjusta...
Sir?
Eitheryou'relying,andyoucanfuckoff;
oryou'retellingthetruth,andyoucanabsolutelyfuckoff.
Isawyourwebsite.
I'mafan.
AndIbroughtyousomething.
Hey,babe,putsomeclotheson.
-What?-Wegotaguest.
So?Hey.
Putsomeclotheson.
Iceornoice?
-Uh,noice.-Good.
Wedon'thaveany.
,Itoldyoutoputthe--
It''sokay.
I'llkeepyourcretifyoukeepmine.
Acongressman,yousay?
Rightnow,I'mjustadrinkingcompanion.
Well,allright,companion.
Haveyourlfadrink.
Comeonin.
$10,000.
Whatwillthatgetme?
Imean,I'mkinky,
butIdon'tknowifI'mthegirlyou'relookingfor.
You'redefinitelythegirlthatI'mlookingfor.
Excume.
AllIwantforthatmoneyisyoursilence.
Mywhat?
Theguyyouwerewiththeothernight,
theonewhowasarrested,doyouknowwhohewas?
Youmeanthecongressman?
asnoarrest.
Noneofthatexists.
Allthatexists
isthemoneysittingrightthereinfrontofyou.
Doyouunderstand?
Yeah.
Good.
Openyourmouth.
Lastlittlebit'sforme.
You'rescoldingme.
AmI?
Youare,silently.
-Isittherowingmachine?-Youtellme.
It'stherowingmachine.
-Youhaven'tudit.-HowdoyouknowIhaven't?
Francis.
YouknowIdon'tliketobemanaged.
I'mnottryingtomanageyou.
Ijustdon'twanttooutliveyouby25years.
ImustwalkthreemilesadayaroundthatCapitol.
I'mconstantlyonmyfeet.
Anddoyouknowhowmanycaloriesthebrainburns?
I'mnotworriedaboutyourbrain.
It'syourheartwe'retalkingabout.
Uthemachine.
She'sright.
Ishouldtakebettercareofmylf.
Butit'stheprinciple.
Iwon'tbeaslaveto
anybodyoranythingyoucanorderwithatoll-freenumber.
Wesharethewealthinthisrepublic.
Ithoughtthewholeeditorialteampitchedin.
ttime,though.
Buthemusthavewrittensomeofit?
sallme.
Whatifpeoplethoughthewroteit?
Oh,'safraud.
Nah,he''safuckingfarce.
I'lltellyousomething.
HeudtobeevenmoreofamaniacthanIam.
-Chemicals?-cs.
Oh,wehadsomenights,nversations,
dangerousfuckingnotions.
-Likewhat?-Younameit--OPEC,
Pinochet,thefuckingFoodStampAct.
食品券法案:1964年的一项法案针对失业者和贫民发放粮票
Thenthemotherlandsanghermatingcall.
Osaycanyou--
Nextthing,he'scrammingforthebaratBrynMawr
Nextthing,he'scrammingforthebaratBrynMawr
andsnappingonaflagpin.
DoesBrynMawrhavealawschool?
Mypointis,hestartedgoo-steppinginthemarionetteparade.
Left,right;red,blue;Democrat,Republican.
We'realldanglingfromthesamestrings.
We'realldanglingfromthesamestrings.
TakeasledgehammertothewholefuckingPunchandJudyshow.
That'swhat'srequired.
Thoughtyouwereapatriot.
Fuck,hefew.
-Sowhat'swrongwithpublicrvice?-Publicrvice?
tagetagriponwhoyourmastersare.
TheI.M.F.,theWorldBank,
theRockefellerTrilateralCommission.
Youbankrolltheirfuckingdeathsquads.
It'scalledFEMA;it'scalledalcohol,tobacco,andfirearms;
NATO;BorderControl.
YouthinkKatrinawasincompetence?
Thatwashighlyorchestratednegligence.
Thatwashighlyorchestratednegligence.
LookatWaco,AmnestyInternational,
theACLU.
ntheirhands.
Well,exactly.
Youwantmetolietothepeople.
Iwantyoutosparethepeopleanotherhypocrite.
What'sinitforyou?
Poeticjustice.
Oh,'reoneofthem.
Canacorporatelloutrollajointlikethis?
IfIwantedtodothisthing,
howmightIgoaboutthat,precily?
Howdiditgo?
Therewereafewtearshereandthere
andsomeanger,
butnothingunexpected.
I'mgoingtoneedyoutoleaveustoday,too,Evelyn.
I'msorry.
Ijustcan'thaveanydoubtaboutthedirectionI'mtaking.
Youjusthadmefire18people.
Iknow.
Isatacrossfromtheminthisroom,
andIhadtotelleachandeveryoneof--
Iknow.
Iam59yearsold.
Nobodyhiresanybodymyage.
Iwillwriteyouanykindofrecommenda--
Todowhat,baggroceries?
WhatamIsuppodtotellmydaughter?
I'msorry,am.
No,you''tgiveafuck.
Eighteenpeople,Claire.
Nineteen,ifyoucountme.
Ihaveto...
Ihavetocallmydaughter.
Iknowtodayhasbeentough.
Alotofyourcolleagueshaveleft,
andIoweyouanexplanation.
Manyofthowholeftustoday
helpedbuildtheCWIfromthegroundup,
andI'mgratefultothem.
Butitistimeforustoevolve,
andtoaccomplishthis,
wehadtomakehardchoices
andbringinnewpeople.
That'swhattodaywasabout.
Youhaveanyquestions,
mydoorisalwaysopen.
I'mallgoodfornationalandmetro.
We'vegotspaceforpoliticalifweneedit.
Janine,anythingnewonMichaelKern?
TheWhiteHouisdodging.
Youcan'tgetanyoneonrecord?
Notjustme.
They'reshuttingallofusdowninthebriefings.
Nooneisgivinganinch,evenonbackground.
Inthemeantime,I'mworkingonafeature
abouttheadministration'sforeignpolicyagenda.
Howitshiftedfromthestartofthecampaign,
-ng,and---Weeyou,Zoe.
IcanlinkKerndirectlytotheWilliamditorial.
-What?-I'vegotaguynamedRoyKapeniak
whowasontheeditorialstaffwhenKernwasthere.
Hey,Twittertwat,W.T.F.?
-Wait,wait,t?-Kapeniak.
AclassmateofKern's.
Ihavehimonrecordsaying
Kernwroteeverywordoftheeditorial.
Let'smovethisintomyoffice.
Zoe,Lucas.
Janine.
Letme--letme,onceandforall,
saythisdefinitively:
Ididn'tauthorthateditorial.
Notasinglentence,word,comma,orperiod.
Ifmemoryrvesme,akwhowroteit.
Ifmemoryrvesme,akwhowroteit.
Whyonearthhe'stryingtoclaimthatIdidisbeyondme.
LetmefurthersaythatI'm
astrongsupporteroftheStateofIsrael.
Asthemoststablecountryintheregion
andourstrongestally
It'sFrankUnderwoodforCathy.
...inanypeaceprocess,
becauwithoutthestabilityofIsrael,
therecanbenoPalestine.
CNNrightnow.
"WithoutIsraeltherecanbenoPalestine"?
-I'vegotiton.-IwouldremindSenatorKern
thattherewasaPalestinelongbeforetherewasanIsrael.
Hiscommentsarenotonlyignorant,theyareracist.
Getready,areabouttomoveveryquickly.
-...hisunderstandingoftheMiddleEast---Okay.
-...issooutofsyncwithreality...-I'mready.
-Peter?.-Uh,notnow.
,wherehaveyoubeen?
Oh,God,you'refuckinghigh.
-No.I---Yes,youreyes.
Oh,plea,justlayoff.
Youpromidmeitwouldn'tbelikethis.
CancelwhateverIhavefortherestoftheday.
CancelwhateverIhavefortherestoftheday.
Kernisout.
They'retossinghim?
Technically,he'dwithdrawhimlf,butyes.
CanIsay"AsourceclototheWhiteHou"?
thisstoryplayoutonitsowntime.
They'llannounceinthemorning.
I'hat,whatstoryarewetalkingabout?
CatherineDurant.
AssoonasKernwithdraws,yousayshe'llbethereplacement.
-Isthattrue?-Itwillbeafteryouwriteit.
RoyKapeniakwasyou.
n'tpossiblycomment.
himcallme.
KapeniakandKernwereappetizers,MissBarnes.
CatherineDurantisthemeal.
Saythatname:CatherineDurant.
Sayitoverandover.
Tomorrowafternoon,writeitdown,
andthenwatchthatname
comeoutofthemouthofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates.
Thisiswherewegettocreate.
Don'tmissyourtrain,MissBarnes.
It'sthelastonetonight.
ZoeBarneswiththeWashingtonHeraldnowreporting,
ZoeBarneswiththeWashingtonHeraldnowreporting,
quotingasourceclotothepresident,
assayingthatSenatorCatherineDurantwilllikelybethe
newnomineeforSecretaryofState
afterMichaelKern'swithdrawalearlierthisweek.
afterMichaelKern'swithdrawalearlierthisweek.
TheWhiteHouhasremainedsilentonwhetherthepresident
willtapDurantforanomination,
butanationalZogbyPollshows
widesupportforDurantacrosspartylines.
CatherineDuranthasrvedtenyears
CatherineDuranthasrvedtenyears
ontheSenateForeignRelationsCommittee,
madenumerousdiplomaticmissionstoSouthAmerica...
Wecanplaceourfaithinher,
Wecanplaceourfaithinher,
knowingthatwehavearesponsible,experienced,
brilliantwomanreprentingourinterestsabroad.
Middleoftheroad,teamplayer,strongindefen.
Ifthere'sawomanthatcan
workwiththejointchiefs,she'stheone.
'sano-brainer.
Thepresidentshouldstopthispageantandsimplymakethecall.
Whyarewestilltalkingabout,
Whyarewestilltalkingabout,
ifthey'regoingtonominateDurant?
Whydon'ttheyjustdoitalready
sowecanallstoptalkingaboutifs
andstarttalkingaboutwhenandwhat
andhowDurant'sgoingtoshapeupforeignpolicy...
So,history?
History.
I'mveryimpresd,Frank.
urgo-ahead,I'llstartthemock-up.
HaveBirchandRasmusnenthis?
dyoutobethefirsttohavealook.
I'llscheduleatimeforyoutofillinthepresident.
Oh,no,no,yourturf,ulddothat.
-Thankyou,Frank.-ou.
-Isoapologizeforeverything---No,no,no,n--
it'snotnecessary.
Nowfortherealmeeting.
SowhatishappeningwithMichaelKern?
Oh,it'satotalnightmare.
Youknowwhoyou'regonnatapnext?
Frank,westillneedyouinthehou--
No,no,n'tdreamofit.
We'stcurious.
Somehowtherumorisflyingaround
thatwe'regonnanominateCatherineDurant.
-I'msureyou'venoticed.-Istherumortrue?
Well,weweren'tconsideringheratfirst,
butthepresidentaskedmetohavehervetted
incawewannagothatroute.
-Interesting.-Whatdoyouthink?
Well,shewouldn'tbemyfirstchoice--
Whowouldbeyourfirstchoice?
Shecampaignedhardagainstusintheprimaries.
That'smyrervation.
Butyou'dshowyourlfabovepartypolitics,
andIknowshe'dworkalltheharderforit.
Decentexperience,respectacrosstheaisle.
Soyouthinkwecanriouslyconsiderher?
It'snottheworstideaintheworld.
Whereareyougettingthisshit?
What?
Yourstories.
-Iwasjust--Whoareyoufucking?
-Nobody.-Oh,comeon.
You'reametroscrub,andnowlookatyou.
You'dhavetobefuckingsomebodyimportant.
I'mjustdoingmyjob,Janine.
Excume.
Allt.
-Isthisyourfirstremote?-Yeah,it'smyfirsttime.
Rightintothecamera,don'tshiftinyourat,
andthere'snoreasontospeakaboveaconversationalvolume.
Themicwillpickyouup.
-Youallready?-Yeah.
'tforgettobreathe.
Five,four...
We'dliketowelcomeZoeBarnesfromtheWashingtonHerald.
Zoe,thankyouforjoiningus.
I'ouforhavingme.
Youbroketheeducationbill,theKerneditorial,
andnowDurant.
I'mjustthrilledtobereportingnewsthatmatters.
Andit'strulybeenateameffort.
EveryoneattheHeraldpitchedin.
But,yes,alotoffirsts.
Firstnationalstory,first...
Thankyou.
Callingitanight.
Seeyoutomorrow,sir.
But,yes,alotoffirsts.
Firstnationalstory,
firstfront-pagebyline,
firstTVinterview.
Iwouldwavetomymom,
butthecameramansaidnottoshiftinmyat.
Whatarollercoaster.
sagoodman.
-AndnowCatherineDurant.-Yes.
Rightplace,righttime,Isuppo.
-Welikeher,don'twe?-Verymuch.
Questionis,doesshelikeSancorpasmuchaswelikeher?
Iwouldsaythatthatisaverygoodbet.
Butthenagain,I'mnotabettingman.
ayslikeasurething.
Whenitavailsitlf.
-Goodnight,Remy.-Goodnight,Frank.
-Seeyouaround.-Hopefullylessandlessnow.
Oh,edthewrongthing.
-Whatdidyouhaveagain?-Amediumdecaflatte.
Medlat,dec.
Idon'tknowhowtogetittogoback.
-Thisoneandthisone.-Thisone?
oit.
Ihavetoaskyoutostayback,congressman.
What'sgoingon?
Someguywastryingtogetintothebuilding.
Whenwesaidno,hestartedtearinghisclothesoff.
caresaboutyou.
Nothingwillcomeofthis.
Whydon'tyouletthenicegentlementakeyouhome?
'scoldouthere.
Youheardthecongressman.
Coverhimup.
Francis?
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