"I'm not a Christian, I'm not an Atheist." "I'm not Jewish," "I'm not Muslim." "My Religion..." "What I believe in?" "Is called, The Constitution Of The United States Of America." " Hang on." " Did you get that?" "Let me open this up." "If I'm not religious enough for you, don't vote for me." "If I'm not... h..." "Experience enough for you, don't vote for me." "You know what, Don't vote for me." "Don't..." "Don't do it." "Whatever you do, don't vote for me." "How's that?" " Okay." " Okay, thanks." "Can we get the monitors up a little, I'd like the governor to be able to hear himself?" "You got it." "Also, are we gonna put raisers under this podiums, like we discussed in the pre-conditions?" "No, I know." "We canned inspection last night." "They'll make something slide under there." "Okay, thank you." "It's just they're few inches short." "It makes it hard for him to read his notes." "Okay." "Gentlemen, Thank you... and I'll see you in few hours." "I didn't know the governor has trouble reading his notes." "Why doesn't he wear glasses?" "No, he doesn't." "Just, Pullman's just 5/8." "He's gonna look like a Hobbit." "THE IDES OF MARCH..." "warwerwor Well, it all comes down to this." "We are one week away, from the Ohio Primary." "Two Democrats are left standing." "Senator Pullman of Arkansas..." "Trailing Gov. Morris of Pennsylvania." "Gov. Morris has mounted a sizeable lead." "With two thousand and fourty seven delegates." "Winning New Hampshire, California..." "New York and Michigan." "But Sen. Pullman with thirteen hundred and two delegates... /i" "Is still in the hunt," "Having won Florida and Tennessee... /i" "And Virginia and Missouri." "A win in Ohio could turn it all around." "For the Arkansas Senator." "One week from Tuesday, the all important Hundred and sixty-one Ohio delegates... /i" "Could be the deciding factor." "Once again, it is true..." "'As goes Ohio... o goes the nation'." "SEN." "Pullman:" "But you call yourself a Christian." " How would that matter?" " Let me quote." "Let me quote: " I have no Idea what happens when we die."" "Maybe, nothing." "Maybe, it's like before we were born"." "You did write this Governor." "Let me be specific." "Please do." "I was raised a Catholic, and I am no practising Catholic." "And I have no idea, What happens after we die." "If the senator does, then... aybe you should be The President." "Is that your idea of being specific?" "Let me be more specific." "Thank you." "I'm not a Christian or an Atheist." "I'm not Jewish or Muslim." "What I believe..." "My Religion is written on a piece of paper called The Constitution." "Meaning, that I'd defend until my dying breath your right to worship..." "In whatever God you believe in." "As long as it doesn't hurt others." "I believe, we should be judged as a country by how we take care of the people... who cannot take care of themselves." "That's my religion!" "If you think I'm not religious enough, Don't vote for me." "If you think I'm not experience enough or tall enough..." "Then, don't vote for me." "'Cos I can't change that to get elected." "I just want you to say out loud, If you believe in the teachings of The Bible?" "Is this a Democratic primary or a general election?" "Well, Governor whoever wins this contest... will be running for The President." "And If you think, that this questions... won't be central in the general election." "Then, you're living in Fantasy Land!" "I'm simply pointing to the obvious." "We are running for President of The United States." "Not, Student Council President." "Fucking National Security." " Out of the park." " Home run." "You know, I'm trying to remember if the Democrats have ever nominated an Atheist before." "Well, we know they've nominated a jackass before." "That must've been you, that did the prep work... teven." "Paul's not that clever." "You've always said the brain stuffs about me." "I've had the Balls." "Well, it looks like you've got some brains now, too." "Becareful, I just might have to steal him from you." "What a Prick!" "So... aul, tell me something I don't know." "Tell me what's going to happen on the 15th?" "What?" "What do you think, Stevie?" " I think it's ours for the taking." " What do you think?" "What do you think... da?" "I'm asking you." "Well, you tell me..." "'ll tell you." "If I have to say, I'd say..." "It will be close." "But, You'll eek it out." "Eek?" "You see, she's trying to get under my skin." "So, what's gonna happen?" "Us... y Nine." "So, you're certain you're gonna win here?" "Certain?" "No." "But, confident?" "Yeah." "You just said, you'll win by nine." "And I think that we will!" "But I'm not gonna tell you, It's a sure thing," "I mean, fucking St.Gabriel could blow his horn on election day... and get his four horsemen to rig the ballot box for Pullman... and it wouldn't surprise me." "Six Presidentials that I've done and I've never felt this good." "But, I'm not gonna sit here and say..." "Yeah, hey... e'll win Ohio." "Not a chance." "In the last 30 years, seventy-three Democrats have run for President..." "ow many have won?" "Three." "That means, 70 guys have run with the thought that they had a chance, and they all lost." "So, you're saying... here's a good chance that you won't win?" "Don't twist my words, Ida." "What I'm saying is..." "I'm not gonna promise you we'll win." "But he's decorated by Bush Senior from the first Gulf War..." "He protested the second and he left the state with a balance... budget and the 4th highest education rate." "The Republicans... have no one out there, that could touch this guy." "So, for this moment;" "This election... this primary is the presidential." "And that..." "Ida..." "Is the state of the union." "And on that note..." "I'm gonna take a shit." "So, Steven?" "So, Ida." "Steven, Steven... teven." "Ida, Ida... da." "What's going on at the airport?" "Yeah." "And getting on a plane." "That's what you do, at the airport." "Yeah." "Where's that plane going?" "Okay," "I'll give you three guesses." "He's not going back to Head Quarters." "Correct." "He's not going to Texas?" "No need." "We're gonna split Texas, so it's a wash." "What if I've said, North Carolina?" "I'll say, a guess." "He's going to North Carolina." "I can't neither confirm or deny that." "I knew it." "Now, tell me why?" "I cannot do that." "I hate you." "You love me." "I love Paul, You... ate." "You love him, because he gives you the scoops." "Sexual favours." "You're engaged?" "If it meant a good scoop..." "My fiancee will understand." "You're really buying into this crap." "All this take back the country nonsense." "Ida?" "I'm not naive, okay?" "I've worked on more campaigns most people will have, by the time they're 40." "I'm telling you..." "This is the One!" "You really have drunk the cool-aid?" "I have drunk." "It's delicious!" "Look?" "I don't care if he happens to be leading in the polls..." "I don't care if he happens to have all the right tools..." "The truth is..." "He's the only one... that's gonna actually make a differencein peoples lives." "Even the people, that hate him." "If Mike Morris is President, this is more about us... then it does about him." "I don't give a fuck..." "If he can't win." "He has to win." "Or what?" "The world's gonna fall apart?" "It won't matter." "Not one bit..." "To the everyday lives of the everyday fuckers, who get up, and work and eat and sleep." "Go back to work again." "If your boy wins..." "You get a job in the White House." "He looses, you're back at a consulting firm on K-street." "That's it!" "You used to know that, before you got goosebumpy about this guy." "Mike Morris is a politician." "He's a nice guy." "They're all nice guys!" "He will let you down." "Sooner or later." "This is 'off-off' the record." "What?" "Franklin Thompson..." "Seriously?" "Off the record." "Going through the Governor, Steven and Me." "My lips are sealed." "Tomorrow I have a meeting at Thompson's house." "He's going to endorse us?" "After I'm done talking to him." "What do you think?" "That's huge!" "It's more than huge." "There's 356 pledged delegates..." "They all travels with him;" "Puts us over the top." "He said publicly, he's not gonna endorse anybody." "Yeah, well..." "That's what they all say, until you get 'em alone at the room." "So, this is for real?" "Yup." "Just gotta put it in the bag." "When are you gonna announce?" "Nope, that's all you get for now." "Okay, listen up!" "These are your new cellphones." "Shelley's pre-programmed the numbers," "Thank you Shelley." "No personal calls." "Kevin?" "If you loose them," "The D.M.C will come to your house." "New cellphone, just gave 'em all new ones." "I'll get it later." "Morris ON TV:" "I gotta believe we can do it." "We have enemies, we have to understand," "Why our enemies are our enemies?" "And see if there's something we can do about it." "Besides, just using force." "As we know..." "From history, the answer to extremism can't be extremism." "Fucking kill me." "Where did we get this?" "Sometime, in Pennsylvania before he annouce." "Thank God, he was in overseas." "Just get rid of it." "Yeah, but if this was already placed, why would this bother us..." "Are you fucking stoned?" "This is exact same piece The Republicans, are gonna run against him in the general." "We don't need to brag about it." ""Hi, I'm Neville Chamberlain." "I'd like to be your Commander in Chief."" "But then, this is gonna come out anyways." "It's gonna come out." "But it's not gonna come out 'Paid For It by Us' pal." "You think there's any truth, in this... ullman having investments... diamond mines in Liberia?" "Still checking on it." "But, we got it from a blog, who the fuck knows." " I don't care, if it's true..." " I just wanna hear him denying it." "If it's true... reat!" "Find out." "If not... let them spend the day, telling The Post, that he doesn't own a diamond mine in Liberia." "Win-Win." "Okay." "We gotta counter that Christian shit, we take it from last night." "I need the new 30 in 60 seconds spot." "We can show him in staff meeting this afternoon." " Hey." " Hey." "Uhh... en wanted me to get you sign off on this," "Before the staff meeting." "Thank you, I've been waiting for this." "Anything interesting?" "Just these some White Paper I've to hand out tonight." "What's White Paper?" "Negative shits." "Our guys do research... we feed it to the press and we see what sticks." "What kind of negative shits?" "You'll read it in the paper tomorrow." "Which paper?" "Any, any paper." "So, it's something big?" "I wish it was something bigger." "It's just these... transportation numbers I'm gonna have to spend pretty hard to make it stick." "That's what you're good at though, right?" "I guess." "Tell him it's fine." "Did you get your new phone?" "Mmmhm." "It's really exciting isn't it?" "What are you, a bearcat?" "Am I a what?" "Cincinatti bearcat?" "Ohh!" "No... 'm not from here." "I worked with you in Iowa, actually." "That's right." "You changed something." "My hair?" "You changed your hair?" "No." "I see." "I betcha, I look like a real dumb-ass right now, huh?" "No!" "Not at all." "You're the big man on campus." "I'm just a lowly intern." "Oh, it's not like that." "You get to stay at The Millennium." "Okay?" "They put us in a Motel on the other side of the river." "You're right." "I am the big man on campus." "Now you're starting to see." "Mmhmm." "We do have a better bar, though." "I've heard that." "You should come by, one night." "Have a drink with the worker-bees." "I might do that." "I might do that." "What's a good night?" " Tonight's good." " Tonight?" " Tuesday night?" " Yeah." "It's quite." "Quite's good." "Well, you have my number." "I do?" "It's programmed right there on your phone." "Uh huh." "Under..." "Mary." "I know your name is Mary." "My name is Molly." "That's what I'm hearing since." "Super Tuesday." "All of a sudden, I am a popular guy." "What are the polls telling you?" "That Pullman's negatives are high." "Coming at fourties." "Senator, we have an open seat at White House." "Republicans have dick." "They're disorganised... they can't find a nominee, that's not a world class fucked up." "They look lilke Democrats." "No Republicans are gonna show up to vote their guy." "But if Pullman's got a Democratic nod, they will show up to vote against him." "You think, if they won't for your guy, you think Morris gets into the independents?" "I sure do." "Senator, I'm a bit confused." "We need your delegates." "We need you, your fund raising... and I guess," "It was my understanding that, your endorsement, a week for Ohio- would win this for us." "Thank you." "Stella." "Hand me that Ice-bucket." "Is this Paul or is this you?" "Paul knows and Paul agrees." "Ben, where's my outback piece on National Service?" "It's easy for me to work off with that." "Got it right here." "Get me a hard copy, I hate those fucking things." " Molly, can you grab that out for me." " Yeah, one second." " So, Governor if you wanna change..." " Just give me a sec, will you." "Your National Service isn't pulling the same as the rest of your Domestic Policy." "I don't give a shit about the polling..." "Steven, I'm not gonna play this game with you." "This is your, good cop-bad cop act with Paul." "Good cop... ood cop." "I'm not changing it." "Here we go." "Alright, let's see." "It says, we're gonna..." "Help them get education, We're gonna create a national unity." "We're gonna teach young people to trade." "And... e are going to get them out of debt, from their college loans." "Now, where does that fail?" "All of that is exactly right, Governor." "It's just that, if you're gonna do it... o it." "Make it mandatory, not voluntary." "That'll poll well." "Mandatory." "Everybody who turns eighteen or graduates high-school gives two years of service... to his or her country." "It could be in the military, peace corps... plant a fucking trees..." "don't care." "And for that... your college education is paid for." "Period." "We do all of that right here." "No, sir." "You don't." "Not all the way." "Do it all the way." "Mandatory." " Paul likes this?" " Mmmhm." "You're my brain trust." "The beauty of it is, everybody who's over the age of 18 or pass age of eligibility will be for it." "Why not?" "And all of the others?" "Can't vote." "Too young." "Too bad." "You can't loose." "Uh, Steven?" "You have a call on line 3." "It's your dad." "Okay!" "You and Ben get working on this stump speech and you get me a hard copy." "And I'll write it my own words." "Don't forget your Charlie Ross at Six." "Right." "What am I doing here?" "It's on low form, he's flying in." "Paul going?" "Paul won't be here, but Ben and I will take you." "Just don't tell me someone just died." "Hey, Steve?" "Who is this?" "Tom Duffy." "Sorry about the dad bit." "I uh, I just figured you wouldn't my name called out on Morris' Campaign Office." "What do you want?" "You got a couple of minutes, I'd like to sit down with you?" "What for?" "Well, it's important." "Well, if it's important, don't you think you should be calling Paul?" " This is on the up and up, Steve." " Just give me five minutes." "I can't be talking to you." "I hear you." "But if you have five minutes, I'm gonna be on the Hadfort's sports bar." "For the next couple of hours." "I can't, Tom." "There won't be anybody there." "Okay?" "If you get the chance, there's something I wanna show to you." "Paul, call me back." "It's important." "TOM:" "You're working for the wrong man." " You are working for the wrong man." " Oh, on the contrary..." "You're working for the wrong man." "And you've got something that the other guys don't have." "Oh, yeah?" "Yeah, what is that exactly?" "Charm... s not the right word." "It is the right word." "No, it's more than that." "You exudes something." "You draw people in." "All reporters love you." "Even the ones that hates you." "Love you." "Cos, you play them all like they're pieces on chess-board." "And you make it look, effortless!" "We both know, How hard it is." "Constantly be on guard... weighing every word, every moment." "From the outside, you make it look easy." "People are scared of you, cos they don't understand how you do it." "And they love you, for it!" "And that is the most valuable thing in this business." "The ability to win people's respect," "By making them mistake their fear, for love." "You can guess what I'm gonna say next." "I don't think that I can." "I want you to work for us." "Well, you're kidding." "No, not in the least." "You're gonna loose Ohio." "I'm not." "You're sitting on about a six percent lead on both polls." "Six percent of all Democrats poll." "Eight!" "No." "Six." "Doesn't matter." "Ohio is an open primary, right." "Independents and Republicans get to vote on the Democratic candidates." "Do you think, they like your guy?" "A pro-choice tax and spend the roof." "Fuck no!" "They hate him." "They think they can beat my guy." "But they're very worried about yours." "So, start tomorrow morning, they're gonna see a fucking blitz." "Lymboyle, Hennedy all those right wing blocks, are starting the 'get out the vote' campaign." "It's started already." "Every fucking conservative in Ohio..." "Is gonna line up around the block, to punch my guy's ticket." "And that's just one step!" "Ohio's gone." "Polls don't mean shit." "Tomorrow morning, everybody's gonna know." "And that's why, I want you to handle the fall-out that we'll have in the press." "Oh, we got Thompson in the bag, too." "I know for a fact, that you don't have Thompson." "Well, we promised him Secretary of State." "Ohio is over." "It has been over for weeks." "And now with Thompson's delegates?" "I'm thinking down the road here, man." "That is why, I want you." " I can't do it!" " Wring in straight at the top." "I don't need an answer right this moment." "Look, I play dirty, alright." "I'm sorry to hear that." "But I don't have to play dirty anymore." "You know why?" "I got Morris!" "None of this is about The Democratic process, Steve." "It is about getting your guy off." "This is the kind of shit that The Republicans pull." "Yeah, You know what?" "This is the kind of shit, that The Republicans pull." "And it's about time, that we learn from them." "They're meaner, they are tougher..." "They are more disciplined than we are." "I've been in this business 25 years, and I've seen way too many Democrats... bite the dust." "Because they wouldn't get down the mud, with the fucking elephants!" "Paul's my friend." "You wanna work for the friend... or do you wanna work for The President?" "Think about it." "You got my number." "Paul?" " Is there anymore..." " that we're doing?" "Not that I'm aware of." "What's going on with Thompson?" "Ahh, he wants something... we'll be fine." "What's so important?" "Nothing, I've figured it out." "Alright." "I'll be on my cell, if you need me." "I fly D.C..." "Omorrow." "Will be back tomorrow night." "Okay." "I'll work on the." "Good man." "Check the blogs, if there's any chatter." "Would you?" "Chatter?" "What kind of chatter?" "I don't know." "Just see what they're talking about." "Steven, are you still single?" "I'm married to the campaign, Governor." "Married to the campaign." "Good answer." "Wall Street Journal has us number holding steady..." "Pullman dropped a point." "Really?" " When did they do that?" " I'm checking it out." "Governor, The Wall Street Journal numbers are in and Pullman's down a point." "We are moving in a right direction." "Ben, are you still single?" "Married to the campaign, Governor." "Crack team." "Make sure Charlie Ross has those numbers before he goes on." "Get a copy of the show before we leave too." "Is it a difficult decision?" "I have to believe it is." "Would I do it?" "No." "But..." "I can't see myself or anyone... certainly not a government, telling a woman... what she should do with her body." " So, you would appoint a Judge?" " We'd consider it arrogant... to judge anyone... until I've walked in their shoes." "But you're against the death penalty?" "Mmhmm." "Because of what it says about us, as a society." "Suppose Governor, It was your wife?" "If she's murdered?" "What would I do?" "It gets more complicated when it's personal." "Sure." "Well, If I could get to him." "I would find a way to kill him." "So, You... you governor would impose a death penalty?" "No, I would commit a crime, for which I'd happily go to jail." "Then, why not let the society, Do that?" "Because society, has to be better than the individual." "If I were to do that, I would be wrong!" "What about guns?" "Isn't it time for commercial?" " This is a public television." " We don't have any commercial." "That's unfortunate." "Where did you go after Iowa?" " California." " Super Tuesday." "I had to got to New York." "I know." "You guys need even a lot more help, over there." "So, Why politics?" "Because the pay is so good, obviously." "It seems like a very odd... fit." "My dad is Jack Stearns." "He's a good guy." "He's an Asshole." "But, he is your boss." "He is not my boss." "He is the head of The DMC." "You don't work for The Democratic National Committee?" "No, I work for Paul." "Paul work for Morris." "If Morris wins, He's gonna be your Dad's Boss." "Don't tell my dad that." "I don't tell your dad, a lot of things." "Never." "What time you got work tomorrow?" "Nine A.M." "I'm showing the new interns how to rope all call." "Cos I'm an experienced intern." "You see?" "I see." "How old are you?" "How old you think, I am?" "Thirty." "You think I'm Thirty?" "I am Sorry," "How old are you?" "Thirty." "How old are you?" "How old do you think, I am?" "Twenty-one?" "Twenty." "That's young." "Is it too young to fuck a thirty year old?" "Well..." "You see, Laws are different in different States." "Here..." "Your Hotel here in Kentucky, It's frowned upon." "But," "We go across the bridge in Ohio?" "Oh, where your hotel is." "Yeah, surprisingly... hey're very laxed in their Child Endangerment Laws." " Do you have a car?" " I don't drive." "I took a cab." "I have the keys to the campaign bus." "TV REPORTER:" "It fairness this has been tried before." "'Operation Chaos' as Russ Limbaugh called it." "Where, Republicans voted for a Democrat... /i they thought they could beat in the General Election." "We asked Sen. Pullman's campaign manager... /i" "If he's happy the votes of Right-Wingers?" "Is it decisive?" "No." "Of course not." "But look, we believe that the polls are within the margin of error." "And that the... h Senator will win Ohio." "Yeah, What time is Paul getting in?" "Shit." "Who do we talk to about polling?" "I gotta get some internal polling at the independents and fucking wing nuts." "Do you want me to go?" "Wait." "What's that guy's name from The Wall Street Journal?" "You sound busy, I should go." "Can you hold on a second, I'd like to talk to you about something." "Adler?" "Yeah, get him on the line." "Nobody." "The cleaning lady." "Get him on the line... nd tell him we're gonna take the same position we always sat." "The race is a lot close than the polling." "No, don't say that." "Don't." "Just get him on the line, call me... nd I'll take care of it." "I'm sorry." "Cleaning Lady?" "Yeah." "You called me the cleaning lady." "You're not mad about that, are you?" "No, why would I be mad?" "Alright." "Oh hey!" "Look..." "Your dad is an asshole." "I'm gonna tell him, you said that." "Yeah, do that." "You wanted to talk to me about something?" "Yeah, I just want it to be clear." "I don't want there to be any confusion." "I'm not gonna tell anybody about last night." " That'll be great." "If we kept it between us." " You know how people are." "Yeah." "Really wouldn't look good, if you screwed an intern." "It's not like that." "It's not like I got drunk and this happened." "I like you." "I just don't want there to be any expectations, you know." "Steven, you don't have to say anything." "Alright." "I just don't want you to think I'm a player." "You're kind of a player." "I was being polite." "Bullshit." "You were trying to pick me up." "No, I wasn't." "You're pretty obvious about it." "I was?" "Yeah." "I thought, I was being smooth and subtle." "No, you are pretty forward." "You are pretty forward." "Asking me in a bar." "Well," "I've been trying to fuck you for a while." "Wow!" "It's kinda slutty of me, huh?" "I don't know." "I respected it in a strange way." "Good." "You have absolutely no idea, how to tie a tie are you?" "No, no... don't have a clue." "You're very mature." "For a teenager." "When are you coming back?" "I'll be at the event, a little late." "These cocksuckers..." "fucking dirty shit!" "What happened with Thompson?" "Nothing!" "Prick... sold out motherfucker." "How bad is it?" "I don't know." "I just..." "I'm running the numbers, Paul." "Alright, I'll be there in three hours." "I want hard numbers..." "and the strategies." "Yeah, I'm on it." "I gotta go." "You, okay?" "Yeah, I'm just trying to figure out, how it stops in the mind." "The weather will determind that." "If we get there." "We're gonna be fine." "We have to do it and..." "It's the right thing to do." "And nothing bad happens when you're doing the right thing." "Is this your personal theory?" "Cos I can shoot holes in it." "Roberta Clemedia on a humanitarian flight." "Well, there is..." "There's exceptions to every rule." "So, how are you doing?" "I think, we are fine now." "No, the campaign." "How are we doing?" "Oh, Great." "Steven, you are not Paul." "I pay Paul, to use the word 'Great'," "I pay you to tell me the truth." "I think that we are solid." "Okay, Paul." "Governor, there's a big difference between Paul and Me." "Paul only believes in winning." "So, he'll do or say anything, to win." "But, You wouldn't?" "I'll do or say anything, to what I believe it in." "But, I have to believe in the cause." "Oh, you'll make a lousy consultant when you're out on this line of work." "Well, I won't be out of work in this line, as long as you are in it, Sir." "So, at best you got eight years." "And you'll end up with a nice little consultant firm off Fairgate North." "Making 750 grand a year eating at The Palm... pimping out ex-senators to..." "Saudi Princess." "Pimping out ex-presidents." "Well, I better win." "Yeah." "Now, I've been married for... eleven years." "We have a normal marriage." "Which means, When we disagree..." "She wins." "But, what we never disagree on is, How we're gonna leave this planet for our daughter." "Are we gonna leave it, Better off... or worse." "The riches people in this country, don't pay their fair share." "And when they're asked to, they cry socialism, they use phrases like, 'redistribution of wealth'." "That scares everybody and they all run and they hide." "For the record," "My campaign is vehemently against the distribution of wealth, to the riches Americans by our government!" "And I will run on that." "I met with Tom Duffy, yesterday." "What?" "You were on the plane, when he called me." "And he asked, if we can meet." "I said, Why?" "He said, it was very important." "And so, I did." "And I should've fucking told you." "I'm sorry." "Stop!" "Stop!" "Let me get this straight." "You met with Tom Duffy?" "Yeah." "What did he want, Steven?" "The gist, he wants to hire me." "He wants me to jump ship and come and work for him." "This is really fucking bad." "He told me that they had poll numbers, that had Pullman ahead by four." "And the big fucking trouble is he laid out their strategy... rob all calls, traffic jam, fake leave and Thompson." "They offered Thompson, Secretary of State." "You know, How you fight the war on terror?" "You don't need their product anymore, their product is oil," "Just don't need it and they go away!" "We don't have to bomb anyone," "We don't have to invade anyone!" "If this is some kind of fucking practical..." "I mean..." "My fucking blood pressure is going through the god damn roof, right now." "Paul, I'm sorry." "Believe me." " I just didn't think it was true." " It doesn't matter what you fucking thought!" "It matters what you did and it matters, what you didn't do!" "Because if all this shit is true?" "I made a fucking ass out of myself in Thompson's place..." "And I gave away our game plan." "Please believe me that, I honestly believed that you're gonna come back," "And you were gonna tell me that we have Thompson in the bag." "I didn't see the point." "It doesn't make it right, and I am sorry!" "Let me think." "Let me think." "If I am your President... the first thing I'd put in motion is ten years from the day I take office..." "No new car in America is run on an internal combustion engine." "We will create hundreds of thousands of new jobs." "We will start... the next technological revolution." "And we will lead the world again!" "Like we used to." "We get the governor right after he finishes singing kumbayah, and we give him everything we know." " Who do you want?" " You, Me and The Governor." "That's it!" "What's he have, after?" " He has a fund raiser..." " We'll be late." "We are gonna tell him that if he doesn't offer Thompson the Cabinet position..." "He's not gonna get the nomination." "And he's gonna go for it?" "Fucking no, Steven." "Find us a room." "How do we look at the numbers?" "We might pick up a few points, but we loose by 3 or 4 percent." "Who the fucking knows, governor?" "But we can't take the chance." "What do you think?" "I think we follow up the campaign in Ohio." "Take a loss, while the Republicans are playing games, head to North Carolina." "I can't run from Ohio, they'd kill us." "Not if you get Thompson's endorsement." "I'm not gonna do it." "What does he want?" "The FDA or something?" "A Cabinet post." "Yeah, what labour?" "State." "Are you fucking kidding me?" "I'm gonna give Sec." "Of State to a guy who wants to cut the top ten floors off the U.N?" "Paul, when we started this campaign, I said I wasn't gonna make those kind of deals..." "Gov. If we loose Ohio and they get Thompson's delegates..." "Then they get North Carolina, Then, they get the lead!" "A lead we can't beat." "But if we walk from Ohio... take Thompson, give him the fucking cabinet post then we take North Carolina," "His state." "Then, Pennsylvania... your state... and then, it's simple math..." "Mike." "Take his endorsement and the race is over." "Paul, I respect you." "I respect your opinion." "I'm never gonna do it." "So, I suggest... we find a way for me to win Ohio." "Anything else?" "It's not gonna cut it." "I need to send it." "Fuck... ess, I gotta call you back." " All of them?" " All of them." "It's killing me!" "Here's what I got so far." "Independent's aren't biting what the Republicans are." "They're not gonna tell polls to the devoting Democratics." "Alright, I also made a call and I'm gonna get a 100 vans... out of Covington and Newport, Kentucky." "We don't need the fucking vans." "We were the under-dog before we got into this, and we continue to be the underdog." "Well then... yeah, we always knew the number's gonna get closer to closer as it get to Tuesday." "We're not lowering expectations, have I ever said to you that we had Ohio locked?" "Well then, at least give me the courtesy of printing that in the column." "What are you writing?" "The greatest speech ever given on hydrogen power." "The bar is set awefully high on that one." "I know it." "I was hit up by Mitchel's wife, for you to show up at her Daughters of the American Revolution lucheon." "Who's Mitchel?" "Congressman from the first district." "You might wanna remember that." "Fucking congressman." "Can you imagine doing this every two years?" "No, I can't." "Let's just do it, one more time." "And four more years." "That's it." "That's a deal." "Do you think we'd loose Ohio?" "I don't know." "If you took Thompson's delegates." "The race would be over." "Ohio wouldn't matter." "Is Paul working on you?" "Steven." "They're good." "Is Thompson so bad?" "He is a shit." "Is he worse than Pullman?" "Yes, Steven." "I will tell them, I am gonna draw a line on the sand, then denial." "I'm gonna move it." "Fund raiser, union deals..." "I will do any of it." "Negative ads?" "I can't on this one," "Not, Thompson." "Tell Mrs. Mitchel, I'll make her God damn luncheon." "All they'll do is pat me on the head." "You've got great hair." "Gay marriage?" "It's a silly argument." "Not to fifty percent of Americans." "Over the age of fifty." "That's who votes..." "That's who shows up at the polls." "Well, that's changed." "And hopefully, the way we frame the argument is as well." "But one can argue a great difference..." "Between, gender and race." "Not really." "We used to ban inter-racial marriages, women couldn't vote..." "Paul, the guy from Procter and Gamble." "Keep an eye on the governor." "Okay." "I don't know what's going on there." "Wait, wait... wait." "She's got a point to make." "That's okay, go ahead." "The argument is that man and women can in fact be considered separate but equal... races cannot." "How so?" "We have separate public bathrooms for both man and women." "But, it will be illegal to have separate bathrooms for two races." "Now..." "Yes, now." "What time's this hearing?" " Nine O'clock." " How're we doing?" "We're doing good." "Hey, your phone rang." "Your phone rang." "Who's calling you at 2:30 in the morning?" "I don't know." "Hmm?" "He asked you by name." "You answered it?" "I thought, it was my phone." "Who's it?" "I don't know." "Is it one of those interns, drunk dialing it?" "No, that never happens." "Let me see the number." "Ohh, boy!" "I can't believe it." " No... 'm calling him." " Steven, stop!" "It's not funny." " I'm saying, I'm your dad." " Steven, it's not funny, give me my phone." "Hang up." "Steven, hang up the phone!" "Why is the governor calling you, at 2:30 in the morning?" "Molly?" "Why is the governor calling you, at all?" "I'm in trouble." "With the governor?" "What's going on?" "I was working on the campaign in Iowa, there was a party in Ben's room, after the rally party in Des Moines." "There's a party, with You and Ben... and the governor?" "No, he wasn't there." "Where was he?" "I took him up a hard copy of the polling numbers." "After the party?" "It was around mid-night." "I just stood, in the doorway with him." "Just... talking-for a really long time." "He just reached behind me and closed the door." "Jesus 'fucking' Christ!" "Were you drunk?" "Not that drunk." "How many times?" "It was just that once." "Does anybody know?" "No one knows." " Did anybody see you?" " No!" "How can you know?" "I know!" "Then, why's he calling you right now?" "I called him first." "Why?" "Because I didn't know, who else to go to." "And I needed nine-hundred bucks." "For what?" "I can't go to my dad." "We are Catholic." "So... hat should I do?" "Steven?" "What's up?" "What's our limit on petty cash?" "It's about five-hundred." "Why?" "I need everything we can get." "Is everythign okay?" "You need help with anything?" "Yeah, don't put it in the books." "That's all." "Ohh, what should I put in down instead?" "Don't put it down, that's it." "Okay, anything above hundred, I gotta put it down..." "Just do it!" "Molly?" "'Meet me at the stairwell, at noon'." "Okay." "I'll take that back." "Yes, Ida?" "Stevie, off the record." "No, I cannot tell you, what happened in North Carolina." "That's not what I wanted to ask you about." "Okay, what?" "You met with Duffy." "Who told you that?" "A little bird." "WHO?" "Did you meet with him?" "Where are you?" "I know that you met with him in a little bar in Cinci." "Two days ago... just before the press conference." "Duffy ordered buffalo wings." "Who said that?" "Duffy?" "Annonymous." "What happened with Duffy?" "Ida, you're supposed to be my friend..." "Why'd you wanna stickthe fucking knife at me, on a bullshit story?" "Is that what you thought, that we are friends?" "I've given you anything you've ever wanted." "Everything." "Every story... very scoop..." " You're entire profile with Paul." " You're right, you've given me a lot." "But, let's get real here Steve." "The only reason you've ever treated me well was that I work for The Times." "Not because I'm your friend." "You give me what I want..." "I write you better stories." "Don't pretend, it's any more than that." "Why did you meet with Duffy?" "Go fuck yourself!" "Okay... 'll make it easier on you, forget Duffy." "What happened in Paul and Thompson's meeting?" "Would you keep your voice down?" "Do you have any idea, what this could do to me?" "Of course, I do." "That's why I'm giving you a choice, here." "I could get fired." "So, it's not a difficult one, Is it?" "I've gotta file my three pm, tomorrow." "You've got till then, to make up your mind." "You motherfucker!" "Excuse me?" "You leaked it." "Leaked, what?" "Don't bullshit me, Tom." " Bullshit you?" " I have no idea what you're talking about." "I just spoke to Ida Horowicz." "Yeah?" "She's treatening to release the story." "What fucking story?" "That we met." "That we fucking met!" "How did she find out?" "Don't..." "lay dumb, Tom." "You think, I leaked it to her?" "Yeah, who else?" " You know what?" " I didn't leaked it to her, Steve." "Well, I know I didn't." "So, that leaves you." "Okay." "What, what does she know?" "She knows whatever you told her." "I swear to Jesus, I did not leaked it to her, Steve." "I don't want the story out anymore than you do." "Well, too late!" "What did she tell you?" "She know where we met, she knows, when we met." "She knows, you had fucking buffalo wings..." "She has a source?" "Yeah, she has a source." "And, you have no idea, Who it could be?" "Yeah, You!" "Well, for the record." "It was not me... and I didn't have fucking buffalo wings!" "So, it's gotta be someone else." "Did you tell anyone?" "No." "Did you?" "No." "Did you admit to meeting with me?" "No." "Alright." "Then, we stonewall her, and she's got nothing." "She's gonna take this story to Drudge or to RollCall... or to some shit like that." "You can't stop her?" "She's trying to blackmail me." "She wants info about Thompson." "Well then tell her, what she wants to know." "I can't do that." "You can't let this story get out." "I'm not gonna be blackmailed, Tom." "You don't have much choice here, Steve." "If I tell her about Thompson..." "I'm gonna have to tell her that, he's endorsing you." "Well, then tell her." "I can handle it from my side, if I start getting calls." "No fucking way!" "Paul told her we had Thompson in the bag," "It's gonna make him look like a fucking fool!" "He's gonna look like a fucking fool, anyway." "When Thompson endorses us." "I can't do it." "You know, you're on a sinking ship, Steve." "Tell her what she wants to know." "And jump." "Come over to our side." "We can control this thing," " Steve." " I gotta go." "It's almost, eighteen hundred bucks." "You gotta make the appoinment now." "Like, today." "From a pay-phone." "I'll take you to the clinic, and I'll pick you up." "But, no one else." "Do you understand?" "Yeah." "Take the rest of the money and buy yourself a ticket home." "You can't be here, anymore." "We can't afford it." "Not with anything, that's gonna happen next week." "And the situation, just can't be here." "You mean, I can't be here?" "Right." "Steven, I wouldn't tell anyone." "I hope not." "Then, Why?" "Because, you fucked up." "You and I both fucked up." "That's true." "But, I have a responsibily to him." "And more importantly," "I have a responsibilty to this campaign." "I can go to North Carolina and work on the campaign." "Molly, you gotta wake the fuck up!" "This is the big leagues." "It's mean." "When you make a mistake, you loose the right to play." "Make the appoinment." "Tell me, when and where we have to go." "Listen to this..." "I got the placement in The Times," "Bumped to like 600 fucking articles..." "Tom Duffy, 2008." "' This is a match up between, Hope Versus Fear." "Nine times out of ten, the feared candidate have to be the most experienced." "'But in our presidential races, the least experienced candidates... /i almost always wins." "JFK v/s Nixon." "Carter v/s Ford." "Bush v/s Gore." "I like our chances with the new kid on the block'." "Thomas fucking Duffy." "He's gotta be having a stroke right now." "I hate this shit." "I'm gonna come back and this is all gonna be over." "Yeah?" "We gotta take a broader stroke here." "Re-think everything." "Yeah, I know how to handle it." "Look, Stevie just got here." "Can I call you back, in a few minutes?" "Okay, Bye." "The governor... we had a good long talk on the way back." "He's up to speed with everything." "How did he take it?" "Better than I thought he would." "Still won't take Thompson's endorsement." "Paul, I gotta tell you something, I don't know how to tell you." "Huh... hat's up?" "Ida knows that I met with Duffy." "I don't know, How she knows." "But, she knows." "She tried, to blackmaile me." "She said, she's gonna release the story, Unless I tell her all the details, about your meeting with Thompson." "So, it's going to end at the papers?" "Probably." "And whoever she takes it to, is gonna call me and ask for statement." "If I deny the whole thing all together, but Duffy admits to it." "It's gonna look even worse," "And if I just... say... o Comment." "They're not gonna let up." "I... eaked it to Ida." "At the event." "I don't understand." "We made a deal." "Paul, they are gonna... they are gonna print that story in the paper, tomorrow morning." "I know." "So, why'd you do it?" "Why would you do that to the campaign?" "The campaign will survive." "Why would you do that to me?" "Makes easier to let you go." "What?" "Why did you meet with Duffy?" "I made a Mistake." "I made a stupid..." "No." "Mistake!" "No, Steven." "You didn't make a mistake." "You made a choice!" "You called me and left a message to call you back." "That it was important." "And when I did... you told me to forget about it." "You choose not to tell me." "Why did you made that choice?" " Because, Paul..." " I didn't think it was important." "Oh, Fuck Yes!" "You did." "But, you won't..." "B'cos you're curious." "Because you felt flattered, special." "Because... you felt, special!" "To think that, Duffy wants to speak to you, Instead of me." "Because, you thought to yourself..." "Maybe, I can get something out of this." "Because... 'cos it made you feel 'Big'?" "You know..." "The first campaign I ran, was a tiny little race in Kentucky." "Uh, State Senate seat... ou know, working for some red-neck nobody named..." "Sam McGuffry." "No staff." "No money." "No fucking office." "Everyone thought, we didn't stand a chance." "No way, we can compete, right?" "And about this time... his guy, running this congressional campaign, a few district over... ives me a call." "And he says, "I really liked what you're able to do for poor old Sam."" ""But, let's face it." "He's goner." "Why don't you come and work for me"?" "What did I do?" "Well, Steven..." "This is where, You and I are different." "I told Sam, about the call." ""And Sam says to me..." Paul," "If you think this, other guys got a chance of winning... and if he can pay you more than any I can afford... and if it's what you feel..." ""You need to do." "Then, I won't get in your way."" "And I say, "Sam, you took a chance on me", and hired me when I was even more of a nobody than you are"." "So, I'll be damned..." "If I was gonna jump ship." "Just because, the shit hits the fan." "We lost that race." "But three years later, When Sam decided to run for Governor..." "Who do you think, he called?" "We won that race, and 20 years later... 'm where I am." "Fucking now!" "There's only one thing I value in this world, Steven." "That's loyalty." "And without it, You're nothing!" "And you have no one." "And in politics?" "In fucking politics," "It's the only currency you can count on." "That's why I'm letting you go." "Not because, you're not good enough." "Not because, I don't like you." "But, I value trust over skill." "I don't fucking trust you anymore." " It doesn't matter whether you trust me, Paul." " It matters if what the governor does." "The governor already knows!" "And he thinks, it's the right thing to do." "He does?" "Yeah, and you know what?" "If I were you..." "I'd get a good night sleep." "B'cos, you're gonna get fucking pounded by call from the press, in the morning." "Ben:" "Hey, where were you today?" "Uhm," "I'm not feeling great today, Ben." "You picked a hell of a day, to call in sick." "Jesus, it's fucking wild ass there." "Why?" "What happened?" "Steven's off the campaign." "Paul fired him, some fucking set up about loyalty... and it looks like, Steven might've been doubling down with Duffy, on the Pullman campaign..." "I was sitting in the room." "When Paul told Steven that he's fired." "And Steven said, who's gonna take over... and Paul said, Me." "I know." "I know, I'm like... easy there soldier." "But then, Steven goes apeshit," "Paul's giving him speech about loyalty... and, and then, shits on Steven like I've never seen before." "Like humiliating shit." "When was this?" "Molly, listen to me." "I'm gonna run the campaign, under Paul." "Steven's going to Duffy, I..." "just jumped three years ahead." "So, starting tomorrow morning... we go into full damage control." "And I'm telling you..." "Steven's going apeshit." "He said, he's taking everybody down his way out." "Morris..." "Everybody!" "Shit, I gotta take this." "Do you need anything?" "No." " Where's Duffy?" " You got an appointment?" "Joe, can we have the room for a minute?" "Thank you." "It's not too bright," "Walking in here like that, Steve." "I am in." "I'm coming to work for you." "A reporter from Roll Call was in here, this afternoon." "Yeah, I know who leaked it." "Who?" " Paul." " You told Paul?" "I told Paul and he leaked it." "Oh, Steve!" "You shouldn't have told him that." "I felt like I should." "I've worked with Paul." "He gets paranoid." "Obviously." "So, he fired you?" " I quit." " No, you're lying to me." " Come on, man." " I quit!" "I'm gonna give you everything!" "I'm gonna give you his whole strategy, I'm gonna give you all..." "I don't need his whole strategy." "I already have it." "Paul gave it all to Thompson." "What if I had something else?" "You would do that to Morris, To Paul?" " Yeah." " I don't know." "Revenge makes people unpredictable," "Steve, I can't have someone who's unpredictable, who's unstable." "I'm not unstable." "If you had left Morris, before the story broke... that'd be one thing." "That we could control." "But, like this?" "Paul fires you... and then, you wanna come work for me..." "It makes me look like, I'm picking up the scrapes." "It puts Morris in the driver seat." "I can't have that." "What If, I had something big?" "Like, what?" "Something Big." "Something that'll put Morris down." "What is it?" "Give me the job." "No." "That's not gonna happen." "I'm sorry." "Go take a nice long vacation." "You're a smart guy." "Everything that I said, the other day is absolutely true." "But... ou know?" "Maybe, politics isn't for you." "Politics is my life!" "Oh, you know what?" "Do yourself a favour." "Get out..." "Now!" "While you still can." "G... o into entertainment or business." "Go open a fucking restaurant in Costa Rica." "Anything!" "Do something that's gonna make you happy..." "Kay?" "Cos if you stay in this business long enough," "You're gonna get jaded and cynical." "Like you?" "Yeah, just like me!" " You knew I was gonna fucking tell Paul." " Didn't you?" "No, I didn't know." "I thought, you might." "But, I didn't know." " You knew I was gonna tell him, you knew..." " and you knew that he's gonna fucking fire me." "Well, that's the thing about Paul." "He's big on loyalty." " Yeah, I know." " I just got a big speech on it." "You were never gonna hire me?" "Put yourself on my shoes, Steve." "You're opponent has the best media mind in the country..." "Working for his team." "What are you gonna do?" "You're either gonna hire him for yourself..." "Or you're either gonna work it, so, you can't have him?" "The other team can't either." "This is a Win-win situation for me." "And you come work for me, great!" "Paul doesn't have you." "But, then again..." "Paul fires you, I don't want you... fine." "Paul still doesn't have you." "Either way, I win." "And the moment, I got you sit down on that chair..." "I know, I've won." "This is..." "It's my life, that you're talking about." "It doesn't make me happy, doing this kind of thing." "Don't think, it gives me any kind of pleasure." "No, I'm sorry for you." "I really am." "Take care of yourself." "Do you know her?" "She is gone." "Molly ON PHONE:" "Where are you?" "It's huh..." "It's four something... they're gonna close up in few minutes." "Steven, it's Ben." "Listen, What the fuck?" "Jesus... what're you gonna do?" "Steven, uh..." "I just heard from Ben." "Please... don't do anything fucked up." "God damn it!" "You motherfucker," "Pick up the phone!" "Don't do this!" "I'm not going away." "TV ANNOUNCER:" "The coroner stated that, based on the evidence found by the police in that Hotel room;" "That this was an accidental overdose." "A lethal cocktail of alcohol and prescription drugs." "Cincinatti Police Chief Daryl Matthews, has called for a full investigation... pending a toxicology report, which could take up to two weeks." "Just a terrible, terrible situation for the former Senator..." "Now, DNC chairman Jake Sterns and his family." "I want on the ticket," "You need me on that ticket, and you could use my delegates." "And you need them before Tuesday." "It'll make a fine story, on the Sunday morning news cycle." "So, I expect to hear from you, by noon tomorrow." "Or I endorse Pullman and take that Cabinet seat." "Anything else, you wanna talk about, Steven?" "The entire staff is... in the state of shock." "We send our condolences to Jack and Joanna Sterns and their entire family." "Of course, our hearts go out to them." "It's hard to imagine, what they must be going through." "What we know right now is that, it appears to have been... a drug... n accidental prescription overdose." "REPORTER:" "Is suicide ruled out?" "We have no reason to believe..." "I don't think we have any information on that yet." "Obviously, there'll be a full investigation." "We just wanted to say that, our hearts go out..." "Our prayers go out... to the entire family." "She really is... she was part of our family." "Did you know her well, Governor?" "Not well..." "But I did know her." "What I saw was a hard working young woman with a... great spirit." "It's just a sad day, for the campaign." "And it's a sad day for those of us who knows Jack." "Governor, how long has she interned for you?" "She'd only been on the road with us for a few weeks." "Maybe, four weeks... think." "I can check." "Will you be continuing with your schedule today?" "Seems like you have something you wanna talk to me about." "Does it seem that way?" "You have something, you think you have something... you wanna get off your chest." "Why don't you?" " How about, I do the talking." " And you do the listening?" "Okay." "As of tomorrow, there's gonna be a few changes to your campaign." "Paul is out." "I am your Senior Campaign Manager." "I'll draft the statement..." "The campaign got to a point that we need to make some changes." "You can put your own words in there." "Why would I do that?" "Because, you wanna win." "Because, you broke the only rule in politics." "You wanna be President..." "You can start a war..." "You can lie, You can cheat..." "You can bankrupt the country... but you can't fuck the interns." "They'll get you for that." "What do you think you have, Steven?" "A troubled young girl, tells you a story...?" "A troubled young pregnant girl..." "Is that what she told you?" "Who needed cash for an abortion!" "What did you do?" "You gave her money?" "Maybe, she just needed cash." "And you're the perfect guy to hit up." "Is that your best play?" "You need a job, that bad Steven?" "You coming here, with your dick in your hand..." "You got nothing!" "Then, how did I get in here?" "You're right Mike." "There's nothing... there's no voice messages... no text... o e-mails... no pictures and no tape." "And yet..." "I'm standing right here." "Well, go home." "She left a note." "How would you know that?" "I was cleaning up your mess." "I took her phone, and I found a note." "I thought it was an accident." "I don't know, Mike." "You're gonna have to tell me..." "You're the last person she called." "Note says, she is pregnant." "Got an abortion... and doesn't wanna hurt you." "Then why would she leave a note, that can only do that?" "She's twenty." "What do you want?" "Paul's gone... today." "I set a meeting with You and Thompson, and you promise him the ticket." "You get 356 pledged delegates..." "You get North Carolina..." "You take office..." "You make right with so many people that you've made wrong." "All the things that we both believe in." "I don't believe in extortion..." "I don't believe in tying myself to you... for the next eight years!" " Four years." " Let's not get ahead of ourselves." "What were you doing in her room?" "House keeping, before you make page one." "No, you were fired, You were out." "What were you doing in her room?" "I was fixing the situation." "I got a call, someone from the hotel thought I could help... and they called me." "So, you're off the campaign," "But you thought it was important... to fix things!" "It was your voice, the other night on the phone." "You were fucking her." "What did you do, Steven?" "I lend her some money and I gave her a ride." "I bet you did." "There's no note." " Okay, Mike." " There's no note." "Show it to me." "You think I brought it here?" "That's how people get hurt." "Okay." "Let's play this out." "You're not wearing a wire, because everything you've suggested is illegal." "And you wouldn't fare too well, in federal prison." "You were fucking her and she told you about her situation." "There are no records or conversation between the two of us." "And since, she's had abortion..." "There's no DNA evidence." "So, there's no note." "It's word against mine." "Your word." "A fired, disgruntled employee... or a sitting governor." "There's no note." "It's your call, Governor." " Paul, you got a minute?" " Yeah." "TV REPORTER:" "How much could a shake up like this... /i days before the Ohio primary, Hurt a campaign?" "I asked Paul Zara, How his firing could actually help the candidate?" "The governor and I both, felt that in light of this changing numbers, that it was best to put a new face on the campaign..." "Steven is very talented." "Very smart." "You always hear people talk about," "Events out of sequence... the order of things." "There's no greater grief, than a parent laying a child during this." "She was a little girl... trying to make it in a very grown up world." "A world where, every mistake is magnified." "And she was smart and pretty... and so, so young." "Father, you asked us to accept God's plan... and to not question his judgment." "With all due respect," "I don't accept to this judgment." "She made the world better!" "Not just for me." "But for everyone she touched." "You should hire Jack for a speech writer." "I'll keep it in mind." "You come here to see me?" "No, friends of the family." "I got her the internship." "I've known her since she was born." "Sorry." "The governor couldn't make the flight?" "He's meeting with Thompson." "Look at you." "All grown up with tits and all." "I learned from the best." "Well, one day we'll grab a beer and... you could tell me, what you had on the governor that put me out." "How do you know I didn't have something on you?" "You better get going..." "You have a campaign to run and I've got offices to look at." "North?" "Nice consulting firm, out of K street." "A million a year." "No one to fuck you over." "Sounds relaxing." "Doesn't it?" "Thompson:" "The right man to lead this nation of ours." "In this chanllenging times... and... /i and the next President... /i of The United States of America..." "Governor Mike Morris!" "And let me ask, one very important thing." "That all of us stand, shoulder to shoulder... arm and arm, in a united democrat party..." "So, I strongly urge the three hundred and fifty six loyal delegates that I've carried as a badge of honour..." "Throw their support to the governor, lets put this primary behind us..." "And get on with the business of sixteen hundred Pennsylvania Avenue!" "Thank you, God bless you... and God Bless The United States of America!" "Thank you." "Well, the polls aren't quite closed." "But I do wanna congratulate Senator Pullman and his republican constituents, on their win here in Ohio." "Senator Thompson, I'm honoured to stand with you here today." "And I'm humbled by your kind words." "Thank you." "Ladies and Gentlement, today marks the begining of the fight between..." "Two sets of ideals." "Either we're gonna move forward or we're going to live in the past?" "Either we're going to lead the world again on technology or we are going to bury, our heads in the sands?" "The sands of Saudi Arabia." "The sands of Iraq?" "Either we are going to let Greed and corruption ruin our industries and our shorelines... or we are going to take back our country?" "We are not a nation used to come in second... or third?" "Hey, Ben?" "I was told to talk to you, I'm suppose to get a phone." "And you are?" "Joe Morris." "No relation." "You're a Beercat Joe Morris?" "No, I'm from Columbus, I'm a Buckeye." "You're making me look bad." "How so?" "I filed the story that said you're off the campaign..." "And Thompson is going to Pullman." "You can't believe everything you read." "I just wanna give you an opportunity to comment on my next story." "Says you delivered Thompson." "You got that 356 delegates, you delivered the nomination." "And all you ask in return is Paul's job." " Any chance of you confirming now?" " No press behind this point." "She's press." "I'll read about it in the funny papers." "Come on, Steven?" "Aren't we friends anymore?" "You are my best friend, Ida."