Seeds of democracy sown.
Well, let's hope they get plenty of...
Sun.
Yes. And...
Moisture. And love.
Okay.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
Where is Nadine?
She is on the phone in her office, ma'am. She waved me off like a thirsty fan boy when I tried to wrangle her.
Does feel 20% less austere in here.
MCMinister Chen
If I were to offer some suggestions to my President as to how we might deescalate, what might they be?
Well, for starters, we've looked into it, and we're not giving the pandas back.
Wait. You're a Panda-Cammer too?
Shut up. It's relaxing. [pause] It's good for my blood pressure.
You know you don't have to say "ma'am" after every time, Captain.
RRonnie
Yes, ma'am.
Fine. You want to talk to the FBI, you can talk to the FBI. On one condition.
Name it.
You have to put the shams on the big pillows.
You know what my dad said to me, the night before I got married? "Marriage is the nicest way to confront your own inadequacies on a daily basis."
You should write that in a song.
SScott
Why would I agree to this?
Because you want to build democracy. And because, if your company, KronicDM, is the force behind an internet led revolution that leads Angola to expose a corrupt regime and elect its first female president...that's gonna make a really kick-ass Super Bowl commercial.
Uh, Assistant Secretary Thompson is here, presumably to share the diplomatic equivalent of a high five.
[about Jareth] I don't want you to think he's a bad person. He's just... British, it turns out.
Marcia Forman is having a field day with this dissent memo.
Marcia Forman is an unhappy woman desperately trying to make herself relevant.
Aren't we all?
Are you kidding me? Who wrote these talking points? The Browns have got way bigger problems than finding a go-to receiver on third down.
Can I just say how adorable it is that this is the most opinionated you've been about my job?
Here's a novel idea: stick to the Prime Directive. Let democracy take its course...without U.S. interference.
Really? A Star Trek reference?
It's a classic negotiating tactic. The more I chase after him, the more control he has over the discussion. Secretary Albright actually taught me that one.
I believe it was, uh, Wendy Rogers who taught me another classic negotiating tactic. If a guy won't talk to you, send in a close companion to bridge the gap.
Wendy Rogers?
The most popular girl in sixth grade.
We apologized. It's forgotten.
Really? The French forget? 'Cause every representative they send over here still manages to bring up "Freedom fries" at least once.
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