Hurst was the only person who could deliver us Pennsylvania. I would have sold my own mother to get those electoral votes.
Does Conrad know?
I make promises so he doesn't have to.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
Did you tell Teresa Hurst that you would support her campaign if she ran for president?
RRusssell
Teresa Hurst is a fine public servant. We just happen to like you better.
We have the best system of government the world has ever seen, but it's only as good as the people in charge.
Gosh, that's reassuring.
Should I even ask how your day was?
Well, the Constitution is still intact...for now.
I can't feel my ears!
Maybe you should've worn a hat.
I can't. I'm wearing fancy hair. Men never get that.
RRanuga
It is not my president's mind that needs to be changed. It is the spirits who have spoken, and they are at one with the universe and starts.
HHurst
I agree that money is a transitory thing, of no use to the dead, but but can we perhaps consider the idea that their descendants might like some?
I'm having roommate issues.
Lucinda? I thought you guys were tight.
We were. We are. Sometimes we're so tight, I can't breathe.
Like a psychic?
His name is Ranuga, and he prefers "metaphysical adviser."
I'm sure he does.
Let's just remember to be respectful, no matter what we personally believe.
What's going on here?
Jay: [pouring drinks] We're saying farewell to the Sri Lanka deal. Ten months of negotiations.
You just got here, so you don't feel our pain.
Yeah, but I can empathize like nobody's business. Hit me.
Okay, human traffickers?
You're kidding.
Yeah, of course I'm kidding. They're the most evil monsters belched from Hell the earth has ever known. Although...
Stop. We may not have any legal options, but we're not going straight up immoral.
Oh, I like that. 'Different.' Yeah, I...yeah. Yeah, I had long hair, and, uh, wore dresses and heels and makeup, and, um, sometimes it felt like me. And sometimes...it felt like a costume I had to wear to survive, and gain access.
So what made you...this you?
I survived and gained access.
[about Jason] He's just a teenager, and we are a little less now. It's nature's way of making him leave the house when he graduates.
Yeah. That didn't work out so well with the other two.
They want to give me a commendation for some reason.
Like, because you deserve it?
Yeah, or they know I was driven to quit by political BS. They didn't back me up, and now they want to make themselves feel better.
Yeah, no. The CIA doesn't really do regret.
I don't think we've met before.
I generally avoid daylight.
Well, for an acting president, she's suddenly reluctant to act.
Yeah, it happens when they're new to office. The reality sinks in.
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