Good morning, Madam Secretary.
You know, I have this fantasy that one morning I'm going to step off of that elevator and be greeted by a genie. Or a masseuse, or maybe a wayward puppy.
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I'm sorry, you're one of the best chess players in the world. It's ridiculous for you to even mess around with someone like me.
CCChess Champion
I like messing around with you.
RARussian Ambassador
Is this the time you threaten us with additional sanctions?
I'm hoping it won't come to that.
RARussian Ambassador
You already sanction everything but the air we breathe. That chamber is empty, Elizabeth.
AAiden
You'll be with us for a spell.
My Aunt Ida came to stay with us for a spell. 9 years, 243 days. Clarify spell, please?
Is this what I think it is?
Yeah. Booty caller strikes again. You think we should talk to her?
That's your funeral.
I hate asking for money.
Remind me why you're running for President?
I heard it comes with a chef.
Get your attention?
Not enough. We're 5 million short. Donor fatigue is real.
Six years of war.
If we fail here, we send the message that Syria doesn't matter.
We can't fail. Search under the White House cushions for change.
I wasn't giving you the look.
There's a but there. I can feel it.
This is why I can't play poker.
You know, this garden is a symbol of peace after the worst bloodbath in human history and you have the audacity to use it for self-promotion. Your ego is so big I can't believe that it even fits into that tiny little car. And I'd better not see this showing up in my office again. [slams watch box into Uzuki's hand.]
UUzuki
Nobody talks to me like that!
Yeah, well, someone just did.
Theresa can't be the leaker. She's too much of a political animal to sabotage her own career.
When family's involved, you'd be surprised.
According to cable news, we're running a baby mill out of the Lincoln bedroom.
Everyone knows that cable news runs towards the hyperbolic.
No kidding. That's why people watch it, Dr. McCord.
TTalia
Dr. McCord, I like my life here. What's going to happen to me now?
You're going to go out the back door with these intelligence agents and answer some more questions. If your story checks out, you'll be free to go. But either way, your life is going to be under the microscope for a while.
Great work, Jay!
It's not like this will stop pregnant women from being locked up during the next crackdown.
The legal system isn't fair when it comes to women. No legal system is.
GGilbart
No deal! They are criminals.
Without your blessing, there will be no Haiti.
It's tragically ironic, isn't it. The thing I'm good at I can no longer do and the thing I can do I'm not good at. What do you think?
BBob
I think you're a nut job, but I also know you got what it takes or you wouldn't be here. You just need some confidence. Like my mom used to say, if you hide your light under a bushel you'll walk into walls. She also said sanitation was a good field.
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