Bruno Gianelli quotes from The West Wing

Vinick

We lost independents because a nuclear power plant almost had a meltdown after I said nuclear power was completely safe.

Bruno

That is water under the bridge. Now we've got to...

Vinick

If it's water under the bridge, how come I'm still ducking reporters on the campaign trail?

Vinick

I want to give him back his briefcase.

Bruno

I figured.

Vinick

"When in doubt, do the right thing."

[together] "The rest of the time, get away with whatever you can."

Vinick

Who said that? It must have been one of those Louisiana governors.

Bruno

Yeah, probably from his jail cell. You know, Santos never got the vetting a front-runner gets. He was never supposed to get the nomination. The press gave him a free ride in the primaries. Until now, he's been running way behind you, so the press still hasn't done their digging on him. But they will now. So, it really doesn't matter what you do with that briefcase. It's going to come out. If it comes out while Santos is in the White House... I don't know what happens. All hell will break loose.

Vinick

He wouldn't be the first President with an illegitimate child.

Bruno

How far do you think he's going to get with that defense?

Vinick

You know what, if I agreed with a candidate on the issues, and I was ready to vote for him, and something like this came out about him, I'd still vote for him.

Bruno

Good. That's you. And that's maybe most Santos voters. And it is every voter in France. But it is not this country, not yet. I don't want people wishing they could change their votes after this comes out. The voters have a right to know about it before making their voting decision.

Vinick

Come on, Bruno. This is me you're talking to. Please don't try to turn mud-slinging into a "Respect the Voters" spiel.

Bruno

Don't tell anyone, but I do respect the voters. That's why I win. I find out what they care about. I don't try to tell them what they care about.

Vinick

That's not exactly my idea of leadership.

Bruno

It's my idea of democracy. The voters get to set the terms of the elections, not us. They get to decide what's important, not us. That's why I think voters have a right to this information now instead of six months from now. They could be electing a President who's drowning in scandal when he's supposed to be trying to stop World War III from starting in Kazakhstan. And that is not the kind of guy most of the country wants to be the next Commander-In-Chief.

Bruno

[moves his watch from his left wrist to his right] Superstitious. One of my election day good luck routines.

One of?

Bruno

You met Carrie already.