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For you, picking Sarah Palin
was about winning an election,
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not necessarily about who's gonna
be best as vice president.
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My job is to give
political advice.
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We needed to do
something bold
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to try to win the race.
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If you had it
to do over again,
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would you have her
on the ticket?
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( Whistles )
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( Cell phone rings )
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- Hello.
- Man:
They fuckin' hate me, Steve.
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Who's that, sir?
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Limbaugh, Hannity,
Coulter.
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They're dancing on my grave
like it's fucking Mardi Gras.
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That may be true,
but there's an upside
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to being in last place.
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You can say
what you truly feel.
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- You think I've been holding back?
- Steve:
I do, Senator.
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The surge is working,
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but no one else
is brave enough to say it.
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Romney, giuliani,
huckabee--
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all your opponents
are hedging.
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Even you hesitated
at the last debate.
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A great man once told me,
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"I would rather
lose the election
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than see the country
lose this war."
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And I meant it, Steve.
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Then say it, sir.
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John McCain doesn't say
what's popular,
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he says what's right.
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My advice would be
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to get some old
pow buddies together
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and travel the country
in a small caravan.
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Stay in shitty hotels,
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do American legion halls,
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v.F.W. Posts,
have a few beers
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and enjoy yourself.
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You're right,
God damn it.
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I don't know what the hell's
wrong with me.
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You get so caught up
in winning,
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- you start to lose yourself.
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It's gonna be easy because
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there's only one message
you need to get across.
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Yeah? What's that?
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John McCain
puts country first.
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Would you consider
joining us?
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Even just for
a few weeks?
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Senator, there is no one
in this race
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I admire more than you,
but I promised my wife
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that I would
sit this cycle out.
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I know that, Steve,
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but will you just
think about it?
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Just do that-- just think
about it, will you?
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Of course, Senator.
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You promise?
- I will, I promise.
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Great, I'll call you
tomorrow.
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Okay.
- Thanks, Stevie boy.
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Fuck.
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Senator McCain today
re-shuffling
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his most senior
campaign staff.
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John McCain wins
the New Hampshire primary,
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a huge comeback for
the Senator from Arizona.
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You hear them chanting
behind me--
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"Mac is back,
Mac is back."
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Reporter:
A big win for John
McCain in South Carolina,
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a win that he will relish.
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The question on
the campaign trail was
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can a souffle rise twice?
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John McCain wins the republican
presidential nomination.
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What a historic night.
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And they said
we were dead.
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Next stop:
The white house.
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( Crowd chanting )
Obama! Obama!
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( Chanting continues )
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( Crowd cheering )
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Barack:
People of Berlin
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and people of the world,
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the scale of our challenge
is great.
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The road ahead
will be long.
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But I come before you
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to say that we are heirs
to a struggle for freedom.
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We are a people
of improbable hope
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with an eye
towards the future,
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with resolve in our heart.
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Let us remember
this history
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and answer our destiny
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and remake the world
once again.
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Thank you, Berlin.
God bless you.
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( Crowd cheering )
- Thank you.
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If he heals a sick baby,
we're really fucked.
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We're down by 15.
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If his convention speech
is as good as that--
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it'll be better.
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Rick:
Then we'll be
trailing by 20
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going into St. Paul.
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It's an uphill battle,
John.
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Well, as chairman mao
was fond of saying,
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"it's always darkest before
it's completely black."
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Senator, it always concerns me
when you quote chairman mao.
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This guy is raising money
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like he's some sort
of a human ATM Machine.
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John, if there
ever was a time
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to run a reverend Wright ad,
this is that time.
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- Absolutely not.
- I agree.
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There's footage of his own reverend
saying "God damn America."
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It's the single
best weapon we've got.
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I want to run a fucking campaign
that my kids can be proud of,
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and that precludes
attacking a black reverend.
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I think we're going
about this all wrong.
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This man is on the cover
of every news magazine.
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He's on the cover of every
entertainment magazine.
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He's got 200,000 people
screaming for him in Berlin.
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And what has he done?
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A man of no accomplishment
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has become the biggest
celebrity in the world,
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and we keep trying to reach up
and pull him down.
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What we need to do
is ask the American people
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a very simple question:
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Do you want a statesman
to be your next president...
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Or do you want
a celebrity?
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Try it.
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Woman:
He's the biggest
celebrity in the world.
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( Crowd chanting )
Obama! Obama!
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Woman:
But is he ready to lead?
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With gas prices soaring,
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Barack Obama says no
to offshore drilling
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and says he'll raise taxes
on electricity?
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Higher taxes,
more foreign oil--
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that's the real Obama.
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Great job, Fred.
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I thought we were
the grown-ups in this race.
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- ( Music playing )
- John, it's his girlfriend.
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Man:
This is a cautionary
tale, John.
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It's what I'm
talking about.
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Yeah, right.
Yeah, let's--
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- let's watch it again.
- No, I can't, I can't! Please.
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See, that's what
I'm talking about.
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Rick:
Now can you
believe these guys?
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He wants lieberman
on the ticket.
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- Of course he does.
- Disaster.
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Or historic.
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- Or historic disaster.
- John loves him.
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It would be a strong move
towards bi-partisanship.
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Guys, the base
is already concerned
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that John is not
a true conservative.
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Now, I don't think picking
a pro-choice Jewish democrat
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who just happened to be
Al Gore's running mate
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is going to alleviate
that concern.
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Maybe we have McCain
make a one-term pledge.
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He announces in some huge
speech that he and a democrat
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are joining together
for one term
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so that the parties
can come together
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and solve this country's
greatest problems.
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Maybe, with
a one-term pledge.
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Nothing says country first
like picking Joe lieberman.
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Well, if it's gonna work,
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it has to remain
absolutely secret,
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right up until
the convention.
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If it gets leaked,
the right will kill it.
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Reporter:
John McCain's decision
to put Joe lieberman
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front and center
at his convention
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has the unique distinction
of unsettling
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both democrats
and Republicans.
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I think the idea of him
being the republican
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vice presidential nominee
would split the convention.
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In the cabinet, fine.
Not as v.P.
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Bad choice.
Conservatives will bolt.
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Comedy team of McCain
and lieberman.
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Maybe they'll play
Atlantic city this summer.
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Thank you.
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So what the fuck
happened?
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Lindsey Graham was trying to
build support for the idea
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- and it leaked.
- God damn it, Lindsey.
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Well, if it's
any consolation,
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my numbers show that
if you pick lieberman
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or any pro-choice
candidate,
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40% of your
core supporters
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will be less likely
to support you.
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40%.
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And you gain
very few independents.
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Overall,
it's a wide-net negative.
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We've made a lot of calls.
Some people don't even think
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lieberman can make it
through the convention.
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Others say,
yeah, he can,
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but he's gonna rip
the party in half.
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But Joe is perfect.
We're both mavericks
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that are hated by the
assholes in our own parties.
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It could have a tremendous
healing effect on the country.
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We can't win
without our base.
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Lieberman is
the right thing to do,
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but the wrong way to win.
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- Who all have we vetted?
- Romney, crist, pawlenty.
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- We're trying to vet bloomberg.
- Who can we win with?
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- None of them.
- None of them?
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John, Obama just changed
the entire dynamic.
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Steve:
It is a change year, sir.
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We desperately need
a game-changing pick,
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and none of these middle-aged
white guys are game-changers.
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So... what?
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I just fuck off and die?
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Well, the data shows we have
four things we have to do.
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We have to win back
the independents,
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we have to
excite the base,
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we have to distance ourselves
from the bush administration,
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and we have to close
the gender gap.
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How bad is the gap?
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It's fatal.
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You've got a 20% advantage
with men, which is great,
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but a 20% deficit
with women.
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You've got to pick up
15% with females.
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Because if you're trailing
by more than five with them,
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you lose.
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So find me a woman.
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All right, ladies.
Who's it gonna be?
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Meg Whitman supports
abortion rights.
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Pro-choice, pro-choice.
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- Who are you?
- These solar arrays combined
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will allow us to produce
34 megawatts of power...
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( Keyboard clicking )
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To make sure
that risk management
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is the best that
we can do to secure...
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( Keyboard clicking )
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But as you know, the turnpike
ends here in Augusta.
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At that point...
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What was her name?
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Woman:
Once Alaska is allowed
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to very responsibly and
safely develop our resources,
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we'll lower costs of energy
across the United States,
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and then we'd be able
to secure the nation
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with a clean, domestic
supply of energy.
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And I say that, Charlie,
even personally.
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My one and only son,
my 18-year-old,
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he just signed up
for the United States army.
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He's at boot camp
right now.
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And I'm thinkin',
you know,
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this kid is doing all
that he can within his power
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to help secure and defend
the United States.
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Every elected official had
better be asking themselves,
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are you doing as much also?
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Are you doing
all that you can?
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She's a star.
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She's so passionately
pro-life that at age 44,
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she decided
to keep a child
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that she knew mid-term
had down's syndrome.
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And there's a lot more
that the base will love.
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She has an 80% approval
rating in Alaska.
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- The highest of any governor in the country--
- 80%?
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And she got it
by taking on the oil lobby
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and the republican
establishment.
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She's the one who killed
the bridge to nowhere.
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( Laughs ) I fought Ted
Stevens for months
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on that stupid
fucking bridge.
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Rick:
Plus, she is
a devout Christian.
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She's got a son about
to deploy to Iraq,
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attractive mother of five.
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She likes to moose hunt.
- Moose hunt?
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This is a woman
with a gun, John.
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I mean, come on, the base is
gonna be doing back flips.
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What does salter think?
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Uh, he's worried that
she's a creationist.
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Yeah, and that's exactly
why the base will love her.
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Women will love her.
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Plus, she gives you
distance from bush.
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Furthermore,
she's so outside the box
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that she helps you
recapture the Maverick label,
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which will win back
independents.
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She's everything we need.
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You don't think she might be
too outside the box?
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Huh. Well, that's what makes
her such a Maverick choice.
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So is picking lieberman.
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That'd be pretty
goddamn mavericky.
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Sir, we live in
the age of YouTube
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and the 24-hour
news cycle.
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How else
do you think a man
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who has absolutely no
major life accomplishments
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is beating an American
hero by double digits?
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He's simply sailing on his
charisma and star power.
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We need to create a dynamic
moment in this campaign
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or we're dead.
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You think she's that good?
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She could be.
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And we can vet her
in five days?
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We can.
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The vet has to be
as thorough for her
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as it was for all
the other candidates.
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Culvahouse says
he can do it, so...
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The clock
is ticking, sir.
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If you are going to seriously
consider the governor of Alaska,
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you have to call her now.
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( Crowd noise )
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Woman:
You know, Governor,
these gas prices
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-
are killing us.
- Oh, my goodness, don't I know it.
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They're killing
me and Todd, too.
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Hey, how are ya?
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But once Alaska
is allowed to very safely
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and responsibly
develop our resources,
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we'll lower cost of energy
across the entire nation.
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You keep giving
'em hell, Governor.
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Aw, thanks.
Nice talking to ya.
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Mom, can we go on
the roller coaster now?
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Yeah.
No, of course, honey.
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- Hey, Bristol?
-
Yeah?
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Can you hold Trig?
I'm gonna take Piper on the roller coaster.
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- Sure.
- There you go.
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- There you go, buddy.
-
( Cell phone ringing )
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- Mom.
- Just one second, hon.
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This is Sarah.
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Thank you for coming on
such short notice, Governor.
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Should this go
according to plan,
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we will take you to meet
Senator McCain at his compound
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first thing in the morning.
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Now, if he chooses you
to be his running mate,
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you will instantly become
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one of the most famous
people on the planet.
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Your life will be
investigated,
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manipulated, distorted,
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and you will lose
any semblance of privacy.
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Knowing this,
are you 100% committed
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to going forward
with this project?
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Absolutely.
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I have a servant's heart.
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And if you really think
I can help this ticket,
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if you really think
I can help this country,
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then absolutely--
I'll do this with ya.
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Your private life
will be subjected
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to harsh,
often unfair attacks.
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Nothing can
prepare you for...
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How ugly this can be.
Not--
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I do understand that.
Here's the deal.
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I went through
a tough primary in Alaska,
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and I know how ugly
it can get.
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Well, Governor,
things can get
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quite a bit rougher
on the national stage.
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I don't know,
Alaska's pretty rough.
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Steve:
Now, you and
Senator McCain
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have a difference of opinion
on several issues.
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He is pro-life, but he's
in favor of exceptions
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in the case of rape, incest or
a mother's life being at risk.
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- You are not.
- That is correct.
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I am unapologetically
pro-life.
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Senator McCain supports
stem cell research.
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- You do not.
- That's true, I do not.
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John McCain would never ask you
to contradict your beliefs,
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but we expect you
to support his positions.
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And we may ask you
to appear in ads
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advocating those positions.
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Do you have
a problem with that?
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No, I don't.
Not at all.
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Senator McCain can count
on my full support.
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I would be so proud to be
a member of his team.
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Do you reject
the theory of evolution?
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I'm the daughter
of a science teacher.
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My dad showed me
fossils growing up.
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I know about evolution.
I accept evolution.
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But I will never deny
that I see the hand of God
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in this beautiful creation
that is earth.
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I'm really glad
that you're asking me
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these types
of questions.
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Why is that?
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It's important that you know
exactly what you're getting.
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A.B.:
John, let me be very clear.
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Every other vet we did was over
a four-to-eight-week period.
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This vet has been compiled
in absolute secrecy
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in less than five days.
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I understand.
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Well, in doing
a vet this fast,
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there's certainly
the possibility
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that we may have
missed something.
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Yeah, I got it.
What do you think, a.B.?
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I like many of her answers
in the questionnaire.
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And in the interview, she hit some
of my questions out of the park.
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Now...
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There are more potential
land mines with Palin
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than with
the other choices.
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She told us she has
a teen daughter who's pregnant.
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That should not prevent this
from moving forward,
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but we don't know
what else could pop up.
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But are you impressed
with her personally?
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I am.
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She has a great
life story
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and she's extremely
poised and confident
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for someone
in her situation.
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But you have a candidate
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who's only been governor
for 18 months.
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Before that, she was the
mayor of a small town
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with 10,000 people.
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She undercuts your
best attack on Obama
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that he's too inexperienced.
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Well, that's played out.
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We lose by five if we stick
with experience.
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You think she's ready
to be president?
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I don't think she's gonna
be ready on January 20th,
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but I think she has the smarts
to get there eventually.
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Give me
the bottom line, a.B.
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High risk...
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High reward.
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You shouldn't have
told me that.
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Why not?
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I've been a risk-taker
all my life.
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00:19:06,987 --> 00:19:08,653
- Hi.
- Hi. How are ya?
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00:19:08,687 --> 00:19:10,121
Great.
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Thanks so much for coming.
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00:19:11,423 --> 00:19:13,257
Thank you for having me
at your beautiful house.
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Well, come on in.
Please.
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( Indistinct chatter )
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John: One of the things
I'm most proud of, Sarah,
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is my independence.
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And I'm very impressed
with how you've bucked
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the republican
establishment in Alaska.
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Well, I am wired to be kind
of independent there also.
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And I thought if I'm gonna
truly run the state
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on behalf of the people,
I'm gonna have to do it
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without that
good ole boy network.
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00:19:39,349 --> 00:19:42,952
I love the way you squashed
Stevens' bridge to nowhere.
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Yeah. I am pro-growth
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and pro-infrastructure
for Alaska,
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but not at the expense
of the American taxpayer.
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I told congress
if we wanted a bridge,
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we'd build it ourselves.
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You remind me of myself.
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We're both reformers
who are not afraid
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to thumb our nose
at our own party.
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00:20:01,037 --> 00:20:03,337
Senator, you're
an American hero.
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00:20:03,372 --> 00:20:07,441
I'm just Sarah
from Alaska.
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What do you guys think?
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I know a guy
like Tim pawlenty
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isn't exactly
the game-changing pick
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00:20:18,186 --> 00:20:19,652
you all seem
to think we need,
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00:20:19,687 --> 00:20:21,153
but he's young,
he's energetic.
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00:20:21,188 --> 00:20:24,123
He has solid
conservative credentials.
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With pawlenty,
we make the base happy.
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00:20:26,961 --> 00:20:29,596
And we know what the hell
we're getting.
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00:20:29,630 --> 00:20:31,330
Pawlenty's ready
to be president.
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00:20:31,364 --> 00:20:32,966
Steve?
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Well, there are
unknowns with Palin,
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and certainly
it could go bad.
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But if it were me, I'd
rather lose by 10 points
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going for the win
than lose by one point
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00:20:45,478 --> 00:20:46,979
and look back
and say, "God damn,"
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we should have gone
for the win."
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00:20:50,883 --> 00:20:53,985
Salter:
Our slogan's
"country first."
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Lieberman and pawlenty
are country-first choices.
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00:20:59,257 --> 00:21:00,825
Sarah Palin
will be perceived
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as a self-serving
political maneuver.
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00:21:06,531 --> 00:21:10,166
You may not only lose
the election, John.
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00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:12,869
You just might lose your
reputation right along with it.
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00:21:12,903 --> 00:21:15,739
I'm not running
for my reputation.
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I'm running
to be president.
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00:21:20,144 --> 00:21:21,811
Yes, sir.
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( Bell dings )
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It is absolutely crucial
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that not a single person
know you're the pick.
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00:21:33,857 --> 00:21:36,525
Surprise of your announcement
will stop any momentum
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00:21:36,559 --> 00:21:38,927
Obama might get from
his convention speech.
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00:21:38,962 --> 00:21:40,594
That's smart.
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00:21:47,136 --> 00:21:50,304
You seem totally unfazed
by all this.
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00:21:51,573 --> 00:21:53,808
It's God's plan.
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00:22:03,885 --> 00:22:07,054
This election has
never been about me.
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00:22:07,088 --> 00:22:09,322
It's about you.
463
00:22:09,356 --> 00:22:11,824
( Crowd cheering )
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You understand
that in this election
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the greatest risk
we can take
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is to try
the same old politics
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00:22:25,072 --> 00:22:29,473
with the same old players
and expect a different result.
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00:22:33,312 --> 00:22:36,181
Barack:
Change happens.
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00:22:36,215 --> 00:22:39,784
Change happens because the
American people demand it...
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Because they rise up and insist
on new ideas and new leadership
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and new politics
for a new time.
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00:22:48,593 --> 00:22:50,660
You're about
to meet our nominee.
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You are the seventh and eighth
person to know about this.
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- ( Knocks )
- It's Steve.
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00:22:56,034 --> 00:22:57,968
- Come in.
-
( Door opens )
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00:22:58,002 --> 00:22:59,569
Barack:
Because I've seen it...
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00:22:59,604 --> 00:23:01,237
Hi. Come on in.
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00:23:01,271 --> 00:23:04,107
I'm just watching Obama's
big, fancy speech again.
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00:23:04,141 --> 00:23:06,776
Governor, this is
Matthew Scully.
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00:23:06,810 --> 00:23:08,510
- He'll be your main speechwriter.
- Nice to meet you.
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Steve:
And this is
nicolle Wallace,
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00:23:10,247 --> 00:23:13,649
-
former white house communications director.
- Hi. How are you?
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Steve:
And this is
Governor Sarah Palin
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from Alaska.
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00:23:17,186 --> 00:23:20,222
Yes, of course.
Congratulations, Governor.
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00:23:20,256 --> 00:23:21,723
It's a real honor
to meet you.
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00:23:21,758 --> 00:23:23,458
Great to have you
on board.
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00:23:23,492 --> 00:23:25,693
Hey, come here.
Lookit. Look at this.
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00:23:25,728 --> 00:23:30,031
-
( Crowd cheering on TV )
- I didn't know we were running against a Greek God.
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Sarah:
They sure do love him.
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00:23:36,404 --> 00:23:41,242
- They're gonna love you more.
- Barack:
America, we cannot turn back.
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00:23:43,211 --> 00:23:46,380
( Distant crowd cheering )
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Governor,
you are the nominee
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for the vice president
of the United States.
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00:23:55,689 --> 00:23:58,457
You will no longer
be carrying your own bags.
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00:23:58,492 --> 00:23:59,959
Yes, sir.
497
00:23:59,994 --> 00:24:01,761
And never
call me "sir."
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00:24:01,796 --> 00:24:03,796
You can call me
Steve, schmidty,
499
00:24:03,830 --> 00:24:07,299
Kojak, potsie, shithead--
anything you want.
500
00:24:07,333 --> 00:24:09,668
I will call you
governor or ma'am.
501
00:24:09,702 --> 00:24:13,471
Well, I don't curse, so I'm
gonna have to call you potsie.
502
00:24:13,506 --> 00:24:15,207
Very good, ma'am.
503
00:24:15,241 --> 00:24:17,442
These gentlemen are
secret service agents.
504
00:24:17,476 --> 00:24:19,077
They will take you
into the arena.
505
00:24:19,112 --> 00:24:21,078
And if everything goes
according to plan,
506
00:24:21,113 --> 00:24:23,580
they will be with you
the rest of your life.
507
00:24:23,615 --> 00:24:25,649
Everything's gonna change
508
00:24:25,684 --> 00:24:28,186
the moment you
walk out that door.
509
00:24:28,220 --> 00:24:30,254
Are you ready, Governor?
510
00:24:34,092 --> 00:24:36,126
I'm ready.
511
00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:37,794
Breathe.
512
00:24:41,699 --> 00:24:43,300
Welcome, Governor.
513
00:24:46,603 --> 00:24:49,472
( Distant crowd cheering )
514
00:24:54,044 --> 00:24:56,178
( Crowd cheering )
515
00:25:00,817 --> 00:25:02,751
Thank you.
516
00:25:02,785 --> 00:25:04,954
Thank you for
that wonderful welcome.
517
00:25:04,988 --> 00:25:08,723
I'm very happy today to
spend my birthday with you
518
00:25:08,757 --> 00:25:11,993
and to make a historic
announcement in Dayton...
519
00:25:12,027 --> 00:25:13,461
( Crowd cheering )
520
00:25:13,495 --> 00:25:18,166
...a city built on hard,
honest work of good people.
521
00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:20,368
( Crowd cheering )
522
00:25:22,905 --> 00:25:24,972
The person I'm about
to introduce to you
523
00:25:25,006 --> 00:25:28,041
was a stand-out
High School point guard,
524
00:25:28,076 --> 00:25:31,544
a concerned citizen who became
a member of the p.T.A.,
525
00:25:31,579 --> 00:25:33,380
then a city
council member...
526
00:25:33,414 --> 00:25:35,582
- Say a prayer.
- John:
...Then a mayor,
527
00:25:35,616 --> 00:25:39,219
-
and now a governor.
- Say a prayer.
528
00:25:39,254 --> 00:25:41,553
- Say a prayer.
- Say a prayer.
529
00:25:41,588 --> 00:25:44,156
John:
...To celebrate the anniversary
of women's suffrage,
530
00:25:44,191 --> 00:25:47,826
a devoted wife
and a mother of five.
531
00:25:51,765 --> 00:25:54,600
John:
My friends
and fellow Americans,
532
00:25:54,634 --> 00:25:56,801
I am very pleased
533
00:25:56,835 --> 00:25:59,704
to introduce to you
the next vice president
534
00:25:59,738 --> 00:26:03,308
of the United States,
535
00:26:03,342 --> 00:26:06,811
Governor Sarah Palin
of the great state of Alaska!
536
00:26:06,845 --> 00:26:09,047
( Music playing )
537
00:26:12,317 --> 00:26:14,551
Just have fun.
538
00:26:30,267 --> 00:26:32,435
This is a fantastic
rollout, Steve.
539
00:26:32,469 --> 00:26:34,770
I can't believe you were
able to keep it a secret.
540
00:26:34,805 --> 00:26:38,074
I had to confiscate
her kids' cell phones.
541
00:26:39,543 --> 00:26:41,210
No hurry.
542
00:26:41,245 --> 00:26:43,646
- Sarah:
Thank you.
- Woman:
All the way, Sarah!
543
00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:45,647
And I thank you,
Senator McCain,
544
00:26:45,681 --> 00:26:48,783
for the confidence
you have placed in me.
545
00:26:48,818 --> 00:26:53,422
Senator, I am honored to be
chosen as your running mate.
546
00:26:56,426 --> 00:26:59,094
It was rightly noted
in Denver this week
547
00:26:59,128 --> 00:27:02,330
that Hillary left
18 million cracks
548
00:27:02,364 --> 00:27:05,967
in the highest, hardest
glass ceiling in America.
549
00:27:06,001 --> 00:27:09,337
( Crowd cheers )
550
00:27:09,371 --> 00:27:11,372
But it turns out
551
00:27:11,406 --> 00:27:13,607
the women of America
aren't finished yet
552
00:27:13,641 --> 00:27:17,743
and we can shatter that glass
ceiling once and for all.
553
00:27:24,085 --> 00:27:26,319
We gotta get her ready
for her convention speech.
554
00:27:26,354 --> 00:27:28,788
She'll need a vocal coach,
a foreign policy expert,
555
00:27:28,822 --> 00:27:31,024
hair and make-up consultants
and a stylist.
556
00:27:31,058 --> 00:27:32,791
No doubt.
557
00:27:32,825 --> 00:27:35,627
( Music playing )
558
00:27:35,661 --> 00:27:38,530
? And if I was
a movie star ?
559
00:27:41,001 --> 00:27:43,235
? I'd sip honey
from a pickle jar ?
560
00:27:43,269 --> 00:27:45,937
? in the back
of my limousine ?
561
00:27:45,972 --> 00:27:49,507
? and they'd call me
an icon ?
562
00:27:51,810 --> 00:27:53,777
? and I'd be looking
back at you ?
563
00:27:53,812 --> 00:27:56,680
? from the cover
of a "people" magazine... ?
564
00:27:56,715 --> 00:27:58,049
Not-- not too tight.
565
00:27:58,083 --> 00:28:01,652
? I guess it's all
for the taking... ?
566
00:28:03,389 --> 00:28:06,623
I love these Johnny choos.
567
00:28:07,958 --> 00:28:11,428
? My sister says
i've got to see it ?
568
00:28:11,462 --> 00:28:14,498
? and believe it,
and I believe it... ?
569
00:28:14,532 --> 00:28:16,633
Woman:
Oh, my gosh.
570
00:28:17,568 --> 00:28:20,069
? I believe it ?
571
00:28:20,103 --> 00:28:23,105
- What do you think, Todd?
- It's cool.
572
00:28:23,140 --> 00:28:24,706
( All laugh )
573
00:28:24,741 --> 00:28:26,942
- Nice, dad.
- Mom, you look beautiful.
574
00:28:26,976 --> 00:28:29,845
Aw, hey, look at you.
Look at your fancy shoes.
575
00:28:29,879 --> 00:28:32,114
- You look so awesome, mom.
- Girl:
Yeah, it really looks good.
576
00:28:32,149 --> 00:28:33,615
- You look great, willow.
- Thanks.
577
00:28:33,650 --> 00:28:34,750
- So do you.
- So good.
578
00:28:34,784 --> 00:28:36,018
Look at Trig's
little shirt.
579
00:28:36,052 --> 00:28:37,952
Woman:
Okay, if you
all come with me,
580
00:28:37,986 --> 00:28:39,587
it's time for
your campaign photos.
581
00:28:39,621 --> 00:28:42,090
- Girls: Bye, mom.
- Todd:
Okay. Let's go, guys.
582
00:28:42,124 --> 00:28:44,125
- See you in a bit, hon.
- Yeah.
583
00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:46,127
Governor, this is
your new staff--
584
00:28:46,162 --> 00:28:48,930
Tucker eskew,
senior media advisor.
585
00:28:48,964 --> 00:28:50,565
- It's a pleasure.
- Nice to meet you.
586
00:28:50,599 --> 00:28:52,299
Chris Edwards,
your deputy chief of staff.
587
00:28:52,333 --> 00:28:53,367
- Hi.
- Hi.
588
00:28:53,401 --> 00:28:54,868
And my husband,
mark Wallace,
589
00:28:54,902 --> 00:28:56,803
former ambassador
to the united nations.
590
00:28:56,837 --> 00:28:58,305
He'll be
a senior advisor.
591
00:28:58,339 --> 00:29:00,274
We're all honored to be
on your team, Governor.
592
00:29:00,308 --> 00:29:03,077
- The honor is all mine.
- Shall we sit?
593
00:29:04,345 --> 00:29:07,347
Well, our first order
of business, Governor,
594
00:29:07,382 --> 00:29:09,882
is we need
to find out
595
00:29:09,916 --> 00:29:12,651
if there are any
unexpected surprises.
596
00:29:12,686 --> 00:29:14,853
The press are gonna be
digging deep into your past,
597
00:29:14,888 --> 00:29:19,057
so we need to prepare answers
about your background.
598
00:29:19,092 --> 00:29:20,559
Oh, gosh.
599
00:29:20,593 --> 00:29:24,329
I can't think of anything
I haven't already disclosed.
600
00:29:24,363 --> 00:29:25,830
( Reporters clamoring )
601
00:29:25,864 --> 00:29:27,432
The wasilla librarian
claims that as mayor
602
00:29:27,467 --> 00:29:29,234
she tried to ban books.
Is that true?
603
00:29:29,268 --> 00:29:32,336
What about the allegations that
Trig is not really her child?
604
00:29:32,370 --> 00:29:34,771
Did she attend a pentecostal
church where they speak
605
00:29:34,806 --> 00:29:36,940
-
in tongues?
- ( Reporters clamoring )
606
00:29:36,975 --> 00:29:40,043
This source we talked to intimately
involved in Palin's vetting
607
00:29:40,078 --> 00:29:42,079
admitted that aside
from those they talked to
608
00:29:42,114 --> 00:29:43,880
involved in
so-called troopergate,
609
00:29:43,915 --> 00:29:46,584
they didn't talk to any
character witnesses in Alaska--
610
00:29:47,986 --> 00:29:50,086
why was the vet so bad?
611
00:29:50,121 --> 00:29:51,787
Listen, granted,
he only had a few days,
612
00:29:51,822 --> 00:29:53,789
but culvahouse
did clear her.
613
00:29:53,824 --> 00:29:57,127
- Oh, with what? Wikipedia?
- There's no way this vet was thorough.
614
00:29:57,161 --> 00:29:59,095
What? What did he miss?
615
00:29:59,130 --> 00:30:02,132
He had troopergate.
He had bridge to nowhere.
616
00:30:02,166 --> 00:30:04,633
No one went to Alaska to interview
her colleagues, her enemies.
617
00:30:04,667 --> 00:30:06,901
There was no political
vet whatsoever.
618
00:30:06,936 --> 00:30:09,070
These charges
are such bullshit.
619
00:30:09,105 --> 00:30:10,905
I mean,
Trig isn't her baby?
620
00:30:10,940 --> 00:30:13,242
What, speaking in tongues?
621
00:30:13,276 --> 00:30:15,377
- She does.
- Rick:
I don't care.
622
00:30:15,411 --> 00:30:17,212
Is the first amendment
no longer law here?
623
00:30:17,247 --> 00:30:19,548
Is she not entitled
to her religious beliefs?
624
00:30:19,582 --> 00:30:21,315
You're missing
the point, Rick.
625
00:30:21,350 --> 00:30:24,485
John is getting slammed for
making an irresponsible choice.
626
00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:26,487
- We picked her.
- No, you two picked her,
627
00:30:26,522 --> 00:30:28,523
then slapped her on the butt
and shoved her out there
628
00:30:28,557 --> 00:30:30,924
under a banner
saying "country first!"
629
00:30:30,959 --> 00:30:32,193
You're a real prick, mark.
630
00:30:32,227 --> 00:30:33,761
- Salter: Fuck you, schmidt!
- Fuck you!
631
00:30:33,795 --> 00:30:36,530
All right, all right!
Let's just get through this.
632
00:30:36,564 --> 00:30:37,997
Come on.
633
00:30:38,032 --> 00:30:39,432
Troopergate. What--?
634
00:30:39,467 --> 00:30:41,067
Tucker:
The Alaska
safety commissioner
635
00:30:41,101 --> 00:30:43,736
is claiming that he was fired
because he wouldn't fire
636
00:30:43,771 --> 00:30:46,406
Palin's brother-in-law,
trooper Mike Wooten.
637
00:30:46,440 --> 00:30:49,709
And what were the charges
against trooper Wooten?
638
00:30:49,743 --> 00:30:51,911
Besides the fact that he was
divorcing Palin's sister?
639
00:30:51,945 --> 00:30:55,881
Yes. Do we have any
information that shows
640
00:30:55,915 --> 00:30:58,083
trooper Wooten
should have been fired?
641
00:30:58,117 --> 00:31:00,286
Yeah, Wooten
was accused of drinking
642
00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:02,054
from an open container
from his police car,
643
00:31:02,088 --> 00:31:04,156
tasering his
11-year-old stepson,
644
00:31:04,191 --> 00:31:06,425
and illegally shooting
a moose without a permit.
645
00:31:06,459 --> 00:31:07,926
Steve:
Jesus Christ.
646
00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:10,895
Okay, coordinate all responses
with their Alaskan council.
647
00:31:10,929 --> 00:31:12,997
Let's try to keep it
a local matter.
648
00:31:13,031 --> 00:31:15,400
Bridge to nowhere.
I thought we were good on this.
649
00:31:15,434 --> 00:31:18,069
She had the project squashed
after she was elected,
650
00:31:18,103 --> 00:31:20,672
but ran on a platform
to build the bridge.
651
00:31:20,706 --> 00:31:22,173
It's a huge flip-flop.
652
00:31:22,208 --> 00:31:23,675
God damn it.
653
00:31:23,709 --> 00:31:26,276
How could she
not tell us that?
654
00:31:26,311 --> 00:31:29,213
What the fuck is the Alaska
independence party
655
00:31:29,247 --> 00:31:30,747
and was she ever
a member of it?
656
00:31:30,781 --> 00:31:33,317
The a.I.P. Is a political
party whose sole platform
657
00:31:33,351 --> 00:31:36,953
is the secession
of Alaska from the union.
658
00:31:36,987 --> 00:31:38,422
Well, ain't that a hoot?
659
00:31:38,456 --> 00:31:41,290
Now, was she ever
a member of it?
660
00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:45,161
Steve:
Well?
661
00:31:45,196 --> 00:31:48,198
We know Todd Palin
was a member for many years.
662
00:31:48,232 --> 00:31:51,067
We can't confirm
if she was ever a member.
663
00:31:51,102 --> 00:31:54,570
Okay. Call our people
in Alaska right now
664
00:31:54,605 --> 00:31:56,139
and find out if she was.
665
00:31:56,173 --> 00:31:58,440
It's 3:00 A.M.
In Alaska right now.
666
00:31:58,474 --> 00:32:00,809
Thphphones don't
work there at night?!
667
00:32:04,647 --> 00:32:07,616
We're under attack
here, people!
668
00:32:07,650 --> 00:32:09,384
You're gonna have
to raise your game.
669
00:32:09,418 --> 00:32:11,920
I can assure you
that Obama's people
670
00:32:11,955 --> 00:32:13,320
are all over this shit.
671
00:32:13,355 --> 00:32:16,224
In the last 24 hours,
I have been asked questions
672
00:32:16,258 --> 00:32:19,927
by the national media that are
outrageous and disgusting.
673
00:32:19,962 --> 00:32:22,830
I have been asked
when her amniotic fluid
674
00:32:22,865 --> 00:32:25,599
started to leak with regard
to her last birth.
675
00:32:25,634 --> 00:32:27,034
It's shameful.
676
00:32:27,069 --> 00:32:28,702
So when did it
start leaking?
677
00:32:28,737 --> 00:32:30,503
She's fought
the oil companies.
678
00:32:30,537 --> 00:32:32,939
She's taken on corrupt
special interests.
679
00:32:32,974 --> 00:32:35,508
These accusations
are totally sexist.
680
00:32:35,542 --> 00:32:38,145
Never in my life
have I seen a candidate
681
00:32:38,179 --> 00:32:40,613
more attacked by
the liberal media.
682
00:32:40,648 --> 00:32:43,183
Smear after smear
after smear.
683
00:32:43,217 --> 00:32:45,818
Are you sure
we have to do this?
684
00:32:45,819 --> 00:32:47,419
Bristol couldn't stop crying
when I told her.
685
00:32:47,453 --> 00:32:48,988
Are youit's going to
we havecome out tomorrow
686
00:32:49,022 --> 00:32:50,489
with or without
our statement, Governor.
687
00:32:50,523 --> 00:32:51,924
A positive from this
688
00:32:51,958 --> 00:32:53,793
is that given the timing
of Bristol's pregnancy,
689
00:32:53,827 --> 00:32:56,762
it makes it physically impossible
for Trig to be her baby.
690
00:32:56,797 --> 00:33:00,766
So we can put that
absurd rumor to rest.
691
00:33:00,800 --> 00:33:03,501
"We're proud of Bristol's
decision to have her baby
692
00:33:03,535 --> 00:33:06,504
and even prouder
to become grandparents."
693
00:33:06,538 --> 00:33:07,972
We're not proud
694
00:33:08,007 --> 00:33:10,842
that our teenage daughter
is pregnant, Maria.
695
00:33:10,876 --> 00:33:13,178
And I don't want to send
a message that teen pregnancy
696
00:33:13,212 --> 00:33:15,313
is something to be proud of.
697
00:33:15,347 --> 00:33:17,114
I want that line out.
698
00:33:17,148 --> 00:33:19,549
Of course, Governor.
I'll change it right away.
699
00:33:21,152 --> 00:33:23,553
Reporter:
Governor Palin's
17-year-old daughter Bristol
700
00:33:23,587 --> 00:33:26,656
has been seen holding her baby
brother Trig at campaign events.
701
00:33:26,691 --> 00:33:28,758
What the American people
didn't know until today
702
00:33:28,793 --> 00:33:31,528
is that Bristol
is five months pregnant.
703
00:33:31,562 --> 00:33:33,196
Her parents issued
this statement:
704
00:33:33,230 --> 00:33:35,698
"We're proud of Bristol's
decision to have her baby."
705
00:33:35,732 --> 00:33:37,533
I specifically wanted
that line taken out,
706
00:33:37,567 --> 00:33:39,168
and you ran it
without changing a word.
707
00:33:39,203 --> 00:33:40,436
Rick:
You're absolutely right.
708
00:33:40,470 --> 00:33:42,738
The campaign takes full
responsibility on this.
709
00:33:42,772 --> 00:33:44,673
Maria's gonna personally
apologize to you.
710
00:33:44,708 --> 00:33:46,342
How the flip
did this happen?
711
00:33:46,376 --> 00:33:47,977
Senator McCain is somewhat
712
00:33:48,011 --> 00:33:50,312
a fly-by-the-seat-
of-his-pants type of guy,
713
00:33:50,346 --> 00:33:52,914
and it does occasionally create
a little chaos in the campaign.
714
00:33:52,949 --> 00:33:54,749
Well, I want Maria gone.
715
00:33:54,783 --> 00:33:57,618
Governor, this was a mistake.
Maria feels terrible.
716
00:33:57,653 --> 00:34:00,255
She's an excellent
press secretary.
717
00:34:00,289 --> 00:34:02,157
My 17-year-old daughter
is being made fun of
718
00:34:02,191 --> 00:34:03,859
by every talk show host
in the country.
719
00:34:03,893 --> 00:34:06,961
I want Maria gone, period.
720
00:34:06,995 --> 00:34:10,164
Of course, Governor.
She's gone.
721
00:34:10,198 --> 00:34:12,333
Done.
722
00:34:14,502 --> 00:34:15,970
Who makes that call?
723
00:34:16,004 --> 00:34:18,305
- That'd be you.
- ( Sighs )
724
00:34:18,340 --> 00:34:21,307
The idea that if something
happened to John McCain
725
00:34:21,342 --> 00:34:24,810
who is 72 years old and who has
had two bouts with melanoma,
726
00:34:24,845 --> 00:34:26,946
-
and she could step into the presidency--
-
( Knock at door )
727
00:34:26,981 --> 00:34:28,447
-
It's just ridiculous.
-
( Channel changes )
728
00:34:28,482 --> 00:34:29,949
Man:
The real sequence, Rachel,
729
00:34:29,984 --> 00:34:32,618
is she said "please"
and "thank you,"
730
00:34:32,652 --> 00:34:35,154
and then "thanks,
but no thanks,"
731
00:34:35,189 --> 00:34:39,724
only when the congress
had de-authorized the bridge...
732
00:34:39,759 --> 00:34:42,227
Hi, Governor.
I just wanted to check in,
733
00:34:42,262 --> 00:34:44,796
make sure
you're doing okay.
734
00:34:44,830 --> 00:34:46,932
Should John McCain consider
replacing Sarah Palin
735
00:34:46,966 --> 00:34:48,767
on the gop ticket?
736
00:34:48,801 --> 00:34:50,269
I want to talk
to the press.
737
00:34:50,303 --> 00:34:52,970
I want to set the record
straight on this stuff.
738
00:34:54,106 --> 00:34:56,908
I'll just go put
trig's p.J.S on.
739
00:34:56,942 --> 00:34:58,475
Hey, there.
740
00:34:58,510 --> 00:35:01,178
- There you go, baby.
- Just gonna put your PJ's on.
741
00:35:01,213 --> 00:35:04,048
Now, we don't want you
to talk to anyone
742
00:35:04,082 --> 00:35:07,518
until after
the convention
743
00:35:07,552 --> 00:35:11,021
because no one knows
anything about you.
744
00:35:11,055 --> 00:35:13,689
If you answer these
ridiculous allegations,
745
00:35:13,724 --> 00:35:17,961
you'll be defining yourself
in a defensive posture.
746
00:35:17,995 --> 00:35:19,729
But isn't the press
defining me right now?
747
00:35:19,763 --> 00:35:23,800
No news story lasts
more than 48 hours any more.
748
00:35:23,834 --> 00:35:26,135
News is no longer
meant to be remembered.
749
00:35:26,169 --> 00:35:27,569
It's just entertainment.
750
00:35:27,603 --> 00:35:30,672
So if you hit your convention
speech out of the park,
751
00:35:30,706 --> 00:35:35,677
the next news cycle will be
the comeback of Sarah Palin.
752
00:35:35,711 --> 00:35:38,647
Yeah. I can do that.
753
00:35:38,681 --> 00:35:42,250
Now, everyone's heard a lot
of crazy stories about you.
754
00:35:42,284 --> 00:35:45,586
Now it's time for you to tell
the world who you really are.
755
00:35:45,620 --> 00:35:50,425
You tell Senator McCain
I won't let him down.
756
00:35:50,459 --> 00:35:53,694
And good evening from the g.O.
P. Convention in St. Paul.
757
00:35:53,728 --> 00:35:55,696
All eyes will be
on Senator McCain's
758
00:35:55,730 --> 00:35:57,998
V.P. Choice,
Governor Sarah Palin,
759
00:35:58,032 --> 00:36:00,033
when she takes the stage
at the r.N.C.
760
00:36:00,068 --> 00:36:02,035
She's likely
never seen a night
761
00:36:02,070 --> 00:36:03,971
fraught with
so much anticipation,
762
00:36:04,005 --> 00:36:06,106
expectation and pressure.
763
00:36:07,641 --> 00:36:10,677
The food's terrible, but I hear
it's gonna be worse in Iraq.
764
00:36:10,711 --> 00:36:14,613
- My boy's so brave.
- Come on, mom.
765
00:36:18,718 --> 00:36:20,886
Thank you for inviting me,
Mrs. Palin.
766
00:36:20,920 --> 00:36:23,055
Thank you for cutting
your mullet, levi.
767
00:36:23,090 --> 00:36:24,823
I really appreciate it.
768
00:36:24,858 --> 00:36:26,492
I didn't really
want to at first,
769
00:36:26,526 --> 00:36:29,427
but I think it looks
way better now.
770
00:36:29,462 --> 00:36:32,830
I think it does, too.
771
00:36:34,633 --> 00:36:36,201
Sorry to interrupt,
772
00:36:36,235 --> 00:36:38,903
but the palins need
to go to their seats.
773
00:36:38,937 --> 00:36:40,972
- Bye, mom.
- Okay.
774
00:36:49,614 --> 00:36:52,316
I don't know.
I don't know.
775
00:36:52,350 --> 00:36:54,351
Hey, she's gonna
be fine.
776
00:36:54,386 --> 00:36:57,187
- Really?
- Absolutely.
777
00:36:59,057 --> 00:37:00,590
Is she gonna be okay?
778
00:37:00,625 --> 00:37:03,359
I'm more concerned
about one on ones.
779
00:37:03,394 --> 00:37:04,827
How bad?
780
00:37:04,861 --> 00:37:08,064
I'm not sure how much she
knows about foreign policy.
781
00:37:08,098 --> 00:37:10,666
She didn't know why North and South
Korea were different countries.
782
00:37:10,700 --> 00:37:12,502
( Sighs )
783
00:37:12,536 --> 00:37:15,304
Okay, let's keep
the press away from her.
784
00:37:15,339 --> 00:37:17,506
We have five days
to bring her up to speed.
785
00:37:17,540 --> 00:37:18,973
She'll be fine.
786
00:37:19,008 --> 00:37:21,009
Shshe's on in five minutes.
I've gotta get up there.
787
00:37:21,044 --> 00:37:22,644
Good luck.
788
00:37:22,678 --> 00:37:24,879
Man:
In choosing
Governor Sarah Palin
789
00:37:24,914 --> 00:37:28,383
as his running mate,
John McCain has chosen
790
00:37:28,418 --> 00:37:30,985
- for the future.
-
( Crowd cheers )
791
00:37:31,020 --> 00:37:35,556
Governor Palin represents
a new generation.
792
00:37:35,590 --> 00:37:38,459
She's already one of the
most successful governors
793
00:37:38,493 --> 00:37:42,029
in America
and the most popular.
794
00:37:45,033 --> 00:37:48,869
Let's get John McCain
and Sarah Palin elected,
795
00:37:48,903 --> 00:37:51,204
and let's shake up
Washington
796
00:37:51,238 --> 00:37:54,207
and move this country
forward!
797
00:37:54,241 --> 00:37:55,908
( Loud applause )
798
00:37:55,943 --> 00:37:58,344
You're gonna do great.
799
00:38:00,481 --> 00:38:02,648
Woman:
Ladies and gentlemen,
800
00:38:02,683 --> 00:38:04,717
the Governor of Alaska
801
00:38:04,751 --> 00:38:09,020
and the next vice president
of the United States,
802
00:38:09,055 --> 00:38:12,191
Sarah Palin!
803
00:38:12,225 --> 00:38:14,393
( Music playing )
804
00:38:28,273 --> 00:38:31,209
Sarah:
Thank you.
805
00:38:31,243 --> 00:38:34,912
Mr. chairman, delegates,
806
00:38:34,946 --> 00:38:37,548
and fellow citizens,
807
00:38:37,583 --> 00:38:40,217
I will be honored to
accept your nomination
808
00:38:40,251 --> 00:38:44,154
for vice president
of the United States.
809
00:38:50,762 --> 00:38:52,630
Thank you.
810
00:38:56,967 --> 00:38:59,769
Our nominee is a man
811
00:38:59,803 --> 00:39:03,305
who wore the uniform
of his country for 22 years
812
00:39:03,340 --> 00:39:07,276
and refused to break faith
with those troops in Iraq
813
00:39:07,310 --> 00:39:10,512
who now have brought
victory within sight.
814
00:39:10,546 --> 00:39:13,448
Good, good.
She's really good.
815
00:39:13,482 --> 00:39:15,984
We were so blessed
in April.
816
00:39:16,019 --> 00:39:18,853
Todd and I welcomed
our littlest one
817
00:39:18,887 --> 00:39:20,554
into the world--
818
00:39:20,588 --> 00:39:25,960
a perfectly beautiful
baby boy named Trig.
819
00:39:25,994 --> 00:39:27,828
( Crowd cheering )
820
00:39:27,863 --> 00:39:29,530
Sarah:
Children with special needs
821
00:39:29,564 --> 00:39:33,066
inspire a very,
very special love.
822
00:39:35,469 --> 00:39:37,937
She's amazing.
823
00:39:37,972 --> 00:39:40,540
To the families of
special needs children
824
00:39:40,574 --> 00:39:44,944
all across this country,
I have a message for you.
825
00:39:44,979 --> 00:39:47,647
I pledge to you
that if we are elected,
826
00:39:47,682 --> 00:39:52,117
you will have a friend and
advocate in the white house.
827
00:39:52,152 --> 00:39:53,852
She's incredible!
828
00:39:55,055 --> 00:39:56,989
Before I became governor
829
00:39:57,023 --> 00:40:00,258
of the great state
of Alaska...
830
00:40:01,661 --> 00:40:05,396
I was mayor of my hometown.
831
00:40:05,430 --> 00:40:08,265
I guess a small-town mayor
832
00:40:08,300 --> 00:40:12,804
- is sort of like a community organizer.
- ( Crowd laughs )
833
00:40:12,838 --> 00:40:17,875
Except that you have
actual responsibilities.
834
00:40:20,412 --> 00:40:22,913
Now I know why they
call her "Sarah barracuda."
835
00:40:22,947 --> 00:40:25,348
( Laughter )
836
00:40:25,382 --> 00:40:28,719
( Chuckles )
I love those hockey moms.
837
00:40:28,753 --> 00:40:29,953
You know they say
the difference
838
00:40:29,987 --> 00:40:31,888
between a hockey mom
and a pit bull?
839
00:40:31,923 --> 00:40:33,389
Lipstick.
840
00:40:33,424 --> 00:40:35,025
Yeah!
841
00:40:35,059 --> 00:40:37,093
She just came up
with that.
842
00:40:37,127 --> 00:40:40,262
Join our cause
and help America
843
00:40:40,296 --> 00:40:44,133
elect a great man
as the next president
844
00:40:44,167 --> 00:40:46,435
of the United States.
845
00:40:47,871 --> 00:40:49,371
Thank you.
846
00:40:49,405 --> 00:40:51,774
And God bless America.
847
00:40:51,808 --> 00:40:54,109
- Great job! You did a great job!
- Couldn't have gone better.
848
00:40:54,143 --> 00:40:56,377
- Congratulaonons.
- My God!
849
00:40:56,411 --> 00:40:57,879
She did it without
a teleprompter.
850
00:40:57,913 --> 00:40:59,380
It broke halfway
through her speech.
851
00:40:59,414 --> 00:41:00,715
- You're kidding.
- No.
852
00:41:00,750 --> 00:41:02,917
If that happens to me
tomorrow night, I'm fucked.
853
00:41:02,952 --> 00:41:05,086
( Crowd cheering )
854
00:41:07,022 --> 00:41:08,356
We can win this!
855
00:41:08,390 --> 00:41:11,191
? Oh, oh, oh, ohh ?
856
00:41:11,226 --> 00:41:12,592
? and up, up, up ?
857
00:41:12,627 --> 00:41:15,328
? can only
go up from here ?
858
00:41:15,363 --> 00:41:16,864
? up, up ?
859
00:41:16,898 --> 00:41:19,299
? up where the cloud's
gonna clear ?
860
00:41:19,333 --> 00:41:24,404
? up, up, there's no way
but up from here... ?
861
00:41:24,438 --> 00:41:27,073
Thank you for calling.
Yes, we do take credit cards.
862
00:41:27,107 --> 00:41:29,575
- I'd be happy to...
- I've got $500.
863
00:41:29,609 --> 00:41:32,178
We're grateful for
every dollar we get.
864
00:41:32,212 --> 00:41:34,947
Yes, Sarah Palin will be giving
a speech in Florida this week.
865
00:41:34,982 --> 00:41:36,816
Thanks.
866
00:41:36,850 --> 00:41:39,118
Hey. Here we go.
867
00:41:39,153 --> 00:41:41,019
- Thanks for coming.
- I love you.
868
00:41:41,053 --> 00:41:45,090
( Chuckles )
Hi. Hey. Hi.
869
00:41:45,124 --> 00:41:47,959
- God, this is crazy.
- I know, they really love her.
870
00:41:49,528 --> 00:41:52,063
Sarah:
How are ya? Hey.
871
00:41:53,499 --> 00:41:55,167
- Hey, what's your name?
- I'm Sarah.
872
00:41:55,201 --> 00:41:56,734
- ( Gasps ) Sarah?
- Yeah.
873
00:41:56,769 --> 00:41:59,369
That's my name, too.
That's amazing!
874
00:41:59,404 --> 00:42:01,272
- I know.
- Oh!
875
00:42:01,306 --> 00:42:02,506
Hey, thanks for coming out.
876
00:42:02,540 --> 00:42:04,574
Thank you.
We never felt welcome to go anywhere
877
00:42:04,609 --> 00:42:06,443
before we saw you
give that speech.
878
00:42:06,477 --> 00:42:08,946
Oh, thank you.
Thanks so much.
879
00:42:08,980 --> 00:42:11,348
Look at you.
I want to look at how handsome
880
00:42:11,382 --> 00:42:13,950
my son Trig's gonna be
when he's all grown up.
881
00:42:13,984 --> 00:42:16,853
She understands that you can't
solve problems with government,
882
00:42:16,887 --> 00:42:18,521
that government
is the problem.
883
00:42:18,555 --> 00:42:21,691
When she talks about her faith,
you can tell it's for real.
884
00:42:21,725 --> 00:42:24,828
When she talks about guns,
you can tell it's for real.
885
00:42:24,862 --> 00:42:26,562
I've got five kids, too,
886
00:42:26,596 --> 00:42:28,097
and there's
something about her--
887
00:42:28,132 --> 00:42:31,466
she's talking to me.
And nobody talks to me.
888
00:42:34,838 --> 00:42:37,172
CNN has us even
with Obama.
889
00:42:37,207 --> 00:42:40,108
- Are you kidding me?
- Hey, Gallup has us up by five.
890
00:42:40,143 --> 00:42:41,844
She's given us
exactly what we needed.
891
00:42:41,878 --> 00:42:43,745
We've made more money
in the last few days
892
00:42:43,779 --> 00:42:45,179
than we did
all last month.
893
00:42:45,214 --> 00:42:47,281
I've never seen crowds
like this in my life.
894
00:42:47,316 --> 00:42:50,351
- They love her.
- She's a bigger star than Obama.
895
00:42:50,385 --> 00:42:52,786
We can really
win this thing.
896
00:42:59,194 --> 00:43:00,927
I really understand
your frustr--
897
00:43:00,962 --> 00:43:02,762
I'm sorry, pool.
It's not gonna happen today.
898
00:43:02,796 --> 00:43:04,331
- ( Reporters clamoring )
- Sorry.
899
00:43:04,365 --> 00:43:06,466
- Five minutes!
- Views matter.
900
00:43:06,500 --> 00:43:09,269
Did you know that
Todd Palin is an Eskimo?
901
00:43:09,303 --> 00:43:11,771
Oh, yeah, Steve?
That's really interesting.
902
00:43:11,805 --> 00:43:14,707
Seriously,
he's a Yupik Eskimo.
903
00:43:14,742 --> 00:43:16,609
We're gonna take some serious
blowback from the press
904
00:43:16,643 --> 00:43:18,310
if we don't let them
speak to her soon.
905
00:43:18,345 --> 00:43:20,746
- They're really getting pissed.
- I know, yeah.
906
00:43:20,780 --> 00:43:22,814
Well, I don't know
how ready she is.
907
00:43:22,849 --> 00:43:25,317
Nicolle,
you worry too much.
908
00:43:25,352 --> 00:43:27,753
We always knew she'd
be weak on foreign policy.
909
00:43:27,787 --> 00:43:29,321
We'll get her up to speed.
910
00:43:29,356 --> 00:43:33,292
Steve, I don't think foreign
policy is her only weakness.
911
00:43:36,596 --> 00:43:38,730
Sorry to bother you,
governor. Okayto talk?
912
00:43:38,765 --> 00:43:41,366
Sure, I'm just reading the e-mails
from the prayer warriors.
913
00:43:41,401 --> 00:43:43,268
These guys are awesome.
914
00:43:43,302 --> 00:43:45,704
I just want to take
a moment to inform you
915
00:43:45,738 --> 00:43:48,673
of how thrilled
Senator McCain is.
916
00:43:48,708 --> 00:43:51,375
You're exceeding
his wildest expectation
917
00:43:51,410 --> 00:43:53,143
for what a running mate
could achieve.
918
00:43:53,177 --> 00:43:55,245
I am so happy to hear that.
919
00:43:55,280 --> 00:43:57,648
These are the largest crowds
I've ever seen
920
00:43:57,682 --> 00:43:59,884
in my entire
political career, ever.
921
00:43:59,918 --> 00:44:01,452
Really? Yeah, I just--
922
00:44:01,486 --> 00:44:03,987
I just love talking
to people on the rope lines,
923
00:44:04,022 --> 00:44:05,555
getting to hear
their problems.
924
00:44:05,589 --> 00:44:07,957
It's-- it's really
moving to me.
925
00:44:07,991 --> 00:44:09,793
Well, you know,
that comes across.
926
00:44:09,827 --> 00:44:12,161
You're a transformative
figure, Governor.
927
00:44:12,195 --> 00:44:15,632
You-- you could be the
party's next Ronald Reagan.
928
00:44:15,666 --> 00:44:18,134
Holy jeez, I--
929
00:44:18,168 --> 00:44:21,137
yeah, he's--
he's my hero, so...
930
00:44:21,171 --> 00:44:24,073
Mine, too.
So, uh...
931
00:44:24,107 --> 00:44:27,476
The next step is just-- we're gonna
start doing some interviews.
932
00:44:27,510 --> 00:44:29,578
Great. I've been dying
to talk to the press.
933
00:44:29,612 --> 00:44:32,081
Also, I feel like I could
really help you there.
934
00:44:32,115 --> 00:44:35,517
I've always been very, very
open with the press in Alaska.
935
00:44:35,552 --> 00:44:37,686
The reasoning behind
holding you back
936
00:44:37,720 --> 00:44:40,322
is the entire press corps
is in the tank for Obama,
937
00:44:40,356 --> 00:44:41,756
so all they want in life
938
00:44:41,790 --> 00:44:44,125
is to trip you up
with obscure questions.
939
00:44:44,160 --> 00:44:46,027
- Gotcha questions.
- Gotcha questions.
940
00:44:46,062 --> 00:44:47,963
So we just want to make sure
you're fully prepped
941
00:44:47,997 --> 00:44:49,664
before we unleash them.
942
00:44:49,698 --> 00:44:51,666
What about the local
Alaska papers?
943
00:44:51,700 --> 00:44:53,568
There are no
local papers any more.
944
00:44:53,602 --> 00:44:56,937
Anything you say goes national
the instant you say it.
945
00:44:56,972 --> 00:44:58,138
Yeah, got it.
946
00:44:58,173 --> 00:45:01,275
Okay, so I think
the best way to prep
947
00:45:01,309 --> 00:45:03,510
would just be to go through
some sample questions.
948
00:45:03,544 --> 00:45:05,012
Sure, let's do it.
949
00:45:05,046 --> 00:45:07,948
Um, let's start with
something simple.
950
00:45:07,983 --> 00:45:11,317
Uh... how do you
plan on maintaining
951
00:45:11,352 --> 00:45:13,919
our alliance with
greabrbritain on Iraq,
952
00:45:13,954 --> 00:45:15,921
even though support
for the war there
953
00:45:15,956 --> 00:45:17,457
is at an all-time low?
954
00:45:17,491 --> 00:45:21,961
I think the United States
has always maintained
955
00:45:21,996 --> 00:45:23,562
a great relationship
with the queen.
956
00:45:23,597 --> 00:45:26,331
And John McCain
will continue to have
957
00:45:26,366 --> 00:45:28,433
an open dialogue with her.
958
00:45:29,302 --> 00:45:30,702
Uh, Governor,
959
00:45:30,736 --> 00:45:33,738
the queen is not the head
of government in england.
960
00:45:33,772 --> 00:45:35,240
She's the head of state.
961
00:45:35,274 --> 00:45:37,842
Well, then, who's
the head of government?
962
00:45:39,012 --> 00:45:41,046
The prime minister.
963
00:45:49,121 --> 00:45:51,188
( Indistinct chatter )
964
00:46:02,866 --> 00:46:04,267
You rang?
965
00:46:04,301 --> 00:46:06,636
- The cavalry has arrived.
- ( Chuckles )
966
00:46:06,670 --> 00:46:08,971
- Thank you, gentlemen. Come on in.
- You bet.
967
00:46:09,006 --> 00:46:10,606
Yeah.
968
00:46:18,681 --> 00:46:20,549
Well, I, uh--
969
00:46:20,583 --> 00:46:22,484
I think we should start
by prepping the governor
970
00:46:22,519 --> 00:46:24,719
with Russian
economic policy
971
00:46:24,754 --> 00:46:27,456
as it relates to
post-cold war tensions
972
00:46:27,490 --> 00:46:29,091
during the pre-putin era.
973
00:46:29,125 --> 00:46:32,460
I was thinking something
a little bit simpler.
974
00:46:32,494 --> 00:46:33,695
How much simpler?
975
00:46:33,729 --> 00:46:36,130
This is Germany.
976
00:46:36,165 --> 00:46:38,567
They were
the primary antagonists
977
00:46:38,601 --> 00:46:40,869
during world war I
and world war ii.
978
00:46:40,903 --> 00:46:43,071
Biegun:
And in world war ii
, they were aligned with
979
00:46:43,105 --> 00:46:47,575
Japan and Italy to form
what was known as the axis.
980
00:46:51,412 --> 00:46:52,880
Randy:
Currently,
we're in the middle okay.
981
00:46:52,914 --> 00:46:55,215
Of what I like to call
the three wars.
982
00:46:55,249 --> 00:46:59,720
That's Afghanistan, Iraq,
and the global war on terror.
983
00:46:59,754 --> 00:47:03,355
Governor, would you-- would
you like to take a break?
984
00:47:03,390 --> 00:47:06,793
No way.
This is flippin' awesome.
985
00:47:10,864 --> 00:47:13,866
Now, with Afghanistan,
after 9/11...
986
00:47:13,901 --> 00:47:16,135
Reporter:
...
Already put a protective wall up
987
00:47:16,169 --> 00:47:18,937
around the family,
especially the key players.
988
00:47:18,972 --> 00:47:22,373
Look at Bristol, Sarah Palin's
daughter, who is pregnant.
989
00:47:22,408 --> 00:47:26,478
We've seen her, we've seen her boyfriend
levi, the father of her child,
990
00:47:26,512 --> 00:47:28,614
but we haven't really
gotten to talk to them
991
00:47:28,648 --> 00:47:30,816
about whose idea
it was to get married
992
00:47:30,850 --> 00:47:33,551
and why, for example,
levi on his MySpace page
993
00:47:33,586 --> 00:47:35,753
-
says he doesn't want kids--
- Woman:
That isn't anybody's--
994
00:47:35,787 --> 00:47:39,156
Bristol:
Why won't they
just leave me alone?
995
00:47:39,190 --> 00:47:42,593
I'm so tired of it.
( Sobbing )
996
00:47:42,628 --> 00:47:45,295
Any grownup who makes fun
of a teenage girl
997
00:47:45,330 --> 00:47:47,031
is a terrible person.
998
00:47:47,065 --> 00:47:49,166
And we'll forget what
she said, honey, okay?
999
00:47:49,200 --> 00:47:50,767
Okay?
1000
00:47:50,801 --> 00:47:53,302
My e-mails were hacked.
1001
00:47:53,337 --> 00:47:55,872
I know, governor, and we're on it.
I promise you.
1002
00:47:55,906 --> 00:47:57,507
Did you know that
my daughter's cell phone
1003
00:47:57,541 --> 00:47:59,575
is online and she's getting
crank calls?
1004
00:47:59,610 --> 00:48:03,880
Did you know that my family
is being threatened?
1005
00:48:03,914 --> 00:48:07,482
Governor, you have every right
to be upset, and I am sorry.
1006
00:48:07,517 --> 00:48:09,952
I've already contacted
secret service
1007
00:48:09,986 --> 00:48:11,787
and they're gonna
increase security.
1008
00:48:11,821 --> 00:48:14,523
( Stammers ) Can you-- can you
protect my e-mails, Steve?
1009
00:48:14,557 --> 00:48:17,526
Can you--
can this campaign
1010
00:48:17,560 --> 00:48:19,461
at least do that?
1011
00:48:25,600 --> 00:48:27,101
Nicolle:
Charlie Gibson is good,
1012
00:48:27,136 --> 00:48:29,737
so I'm sure the questions
will have some depth.
1013
00:48:29,772 --> 00:48:32,140
Don't be afraid to elaborate
if it's a subject
1014
00:48:32,174 --> 00:48:34,142
you feel comfortable with,
like energy.
1015
00:48:36,411 --> 00:48:38,179
Are you okay, Governor?
1016
00:48:38,213 --> 00:48:42,315
Why aren't there any McCain-Palin
lawn signs in Alaska?
1017
00:48:42,349 --> 00:48:45,185
Well, Mr. Obama
1018
00:48:45,219 --> 00:48:47,253
has five times
the money we have.
1019
00:48:47,288 --> 00:48:50,057
Five times, and...
1020
00:48:50,091 --> 00:48:54,027
Alaska is only three electoral
votes, and it's solid red.
1021
00:48:54,062 --> 00:48:56,128
I'm concerned about
my standing back home.
1022
00:48:56,163 --> 00:48:57,629
Todd and
are hearing things,
1023
00:48:57,664 --> 00:48:59,865
and I can't talk
to the Alaskan press.
1024
00:48:59,900 --> 00:49:01,366
What are you hearing?
1025
00:49:01,401 --> 00:49:03,435
Things.
None of it's good.
1026
00:49:03,469 --> 00:49:06,839
Can you at least do a poll to
check my approval rating there?
1027
00:49:06,873 --> 00:49:09,775
Governor, that would cost
the campaign $60,000.
1028
00:49:09,810 --> 00:49:11,843
I'd feel a heck
of a lot better
1029
00:49:11,877 --> 00:49:14,179
if I knew where I was at.
1030
00:49:16,115 --> 00:49:18,616
Absolutely.
We will do the poll
1031
00:49:18,650 --> 00:49:20,551
for your peace of mind,
just this once.
1032
00:49:20,586 --> 00:49:22,086
Sarah:
Great. Thank you.
1033
00:49:22,120 --> 00:49:24,422
So, can we get back to
prepping Charlie Gibson?
1034
00:49:24,456 --> 00:49:25,923
Sure, I'm ready.
Let's do it.
1035
00:49:25,957 --> 00:49:28,626
- You ready?
- Yes.
1036
00:49:30,395 --> 00:49:32,196
Do you think the fed
did the right thing
1037
00:49:32,231 --> 00:49:34,197
in their dealing with
the bear stearns collapse?
1038
00:49:35,700 --> 00:49:39,202
Our economy is hurting,
and the federal government
1039
00:49:39,237 --> 00:49:41,170
has not provided
the sound oversight
1040
00:49:41,205 --> 00:49:43,640
that we need
and that we deserve.
1041
00:49:43,674 --> 00:49:47,009
I think we need
a little bit of reality
1042
00:49:47,044 --> 00:49:48,645
from wasilla
main street there
1043
00:49:48,679 --> 00:49:52,481
brought to Washington, D.C.,
so that the people there
1044
00:49:52,515 --> 00:49:56,385
can understand how the
average working-class family
1045
00:49:56,419 --> 00:49:59,455
is viewing bureaucracy
in the federal government.
1046
00:49:59,489 --> 00:50:01,523
( Clears throat )
Governor...
1047
00:50:01,558 --> 00:50:03,191
Do you know
what the fed is?
1048
00:50:05,594 --> 00:50:06,961
In what respect, Charlie?
1049
00:50:06,995 --> 00:50:09,364
No, no.
This is me, Steve,
1050
00:50:09,398 --> 00:50:11,766
asking do you know
what the fed is?
1051
00:50:16,838 --> 00:50:18,939
Um...
( Clears throat )
1052
00:50:18,974 --> 00:50:21,708
Stands for the federal
reserve system.
1053
00:50:21,743 --> 00:50:24,210
No, please.
Don't write, just listen.
1054
00:50:24,245 --> 00:50:27,581
The fed is responsible
for all monetary policy
1055
00:50:27,615 --> 00:50:29,082
in the United States.
1056
00:50:29,116 --> 00:50:30,950
On any fed or
bear stearns question,
1057
00:50:30,985 --> 00:50:32,519
just say the fed took
the appropriate action
1058
00:50:32,553 --> 00:50:35,289
that was needed
at the time.
1059
00:50:35,323 --> 00:50:36,890
Okay?
1060
00:50:39,493 --> 00:50:41,226
Got it.
1061
00:50:43,930 --> 00:50:47,065
Your oldest son is proudly
heading off to Iraq next week.
1062
00:50:47,100 --> 00:50:50,068
Who do you see as the primary
enemy at this point?
1063
00:50:50,103 --> 00:50:53,272
Radical islamist extremists.
1064
00:50:53,306 --> 00:50:54,906
Can you be more specific?
1065
00:50:54,940 --> 00:50:57,108
The terrorists
who are hell-bent
1066
00:50:57,142 --> 00:50:59,311
on destroying our nation.
1067
00:50:59,345 --> 00:51:01,112
Governor, do you know
why we're in Iraq?
1068
00:51:01,146 --> 00:51:05,216
Because Saddam Hussein
attacked us on 9/11.
1069
00:51:05,250 --> 00:51:07,719
No. No, uh,
1070
00:51:07,753 --> 00:51:09,886
Al qaeda attacked us
on 9/11.
1071
00:51:09,921 --> 00:51:11,422
Not Saddam Hussein.
1072
00:51:11,456 --> 00:51:13,089
No, it was Al qaeda.
1073
00:51:13,124 --> 00:51:15,459
And that's why
we're in Afghanistan.
1074
00:51:15,493 --> 00:51:17,461
Do you know
the primary differences
1075
00:51:17,495 --> 00:51:19,830
between the war in Afghanistan
and the war in Iraq?
1076
00:51:23,167 --> 00:51:27,503
Steve: Um, excuse
us for a moment.
1077
00:51:35,412 --> 00:51:37,814
Can I get some more information
about Afghanistan?
1078
00:51:37,848 --> 00:51:39,749
Of course, Governor.
1079
00:51:49,759 --> 00:51:51,893
- Should we cancel?
- We can't.
1080
00:51:51,927 --> 00:51:53,995
Even fox is pounding us
for hiding her.
1081
00:51:54,029 --> 00:51:56,531
- We'd get murdered.
- When you interviewed her,
1082
00:51:56,566 --> 00:51:58,599
didn't you ask her
about national security?
1083
00:51:58,633 --> 00:52:01,802
Foreign policy,
domeicic policy?
1084
00:52:01,837 --> 00:52:03,637
I thought culvahouse
would cover that.
1085
00:52:03,672 --> 00:52:05,473
So what did you ask her?
1086
00:52:05,507 --> 00:52:09,009
I just-- we talked
about if she would
1087
00:52:09,043 --> 00:52:12,045
back John's positions
when they conflicted with hers
1088
00:52:12,080 --> 00:52:14,414
or if she was prepared
for her life to change.
1089
00:52:14,415 --> 00:52:16,949
There were no
policy questions.
1090
00:52:16,984 --> 00:52:20,687
You guys didn't grill her
because you wanted it to work.
1091
00:52:20,721 --> 00:52:23,556
I wasn't in charge
of the vet, nicolle.
1092
00:52:29,129 --> 00:52:30,796
She's a great actress, right?
1093
00:52:30,830 --> 00:52:33,131
Oh, the best.
1094
00:52:33,165 --> 00:52:35,967
Why don't we just
give her some lines?
1095
00:52:39,205 --> 00:52:40,972
( Bell dings )
1096
00:52:42,141 --> 00:52:43,842
I've come up with
a list of questions
1097
00:52:43,877 --> 00:52:45,676
that I think Charlie's
most likely to ask.
1098
00:52:45,711 --> 00:52:47,111
If you memorize
these answers,
1099
00:52:47,145 --> 00:52:48,846
I'm sure y'r're going
to nail this interview.
1100
00:52:48,881 --> 00:52:50,381
How do you know
he'll ask these?
1101
00:52:50,416 --> 00:52:51,849
I was the white house
communications director.
1102
00:52:51,884 --> 00:52:54,151
It's my job to figure out
the questions.
1103
00:52:54,185 --> 00:52:55,553
"Shushkashvili."
1104
00:52:55,587 --> 00:52:57,955
Saakashvili,
the president of Georgia.
1105
00:52:57,989 --> 00:52:59,690
Shashkashvili.
1106
00:52:59,725 --> 00:53:01,792
Saakashvith--
1107
00:53:01,826 --> 00:53:04,461
- saakashvili.
- Saakash-vili.
1108
00:53:04,495 --> 00:53:06,329
Let me ask you
about some specific
1109
00:53:06,363 --> 00:53:08,097
- national security situations.
- Sure.
1110
00:53:08,132 --> 00:53:09,933
Let's start with Russia
and Georgia.
1111
00:53:09,967 --> 00:53:12,001
Do you believe
the United States
1112
00:53:12,036 --> 00:53:14,671
should try to restore
Georgian sovereignty
1113
00:53:14,705 --> 00:53:16,740
over South ossetia
and abkhazia?
1114
00:53:16,774 --> 00:53:18,240
First off,
we're gonna continue
1115
00:53:18,274 --> 00:53:19,708
good relations
with saakashvili there.
1116
00:53:19,743 --> 00:53:22,311
I was able to speak
with him the other day,
1117
00:53:22,345 --> 00:53:24,547
and we've gotta
keep an eye on Russia.
1118
00:53:24,581 --> 00:53:26,982
For Russia to have
exerted such pressure
1119
00:53:27,016 --> 00:53:31,620
in terms of invading a smaller
Democratic country unprovoked
1120
00:53:31,655 --> 00:53:33,922
- is unacceptable, and we have--
- You believe unprovoked?
1121
00:53:33,956 --> 00:53:36,357
- Yes.
- I do, I do believe unprovoked.
1122
00:53:36,391 --> 00:53:38,059
And we have to
keep our eye...
1123
00:53:38,093 --> 00:53:39,461
She's a red-light
performer.
1124
00:53:39,495 --> 00:53:41,529
Sarah:
...Under
the leadership there.
1125
00:53:41,564 --> 00:53:43,498
What insight
into Russian actions,
1126
00:53:43,532 --> 00:53:45,066
particularly in
the last couple of weeks,
1127
00:53:45,100 --> 00:53:48,937
does the proximity
of this state give you?
1128
00:53:48,971 --> 00:53:50,671
They're our
next-door neighbors.
1129
00:53:50,705 --> 00:53:54,274
And you can actually see Russia
from land here in Alaska.
1130
00:53:54,308 --> 00:53:56,810
Charlie:
Do you consider
a nuclear Iran...
1131
00:53:56,845 --> 00:53:59,145
- Damn it.
-
...To be an existential threat to Israel?
1132
00:53:59,180 --> 00:54:01,515
And I can see Russia
from my house.
1133
00:54:01,549 --> 00:54:04,217
( Audience laughs )
1134
00:54:09,823 --> 00:54:13,626
Amy poehler:
I believe global
warming is caused by man.
1135
00:54:13,660 --> 00:54:17,063
And I believe it's just
God hugging us closer.
1136
00:54:17,098 --> 00:54:19,466
( Audience laughs )
1137
00:54:19,500 --> 00:54:22,501
Poehler:
I don't agree with
the bush doctrine.
1138
00:54:22,535 --> 00:54:24,503
Tina fey:
And I don't
know what that is.
1139
00:54:24,537 --> 00:54:27,106
( Audience laughs,
applauds )
1140
00:54:27,140 --> 00:54:29,008
Man:
She initially did
not understand this,
1141
00:54:29,042 --> 00:54:31,377
and I think that people can
make what they want of it,
1142
00:54:31,411 --> 00:54:34,413
but was I, or anyone, confident that
Sarah Palin now has the wherewithal
1143
00:54:34,447 --> 00:54:36,548
to be president of the United States?
I don't think so.
1144
00:54:36,582 --> 00:54:39,450
A conservative friend called me
up and said "I just can't do it.
1145
00:54:39,485 --> 00:54:42,586
I don't know if I'm voting for
Obama, but I can't have her--
1146
00:54:42,621 --> 00:54:44,588
"she shouldn't be in Washington,
let alone the white house."
1147
00:54:44,623 --> 00:54:46,290
( TV turns off )
1148
00:54:53,232 --> 00:54:55,365
Governor.
1149
00:54:58,102 --> 00:54:59,702
Governor Palin.
1150
00:55:05,776 --> 00:55:08,711
We really should prep for
your Katie Couric interview.
1151
00:55:12,615 --> 00:55:14,083
Fine.
1152
00:55:15,818 --> 00:55:17,586
I wrote a brief synopsis
on the collapse
1153
00:55:17,620 --> 00:55:20,289
of lehman brothers
and the financial crisis.
1154
00:55:20,323 --> 00:55:21,790
If you internalize
this document,
1155
00:55:21,824 --> 00:55:25,261
you should be able to field basic
questions about the bail-out.
1156
00:55:28,230 --> 00:55:30,098
( Phone chimes )
1157
00:55:36,805 --> 00:55:38,906
Governor...
1158
00:55:38,941 --> 00:55:41,409
The dow just dropped
500 points.
1159
00:55:41,444 --> 00:55:43,610
Lehman is collapsing.
1160
00:55:43,644 --> 00:55:45,645
The world economyisis on th.
1161
00:55:45,680 --> 00:55:48,682
I am pretty sure the bail-out
is going to come up--
1162
00:55:51,453 --> 00:55:53,353
( touch tones beeping )
1163
00:55:53,388 --> 00:55:55,722
Okay. Um...
1164
00:55:57,125 --> 00:56:00,093
( Phone chimes )
1165
00:56:00,127 --> 00:56:02,962
Whdodon't we come back to it
after we've warmed up a bit?
1166
00:56:06,733 --> 00:56:08,801
I've put together a list
of the questions...
1167
00:56:08,835 --> 00:56:11,404
-
( Phone chimes )
- That Katie's most likely to ask.
1168
00:56:11,438 --> 00:56:14,206
I used to work with Katie, and I
know she'll ask about abortion.
1169
00:56:14,240 --> 00:56:16,674
Did Steve do
the Alaska poll yet?
1170
00:56:16,709 --> 00:56:20,245
- I think it's being done as we speak.
- Bet he didn't even do it.
1171
00:56:25,084 --> 00:56:28,286
Can we try and get through
just a few questions?
1172
00:56:34,292 --> 00:56:37,194
I know you're upset,
Governor.
1173
00:56:37,229 --> 00:56:38,996
So why don't you get
a good night's sleep,
1174
00:56:39,030 --> 00:56:40,831
and I will come back
first thing in the morning
1175
00:56:40,865 --> 00:56:42,933
to prep you when
you're feeling better?
1176
00:56:48,005 --> 00:56:50,273
( Phone chirps )
1177
00:56:51,375 --> 00:56:54,110
I'm gonna leave this
for you to...
1178
00:56:55,146 --> 00:56:57,580
- Look over.
- ( Phone chimes )
1179
00:57:00,317 --> 00:57:03,986
It's the worst financial crisis
facing the American people
1180
00:57:04,021 --> 00:57:06,922
since the great depression
of the 1920s and '30s.
1181
00:57:06,957 --> 00:57:09,091
The president's massive
financial rescue plan
1182
00:57:09,126 --> 00:57:11,226
under fire from
the left and right.
1183
00:57:11,261 --> 00:57:12,895
Biegun:
Good evening
from the Ford center
1184
00:57:12,929 --> 00:57:15,397
at the university
of Mississippi at Oxford.
1185
00:57:15,431 --> 00:57:17,499
We're here for the first
of three debates
1186
00:57:17,534 --> 00:57:19,000
between Senator
Barack Obama--
1187
00:57:19,035 --> 00:57:21,036
Steve, Steve, let's not
worry about that crap.
1188
00:57:21,070 --> 00:57:22,671
It's all bullshit.
1189
00:57:22,705 --> 00:57:24,338
I'm here at the podium.
1190
00:57:24,373 --> 00:57:26,941
- Let's do the fucking debate.
-
( Door opens )
1191
00:57:28,144 --> 00:57:29,811
Hey, John.
Sorry to interrupt.
1192
00:57:29,845 --> 00:57:32,681
I just spoke to our guy
at treasury.
1193
00:57:32,715 --> 00:57:35,582
The bill does not have
enough republican votes.
1194
00:57:35,616 --> 00:57:36,917
God damn it.
1195
00:57:36,951 --> 00:57:38,952
Paulson thinks
the entire world economy
1196
00:57:38,987 --> 00:57:41,889
is on the brink of falling
off the cliff, so...
1197
00:57:41,923 --> 00:57:45,292
We're checkmated.
If the bail-out doesn't pass,
1198
00:57:45,326 --> 00:57:47,494
we're screwed because
bush, and thus you,
1199
00:57:47,528 --> 00:57:49,196
will be blamed for it.
1200
00:57:49,230 --> 00:57:51,998
- If you pass the bail-out--
- The Republicans will despise me
1201
00:57:52,032 --> 00:57:54,467
- for supporting a bail-out.
- Rick:
That's it.
1202
00:57:55,736 --> 00:57:57,504
This is it, guys.
1203
00:57:57,538 --> 00:57:59,972
I mean, this is
the whole fucking election.
1204
00:58:00,007 --> 00:58:03,042
Now, we think you should
suspend the campaign,
1205
00:58:03,077 --> 00:58:05,579
postpone the debates,
go to Washington,
1206
00:58:05,613 --> 00:58:09,281
and try to negotiate
a bi-partisan compromise.
1207
00:58:09,316 --> 00:58:12,218
You need to make
a bold move, John.
1208
00:58:14,153 --> 00:58:16,154
This is a big risk.
1209
00:58:16,189 --> 00:58:18,890
I mean,
that's a big gamble.
1210
00:58:20,360 --> 00:58:22,228
We gotta do something.
1211
00:58:22,262 --> 00:58:25,396
I mean nothing can fuck me
more than this.
1212
00:58:25,431 --> 00:58:26,964
Nicolle:
Governor, have
you had a chance
1213
00:58:26,998 --> 00:58:29,934
to go over the briefing
materials on the bail-out?
1214
00:58:32,238 --> 00:58:34,071
I really think we need
to try and nail down
1215
00:58:34,106 --> 00:58:36,541
a simple two-sentence response
to the economic crisis.
1216
00:58:36,575 --> 00:58:39,443
- It's gotta be supportive of the concept...
- That's enough powder.
1217
00:58:39,477 --> 00:58:42,279
...Of the bail-out, but also
disappointed that we're at this point,
1218
00:58:42,313 --> 00:58:45,682
making it clear that changes
need to be made to the bill.
1219
00:58:47,151 --> 00:58:48,619
Oh, you need it
a little higher?
1220
00:58:48,653 --> 00:58:51,020
I can do that.
I can do that for you.
1221
00:58:52,423 --> 00:58:54,791
That jacket looks fantastic
on you, by the way.
1222
00:58:54,825 --> 00:58:56,859
It's too open.
1223
00:58:56,893 --> 00:58:59,662
- Don't you think so
- Yeah, it looks wonderful.
1224
00:58:59,696 --> 00:59:01,196
Really great,
really nice.
1225
00:59:01,231 --> 00:59:03,132
It's a great color.
1226
00:59:09,306 --> 00:59:11,740
Do you want me to read
the paper to you?
1227
00:59:16,812 --> 00:59:20,681
"Senator John McCain has requested of
his opponent, Senator Barack Obama,"
1228
00:59:20,715 --> 00:59:23,117
a postponement
of the upcoming debate
1229
00:59:23,152 --> 00:59:25,686
so that both Senators
may return to Capitol Hill
1230
00:59:25,720 --> 00:59:28,522
to address the needs of the
country in this crucial time.
1231
00:59:28,556 --> 00:59:30,424
"Senator Obama has said--"
1232
00:59:35,830 --> 00:59:38,331
I hate this make-up.
I hate it.
1233
00:59:38,365 --> 00:59:40,733
I don't like my hair this way.
I like my hair up.
1234
00:59:40,768 --> 00:59:42,468
Governor,
you look amazing.
1235
00:59:42,503 --> 00:59:46,506
I look fat.
I'm sick of looking fat.
1236
00:59:46,540 --> 00:59:49,709
- You don't look fat--
- Can I get some more tape?
1237
00:59:51,144 --> 00:59:53,913
- ( Phone ring))
- Yeah.
1238
00:59:53,947 --> 00:59:55,848
I don't know
if we should do Couric.
1239
00:59:55,882 --> 00:59:57,482
She's having
a mini-meltdown.
1240
00:59:57,517 --> 00:59:59,818
Well, we can't have McCain
cancel the debate
1241
00:59:59,853 --> 01:00:02,788
and Palin cancel Katie Couric
in the same week.
1242
01:00:02,822 --> 01:00:04,456
I know,
1243
01:00:04,490 --> 01:00:06,057
but I'm really worried
about her.
1244
01:00:06,091 --> 01:00:08,693
She won't respond
to anything I say.
1245
01:00:08,727 --> 01:00:11,128
Maybe we should bring McCain
in and see what he thinks.
1246
01:00:11,163 --> 01:00:12,830
He doesn't want
to deal with her.
1247
01:00:12,865 --> 01:00:15,600
I haven't even told him
that she doesn't know anything.
1248
01:00:15,634 --> 01:00:17,835
You haven't told him?
1249
01:00:17,870 --> 01:00:20,572
Look, he doesn't
want to know.
1250
01:00:20,606 --> 01:00:22,706
The world economy
is on the brink of collapse.
1251
01:00:22,740 --> 01:00:26,409
Can you just... prep her
in the car ride over?
1252
01:00:26,444 --> 01:00:30,180
Uh, I can try.
1253
01:00:30,214 --> 01:00:34,551
Okay, good.
Try. Thanks.
1254
01:00:34,586 --> 01:00:36,419
Knowing Katie, I'm sure
she's going to ask
1255
01:00:36,454 --> 01:00:38,420
about your stance
on feminism.
1256
01:00:38,455 --> 01:00:40,289
- Did you get the numbers?
- The what?
1257
01:00:40,323 --> 01:00:43,559
My approval rating
in Alaska.
1258
01:00:43,594 --> 01:00:45,628
They're not in yet.
1259
01:00:45,662 --> 01:00:47,296
I am trying
to trust you people,
1260
01:00:47,330 --> 01:00:50,032
but you're making it
really hard for me.
1261
01:00:50,067 --> 01:00:52,401
I'm sorry, Governor.
1262
01:00:52,435 --> 01:00:54,268
I'll call Steve
right away about it.
1263
01:00:54,303 --> 01:00:56,270
Yeah, like that'll
do anything.
1264
01:00:59,875 --> 01:01:02,210
Nicolle:
What are you
working on, Governor?
1265
01:01:03,879 --> 01:01:07,115
It's a questionnaire from the "mat-su
valley frontiersman" in wasilla.
1266
01:01:07,149 --> 01:01:09,117
You know,
an Alaska paper.
1267
01:01:09,151 --> 01:01:10,618
Don't you think
we should prepare
1268
01:01:10,652 --> 01:01:12,886
for your national
Couric interview first?
1269
01:01:12,921 --> 01:01:16,156
No, nicolle, I don't.
This is my priority.
1270
01:01:16,190 --> 01:01:21,629
I am not going to ignore
the people of Alaska any more.
1271
01:01:31,139 --> 01:01:34,541
You've cited Alaska's
proximity to Russia
1272
01:01:34,575 --> 01:01:36,843
as part of your foreign
policy experience.
1273
01:01:36,877 --> 01:01:38,111
What did you mean by that?
1274
01:01:38,146 --> 01:01:41,914
That Alaska has a very
narrow maritime border
1275
01:01:41,949 --> 01:01:45,584
between a foreign country,
Russia, and on our other side,
1276
01:01:45,619 --> 01:01:49,755
the land boundary
that we have with Canada.
1277
01:01:49,789 --> 01:01:52,358
It's funny that
a comment like that
1278
01:01:52,392 --> 01:01:56,995
was kind of made to--
( Stammering )
1279
01:01:57,030 --> 01:01:58,496
I don't know.
You know, reporters.
1280
01:01:58,531 --> 01:02:00,231
- Couric:
Mocked?
- Sarah:
Yeah, mocked.
1281
01:02:00,266 --> 01:02:01,666
I guess that's
the word, yeah.
1282
01:02:01,700 --> 01:02:04,269
Well, explain to me
why that enhances
1283
01:02:04,303 --> 01:02:06,271
your foreign policy
credentials.
1284
01:02:06,305 --> 01:02:10,141
Well, it certainly
does because our--
1285
01:02:10,176 --> 01:02:12,677
our next-door neighbors
are foreign countries.
1286
01:02:12,711 --> 01:02:16,713
They're in the state
that I am the executive of.
1287
01:02:16,747 --> 01:02:19,416
Have you ever been involved
with any negotiations,
1288
01:02:19,450 --> 01:02:21,351
for example,
with the Russians?
1289
01:02:21,386 --> 01:02:23,353
We have trade missions
back and forth.
1290
01:02:23,388 --> 01:02:25,055
We do.
It's very important
1291
01:02:25,089 --> 01:02:28,458
when you consider even national
security issues with Russia,
1292
01:02:28,493 --> 01:02:31,960
as putin rears his head
and comes into the airspace
1293
01:02:31,995 --> 01:02:34,129
of the United States
of America,
1294
01:02:34,164 --> 01:02:35,964
where do they go?
1295
01:02:35,999 --> 01:02:38,967
It's Alaska. It's just
right over the border.
1296
01:02:39,002 --> 01:02:41,370
Katie:
And when it comes to
establishing your world-view,
1297
01:02:41,405 --> 01:02:45,040
I was curious-- what
newspapers and magazines
1298
01:02:45,075 --> 01:02:49,311
did you regularly read before
you were tapped for this
1299
01:02:49,345 --> 01:02:51,112
to stay informed
and to understand--
1300
01:02:51,146 --> 01:02:54,216
Sarah:
I've read most of them,
again with a great appreciation
1301
01:02:54,250 --> 01:02:56,384
for the press,
for the media.
1302
01:02:56,419 --> 01:02:58,886
What ones specifically?
I'm curious.
1303
01:02:58,921 --> 01:03:00,555
Name one fucking paper.
1304
01:03:00,590 --> 01:03:02,423
All of 'Em.
Any of 'Em
1305
01:03:02,457 --> 01:03:05,626
that have been in front of me
over all these years.
1306
01:03:05,660 --> 01:03:08,596
Oh, my God.
What have we done?
1307
01:03:08,630 --> 01:03:11,298
If John McCain wins,
this woman will be
1308
01:03:11,333 --> 01:03:14,000
one 72-year-old's
heartbeat away
1309
01:03:14,035 --> 01:03:16,737
from president
of the United States.
1310
01:03:16,771 --> 01:03:19,272
And if that doesn't scare
the hell out of you, it should.
1311
01:03:19,306 --> 01:03:21,407
In fairness,
probably most people
1312
01:03:21,442 --> 01:03:24,043
can't name
a supreme court case.
1313
01:03:24,077 --> 01:03:26,579
But most people
are not campaigning
1314
01:03:26,614 --> 01:03:28,214
- to be vice president.
- Right, right.
1315
01:03:28,249 --> 01:03:30,983
It's not that she doesn't
know the right answer.
1316
01:03:31,017 --> 01:03:34,120
It's that she clearly does not
understand the question.
1317
01:03:34,154 --> 01:03:37,689
This is way beyond
anything we have ever seen
1318
01:03:37,724 --> 01:03:39,491
from a national candidate.
1319
01:03:44,196 --> 01:03:45,564
Why'd you make me
do Katie Couric?
1320
01:03:45,598 --> 01:03:48,667
Did you see the coverage?
Did you?
1321
01:03:48,701 --> 01:03:50,801
Are you there?
Are you listening to me?
1322
01:03:50,835 --> 01:03:52,936
Yes, Governor.
I'm here.
1323
01:03:52,971 --> 01:03:54,438
Katie was a logical choice.
1324
01:03:54,473 --> 01:03:56,474
She's been very fair to us
this entire campaign.
1325
01:03:56,508 --> 01:03:57,841
You call that interview fair?
1326
01:03:57,876 --> 01:03:59,510
Yes, Governor, I do.
1327
01:03:59,544 --> 01:04:02,480
I certainly don't.
She was out to get me from the get-go.
1328
01:04:02,514 --> 01:04:03,881
No, she wasn't.
1329
01:04:03,915 --> 01:04:05,383
The interview sucked
because you didn't try.
1330
01:04:05,417 --> 01:04:07,216
What do you mean,
I didn't try?
1331
01:04:07,251 --> 01:04:08,618
You didn't fight back
like you did
1332
01:04:08,653 --> 01:04:09,753
in the Charlie Gibson
interview.
1333
01:04:09,787 --> 01:04:10,987
When you didn't
know the answers,
1334
01:04:11,021 --> 01:04:12,722
you clawed your way back
and it went fine.
1335
01:04:12,757 --> 01:04:14,457
You just gave up.
1336
01:04:14,492 --> 01:04:16,326
Nicolle, it wasn't my fault.
1337
01:04:16,360 --> 01:04:18,261
I wasn't properly prepped.
1338
01:04:18,296 --> 01:04:21,331
You weren't properly prepped
because you wouldn't listen to us.
1339
01:04:21,365 --> 01:04:23,465
You never listen
to your advisors.
1340
01:04:23,500 --> 01:04:25,467
Because you're
overwhelming me
1341
01:04:25,502 --> 01:04:27,436
with too much information.
1342
01:04:27,470 --> 01:04:29,438
I don't want to do
these interviews.
1343
01:04:29,472 --> 01:04:31,607
I want to do
what I want to do.
1344
01:04:31,641 --> 01:04:34,910
We're just trying to help you
get through this, Governor.
1345
01:04:34,944 --> 01:04:36,812
All we want is
for you to succeed.
1346
01:04:36,846 --> 01:04:38,813
Yeah, well,
you're not helping.
1347
01:04:38,847 --> 01:04:40,715
You're just screwing me up.
1348
01:04:40,749 --> 01:04:43,884
You're telling me what to say,
what to wear, how to talk.
1349
01:04:43,919 --> 01:04:45,953
I am not your puppet!
1350
01:04:45,987 --> 01:04:47,488
Now I understand
what Hillary meant
1351
01:04:47,523 --> 01:04:49,190
when she said she had
to find her own voice.
1352
01:04:49,224 --> 01:04:52,927
Yeah, 'cause you're
just like Hillary.
1353
01:04:52,961 --> 01:04:54,394
( Scoffs )
1354
01:04:55,463 --> 01:04:57,331
You have ruined me.
1355
01:04:57,365 --> 01:04:59,633
You have ruined
my reputation.
1356
01:04:59,667 --> 01:05:02,902
I am ruined in Alaska!
1357
01:05:02,937 --> 01:05:05,038
( Beeping )
1358
01:05:12,579 --> 01:05:15,013
This is Steve schmidt.
Leave a message.
1359
01:05:15,048 --> 01:05:16,949
Steve, it's nicolle.
1360
01:05:16,983 --> 01:05:19,385
I will gladly resign if you
want to blame me for Couric.
1361
01:05:19,419 --> 01:05:22,421
But if you want me to stay, then
I'm back on McCain's bus tomorrow
1362
01:05:22,456 --> 01:05:25,090
as I never want to deal
with that woman ever again.
1363
01:05:26,592 --> 01:05:29,561
Poehler:
What lessons have
you learned from Iraq
1364
01:05:29,595 --> 01:05:33,565
and how specifically would
you spread democracy abroad?
1365
01:05:33,599 --> 01:05:36,568
Specifically, we would make
every effort possible
1366
01:05:36,602 --> 01:05:39,303
to spread democracy abroad
to those who want it.
1367
01:05:39,338 --> 01:05:42,340
( Audience laughs )
1368
01:05:42,374 --> 01:05:46,243
Poehler:
Yes, but specifically
, what would you do?
1369
01:05:46,277 --> 01:05:48,245
We're gonna promote freedom,
1370
01:05:48,279 --> 01:05:51,014
Usher in Democratic
values and ideals,
1371
01:05:51,048 --> 01:05:53,851
and fight terror-loving
terrorists.
1372
01:05:56,554 --> 01:05:59,689
Poehler:
But again, and not
to belabor the point,
1373
01:05:59,723 --> 01:06:01,691
one specific thing.
1374
01:06:07,664 --> 01:06:10,400
( Audience laughs )
1375
01:06:10,434 --> 01:06:12,935
Katie, I'd like to use
one of my lifelines.
1376
01:06:12,969 --> 01:06:15,203
( Audience laughs )
1377
01:06:20,777 --> 01:06:24,178
- Poehler:
I'm sorry?
- Fey:
I want to phone a friend.
1378
01:06:26,315 --> 01:06:28,283
Woman:
...Friday's debate
should proceed.
1379
01:06:28,317 --> 01:06:30,385
- ( Sighs )
- Barack:
We've been working around the clock
1380
01:06:30,419 --> 01:06:33,220
...and presidents are going
to have to deal with
1381
01:06:33,254 --> 01:06:35,255
more than one thing
at a time.
1382
01:06:35,290 --> 01:06:37,324
Woman:
A new cnn/time
opinion research poll
1383
01:06:37,358 --> 01:06:40,895
-
show Obama surging in key battleground states...
- Son of a bitch.
1384
01:06:40,929 --> 01:06:43,096
...Like Pennsylvania where he
is now up by nine points.
1385
01:06:43,131 --> 01:06:45,533
Governor, I just
want you to know
1386
01:06:45,567 --> 01:06:47,700
I got your Alaskan
poll numbers in,
1387
01:06:47,735 --> 01:06:49,736
and you'll be
pleased to know
1388
01:06:49,770 --> 01:06:53,005
- that you're in the low 70s.
- Sarah:
Fine.
1389
01:06:56,977 --> 01:06:58,945
( Sighs )
1390
01:07:01,148 --> 01:07:03,949
- Why are they fucking me like this?
- Who?
1391
01:07:03,983 --> 01:07:07,252
The press!
They used to love me.
1392
01:07:07,286 --> 01:07:10,823
Now all they want to do
in life is fuck me over.
1393
01:07:10,857 --> 01:07:13,224
I can't believe
Katie did that to me.
1394
01:07:13,259 --> 01:07:15,894
And did you hear what olbermann
said about me last night?
1395
01:07:15,929 --> 01:07:19,597
Sir, you've got to stop
watching Keith olbermann,
1396
01:07:19,631 --> 01:07:23,000
or fox, for that matter.
It's all just bullshit.
1397
01:07:24,937 --> 01:07:27,505
Now, sir,
you should have a beer
1398
01:07:27,539 --> 01:07:29,474
and watch ESPN, okay?
1399
01:07:29,508 --> 01:07:30,975
And while
you're watching it,
1400
01:07:31,009 --> 01:07:33,344
think about what
the people who watch ESPN
1401
01:07:33,378 --> 01:07:35,345
really need in their lives
right now.
1402
01:07:35,379 --> 01:07:37,046
I thought Katie liked me.
1403
01:07:37,081 --> 01:07:40,316
She does.
And the questions were fair.
1404
01:07:40,351 --> 01:07:44,187
It was Governor Palin
who gave a terrible interview.
1405
01:07:44,221 --> 01:07:45,889
That poor girl.
1406
01:07:47,191 --> 01:07:49,292
She wasn't ready for this.
1407
01:07:49,326 --> 01:07:52,561
Yeah, I'm afraid
you're right, sir.
1408
01:07:52,596 --> 01:07:57,065
And YouTube is making it
exponentially worse.
1409
01:07:57,100 --> 01:07:59,468
People are watching
Katie Couric and Tina fey
1410
01:07:59,503 --> 01:08:00,970
over and over again.
1411
01:08:01,004 --> 01:08:03,606
It's playing like
an infinite loop on the web.
1412
01:08:03,640 --> 01:08:07,174
No presidential campaign has ever
had to deal with this before.
1413
01:08:07,209 --> 01:08:11,212
But she's gonna do a good job
in the debate, right?
1414
01:08:11,246 --> 01:08:13,882
Yes, sir.
She'll be great.
1415
01:08:13,916 --> 01:08:16,550
'Cause if it goes like Couric,
I don't think we can recover.
1416
01:08:16,584 --> 01:08:20,021
I agree, and I promise
she'll be great.
1417
01:08:20,055 --> 01:08:21,955
I hope you're right.
1418
01:08:23,591 --> 01:08:26,160
I hope you're right, Steve.
1419
01:08:26,194 --> 01:08:28,295
It's gonna be fine.
1420
01:08:31,433 --> 01:08:33,566
( Sighs )
1421
01:08:37,104 --> 01:08:40,640
Okay, this one came up
in the '96 debate.
1422
01:08:40,674 --> 01:08:42,442
Is there a magic bullet
1423
01:08:42,476 --> 01:08:44,610
to solve the problem
of public education?
1424
01:08:44,645 --> 01:08:47,680
If not, what is
the best solution?
1425
01:08:51,051 --> 01:08:53,452
Uh, Governor?
1426
01:09:00,126 --> 01:09:02,862
Governor, would you like
something to eat?
1427
01:09:05,397 --> 01:09:09,434
Yeah, I think you should
eat something, Governor.
1428
01:09:09,468 --> 01:09:11,202
How about
a diet Dr. pepper?
1429
01:09:11,236 --> 01:09:13,038
Would you like--
could you?
1430
01:09:16,075 --> 01:09:18,209
Governor?
1431
01:09:19,879 --> 01:09:23,213
I miss my baby.
I miss sleeping with my baby.
1432
01:09:25,249 --> 01:09:28,052
She constantly slips
into these catatonic stupors.
1433
01:09:28,086 --> 01:09:29,987
And then when we do
finally get her to work,
1434
01:09:30,021 --> 01:09:31,822
she writes all the
information down on notecards,
1435
01:09:31,856 --> 01:09:33,857
but she can't
remember any of it.
1436
01:09:33,892 --> 01:09:35,192
( Sighs )
1437
01:09:35,226 --> 01:09:37,426
Steve, did you do an
approval poll in Alaska?
1438
01:09:37,461 --> 01:09:39,796
- She keeps bringing it up.
- What the fuck?
1439
01:09:39,830 --> 01:09:42,264
I did that stupid fucking
poll a week ago.
1440
01:09:42,299 --> 01:09:44,000
I told her
she's in the 70s.
1441
01:09:44,034 --> 01:09:45,501
Yeah, well, I don't think
she believes you.
1442
01:09:45,535 --> 01:09:47,103
She says you made
those numbers up.
1443
01:09:47,137 --> 01:09:48,905
Okay.
1444
01:09:48,939 --> 01:09:52,441
- She is becoming completely irrational.
- Becoming?
1445
01:09:54,944 --> 01:09:56,544
I don't even like
to say this,
1446
01:09:56,579 --> 01:09:58,246
but has it occurred
to you guys
1447
01:09:58,280 --> 01:10:00,215
that she might be
mentally unstable?
1448
01:10:03,653 --> 01:10:06,888
Mark, look, the debate
is in five days.
1449
01:10:06,923 --> 01:10:08,856
What do you think?
1450
01:10:10,358 --> 01:10:14,762
I think this debate will
be a debacle of historic
1451
01:10:14,796 --> 01:10:17,431
and epic proportions.
1452
01:10:20,102 --> 01:10:22,503
Well, that's encouraging.
1453
01:10:31,378 --> 01:10:33,579
( Elevator dings )
1454
01:10:38,753 --> 01:10:41,020
What would you say
best qualifies you
1455
01:10:41,054 --> 01:10:43,522
to be John McCain's
running mate?
1456
01:10:45,158 --> 01:10:49,094
John McCain has that streak
of independence in him
1457
01:10:49,129 --> 01:10:52,898
that I think is very, very
important in our leadership today.
1458
01:10:52,932 --> 01:10:54,800
I have that
within me also.
1459
01:10:54,834 --> 01:10:57,068
And that's why
John McCain tapped me,
1460
01:10:57,102 --> 01:10:59,070
to be a team of mavericks,
1461
01:10:59,104 --> 01:11:02,273
of independence
as a team member
1462
01:11:02,307 --> 01:11:05,143
on this, um--
in this new team.
1463
01:11:05,177 --> 01:11:07,578
Um, I'm gonna do
that one over again.
1464
01:11:07,612 --> 01:11:09,080
- Mark:
Yeah, sure.
- Sarah:
John--
1465
01:11:09,114 --> 01:11:11,849
Governor,
important to remember
1466
01:11:11,884 --> 01:11:14,818
that you don't need
to say anything specific.
1467
01:11:14,852 --> 01:11:17,587
Okay? If you don't know
the answer to the question,
1468
01:11:17,621 --> 01:11:20,590
just bring it back to the general
theme of reforming America
1469
01:11:20,624 --> 01:11:23,459
or pivot to one of your
stronger suits, like energy.
1470
01:11:23,494 --> 01:11:26,429
Yeah, 'cause that's where
I'm most comfortable.
1471
01:11:26,463 --> 01:11:28,565
That's pretty clear.
1472
01:11:28,599 --> 01:11:30,365
Let's try
another question.
1473
01:11:30,400 --> 01:11:31,901
Biegun:
Global warming--
1474
01:11:31,935 --> 01:11:33,569
Governor Palin,
do you believe
1475
01:11:33,603 --> 01:11:35,805
that global warming
is man-made?
1476
01:11:38,775 --> 01:11:40,475
Um... ahem.
1477
01:11:40,510 --> 01:11:42,978
I think all this talk
and gibber-gabber
1478
01:11:43,013 --> 01:11:46,480
about where global warming
comes from defeats--
1479
01:11:46,515 --> 01:11:49,483
defeats, you know, the point
that it's getting hotter
1480
01:11:49,518 --> 01:11:53,688
and that we all need to be
very concerned about heat.
1481
01:11:53,723 --> 01:11:55,924
And, um...
1482
01:11:55,958 --> 01:11:57,425
That, um...
1483
01:11:57,459 --> 01:11:59,594
I-- I--
1484
01:11:59,628 --> 01:12:01,061
forgot it and
it's not in this--
1485
01:12:01,096 --> 01:12:04,397
mark, all the cards are
supposed to be in this pile.
1486
01:12:04,432 --> 01:12:06,233
- Okay.
- Sarah:
It's not in this pile.
1487
01:12:06,267 --> 01:12:08,902
I think we need
to take a break.
1488
01:12:08,937 --> 01:12:11,004
Can you all leave us
alone for a minute?
1489
01:12:21,115 --> 01:12:22,681
( Door closes )
1490
01:12:22,716 --> 01:12:24,617
Steve:
The debate
is in four days,
1491
01:12:24,651 --> 01:12:27,120
and this isn't working,
Governor.
1492
01:12:27,154 --> 01:12:29,222
I know.
1493
01:12:32,893 --> 01:12:37,028
I think you should get off
this no-carb diet immediately.
1494
01:12:38,131 --> 01:12:40,466
This goofy diet
is bad for you,
1495
01:12:40,500 --> 01:12:42,568
and I'm alarmed
by your weight loss.
1496
01:12:44,371 --> 01:12:48,274
Governor, the Katie Couric
interview didn't go well.
1497
01:12:48,308 --> 01:12:52,176
And it wasn't
nicolle Wallace's fault.
1498
01:12:52,210 --> 01:12:53,978
It wasn't
Katie Couric's fault.
1499
01:12:54,012 --> 01:12:56,147
It wasn't the liberal
media's fault.
1500
01:12:56,181 --> 01:12:59,484
It was your fault,
because you didn't prepare.
1501
01:12:59,518 --> 01:13:01,719
And there can never
be another instance
1502
01:13:01,754 --> 01:13:05,156
of something not going well
because you didn't prepare.
1503
01:13:16,367 --> 01:13:18,769
Hey.
1504
01:13:18,803 --> 01:13:20,771
Hey, hey, hey.
1505
01:13:20,805 --> 01:13:22,371
Look, you had
a bad interview.
1506
01:13:22,406 --> 01:13:25,808
It's okay, it happens.
1507
01:13:25,842 --> 01:13:30,813
You know what Ronald Reagan
said caused pollution?
1508
01:13:32,081 --> 01:13:33,916
Trees.
1509
01:13:38,654 --> 01:13:41,456
- Reagan said that?
- He did.
1510
01:13:41,490 --> 01:13:43,925
He said trees
cause pollution.
1511
01:13:43,959 --> 01:13:47,228
And he not only
won the election,
1512
01:13:47,262 --> 01:13:50,298
he went on to be
a great president.
1513
01:13:53,401 --> 01:13:58,205
I just-- I don't want
to let John down.
1514
01:13:59,106 --> 01:14:01,709
( Phone buzzing )
1515
01:14:07,882 --> 01:14:09,482
Stevie boy.
1516
01:14:09,516 --> 01:14:11,984
We have a problem, sir.
1517
01:14:13,086 --> 01:14:15,287
What-- what's going on?
1518
01:14:15,322 --> 01:14:17,523
It's Palin.
1519
01:14:17,558 --> 01:14:21,494
She could be on the verge of a
complete nervous breakdown.
1520
01:14:23,364 --> 01:14:26,665
I don't know what to do.
1521
01:14:26,699 --> 01:14:30,301
We threw her into the deep end
without a life preserver.
1522
01:14:30,336 --> 01:14:32,003
Yeah, and we're drowning
with her, sir.
1523
01:14:34,474 --> 01:14:36,274
We need to get her back
with her family.
1524
01:14:36,308 --> 01:14:39,444
She needs to be
surrounded by--
1525
01:14:39,479 --> 01:14:42,145
by people who love her.
1526
01:14:43,281 --> 01:14:46,183
Hey, let's get 'Em
all out to sedona,
1527
01:14:46,217 --> 01:14:48,118
out in the open air.
1528
01:14:48,152 --> 01:14:49,920
My neighbor's a doctor,
1529
01:14:49,954 --> 01:14:53,357
and Cindy can invite him over
for a barbeque or something,
1530
01:14:53,392 --> 01:14:55,092
and he can observe her
1531
01:14:55,126 --> 01:14:57,394
and see
if it's truly serious.
1532
01:14:57,428 --> 01:14:59,161
But let's just
get 'Em to sedona.
1533
01:14:59,196 --> 01:15:01,564
It'll do wonders for her,
I know it.
1534
01:15:01,599 --> 01:15:03,466
Yes, sir.
Absolutely.
1535
01:15:07,538 --> 01:15:09,539
-
( Music playing )
-
? There'll be ?
1536
01:15:09,573 --> 01:15:13,975
? greener pastures ?
1537
01:15:16,413 --> 01:15:22,384
? cross that border line ?
1538
01:15:25,321 --> 01:15:31,325
? we'll see new horizons ?
1539
01:15:31,359 --> 01:15:33,160
? my darling ?
1540
01:15:33,194 --> 01:15:39,434
? far beyond
the great divide ?
1541
01:15:39,468 --> 01:15:41,335
Oh, hey!
1542
01:15:41,369 --> 01:15:43,604
I missed you guys so much.
1543
01:15:43,639 --> 01:15:46,740
- Hi! Mommy, mommy!
- Oh, my goodness!
1544
01:15:46,774 --> 01:15:48,475
( Chattering )
1545
01:15:48,509 --> 01:15:49,910
Got someone
who wants to say hi.
1546
01:15:49,944 --> 01:15:52,045
- Hi!
-
( Bristol laughs )
1547
01:15:55,215 --> 01:15:57,517
- Steve: What's up, doc?
- Hey, how you doing?
1548
01:15:57,552 --> 01:16:01,120
That depends.
How's she look?
1549
01:16:01,155 --> 01:16:03,489
For a woman who's
just had a baby,
1550
01:16:03,523 --> 01:16:06,625
has a pregnant teen daughter
and a son in Iraq,
1551
01:16:06,660 --> 01:16:09,495
I'd say not half bad.
1552
01:16:10,630 --> 01:16:13,499
You, however,
look like shit.
1553
01:16:16,135 --> 01:16:18,070
They keep piling
all this stuff on me,
1554
01:16:18,104 --> 01:16:20,105
and I just can't
remember everything.
1555
01:16:20,139 --> 01:16:22,941
- Are you getting some of it?
- Yeah.
1556
01:16:22,976 --> 01:16:24,809
Some, but I have to talk
1557
01:16:24,844 --> 01:16:28,013
for like
90 minutes up there.
1558
01:16:28,047 --> 01:16:30,382
Do you remember
when you debated halcro?
1559
01:16:31,351 --> 01:16:33,251
He had no notes,
no papers,
1560
01:16:33,286 --> 01:16:36,753
and he could spout off
all these facts and figures?
1561
01:16:36,788 --> 01:16:39,223
You were so intimidated...
1562
01:16:40,359 --> 01:16:41,925
Until you looked out
at the audience.
1563
01:16:41,960 --> 01:16:43,660
What'd you realize?
1564
01:16:43,695 --> 01:16:46,163
That none of what
he said mattered,
1565
01:16:46,198 --> 01:16:48,432
because no one knew
what he was talking about.
1566
01:16:48,467 --> 01:16:51,734
It's the same thing here, baby.
It's just more people.
1567
01:16:52,803 --> 01:16:54,237
You're getting
yourself in trouble,
1568
01:16:54,271 --> 01:16:55,738
because they're
trying to turn you
1569
01:16:55,772 --> 01:16:57,840
into something
that you're not.
1570
01:16:57,875 --> 01:17:00,510
You gotta do what you do.
1571
01:17:00,544 --> 01:17:03,679
Just talk to people
the way you talk to them.
1572
01:17:03,714 --> 01:17:05,948
And they'll love you.
1573
01:17:07,250 --> 01:17:09,084
They always have.
1574
01:17:09,119 --> 01:17:12,321
I love you, first dude.
1575
01:17:12,355 --> 01:17:14,456
I love you, too...
1576
01:17:15,825 --> 01:17:17,726
Mrs. vice president.
1577
01:17:20,163 --> 01:17:21,897
- Mm-hmm.
- ( Laughs )
1578
01:17:21,931 --> 01:17:24,098
( Faucet running )
1579
01:17:38,379 --> 01:17:40,380
( Knocking at door )
1580
01:17:42,883 --> 01:17:45,185
( Knocking )
1581
01:17:51,092 --> 01:17:52,526
Steve, what's up?
1582
01:17:52,560 --> 01:17:55,327
How many questions does Sarah Palin
have to answer in the debate?
1583
01:17:55,362 --> 01:17:58,431
22 to 25.
1584
01:17:58,465 --> 01:18:00,466
And how long
is each answer?
1585
01:18:00,500 --> 01:18:02,334
Two minutes with pivots.
1586
01:18:02,369 --> 01:18:04,136
So if all we have to do
1587
01:18:04,171 --> 01:18:06,939
is get the best actress
in American politics
1588
01:18:06,973 --> 01:18:10,175
to memorize 45 minutes'
worth of answers,
1589
01:18:10,209 --> 01:18:12,377
then why did
we waste five days
1590
01:18:12,411 --> 01:18:16,281
trying to get her to understand
what any of this shit means?
1591
01:18:19,350 --> 01:18:21,452
Governor, I didn't know
you were going for a jog.
1592
01:18:21,486 --> 01:18:24,488
- I have a different strategy.
-
I need to clear my head for a bit.
1593
01:18:24,522 --> 01:18:26,591
Well, we really
need to prepare--
1594
01:18:26,625 --> 01:18:28,693
I really need
to go running, Steve,
1595
01:18:28,727 --> 01:18:30,494
'cause it's gonna
make me feel better.
1596
01:18:30,528 --> 01:18:31,963
Can you understand that?
1597
01:18:31,997 --> 01:18:34,030
Of course, Governor.
1598
01:18:47,812 --> 01:18:51,046
I think we need to get rid
of these notecards.
1599
01:18:51,081 --> 01:18:54,516
- They're not helping.
- Okay.
1600
01:18:54,550 --> 01:18:56,585
I hate those
flippin' cards anyway.
1601
01:18:56,620 --> 01:18:59,855
Now, what we
need you to do
1602
01:18:59,889 --> 01:19:03,892
is to memorize 25 answers
and four attack lines.
1603
01:19:03,927 --> 01:19:06,961
Do you think
you can do that?
1604
01:19:06,996 --> 01:19:08,596
Yeah, I can do that.
1605
01:19:10,599 --> 01:19:12,834
And you're gonna be great.
1606
01:19:12,868 --> 01:19:15,036
( Murmuring )
1607
01:19:31,085 --> 01:19:34,655
Sarah: And we are to be that
shining city on a hill,
1608
01:19:34,689 --> 01:19:37,790
as president Reagan
so beautifully said,
1609
01:19:37,824 --> 01:19:40,325
and that we are
a beacon of hope
1610
01:19:40,360 --> 01:19:43,262
and that we are
unapologetic here.
1611
01:19:43,296 --> 01:19:44,697
Mark:
Governor Palin,
1612
01:19:44,731 --> 01:19:48,534
nuclear Iran is one
of our gravest threats.
1613
01:19:48,568 --> 01:19:51,837
What would a McCain
administration do to stop it?
1614
01:19:51,872 --> 01:19:54,472
On the subject
of "nucular" Iran,
1615
01:19:54,506 --> 01:19:57,008
senator o'biden and I
are most likely in agreement.
1616
01:19:57,043 --> 01:19:59,177
They cannot be allowed
1617
01:19:59,211 --> 01:20:02,914
to acquire "nucular"
weapons, period.
1618
01:20:02,948 --> 01:20:05,183
Course,
1619
01:20:05,217 --> 01:20:06,885
when dealing
with ahmadinejad
1620
01:20:06,919 --> 01:20:09,519
as a leader of Iran.
1621
01:20:09,554 --> 01:20:12,222
It was Ronald Reagan
who said that freedom
1622
01:20:12,256 --> 01:20:15,458
is always just one generation
away from extinction.
1623
01:20:15,493 --> 01:20:18,696
We don't pass it to our
children in the bloodstream,
1624
01:20:18,730 --> 01:20:21,699
we have to fight for it
and protect it,
1625
01:20:21,733 --> 01:20:23,167
and then hand it to them
1626
01:20:23,201 --> 01:20:25,601
so that they
shall do the same.
1627
01:20:25,635 --> 01:20:27,436
We will fight for it.
1628
01:20:27,470 --> 01:20:30,039
And there is only
one man in this race
1629
01:20:30,074 --> 01:20:33,810
who has really ever
fought for you,
1630
01:20:33,844 --> 01:20:35,945
and that's Senator
John McCain.
1631
01:20:35,979 --> 01:20:38,280
-
( Cheering, applause )
- Mark:
Yeah!
1632
01:20:38,315 --> 01:20:39,782
Yeah, she's back!
1633
01:20:39,817 --> 01:20:43,518
Sarah Palin is back,
ladies and gentlemen.
1634
01:20:43,552 --> 01:20:45,053
Whoo!
1635
01:20:45,088 --> 01:20:47,155
- Great job, Governor.
- It was pretty good, huh?
1636
01:20:47,190 --> 01:20:48,656
Pretty good?
It was amazing.
1637
01:20:48,691 --> 01:20:51,059
There's just one slight
adjustment I want to give you.
1638
01:20:51,094 --> 01:20:53,195
You need to call him
senator biden,
1639
01:20:53,229 --> 01:20:56,164
- not Senator O'Biden.
- That's what I called him, senator O'Biden.
1640
01:20:56,199 --> 01:20:57,832
- You just said it again.
- Said what?
1641
01:20:57,866 --> 01:21:00,267
- O'Biden.
- Right. Senator Biden.
1642
01:21:00,301 --> 01:21:03,137
- That's it.
- Oh. Biden.
1643
01:21:03,171 --> 01:21:06,373
- No, no, there's no "o."
- No, I meant "oh," as in "oh, I get it,"
1644
01:21:06,407 --> 01:21:08,008
not "o" as in o'Biden.
1645
01:21:08,043 --> 01:21:09,777
Oh.
1646
01:21:09,811 --> 01:21:12,346
Okay, well,
let's practice it.
1647
01:21:12,380 --> 01:21:15,348
Governor, do you agree
with senator biden's
1648
01:21:15,382 --> 01:21:16,883
position on the bail-out?
1649
01:21:16,917 --> 01:21:18,752
- Senator o'Biden--
- Others: Biden!
1650
01:21:18,786 --> 01:21:20,253
Doggone it!
1651
01:21:30,396 --> 01:21:32,765
( Cell phone rings )
1652
01:21:33,967 --> 01:21:36,434
- This is Sarah.
- Track:
Hey, mom.
1653
01:21:36,469 --> 01:21:38,503
Hey, honey.
How are ya?
1654
01:21:38,537 --> 01:21:39,938
I'm good. I'm--
1655
01:21:39,973 --> 01:21:42,374
-
i'm good, mom.
- Where are you?
1656
01:21:42,408 --> 01:21:44,743
Um, I'm not really
allowed to say.
1657
01:21:44,777 --> 01:21:46,844
Okay, sweetie,
but you're safe?
1658
01:21:46,879 --> 01:21:49,013
Yeah, no,
i'm fine, I'm fine.
1659
01:21:49,047 --> 01:21:50,815
I just wanted to wish you
a good debate.
1660
01:21:50,849 --> 01:21:52,984
Thank you.
1661
01:21:53,018 --> 01:21:56,053
- Did you study?
-
I did.
1662
01:21:56,088 --> 01:21:57,721
A lot.
1663
01:21:57,756 --> 01:21:59,723
I'll be praying for you.
1664
01:21:59,758 --> 01:22:01,158
Please, I'll need it.
1665
01:22:01,192 --> 01:22:03,193
Come on, mom,
you're gonna do great.
1666
01:22:04,728 --> 01:22:06,163
- I love you.
-
( Helicopter hovering )
1667
01:22:06,197 --> 01:22:08,431
I love you so much, track.
1668
01:22:08,465 --> 01:22:12,235
- Man:
Fall in!
- I gotta go, mom.
1669
01:22:12,270 --> 01:22:14,404
No, no, no. Just--
just another minute.
1670
01:22:14,438 --> 01:22:16,006
No, I'm really sorry,
but I really gotta go.
1671
01:22:16,040 --> 01:22:17,739
You're gonna do
great tonight, okay?
1672
01:22:17,774 --> 01:22:20,542
Thank you, thank you, but,
sweetie-- sweetie, you be safe.
1673
01:22:20,576 --> 01:22:23,412
-
( Helicopter hovering )
- I will.
1674
01:22:23,446 --> 01:22:25,281
Bye.
1675
01:22:32,022 --> 01:22:33,655
You okay?
1676
01:22:35,224 --> 01:22:37,326
My son is safe.
1677
01:22:38,795 --> 01:22:40,562
My son is safe.
1678
01:22:51,840 --> 01:22:54,041
Well, what we are
going to see
1679
01:22:54,075 --> 01:22:56,677
is probably
the most anticipated
1680
01:22:56,712 --> 01:22:58,446
vice presidential debate
1681
01:22:58,480 --> 01:23:01,181
that I have covered ever.
1682
01:23:01,216 --> 01:23:03,584
A lot, a lot of pressure
on Sarah Palin.
1683
01:23:03,618 --> 01:23:05,552
As for Joe Biden,
it's sort of a,
1684
01:23:05,586 --> 01:23:07,887
first of all,
do-no-harm night for him.
1685
01:23:07,921 --> 01:23:11,257
No one has questioned
that he is qualified
1686
01:23:11,291 --> 01:23:12,692
to be vice president.
1687
01:23:12,727 --> 01:23:14,293
He needs to--
both of them,
1688
01:23:14,328 --> 01:23:16,262
need to talk about the top
of their tickets.
1689
01:23:16,296 --> 01:23:19,198
- ( Mouths words )
-
After all, this isn't a race to be vice president
1690
01:23:19,233 --> 01:23:21,933
so much as it is
to be number two
1691
01:23:21,968 --> 01:23:23,935
to the top people
on the ticket.
1692
01:23:23,970 --> 01:23:26,672
On the Joe Biden side,
you will see
1693
01:23:26,706 --> 01:23:29,708
an effort to say,
"look, Sarah Palin..."
1694
01:23:29,743 --> 01:23:32,678
Hurry.
1695
01:23:32,712 --> 01:23:34,546
Pray with me.
1696
01:23:34,581 --> 01:23:36,382
What should we pray for?
1697
01:23:36,416 --> 01:23:39,016
Just pray that
we win the debate.
1698
01:23:39,050 --> 01:23:41,719
Mom, that would be cheating.
1699
01:23:46,458 --> 01:23:48,526
Okay.
1700
01:23:53,631 --> 01:23:55,231
We want to welcome
our viewers
1701
01:23:55,266 --> 01:23:56,867
in the United States
and around the world.
1702
01:23:56,901 --> 01:24:00,270
I'm wolf blitzer,
together with the best...
1703
01:24:00,304 --> 01:24:03,673
We've been waiting for this
night for a long time...
1704
01:24:06,977 --> 01:24:10,345
I did this same walk for
Geraldine ferraro in 1984.
1705
01:24:10,380 --> 01:24:11,847
Holy jeez, that's cool.
1706
01:24:11,882 --> 01:24:13,482
This is your toe mark.
1707
01:24:13,517 --> 01:24:15,217
Okay.
1708
01:24:16,553 --> 01:24:18,020
30 seconds.
1709
01:24:18,054 --> 01:24:20,456
Two, pull back wide
on her entrance, please.
1710
01:24:20,490 --> 01:24:23,826
Ready, two.
And take two.
1711
01:24:23,860 --> 01:24:26,394
( Music playing )
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Woman: Good evening from
Washington university
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in St. Louis, Missouri.
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I'm Gwen ifill
of the "news hour"
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and "Washington week"
on pbs.
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Welcome to the first
and the only 2008
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01:24:37,306 --> 01:24:38,740
vice presidential debate
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between the republican
nominee,
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Governor Sarah Palin
of Alaska,
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and the Democratic nominee,
Joe Biden of Delaware.
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Tonight's discussion will cover
a wide range of topics,
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including domestic
and foreign policy matters.
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Each candidate
will have 90 seconds
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to respond
to a direct question
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and then an additional
two minutes
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for rebuttal
and follow-up.
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The specific subjects and
questions were chosen by me
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and have not been
shared or cleared
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01:25:06,099 --> 01:25:08,601
with anyone on the campaigns
or on the commission.
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01:25:08,635 --> 01:25:10,636
The audience
here in the hall
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has promised to remain
very polite--
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no cheers, applause,
no untoward outbursts...
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01:25:17,143 --> 01:25:19,445
- Biden. Biden. Biden.
-
...Except right at this minute
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as we welcome Governor Palin
and senator biden.
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01:25:23,183 --> 01:25:25,684
( Audience cheering )
1736
01:25:31,090 --> 01:25:33,591
Nice to meet you.
Hey, can I call you Joe?
1737
01:25:33,625 --> 01:25:36,494
You can call me Joe.
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01:25:36,528 --> 01:25:39,263
- Why-- why is the mic on?
- No, no, no, it's cool.
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01:25:39,298 --> 01:25:40,764
They're gonna think
it's some kind
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01:25:40,799 --> 01:25:43,567
of Machiavellian
Jedi power-play.
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01:25:43,602 --> 01:25:45,703
- ( All laugh )
- From your lips, Steve.
1742
01:25:45,737 --> 01:25:47,170
Gwen:
Welcome to you both.
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01:25:47,205 --> 01:25:49,739
The House of representatives
this week passed a bill,
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01:25:49,773 --> 01:25:51,208
a big bail-out bill--
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or didn't pass it,
I should say.
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01:25:52,776 --> 01:25:54,511
The senate decided
to pass it
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and the house is wrestling
with it still tonight.
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Was this the worst of Washington
or the best of Washington
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01:25:59,817 --> 01:26:01,284
that we saw play out?
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01:26:01,319 --> 01:26:03,585
Thank you, Gwen, and I thank
the commission also.
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01:26:03,620 --> 01:26:05,721
I appreciate this privilege
of being able to be here
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and speak with Americans.
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Please, God, be kind.
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01:26:09,559 --> 01:26:11,427
You know, I think
a good barometer here
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01:26:11,461 --> 01:26:13,996
when we're trying to figure out
has this been a good time
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01:26:14,031 --> 01:26:17,633
or a bad time
in America's economy is...
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Go to a kids' soccer game
on Saturday
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01:26:19,935 --> 01:26:22,904
and turn to any parent there
on the sideline and ask them,
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01:26:22,938 --> 01:26:24,772
"how are you feeling
about the economy?"
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01:26:24,806 --> 01:26:26,374
And I'll betcha
you're gonna hear
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01:26:26,409 --> 01:26:28,776
some fear in
that parent's voice...
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01:26:28,810 --> 01:26:31,179
She's doing great.
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01:26:31,213 --> 01:26:32,980
We've got 88 more minutes.
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01:26:33,015 --> 01:26:36,383
Sarah:
...Did we just take a major
hit with those investments?
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There is something to be said
also for man's activities,
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but also for the cyclical
temperature changes on our planet.
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01:26:43,558 --> 01:26:46,560
Gwen:
Senator, what is true and
what is false about the causes?
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If you don't understand
what the cause is,
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it's virtually impossible
to come up with a solution.
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The chant is
"drill, baby, drill."
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And that's what we hear
all across this country
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01:26:58,072 --> 01:27:00,806
in our rallies,
because people are so hungry
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for those domestic
sources of energy
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to be tapped into.
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We will end this war.
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For John McCain,
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there is no end in sight
to end this war.
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We will end this war.
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01:27:13,886 --> 01:27:15,954
Gwen:
Governor...
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Um... your plan
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is a white flag
of surrender
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-
in Iraq.
- Man: Whoo! Yes!
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( Applause )
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Gwen: Governor, please,
did you want to respond
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to Senator McCain's
comments about healthcare?
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Pivot. Pivot!
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I'd like to respond about
the tax increases and...
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- Man: Yes!
- ( Cheering, clapping )
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Darn right,
we need tax relief
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for Americans so that jobs
can be created here.
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Barack Obama
and senator o'biden,
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you said no
to everything...
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She just said o'Biden.
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Biegun:
We're probably the
only ones that heard it.
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It was Ronald Reagan
who said
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that freedom is always
just one generation away
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from extinction.
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We don't pass it to our
children in the bloodstream.
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We have to fight for it
and protect it,
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and then hand it to them
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so that they
will do the same.
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We will fight for it.
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And there is only
one man in this race
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who has really ever
fought for you,
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and that's Senator
John McCain.
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( All cheering )
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Mark:
Okay, here we go.
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CBS instant poll
says undecideds
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give the debate
to biden, 46%; Palin, 21.
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Fuck CBS and fuck
their instant poll.
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This is the greatest
debate victory
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in the history
of the Republic.
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Rick:
Okay!
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You see? You just
had to be you.
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Todd:
I'm gonna grab a beer.
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- Want one?
- No.
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Senator McCain wanted me
to congratulate you
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on a fantastic debate.
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- You really did a great job.
- Thanks.
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Tell John I want to bring up
bill ayers and reverend Wright.
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I think it's time
to go for the jugular.
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Uh, you'll have to discuss
that with your running mate.
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He made it very clear that he
doesn't want to touch Wright.
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I'll talk to him about it.
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We have to win this thing.
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I so don't want to go
back to Alaska.
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Hmm.
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Stevie.
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You know, I think the worst
of this thing might be over.
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All she's got left
are speeches.
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There's no more debates,
no major interviews.
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Yeah. We're doing great.
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This was an unbelievable win
for Sarah Palin.
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In fact, I think that
it unveiled a level of skill
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in communication that
I really have not seen
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since Ronald Reagan.
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She is a superstar.
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-
Her ability to by--
-
( Remote clicks )
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And she sure is
a breath of fresh air.
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I mean, I think people want
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someone from
outside of Washington.
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She sounded like the future.
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01:30:03,945 --> 01:30:05,312
Oh, come on, honey.
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01:30:05,347 --> 01:30:06,780
Why don't you
get some sleep?
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- One sec, okay?
-
( Remote clicks )
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Man:
...Turned around.
I think she has done it
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01:30:10,784 --> 01:30:13,720
in the sense that of the
four debaters we've seen,
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she was the most interesting,
attractive of them all.
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-
She is personable...
- I can still win this thing.
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...She's got
a sense of humor.
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She looked straight
into the camera
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while Joe's
talking to Gwen...
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This map is now lopsided
in favor of Barack Obama.
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01:30:31,471 --> 01:30:33,071
John McCain pulling
out of Michigan.
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The first domino
in an economic debate
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that if John McCain
does not turn around soon,
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many see more blue
on this map
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01:30:39,412 --> 01:30:40,979
and more trouble
for John McCain.
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01:30:41,013 --> 01:30:42,680
Man:
Yesterday, it was
announced that the campaign
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is going to leave Michigan
to Obama to win.
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01:30:44,516 --> 01:30:46,751
-
What's going on there?
- I read that this morning also,
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and I fired off
a quick e-mail
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and I said, "oh, come on!
Do we have to?"
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01:30:50,221 --> 01:30:51,922
Do we have to
call it there?"
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I want to go back to Michigan,
and I want to try.
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01:30:54,826 --> 01:30:56,694
Steve:
What the fuck?
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01:30:56,728 --> 01:30:58,461
McCain had hoped to
just score a pick-up.
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01:30:58,496 --> 01:31:00,930
We made the decision to pull
the ads out of Michigan
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01:31:00,964 --> 01:31:02,399
because we can't win there.
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We need the money
in Pennsylvania
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01:31:03,834 --> 01:31:07,103
-
and Ohio.
- You're making a big mistake.
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01:31:07,137 --> 01:31:09,306
You know, I know I'm not
an expert like yourself,
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but seeing as we're
seven points out,
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I don't see why
the vice presidential campaign
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can't make
a quick stop there
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in the middle
of the night.
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01:31:16,846 --> 01:31:18,213
And who are you
gonna meet with?
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01:31:18,247 --> 01:31:19,715
Your press corps
doesn't want
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01:31:19,749 --> 01:31:22,050
to hear you speak
at 3:00 in the morning.
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01:31:22,084 --> 01:31:24,986
And there's no such thing as
a vice presidential campaign.
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This is
John McCain's campaign,
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01:31:26,923 --> 01:31:29,724
and this is the decision
that John McCain has made.
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01:31:29,758 --> 01:31:32,593
You must stick
to the script, Governor.
1884
01:31:32,628 --> 01:31:35,363
And what script
is that, Steve?
1885
01:31:35,397 --> 01:31:36,931
'Cause I haven't seen
anything resembling
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a script this entire
flippin' campaign.
1887
01:31:41,337 --> 01:31:43,838
When you publicly
contradict John McCain,
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you hurt John McCain.
1889
01:31:45,406 --> 01:31:48,842
I know what I know
what I know.
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01:31:51,278 --> 01:31:52,612
( Button clicks )
1891
01:31:52,647 --> 01:31:54,481
And there you have it.
1892
01:31:56,317 --> 01:31:58,952
Afternoon, governor.
1893
01:31:58,986 --> 01:32:01,120
This is a pro-stem cell ad?
1894
01:32:01,155 --> 01:32:03,522
Yes, Governor.
That's the Senator's position.
1895
01:32:03,557 --> 01:32:06,425
Yeah, it's not my position.
I'm not saying it.
1896
01:32:06,460 --> 01:32:07,760
I thought that--
1897
01:32:07,794 --> 01:32:10,195
you guys should have shown
me the script ahead of time.
1898
01:32:10,230 --> 01:32:13,031
This is a waste of my time.
1899
01:32:15,702 --> 01:32:17,535
Why wasn't I informed
that jeb Bradley
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01:32:17,570 --> 01:32:19,136
is appearing with me
at the rally?
1901
01:32:19,171 --> 01:32:20,972
I don't think we foresaw
that being a problem.
1902
01:32:21,006 --> 01:32:23,575
I just googled him.
He's pro-choice.
1903
01:32:23,609 --> 01:32:28,546
There's no way I'm going onstage
with anyone who's pro-choice.
1904
01:32:28,581 --> 01:32:31,148
Bradley's gone
or I'm gone, period.
1905
01:32:31,183 --> 01:32:32,417
Yes, Governor.
1906
01:32:32,451 --> 01:32:36,253
Man on TV:
The rnc spent
a stunning $150,000
1907
01:32:36,287 --> 01:32:39,222
on clothes for Governor
Sarah Palin and her family
1908
01:32:39,257 --> 01:32:41,958
according to the federal
election commission reports.
1909
01:32:41,993 --> 01:32:43,927
The revelation
that so much money
1910
01:32:43,961 --> 01:32:45,863
was spent at fancy
clothing stores
1911
01:32:45,897 --> 01:32:48,098
like neiman Marcus
and saks fifth Avenue
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01:32:48,132 --> 01:32:50,367
could be a huge blow
to the governor's image
1913
01:32:50,401 --> 01:32:52,936
as an everyday,
average American.
1914
01:32:52,970 --> 01:32:54,771
Several republican donors
1915
01:32:54,805 --> 01:32:56,672
have publicly
expressed outrage...
1916
01:32:56,707 --> 01:32:59,442
- You watching this?
- Man #2:
Yeah, I'm watching.
1917
01:32:59,476 --> 01:33:01,077
Un-fucking-believable.
1918
01:33:01,112 --> 01:33:02,845
Why didn't
you people tell me
1919
01:33:02,880 --> 01:33:04,147
these clothes
cost this much?
1920
01:33:04,181 --> 01:33:05,915
It wasn't just
your clothes, Governor.
1921
01:33:05,949 --> 01:33:08,450
It was also for the kids,
Todd and your parents.
1922
01:33:08,484 --> 01:33:10,119
Sarah:
I want 'Em gone.
1923
01:33:10,153 --> 01:33:12,354
Get 'Em out of here.
1924
01:33:12,389 --> 01:33:15,291
You know, I buy my clothes
at consignment shops.
1925
01:33:15,325 --> 01:33:18,961
I never wanted this fancy crap
in the first place.
1926
01:33:18,995 --> 01:33:20,695
- ( Crowd cheering )
- Hey, thanks for coming out.
1927
01:33:20,730 --> 01:33:22,630
Hey. Hi, nice to meet you.
1928
01:33:22,664 --> 01:33:25,133
- How are you? Hey, hi.
- Man:
Governor Palin,
1929
01:33:25,167 --> 01:33:26,734
what's your response
to the findings
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01:33:26,768 --> 01:33:28,403
that the Alaska state
legislature's report
1931
01:33:28,437 --> 01:33:30,138
on your involvement
in the troopergate scandal?
1932
01:33:30,172 --> 01:33:32,373
I was thrilled to be
cleared of all wrongdoing.
1933
01:33:32,408 --> 01:33:34,042
You know you're not
supposed to be here.
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01:33:34,076 --> 01:33:36,710
Go back to the press risers,
please. Thank you.
1935
01:33:36,745 --> 01:33:39,547
You can't say you were
cleared of all wrongdoing.
1936
01:33:39,581 --> 01:33:41,682
- Why not?
- Because you weren't.
1937
01:33:41,716 --> 01:33:44,585
The report stated that
you abused your power.
1938
01:33:44,619 --> 01:33:47,254
That is the opposite of being
cleared of all wrongdoing.
1939
01:33:47,288 --> 01:33:49,690
- Then why was I told otherwise?
- You weren't told otherwise.
1940
01:33:49,724 --> 01:33:51,124
And why haven't you
released a statement
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01:33:51,159 --> 01:33:52,593
saying that Todd
was never a member
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01:33:52,627 --> 01:33:53,894
of the Alaska
independence party?
1943
01:33:53,929 --> 01:33:57,229
Because that would be untrue.
He was a member.
1944
01:33:57,264 --> 01:33:59,065
He checked the wrong box.
1945
01:33:59,099 --> 01:34:00,633
He registered by accident,
1946
01:34:00,668 --> 01:34:02,669
and rectified the error
immediately.
1947
01:34:02,703 --> 01:34:04,504
He was a member
for seven years!
1948
01:34:04,538 --> 01:34:06,940
I'm sorry,
Governor, but...
1949
01:34:06,974 --> 01:34:09,008
There is only a few weeks
left in this campaign.
1950
01:34:09,042 --> 01:34:11,176
You have got to stop
saying things to the press
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01:34:11,210 --> 01:34:12,611
that are blatantly untrue.
1952
01:34:12,645 --> 01:34:15,246
That is not the kind of campaign
that we are running here.
1953
01:34:15,281 --> 01:34:18,484
"Campaign"-- is that what
you're calling this now?
1954
01:34:18,518 --> 01:34:21,653
Governor, I admit that this
is a dysfunctional campaign,
1955
01:34:21,688 --> 01:34:23,121
but that is what I inherited,
1956
01:34:23,155 --> 01:34:26,091
and I am doing my level best
to help us win this election.
1957
01:34:26,125 --> 01:34:27,658
And that's what
I'm trying to do, too,
1958
01:34:27,693 --> 01:34:29,259
and all you're doing
is screwing me up.
1959
01:34:29,294 --> 01:34:32,196
That's all you've done this
entire time, is get in my way.
1960
01:34:32,230 --> 01:34:34,365
-
( Crowd cheering )
- Sarah:
Oh, oh.
1961
01:34:34,399 --> 01:34:37,334
And I am raising millions of
dollars for this campaign.
1962
01:34:37,369 --> 01:34:39,169
Hundreds of thousands
of people are coming
1963
01:34:39,204 --> 01:34:41,238
to see me speak, not John
McCain, God bless him.
1964
01:34:41,272 --> 01:34:42,639
They are coming to see me.
1965
01:34:42,673 --> 01:34:46,943
So if I am single-handedly
carrying this
campaign,
1966
01:34:46,978 --> 01:34:49,178
I'm gonna do what I want.
1967
01:34:51,916 --> 01:34:54,083
( Crowd cheering )
1968
01:35:01,791 --> 01:35:04,459
Crowd:
Sarah! Sarah! Sarah!
1969
01:35:09,933 --> 01:35:13,502
Man:
Several McCain advisors
tell CNN they're annoyed
1970
01:35:13,537 --> 01:35:16,704
by what one aide called
"Palin going rogue."
1971
01:35:16,739 --> 01:35:18,907
God damn it.
1972
01:35:18,941 --> 01:35:20,642
I hate it when there's
leaking and backstabbing
1973
01:35:20,676 --> 01:35:23,878
after a campaign, let alone
before it's fucking over.
1974
01:35:23,913 --> 01:35:26,848
I need you to step in
and talk to her.
1975
01:35:26,882 --> 01:35:30,151
I don't know, Stevie boy.
I don't know.
1976
01:35:30,185 --> 01:35:32,986
Sir...
1977
01:35:33,021 --> 01:35:35,321
I can't control her any more.
1978
01:35:38,359 --> 01:35:40,627
I don't know if she's
getting on a campaign plane
1979
01:35:40,662 --> 01:35:42,729
in the morning or what
she's gonna say at night.
1980
01:35:42,764 --> 01:35:45,732
We need to finish
this campaign
1981
01:35:45,767 --> 01:35:47,700
with as much dignity
as possible,
1982
01:35:47,734 --> 01:35:49,468
and the only way
that can happen
1983
01:35:49,502 --> 01:35:51,370
is if you get her in line.
1984
01:35:54,407 --> 01:35:56,542
That's not gonna
do it, Steve.
1985
01:35:56,577 --> 01:35:59,178
She might start
turning on me.
1986
01:36:11,123 --> 01:36:13,424
Most of these polls
have us trailing
1987
01:36:13,459 --> 01:36:15,426
five to eight points.
1988
01:36:15,461 --> 01:36:17,829
- So what now?
- John...
1989
01:36:17,863 --> 01:36:19,863
I mean, these numbers
do show it.
1990
01:36:19,898 --> 01:36:22,532
We've got to make this
about Obama.
1991
01:36:22,567 --> 01:36:24,101
We've got to get tough
1992
01:36:24,135 --> 01:36:26,036
and we've got
to get negative.
1993
01:36:26,071 --> 01:36:28,072
If we go this way,
1994
01:36:28,106 --> 01:36:31,976
reverend Wright is still
the best play we have.
1995
01:36:33,144 --> 01:36:36,045
Any of you
ever been accused
1996
01:36:36,080 --> 01:36:40,449
of having a negro child
out of wedlock
1997
01:36:40,484 --> 01:36:44,186
because your adopted daughter
was born in Bangladesh?
1998
01:36:45,089 --> 01:36:46,689
And then when she was 16
1999
01:36:46,724 --> 01:36:50,059
and googled her name,
I had to explain to her
2000
01:36:50,094 --> 01:36:53,762
why president bush's henchmen
called her a bastard
2001
01:36:53,796 --> 01:36:56,331
when she was 10 years old.
2002
01:36:56,365 --> 01:36:59,635
Yeah, listen, South Carolina--
that was an ugly primary,
2003
01:36:59,669 --> 01:37:01,136
but this isn't
the same thing.
2004
01:37:01,170 --> 01:37:03,672
I mean, reverend Wright
really did say those things.
2005
01:37:03,706 --> 01:37:06,141
That may be true.
2006
01:37:06,175 --> 01:37:09,710
But there is a dark side
to American populism.
2007
01:37:09,745 --> 01:37:13,014
Some people win elections
by tapping into it.
2008
01:37:14,783 --> 01:37:17,551
I'm not one of those people.
2009
01:37:17,585 --> 01:37:21,922
Rick:
Okay.
So what about bill ayers?
2010
01:37:21,957 --> 01:37:23,923
Obama began his career
2011
01:37:23,958 --> 01:37:26,159
in the living room
of a domestic terrorist.
2012
01:37:26,193 --> 01:37:29,929
Domestic terrorist.
Nothing to do with race.
2013
01:37:35,169 --> 01:37:37,537
Yeah, okay.
2014
01:37:37,571 --> 01:37:40,005
Ayers is fair.
2015
01:37:40,040 --> 01:37:42,507
Okay. Who ouould do this?
2016
01:37:42,542 --> 01:37:45,177
And Barack held
one of the first meetings
2017
01:37:45,211 --> 01:37:49,247
of his political career
in bill ayers' living room.
2018
01:37:49,282 --> 01:37:51,516
( Crowd protesting )
2019
01:37:51,551 --> 01:37:54,452
Pallin' around
with terrorists.
2020
01:37:54,487 --> 01:37:56,087
( Crowd grumbling )
2021
01:37:56,121 --> 01:37:57,889
Woman:
He n not a Christian!
2022
01:37:57,923 --> 01:38:00,624
And I am just so fearful
2023
01:38:00,659 --> 01:38:02,994
that this is not a man
2024
01:38:03,028 --> 01:38:05,629
who sees America
2025
01:38:05,664 --> 01:38:10,234
- the way that you and I see America--
- Man:
He's a socialist!
2026
01:38:10,268 --> 01:38:16,272
As the greatest source
for good in this world.
2027
01:38:19,042 --> 01:38:21,376
U.S.A.! U.S.A.!
2028
01:38:21,411 --> 01:38:24,146
Crowd:
U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!
2029
01:38:24,181 --> 01:38:27,049
John: What does Barack
Obama plan for America?
2030
01:38:27,084 --> 01:38:29,251
- ( Crowd shouting )
- Woman:
Nothing!
2031
01:38:29,285 --> 01:38:32,788
In short, who is
the real Barack Obama?
2032
01:38:32,823 --> 01:38:35,924
Man:
A terrorist!
2033
01:38:35,958 --> 01:38:37,792
We believe that
the best of America
2034
01:38:37,827 --> 01:38:41,329
is not all in Washington, D.
C. we believe--
2035
01:38:45,267 --> 01:38:48,536
we believe that
the best of America
2036
01:38:48,570 --> 01:38:51,571
is in these small towns
that we get to visit
2037
01:38:51,606 --> 01:38:53,974
and in these wonderful
little pockets
2038
01:38:54,008 --> 01:38:56,343
of what I call
the real America.
2039
01:38:56,377 --> 01:38:59,079
- Yes!
- Yeah!
2040
01:38:59,981 --> 01:39:03,516
Crowd:
Sarah! Sarah!
2041
01:39:08,789 --> 01:39:11,124
For a man who's
written two memoirs,
2042
01:39:11,158 --> 01:39:12,625
he's no open book.
2043
01:39:12,659 --> 01:39:15,161
- ( Crowd laughs )
- Woman:
You got that right.
2044
01:39:15,195 --> 01:39:17,696
What does Barack Obama
see for America?
2045
01:39:17,731 --> 01:39:19,198
He's a Muslim!
2046
01:39:19,233 --> 01:39:20,733
He's a socialist!
2047
01:39:20,768 --> 01:39:23,135
- He doesn't represent us!
- Man:
He doesn't belong here!
2048
01:39:23,169 --> 01:39:25,503
Man #2:
He hangs out with people
who hate our country.
2049
01:39:25,537 --> 01:39:28,373
- Woman:
He's not American!
- Man #3:
Kill him!
2050
01:39:28,407 --> 01:39:31,943
Woman #2:
Send him back to Africa!
2051
01:39:31,978 --> 01:39:33,779
Wolf:
Let me read to you, Tara,
2052
01:39:33,813 --> 01:39:36,681
what congressman John Lewis,
the civil rights icon,
2053
01:39:36,715 --> 01:39:39,183
said on Saturday
in a statement.
2054
01:39:39,217 --> 01:39:41,752
He said, "as one who was
a victim of violence"
2055
01:39:41,787 --> 01:39:44,021
and hate during the height
of the civil rights movement,
2056
01:39:44,055 --> 01:39:46,123
I am deeply disturbed
by the negative tone
2057
01:39:46,158 --> 01:39:48,125
of the McCain-Palin
campaign.
2058
01:39:48,160 --> 01:39:50,161
Senator McCain
and governor Palin"...
2059
01:39:50,195 --> 01:39:51,996
We gotta tone
the rhetoric down.
2060
01:39:52,030 --> 01:39:53,930
It's gotten out of control.
2061
01:39:53,964 --> 01:39:57,600
We can't even mention
Obama's name any more.
2062
01:39:57,634 --> 01:39:59,635
The crowd gets too hot.
2063
01:40:02,606 --> 01:40:05,708
This isn't the campaign
I wanted to run.
2064
01:40:07,111 --> 01:40:09,378
I can't trust Obama.
2065
01:40:09,413 --> 01:40:11,713
I've read about him,
and he's not a--
2066
01:40:11,747 --> 01:40:14,116
he's a-- he's a arab.
2067
01:40:14,150 --> 01:40:15,717
He's not an amer--
2068
01:40:15,751 --> 01:40:18,120
no, ma'am.
2069
01:40:18,154 --> 01:40:19,554
No, ma'am.
2070
01:40:19,588 --> 01:40:22,624
He's a decent
family-man citizen
2071
01:40:22,658 --> 01:40:24,793
who I just happen to have
disagreements with
2072
01:40:24,828 --> 01:40:27,161
on certain
fundamental issues.
2073
01:40:27,196 --> 01:40:30,298
And that's what this
campaign is all about.
2074
01:40:30,332 --> 01:40:33,067
- ( Applause )
- He's not. Thank you.
2075
01:40:34,369 --> 01:40:35,937
Woman:
Cutting through
the bull tonight,
2076
01:40:35,971 --> 01:40:37,471
on the Eve
of the election,
2077
01:40:37,505 --> 01:40:40,174
the campaigns are relying
on their lucky charms.
2078
01:40:40,209 --> 01:40:43,710
- Vodka rocks, lime.
- Bartender:
You got it.
2079
01:40:43,744 --> 01:40:45,178
How's he doing?
2080
01:40:45,213 --> 01:40:48,681
He's the most depressed I've
seen him the entire campaign.
2081
01:40:48,716 --> 01:40:51,818
I can't get him
to stop watching msnbc,
2082
01:40:51,853 --> 01:40:54,154
which only makes him
more miserable.
2083
01:40:55,556 --> 01:40:59,325
I'm amazed that someone
who has been in politics
2084
01:40:59,359 --> 01:41:02,061
this long takes
all the petty stuff
2085
01:41:02,095 --> 01:41:03,628
so personally.
2086
01:41:03,663 --> 01:41:06,365
And that's why they are
who they are.
2087
01:41:06,399 --> 01:41:08,234
Reagan, bush, Clinton--
2088
01:41:08,268 --> 01:41:10,535
all they want
is to be loved.
2089
01:41:10,570 --> 01:41:13,272
The ones that don't
pathologically need to be loved,
2090
01:41:13,306 --> 01:41:14,939
they don't get
the nomination.
2091
01:41:14,974 --> 01:41:16,540
They don't get
to be president.
2092
01:41:16,575 --> 01:41:18,142
If you'd understood
that fact,
2093
01:41:18,177 --> 01:41:21,079
you might have been able to better
handle our Alaskan moose hunter.
2094
01:41:22,647 --> 01:41:25,383
God, it was
a tough campaign.
2095
01:41:25,417 --> 01:41:28,419
It wasn't a campaign,
it was a bad reality show.
2096
01:41:28,453 --> 01:41:30,587
She didn't cost us
the election.
2097
01:41:30,621 --> 01:41:33,556
That was bush.
That was the economy.
2098
01:41:33,591 --> 01:41:35,859
That was just
the cold hand of fate.
2099
01:41:35,894 --> 01:41:37,961
We didn't have a chance.
2100
01:41:37,996 --> 01:41:39,763
And if we did win,
2101
01:41:39,797 --> 01:41:43,466
would you feel comfortable
with president Palin?
2102
01:41:43,501 --> 01:41:45,369
Why not?
Then we would have won.
2103
01:41:47,237 --> 01:41:48,637
Come on, guys, listen.
2104
01:41:48,671 --> 01:41:51,173
I, too, wish that
the American people
2105
01:41:51,208 --> 01:41:53,376
would choose the future
Abraham Lincoln
2106
01:41:53,410 --> 01:41:55,778
or Thomas Jefferson,
but unfortunately,
2107
01:41:55,812 --> 01:41:57,579
that's not the way
it works any more.
2108
01:41:57,614 --> 01:42:00,716
Now it takes
movie star charisma
2109
01:42:00,750 --> 01:42:02,750
to get elected president.
2110
01:42:02,785 --> 01:42:06,754
And Obama and Palin, that's
what they are-- they're stars.
2111
01:42:06,789 --> 01:42:08,589
Primary difference being
2112
01:42:08,624 --> 01:42:11,626
Sarah Palin can't name
a supreme court decision,
2113
01:42:11,660 --> 01:42:13,861
whereas Barack Obama
2114
01:42:13,896 --> 01:42:15,897
was a constitutional
law Professor.
2115
01:42:15,932 --> 01:42:17,565
Fuck you.
2116
01:42:22,570 --> 01:42:24,138
You know what
dick Cheney said
2117
01:42:24,172 --> 01:42:26,540
- when he found out we picked her?
- What?
2118
01:42:26,574 --> 01:42:29,843
He said we made
a reckless choice.
2119
01:42:29,877 --> 01:42:34,247
When you lose the moral
high ground to dick Cheney,
2120
01:42:34,281 --> 01:42:36,950
it's time to re-think
your entire life.
2121
01:42:36,984 --> 01:42:38,918
Enough Cheney cracks, okay?
2122
01:42:38,953 --> 01:42:41,321
I mean, he's very
misunderstood.
2123
01:42:41,355 --> 01:42:42,822
How does he eat
when he's wearing
2124
01:42:42,856 --> 01:42:44,757
darth vader's
helmet, anyway?
2125
01:42:46,193 --> 01:42:47,593
There we go.
2126
01:42:47,627 --> 01:42:50,128
Gentlemen, let's wish
each other good luck.
2127
01:42:50,163 --> 01:42:52,331
Who knows,
we could have another
2128
01:42:52,365 --> 01:42:54,299
Dewey-Truman
situation here.
2129
01:42:54,334 --> 01:42:56,034
Always room for an upset.
2130
01:42:56,069 --> 01:42:58,937
Yeah, maybe I'll wake up
with a full head of hair.
2131
01:43:02,575 --> 01:43:05,210
You know, if we had just
asked for policy questions
2132
01:43:05,244 --> 01:43:08,145
in the briefing,
then we would have known.
2133
01:43:08,180 --> 01:43:10,714
I thought culvahouse was gonna
grill her during the vet.
2134
01:43:10,748 --> 01:43:13,351
Culvahouse thought
we were gonna grill her.
2135
01:43:14,719 --> 01:43:17,088
It haunts me.
2136
01:43:20,725 --> 01:43:23,159
Woman:
After a hard-fought battle,
2137
01:43:23,194 --> 01:43:26,129
the nation's longest-running
presidential race
2138
01:43:26,163 --> 01:43:28,731
comes down to this day--
election day.
2139
01:43:28,765 --> 01:43:32,402
Man:
Voting is now underway
in all the lower 48 states
2140
01:43:32,436 --> 01:43:34,904
as we approach the end
of this historic election.
2141
01:43:34,938 --> 01:43:37,307
Man #2:
People lined up
across the country
2142
01:43:37,341 --> 01:43:39,074
by the millions today.
2143
01:43:39,109 --> 01:43:41,543
Woman #2:
Turnout looks to be
the highest in decades.
2144
01:43:41,577 --> 01:43:45,280
John McCain will carry Kentucky
once again, as expected.
2145
01:43:45,315 --> 01:43:48,717
Eight electoral votes,
not a huge surprise.
2146
01:43:48,751 --> 01:43:51,120
We are not able
to make a projection
2147
01:43:51,154 --> 01:43:53,188
-
in the four other states...
-
( Phone vibrating )
2148
01:43:53,223 --> 01:43:55,490
That are closing
all their polls
2149
01:43:55,524 --> 01:43:57,225
at this hour right now.
2150
01:43:57,259 --> 01:43:59,293
And some of them
are battleground states--
2151
01:43:59,328 --> 01:44:02,630
Georgia, Indiana,
South Carolina and Virginia.
2152
01:44:02,664 --> 01:44:05,799
It doesn't necessarily mean that
it's gonna be close or not...
2153
01:44:05,834 --> 01:44:09,003
-
( Elevator dings )
- Where's Virginia?
2154
01:44:09,038 --> 01:44:12,906
Man:
Negative five.
And Ohio's gone.
2155
01:44:12,940 --> 01:44:14,807
- Got it.
-
I'll keep you posted.
2156
01:44:14,842 --> 01:44:16,743
Call you in 10.
2157
01:44:17,811 --> 01:44:19,379
What's going on?
2158
01:44:19,414 --> 01:44:21,915
We're gonna lose
Pennsylvania.
2159
01:44:21,949 --> 01:44:23,983
And Ohio.
2160
01:44:25,920 --> 01:44:27,619
Steve...
2161
01:44:27,654 --> 01:44:31,623
There's something
I have to tell you.
2162
01:44:31,658 --> 01:44:34,626
What's wrong?
2163
01:44:34,661 --> 01:44:36,695
I didn't vote.
2164
01:44:36,729 --> 01:44:39,198
I couldn't do it.
2165
01:44:39,232 --> 01:44:41,833
I didn't vote.
2166
01:44:44,770 --> 01:44:46,237
I couldn't do it.
2167
01:44:46,272 --> 01:44:48,239
It's okay.
2168
01:44:48,274 --> 01:44:49,874
- Wolf:
Soledad.
- Woman:
All right, wolf,
2169
01:44:49,908 --> 01:44:51,976
we'll take you right to
the voter analysis...
2170
01:44:53,879 --> 01:44:56,013
How we doing,
Stevie boy?
2171
01:44:59,417 --> 01:45:02,419
We lost Pennsylvania
and Ohio, sir.
2172
01:45:17,301 --> 01:45:19,402
( Sighs )
2173
01:45:20,971 --> 01:45:23,806
When my grandfather
2174
01:45:23,840 --> 01:45:28,677
found out that the Japanese
had surrendered,
2175
01:45:28,712 --> 01:45:30,479
he was lost.
2176
01:45:30,513 --> 01:45:33,881
He didn't know
what to do with himself.
2177
01:45:33,916 --> 01:45:36,551
He came home,
2178
01:45:36,586 --> 01:45:39,020
dropped dead
the very next day.
2179
01:45:41,757 --> 01:45:45,494
Fought his war,
then he died.
2180
01:45:47,028 --> 01:45:48,729
And my dad,
2181
01:45:48,763 --> 01:45:52,466
when he retired
from the Navy,
2182
01:45:52,501 --> 01:45:55,035
he fell into
a sense of despair
2183
01:45:55,069 --> 01:45:57,371
for the rest of his life.
2184
01:46:04,178 --> 01:46:06,779
I'm never gonna quit, Steve.
2185
01:46:08,215 --> 01:46:09,882
I can't.
2186
01:46:13,354 --> 01:46:15,288
I don't know how
to just fade away.
2187
01:46:18,858 --> 01:46:20,825
Senator, I--
2188
01:46:20,860 --> 01:46:22,861
I just want to say--
2189
01:46:27,600 --> 01:46:29,168
( sighs )
2190
01:46:29,202 --> 01:46:31,136
What?
2191
01:46:33,506 --> 01:46:35,939
I'm s-- I'm s--
2192
01:46:35,974 --> 01:46:38,309
I'm so sorry that I...
2193
01:46:39,278 --> 01:46:41,945
Suggested her.
2194
01:46:44,349 --> 01:46:46,050
Don't be.
2195
01:46:47,519 --> 01:46:49,220
Fuck 'Em.
2196
01:46:50,788 --> 01:46:53,623
What were
we supposed to do?
2197
01:46:53,658 --> 01:46:56,593
-
( Music playing )
- A truly historic night here in the United States.
2198
01:46:56,627 --> 01:46:57,994
Barack Obama will become
2199
01:46:58,028 --> 01:47:00,197
the 44th president
of the United States.
2200
01:47:00,231 --> 01:47:02,165
Piper:
Sorry, mom.
2201
01:47:02,200 --> 01:47:04,000
Oh, thanks, kiddo.
2202
01:47:04,034 --> 01:47:06,768
I'm really sorry, mom.
2203
01:47:06,803 --> 01:47:08,537
Sweetheart.
2204
01:47:08,572 --> 01:47:11,006
You did great.
You know that, right?
2205
01:47:11,040 --> 01:47:12,508
- Yeah.
- Okay?
2206
01:47:12,542 --> 01:47:14,310
Come here, baby.
2207
01:47:14,344 --> 01:47:17,779
- It's all right. We're okay. Yeah.
- Todd: Yeah.
2208
01:47:20,016 --> 01:47:23,117
I'll take the stress
very literally here.
2209
01:47:23,151 --> 01:47:25,286
- Just one quick-- you think?
-
( Knocking )
2210
01:47:25,321 --> 01:47:28,223
And on this next part, would
you make sure you bold that?
2211
01:47:28,257 --> 01:47:31,392
Oh, Chris, I need you to load
this in the teleprompter for me.
2212
01:47:31,427 --> 01:47:33,194
Steve schmidt told me
you weren't making a speech.
2213
01:47:33,229 --> 01:47:36,964
No. I am making a speech.
2214
01:47:36,998 --> 01:47:38,532
Scully cleared it
with Rick Davis.
2215
01:47:38,566 --> 01:47:40,367
So just go ahead
and load it, okay?
2216
01:47:40,401 --> 01:47:42,336
Okay.
2217
01:47:45,172 --> 01:47:49,543
Okay, so, on the stress
on this one, I'll take it.
2218
01:47:49,577 --> 01:47:51,712
- Jesus!
- Hey, sorry.
2219
01:47:51,746 --> 01:47:53,813
Steve, I'm getting a bunch
of mixed messages here.
2220
01:47:53,848 --> 01:47:55,848
Is the governor giving
a concession speech or not--
2221
01:47:55,882 --> 01:47:58,517
I've already sd d this
five times already.
2222
01:47:58,552 --> 01:48:00,319
She is not giving a speech.
2223
01:48:00,354 --> 01:48:01,887
Well, she seems
to think otherwise.
2224
01:48:01,921 --> 01:48:03,922
Well, she's not.
2225
01:48:03,957 --> 01:48:05,558
What do you want me
to tell her?
2226
01:48:05,592 --> 01:48:08,327
Tell her she's not
fucking speaking!
2227
01:48:08,362 --> 01:48:10,062
Okay, well, you both
seem pretty certain--
2228
01:48:10,096 --> 01:48:12,830
well, let my certainty
supersede her certainty.
2229
01:48:12,865 --> 01:48:14,366
God damn it!
2230
01:48:14,400 --> 01:48:16,301
( Indistinct chatter )
2231
01:48:18,870 --> 01:48:20,371
Steve.
2232
01:48:20,405 --> 01:48:22,373
You want to see me?
2233
01:48:22,407 --> 01:48:24,241
Yes. This way.
2234
01:48:32,116 --> 01:48:34,284
Steve:
Excuse us a moment.
2235
01:48:41,659 --> 01:48:44,827
I understand you've prepared a speech.
Is that correct?
2236
01:48:44,861 --> 01:48:47,062
Yes, I have.
I want to salute John
2237
01:48:47,097 --> 01:48:49,064
for everything he's done
for this country.
2238
01:48:49,099 --> 01:48:52,901
It's not going to happen.
You're not giving a speech.
2239
01:48:52,935 --> 01:48:54,670
And why is that, Steve?
2240
01:48:54,704 --> 01:48:56,104
You're not giving a speech
2241
01:48:56,138 --> 01:48:58,072
because the vice
presidential candidate
2242
01:48:58,107 --> 01:49:02,010
has never given a concession
speech on election night.
2243
01:49:02,044 --> 01:49:03,912
It's not about you.
2244
01:49:03,946 --> 01:49:06,281
It's about the country.
2245
01:49:06,315 --> 01:49:09,216
Yeah, well, there's a lot of
things never been done before.
2246
01:49:11,252 --> 01:49:12,886
Governor...
2247
01:49:12,921 --> 01:49:14,722
This country
has just elected
2248
01:49:14,756 --> 01:49:17,224
the first African-
American president
2249
01:49:17,258 --> 01:49:19,159
in the history
of its existence.
2250
01:49:19,194 --> 01:49:21,094
And it is
the concession speech
2251
01:49:21,129 --> 01:49:22,862
that will legitimize
his succession
2252
01:49:22,896 --> 01:49:24,997
as commander in chief.
2253
01:49:25,032 --> 01:49:27,500
It is a serious
and solemn occasion,
2254
01:49:27,535 --> 01:49:29,969
and John McCain,
and only John McCain,
2255
01:49:30,003 --> 01:49:33,039
will be giving
this sacred speech.
2256
01:49:33,073 --> 01:49:34,541
This is how
it has been done
2257
01:49:34,575 --> 01:49:36,509
in every
presidential election
2258
01:49:36,544 --> 01:49:38,344
since the dawn
of the Republic,
2259
01:49:38,378 --> 01:49:40,178
and you, Sarah Palin,
2260
01:49:40,213 --> 01:49:42,113
will not change
the importance
2261
01:49:42,148 --> 01:49:46,151
of this proud
American tradition.
2262
01:49:57,896 --> 01:50:01,566
"We fought-- we fought
as hard as we could."
2263
01:50:01,600 --> 01:50:03,200
And though we feel short,
2264
01:50:03,235 --> 01:50:05,470
"the fail--
the failure is mine."
2265
01:50:05,504 --> 01:50:07,605
- ( Laughter )
- Oh, jeez, no--
2266
01:50:07,639 --> 01:50:09,340
John:
I don't feel
that short, mark.
2267
01:50:09,375 --> 01:50:11,541
-
( Door opens )
- "Fell short," boss.
2268
01:50:11,576 --> 01:50:14,043
- Yeah, thanks.
-
"Fell short." It's a typo.
2269
01:50:14,078 --> 01:50:17,947
- John.
- Hi, Sarah.
2270
01:50:19,550 --> 01:50:22,786
Well, we fought
the good fight.
2271
01:50:22,820 --> 01:50:25,422
Mm-hmm, we did.
2272
01:50:25,456 --> 01:50:28,791
Now I'm just gonna get out
there and thank America.
2273
01:50:28,825 --> 01:50:31,293
I can't wait to get
out there and thank you.
2274
01:50:31,327 --> 01:50:35,230
I have a speech written
that is a real tribute to ya.
2275
01:50:35,265 --> 01:50:39,167
No, I think these guys
have that covered.
2276
01:50:39,202 --> 01:50:40,503
Right, Steve?
2277
01:50:40,537 --> 01:50:42,037
Yes, sir.
We have it covered.
2278
01:50:42,071 --> 01:50:45,139
I just wanted people to know
what a great man you are.
2279
01:50:45,173 --> 01:50:46,775
I appreciate that,
2280
01:50:46,809 --> 01:50:49,110
but these guys got it
all worked out.
2281
01:50:49,144 --> 01:50:53,114
Yeah, you know, we probably
should get going now, sir, so...
2282
01:50:53,148 --> 01:50:54,816
All right. Good.
2283
01:50:57,119 --> 01:51:00,421
- Okay. We'll see you afterwards.
- I'll see you out there.
2284
01:51:12,133 --> 01:51:15,835
You're one of the leaders
of the party now, Sarah.
2285
01:51:15,869 --> 01:51:20,239
Don't get co-opted by limbaugh
and the other extremists.
2286
01:51:20,273 --> 01:51:23,375
They'll destroy the party
if you let them.
2287
01:51:24,411 --> 01:51:26,612
Remember,
you're a hockey mom.
2288
01:51:26,647 --> 01:51:28,748
You just wanted
to make a difference,
2289
01:51:28,782 --> 01:51:30,715
and you did.
2290
01:51:30,750 --> 01:51:32,116
A big, huge difference.
2291
01:51:32,151 --> 01:51:34,619
I'll always be grateful.
Thank you.
2292
01:51:34,654 --> 01:51:36,755
- We should go, sir.
- Thank you, John.
2293
01:51:48,800 --> 01:51:51,469
My friends, we have--
2294
01:51:51,503 --> 01:51:53,771
we have come to the end
of a long journey.
2295
01:51:53,805 --> 01:51:56,139
( Crowd moaning )
2296
01:51:56,174 --> 01:51:58,943
The American people
have spoken,
2297
01:51:58,977 --> 01:52:01,311
and they have
spoken clearly.
2298
01:52:01,346 --> 01:52:03,212
A little while ago,
I had the honor
2299
01:52:03,246 --> 01:52:05,348
of calling
Senator Barack Obama...
2300
01:52:05,382 --> 01:52:07,416
- ( Crowd booing )
- ...To congrat--
2301
01:52:07,451 --> 01:52:09,552
please.
2302
01:52:09,587 --> 01:52:11,488
To congratulate him
on being elected
2303
01:52:11,522 --> 01:52:13,923
the next president
of the country we both love.
2304
01:52:13,958 --> 01:52:17,093
( Crowd groaning )
2305
01:52:18,362 --> 01:52:21,563
John:
Whatever our differences,
2306
01:52:21,598 --> 01:52:23,732
we are fellow Americans.
2307
01:52:23,766 --> 01:52:26,768
- ( Crowd cheers )
- Man: Yes, sir!
2308
01:52:26,803 --> 01:52:29,638
John:
I am so deeply
grateful to all of you
2309
01:52:29,672 --> 01:52:31,673
for the great honor
of your support
2310
01:52:31,708 --> 01:52:33,609
and all you have
done for me.
2311
01:52:36,012 --> 01:52:37,778
I am also, of course,
2312
01:52:37,813 --> 01:52:40,615
very thankful to
Governor Sarah Palin,
2313
01:52:40,649 --> 01:52:43,385
one of the best campaigners
I have ever seen.
2314
01:52:43,419 --> 01:52:47,355
( Crowd cheering )
2315
01:52:47,390 --> 01:52:50,125
Still think
she's fit for office?
2316
01:52:50,159 --> 01:52:51,358
Eh, who cares?
2317
01:52:51,393 --> 01:52:53,593
In 48 hours, no one will
even remember who she is.
2318
01:52:53,628 --> 01:52:56,030
John:
We can all look forward
with great interest
2319
01:52:56,064 --> 01:52:58,065
to her future service
to Alaska,
2320
01:52:58,099 --> 01:53:01,535
the republican party
and our country.
2321
01:53:01,569 --> 01:53:04,238
( Applause, cheering )
2322
01:53:09,743 --> 01:53:13,779
Crowd:
Sarah! Sarah! Sarah!
2323
01:53:27,760 --> 01:53:29,361
( Stopwatch ticking )
2324
01:53:29,395 --> 01:53:32,964
There were numerous instances
of her saying things
2325
01:53:32,998 --> 01:53:34,433
that were not accurate
2326
01:53:34,467 --> 01:53:36,301
that opened the door
to criticism
2327
01:53:36,335 --> 01:53:39,470
that she was being
untruthful and inaccurate.
2328
01:53:39,504 --> 01:53:43,574
And I think that is something
that continues to this day.
2329
01:53:43,608 --> 01:53:45,142
And you think
that's fair criticism?
2330
01:53:45,177 --> 01:53:46,877
I think that's
fair criticism.
2331
01:53:46,911 --> 01:53:48,612
Early on, though,
you apparently said
2332
01:53:48,646 --> 01:53:50,114
she doesn't know anything.
2333
01:53:50,148 --> 01:53:52,950
In the immediate aftermath
of her selection,
2334
01:53:52,984 --> 01:53:56,652
it was clear to us
that we...
2335
01:53:56,687 --> 01:53:58,555
Had a lot of work to do.
2336
01:53:58,589 --> 01:54:01,558
For you, picking Sarah Palin
was about winning an election,
2337
01:54:01,592 --> 01:54:05,161
not necessarily about who's gonna
be best as vice president.
2338
01:54:05,196 --> 01:54:09,065
My job is to give
political advice.
2339
01:54:09,100 --> 01:54:11,333
We needed to do
something bold
2340
01:54:11,367 --> 01:54:13,302
to try to win the race.
2341
01:54:13,336 --> 01:54:15,404
If you had it
to do over again,
2342
01:54:15,438 --> 01:54:17,506
would you have her
on the ticket?
2343
01:54:21,844 --> 01:54:25,814
You don't get to go
back in time, Anderson,
2344
01:54:25,848 --> 01:54:30,485
and-- and have
do-overs in life.
2345
01:54:30,519 --> 01:54:31,986
( Music playing )
2346
01:54:32,020 --> 01:54:35,823
? God bless America ?
2347
01:54:35,857 --> 01:54:38,226
? again ?
2348
01:54:39,995 --> 01:54:46,032
? you see all the trouble
that she's in ?
2349
01:54:48,536 --> 01:54:52,405
? wash her pretty face ?
2350
01:54:52,440 --> 01:54:56,510
? dry her eyes and then ?
2351
01:54:56,544 --> 01:55:02,581
? God bless America again ?
2352
01:55:05,051 --> 01:55:10,989
? God bless America again ?
2353
01:55:12,992 --> 01:55:18,863
? you see all the trouble
that she's in ?
2354
01:55:21,200 --> 01:55:24,969
? wash her pretty face ?
2355
01:55:25,003 --> 01:55:29,440
? dry her eyes and then ?
2356
01:55:29,475 --> 01:55:35,745
? God bless America again ?
2357
01:55:37,715 --> 01:55:41,418
? wash her pretty face ?
2358
01:55:41,452 --> 01:55:45,855
? dry her eyes and then ?
2359
01:55:45,890 --> 01:55:52,127
? God bless America again. ?
2360
01:55:56,300 --> 01:55:59,468
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