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Clips from Designated Survivor - The Enemy (S01E01)

"their credentials if I didn't hire you as his replacement."
Designated Survivor
"You want me to be press secretary?"
Designated Survivor
"Don't look so surprised."
Designated Survivor
"This administration can use someone like you"
Designated Survivor
"standing up there at the podium every day."
Designated Survivor
"What do you mean, someone like me?"
Designated Survivor
"What, you're gonna make me say it?"
Designated Survivor
"You're smart. You're likable. You're quick on your feet."
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"Okay. By that definition, so is a Dalmatian. Why me?"
Designated Survivor
"You're also the son of Muslim immigrants"
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"at a time when American people"
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"associate the word "Islam" with terrorism."
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"Now, as press secretary, you can help change that perception."
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"You want to parade me around"
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"as the president's "friendly Muslim"?"
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"- Unbelievable. - Hey, this is Washington."
Designated Survivor
"You seize opportunity when it presents itself,"
Designated Survivor
"whether you like the motives behind it or not."
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"You're gonna find somebody else who looks like me to do it?"
Designated Survivor
"Get out of my office."
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"All right."
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"I'm moved by Maria's story, but I don't know what I can do."
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"Congress is comprised of two people now,"
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"one of whom's barely out of the hospital."
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"it would take months, if not years."
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"But you were on the Subcommittee"
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"of Immigration and Border Security."
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"Why don't you just come out and ask me"
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"If you call Maria as a witness before your subcommittee"
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"when the new Congress is seated..."
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"And she would be granted immunity,"
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"as long as she's expected to testify."
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"I would be doing so as a favor to you, ma'am."
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"- A-And I'd be very grateful. - A favor that I hope"
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"you would return one day, should I need it."
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"So you're saying I'd owe you."
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"We all want to do the right thing, Mrs. Kirkman."
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"But the right thing is seldom free."
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"you were obsessed with the Capitol bombing,"
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"and now you want to be reassigned?"
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"Everything he said checked out."
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"He had a good reason for not being in his seat"
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"I talked to mall security in Oregon. I got phone records."
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"I wanted him to be guilty of something"
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"You know what the truth is?"
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"The truth is that Peter MacLeish is just a lucky guy."
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"He survived, and Scott didn't,"
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"and I need to start dealing with that."
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"That's fair."
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"You know, you are a pain in my ass"
Designated Survivor
"more often than you're not?"
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"But you are also passionate and persistent."
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"And that's what makes you one of the best agents I have."
Designated Survivor
"I could be just as passionate..."
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"working Cyber Crimes or Healthcare Fraud."
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"Send me to Michigan."
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"I'll work on civil-rights violations there."
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"All right."
Designated Survivor
"If you want the transfer, I'll put in the request."
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"But do me a favor... you sleep on this, because I know you."
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"And you're gonna hate yourself"
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"if you quit just because it got hard."
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"President Kirkman, Governor Royce."
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"Welcome to Washington, D.C."
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"Took some doing, but I had a very nice conversation"
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"for an honest and open dialogue."
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"Well, I think you'll find that I'm not going to be very flexible on this."
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"You see, I believe that all Americans,"
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"regardless of race or religion,"
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"should be afforded and protected"
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"by the same inalienable rights."
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"Governor, you violated the rights"
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"of the citizens of Michigan,"
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"and today you conspired with the National Guard"
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"to defy a direct order from the president."
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"for treason against the United States of America."
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"Marshals."
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"Reasonable and thoughtful, huh?"
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"Mr. President, you lied to me."
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"You said you'd trust me to fix this, and I did."
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"The governor was using a national tragedy"
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"to further his own agenda."
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"He broke the law. He's going to jail."
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"Did you know that during the Civil War,"
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"President Lincoln suspended habeas corpus"
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"and arrested a legislator"
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"for trying to block Union troops from going south?"
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"I did what I thought was best."
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"For yourself."
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"No. For the country."
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"And I sent a message to every other governor who thinks"
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"that they can question the legitimacy of this presidency."
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"And anyone who thinks that they can usurp that"
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"needs to know that they will face the consequences."
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"You did a great job, and I'm proud of you."
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"And I am starting to realize more than I ever wanted to"
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"that doing the right thing"
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"doesn't always make you feel good."
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"Mr. President."
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"Good. So he's safe."
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"A body was just delivered on the embassy steps in Algiers."
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"We're awaiting an I.D."
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"- Ride with me. - Sir."
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"Well, technically, I live here, so..."
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"it appears you're the one who's here late. Please, sit."
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"Thank you, sir."
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"Aaron told me that you turned down the job of press secretary."
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"I did, sir."
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"It's a shame. I was the one who offered it."
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"Sir, with all due respect,"
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"I felt there were other people far more qualified than I was."
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"Rosemary Jones, for example,"
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"has three years experience on Senator Ford's staff..."
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"and look how that turned out."
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"Aaron's motivations were political, but mine were simple."
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"I was just looking for the right person for the job."
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"Today's crisis was racially motivated."
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"Tomorrow's could be gun control, a women's issue."
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"I just wanted to have someone on the podium that I respected."
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"Come on, Seth. Don't make me beg."
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