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Clips from Madam Secretary - The Linchpin (S03E03)

Moisture.

"Moisture."

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- And love. - Okay.

"- And love. - Okay."

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an ancient monastery in Djanet that he's concerned about.

"an ancient monastery in Djanet that he's concerned about."

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Madam Secretary, Ambassador Curtis is on his way

"Madam Secretary, Ambassador Curtis is on his way"

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to the White House to resign.

"to the White House to resign."

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I thought he was on his way to the airport

"I thought he was on his way to the airport"

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to save Algeria.

"to save Algeria."

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Yes, well, apparently, he's more of a party loyalist

"Yes, well, apparently, he's more of a party loyalist"

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than anyone realized,

"than anyone realized,"

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and he's furious with Dalton

"and he's furious with Dalton"

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- for declaring as an independent. - Where did you get this?

"- for declaring as an independent. - Where did you get this?"

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His chief of staff is an old friend.

"His chief of staff is an old friend."

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Ambassador Curtis is the only reason he trusts this deal.

"Ambassador Curtis is the only reason he trusts this deal."

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I am aware. Blake, motorcade, please.

"I am aware. Blake, motorcade, please."

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Yeah.

"Yeah."

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Russell. What the hell?

"Russell. What the hell?"

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It's called party loyalty.

"It's called party loyalty."

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If you ever belonged to one, maybe you'd understand.

"If you ever belonged to one, maybe you'd understand."

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Here I thought loyalty to country was enough.

"Here I thought loyalty to country was enough."

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Yeah. I stalled his car at the security gate,

"Yeah. I stalled his car at the security gate,"

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but Roy Curtis is no shrinking violet.

"but Roy Curtis is no shrinking violet."

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I'm well aware.

"I'm well aware."

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Thank you. I...

"Thank you. I..."

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- Get the hell out of my way, Russell. - Roy.

"- Get the hell out of my way, Russell. - Roy."

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What a delightful surprise.

"What a delightful surprise."

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President knows I'm coming.

"President knows I'm coming."

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Ah, sadly, he had to step in to a briefing.

"Ah, sadly, he had to step in to a briefing."

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give him this.

"give him this."

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Why don't we wait for the president in my office.

"Why don't we wait for the president in my office."

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I'll bust out the civet coffee.

"I'll bust out the civet coffee."

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Fine.

"Fine."

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But caffeine just makes me angrier.

"But caffeine just makes me angrier."

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(chuckles) Welcome to the Pentagon.

"(chuckles) Welcome to the Pentagon."

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for drinking the president's coffee?

"for drinking the president's coffee?"

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to take down terrorist networks.

"to take down terrorist networks."

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Black Dog Station. Ruff.

"Black Dog Station. Ruff."

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I can clear you for an access badge.

"I can clear you for an access badge."

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Takes five minutes.

"Takes five minutes."

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Set you up with a desk.

"Set you up with a desk."

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How about I buy you lunch instead?

"How about I buy you lunch instead?"

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Memory serves, a touch of cream.

"Memory serves, a touch of cream."

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ELIZABETH: What can we do

"ELIZABETH: What can we do"

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for you, Roy?

"for you, Roy?"

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CURTIS: First rule of diplomacy:

"CURTIS: First rule of diplomacy:"

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gain trust.

"gain trust."

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I know your playbook, ma'am.

"I know your playbook, ma'am."

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I wrote it.

"I wrote it."

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And here we go.

"And here we go."

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Ah.

"Ah."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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CURTIS: Mmm.

"CURTIS: Mmm."

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Madam Secretary, do you know why civet coffee isn't bitter?

"Madam Secretary, do you know why civet coffee isn't bitter?"

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Th-The beans are gnawed on

"Th-The beans are gnawed on"

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but the bean's core is too hard to digest fully,

"but the bean's core is too hard to digest fully,"

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Because the bitter outside is already eaten away,

"Because the bitter outside is already eaten away,"

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they don't need to be roasted too long,

"they don't need to be roasted too long,"

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preserving the natural sugar...

"preserving the natural sugar..."

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and complexity.

"and complexity."

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I always thought it was a good metaphor for what I do...

"I always thought it was a good metaphor for what I do..."

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getting foreign leaders to eat a plate of crap and like it.

"getting foreign leaders to eat a plate of crap and like it."

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(chuckles)

"(chuckles)"

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But I don't like eating it myself,

"But I don't like eating it myself,"

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especially from my own president.

"especially from my own president."

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And I've been a party loyalist

"And I've been a party loyalist"

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for over 40 years, and I intend to die one.

"for over 40 years, and I intend to die one."

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Dalton running as an independent is the biggest case of

"Dalton running as an independent is the biggest case of"

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traitorism I've ever seen,

"traitorism I've ever seen,"

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and I simply won't be a part of it.

"and I simply won't be a part of it."

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Your job as a foreign service officer is apolitical.

"Your job as a foreign service officer is apolitical."

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It's unethical for you to let politics unravel

"It's unethical for you to let politics unravel"

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And Dalton.

"And Dalton."

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And your new namby-pamby softball vision

"And your new namby-pamby softball vision"

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of foreign policy!

"of foreign policy!"

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You think I sat in a circle with Haddad

"You think I sat in a circle with Haddad"

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and made friendship bracelets?

"and made friendship bracelets?"

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I got in his face; I told him he'd lose a civil war,

"I got in his face; I told him he'd lose a civil war,"

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get captured by an angry mob

"get captured by an angry mob"

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that'd yank out his fingernails, cut off his nuts,

"that'd yank out his fingernails, cut off his nuts,"

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and hang him in the Place de l'Emir!

"and hang him in the Place de l'Emir!"

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It was your finest moment.

"It was your finest moment."

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You are the only person in the diplomatic corps

"You are the only person in the diplomatic corps"

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with the skill, connections and intelligence

"with the skill, connections and intelligence"

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to have made it happen.

"to have made it happen."

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Now you're appealing to my well-documented ego.

"Now you're appealing to my well-documented ego."

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Well, then let's just stick with the facts:

"Well, then let's just stick with the facts:"

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Without you, hundreds of thousands of lives will be lost.

"Without you, hundreds of thousands of lives will be lost."

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You have a beef with Dalton, you want to give him

"You have a beef with Dalton, you want to give him"

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a piece of your mind, Russell can put that on the books.

"a piece of your mind, Russell can put that on the books."

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But do it after you deliver Haddad out of Algeria.

"But do it after you deliver Haddad out of Algeria."

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It's end times for the monastery.

"It's end times for the monastery."

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Unless we do something about it.

"Unless we do something about it."

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There's no "we" in antiquities.

"There's no "we" in antiquities."

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I hunt terrorists, not tchotchkes.

"I hunt terrorists, not tchotchkes."

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I don't see why they should be mutually exclusive.

"I don't see why they should be mutually exclusive."

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How many times have these groups used

"How many times have these groups used"

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the destruction of heretical artifacts

"the destruction of heretical artifacts"

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as propaganda to recruit fighters?

"as propaganda to recruit fighters?"

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It happened in Afghanistan

"It happened in Afghanistan"

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when the Taliban destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan.

"when the Taliban destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan."

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And in Syria, ISIS blew up the ancient ruins of Palmyra.

"And in Syria, ISIS blew up the ancient ruins of Palmyra."

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And now Hizb Al-Shahid is using the same tactic in Algeria.

"And now Hizb Al-Shahid is using the same tactic in Algeria."

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could help slow the momentum?

"could help slow the momentum?"

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I think it's a piece of the puzzle, yeah.

"I think it's a piece of the puzzle, yeah."

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What do you want from me?

"What do you want from me?"

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Money.

"Money."

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State has a working group, but it's underfunded.

"State has a working group, but it's underfunded."

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If you could convince your higher-ups

"If you could convince your higher-ups"

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to reprogram part of the budget,

"to reprogram part of the budget,"

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we could do a joint operation.

"we could do a joint operation."

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Save the monastery, save Algeria.

"Save the monastery, save Algeria."

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You sure this isn't

"You sure this isn't"

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just a religion professor doing everything he can

"just a religion professor doing everything he can"

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to rescue an old church?

"to rescue an old church?"

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Look, if you're asking me if I have an emotional stake in this,

"Look, if you're asking me if I have an emotional stake in this,"

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the answer is: you're damn right I do.

"the answer is: you're damn right I do."

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But I also firmly believe that by saving it,

"But I also firmly believe that by saving it,"

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we could disrupt HS in southern Algeria.

"we could disrupt HS in southern Algeria."

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Which is what Black Dog Station is all about, isn't it?

"Which is what Black Dog Station is all about, isn't it?"

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CURTIS: Off to Algiers I go!

"CURTIS: Off to Algiers I go!"

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Like a dutiful servant.

"Like a dutiful servant."

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