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Clips from Madam Secretary - Gift Horse (S03E03)

I am a government employee.

"I am a government employee."

Madam Secretary

He just had a heart attack.

"He just had a heart attack."

Madam Secretary

- What do you want me to do? - Come down here.

"- What do you want me to do? - Come down here."

Madam Secretary

help me carry him to the car

"help me carry him to the car"

Madam Secretary

Okay. Text me the address.

"Okay. Text me the address."

Madam Secretary

Oh, and please

"Oh, and please"

Madam Secretary

don't give that whole "poetry is a useless waste

"don't give that whole "poetry is a useless waste"

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of time and brain cells" rant in front of this guy, okay?

"of time and brain cells" rant in front of this guy, okay?"

Madam Secretary

Consider me censored.

"Consider me censored."

Madam Secretary

I'll see you in a bit.

"I'll see you in a bit."

Madam Secretary

(exhales deeply)

"(exhales deeply)"

Madam Secretary

Excuse me, Mr. Lee?

"Excuse me, Mr. Lee?"

Madam Secretary

Aren't you Dr. Henry McCord?

"Aren't you Dr. Henry McCord?"

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Well, I've read all of your books.

"Well, I've read all of your books."

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I consider myself a student of the world's religions.

"I consider myself a student of the world's religions."

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So am I.

"So am I."

Madam Secretary

I think some of the sentiments of the Tao Te Ching

"I think some of the sentiments of the Tao Te Ching"

Madam Secretary

are reflected in the parables of the gospels,

"are reflected in the parables of the gospels,"

Madam Secretary

although I sometimes find the language more poetic.

"although I sometimes find the language more poetic."

Madam Secretary

So... do you practice here?

"So... do you practice here?"

Madam Secretary

No. I came to meet you.

"No. I came to meet you."

Madam Secretary

On behalf of the NSA.

"On behalf of the NSA."

Madam Secretary

Really?

"Really?"

Madam Secretary

I sometimes do some consulting work.

"I sometimes do some consulting work."

Madam Secretary

I have nothing left to say to those guys.

"I have nothing left to say to those guys."

Madam Secretary

Look, I know they can come on pretty strong,

"Look, I know they can come on pretty strong,"

Madam Secretary

and intimidated by you.

"and intimidated by you."

Madam Secretary

So, because of their fragile psyches,

"So, because of their fragile psyches,"

Madam Secretary

I'm supposed to help them burn up the Bill of Rights?

"I'm supposed to help them burn up the Bill of Rights?"

Madam Secretary

It's one thing to defend the Fourth Amendment,

"It's one thing to defend the Fourth Amendment,"

Madam Secretary

it's another thing to develop technology

"it's another thing to develop technology"

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the state's ability to investigate

"the state's ability to investigate"

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with probable cause.

"with probable cause."

Madam Secretary

Giving the NSA access to a private customer phone

"Giving the NSA access to a private customer phone"

Madam Secretary

would set a terrible legal precedent.

"would set a terrible legal precedent."

Madam Secretary

Maybe you need to practice some of the tenets

"Maybe you need to practice some of the tenets"

Madam Secretary

Taoism has taught you,

"Taoism has taught you,"

Madam Secretary

and let go of your longing.

"and let go of your longing."

Madam Secretary

The world's religions aren't the only thing I've learned from.

"The world's religions aren't the only thing I've learned from."

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In the intelligence community, there's a method

"In the intelligence community, there's a method"

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for developing assets called "MIC"... M.I.C.

"for developing assets called "MIC"... M.I.C."

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First you try to persuade with money... that's the "M."

"First you try to persuade with money... that's the "M.""

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You have plenty of that. "I" is for ideology.

"You have plenty of that. "I" is for ideology."

Madam Secretary

I tried to appeal to that, and I failed.

"I tried to appeal to that, and I failed."

Madam Secretary

And the "C" is for coercion,

"And the "C" is for coercion,"

Madam Secretary

not a lot to coerce you with.

"not a lot to coerce you with."

Madam Secretary

So it seems... (sighs)

"So it seems... (sighs)"

Madam Secretary

that you have run out of letters.

"that you have run out of letters."

Madam Secretary

Yes.

"Yes."

Madam Secretary

All I can do now is humble myself and appeal to you

"All I can do now is humble myself and appeal to you"

Madam Secretary

as someone who cares deeply about

"as someone who cares deeply about"

Madam Secretary

the welfare of this country.

"the welfare of this country."

Madam Secretary

for a small piece of proprietary information.

"for a small piece of proprietary information."

Madam Secretary

You're the only person who can help us.

"You're the only person who can help us."

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Okay, here's what we're up against

"Okay, here's what we're up against"

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with finding a safe haven for the horse.

"with finding a safe haven for the horse."

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It has to be a country whose customs laws

"It has to be a country whose customs laws"

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are lax enough to accept a horse

"are lax enough to accept a horse"

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who has been exposed to the diseases

"who has been exposed to the diseases"

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of two different countries.

"of two different countries."

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It would have to have regular trade relations

"It would have to have regular trade relations"

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- with the U.S. - Right.

"- with the U.S. - Right."

Madam Secretary

to Mongol horses.

"to Mongol horses."

Madam Secretary

in South America.

"in South America."

Madam Secretary

She needs human interaction. She was bred for that.

"She needs human interaction. She was bred for that."

Madam Secretary

Did she tell you that, horse whisperer?

"Did she tell you that, horse whisperer?"

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Blake, I believe you were warned

"Blake, I believe you were warned"

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Oh, like I can walk that back.

"Oh, like I can walk that back."

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DAISY: Guys...

"DAISY: Guys..."

Madam Secretary

CYBERCOM has made a forensic analysis

"CYBERCOM has made a forensic analysis"

Madam Secretary

on the ERL Web site hack,

"on the ERL Web site hack,"

Madam Secretary

and they have a very strong idea of who was behind it.

"and they have a very strong idea of who was behind it."

Madam Secretary

- Russia? - That's right, ma'am.

"- Russia? - That's right, ma'am."

Madam Secretary

As you know, they are none too happy about

"As you know, they are none too happy about"

Madam Secretary

the idea of China expanding its borders

"the idea of China expanding its borders"

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further across the southeastern portion of its country.

"further across the southeastern portion of its country."

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Well, or of China expanding its land holdings

"Well, or of China expanding its land holdings"

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and natural resources.

"and natural resources."

Madam Secretary

But really?

"But really?"

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Enough to get into this?

"Enough to get into this?"

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MATT: We figure that's why they came at it so sideways.

"MATT: We figure that's why they came at it so sideways."

Madam Secretary

They don't want to destroy relations with China

"They don't want to destroy relations with China"

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any more than we do.

"any more than we do."

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Our working theory is that

"Our working theory is that"

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Russia may have ties to Minister Sendoo's

"Russia may have ties to Minister Sendoo's"

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independence campaign

"independence campaign"

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and was hoping to develop a little insurance

"and was hoping to develop a little insurance"

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to send the horse back to Mongolia.

"to send the horse back to Mongolia."

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hung up with you, he called his connection in Russia,

"hung up with you, he called his connection in Russia,"

Madam Secretary

and then it ended up on the ERL Web site,

"and then it ended up on the ERL Web site,"

Madam Secretary

resulting in the... manure offensive.

"resulting in the... manure offensive."

Madam Secretary

So this way Russia influences

"So this way Russia influences"

Madam Secretary

the outcome of the referendum

"the outcome of the referendum"

Madam Secretary

Yes, ma'am.

"Yes, ma'am."

Madam Secretary

Well, I-I'm just glad this hasn't escalated

"Well, I-I'm just glad this hasn't escalated"

Madam Secretary

into an international incident.

"into an international incident."

Madam Secretary

- Oh, thank God. - Hey.

"- Oh, thank God. - Hey."

Madam Secretary

What's happening?

"What's happening?"

Madam Secretary

Uh, Mr. Hobbs, this is my fiancé, Jareth.

"Uh, Mr. Hobbs, this is my fiancé, Jareth."

Madam Secretary

he wanted to meet you.

"he wanted to meet you."

Madam Secretary

HOBBS: Have a seat, young man.

"HOBBS: Have a seat, young man."

Madam Secretary

Let's talk about how you find poetry

"Let's talk about how you find poetry"

Madam Secretary

a waste of time and brain cells.

"a waste of time and brain cells."

Madam Secretary

I overheard her conversation on the phone with you.

"I overheard her conversation on the phone with you."

Madam Secretary

I don't know why people think alcohol affects auditory nerves.

"I don't know why people think alcohol affects auditory nerves."

Madam Secretary

and, uh, explain the futility of verse to me.

"and, uh, explain the futility of verse to me."

Madam Secretary

I don't think it's futile.

"I don't think it's futile."

Madam Secretary

indulgent.

"indulgent."

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Unnecessarily convoluted and redundant.

"Unnecessarily convoluted and redundant."

Madam Secretary

Also pretentious, arrogant,

"Also pretentious, arrogant,"

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and not essential to the evolution of mankind.

"and not essential to the evolution of mankind."

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Otherwise a perfectly harmless pursuit.

"Otherwise a perfectly harmless pursuit."

Madam Secretary

Should we go?

"Should we go?"

Madam Secretary

I'm a physicist.

"I'm a physicist."

Madam Secretary

The geniuses who brought us nuclear weapons,

"The geniuses who brought us nuclear weapons,"

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Oh.

"Oh."

Madam Secretary

space junk and global warming.

"space junk and global warming."

Madam Secretary

- Well done. - What a charming oversimplification.

"- Well done. - What a charming oversimplification."

Madam Secretary

Tell me something, how do you live

"Tell me something, how do you live"

Madam Secretary

with such an unimaginative reductionist view of the world?

"with such an unimaginative reductionist view of the world?"

Madam Secretary

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