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Clips from House of Cards (2013) - Thriller (S02E02)

Don't get us wrong. We have a lot of respect for you, Jackie.

"Don't get us wrong. We have a lot of respect for you, Jackie."

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You're doing a fine job since Frank's gone.

"You're doing a fine job since Frank's gone."

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Different styles, but a fine job.

"Different styles, but a fine job."

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Excuse us just a moment.

"Excuse us just a moment."

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They're not taking me seriously.

"They're not taking me seriously."

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'Cause you're not Frank.

"'Cause you're not Frank."

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You mean because I'm not a man.

"You mean because I'm not a man."

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No. I mean Frank.

"No. I mean Frank."

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They're used to being offered something.

"They're used to being offered something."

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I know Paul needs help with a waste-treatment facility.

"I know Paul needs help with a waste-treatment facility."

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You're being just as condescending as they are.

"You're being just as condescending as they are."

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I was right earlier, wasn't I?

"I was right earlier, wasn't I?"

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Paul, Remy tells me you need a waste treatment plant.

"Paul, Remy tells me you need a waste treatment plant."

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Ben, you mentioned once a winery museum in your district?

"Ben, you mentioned once a winery museum in your district?"

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We are making some great wines in Long Island these days.

"We are making some great wines in Long Island these days."

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I've tried some. It tastes like piss,

"I've tried some. It tastes like piss,"

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compared to what we have in Napa,

"compared to what we have in Napa,"

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Jackie. We have a possible terror attack,

"Jackie. We have a possible terror attack,"

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and you're holding out your plates for more pork.

"and you're holding out your plates for more pork."

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In my caucus, people are rewarded for good behavior,

"In my caucus, people are rewarded for good behavior,"

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When we walk in there,

"When we walk in there,"

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I expect the both of you to vote "Yes,“

"I expect the both of you to vote "Yes,“"

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without a moment's hesitation.

"without a moment's hesitation."

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Six more to go.

"Six more to go."

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You left Texas and spent the last two years of high school

"You left Texas and spent the last two years of high school"

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at the prestigious Phillips Academy.

"at the prestigious Phillips Academy."

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And then, on to Radcliffe.

"And then, on to Radcliffe."

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Where you would meet the future Vice President.

"Where you would meet the future Vice President."

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Back then, just a dashing law student.

"Back then, just a dashing law student."

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Some people think that

"Some people think that"

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your marriage may be a bit more calculated than you let on,

"your marriage may be a bit more calculated than you let on,"

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that perhaps he needed your family's money.

"that perhaps he needed your family's money."

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No. That's just not true.

"No. That's just not true."

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Your father did contribute an awful lotto his campaign.

"Your father did contribute an awful lotto his campaign."

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Would he have won that campaign

"Would he have won that campaign"

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had it not been for your father's contributions?

"had it not been for your father's contributions?"

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I don't know. I mean, it certainly helped.

"I don't know. I mean, it certainly helped."

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that convinced voters, not just TV commercials.

"that convinced voters, not just TV commercials."

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You've been married 27 years.

"You've been married 27 years."

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That's right.

"That's right."

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We did.

"We did."

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But when you've found the one...

"But when you've found the one..."

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Well, Francis was the one.

"Well, Francis was the one."

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Well, back home, they call him Frank, still.

"Well, back home, they call him Frank, still."

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But he likes that I call him Francis.

"But he likes that I call him Francis."

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He said that it makes him sound more sophisticated.

"He said that it makes him sound more sophisticated."

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It's thrilling.

"It's thrilling."

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Not without its challenges.

"Not without its challenges."

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Always in the background,

"Always in the background,"

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subsuming your goals for his goals.

"subsuming your goals for his goals."

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No, I don't see it that way.

"No, I don't see it that way."

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We're two very independent people

"We're two very independent people"

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I support him. He supports me.

"I support him. He supports me."

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Which, you know, goes back to the political partnership.

"Which, you know, goes back to the political partnership."

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Well, my husband happens to be a politician,

"Well, my husband happens to be a politician,"

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and I happen to do political work.

"and I happen to do political work."

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But our partnership extends far beyond that.

"But our partnership extends far beyond that."

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Was that a sacrifice?

"Was that a sacrifice?"

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Because you haven't had any.

"Because you haven't had any."

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Francis and I wanted to devote our lives to public service.

"Francis and I wanted to devote our lives to public service."

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And we didn't feel that

"And we didn't feel that"

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we could both do that and be the parents we wanted to be.

"we could both do that and be the parents we wanted to be."

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So, we made the choice.

"So, we made the choice."

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We've heard that answer before.

"We've heard that answer before."

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Sorry?

"Sorry?"

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You have given the exact same answer in previous interviews.

"You have given the exact same answer in previous interviews."

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Because it's the truth.

"Because it's the truth."

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Forgive me, but career and timing,

"Forgive me, but career and timing,"

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uh, those are often very convenient answers.

"uh, those are often very convenient answers."

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for people to get from "maybe" to "yes"

"for people to get from "maybe" to "yes""

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never arrived for me.

"never arrived for me."

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Never felt the pressure? No maternal instinct?

"Never felt the pressure? No maternal instinct?"

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No.

"No."

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And it was a choice?

"And it was a choice?"

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It wasn't because you couldn't have any?

"It wasn't because you couldn't have any?"

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Well, Francis and I did what was right for us.

"Well, Francis and I did what was right for us."

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Because it is unusual,

"Because it is unusual,"

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I mean, even now, for politicians at the executive level

"I mean, even now, for politicians at the executive level"

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not to have children.

"not to have children."

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Yes, it is.

"Yes, it is."

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In your husband's second congressional campaign,

"In your husband's second congressional campaign,"

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there was a Republican, a pro-family candidate,

"there was a Republican, a pro-family candidate,"

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Well, Francis is a Southern Democrat, and we have thick skins.

"Well, Francis is a Southern Democrat, and we have thick skins."

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He suggested,

"He suggested,"

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in order to keep your husband's political career on track...

"in order to keep your husband's political career on track..."

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Children are the center of many people's lives.

"Children are the center of many people's lives."

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And I think they just want to make sure that

"And I think they just want to make sure that"

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their representatives will fight for their children's dreams.

"their representatives will fight for their children's dreams."

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And Francis has, again and again, proven that he will.

"And Francis has, again and again, proven that he will."

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And he will continue Io do so as Vice President.

"And he will continue Io do so as Vice President."

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Was there a pregnancy?

"Was there a pregnancy?"

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Have you ever been pregnant?

"Have you ever been pregnant?"

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That's not gonna happen.

"That's not gonna happen."

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Yes.

"Yes."

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During the campaign?

"During the campaign?"

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Before.

"Before."

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Was it a miscarriage?

"Was it a miscarriage?"

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Did you...

"Did you..."

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Did you terminate the pregnancy?

"Did you terminate the pregnancy?"

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If I said "yes,"

"If I said "yes,""

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my husband's political career would be in jeopardy.

"my husband's political career would be in jeopardy."

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My faith would be questioned.

"My faith would be questioned."

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Likely, my life would be threatened.

"Likely, my life would be threatened."

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But I won't feel ashamed.

"But I won't feel ashamed."

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Yes, I was pregnant. And, yes, I had an abortion.

"Yes, I was pregnant. And, yes, I had an abortion."

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Can you excuse me for one moment?

"Can you excuse me for one moment?"

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We'll have more of our live interview

"We'll have more of our live interview"

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with Claire Underwood in a moment.

"with Claire Underwood in a moment."

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That took a lot of guts.

"That took a lot of guts."

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Yes, it did.

"Yes, it did."

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No. It'll look like I am ashamed. I'm not. And I won't.

"No. It'll look like I am ashamed. I'm not. And I won't."

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Nothing you can say will make this any better.

"Nothing you can say will make this any better."

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I'd rather deal with the damage...

"I'd rather deal with the damage..."

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I haven't had one. I've had three.

"I haven't had one. I've had three."

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Three? No. You need to stick to one.

"Three? No. You need to stick to one."

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Well, I can't use the real reason.

"Well, I can't use the real reason."

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The first two, I was a teenager, and I was reckless.

"The first two, I was a teenager, and I was reckless."

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What about the third?

"What about the third?"

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Well, the article that she showed, it's right.

"Well, the article that she showed, it's right."

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We talked about having a baby,

"We talked about having a baby,"

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