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Clips from Madam Secretary - The Statement (S03E03)

"to FBI Director Doherty's press conference in two hours."
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"Keira?"
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"the North Illinois Islamic Center,"
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"for funding that trip?"
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"Again, I urge you"
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"to attend the FBI briefing."
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"I'll take non-bombing related questions now."
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"One more."
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"Are you aware that State's own speechwriter, Matthew Mahoney,"
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"a Muslim, is also a member"
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"of that mosque?"
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"I don't have any information along those lines"
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"and I encourage you to check your sources."
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"any knowledge of Mr. Mahoney's affiliation"
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"with the mosque in question?"
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"I'm not denying anything, but I am troubled"
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"based solely on their shared faith."
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"What about a receipt showing that, six months ago,"
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"Mr. Mahoney"
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"donated money to the same mosque at the center"
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"of a terror investigation for funding a domestic attack?"
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"(reporters clamoring)"
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"(phone ringing)"
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"(cell phone ringing)"
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"Hey, Justin!"
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"Can you please reroute"
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"all press inquiries to Public Affairs?"
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"Absolutely, sir."
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"And, uh, my e-mail, man."
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"My inbox has got more spam"
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"than a Monty Python sketch."
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"And-and listen, if-if they ask about this donation thing,"
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"just take a message."
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"That I'll take."
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"And if my mom calls, get me immediately."
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"(Matt sighs)"
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"How could you let The Chronicle sideswipe me"
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"with this donation thing?"
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"When were you planning to tell me?"
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"What, that I'm a half-Pakistani agnostic cultural Muslim"
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"who never practices and sometimes donates money"
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"to his mom's mosque?"
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"Pretty sure you knew most of that."
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"Hey, the minute you found out this guy was affiliated"
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"with your congregation, you sh..."
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"I don't have a congregation, I have friends and family"
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"who I was worried sick about"
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"after a maniac bombed our hometown."
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"I'm sorry."
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"But you still should've told me."
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"Should I disclose the money I gave"
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"my dad's Catholic church, too?"
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"If a member of its congregation sets off a bomb"
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"Next time."
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"We're late for the staff meeting."
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"Lead on."
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"And confirmations are in for your Global Development"
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"meeting in Montreal. So far you're meeting"
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"with chef Jamie Oliver, to discuss"
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"global children's nutrition,"
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"exploring the future of solar power,"
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"and George Clooney, to stare deeply into his eyes."
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"Madam Secretary?"
Madam Secretary
"Well, how is taking a selfie with George Clooney"
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"Ma'am..."
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"Nobody's missed me at this conference"
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"for the past two years."
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"Sorry for being late."
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"It's quite all right. You doing okay?"
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"Fine. Uh, I got waylaid writing your bombing remarks,"
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"Do you think that you're the right person to write those?"
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"Why wouldn't I be?"
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"Because there was a bombing in your hometown, Matt."
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"DAISY: Well, I think"
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"the statement should address the issue at hand."
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"What issue?"
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"That there's a Muslim American working"
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"on the seventh floor of the State Department?"
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"No."
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"It's his affiliation with the same mosque"
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"- that the bomber attended. - She said no, dude."
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"- Don't "dude" me. - Okay, you know what?"
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"Let's give this issue a chance to settle down, okay?"
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"In the meantime,"
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"Daisy, tell me that the optics of me going to Montreal"
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"instead of standing by my fellow Americans in D.C."
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"- are terrible. - But they're not."
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"I mean, honestly, I'd be more worried"
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"NADINE: The bombing investigation's"
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"with the FBI, ma'am."
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"There's nothing any of us can do right now."
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"ELIZABETH: All right."
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"Jay, dust off"
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"every brilliant but underfunded solution to global blight"
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"that State has ever had."
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"If I'm going to be"
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"sipping champagne with Bill Gates,"
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"I want ten great ideas that I can convince him were his."
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"You got it."
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"- Matt? - Yeah?"
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"Got a minute?"
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"I don't need to take the day off."
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"Okay."
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"I didn't realize I'd offered."
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"Then what is this? The big "How are you doing?"
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"Is there anything I can help you with" talk?"
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"More the"
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"But, you know, those other things, too."
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"I'm sorry."
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"I'm just... worried about my mom."
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"- Have you heard from her? - We've talked."
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"She's, uh, volunteering at the mosque now,"
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"which is a scary thought today."
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"Or tomorrow."
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"Media scrutiny over this donation"
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"will blow over with the next news cycle."
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"In an election year?"
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"Anyone of substance will dismiss the story."
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"And what about the rest of the country?"
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"Let's just wait and see."
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