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Clips from Madam Secretary - The Dissent Memo (S03E03)

"with an increasingly corrupt regime."
Madam Secretary
"What I need... are some possible"
Madam Secretary
"sanctions I can threaten"
Madam Secretary
"to get President Bestilo to toe the line."
Madam Secretary
"- Cut off aide? - MATT: Or agricultural imports."
Madam Secretary
"I mean, they get a ton of poultry and grain from us."
Madam Secretary
"Not sure"
Madam Secretary
"Not as bad as the Angolans if we cut off their food supply."
Madam Secretary
"- We'll draw up some talking points. - Thank you."
Madam Secretary
"ELIZABETH: Hey!"
Madam Secretary
"Um, could we just"
Madam Secretary
"slow this down to a jog, please?"
Madam Secretary
"We need to talk about Angola."
Madam Secretary
"Why?"
Madam Secretary
"The bomb there yesterday."
Madam Secretary
"I don't know if you heard,"
Madam Secretary
"Could you do me a favor,"
Madam Secretary
"and just pretend to listen to me?"
Madam Secretary
"Because I just got a dissent memo"
Madam Secretary
"from my entire African Affairs Bureau,"
Madam Secretary
"that Angola's presidential election is being stolen"
Madam Secretary
"- in broad daylight. - I'm a little preoccupied"
Madam Secretary
"with another election at the moment."
Madam Secretary
"Why are we still talking about this?"
Madam Secretary
"Because I want to remind President Bestilo"
Madam Secretary
"that he is running a democracy."
Madam Secretary
"So, I would like to threaten"
Madam Secretary
"to cut our agricultural"
Madam Secretary
"exports and I just want to make sure"
Madam Secretary
"that I'm not lighting anybody's hair on fire."
Madam Secretary
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"
Madam Secretary
"Wait, what?!"
Madam Secretary
"Why?"
Madam Secretary
"Were you not listening this morning?"
Madam Secretary
"We have two major agricultural states..."
Madam Secretary
"Ohio, Minnesota... where we're fighting for our lives."
Madam Secretary
"t-t-that we're just cutting off"
Madam Secretary
"their, what, fifth biggest importer"
Madam Secretary
"of poultry in the world?"
Madam Secretary
"I knew you listen to me!"
Madam Secretary
"Give me a week to get this resolved."
Madam Secretary
"The election is in four days."
Madam Secretary
"And if Bestilo wins another term,"
Madam Secretary
"that's one more African nation we lose"
Madam Secretary
"to an autocratic leader."
Madam Secretary
"Here's a novel idea: stick to the Prime Directive."
Madam Secretary
"Really?"
Madam Secretary
"I deeply appreciate your compassion, Madam Secretary,"
Madam Secretary
"But Angola is strong."
Madam Secretary
"I'm sure you will, Mr. President."
Madam Secretary
"However, I am concerned that your ban"
Madam Secretary
"on public gatherings may interfere"
Madam Secretary
"with the democratic process."
Madam Secretary
"It is for the safety of my people."
Madam Secretary
"I refuse to make them a target again."
Madam Secretary
"ELIZABETH: Yes, but, Mr. President..."
Madam Secretary
""Damiano," please."
Madam Secretary
"I just want to remind you"
Madam Secretary
"that in order to continue our support of Angola,"
Madam Secretary
"I find these conversations so inspiring."
Madam Secretary
"Good luck with your own election."
Madam Secretary
"Urge, encourage... and concern."
Madam Secretary
"Did I leave something out?"
Madam Secretary
"HENRY: Are you kidding me? Who wrote these talking points?"
Madam Secretary
"The Browns have got way bigger problems"
Madam Secretary
"than finding a go-to receiver on third down."
Madam Secretary
"Can I just say how adorable it is"
Madam Secretary
"that this is the most opinionated"
Madam Secretary
"you've been about my job in, like, ever?"
Madam Secretary
"Well, it's better than reading that FBI report."
Madam Secretary
"I mean, 58 pages to say"
Madam Secretary
"they still can't find whoever's hacking our house"
Madam Secretary
"and stalking our entire family?"
Madam Secretary
"Yes, I know, I know."
Madam Secretary
"On the other hand, no new incidents."
Madam Secretary
"See? Staying positive, trusting the system."
Madam Secretary
"Well, you're doing better than I am."
Madam Secretary
"You have a rough day?"
Madam Secretary
"(sighs)"
Madam Secretary
"I got a dissent memo on Angola."
Madam Secretary
"Is that like when a student files an appeal"
Madam Secretary
"It's an anonymous communication channel"
Madam Secretary
"to allow anyone at the State Department"
Madam Secretary
"to formally oppose foreign policy"
Madam Secretary
"they don't agree with."
Madam Secretary
"So... I got the bad grade."
Madam Secretary
"That attack in Luanda was rough."
Madam Secretary
"Okay, can you just tell me that"
Madam Secretary
"I do a great job at other things."
Madam Secretary
"- I... Right now, I just need to hear... - Oh, hey, hey, hey."
Madam Secretary
"Come on, come on."
Madam Secretary
"You are the very best student"
Madam Secretary
"in the whole State Department."
Madam Secretary
"And you know..."
Madam Secretary
"what I give to my best students."
Madam Secretary
"- Wait... - What?"
Madam Secretary
"Oh, God!"
Madam Secretary
"- Oh, no, no, no, no. - No, no, no."
Madam Secretary
"It's not... It was getting weird anyway."
Madam Secretary
"I just wanted to tell you"
Madam Secretary
"that Jareth is coming for a visit."
Madam Secretary
"- Well, that's great. - When does he get here?"
Madam Secretary
"Wednesday, actually. Kinda last-minute."
Madam Secretary
"Well, I'll say, but what a great surprise."
Madam Secretary
"Yeah, it's... it's okay if he stays here?"
Madam Secretary
"- Yeah, of course. - Yes. Sure."
Madam Secretary
"Okay, thank you."
Madam Secretary
"- Yes! I'm so excited. - HENRY: Yay."
Madam Secretary
"(Elizabeth chuckles)"
Madam Secretary
"It's okay that he stays here, right?"
Madam Secretary
"Of course, I love that kid."
Madam Secretary
"she's got that tiny little twin bed"
Madam Secretary
"with the girly bedspread."
Madam Secretary
"You think that'd be comfortable?"
Madam Secretary
"Well, I think they'll get comfortable."
Madam Secretary
"Really?"
Madam Secretary
"Well, I remember we got pretty comfortable with your..."
Madam Secretary
"Okay, but we didn't have Will in the next room"
Madam Secretary
"(whispering) with a very thin wall."
Madam Secretary
"- Oh, God, Jason. - Yeah."
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