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Clips from Madam Secretary - The Rusalka (S02E02)

"we're both really proud of you."
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"ELIZABETH: Holy crap."
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"Holy crap."
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"Two As and a B-plus?!"
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"(laughs) I knew you could do it."
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"- Thanks, Mom. - I'm so proud of you."
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"- (imitates explosion) - ALISON: All right, up top."
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"Hey, let's talk about an "A" in Geometry? Dude."
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"Really?"
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"Well, if his long con was getting great grades all summer"
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"that's fine with me."
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"with him potentially ruining his knees or his brain?"
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"Oh, come on, babe. That's..."
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"I'm just saying that it might be good"
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"That's another thing."
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"How is it that our proud little anarchist weirdo"
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"wants to play football of all things?"
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"Well, he's actually a pretty fast runner."
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"And, hey, sometimes doing the thing"
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"the most punk rock act of all."
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"Thank you, Joe Strummer. I'll keep that in mind."
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"But can we just"
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"please hold off on signing that permission slip"
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"until I get back?"
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"Maybe you can work your magic and figure out"
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"- Fair enough. Magic will be worked. - Okay."
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"Which one of these dresses says,"
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""I'm terribly sorry your heartless autocrat husband"
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"is finally dead.""
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"Well, I know which one makes this heartless autocrat"
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"of a husband glad he's not dead."
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"And yet, it's working."
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"to maintain his grip on power."
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"Now he's dead."
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"But the question is: what do the generals want?"
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"DAISY: To get out from under"
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"the sanctions we slapped on them?"
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"So, can we give them a way to declare victory and go home?"
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"MATT: But why?"
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"Ultimately, they win on the battlefield."
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"What if we can convince the Ukrainians to sign off"
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"on a vote for greater autonomy in the east?"
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"they need."
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"And what does the government in Kiev get,"
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"Peace in a war they can't win."
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"Serious military guarantees"
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"from us for Western Ukraine"
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"if the east does vote for greater autonomy."
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"And if the vote is fair, it may even go Kiev's way."
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"he'll look pretty good to the Russian people."
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"NADINE: And from an American perspective,"
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"a President Gorev is certainly"
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"the least bad option on the table."
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"Ha! Look at that. Everybody wins."
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"- (barks) - Is she in?"
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"Uh, she's a little busy."
Madam Secretary
"So, get an intern to do it, delegate."
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"Honestly, I'm concerned about your problem-solving skills."
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"- (barks) - Oh, and you're gonna... you're gonna want that."
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"Someone's had a lot of treats this morning,"
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"hasn't someone? Yes, someone has."
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"(barks, whines)"
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"You have a Craig Sterling problem,"
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"'Cause if you don't get this"
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"under control, you are going to be boxed out"
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"of POTUS's inner circle."
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"Is that even geometrically possible?"
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"And when that happens,"
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"you will leave office with no legacy, which, in this town, is"
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"for literally everyone who lives here?"
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"Are you listening now? Good."
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"Oh, come on."
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"These guys have a reelection to win."
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"They brought Sterling in to ride herd on you."
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"- They want to be seen as running the show. - Fine."
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"If you plant your flag on this Russia thing, you need to win."
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"Because if you don't, your credibility with POTUS is shot."
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"And by the way, Craig Sterling is gaming it"
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"so that you won't win."
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"You need to push back."
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"Why bother?"
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"I mean, you're saying that even if I win, I lose."
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"Because if you lose, you lose worse."
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"(sighs)"
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"I could put together a binder."
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"Think of it as interesting trivia,"
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"If I can't win on the merits, then I deserve to be boxed out."
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"Of the circle, which,"
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"I have Foreign Minister Gorev for you on SVTC."
Madam Secretary
"Great. Put him through."
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"Don't say I didn't warn you."
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"an awful lot of trucks filled with coffins"
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"driving back to Russia in the dead of night."
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"about as much chance of coming back to life as Pavel Ostrov."
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"May his memory be eternal."
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"Because they know that you are both an honest broker"
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"Two traits they would perhaps admire in a president, no?"
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"You're playing on my vanity and ambition here, I'm assuming."
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"And your sense of duty."
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"(sighs)"
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"Do you think the generals would be open to my proposal?"
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"Peace and prosperity."
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"That's what I'm offering, Anton."
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"I'm just glad you're not making me drink to them."
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"Two days of nothing but black bread and vodka?"
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"I tell you, Ostrov's death is going to kill me."
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"Well, don't kick the bucket yet. I need you."
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"I'll be in touch, Elizabeth."
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"with the temperament of Ivan the Terrible..."
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"This is exactly why..."
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"...and the looks of Leonid Brezhnev."
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"I think, in light of recent events,"
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"we should take a few minutes before diving into your papers"
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"on the theory of the Just War, which were, sadly, just okay."
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"Frankly, the man looked like he'd been dead for years."
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"restored Russia to its rightful place as a great power."
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"He took back lands that were stolen from us,"
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"rebuilt our economy,"
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"Anybody else want to weigh in?"
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"All right, let's get started."
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