The American President
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- Two hundred sixty-four million people--
- They don't give a damn about your life.

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They care about their own.
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All right, that's enough.
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Mr.President...
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You raised a daughter...
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...almost entirely on your own...
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...and she's terrific.
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Why do you think, in the past seven weeks,
59 percent of this country...

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...has begun to question
your family values?

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The President doesn't answer to you.
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Yes, he does. I'm a citizen.
This is my president.

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In this country it's not only permissible to
question our leaders, it's our responsibility.

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But you already know that,
don't you, Mr.President?

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You have a deeper love of this country
than any man I've ever known.

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I want to know what it says to you
that in the past seven weeks...

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...59 percent of Americans
have begun to question your patriotism?

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- If people want to listen--
- They don't have a choice!

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Bob Rumson is the only one
doing the talking.

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People want leadership.
In the absence of genuine leadership...

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...they'll listen to anyone
who steps up to the microphone.

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They want leadership.
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They're so thirsty for it,
they'll crawl through the desert...

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...and if there's no water,
they'll drink the sand.

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Lewis, we have had presidents
who were beloved...

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...who couldn't find a coherent sentence
with two hands and a flashlight.

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People don't drink the sand
because they're thirsty.

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They drink the sand
because they don't know the difference.

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Mr.President...
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What do you want to do about 455?
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Make the deal.
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Yes, sir.
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I just want to go on record...
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...and apologize for my attitude
towards you.

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I didn't notice. Was there an attitude?
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I think that...

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