Wag the Dog
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:20:00
Please, write it down.
Don't editorialize.

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The thinking is, terrorism.
:20:05
Act One:
Albania denies everything.

:20:08
The president comes on the air,
"Be calm."

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Know what l need?
:20:13
Get me Johnny Dean,
Liz Butsky, and the Fad King.

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lsn't Johnny Dean in the...
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Back in Nashville.
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-Act Two.
-We don't need an Act Two.

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Don't forget Fad King.
We don't need an Act Two?

:20:28
We just have to hold
their interest for 11 days.

:20:30
lt's a teaser.
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Absolutely right.
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Grace. Teaser.
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They're getting a good reaction
on the Albanian thing.

:20:40
Hello, John, you two-bit
redneck shitkicker.

:20:43
How the heck are you?
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Get out.
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He's got a new wife.
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He's riding in a pickup truck
with a shotgun and a dog.

:21:01
We need you here yesterday.
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All right?
Get your ass out here.

:21:06
The president wonders about
the possible Albanian backlash.

:21:09
You can't have a war
without an enemy.

:21:11
We could, but it would be dull.
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How long do we need him?
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We're done in 11 days.
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Eleven days. We need you.
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You want to write a song for us?
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ls there gonna be a back end?
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ls there a back end?
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Back end?
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Percentage points, money.
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Count on it.
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Where is the back end
coming from?

:21:35
lt's like
that yellow ribbon thing.

:21:38
The hostages.
:21:40
They tied the yellow ribbons
around everything.

:21:43
But that was
a naturally occurring--

:21:45
That was a put-up job?
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l want you to get Johnny
a ticket.

:21:56
Fad King on two.
:21:58
He's riding in a pickup truck
with a shotgun and a dog.


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