Game Change Page #7

It's my job to figure out

the questions.

"Shushkashvili."

Saakashvili,

the president of Georgia.

Shashkashvili.

Saakashvith--

- saakashvili.

- Saakash-vili.

Let me ask you

about some specific

- national security situations.

- Sure.

Let's start with Russia

and Georgia.

Do you believe

the United States

should try to restore

Georgian sovereignty

over South ossetia

and abkhazia?

First off,

we're gonna continue

good relations

with saakashvili there.

I was able to speak

with him the other day,

and we've gotta

keep an eye on Russia.

For Russia to have

exerted such pressure

in terms of invading a smaller

Democratic country unprovoked

- is unacceptable, and we have--

- You believe unprovoked?

- Yes.

- I do, I do believe unprovoked.

And we have to

keep our eye...

She's a red-light

performer.

Sarah:
...Under

the leadership there.

What insight

into Russian actions,

particularly in

the last couple of weeks,

does the proximity

of this state give you?

They're our

next-door neighbors.

And you can actually see Russia

from land here in Alaska.

Charlie:
Do you consider

a nuclear Iran...

- Damn it.

- ...To be an existential threat to Israel?

And I can see Russia

from my house.

( Audience laughs )

Amy poehler:
I believe global

warming is caused by man.

And I believe it's just

God hugging us closer.

( Audience laughs )

Poehler:
I don't agree with

the bush doctrine.

Tina fey:
And I don't

know what that is.

( Audience laughs,

applauds )

Man:
She initially did

not understand this,

and I think that people can

make what they want of it,

but was I, or anyone, confident that

Sarah Palin now has the wherewithal

to be president of the United States?

I don't think so.

A conservative friend called me

up and said "I just can't do it.

I don't know if I'm voting for

Obama, but I can't have her--

"she shouldn't be in Washington,

let alone the white house."

( TV turns off )

Governor.

Governor Palin.

We really should prep for

your Katie Couric interview.

Fine.

I wrote a brief synopsis

on the collapse

of lehman brothers

and the financial crisis.

If you internalize

this document,

you should be able to field basic

questions about the bail-out.

( Phone chimes )

Governor...

The dow just dropped

Lehman is collapsing.

The world economyisis on th.

I am pretty sure the bail-out

is going to come up--

( touch tones beeping )

Okay. Um...

( Phone chimes )

Whdodon't we come back to it

after we've warmed up a bit?

I've put together a list

of the questions...

- ( Phone chimes )

- That Katie's most likely to ask.

I used to work with Katie, and I

know she'll ask about abortion.

Did Steve do

the Alaska poll yet?

- I think it's being done as we speak.

- Bet he didn't even do it.

Can we try and get through

just a few questions?

I know you're upset,

Governor.

So why don't you get

a good night's sleep,

and I will come back

first thing in the morning

to prep you when

you're feeling better?

( Phone chirps )

I'm gonna leave this

for you to...

- Look over.

- ( Phone chimes )

It's the worst financial crisis

facing the American people

since the great depression

of the 1920s and '30s.

The president's massive

financial rescue plan

under fire from

the left and right.

Biegun:
Good evening

from the Ford center

at the university

of Mississippi at Oxford.

We're here for the first

of three debates

between Senator

Barack Obama--

Steve, Steve, let's not

worry about that crap.

It's all bullshit.

I'm here at the podium.

- Let's do the f***ing debate.

- ( Door opens )

Hey, John.

Sorry to interrupt.

I just spoke to our guy

at treasury.

The bill does not have

enough republican votes.

God damn it.

Paulson thinks

the entire world economy

is on the brink of falling

off the cliff, so...

We're checkmated.

If the bail-out doesn't pass,

we're screwed because

bush, and thus you,

will be blamed for it.

- If you pass the bail-out--

- The Republicans will despise me

- for supporting a bail-out.

- Rick:
That's it.

This is it, guys.

I mean, this is

the whole f***ing election.

Now, we think you should

suspend the campaign,

postpone the debates,

go to Washington,

and try to negotiate

a bi-partisan compromise.

You need to make

a bold move, John.

This is a big risk.

I mean,

that's a big gamble.

We gotta do something.

I mean nothing can f*** me

more than this.

Nicolle:
Governor, have

you had a chance

to go over the briefing

materials on the bail-out?

I really think we need

to try and nail down

a simple two-sentence response

to the economic crisis.

- It's gotta be supportive of the concept...

- That's enough powder.

...Of the bail-out, but also

disappointed that we're at this point,

making it clear that changes

need to be made to the bill.

Oh, you need it

a little higher?

I can do that.

I can do that for you.

That jacket looks fantastic

on you, by the way.

It's too open.

- Don't you think so

- Yeah, it looks wonderful.

Really great,

really nice.

It's a great color.

Do you want me to read

the paper to you?

"Senator John McCain has requested of

his opponent, Senator Barack Obama,"

a postponement

of the upcoming debate

so that both Senators

may return to Capitol Hill

to address the needs of the

country in this crucial time.

"Senator Obama has said--"

I hate this make-up.

I hate it.

I don't like my hair this way.

I like my hair up.

Governor,

you look amazing.

I look fat.

I'm sick of looking fat.

- You don't look fat--

- Can I get some more tape?

- ( Phone ring))

- Yeah.

I don't know

if we should do Couric.

She's having

a mini-meltdown.

Well, we can't have McCain

cancel the debate

and Palin cancel Katie Couric

in the same week.

I know,

but I'm really worried

about her.

She won't respond

to anything I say.

Maybe we should bring McCain

in and see what he thinks.

He doesn't want

to deal with her.

I haven't even told him

that she doesn't know anything.

You haven't told him?

Look, he doesn't

want to know.

The world economy

is on the brink of collapse.

Can you just... prep her

in the car ride over?

Uh, I can try.

Okay, good.

Try. Thanks.

Knowing Katie, I'm sure

she's going to ask

about your stance

on feminism.

- Did you get the numbers?

- The what?

My approval rating

in Alaska.

They're not in yet.

I am trying

to trust you people,

but you're making it

really hard for me.

I'm sorry, Governor.

I'll call Steve

right away about it.

Yeah, like that'll

do anything.

Nicolle:
What are you

working on, Governor?

It's a questionnaire from the "mat-su

valley frontiersman" in wasilla.

You know,

an Alaska paper.

Don't you think

we should prepare

for your national

Couric interview first?

No, nicolle, I don't.

This is my priority.

I am not going to ignore

the people of Alaska any more.

You've cited Alaska's

proximity to Russia

as part of your foreign

policy experience.

What did you mean by that?

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