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He is in superb health.

There will be no

physical limitations for him

because of this condition.

But what about the reports

of steroids?

[All speaking at once]

Excuse me.

One at a time, please.

Why were his records

not released earlier?

I'll refer you

to the campaign on that.

Again, he's in superb condition.

His arrhythmia

will have no impact.

Any evidence of STDs?

That's an offensive question

that I won't be answering.

[All speaking at once]

At the same time,

our current governor

had a different take

on the day's events.

Let me begin by saying

that the issue

of a person's health

is far more important

than any political campaign.

But this is really

about the public trust.

If the public can't trust you

to be up front

about your own health,

then how can they trust you

with the health of our state?

Of course, Sophia and I

will have state Senator Perkins

in our hearts

and our prayers tonight,

when it comes to his overcoming

this very serious

health problem.

I think if you want to occupy

this fine house,

well, the voters have a right

to know the state

of their governor's health.

And later in the day,

Tony Blanchard spoke

to a packed-to-the-rafters crowd

at Leland Middle School

and then afterward

signed autographs.

And for those lucky kids

getting to meet our governor's

all-pro jogging partner,

it'll be a day they'll remember

their entire lives.

Lucky.

And we caught up

with Governor Becker

as he attended

a talk and book signing

for football superstar

Tony Blanchard

at the Pine Valley Mall.

[Laughs]

Some rush there, Governor!

Well, I promised I'd come

hear Tony speak.

He's a good friend.

I'm running a little late.

You know, like everyone else

in America,

I cheered when he made that

unbelievable Super Bowl run,

and I'm cheering for him now

that he's setting

such a fine example

for Kentucky's children.

Thanks for your time,

Governor.

Wow.

It's a Picasso.

Sure.

A Picasso.

The escalator was genius.

And you had the cameras

everywhere they needed to be.

Just a great job.

It's great.

It's a great job.

Thanks, sweetheart.

I owe you.

Well, that is it for jogging!

No, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Once a week every week

till the campaign ends.

What?

Can't you just release

some photos or something?

Just one, 'cause you and I

are going

to the Seville Bar later.

- The wine bar?

- The wine bar.

Seems a little upscale

for you.

Upscale?

Really? Why?

What do you mean?

The girls

keep their clothes on,

- for one thing.

- Don't be so sure.

There's this waitress there

named Lara.

Oh, my God.

She's absolutely gorgeous.

Is she the new thing?

Well, actually,

she's more your type.

Why are we going

to the Seville?

Okay, Lara,

who is becoming very tight

with myself,

has agreed

to show some pictures.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- Clothed?

- Kind of sort of.

Regarding?

Regarding bite marks

of a certain set of teeth

from a person of interest

regarding a certain fleshy part

of the body.

What are you still doing here?

You're here, boss.

Anyway I love this spot.

Love it?

Swiftboat the swiftboaters,

dude.

Want to see it?

It's still rough in my voice,

but we'll get Don in here

tomorrow if you like it.

Let's have a look.

[Patriotic music playing]

Imagine this:

You attend Annapolis.

You play football there

and did so well,

you had the chance

to go on

and play professionally.

But instead,

you turned down the NFL

and went to fight

for your country.

Your leadership was recognized

with the Navy Cross,

and then, years later,

someone begins knocking

on the doors

of those who served with you.

They came into my house

and started asking me questions

about Stephen Green

and all the bad things

he had done

when he was a lieutenant

in my unit.

Bad things?

There wasn't an officer

in all of Afghanistan

as respected as he was.

Yeah, they asked me

the same thing,

and every time

I said something good

about Stephen Green,

they wanted something bad.

This is the guy

who put his body

between us and the Taliban.

And what they're doing

is un-American.

So I asked them

to please leave my house.

Far too many of our friends

are buried here,

and it shocks me that instead

of honoring those

that fought and died

for this country,

Duff Campbell

is spending his money

looking for some kind of dirt

that doesn't even exist

on the finest officer

I had the honor to serve under:

Lieutenant Stephen Green.

- F*** you, motherf***er!

- Oh!

That is a Rembrandt!

Yeah!

Yeah!

[Hardcore music playing]

Kerstin's still here?

Yeah, she's on the roof.

Hey.

Hey.

You gonna jump?

I should.

Is that Stephen Green stuff?

No, it's not that.

Read.

"I first aspired

to go to medical school

"when, as a small child,

I would accompany my uncle

"to his small pediatric clinic

in Seoul,

where he was a beloved figure."

What is this?

Well, that's my life,

the clich of my life.

It's what you do when you're

first-generation American

and your parents

run a fruit market

in the shadows of Berkeley.

They work, like, 15 hours a day,

just so that, one day,

you can go

to that very same college.

And become a surgeon.

Not just that.

I could be

an internationally renowned

concert pianist or a professor

in electrical engineering.

You ended up here.

I thought it was a good thing.

Well, I can't offer you

a lab coat, but...

the truth of it is, is that,

as f***ed up as things are

and as bad as they may seem,

that most people really believe

that leaders

can make a difference.

If you're helping

great leaders get in,

aren't you doing a service?

Yeah.

I know, but...

It doesn't fit the narrative,

the clich that we work with

every day.

Like being the daughter

of outrageously hardworking

Korean immigrants,

who one day goes off

to Johns Hopkins Medical School.

You broke out of your clich.

I think that's a great thing.

Look.

On election night,

when your guy goes over the top,

the feeling

is un-f***ing-believable.

It courses through your veins

like nothing else.

See, that's what I want to do.

I...

I want to do what you do.

I want to make kings and queens,

but I can't do what you do.

You can.

And you'll be better than I am.

No.

I can't.

Then you'll be a great doctor,

a Penelope-great doctor.

I'll write a letter

of recommendation for you.

I'll get the Vice President

of the United States

to write a letter

of recommendation for you.

I'm sorry,

but thank you.

Thanks.

That photo probably cost him

five grand.

[Laughs]

- For you.

- You're kidding.

Not at all.

I go to meetings all the time.

All I get from them

is a headache.

Now at least

you'll have something good

to remember our little talk by.

Sit.

Well, hopefully we'll be able

to provide a happy memory

of our talk.

We can all use them,

or more to the point, uh,

your man Stephen Green can.

Not happy times

for our junior senator,

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