The West Wing (TV Series)
Election Night (2002)
Rob Lowe: Sam Seaborn
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Quotes
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Sam Seaborn : He wrote a concession speech.
Josh Lyman : Of course he wrote a concession speech. Why wouldn't he? What possible reason would he have for not writing a concession speech?
Sam Seaborn : The wrath from high atop the thing.
Toby Ziegler : He upped and said we were gonna...
Josh Lyman : No, you got to go outside, turn around three times and curse.
Toby Ziegler : Spit.
Josh Lyman : Spit and curse.
Toby Ziegler : Do everything. Go!
Josh Lyman : Go!
Toby Ziegler : Go!
Josh Lyman : Go!
Toby Ziegler : Go!
[Sam gets up and leaves the room]
Josh Lyman : These things have a half-life. You just can't...
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Sam Seaborn : You wrote a concession?
Toby Ziegler : Of course I wrote a concession. You want to tempt the wrath of the whatever from high atop the thing?
Sam Seaborn : No.
Toby Ziegler : Then go outside, turn around three times and spit. What the hell's the matter with you?
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Sam Seaborn : [explaining his agreeing to run for Congress] You have to understand. This wasn't something that cost me anything. They weren't going to announce unless Wilde won and that was never going to happen in Orange County. It's like the Secretary of Agriculture saying, "Sure, I'm ready to assume the Presidency should the 18 who come before me die. Why not?"
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Sam Seaborn : They may have called that putt a little early.
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Sam Seaborn : Yeah, but we won. We don't have to pander.
Toby Ziegler : Please don't say that.
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg : On your birthday, don't we pander to you?
Sam Seaborn : Not as much as I'd like.
Toby Ziegler : I'm not kidding.
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg : What are you babbling about?
Toby Ziegler : We haven't won anything yet.
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg : The speech is done.
Toby Ziegler : Two speeches are done.
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg : What's the second?
Toby Ziegler : I've got a speech if he wins, I've got a speech if he doesn't.
Sam Seaborn : You wrote a concession?
Toby Ziegler : Of course I wrote a concession. You want to tempt the wrath of the whatever from high atop the thing?
Sam Seaborn : No.
Toby Ziegler : Then go outside, turn around three times and spit. What the hell's the matter with you?
Sam Seaborn : It's like 25 degrees outside.
Toby Ziegler : Go.
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Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg : Did you...?
Sam Seaborn : Yes, I turned, I cursed, I spat, it froze.
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg : Can't be too careful.
Sam Seaborn : I think you can.