The West Wing (TV Series)
Enemies Foreign and Domestic (2002)
Allison Janney: C.J. Cregg
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Quotes
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[Discussing C.J.'s security detail]
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg : You can't come in the briefing room.
Agent Simon Donovan : A crowded room where anyone can get credentialed and you're up at the podium? No, I'm pretty sure I'll be there.
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg : This is what you meant by "I'm the boss?"
Agent Simon Donovan : Ah, yeah, I guess that's more of an honorary thing.
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Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg : Outraged? I'm barely surprised. This is a country where women aren't allowed to drive a car. They're not allowed to be in the company of any man other than a close relative, they're required to adhere to a dress code that would make the Maryknoll Nun look like Malibu Barbie. They beheaded 121 people last year for robbery, rape, and drug trafficking, they've no free press, no elected government, no political parties, and the royal family allows the religious police to travel in groups of six, carrying nightsticks and they freely and publicly beat women. But "Brutus is an honorable man." Seventeen schoolgirls were forced to burn alive because they weren't wearing the proper clothing. Am I outraged? No, Steve. No Chris. No, Mark. That is Saudi Arabia, our partners in peace. Bonnie, then Scott.
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President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : You're going to get secret service protection, but I can't order it unless you sign this piece of paper; so sign this piece of paper.
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg : Sir, can I ask why you feel it's necessary?
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : Because Ron says it is; and around here we do whatever Ron says.
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : [C.J. continues to object to Secret Service protection, and President Bartlet interrupts] I don't care. I don't care. You're part of my family and this thing is happening and I simply won't permit it. Sign the piece of paper. Let me tell you something: The last time a member of my staff got a death threat, they missed him and hit me.
