Recount (2008 TV Movie)

Denis Leary: Michael Whouley

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Quotes 

• Ron Klain : How hard is it to punch a paper ballot?

  Michael Whouley : It's pretty God damn hard when you're eighty something years old, you're arthritic, and you're blind as a fucking bat. Unfortunately for us, blind fucking bats tend to vote Democratic.

• Michael Whouley : [to Ron]  Whoever stops fighting first always loses.

• Katherine Harris : The law says it has to be a hurricane.

  Michael Whouley : [watching Katherine Harris on TV]  Does her makeup count as a hurricane?

• Ron Klain : [after arriving in Florida]  I feel like I'm stuck in "The Night of the Living Bubbies."

  Michael Whouley : Just stay calm. And whatever you do, don't yell "Bingo!"

• Michael Whouley : I love Warren Christopher, but I think the guys so tight he probably eats his M&Ms with a knife and fork.

• Michael Whouley : Now it's time to prove to Al Gore who the real Ron fucking Klain really is. It's time to show Al Gore that Ron Klain is a fucking brawler and he's not going to back down from this particular fucking fight.

  Ron Klain : Anyone ever tell you you say "fuck" a lot?

• Michael Whouley : [mocking of Warren Christopher speech]  Jesus. The last great democracy.

• Michael Whouley : [on the phone to Ron]  I think the networks have got the wrong numbers. We're still alive.

• Michael Whouley : There's a hundred and thirty five thousand ballots out there whose counting machines have declared non votes.

• Ron Klain : We should have asked for a statewide from the get-go - that was our biggest mistake.

  Michael Whouley : Mm-hmm, and Ralph Nader should've pulled his head out of his ass. And Elian Gonzalez should've never left Miami. And Gore should've campaigned with Clinton. And Clinton should've got caught getting a blowjob from Sharon Stone instead of Monica Lewinsky 'cause then his approval ratings would have shot through the roof. And Katherine Harris should've thought twice about purging 20,000 voters from the rolls. And George Bush, Jr. should have never quit drinking, but he did. It is what it is, pal. Four years from now we'll come back, gather our information and go right back at 'em.

  Ron Klain : Even after all the mistakes and all the corruption, we still had about half a day there where the entire state was counting.

  Michael Whouley : Mn-hmm, and do you think if W had asked for a recount, the Supreme Court would have stopped it?

• Michael Whouley : Listen, everybody feels the same way about what happened to you with the campaign, okay? But Gore went with Coelho because he knew Tony was a fighter. And Tony proved it when he pushed you out. All right? Now, it's time to prove to Al Gore who the real Ron fucking Klain really is. It's time to show Al Gore that Ron Klain is a fucking brawler and that he's not gonna back down from this particular fucking fight.

  Ron Klain : Anyone ever tell you say 'fuck' a lot?