Because I lack scruples and some would even say compassion.
But that's just the image that I present to the world, because it elicits fear and respect, but it's not who I am.
Who cares about each inning, it's the final score that counts.
You you just want me to leap off a cliff and hope for a soft landing beneath?
nobody except us.
It's retribution.
I stay awake at night thinking how much it would crush them, seeing their father hauled off.
Frank found himself shut out.
Exile. I've managed to isolate the president to anyone, including myself.
Counterterrorism Director, that's a big step up from White House Liaison.
Not bad for a man on the run.
why fight a losing battle.
Underwood's roadkill, not you.
You're fidgeting.
To create some ruckus if nothing was going on?
perjure myself?
Should I find a way to tip off Dunbar?
They're upping the ante.
Probably the one that's call all the shots. - No, I can hold out a little while longer.
What you're insinuating is not only wrong, it's libelous.
I neither have the time nor the inclination to negotiate with you!
I'm not trying to pull strings, but you could show a little gratitude.
I'm your failsafe, sir, but I can't be if you don't let me.
I'm not even here, long layover on my way to California.
This hurt us both, but this is not my wound to suture.
We'll put this behind us, like we always done.
defamation & slander
Got a extra apron in the back.
If you're going to threaten me, you don't have to go to the trouble of veiling it.
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I don't know anything about professional photography, I'm just a flack.
dark was the night, gets me every night.
I'm your lobbyist, not your henchman.
Is there anything you wanna take? A memento or something?
She and I don't talk, we had a falling out.
You seem fixated on this bridge, is something else going on here?
A bridge, that's a drop in the bucket.
I have no ulterior motive here.
We'll find time when the tension subside.
square one.
The backstabbing vomit-inducing bitch.
I want to insulate you from this.
You have people who are looking out for you: me, Linda, your wife.
He wants to meet, but on his turf this time.
Come on, live a little, Frank.
keep your ear to the ground.
You are out of line, Frank.
He's got an axe to grind with me and with the president.
You think he's funneling the money somehow?
I'm sorry I lashed out at you, Frank.
No, I was disrespectful and that was uncalled for.
My temper's gotten away from me these days.
The White House. All day long it's buzzing. And at this hour it's so... desolate.
You're such a flirt.
Arrange a cushy job offer for him somewhere.
He stacked congress. The majority I whipped.
there was in black and white.
what exactly are you up to?
When he was governor, it wasn't a cakewalk, but it was nothing like this.
I'm totally blanked.
You won't need a restraining order.
I need to disrupt the nuptials and prevent a second marriage.
You don't think that's a little, I don't know, brash?
Ward isn't making things any easier. She wants a notch in her belt.
You can conjure up little gray men in 51 Area if you really want to.
I did my part, now put it to bed, Doug.
Let's let this grow on its own.
I'm not big on favors.
That's a meeting they couldn't sweep under the rug.
Don't inflate your status, Mr. Stamper. You're nothing but a errand boy.
I don't want any more back-channeling.
You're using them for your own personal ends.
I won't shed a tear.
Your president will ascribe the failure to you. - I will take the risk.
I'm in the frontline and I can tell you firsthand that we're dealing with regime that is not being forthright and will seize upon the faintest whiff of trepidation.
There are two types of vice presidents: doormats and matadors.
I want you to find him and put him away.
What's the holdup?
I'd stay away with specifics.
You want somebody to hold your hand and say it's OK to go on this fucking goose chase.
The tea party is a strong voice, and you're its bullhorn.
Maybe we shouldn't point fingers until there's a problem.
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The president wanted to go ballistic, but I calmed him down.
I said don't worry, Frank would pull this out.
Did you? I don't blame you for being two-faced, Raymond.
If he's not too busy trying to sodomize me.
The last thing we want to do is rock the boat.
I just mentioned offhanded.
I promised the president a soft touch. I can't intentionally break my promise.
We can't have an editor looking more disheveled than his reporters.
They know that I need plausible deniability for diplomatic purposes. - Why didn't you immediately recant?
In my experience with Chinese, backpedaling makes us look weak.
My contacts in Beijing tell me the minister of commerce is in a tizzy.
Either I turn my back on Cathy or I stand behind her.
And that walker doesn't flinch at the lack of respect it implies?
Let's put this to bed, Wes.
I'm guessing Appropriations. There is no way I can top that.
I want more than ways and means.
I've given you all I can. Whatever you decide is your prerogative.
The People's Republic of China will not be threatened by derisive and unsubstantiated claims.
I thought he might balk at talking a handout from me.
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The problem with Buchwalter is, he's too abrasive. No charm.
I had to put my hostess on waitstaff duty.
I think there is a foul play.
Let's start this new chapter with a clean slate.
That sounds like a cagey, bullshit non-answer to me.
I'm on the sidelines for this one, Terry.
I can't imagine what you're after.
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