HOUSE OF CARDS: Series19
Episode 6(34:33-37:30)
M: Would you please raise your arms?
F: No, Meechum.
M: Sir.
F: Meechum. I know you don’t want to shake hand, so we’ll skip that part.
R: The president didn’t mention anything about it.
F: Why would he? Better to catch you off guard.
R: Then why would you?
F: So we can avoid unnecessary conflict.
R: Garrett’s not a good liar.
F: The gift of a good liar is making people think you lack a talent for lying.
R: I know him far better than you, and so I know what talents he has and lacks. But let’s assume he did lie. I’m not intimidated by a FERC investigation. You’d have grid overload and brownouts before you could even get a hearings.
F: You are deliberately keeping electric prices inflated rates, which is illegal.
R: No. I’m responding to the free market.
F: A regulated free market.
R: Why are you doing this, Frank?
F: Remy asked me the same thing.
R: You’re making making this about me.
F: This isn’t personal, Raymond. The integrity of our energy markets is my only concern.
R: Of course it’s personal. I asked you, personally to convince Garrett to pull back from China. You personally chose not to. You personally sabotaged the summit.
F: I have never once in my career...
R: You personally advised...
F: ...allowed personal...
R: ...to push me up against the wall. Do not try and spin me, Frank! I am too old to tango!
F: Then I’ll be blunt. Accept the subsides or deal with FERC. There is no third way here.
R: Are you intentionally trying to destroy the president?
F: I’m trying to protect the president... from you.
R: This is about the secretary of state nomination, isn’t it?
F: I’m the vice president now. I don’t cry over what happened in kindergarten.
R: You’re vice president because I vouched for you.
F: Because you had no other options. Political necessity.
You have 24 hours to decide.
R: I’ll show myself out.
C: Hello.
F: Raymond, this is Claire.
R: Mrs. Underwood, it is an honor. Jean... my wife, has been very taken with your recent efforts.
C: Well, I’d like to meet her one day.
R: She would very much like that, I’m sure.
C: And what about you?
R: I’m sorry?
C: What are your thoughts about our recent efforts?
R: Oh. I’m in favor of anything that prevents unnecessary violence. It’s nice to meet you, Mrs. Underwood.
And good luck with that first pitch tonight, Mr. Vice President.
Make it to the plate this time. Ma’am.