04 I am as you know exceedingly stupid

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Roger Rees as Lord John Marbury in The West Wing episode 112 "He shall, from time to time."
CUT TO: INT. THE PRESIDENT'S BEDROOM - DAY
Bartlet and Leo are settled on the couch. Lord Marbury is across them.
MARBURY
You know, there are some marvelous flu remedies known in the certain remote parts of
the subcontinent. Licorice root, for instance, combined with bamboo sap and a strong
shot of whiskey. Ginger root, also, mixed with, uh, citrus peel.
BARTLET
And a strong shot of whiskey?
MARBURY
Yes, of course. In fact, you can throw out the ginger root and citrus peel, and still
be well in your way.
BARTLET
What have you got for me, John?
MARBURY
Well, um, after speaking at length this past week with your secretaries of state and
defense, as well as your joint chiefs and various embassy officials, I believe this.
Buy them off.
BARTLET
Buy them?
MARBURY
Yes, sir.
BARTLET
How?
MARBURY
Mr. President, for several centuries, my kingdom has ruled India with a stick and carrot.
When we had a particular problem with someone, one solution we would try is to make him
a maharaja. Thats kind of a regional king. We would pay him off with an annual tribute,
and in return, he would be loyal to the crown.
LEO
Lord Marbury, under our Constitution, our President is not empowered to create maharajas.
MARBURY
Yes. Thank you for clearing that up, Leo. Having been educated at Cambridge and the
Sorbonne, I am, as you know, exceedingly stupid.
BARTLET
John, please.
MARBURY
Youve been paying the world off since the industrial age. Foreign aid, during the Cold
War was you paying dictators to be on your side. To this very day, you pay Korea not to
develop nuclear weapons.
BARTLET
What does India want?
MARBURY
A computer industry, and for that, they require an infrastructure, and that is what you
can give them.
LEO
Why?
MARBURY
Its the price you pay.
LEO
For avoiding a war halfway around the world?
MARBURY
For being rich, free and alive all at the same time, and for the criminally negligent
behavior of your Congress in not checking the proliferation of nuclear devices.
BARTLET
Your friend, the prime minister?
MARBURY
Rikki.
BARTLET
Hes gonna go for this?
MARBURY
If its handled properly.
BARTLET
All right, you tell the ambassador well discuss this in three months. In three months,
John. I dont want this to be like quid pro quo.
MARBURY
Yes, sir.
BARTLET
Thats the carrot. Leo, whats the stick?
LEO
In the next 24 hours, we want to see recon photos of Indian divisions retreating. If we
dont, were gonna seize Indian assets and so will our NATO allies, and G-7s gonna call
in its loans.
BARTLET
They put command-control in the field, John, and were gonna get physical. You make damn
sure they know that.
MARBURY
Well, then, uh, I have my instructions.
The three of them stand.
BARTLET
Talk to the ambassador. I want Fitzwallace to have photos in 24 hours.
MARBURY
Yes, sir. Thank you, sir. [leaves]

Пікірлер: 312

@RHTeebs 2 жыл бұрын

This man would have been an amazing Doctor Who.

@CompelledUsername 2 жыл бұрын

Matt Smith before Matt Smith.

@CompelledUsername 2 жыл бұрын

@@noahbrown6970 I think he might actually have been on the short list for it more than once. Definitely on the short list for The Doctor Who movie.

@deevee5348 2 жыл бұрын

I thought that he would have been an excellent sherrif of Nottingham...

@benjaminodonnell258 2 жыл бұрын

Or a terrifying Master - all polite and apparently bumbling, until you realise you're an insect in a spider's web

@TheWolfmanhy26 Жыл бұрын

He would have been an excellent choice for the 8th or 9th doctor, not replacing either just sliding the scale.

@kmoore02809 4 жыл бұрын

I loved the Lord John Marbury character. In casual encounters, he would come off as a shallow drunkard, and then there would be those moments where he'd hit you with an absolutely searing intellect. RIP, Roger Rees

@katesatriani 4 жыл бұрын

Well put!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@cugamer8862 4 жыл бұрын

Every moment he was on screen was a joy to behold. He was one of the most brilliant, amazing and downright fun characters they had, and Roger Rees brought him to life marvelously.

@waynecampeau4566 4 жыл бұрын

Yep, just like the Dr. in "Dr. Who", plays the idiot fool until you realize that he is at least 18 steps ahead of everyone and can bring down a government with just six whispered words: "Don't you think she looks tired?". I also loved his over the top flirtations, acting the rouge and letting the women in the W.H. know that he knew exactly where the real power behind the throne lay and would keep their secret.

@BradyPostma 4 жыл бұрын

He was also great in _The Crossing_ as one of George Washington's officers. From Maine, I think, from back when Maine was a region of Massachusetts.

@FS2K4Pilot 3 жыл бұрын

@@BradyPostma Don’t forget the Sheriff of Rottingham delivering the bad news in a good way…

@blastermasterguy 4 жыл бұрын

"It's the price you pay" "For avoiding a war half way around the world?" "For being rich, free, and alive all at the same time."

@almostfm 3 жыл бұрын

That last line echos one from Jed's favorite movie, "The Lion in Winter": There's no other way to be alive, king, and fifty all at once.

@robinps52 9 ай бұрын

@@almostfmIn 1999, Stockard Channing starred as Queen Eleanor in a limited run revival of the play on Broadway. She was brilliant!

@iandhr1 3 жыл бұрын

"We can hide the women. But the man deserves a drink."

@DrgnLdyLizzie2001 2 жыл бұрын

"The world's flying apart at the seams, John." "Well! Thank God you sent for me!"

@McKamikazeHighlander 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful actor and such a kind man. Had the pleasure of meeting him before he passed away and he gave me some good advice for drama school auditions. Lovely man. RIP Mr Rees

@aaronleverton4221 5 ай бұрын

When I was at drama school (uni) we watched an RSC video on techniques for playing different kinds of characters. It featured, obviously, a bunch of different RSC actors giving short speech interpretations. Unsurprisingly it featured Patrick Stewart showing the gravitas, yet humanity, of an authority figure. Also unsurprisingly, if you had seen him on screen, it featured Roger Rees doing one of Shakespeare's comic-relief minor roles very largely and very lightly.

@petergibbs 3 жыл бұрын

Such brilliant casting of Roger Rees. No one else could have played the part. I just wish he had been in a few more episodes. I could say more, but *Ken Moore* said it all.

@Sridhanush 6 ай бұрын

Rowan Atkinson

@stevealigheri 3 жыл бұрын

i really think the west wing was the "feel good anime" of the decade

@MBB563 Ай бұрын

It wast tiring to watch, fast talk, everyone had a snappy witty thing to say, self righteous liberal saviors from the republican evil doers. you see 2 episodes and youve seen 15.

@rdm1000 2 жыл бұрын

Some actors are blessed with acting skill that is raised to an infinitely more compelling level by a voice that commands attention. Mr. Rees possessed such a voice - clarity that sings with interest. Richard Burton, Ian McKellen, Benedict Cumberbatch are other examples. One can watch them in almost anything and feel moved, even if they are merely reading names from the telephone book. It is talent at its best. When Rees was on the screen in West Wing, everyone else became secondary.

@jeffvic1606 Жыл бұрын

I will always get a chuckle from that bit about whiskey.

@laimejannister5627 2 ай бұрын

i always get a chuckle from the idea of "india developing an industry"

@dcarr70 10 ай бұрын

Marbury is amazing. This is still one of the best shows to ever hit TV

@MariusRiley 4 жыл бұрын

: "For being rich, free, and alive all at the same time." Legendary. The West Wing had some amazing characters on the show, and Lord John Marbury was at the top (or near enough to it). RIP, Roger Rees. 1944-2015.

@avallark7540 8 жыл бұрын

for being rich, free and alive- all at the same time.

@smilingxxx202 5 жыл бұрын

aVallark clearly Sorkin has seen the lion in winter

@chazzlucas6395 5 жыл бұрын

we are nether free nor rich in the United States : (

@nudist0885 5 жыл бұрын

chazz Lucas, Lord John Marbury is referring to the entire country, not any one individual person.

@chazzlucas6395 5 жыл бұрын

@@nudist0885 what ?

@chazzlucas6395 4 жыл бұрын

@@nudist0885 we have no economy

@mikesmith-pj7xz 4 жыл бұрын

"I don't want this to be quid pro quo." Oh Josiah, you rascal;-)

@ericwsmith7722 9 жыл бұрын

You brought humor and charm to every role,,,,RIP. Mr. rees

@bsgtrekfan88 7 жыл бұрын

Qapla!

@booksteer7057 4 жыл бұрын

He was the only light in that awful "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

@AegisNova 5 жыл бұрын

I have managed to be exceedingly stupid without the benefit of education at Cambridge and the Sarbonne! 🤤

@TimoRutanen 4 жыл бұрын

But no diploma, therefore not eligible to work for the president!

@mad_max21 3 жыл бұрын

@@TimoRutanen But Lord Marbury isn't working for the president either. He's Britain's Ambassador to the US.

@billwithers7457 3 жыл бұрын

@@mad_max21 Not at this point in time. He wasn't named ambassador until season 2, this was in season 1.

@aaronleverton4221 5 ай бұрын

@@billwithers7457 I still don't think you can say he's working for the president, I think he's more of a voluntary consultant and go-between.

@jkornfeld 2 ай бұрын

Same 😢

@RamaNarayanan15_garud 5 жыл бұрын

RIP Roger Rees. A fine actor.

@tiwari_9010 4 жыл бұрын

"I dont want this to be like Quid Pro Quo" He was smart.

@jonathanfraser321 2 жыл бұрын

This is what happened in the Cuban missile crisis. It wasnt publicly known at the time but Kruschev demanded the USA remove some of its missiles in Turkey. Kennedy did this after the heat went from the crisis .Kennedy was also concerned that what the soviets might think of as a humiliation might result in Khruschevs removal. Kennedy decided to give Khruschev an honourable way out

@jonemeigh5588 2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanfraser321 And we had been planning all along to take those missiles out of Turkey anyway as they were obsolete. And Kruschev did get removed after all...

@jonathanfraser321 2 жыл бұрын

@@jonemeigh5588 True But he wasnt shot exiled to Siberia or stabbed by an assassin with an ice pick. Compared to what happened to previous soviet leaders he was practically given a golden handshake and a clock on his retirement

@aguilayserpiente 9 жыл бұрын

1:00. Robin Colcord checked Leo, "thank you for clearing that up, Leo. Having been educated at Cambridge and the Sorbonne, as you know, I am exceedingly stupid."

@johnmoraites6020 6 жыл бұрын

José Duarte it was Oxford

@wanderer0313 6 жыл бұрын

Actually, no John, he says Cambridge. José is correct.

@anywaythewindblows8912 5 жыл бұрын

I love that exchange

@martialme84 5 жыл бұрын

@@johnmoraites6020 Are you hearing impaired? Listen to it again and again until you stop failing.

@aaronleverton4221 5 ай бұрын

Being educated at Cambridge and the Sorbonne didn't ultimately do Augustus Steranko much good due to, you know, basically being exceedingly stupid.

@mylifepart2 Ай бұрын

The first time I saw him..was in cheers...and it has been a wonderful journey of watching his performances...so sad he passed on... wonderful actor...

@TacComControl 3 жыл бұрын

"I don't want this to be like Quid Pro Quo." Wouldn't that have been nice to have in our own presidency...

@jonv1776 Жыл бұрын

"By being rich free and alive all at the same time"... great line.

@benm2370 8 ай бұрын

Basically stolen from "The Lion in Winter" - "alive, king, and fifty all at once"

@fawnebrown4619 6 жыл бұрын

The WW was always so great at casting guest stars and recurring characters. Lord Marbury was one of the best and most colorful. Loved him always calling Leo, Gerald.

@RobynHarris 4 жыл бұрын

Fawne Brown Lord John to CJ after she takes over as Chief of Staff: “Ah, you’re the new Gerald.” CJ: “I suppose I am.”

@fawnebrown4619 4 жыл бұрын

@Carlo Cocciolo 😆 I'll have to remember to be more careful with my abbrev's!!😁

@ictpilot 5 жыл бұрын

Lord John is the best character! What a riot and someone I want on my staff or a close advisor!

@janswimwild 3 жыл бұрын

For me this is still the best series ever made. Sorkin, crew and cast all brilliant!

@eddiewinehosen6665 2 жыл бұрын

Easy the best! I've rewatched it yearly since it went off air.

@MrPeterpiper1969 9 жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace and Thank You for entertaining me and many others Roger. You won't be forgotten.

@jesusthroughmary 9 жыл бұрын

Lord John stole a line from Peter O'Toole's Henry II in "The Lion In Winter": "I've snapped and plotted all my life. There's no other way to be alive, king, and fifty all at once."

@misterjoshua5720 7 жыл бұрын

And, in later seasons, they quote it again. Evidently it is Bartlet's favorite film.

@jimmy2k4o 3 жыл бұрын

You could tell Bartlett was impressed by the reference.

@kellylaflash1016 3 жыл бұрын

Well, as Sam says in another episode "Good writers borrow from other writers; great writers steal from them outright."

@sandywaddell4303 3 жыл бұрын

Not the first time Sorkin quoted (or borrowed) from The Lion In Winter. Sorkin was a playwright before he was a screenwriter; he loves plays, and throws in references to other playwrights’ work quite a bit. But this was a particularly nice one.

@Elthenar 3 жыл бұрын

A lot of people talk about all the great lines from Lord Marbury. One of my favorites is just the smooth way he says "Yes sir!" after Bartlett questions him about buying them off.

@firstname4337 9 жыл бұрын

he called him Leo wow !

@thannbanis3639 4 жыл бұрын

That’s how we know it’s time to sit up and pay attention.

@jeffvanmeter1330 2 жыл бұрын

Oddly enough, this scene would turn out to be prophetic.

@MatthewPimenta 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for uploading this. I wanted to share this scene with someone, particularly about Marbury's carrot-and-stick metaphor and explanation of the price that's paid for peace or continued prosperity.

@ericmiller93 Жыл бұрын

It’s the price you pay for being rich, free, and alive all at the same time.

@pauldockree9915 Ай бұрын

Buy Them Off! Roger Rees played a role in the play London Assurance I learnt this morning. Charles Courtly Dinsdale was the name of a nearby road to my last child in care home. It makes no difference but I thought the thoughtful amongst you may want to know. Dinsdale Landen wonderful actor A 1974 production saw Roger Rees take on the role of Charles, and Dinsdale Landen play Dazzle. Razzle Dazzle and straight thru to lost. And a star wars star. Happy 87th Billy Dee Williams.

@mikepetitti 4 жыл бұрын

This is one of my favorite scenes of the series.

@michaelotieno6524 6 ай бұрын

Don't we all miss the old times when talking and compromising with your enemies was statesmanship. Today it is called appeasement.

@alyzu4755 Жыл бұрын

Roger Rees is ine of my favorites. Gone too soon. 😞

@ZuGineeris 2 жыл бұрын

God Roger's voice is music to my ears. RIP!

@kevini4295 Жыл бұрын

If I were president, this is who I would want as an ambassador/advisor. He's eccentric, but highly educated, knowledgeable and we'd get along quite well. I don't get along well with people who are too serious and dry.

@marknan5352 3 жыл бұрын

Wish there was more of lord john.

@danielconway2832 3 жыл бұрын

That payoff thing clearly solved the nuclear problem in North Korea

@vectorm4 3 жыл бұрын

Another example of the importance and difficulty of Charlie's job.

@oarfrost 13 жыл бұрын

The idea of an Indian war being solved by a drunk isn't entirely without foundation. The Sino-Indian war of 1962 was fought several time zones away from New Delihi and Beijing and several more from Washington and Moscow. According to the then American ambassador, J K Galbraith, this meant that the various diplomats were on call 24 hours a day. As a result most of them were on uppers to keep awake and downers to keep calm. The result was that many of the major players were zonked on drugs.

@cz2165 3 жыл бұрын

Roger Rees was fantastic in Nicholas Nickleby I think it aired on PBS years ago.

@Bladerunner93 4 жыл бұрын

1:34 reminds me of the quote "there's no other way to be alive, king, and fifty all at the same time" from A Lion In Winter...which is President Bartlett's favorite movie!

@almostfm 3 жыл бұрын

I was just about to say that. I never made the connection until I saw the quote today.

@tracyneal1438 2 жыл бұрын

Lord John Marbury made me want to be smarter. RIP.

@jaykruger8075 2 жыл бұрын

“Being 50, King and alive at the same Time” Lion in Winter.

@tychoman 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant dialogue.

@cd6xc 4 жыл бұрын

It's so funny that he can't take even a cup of coffee with the president of the United States without spicing it with liquor. He's the only one who drinks in the room and doesn't give a fuck about it.

@Neoplasmer 3 жыл бұрын

I'd have killed to see that meeting between the Indian ambassador and Lord John Marbury. I think it would've given an interesting look on how other countries talk to eachother about the actions of the US. kind of an "inside the looking glass" on the outsider's perspective.

@kellylaflash1016 4 жыл бұрын

I love his character. I, too, am quite fluent in sarcasm and am not one to mince words. In Sorkin's world, I think I could have fun spending some time with Lord Marbury. :-)

@scarred2112 11 жыл бұрын

"Gerald!" God love Lord John Marbury...

@eilidhw 14 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this scene.

@Grubnar Ай бұрын

As great as he is here, to me Roger Rees will always be the "villain" from Sylvester Stallone's "STOP! Or my mom will shoot!" ... a very unusual villain in a very unusual movie! Great fun!

@MarcusLeepapi 9 жыл бұрын

I miss show so much...Wow!!!

@pleappleappleap 7 жыл бұрын

Marbury called him Leo!

@misterjoshua5720 7 жыл бұрын

He only seems to call him Gerald when not in front of the President, or if he is trying to make a strong point.

@danieldickson8591 Жыл бұрын

@@misterjoshua5720 No, John only calls him "Leo" when he's being completely serious. That's how you know you should pay attention.

@phyllispetras2181 2 жыл бұрын

LOVED ROGER REES!!!!!

@Quirky76 Жыл бұрын

I have this sense that this particular scene is speaking a lot of truth.

@oarfrost 13 жыл бұрын

Actually, the US currently owes India about £40 billion dollars. Today the real problem would be if India called in its loans.

@davidm8657 3 жыл бұрын

fred karno I believe you are confusing balance of trade with debt. Buying more goods from a country than are sold does make a trade deficit. It does not follow that this deficit has gone unpaid.

@Spanner249 5 ай бұрын

😂

@wantury 4 жыл бұрын

President who knows and uses the term 'quid pro quo'!

@falseprophet1024 4 жыл бұрын

And pretends waiting a couple months to "buy" them makes it not quid pro quo.

@CraigBickerstaff 4 жыл бұрын

@@falseprophet1024 It's about public perception, JFK did the same thing during the Cuban Missle crisis.

@falseprophet1024 4 жыл бұрын

@@CraigBickerstaff Ya, the public is dumb, so just wait a news cycle, and they aren't smart enough to see its still a quid pro quo.. This is like if trump called up Russia and asked them to help his campaign, but he wouldn't pay them for a few months. Its no longer a quid pro quo, because he delayed payment, right? And the whole wait and make it seem like its not a quid pro quo, is just another example of an administration lying to the public..

@stevebritgimp 3 жыл бұрын

Love Roger Rees.

@saniyakhare2903 4 жыл бұрын

This completely gloss overs the part the British played in creation of India- Pakistan conflict. It also conveniently ignores how UK became 'Rich and Free' and projects like India is taking some kind of ransom from western countries where as US has also manipulated so many countries for own benefit. It's just a part of global politics.

@martynnewby6298 Жыл бұрын

Sir, please, you have to give these things (partition) some time. Perhaps another decade or century or so.................................................................................................................................they will remain exactly as they are today.

@JasonAlredge 14 жыл бұрын

Lord John Marlbury can be amazingly wise!

@jesusthroughmary 9 жыл бұрын

RIP Lord John

@kvps27 3 жыл бұрын

This actually happened. India did retreat its development and US was was able be sure using satellite photos. Only US didn’t know that India was still very much active in its development. They worked in the nights and kept the nuclear development site deserted in the day. And went through with the development program anyways. Back when the US and UK’s deep throating of political incompetence began and they kept siding with Pakistan and never believed India’s proof of Pakistan’s use US aid to fund terrorist activities. Years later Tony Blair and Bush publicly regretted not believing in India and letting Pakistan become a cesspool for terrorist activities.

@oarfrost 15 жыл бұрын

A great clip from a great show. Many thanks for te upload emmatude. I liked the bit about G7 calling all it loans. It sounded as though President Bartlett was going down to the local County Court and sending a court baliff to sieze the Taj Mahal

@Threnody248 3 жыл бұрын

I swear I had a prof during my time at Cambridge that dressed and sounded just like Marbury. Cut from the same cloth, I suppose.

@phyllispetras2181 2 жыл бұрын

You have reminded me to sharpen my best scissors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@blackbird5634 6 жыл бұрын

"I know words, i have the best words." -this is what it's come to and yes i realize it was only a TV show but good grief we've lowered the bar.

@BartAlder 5 жыл бұрын

That bar is now at the bottom of the Marianas Trench and is still burrowing toward the planet's core.

@sisenor4091 5 жыл бұрын

Bart Alder Damn. 😂

@seanwebb605 5 жыл бұрын

The bar wasn't lowered with Reagan? Johnson didn't swear and bully people? Clinton didn't go for a jog to McDonalds?

@seanwebb605 4 жыл бұрын

James Kessler It would be nice.

@melissaschermerhorn8568 9 ай бұрын

I see what you did there Charlie Brown

@ZekeUlrey 2 жыл бұрын

This is brilliant and accurate.

@jeffhallam2004 5 жыл бұрын

I loved this character...

@tomkastle 3 жыл бұрын

If you like John, watch Mountains of the Moon for an early role towards the end of the film

@stephaniemajors7697 4 жыл бұрын

I think that’s the first time he called Leo by his name. Later on, he always called him Gerald. 😂

@pauldockree9915 Жыл бұрын

RIP Roger Rees I was proud of my education. It wasn't fancy but it was functional. And no help from dark figures via rumours. My Double Entry Bookkeeping tuition. Licensed To Bill. The Golden Rule should be "A fair portion for a fair price"

@bombonalvarez3802 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@Guangrui Жыл бұрын

Truly great scene

@Glasshousebc 10 ай бұрын

@1:01 absolute classic line.

@saurabhkumarsingh3986 4 жыл бұрын

This standoff actually did happen See : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_India%E2%80%93Pakistan_standoff

@chijester221 3 жыл бұрын

Love His Lordship …

@jcyf94 Жыл бұрын

RIP.

@johnchambers1380 Жыл бұрын

And Margaret says... you are the father!

@teddykgb3865 7 жыл бұрын

1:15 Money well spent, am i right?!?

@fredricksmith-something.2125 6 жыл бұрын

So much relevant truth in this conversation.

@johndoe9450 2 жыл бұрын

1:56 Leo: "What the actual fuck?!" :D

@thomash.schwed3662 Ай бұрын

Also Leo at 1:08, after the zinger from Lord John which provided the title for this clip.

@tlo65 4 жыл бұрын

everybody needs to listen to the west wing thing podcast

@jodydavis7229 2 жыл бұрын

Gerald !!

@johnmoraites6020 5 жыл бұрын

He’s Brilliant

@JustSomeCanadianGuy 3 жыл бұрын

Did India not have a computer industry before 1999?

@matthewrinehart2367 2 ай бұрын

...Banana Republics, Drug Kingpins, Ouster of the legitimate Monarchy of Hawaii, ... feel free to add to the list as it is in no way complete. Ah, the good old days of imperialism, when The United States of America was truly great!

@NoNoseProduction 11 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there. You're a smart guy.

@googoo-gjoob 10 ай бұрын

the *GREATEST* show in the _HISTORY_ of television.

@christopher-ke9nj 6 ай бұрын

God rest, his soul

@phuturephunk 11 жыл бұрын

GERALD!

@cubswin3838 3 жыл бұрын

Old Sock!

@cubswin3838 3 жыл бұрын

Different episode, Dead Irish Writers, but great line by him!

@mikepetitti 6 жыл бұрын

This is a great scene, but unrealistic in the sense that Leo never would have questioned the strategy. A character of his intelligence damn well would have understood the implications of trying to avoid a war with nuclear weapons half way around the world.

@davidweihe6052 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they go to war with each other, and the nuked cities start a very little Nuclear Winter, that stops the threat of Global Warning. Who cares about a few hundred million virgins in Islamic heaven and maybe about that many kicked into their next turn on the wheel?

@jonathanfraser321 2 жыл бұрын

not really. . The purpose of having a west wing staff is to put alternative policies and views.Even Adolf allowed officers to question and propose alternative strategies. Its the president's job to decide.Leo's job is to ensure that when the president's made his decision, it happens.

@MPDLR 5 ай бұрын

2024.....my how things change.

@carlhicksjr8401 9 ай бұрын

RIP Roger Rees... The part that I LOVED about Lord Marbury is how he looked all of America dead in the face and told them in excruciating detail just where America screwed the pooch. And it wasn't his English 'stiff upper lip' aristocratic manner. He had his facts straight every time and was clear when something was his opinion or an undisputed fact. Marbury had that incredible talent for looking anyone in the eye and telling you to 'go eff yourself' without them taking offense. 🤣

@seanwebb605 7 ай бұрын

It was a perspective. Not undisputable objective facts from a dispassionate party. It was because he was a high status aristocrat that he felt comfortable telling the leader of the United States his thoughts on the matter.

@jimmy2k4o 4 жыл бұрын

This man makes me proud to be british. Even if he’s a different type of british than I

@Elthenar 3 жыл бұрын

That type of British is an exceedingly rare club.

@jimmy2k4o 3 жыл бұрын

@@Elthenar I just meant English But yes, you’re right…..he’s a rarity among English people too (unfortunately, as my country is their only neighbour, principalities don’t count, sorry)

@Elthenar 3 жыл бұрын

@@jimmy2k4o I just meant that he is literally what remains of the British nobility. He's part of an aristocratic class that is quite rare these days.Then add in high over the top personality, premium education and razor sharp wit and you have a very singular man.

@billywhite1403 4 жыл бұрын

1:02 Marbury gets Leo's name right. First time? Only time?

@rhoadesjerry9696 3 жыл бұрын

When it was crunch time, Lord John dropped the drunken buffoon act and got down to it like the legend he was.

@soumy1986 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry Mr President, but how's the Josh??

@normanolsen 6 жыл бұрын

classy guy

@override367 12 жыл бұрын

No, it wouldn't be a problem, America's loans with India are at a higher interest rate than new loans are currently created at If India demanded full repayment it would actually save America money as weird as that seems, but loans don't actually work that way anyway, they're set over a period of Xyears

@eriktrimble8784 4 жыл бұрын

It's the IMF loans. And, some US-government-backed private loans. The problem is, where would India get the money to pay those loans off? They're substantial, and the payoff has to be in US Dollars, not Indian Rupees. So India has to have something it can get US dollars to pay with. Since it won't be getting loans from anyone outside the country (having your international loans called in for payment IMMEDIATELY makes you persona non-grata at every international bank on the planet), the Indian government would have to come up with something it could sell to get dollars. That's a problem, given the size of the debt. They'd have to sell something pretty valuable, and that hurts. Like maybe gold reserves, or mineral rights, or something else they don't really want to give up. It's one of the huge advantages the US enjoys: all our debt is in our own currency, so if someone else wanted to demand we pay them the US Treasuries they own, we could, in theory, just print a bunch of US Dollars and hand them over. We wouldn't want to do that, because it would immediate cause inflation, but it's still a MUCH better position to be in than everyone else who owes other countries in a currency that isn't their own one. As of 2020, this would be less relevant, since the amount of loans India has that would be affected by this kind of thing are significantly smaller, and India almost certainly could come up with the US Dollars to pay them without causing too much pain to the Indian government. But in the early 2000s, that certainly wasn't true.

@robertjamesgreen 5 жыл бұрын

Lord John was a ledge

@Scotspikeman 12 жыл бұрын

@oarfrost Can't say it surprises me in the least - around the discussion tables, very little is actually achieved, it's afterwards when they all retire for drinks that the real business gets done.