Night Five

Act 3

Ainsley: There's a thing in this we need to be careful of.

Sam: What?

Ainsley: They say they'll approve a new scale of peacekeeping assessments if there's a cost-sharing mechanism, but it isn't fully addressed here. You're going to want me to rewrite some of this language before the President goes to the UN.

Thing = clause in an appropriations act that the President is going to mention in his speech to the UN General Assembly
Act 4

Ainsley: The point is that sexual revolution tends to get in the way of actual revolution. Nonsense issues distract attention from real ones: pay equity, child care, honest-to-God sexual harassment, and in this case, a speech in front of the UN General Assembly. [to Sam] So, you…25% of the assessments for Category A. [to Charlie] You, I don't know what your thing is. [to Celia] And you, stop trying to take the fun out of my day.

Thing = problem with perceived slights against his masculinity
Act 4

Andy: Toby…you guys are on a thing right now, and I'm behind you. You know I'm behind you. A lot of House Democrats are…

Toby: Not enough.

Andy: …and plenty of Republicans. But this one moment in time, you have to get off your horse and just…simply put, be nice to the Arab world.

Thing = mission
Posted by Philateley at February 6, 2002 10:00 PM