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Season 1  "The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century"  1x1

Aired 7 years ago - Jun 13, 2016

When Laurel Healy returns home to Washington, D.C. to work for her brother, Senator Luke Healy, on Capitol Hill, she is caught in the midst of two huge problems: the government has stopped working due to budgetary disagreements, and mysterious bugs are eating the brains of a growing number of Congress members and Hill staffers.

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We're about to bring the meteor up now.
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- Laurel, this is for your brother. - No, it's not.
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- Hello. It's my first day... - It's not up to us.
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It's all about getting them to vote next election,
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Right. And how may I help you with...
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Hello. Yes. Yes, yes.
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- I'm not going... - Come on, man.
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Red Wheatus?
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Do you understand?
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Just... I'm gonna call you back.
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I don't know where he went, but I don't think it was work.
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- It's my sister. - I say we take the deal.
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Okay.
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Hi. It's Laurel. Healy.
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- You were supposed to be prepared already. - This is ridiculous.
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Hey, bud. Yeah.
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What?
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Okay, I just need the manifest.
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The Republicans are just as much to blame as the Democrats.
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and you to adapt to them."
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Senator Wheatus? He doesn't give a damn about $48 million
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with any one constituent, okay? You've got to keep
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The crate... from your husband's ship...
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Shh, shh, shh. Shh.
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and they were offering $48 million for autism to close it.
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so it looks like the Democrats are desperate for a deal?
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- throw these great parties. - Huge parties.
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She is going to be beaten, and I'm the one to beat her.
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and he's looking to make some budget cuts
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- My mind. It's going! - It's okay. You're fine.
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