W. (I) (2008)
Toby Jones: Karl Rove
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Karl Rove : If you can't stand in front of those guys two minutes and come up with one plausible answer what the hell are we running for governor for?
George W. Bush : Just tell me what to do, whatever it takes. Look if I need to read the whole damn Constitution I'll do it.
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Karl Rove : [drilling him] What about that swagger in your voice?
George W. Bush : In Texas it's called walkin'.
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Karl Rove : Here they come they'll be bringing the heat.
George W. Bush : I know, don't swing at anything I can't hit.
Reporter #1 : Mr. Bush, Mr. Bush, you didn't talk much about education. What are your plans for reform?
George W. Bush : Well, uh, I'm gonna deregulate school districts so that teachers and administrators can, you know, can develop programs to best fit their kids
Reporter #2 : Sir, are you proposing to measure student's progress?
George W. Bush : Oh, well, we need to make a wholesale effort against racial profiling, you know? Which is, uh, illiterate children. You need to be able to teach a child to read and then he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.
Karl Rove : We're in the very early stages of developing our program.