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Dick Cheney
was a foot soldier in the power games
of Washington, D.C. But with
the unitary executive theory, he could become... Galactus, Devourer of Planets. But then
it was election night, and there was one big problem. The winner,
with 272 electoral votes... we had wondered
which one of us was going to make
this announcement. James Earl Carter, the next president
of the United States. And just like that,
it was all over. Dick Cheney, the president's
Chief of Staff, he does not have a job. At one point, he was a broker. It can't be. It's got to be
some sort of a mistake
was a foot soldier in the power games
of Washington, D.C. But with
the unitary executive theory, he could become... Galactus, Devourer of Planets. But then
it was election night, and there was one big problem. The winner,
with 272 electoral votes... we had wondered
which one of us was going to make
this announcement. James Earl Carter, the next president
of the United States. And just like that,
it was all over. Dick Cheney, the president's
Chief of Staff, he does not have a job. At one point, he was a broker. It can't be. It's got to be
some sort of a mistake
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Dick Cheney
was a foot soldier
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in the power games
of Washington, D.C.
00:00:06.273 --> 00:00:09.541
But with
the unitary executive theory,
00:00:09.543 --> 00:00:10.976
he could become...
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Galactus, Devourer of Planets.
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But then
it was election night,
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and there was one big problem.
00:00:21.998 --> 00:00:24.222
The winner,
with 272 electoral votes...
00:00:24.224 --> 00:00:25.523
we had wondered
which one of us
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was going to make
this announcement.
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James Earl Carter,
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the next president
of the United States.
00:00:31.165 --> 00:00:35.166
And just like that,
it was all over.
00:00:35.168 --> 00:00:37.936
Dick Cheney, the president's
Chief of Staff,
00:00:37.938 --> 00:00:39.737
he does not have a job.
00:00:39.739 --> 00:00:41.173
At one point, he was a broker.
00:00:41.175 --> 00:00:42.708
It can't be. It's got to be
some sort of a mistake.
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Movie Summary
George W. Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and Defense Secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.
