"Liberty's Secret" is a captivating full-length lesbian romance that intertwines the worlds of politics, media, and forbidden love in a heartfelt and humorous tale. The story follows Liberty Smith, the daughter of a right-wing conservative presidential candidate, who unexpectedly finds herself in the national spotlight. As she steps into the role of her father’s campaign spokesperson, Liberty's life takes a dramatic turn when she meets the charismatic and passionate campaign manager, Nicole.
Their connection is immediate and electric, but with the entire nation watching, their blossoming romance is both thrilling and dangerous. "Liberty's Secret" is more than just a love story; it's a poignant exploration of identity, the courage to be true to oneself, and the struggle against societal expectations. With witty dialogue, charming performances, and a soundtrack that will stay with you long after the credits roll, this film is a must-watch for anyone who believes in love against all odds.
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Their connection is immediate and electric, but with the entire nation watching, their blossoming romance is both thrilling and dangerous. "Liberty's Secret" is more than just a love story; it's a poignant exploration of identity, the courage to be true to oneself, and the struggle against societal expectations. With witty dialogue, charming performances, and a soundtrack that will stay with you long after the credits roll, this film is a must-watch for anyone who believes in love against all odds.
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00:00:00And then he'll enter from over here, and you're going to want to stand here, probably a low
00:00:06angle, maybe an 85 millimeter, I'd say, and then where'd the lady go?
00:00:09Here.
00:00:10Okay, sweetheart, come here, sit.
00:00:11What do you like to eat?
00:00:15Um, poached eggs.
00:00:18Scrambled looks better on camera.
00:00:19Get her a scrambled eggs wet.
00:00:21Now, when he comes in, you're very surprised, okay?
00:00:23But I already know he's-
00:00:24You're very surprised.
00:00:26You never expected that a handsome, important man like him would come into your little diner
00:00:30of all places.
00:00:31And then he's going to sit down next to you, and you're going to want to get a two-shot
00:00:34of them talking from here, and-
00:00:36No, no, no, not yet.
00:00:41Get her another one.
00:00:45You know what else I'm not going to miss?
00:00:47Besides him?
00:00:50Diner coffee.
00:00:51Oh, I know that's right.
00:00:52How hard is it to make a good cup?
00:00:54You just grind the beans, pour the water over.
00:00:56It's not like it takes a genius to make a good cup.
00:00:59Right.
00:01:00Hey, gang!
00:01:01What's for breakfast?
00:01:02Senator Kenny Weston!
00:01:03That's right.
00:01:04Hey, it's good to see you, folks.
00:01:05How you doing?
00:01:06Oh, we got the sausage.
00:01:07Excuse me, ma'am.
00:01:08Is this seat taken?
00:01:09All yours, Senator.
00:01:10Well, thank you.
00:01:11Hey, uh, don't mind me, folks.
00:01:12I just dropped by for a little chow.
00:01:13Well, hi there, miss.
00:01:14Morning.
00:01:15What can I get you, Senator?
00:01:16Uh, let's see.
00:01:17Well, I will take the same as you.
00:01:19Plus a cup of your most delicious coffee, please.
00:01:20Coming right up.
00:01:21Thank you.
00:01:22And what is your name, sweetheart?
00:01:23I'm Betty Bowser.
00:01:24Well, it's a pleasure to meet you, Betty.
00:01:25Now, is that B-O-W-S-E-R, like the dog?
00:01:26No, it's B-A-U-S-E-R.
00:01:27Oh, yeah, of course.
00:01:28You know, I once knew a Bob Brower,
00:01:29terrific tax lawyer out of Dallas.
00:01:30I don't suppose you're any worse than him.
00:01:31No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
00:01:32no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
00:01:33No, I don't recall having any relatives.
00:01:34Don't listen to him, Betty.
00:01:35Shit.
00:01:36He's a goddamn liar.
00:01:37Oh.
00:01:38He voted for it nine times.
00:01:39Oh, not again.
00:01:40Nine times.
00:01:41You can look it up.
00:01:42Shut up.
00:01:43You can look it up.
00:01:44You can look it up.
00:01:45You can look it up.
00:01:46You can look it up.
00:01:47You can look it up.
00:01:48You can look it up.
00:01:49You can look it up.
00:01:50You can look it up.
00:01:51You can look it up.
00:01:52You can look it up.
00:01:53You can look it up.
00:01:54You can look it up.
00:01:55You can look it up.
00:01:56You can look it up.
00:01:57You can look it up.
00:01:58You can look it up.
00:01:59You can look it up.
00:02:00You can look it up.
00:02:01He voted for it nine times.
00:02:02You can look it up.
00:02:03Shut up, Earl.
00:02:04My friend, if you would like to
00:02:05discuss this calmly, I'd be glad
00:02:06but I have to...
00:02:07I'm going to have to take away
00:02:08our freedom, Betty.
00:02:09That's how it all starts.
00:02:10They check up on your background,
00:02:12then they roll in the tanks
00:02:14and the artillery...
00:02:15Mark my words!
00:02:16Earl, I told you to shut up.
00:02:18It's not bad enough.
00:02:19I have to listen to you
00:02:20for 23 years.
00:02:21Now, nobody's going to
00:02:22take away your freedom, my friend.
00:02:23In fact, I am a strong supporter
00:02:24of the Second Amendment.
00:02:25Like hell.
00:02:26You voted nine times.
00:02:27Sir, if I could talk you for a moment...
00:02:28I've got nothing to say to you.
00:02:29Listen to me, we're all going to be slaves inside of a year.
00:02:32Sir, I'm going to ask you to leave.
00:02:34They've got giant lizard people running the pickle reserve.
00:02:36I've seen pictures.
00:02:37Get your goddamn reptile hands off of me.
00:02:43Okay, folks, we're going to move on from here.
00:02:45It was very nice to meet everyone.
00:02:47No cameras.
00:02:49No cameras, please.
00:02:50I said no cameras!
00:02:52Stay on message.
00:02:53Project confidence.
00:02:56Say you think that Washington is rotten.
00:03:00Just look relaxed.
00:03:02But if the questioner attacks,
00:03:04digress until the question is forgotten.
00:03:08You've got to keep it short
00:03:10and make it snappy.
00:03:13Repeat it over and over like a rhyme.
00:03:17Ideas that once seemed dense
00:03:19will feel like common sense
00:03:21when they've heard it over fifteen hundred times.
00:03:24But if they press you for a statement
00:03:27and you're not sure it's okay,
00:03:30remember,
00:03:32you never get in trouble
00:03:34for something you don't say.
00:03:55The land of the free
00:03:58That good and gracious promised land
00:04:01Where we live in harmony
00:04:04Land of the pilgrim's pride
00:04:08Land where my mothers died
00:04:12From every mountainside
00:04:16This land's for you and me
00:04:24Nice. Great job, everybody.
00:04:26And just remember to enunciate a little bit more
00:04:29and don't forget to sing on the vowels, okay?
00:04:32One more time.
00:04:34God bless the USA
00:04:37The land of the free
00:04:40That good and gracious promised land
00:04:44Where we live in harmony
00:04:54Another in a series of humiliations
00:04:57for GOP presidential hopeful Kenny Weston tonight
00:05:00as a heckler disrupts a routine photo op
00:05:03in a small-town diner.
00:05:05Take a look at this exclusive video
00:05:07obtained by our news team.
00:05:09Pictures!
00:05:10Get your ****** reptile hands off of me!
00:05:13Carol, no!
00:05:14Joining me now to help make sense of it all,
00:05:17our distinguished panel of political experts.
00:05:19Thank you all for being here.
00:05:21To you first, Tom Tishkin.
00:05:23Is it time to write the obituary on the Weston campaign?
00:05:26Well, if not the obituary,
00:05:28at least the do-not-resuscitate order.
00:05:30Good one, Tom.
00:05:31Rolando Iglesias, your thoughts?
00:05:33Well, look, the optics on this
00:05:35are absolutely terrible for...
00:05:37Well, shoot.
00:05:38We should pack it in.
00:05:39I'm with Nick.
00:05:40Not so fast.
00:05:41Not so fast.
00:05:43We've been doing this for two years.
00:05:45That's because you haven't been stroking the bass enough.
00:05:47That hasn't been enough.
00:05:49You haven't been stroking the bass enough.
00:05:51That heckler could have been a supporter.
00:05:52That heckler was a whack job.
00:05:54Maybe, but he represents a key demographic.
00:05:56The delusional?
00:05:58Look, Kenny, it's like I've been saying.
00:06:00This is the perfect time to reboot and move right.
00:06:02He has a voting record, remember?
00:06:04Right. He's a moderate, inclusive Republican.
00:06:07That's always been our brand.
00:06:08Well, I'm sorry, but your brand is boring.
00:06:10People want to feel something.
00:06:12It's like Atwater said.
00:06:14Grab them by the balls, and their votes will follow.
00:06:16Oh, like that's really gonna help with the gender gap?
00:06:18Shh, I'm trying to think.
00:06:21I don't know. What do you think?
00:06:23Look, once you get the nomination,
00:06:24you can take any lukewarm, bullshit,
00:06:26middle-of-the-road position you want, but for now...
00:06:28No, he can't. It's all on YouTube.
00:06:30They'll flip-flop us.
00:06:32All right, well, maybe after we see how things go
00:06:34at the megachurch.
00:06:35The megachurch canceled.
00:06:37What?
00:06:38They heard about the diner,
00:06:40but I was able to get us another church.
00:06:42Where?
00:06:43It's a little off the beaten track,
00:06:45but the pastor's very excited to meet you.
00:06:47Maybe we should just cancel.
00:06:48You cancel that rally, you send up a white flag.
00:06:51All right, all right, we'll do the church.
00:06:54Just get it over with.
00:06:56All right?
00:07:04Heavenly Father, we are so blessed
00:07:06to have Senator Kenny Weston
00:07:08and his distinguished colleagues here with us today.
00:07:11Please grant them good health and wisdom
00:07:13as they seek the leadership of this great land.
00:07:16Lord, we ask your help in guiding us
00:07:19to choose the best steward of thy people,
00:07:22the candidate best able to restore
00:07:24and strengthen our American family.
00:07:26For we know it true that a nation
00:07:29is only as strong as its homes.
00:07:32Father, we know that this election
00:07:35may be the most important election in our lifetime,
00:07:39with so much at stake,
00:07:41and so many things seem to be changing
00:07:43in the wrong direction lately.
00:07:45Help us protect this precious land.
00:07:48And in Jesus' name we pray, amen.
00:07:51Amen.
00:07:53Well, Senator, I'm sure the people here
00:07:56are anxious to ask you questions about important issues.
00:07:59But before we do that, we have a special surprise for you.
00:08:03Oh.
00:08:04Well, I sure hope it doesn't involve eggs.
00:08:07Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:08:09I promise, no eggs this time.
00:08:11But in appreciation of your long service for our country,
00:08:14our congregation would like to offer you
00:08:16a patriotic serenade, written and composed,
00:08:19if I may be able to boast just a little bit,
00:08:22by my lovely daughter, Liberty,
00:08:25who, as a matter of fact, wrote the whole thing
00:08:27when she was all of 12 years old.
00:08:29Is that right?
00:08:31It's all you, honey bun.
00:08:34¶¶
00:08:55¶ Well, they set out on the ocean
00:08:59¶ Leaving misery behind
00:09:02¶ They were searching for a purity
00:09:06¶ Didn't know what they would find
00:09:11¶ They just wanted to be faithful
00:09:15¶ To be free and left alone
00:09:20¶ But when they saw that Massachusetts rise
00:09:24¶ They knew that they found home
00:09:29Come on, everybody, put your hands in the air.
00:09:33¶ God bless the USA
00:09:36¶ The land of the free
00:09:40¶ That good and gracious promised land
00:09:43¶ Where we live in harmony
00:09:47¶ Land of the pilgrim's pride
00:09:51¶ Land where my fathers died
00:09:56¶ From every mountainside
00:10:01¶ This land's for you and me
00:10:09¶¶
00:10:35She's a stupid fundamentalist.
00:10:38Exactly.
00:10:39And she's from a battleground state.
00:10:41Not to mention she's totally hot, which seals the Bubba vote.
00:10:44Not to mention you're a pig.
00:10:46Oh, sticks and stones.
00:10:49All right, that's enough of that, you two.
00:10:51Kenny, I'm telling you, this is our one chance to win.
00:10:53What, American Idol?
00:10:55What about the issues?
00:10:57What about our agenda?
00:10:58Remember the new party of Lincoln?
00:11:00Look, you can forget about your agenda
00:11:02if we don't get that nomination.
00:11:03And the only way we're gonna get it
00:11:05is by splitting off the Bible nuts or tea partiers.
00:11:07No way those people are gonna vote for Kenny.
00:11:09Yeah.
00:11:11But they might vote for Liberty.
00:11:13You still won't have enough delegates.
00:11:15Nobody does, so we force a second ballot.
00:11:18Oh, this is so corrupt.
00:11:20Oh, I'm sorry if I've offended your high moral standards.
00:11:23All right, so, Dick, if I'm getting what you're saying here,
00:11:26we still got a chance to win this thing?
00:11:28Correct. What do you say?
00:11:30About what?
00:11:32The girl is your surrogate.
00:11:34What, you mean for impotency stuff?
00:11:36I don't need...
00:11:38No, your political surrogate.
00:11:40Oh.
00:11:42Well, she is very appealing,
00:11:44and people did seem to respond to her singing, so...
00:11:48Yeah, sure, why not? Let's do it.
00:11:50That thing you said.
00:11:52The suffragette.
00:11:54Surrogate.
00:11:56Right.
00:11:58So.
00:12:00Doesn't matter whether we like it or not.
00:12:02That's just the way God made us.
00:12:05Full of the dickens.
00:12:07And wanting things that aren't good for us.
00:12:09Am I right about that?
00:12:11But just because I see it,
00:12:13doesn't mean I gotta have it.
00:12:15And just because I like it,
00:12:17doesn't mean I gotta take it.
00:12:21Now, don't think it's any easier for me,
00:12:24because I'm a preacher,
00:12:26because I am a man of God.
00:12:28Shoot.
00:12:30I probably got more sins than all of you.
00:12:34Now, I'm not trying to shock you.
00:12:37I'm just telling you like it is.
00:12:40Because if you don't face the truth,
00:12:43then what?
00:12:45You're shrouded in a cloud of darkness.
00:12:48That's what the Bible says.
00:12:52Oh, the young people.
00:12:55They say, Reverend Smith,
00:12:58I like your preaching.
00:13:00I like your sermons.
00:13:02But why do you go on and on about sin?
00:13:05Why are you always so judgmental?
00:13:08And I say, I'm not judging anybody.
00:13:13I'm just saying to them,
00:13:15they can get clean.
00:13:18Because you see, God is a great cleanser.
00:13:21He's like a spiritual washcloth.
00:13:24He can wipe away your sins,
00:13:26but you gotta put in the elbow grease.
00:13:28I'm saying to you, church,
00:13:30you've got to get down on your hands and knees
00:13:33and start scrubbing.
00:13:37Now, when I was a young boy,
00:13:40upon my mama's knee,
00:13:42I used to steal some extra candy
00:13:44if I thought that she won't see.
00:13:47But mama caught me creeping in.
00:13:50She knew that I had stole.
00:13:52Said, boy, you better rub it up, dub,
00:13:54bubble and scrub deep down in your soul.
00:13:58Bubble and scrub.
00:14:00Bubble and scrub.
00:14:02God'll bless you double
00:14:04if you only take the trouble
00:14:06to get down on your knees
00:14:08with the good old spick and span.
00:14:12Rub it up, dub, bubble and scrub
00:14:14like only Jesus can.
00:14:16That's right!
00:14:19I used to be a drunkard
00:14:21who stunk of beer and gin.
00:14:24I'd wake up in the gutter,
00:14:26but I couldn't tell you where I've been.
00:14:29But the good Lord put me in the washer
00:14:31and He spun me round and round.
00:14:35Rub it up, dub, bubble and scrub
00:14:37was lost, but now I'm found.
00:14:41Bubble and scrub.
00:14:43Bubble and scrub.
00:14:45God'll bless you double
00:14:47if you only take the trouble
00:14:49to get down on your knees
00:14:51with the good old spick and span.
00:14:55Rub it up, dub, bubble and scrub
00:14:57like only Jesus can.
00:15:01I used to play the ponies
00:15:06and bet on loaded dice.
00:15:10I'd even stoop to bingo,
00:15:15so filthy was my vice.
00:15:22But with my Savior's spot remover
00:15:27and a bleach of heavenly light,
00:15:36Rub it up, dub, bubble and scrub,
00:15:39my blackened soul is white.
00:15:43The Lord will cleanse you
00:15:45deep down in your soul.
00:15:48He'll wash and send you
00:15:50to your heavenly goal.
00:15:51Well, it's time to put the punter
00:15:53to that funky ball of sin,
00:15:56flush it down with a joyful sound
00:15:58and let the sun shine in.
00:16:02piano plays softly
00:16:14I used to dance for money
00:16:20On a shiny pole of brass
00:16:26And if a gentleman
00:16:27tipped me big enough
00:16:32Well, I'd show him
00:16:37some of my class.
00:16:41But a missionary found me
00:16:44And then he saved me
00:16:49from perdition
00:16:52It was rub, dub,
00:16:58bubble and scrub
00:17:01He taught me
00:17:06his position.
00:17:15Rub it up, dub,
00:17:18bubble and scrub it
00:17:20And if you ever
00:17:23have any trouble
00:17:25to get down on your knees
00:17:27Hit the good old spin and spread
00:17:30Rub it up, dub,
00:17:35like only Jesus can
00:17:38Oh, good church, good church,
00:17:43good church, hallelujah!
00:17:44Are there any announcements
00:17:45over there, Belva?
00:17:47Thank you, Reverend.
00:17:49day to take your chance on winning that family trip to the John the Baptist Water Park.
00:17:54So make sure you see Esther after the service to get your ticket.
00:17:58And we have a special visitor again today, Senator Kenny Weston.
00:18:03Senator, Senator, did you want to say a few words?
00:18:08No, thank you, ma'am.
00:18:10He's just here to worship humbly before God as he does every Sunday.
00:18:14All right then.
00:18:15I know you're all going to give Senator Weston and his team a very warm welcome when you
00:18:20see them.
00:18:22And don't forget, the ladies Bible study will not be meeting this Wednesday, owing to the
00:18:27problems with the downstairs plumbing.
00:18:30And softball practice will be held on Wednesday, 7 p.m. at the high school, field number three.
00:18:37That's when the Southern Baptist says, God, you didn't hear me.
00:18:42I said full of grace, not full of grease.
00:18:45Oh, that's a good one, Reverend.
00:18:48Daddy, that is so old and so corny.
00:18:51I know, but they're laughing, aren't they?
00:18:53Oh, Reverend, I'd like to introduce you to my campaign team.
00:18:55This is my chief strategist, Dick Dankler.
00:18:57What a pleasure to meet you, sir.
00:18:59We're very pleased to meet you, Reverend.
00:19:00I thought you gave a terrific sermon today, really thought provoking.
00:19:03Oh, well, thank you.
00:19:06And this is my communications director, Miss Nicole Levine.
00:19:08Well, good for you, a director at such a young age.
00:19:11You must be very good at what you do.
00:19:13Oh, she is outstanding.
00:19:15Levine, huh?
00:19:17That means you're from the tribe of Levi, the ministers of the ancient temple of Israel.
00:19:21That means you and I have a lot in common.
00:19:23In fact, I had the opportunity to visit the Holy Land just last year.
00:19:28Have you been there?
00:19:29I'm afraid I have not.
00:19:30Well, you got to get there while you have the chance.
00:19:34Makes you appreciate how much we Christians have to thank our Jewish brethren for.
00:19:38We did let you borrow some of our books.
00:19:41The Bible books?
00:19:42Oh, that's a good one, Miss Levine.
00:19:44You got to keep her.
00:19:45She's a smart cookie.
00:19:46Oh, yeah.
00:19:47We'll never let go of Nicole.
00:19:48You know, she started with us when she was just a sophomore at Brandeis.
00:19:50Is that so?
00:19:54And who is this lovely lady?
00:19:56Well, this is my campaign manager, Yolanda Jones.
00:19:59Who happens to be a very devout Christian.
00:20:01It's a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Jones.
00:20:03Miss.
00:20:04Nice to meet you, too, Reverend.
00:20:08Well, before you go, would you all like to join us for some coffee and fellowship?
00:20:13Liberty has made some cupcakes.
00:20:14Well, of course we would.
00:20:15But there is something we would like to ask you first.
00:20:18You and Liberty here.
00:20:19Oh?
00:20:20Well, we were just so impressed by your daughter's performance yesterday.
00:20:23Somehow she just really managed to capture the spirit of America.
00:20:26I thought so, too.
00:20:27So we were wondering if she might consider joining us on the campaign trail for a while.
00:20:33You want me to sing?
00:20:34Well, yeah.
00:20:35Sing.
00:20:37We'd like you to be a featured spokesperson for the campaign.
00:20:41I don't know, Daddy.
00:20:42What do you think?
00:20:43Well, uh, Senator Weston and his team seem like nice people.
00:20:48And you do say you're pro-life.
00:20:49Absolutely.
00:20:50I believe that life begins at inception.
00:20:52Conception.
00:20:53Sure, Jim.
00:20:54Sing.
00:20:55Um, there's one thing that concerns me, is that the girl hasn't been away from home
00:21:01very much.
00:21:02And I don't think I've heard of the activities that happened on the campaign trail, especially
00:21:06behind the scenes.
00:21:07Daddy.
00:21:08I'm 24 years old.
00:21:09I went to college.
00:21:10That's exactly why we would be assigning Miss Levine to be Liberty's personal chaperone
00:21:15to make sure she's absolutely safe.
00:21:17Well, if that's the case, then it's a done deal.
00:21:21If that's okay with you, Miss Liberty.
00:21:23Well, I guess if you...
00:21:24Terrific.
00:21:25Well, we all have to head back to Washington for a few days.
00:21:27Yep.
00:21:28Gotta make some votes.
00:21:29But how about you pack up your things?
00:21:30And Levine, I mean, Nicole, picks you up right here day after tomorrow?
00:21:34Okay.
00:21:35Now, who wants some cupcakes?
00:21:39Let's go.
00:21:40Okay.
00:21:41I made a bunch.
00:21:42A bunch?
00:21:43Yeah.
00:21:44Maybe I'll eat two.
00:21:45Okay.
00:21:59We're thinking her colors would be the traditional red, white, and blue with a special emphasis
00:22:03on white to symbolize purity.
00:22:04I like it.
00:22:05You got any pictures?
00:22:06Here is the concept poster the focus groups responded to.
00:22:10We're thinking silo, maybe some grazing cattle.
00:22:14How about you put her on a wild Mustang?
00:22:17Nice.
00:22:18Yeah, catchy slogan too.
00:22:20Are you sure you want to quote a famous bisexual?
00:22:23What?
00:22:24You know that's Walt Whitman, don't you?
00:22:26Whatever.
00:22:27These people don't read poetry.
00:22:28If they can read at all.
00:22:30Nikki.
00:22:31And on the bumper stickers, we're thinking just, I sing America.
00:22:34Perfect.
00:22:35Great.
00:22:36I'll get them working on the first spot.
00:22:37Wait till you see the t-shirts.
00:22:38I can't believe he made me her babysitter.
00:22:47She seems perfectly competent.
00:22:49I'm sure you don't actually have- I should just quit now.
00:22:53Then let him take over.
00:22:54Thanks.
00:22:55I'm not even sure that I want to work in politics anymore.
00:23:00Oh, and her daddy?
00:23:03He's not so bad.
00:23:05Whose side are you on anyway?
00:23:08Your side, baby girl.
00:23:09Always.
00:23:10You know that.
00:23:11But sometimes you're a little quick to judge people.
00:23:15I'm judgmental?
00:23:16Sometimes, yeah.
00:23:17Actually, it's kind of funny when you think about it.
00:23:23I mean, if he only knew.
00:23:27Nikki?
00:23:28Hey.
00:23:29We should so get together.
00:23:32I got a new hot tub.
00:23:36I'm really busy.
00:23:39Fine.
00:23:42You could have at least talked to her.
00:23:45That girl is not about talking.
00:23:56Can you sit on this for a second?
00:23:59No.
00:24:03Are you sure you need all these?
00:24:08I need to be prepared.
00:24:09I know, but can't you just go to a library?
00:24:12I'm going to be traveling.
00:24:15Sugar!
00:24:16Hey, hey, hey.
00:24:17Don't rip it now.
00:24:18Let me try.
00:24:26Oh.
00:24:27American foreign policy since 1948.
00:24:30Volume two.
00:24:31Volume two.
00:24:32Sounds like a real page turner.
00:24:34It's interesting.
00:24:35Well, how about something smaller?
00:24:45The little mermaid?
00:24:46Oh, you used to love this.
00:24:49Until I found out they changed the ending.
00:24:51The original is so much better.
00:24:57Hand me that other one.
00:25:00Hey, listen, Liv.
00:25:01Mm-hmm?
00:25:02If, perchance, you happen to meet a young, eligible bachelor on the campaign trail...
00:25:06Daddy.
00:25:07Well, you're not getting any younger.
00:25:08I'm not even 25.
00:25:10Well, your mom and I were married by the time we were 21.
00:25:13You were precocious.
00:25:14Well, I worry about you.
00:25:17I'm not going to be around forever.
00:25:20I don't need you to take care of me.
00:25:22I know.
00:25:24I just don't want you to be lonely.
00:25:27I'm not lonely.
00:25:28I have lots of friends.
00:25:29Yeah, but not a special friend.
00:25:33Not the kind of friend that makes your heart go pitter-pat like your mom did for me.
00:25:37You never had a special friend like that, have you?
00:25:41Maybe I need to get out of this town.
00:25:44You'd have to agree my options are somewhat limited.
00:25:50Well, what about them Sarver boys?
00:25:55I see them in church every Sunday.
00:25:56They're good looking.
00:25:58Carl and Greg Sarver?
00:26:00Are you kidding?
00:26:01All they care about is four-wheel drives, fly fishing, and beer.
00:26:06Oh, jeez.
00:26:07Well, you know, I guess you're right.
00:26:09Daddy, I know you just want me to be happy,
00:26:12but I'm not going to be happy if I marry someone I'm not in love with.
00:26:16That's true.
00:26:18But don't you think that your expectations are just a little bit unrealistic?
00:26:22I mean, look, let's face it.
00:26:25No guy is going to be as smart as you.
00:26:28And brains ain't everything.
00:26:30Daddy.
00:26:38I never fell for fairy tales
00:26:43For the one true love that's found
00:26:48That handsome prince who'd soon convince
00:26:53My feet to leave the ground
00:27:03I never longed for lover songs
00:27:08For the poet's perfect rhyme
00:27:13All I ever hoped for was someone who'd spend some time
00:27:21Just be a friend of mine
00:27:26Someone real
00:27:36Someone who makes me laugh
00:27:39Who'll share their life with me half and half
00:27:43Who'll smile in my photograph
00:27:46Someone who's not afraid to laugh
00:27:52Someone that I can talk to
00:27:55Who calls me up when I'm feeling blue
00:27:58Someone that I can make happy too
00:28:02Someone who understands me
00:28:16I never fall for Barbie dolls
00:28:21For dim-witted Dixie Queens
00:28:25Those tassel-on-nail-polished
00:28:29Fawning female figurines
00:28:34Bikini wax and cleavage wrapped
00:28:39In a velvet dress
00:28:42Bikini wax and cleavage racks
00:28:46Can't hide an empty soul
00:28:50Oh, all I ever hoped for
00:28:54Was someone who's brave and bold
00:28:58No fragile flower will fade and fold
00:29:03Someone real
00:29:12Someone who's flesh on bones
00:29:16Who's not expecting a diva's throne
00:29:20Just a plain Jane or maybe Joan of Arc
00:29:24That girl had bones
00:29:28It's fine if she's soft and sweet
00:29:32Just as long as she's got some meat
00:29:36Someone with brains but without conceit
00:29:40Someone who understands me
00:29:47But what if I can't find the love I'm seeking
00:29:54That someone who can take me as I am
00:30:01That old friend I can talk to without speaking
00:30:09The lover with a sure and steady hand
00:30:22Someone who's on the square
00:30:26Who's not obsessed with her processed hair
00:30:30Someone who really cares
00:30:33Someone who's not afraid to love
00:30:38It's fine if they've got love handles
00:30:42She could even wear socks with sandals
00:30:46I'm not expecting a lifetime fan
00:30:49Just one to understand a hometown fan
00:30:52Will take a fan beside me
00:30:56Just give me someone that I can love
00:31:02For me
00:31:32We love you, Liberty.
00:31:34I love you guys, too, so much.
00:31:38I just wish your mom...
00:31:42Just give me a call every now and again, okay?
00:31:45I'll call you every day.
00:31:47But you've got to promise me
00:31:49you'll eat something more than canned soup.
00:31:51I promise.
00:31:53I left some super-simple recipes by the microwave.
00:31:55I'll be right back.
00:31:57Miss Smith.
00:31:59Coming!
00:32:01Just remember what we talked about.
00:32:03Daddy, I love you.
00:32:15I sing America,
00:32:17I sing America,
00:32:19I sing America,
00:32:21I sing America,
00:32:23I sing America,
00:32:26I sing America?
00:32:28Kind of sounds like that Walt Whitman poem.
00:32:32You know, uh,
00:32:34I hear America singing from leaves of grass.
00:32:38I hear America singing
00:32:40The varied carols I hear
00:32:42Those of the mechanics
00:32:44Each one singing his
00:32:46As it should be blithent
00:32:51We should get going.
00:32:53Okay.
00:32:56Uh,
00:33:03Bye!
00:33:05You're welcome.
00:33:07Bye.
00:33:09You're welcome.
00:33:11Bye.
00:33:43A dramatic change of political strategy for candidate Kenny Weston tonight, and could
00:33:52one young woman save an entire campaign?
00:33:55I'm Rolf Schnitzel, and you've just entered The Briefing Room.
00:34:01Well, some political analysts are calling it a desperate Hail Mary pass, while others
00:34:09applaud Kenny Weston's recent political rebranding as a brilliant piece of strategy.
00:34:14But maybe the results speak for themselves.
00:34:18In just one hour, a new campaign commercial featuring the singing, dancing sensation Liberty
00:34:23Smith received over 20 million views.
00:34:26Just in case you've been living in a cave for the last few days, here it is now.
00:34:35Let's look ahead to the good old days, when life was bright and new.
00:34:42I'm looking forward to the good old days, a time that's tried and true, a time when
00:34:49everybody knew your name, and even if they didn't, they smiled just the same.
00:34:57I found a future in the good old days, now won't you join me too?
00:35:06Two young lovers on a bright spring day, while mama waits inside.
00:35:14Better not cuss or fuss or fight, cause papa will tan your hide.
00:35:22Grandma sits a-stitching in her rocker, and every meal was made by Betty Crocker.
00:35:30We can go back to the good old days, but it's up to you to decide.
00:35:43And Sunday was the Lord's Day, for baseball and barbecue.
00:35:55Fishing with Junior at the Cadbury's pond, while Misty helped her mother with a chore or two.
00:36:25And Sunday was the Lord's Day, for baseball and barbecue.
00:36:55And Sunday was the Lord's Day, for baseball and barbecue.
00:37:26Let's march ahead to a brand new day, like the ones we left behind.
00:37:36Let's take a page from a golden age, a kinder, gentler time.
00:37:44A time when right was right, and wrong was wrong.
00:37:48A debut sang a tune that I could play along.
00:37:52I'm moving on to the good old days, now won't you join me?
00:37:58Oh, won't you join me? Won't you join me too?
00:38:11I'm Kenny Weston, and I approve this message.
00:38:22I'm Kenny Weston, and I approve this message.
00:38:27I'm Kenny Weston, and I approve this message.
00:38:32I'm Kenny Weston, and I approve this message.
00:38:37I'm Kenny Weston, and I approve this message.
00:38:42I'm Kenny Weston, and I approve this message.
00:38:47I'm Kenny Weston, and I approve this message.
00:39:17Now turning to you first, Tom Tishkin.
00:39:22Now turning to you first, Tom Tishkin.
00:39:25New polls showing Weston up by five points in Ohio,
00:39:28but with the gap narrowing after his lackluster performance on Tuesday night.
00:39:33What does Kenny Weston need to do in the next two weeks before Election Day?
00:39:37Well, he's definitely got to improve his performance in the next debate.
00:39:41He needs to look presidential, in command, but still relatable.
00:39:46Someone the American people would want to go on a fishing trip with.
00:39:50And of course, the liberty factor is going to be huge.
00:39:54She's enormously popular with both unmarried females 18 to 25,
00:39:58and the evangelicals, whose turnout on election is going to be absolutely essential.
00:40:03She's sweet, she's smart, she's very, very sexy.
00:40:07Frankly, if I were Weston, I would let her do all the talking.
00:40:16And the president of Turkmenistan, I think I can pronounce his first name with a second name.
00:40:20You don't have to worry about any of that.
00:40:23You're going to be great. Everybody loves you.
00:40:27But what if somebody asks me something I don't know how to answer?
00:40:31Just listen.
00:40:34When you meet the press or face the nation
00:40:40There are some rules by which you always must abide
00:40:47If you follow these simple lessons
00:40:51You will make a strong impression
00:40:55And the pundits will come over to your side
00:41:03Stay on message, project confidence
00:41:07Say you think that Washington is rotten
00:41:11Just look relaxed
00:41:13But if a questioner attacks
00:41:16Digress until the question is forgotten
00:41:20You gotta keep it short
00:41:22And make it snappy
00:41:24Repeat it over and over like a rhyme
00:41:28Ideas that once seemed dense
00:41:30Will feel like common sense
00:41:32When they've heard it over fifteen hundred times
00:41:36But if they press you for a statement
00:41:38And you're not sure it's okay
00:41:41Remember
00:41:43You never get in trouble for something you don't say
00:41:49Think you've got it?
00:41:51I think so.
00:41:53Okay, let's try one.
00:41:57Miss Smith, some have called you the pretty face of ugly politics.
00:42:01Your response?
00:42:05Um, I think...
00:42:08Can I get a hint?
00:42:10Pivot. Remember?
00:42:12Take the conversation from something you don't want to talk about
00:42:14To something you do want to talk about.
00:42:16But what should I talk about?
00:42:18Well, you can never go wrong with the four F's.
00:42:22The four F's?
00:42:25Faith, family, freedom, and fu-
00:42:29Mistakes by the opponent.
00:42:33You can use statistics as ballistics
00:42:38Drop them like a bomb to clear the air
00:42:41The facts are flexible, always selectable
00:42:46One person's foul is another person's fair
00:42:50You gotta thank God a lot
00:42:52And your parents
00:42:54Without them you'd have never made it here
00:42:57That's true.
00:42:58Talk about your grandma from down in Alabama
00:43:02Who works 18-hour days as a volunteer
00:43:04But my grandma is-
00:43:06But if they question your assumptions or the picture you portray
00:43:11Remember
00:43:13You never get in trouble for something you don't say
00:43:19Does that ever bother you?
00:43:21What?
00:43:23You know, not telling the whole truth.
00:43:26Nobody tells the whole truth.
00:43:28So don't say
00:43:30Intervention, say
00:43:32Keeping peace, don't say
00:43:34Occupation, say
00:43:36Permanent lease, don't say
00:43:38Dog eat dog, say
00:43:40Market forces, don't say
00:43:42Exploited labor, say
00:43:44Human resources
00:43:47I think she's got it.
00:43:59Oh!
00:44:00Mm-hmm, I can do that too.
00:44:16And don't say
00:44:28Global warming, say
00:44:30This too shall pass, don't say
00:44:32Air pollution, say
00:44:34Prosperity gas, don't say
00:44:36Detention camps, say
00:44:38Enhanced cooperative, don't say
00:44:40We lied, say
00:44:42Previous statements are inelaborative
00:44:53I'll stay on message
00:44:56To those talking points and
00:44:59Keep your messaging clear and confident
00:45:03Say you think that Washington is rotten
00:45:10I'll look relaxed
00:45:12Don't be afraid to show a hint of a
00:45:15Head if a question
00:45:17But when someone attacks
00:45:19You just hit the sack
00:45:21Don't let them tell the question
00:45:24And stall until the question is forgot
00:45:31And if I stumble on my answers
00:45:33And the pundits make me pay
00:45:36I'll remember
00:45:38You never get in trouble
00:45:42If you keep speaking double
00:45:46You never get in trouble
00:45:48For something you don't say
00:46:09I can't get this ripped out.
00:46:11Can I get a little help here?
00:46:13What's up?
00:46:14You know how to do this, right?
00:46:16Yeah.
00:46:17I just need you to...
00:46:20Okay.
00:46:22Uh, Miss Smith, this won't hurt a bit.
00:46:25All right, I think...
00:46:29We'll just go this way.
00:46:34You have to stand still.
00:46:36I can't help it.
00:46:37I'm telling you.
00:46:38Oh!
00:46:39Girls, grab it up.
00:46:40I'll be there in a minute.
00:46:48Liberty.
00:46:49You're all schnitzel.
00:46:50Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to
00:46:51walk in on the dressing room there.
00:46:53Hi.
00:46:54Nice to meet you, finally.
00:46:55Why don't you, uh,
00:46:56Scooch around here.
00:46:57Okay.
00:46:58Yeah, so it's so great
00:46:59to have you here, finally.
00:47:01I've been trying to get you
00:47:02on the show for,
00:47:03it seems like a couple of months.
00:47:05And five, four...
00:47:10And welcome back.
00:47:11Joining me now,
00:47:12a face familiar to all of America,
00:47:15Weston campaign surrogate
00:47:16Miss Liberty Smith.
00:47:18Welcome to the briefing room, Liberty.
00:47:20Thanks, Ralph.
00:47:21I'm really delighted to be here.
00:47:23Now, Liberty, let's be honest.
00:47:26Without you,
00:47:27Kenny Weston's campaign
00:47:28would have been washed up
00:47:29a few months ago.
00:47:30You gave him a whole new
00:47:31lease on life.
00:47:34That's very nice of you
00:47:35to say, Ralph.
00:47:36But I really can't
00:47:37claim any credit.
00:47:38Senator Weston is the one
00:47:40who's out there every day
00:47:42fighting for ordinary Americans.
00:47:44I'm just cheering
00:47:45from the sidelines.
00:47:46Well, I guess every candidate
00:47:48wishes he had a cheerleader
00:47:49as pretty as you, then.
00:47:52Now, of course, we all know
00:47:53that your father
00:47:54is a well-respected pastor.
00:47:56That's right.
00:47:57But what our viewers
00:47:58might not know
00:47:59is that your mother
00:48:00was a medical missionary
00:48:02who traveled to some
00:48:03of the most dangerous parts
00:48:04of the world
00:48:05in order to help those in need
00:48:07until...
00:48:08That's right.
00:48:09My mother was...
00:48:11She was tragically killed.
00:48:13Yes.
00:48:14As a matter of fact,
00:48:16that's why I am
00:48:17such a strong supporter
00:48:19of Senator Weston.
00:48:21Senator Weston believes
00:48:22that America should take the lead
00:48:24in creating a more peaceful world.
00:48:29Fascinating.
00:48:30We're gonna take a short break,
00:48:31but when we come back,
00:48:32more intimate conversation
00:48:33with America's
00:48:34political sweetheart,
00:48:35Miss Liberty Smith.
00:48:37Stick around.
00:48:38♪♪
00:48:44You really think it was okay?
00:48:46Yeah, it was great.
00:48:47It was perfect.
00:48:48And nice pivot
00:48:49on that mom question.
00:48:50I'm glad you didn't let him
00:48:51push you around
00:48:52and get too personal.
00:48:53Hey, girls.
00:48:55Hi, Yolanda.
00:48:56I saw you from your green room.
00:48:58You were fabulous.
00:49:01Well, that's only
00:49:02because of Nikki.
00:49:03You want to come
00:49:04to lunch with us?
00:49:05Oh, I wish I could,
00:49:06but I got a plane.
00:49:07Dinkler wants you
00:49:08back in Washington, too.
00:49:10What?
00:49:11Kenny needs debate prep badly.
00:49:13Probably not
00:49:14until the election.
00:49:15But I thought she was gonna
00:49:16be with me the whole time.
00:49:18Don't worry about it.
00:49:19You're doing great.
00:49:20You don't need me anymore.
00:49:22That's not true.
00:49:23I still need you.
00:49:25I mean, your help.
00:49:27I'm still not very good
00:49:28at all this.
00:49:30Hey, hey.
00:49:32Why don't you come with us
00:49:33for a few days?
00:49:34What?
00:49:35Where?
00:49:36To Washington.
00:49:37You can stay with me.
00:49:38I have a whole empty house now.
00:49:40I wouldn't want to impose or...
00:49:42Not at all.
00:49:44I'll give you your own key.
00:49:45You can come and go.
00:49:47And Nikki can show you around
00:49:49down between sessions.
00:49:51Right, Nick?
00:49:52Mm-hmm.
00:49:53Nikki?
00:49:54I'd love to,
00:49:55but are you sure it's okay?
00:49:57Positive.
00:50:00Okay.
00:50:12All right, Kenny,
00:50:13just relax, be yourself,
00:50:14and the election is yours
00:50:15as long as you don't fuck up.
00:50:17I'm sure that really
00:50:18puts him at ease.
00:50:19Stay in character, Levine.
00:50:20All right, Kenny,
00:50:21let's try one.
00:50:22Put on the glasses.
00:50:23Hold the glasses.
00:50:25All right, okay, hit me.
00:50:27I'm ready.
00:50:28Senator Weston?
00:50:29Yep.
00:50:30Could you please outline
00:50:31your position on immigration?
00:50:32Specifically,
00:50:33do you favor
00:50:34comprehensive immigration reform
00:50:35and a path to citizenship?
00:50:37Immigration, okay.
00:50:38Uh, that's a tough one.
00:50:40Uh...
00:50:42Right.
00:50:43Well, Nikki...
00:50:44Ralph.
00:50:45Ralph.
00:50:46Ralph.
00:50:47Well, Ralph,
00:50:48as you know,
00:50:49America is a nation of immigrants.
00:50:51My ancestors,
00:50:52my wife's grandparents,
00:50:53all came here,
00:50:55legally, of course,
00:50:57to make a better life
00:50:58for themselves
00:50:59and for their children.
00:51:00They left for wherever they were
00:51:02and came to the Statue of Liberty
00:51:05where our poor
00:51:06and our hungry,
00:51:07our wretched refuse,
00:51:09our tired,
00:51:10all huddled together.
00:51:13Now, Julie's family
00:51:14worked in the coal mines
00:51:15in Pennsylvania,
00:51:16and mine worked hard
00:51:18on riverboats
00:51:19up and down the Mississippi,
00:51:20like you might see
00:51:21in Mark Twain or Huck Finn.
00:51:23What the fuck
00:51:24are you talking about?
00:51:25Well, okay,
00:51:26you're making me nervous.
00:51:27Just let me...
00:51:28Here, give me another one.
00:51:29Let's start over again, okay?
00:51:30Oh, yeah.
00:51:31Foreign policy.
00:51:33Senator Weston,
00:51:34some in your party
00:51:35say that it's time
00:51:36for America
00:51:37to scale back
00:51:38its military commitments
00:51:39around the world.
00:51:40They say we simply
00:51:41can no longer be
00:51:42the world's policemen,
00:51:43and they propose
00:51:44major cuts
00:51:45to the defense budget.
00:51:46Where exactly
00:51:47do you stand on this issue?
00:51:49Well, I appreciate
00:51:50your question, Nikki.
00:51:51Ralph.
00:51:52Shit, Ralph!
00:51:55As you know,
00:51:57America is the greatest country
00:51:59in the world.
00:52:00In fact,
00:52:01we always have been,
00:52:02ever since we beat
00:52:03the Redcoats
00:52:04in the American Revolution,
00:52:05and I guess I'm just not ready
00:52:06to give that up.
00:52:08You know, American workers
00:52:09are the greatest workers
00:52:10in the world,
00:52:12and that's why everyone
00:52:13wants military hardware
00:52:14that's from the United States.
00:52:16So if I'm elected president,
00:52:19I guarantee
00:52:21that every aircraft carrier,
00:52:23every cruise missile,
00:52:24every jet fighter,
00:52:26every surveillance drone
00:52:28across the world,
00:52:29around the entire globe,
00:52:31says made in America,
00:52:35not made in Japan
00:52:37or Guatemala.
00:52:42Kenny, did you memorize
00:52:43the talking points I gave you?
00:52:44Yes.
00:52:46Which ones?
00:52:47All of them.
00:52:48Most of them.
00:52:49You have to memorize
00:52:50all of them
00:52:51and all of the attack lines, too.
00:52:52Absolutely no ad-libbing.
00:52:53Just the script.
00:52:54We can't rehearse
00:52:55until you know your lines.
00:52:57I thought that last answer
00:52:58was pretty good.
00:53:02All right, we're done
00:53:03for the day.
00:53:04Kenny, I need to talk to you.
00:53:08Hey, where are you?
00:53:11Okay.
00:53:13¶¶
00:53:31¶¶ With malice toward none,
00:53:33¶¶ With charity for all,
00:53:35¶¶ With firmness in the right
00:53:37¶¶ As God gives us
00:53:38¶¶ To see the right,
00:53:40¶¶ Let us strive on
00:53:41¶¶ To finish the work
00:53:42¶¶ We are in...
00:53:44¶¶
00:53:48Hey, what's up?
00:53:49Where are you?
00:53:50Oh, we're just leaving
00:53:51the Lincoln...
00:53:52Shit.
00:53:53Shoot.
00:53:54Totally forgot.
00:53:56I figured you did.
00:53:57Why don't you just
00:53:58head over now
00:53:59and then bring Libby with you.
00:54:00We'll make it a trio.
00:54:02Bring her there?
00:54:04Bring me where?
00:54:05Bring her to the bar.
00:54:07Yolanda invited me
00:54:08for drinks for my birthday.
00:54:09Do you want to come?
00:54:11We'll be there in 15.
00:54:15¶¶
00:54:25¶¶
00:54:33Surprise!
00:54:37You sneaky bitch.
00:54:41Did you know about this?
00:54:45Remind me to never trust you again.
00:54:49¶¶
00:54:54Okay.
00:54:56¶¶
00:55:05What can I get you guys?
00:55:07Do you have like ginger ale?
00:55:09Yeah, sure.
00:55:10That sounds good.
00:55:11I'll have the same.
00:55:12Okay.
00:55:13¶¶
00:55:19So...
00:55:23How are you?
00:55:25Fine.
00:55:27Fine, yeah.
00:55:28Thanks, just fine.
00:55:33Oh, I almost forgot.
00:55:35I have a present for you.
00:55:37But you didn't have to do that.
00:55:38Well, I was in the Supreme Court gift shop
00:55:41and I saw this.
00:55:44I thought of you right away.
00:55:46The complete opinions of Louis Brandeis.
00:55:48Yeah, I hope you don't have it already.
00:55:50No, I don't have it.
00:55:52The dissent on Olmstead vs. U.S.
00:55:54is really incredible.
00:55:57Anyway, I just thought
00:55:58if you do end up going to law school,
00:56:00you know, it might come in handy.
00:56:07I don't know anyone like you.
00:56:12To you.
00:56:14No, to us.
00:56:17I mean, you know, to both of us.
00:56:19Not just me.
00:56:28Oh, shoot!
00:56:30Oh, my gosh.
00:56:31You're all wet.
00:56:32Oh, uh, I can do that by myself, thanks.
00:56:36Um, listen, I better...
00:56:39I should drive you, it's late.
00:56:41No, I mean, I'm fine.
00:56:43I should really...
00:56:44I gotta catch my plane early tomorrow.
00:56:46I should, uh...
00:56:48Thanks for a great gay day.
00:57:26♪
00:57:36Oh, love
00:57:41I dare not speak your name
00:57:47For if I speak your name
00:57:54You will hear my voice trembling
00:58:01Oh, love
00:58:06I dare not meet your gaze
00:58:12For if I meet your gaze
00:58:19You will see my eyes wanting
00:58:30Then all is lost
00:58:38All is lost
00:58:43piano & violin play softly
00:58:55Better not to see
00:58:59Better not to hear
00:59:04And never speak your name
00:59:11Oh, love
00:59:14I dare not stand too near
00:59:20For if I stand too near
00:59:25You will feel my heart beating
00:59:30Oh, love
00:59:33I dare not see you smile
00:59:39For if I see your smile
00:59:44You will catch my soul singing
00:59:50Then all is lost
00:59:58piano & violin play softly
01:00:02But when I speak your name
01:00:06Is when I can believe
01:00:10There is another world
01:00:15piano & violin play softly
01:00:21piano & violin play softly
01:00:26piano & violin play softly
01:00:37And when you're all alone
01:00:41As I am all alone
01:00:49Do you ever speak my name?
01:00:57Do you ever
01:01:02Do you ever
01:01:07Speak
01:01:12My
01:01:15Name
01:01:20piano & violin play softly
01:01:23piano & violin play softly
01:01:27camera shutter clicks
01:01:29piano & violin play softly
01:01:39Well, they're calling it Kissgate,
01:01:42a campaign scandal that has rocked Washington
01:01:45and put this election back up for grabs.
01:01:47America's conservative sweetheart turns out to be...
01:01:51a lesbian.
01:01:54Now Democrats are calling flip-flop,
01:01:56and Weston's socially conservative base is furious.
01:02:00The question now, of course,
01:02:02what did Kenny Weston know about Liberty's sexual preference,
01:02:06and when did he know it?
01:02:08camera shutter clicks
01:02:18car horn honks
01:02:30I'm really sorry, Kenny.
01:02:32I messed up.
01:02:36Well, maybe we can just...
01:02:38You messed up?
01:02:39You fucked over our whole campaign
01:02:41just so you could score a little more pussy.
01:02:43You shut your dirty mouth.
01:02:44You can't talk to her like that.
01:02:46Says who?
01:02:47Says me.
01:02:50Well, at the very least,
01:02:51it was incredibly unprofessional.
01:02:56I just wanted to say how sorry I am
01:03:00for all the trouble I've caused.
01:03:04I'm going away.
01:03:11Liberty, it's okay.
01:03:13Just because your father's a bigot doesn't mean...
01:03:15He's not a bigot.
01:03:16That's not what I meant to say.
01:03:17He's the kindest, most generous person I know.
01:03:20If anybody's a bigot, it's you.
01:03:24What?
01:03:25You think anybody who believes in God is stupid,
01:03:27or naive, or deluded, or...
01:03:29I never said that.
01:03:30You didn't have to.
01:03:32Why are you taking this out on me?
01:03:34I'm not the one...
01:03:38I love you.
01:03:39Oh, please.
01:03:41You don't even know what real love is.
01:03:45It's about self-sacrifice.
01:03:47It's about doing things for others.
01:03:51Doing the right thing,
01:03:52even if it's not the thing you want.
01:03:56Giving up your own life for someone else's.
01:04:01That's real love.
01:04:04No.
01:04:05That's codependency.
01:04:07There's a big difference.
01:04:10So you're saying Jesus was codependent?
01:04:14I knew it.
01:04:15Liberty, wait a sec.
01:04:21Oh, Lord,
01:04:23we ask you for the courage to change.
01:04:26For we know that if we come before you humbly
01:04:29and ask for forgiveness,
01:04:30we will be born anew.
01:04:33Oh, yours is a wonder-working transformative power.
01:04:36A power to heal body and spirit.
01:04:39We ask you to use your awesome power
01:04:42to heal Liberty,
01:04:44who's suffering so at this moment.
01:04:47Oh, Lord,
01:04:48we ask you to fill her afresh with the Holy Spirit
01:04:51and to make her clean again.
01:04:54Thank you, Lord.
01:04:56In Jesus' name we pray.
01:04:58Amen.
01:05:00Amen.
01:05:02Honey, it's gonna be okay.
01:05:05I think praying made me feel even worse.
01:05:09But you're gonna be all better real soon.
01:05:11The brochure says this place has all the most modern treatments
01:05:14and a cure rate of over 90%.
01:05:17Plus, with all those gay men there,
01:05:19you know they're gonna have a terrific league club.
01:05:29I think drinking is making me feel worse.
01:05:32It usually does.
01:05:34You're definitely not a happy drunk.
01:05:38I shouldn't have kissed her.
01:05:40It's not like she didn't want to.
01:05:42Well, maybe I just pushed her into it.
01:05:46I really think she'll come around.
01:05:49Just be patient.
01:05:53And now, new developments in the unfolding Kissgate scandal.
01:05:57America's sweetheart, Liberty Smith,
01:05:59has checked into what sources close to the family
01:06:01describe as a gender-reorientation facility.
01:06:04Exclusive video footage of Liberty now
01:06:06as she enters the straight-from-the-heart
01:06:08reparative therapy camp outside of Lynchburg, Virginia.
01:06:11Motherfucker.
01:06:27piano plays softly
01:06:45Some say that losing
01:06:49Makes a heart grow strong
01:06:55Some say you'll forget her
01:07:00Before too long
01:07:04Some say you're better off
01:07:08Some say it all depends
01:07:14Some say it's better to have loved and lost
01:07:19But I say I'll never
01:07:22Will be lost in this love again
01:07:28Oh, cause love
01:07:31Makes the wise ones foolish
01:07:38And do things
01:07:41That they should not do
01:07:48And love makes the foolish ones
01:07:54Think they're so wise
01:07:58That all of their dreams
01:08:02May come true
01:08:08I'm tired of the moonlight
01:08:13That shines in her hair
01:08:17I'm so done with dancing
01:08:21In our perfect little pair
01:08:26Those sweet tender kisses
01:08:29That I wished would not end
01:08:36Some say it's better to have loved and lost
01:08:41But I say I'll never
01:08:43Will be lost in this love again
01:08:48Sometimes I get so lonely
01:08:52Sometimes I get so blue
01:08:56Sometimes I get so damn depressed
01:09:00That I can't see my way through
01:09:05But one thing's for certain
01:09:09I am staying on this track
01:09:16Unless she wants me still
01:09:19Cause I would gladly take her back
01:09:26What was I thinking?
01:09:30What have I done?
01:09:34Messed up my whole life
01:09:38I really thought she was the one
01:09:43I thought I found a lover
01:09:47But I lost my best friend
01:09:53Some say it's better to have loved and lost
01:09:59But I can't forget her
01:10:02I'll be lost in this love
01:10:08Till the end
01:10:19Well, good morning, everybody.
01:10:21Welcome back.
01:10:23I would like to begin by introducing a new friend.
01:10:27Say hello to Liberty.
01:10:30Hi, Liberty.
01:10:31Let me begin by saying
01:10:33how truly blessed we are to have you with us today.
01:10:36I know how difficult it can be to take that first step.
01:10:41But I am living proof that change is possible.
01:10:46Most of our graduates go on to lead happy and productive lives
01:10:50with attractive opposite-sex partners.
01:10:53Some become proud parents
01:10:56and leaders of Fortune 500 companies.
01:10:59Some even go on to become important figures in the church.
01:11:04So let's get started.
01:11:09When God made Adam from a dirty lump of clay
01:11:15He saw that it was good, but not enough
01:11:20So he snatched a rib from Adam
01:11:23To fashion the first madam
01:11:27And that is why you girls and boys
01:11:30Are made from different stuff
01:11:35Why girls like symphonies and
01:11:39Quilting bees and
01:11:42Pretty please and
01:11:44Meeting girlfriends at the mall
01:11:48But most of all
01:11:51Most of all girls like boys
01:11:56And boys like hockey pucks and
01:12:01Pick-up trucks and
01:12:03Twelve-point bucks and
01:12:06Getting drunk with all the guys
01:12:09So it's no surprise
01:12:12Most of all boys like girls
01:12:19But occasionally we get confused
01:12:24The wires get crossed
01:12:27And the message is lost
01:12:29When temptation calls
01:12:31We must refuse
01:12:34Cos if you give in to your nature
01:12:37You're bound to lose
01:12:40Come on now!
01:12:42Boy girl, boy girl, boy girl!
01:12:55And one, two, three
01:12:58And two, three
01:13:09But occasionally we are perplexed
01:13:14We feel no effect
01:13:17From the opposite sex
01:13:19But when temptation calls
01:13:21But when temptation calls
01:13:23We must refuse
01:13:26Cos if you give in to your nature
01:13:29You're bound to lose
01:13:32La-di-da-ya
01:13:34La-di-da-ya
01:13:36La-di-da-ya
01:13:38La-di-da-di-da-di-da
01:13:41Di-da-di-da
01:13:44La-di-di-da-di-di-da
01:13:47Da-da-da
01:13:49La-di-da-ya
01:13:51La-di-da-ya
01:13:53La-di-da-ya
01:13:55La-di-da-di-da-di-da
01:13:58Di-da-di-da
01:14:01La-da-da-da-da-da
01:14:08That's right men, come on!
01:14:11Dig deeper!
01:14:19La-di-da-ya
01:14:21La-di-da-ya
01:14:23La-di-da-ya
01:14:25La-di-da-ya
01:14:27La-di-da-ya
01:14:29La-di-da-ya
01:14:31La-di-da-ya
01:14:33La-di-da-ya
01:14:35La-di-da-ya
01:14:37La-di-da-ya
01:14:39La-di-da-ya
01:14:41La-di-da-ya
01:14:43La-di-da-ya
01:14:45La-di-da-ya
01:14:47La-di-da-ya
01:14:49La-di-da-ya
01:14:51And girls like diamond rings
01:14:53And boys like breaking things
01:14:55And girls like picking roses
01:14:57And boys like punching noses
01:14:59And girls like baby dolls
01:15:01But most of all
01:15:03Most of all
01:15:05Boys like girls
01:15:07And girls like being flirty
01:15:09And boys like getting dirty
01:15:11And girls like cute and cuter
01:15:13And boys like giant hooters
01:15:15And girls like phone calls
01:15:17But most of all
01:15:19Most of all
01:15:21Boys like girls
01:15:23Girls like boys
01:15:25Boys like girls
01:15:27Girls like boys
01:15:35Well
01:15:37Well it isn't easy
01:15:39Being normal
01:15:41Being normal
01:15:47Come in
01:15:53Miss Jones
01:15:55What a pleasure to see you today
01:15:57Can I talk to you for a moment?
01:15:59Oh sure, come on in
01:16:01I'm sorry the place usually isn't this bad
01:16:03Here, have a seat
01:16:07Can I get you something to drink?
01:16:09Coffee or pop or juice?
01:16:11No thanks
01:16:13Well
01:16:15You must be as overwhelmed by this whole thing
01:16:17As I am
01:16:19Actually I'm not with the campaign anymore
01:16:21Oh?
01:16:23Reverend Smith
01:16:25That's JJ
01:16:27I know you only want what you think is best for liberty
01:16:29Oh hey
01:16:31It's not what I want
01:16:33It's what God wants
01:16:35Don't you think God wants liberty to be happy?
01:16:37Yeah but
01:16:39Sin can't make a person happy
01:16:41Not in the long run
01:16:43And loving someone
01:16:45Is that a sin?
01:16:47Well
01:16:53I don't know if Libby ever told you
01:16:55But um
01:16:57My father was a pastor
01:16:59I don't recall that she did
01:17:01I grew up in the church
01:17:03There were five of us
01:17:05My oldest brother Jimmy
01:17:07He was an incredible singer
01:17:09As a young man
01:17:11Everybody said he had the most beautiful voice
01:17:13They had ever heard
01:17:17Until one day
01:17:19My dad
01:17:21Found him with another boy from the choir
01:17:25Daddy was
01:17:27Furious
01:17:29Said no son of his
01:17:31Was gonna be a
01:17:33Ass faggot
01:17:35Jimmy was so ashamed
01:17:39We didn't see him for years
01:17:41Didn't know if he was
01:17:43Dead or alive
01:17:45Well what happened to him?
01:17:47He ran away to the city
01:17:49Lord knows
01:17:51What he had to do to survive in those days
01:17:53He was sixteen
01:17:57Did you ever see him again?
01:17:59I did
01:18:01A couple times before he died
01:18:05Didn't look the same though
01:18:09And the saddest thing
01:18:11What?
01:18:15He never sang another note
01:18:19Not one
01:18:21Note
01:18:23Anointed by God
01:18:25With a beautiful voice
01:18:27And he never used it again
01:18:31I guess he
01:18:33Felt like he didn't have much to sing praise about
01:18:39If your God
01:18:43Is one
01:18:47Who fills a child
01:18:49With fear
01:18:53And if you
01:18:55And if your
01:18:57God
01:18:59Is one
01:19:03Who commands
01:19:05But doesn't hear
01:19:13And if your God
01:19:15Is one
01:19:19Who's certain
01:19:21And self-righteous
01:19:25Then
01:19:29Mary never had a son
01:19:31There's no hope
01:19:33For anyone
01:19:37Jesus was
01:19:39An atheist
01:19:41And so am I
01:19:45Now just wait a second
01:19:47This is the house of God
01:19:49You can't just say that
01:19:51If your God
01:19:53Is one
01:19:55Who clings
01:19:57To his own opinion
01:20:01And if your God
01:20:03Is one
01:20:05Who makes love feel like shame
01:20:09Tell me if your God
01:20:13Is one
01:20:15Who hates the same
01:20:17Things you do
01:20:23There is no
01:20:25Hill at Calvary
01:20:27The future's bleak as it can be
01:20:29Jesus was an atheist
01:20:33So am I
01:20:37Oh so
01:20:39Am I
01:20:45Cause how can love
01:20:47Be wrong
01:20:49And how can
01:20:51Hate be right
01:20:53It's not right
01:20:57How can an ever-loving
01:20:59Father
01:21:01Cast a stone
01:21:03At his own children
01:21:07It's not right
01:21:09It's not right
01:21:11But if your God
01:21:13Is one
01:21:17Who's filled with
01:21:19Compassion
01:21:21And if your God
01:21:25Is one
01:21:27Who feels
01:21:29Another's pain
01:21:33And if your God
01:21:35Is one
01:21:39Who sees the light
01:21:41In every pain
01:21:43I'll sing
01:21:45Praises
01:21:47I'll sing praises in a song
01:21:49There's hope inside
01:21:51Of everyone
01:21:53I know there is
01:21:55A God
01:21:57And God
01:21:59Is love
01:22:01Is love
01:22:03Is love
01:22:05Is love
01:22:07Oh my God
01:22:09Is love
01:22:11Is love
01:22:13Oh
01:22:15God is love
01:22:17God is love
01:22:19Oh
01:22:21How can love be wrong
01:22:23How can it be wrong
01:22:25How can hate be right
01:22:27Oh how can it be right
01:22:29How can a gentle
01:22:31Prince of peace
01:22:33Make a world
01:22:35Make a world
01:22:37His own children
01:22:39Oh
01:22:41Oh
01:22:43If your God
01:22:45Is one
01:22:47Who surpasses
01:22:49Understanding
01:22:53And if your God
01:22:55Is one
01:22:57Who's called
01:22:59By many
01:23:01Names
01:23:03Love is patient
01:23:05Love is kind
01:23:07It's greater than the prophet's mind
01:23:09You can have the most unshaking faith
01:23:11But if you don't have love
01:23:13It's all a waste
01:23:15Always feeling gratitude
01:23:17It holds no grudge and it does not brood
01:23:19You can have the most
01:23:21Angelic voice
01:23:23But if you don't have love
01:23:25It's all just noise
01:23:27My God is love
01:23:29My God is love
01:23:31My God is love
01:23:33He is love
01:23:35My God is your God
01:23:37My God is love
01:23:39My God is love
01:23:41My God is love
01:23:43He is love
01:23:45My God is your God
01:23:47My God is love
01:23:49My God my God is love
01:23:51My God your God
01:23:53My God is love
01:23:55My God
01:23:57Is
01:23:59Love
01:24:01Is
01:24:03Love
01:24:33Mom?
01:24:43Mom?
01:24:53You came out so
01:24:55Beautifully
01:24:57I still miss you Mom
01:24:59You know what you have to do
01:25:03But what about Daddy?
01:25:05Oh
01:25:07He'll get over it
01:25:09And by the way could you ask him to get over me?
01:25:11I've moved on
01:25:33I've moved on
01:26:03And 5
01:26:054
01:26:073
01:26:092
01:26:11Senator Weston
01:26:13Thank you so much for joining us on the briefing room today
01:26:15Oh it's my pleasure Rolf
01:26:17Let's get right to it
01:26:19The latest polls show that the general public
01:26:21And even a majority within your own party
01:26:23Have an overwhelmingly favorable opinion
01:26:25Of the Liberty-Levine relationship
01:26:27Since their appearance on the Sunday talks last week
01:26:29In fact many observers attribute your
01:26:31Sagging poll numbers to your poor handling of the
01:26:33Kissgate scandal
01:26:35Would you consider
01:26:37Revising your position on their relationship
01:26:39And on same-sex marriage generally?
01:26:41Well Rolf
01:26:43As I have stated before
01:26:45I bear no personal animosity
01:26:47Towards Liberty or Miss Levine
01:26:49Or the homosexual people
01:26:51As a people
01:26:53Generally
01:26:55In fact I wish them all the happiness in the world
01:26:57I believe
01:26:59I believe
01:27:01That America
01:27:03Is all about freedom
01:27:05And that's why my ancestors came here
01:27:07In the first place
01:27:09Well they weren't gay of course
01:27:11You know if they were gay I wouldn't even be here
01:27:13But you know I don't even know
01:27:15If they had gay people back then
01:27:17Except maybe the cowboys
01:27:19Did you ever see that movie
01:27:21Humpback Mountain about the
01:27:23So you still do not
01:27:25Support same-sex marriage?
01:27:27I didn't say that
01:27:29Did I?
01:27:57piano plays softly
01:28:11Do you take this woman
01:28:17To have and to hold
01:28:21When she's frail and she's feeble
01:28:27And she's tired and old
01:28:35I do
01:28:41But do you take this woman
01:28:47Beginning today
01:28:51Will you go where I'm going
01:28:53Go away
01:28:55And stay where I stay
01:29:03I do
01:29:07And
01:29:09Even though
01:29:11You see my imperfections
01:29:19Even though
01:29:21They say that lovers change
01:29:29Even though we never know
01:29:31What this life may bring
01:29:39I'll trust in you
01:29:45I'll trust you too
01:29:47I'll stay with you
01:29:53I'll stay here too
01:29:59As long as we both
01:30:01Shall live
01:30:09Do you take this woman
01:30:11To honor and obey
01:30:19When you know you're right
01:30:21And she is wrong
01:30:23Will you listen
01:30:25Anyway
01:30:27Do you take this woman
01:30:31For rich and for poor
01:30:35If she's recognized
01:30:37And famous
01:30:39Or quiet
01:30:41And obscure
01:30:43And
01:30:45Even though
01:30:47You see my imperfections
01:30:51Even though
01:30:53You see my imperfections
01:30:55Even though
01:30:57They say that lovers change
01:30:59Even though they say
01:31:01That lovers change
01:31:03Even though
01:31:05We never know
01:31:07What this life may bring
01:31:17I'll trust in you
01:31:21I'll trust you too
01:31:25I promise you
01:31:29I promise too
01:31:33As long as we both
01:31:35Shall live
01:31:37Do you take this woman
01:31:43As your first and your last
01:31:47I'm still a bit
01:31:49Inhibited
01:31:51I am sure that that will pass
01:31:55Do you take this woman
01:31:59To have and to hold
01:32:01My mother's kind of crazy
01:32:03My father's
01:32:05Well, you know
01:32:09Do you take this woman
01:32:13To honor and obey
01:32:19Sometimes I'm hypersensitive
01:32:21You're an artist
01:32:23That's okay
01:32:27Even though
01:32:29Even though
01:32:31You see my imperfections
01:32:35Even though
01:32:37You see my imperfections
01:32:39Even though
01:32:41They say that lovers change
01:32:43Even though
01:32:45They say that lovers change
01:32:49Even though
01:32:51We never know
01:32:53What this love may bring
01:32:55I'll trust in you
01:32:59I'll trust you too
01:33:03I'll stay with you
01:33:07I'll stay with you
01:33:11I promise you
01:33:15I promise too
01:33:19I'll trust in you
01:33:21I'll stay with you
01:33:23I'll stay with you
01:33:25As long as we both
01:33:27Shall live
01:33:33As long as we both
01:33:37Shall live
01:33:41Oh love
01:33:43I finally speak your name
01:33:45I finally speak your name
01:33:53As long as we both
01:33:55Shall live
01:34:15Applause
01:34:35Don't
01:34:39Wakayo
01:34:45I want a piece of your heart
01:34:49I don't need
01:34:51It forever
01:34:53Just want a piece of your heart
01:35:01I want a piece of your heart
01:35:05I don't need
01:35:07Every last bit
01:35:09Just want a place
01:35:11I can start
01:35:13To begin
01:35:15To come towards you
01:35:17Cross the river
01:35:19Then the ocean
01:35:21To the place
01:35:23Where you'll be waiting
01:35:25Where the time
01:35:27Turns every table
01:35:29Over years
01:35:31This feeling
01:35:33Won't fade away
01:35:37Hey yeah
01:35:39Hey yeah
01:35:53I'll keep a piece of your heart
01:35:57Keep it safe
01:35:59If you let me
01:36:01A little piece of your heart
01:36:05Hold it close
01:36:07Dig closer
01:36:09Give me a piece of your heart
01:36:13And I'll give
01:36:15What you ask me
01:36:17Just tell me where I can start
01:36:21I would climb
01:36:23Any mountain
01:36:25Across the river
01:36:27Then the ocean
01:36:29To the place
01:36:31Where you'll be waiting
01:36:33Where the time
01:36:35Turns every table
01:36:37Over years
01:36:39This feeling
01:36:41Won't fade away
01:36:47I just want a piece of your heart
01:36:57I just want a piece of your heart
01:37:05I just want a piece of your heart
01:37:13I just want a piece of your heart
01:37:21I just want a piece of your heart
01:37:29I just want a piece of your heart
01:37:35I just want a piece of your heart
01:37:55I just want a piece of your heart
01:38:05You'll see our heart