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.

• Karl Rove : [drilling him]  What about that swagger in your voice?

  George W. Bush : In Texas it's called walkin'.

• 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.