Recount Page #2

Synopsis: In this dramatization of the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore concedes the presidency to George W. Bush, but recants when he learns of irregularities in the Florida vote count. Democratic strategists Ronald Klain and Michael Whouley race to Florida to uncover the truth, as do Republicans under James Baker III. Between faulty voting equipment and the vagaries of Florida's Secretary of State Katherine Harris, a 36-day stalemate ensues.
Genre: Drama, History
Director(s): Jay Roach
Production: HBO Films
  Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 9 wins & 31 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Rotten Tomatoes:
77%
TV-MA
Year:
2008
116 min
Website
1,172 Views


from Pennsylvania doing here

"praying with the Governor of Texas?"

And the Governor leans over

and he whispers in my ear,

"It's about time we got

some methodist blood in you."

And I got relaxed very very quickly.

It was a lovely lovely moment.

Are we gonna win, Mr. Ginsberg?

By tomorrow morning

the stains of Bill Clinton

will be washed away

and honor and dignity will finally

be restored to the White House.

Hey, Ben,

did you hear about Palm Beach County?

Revote! The ballot is unfair!

It should be clearer

where you're punching.

I understand.

I want to talk to somebody.

Revote!

Is this what all the fuss is about?

Judge Burton, I've had three friends

call me in a panic

because they think they voted

for Pat Buchanan.

They're very upset.

Theresa, why did you list the candidates

on both sides of the ballot?

to get all the candidates

on one side was very small

and I was worried that the older voters

would have trouble reading them.

We're going to need a lawyer.

The presidential race

is crackling like a hickory fire here.

This promises to be one of the closest

races in American presidential history.

The big prize, the brass ring

for this evening... The state of Florida

A big call to make... CNN announces

that we call Florida

in the Al Gore column.

Al Gore wins the state of Florida.

Florida was supposed

to be George W. Bush country.

And you can bet that Governor Bush

will be madder than a rained-on rooster

that his brother, the Governor,

wasn't able to carry this state for him.

Stand by. Stand by.

What the networks giveth,

the networks taketh away.

NBC news is now taking

Florida out of Vice President Gore's

column.

Waiter, one order of crow, please.

Call the doctor, call the police,

call a psychic.

In Florida, it's tightened up.

All eyes on Florida at this hour.

- This is the answer Florida.

- What the heck is going on in Florida?

Whoever wins Florida won this election.

I apologize.

We're going to make a projection now.

ABC news is now going to project

that Florida goes to Mr. Bush

Bush wins.

Florida goes the presidency is Bush.

That's it. Sip it, savor it...

Unless there is a terrible calamity...

...cup it, photostat it,

underline it in red...

...George W. Bush by our projection

is going to be...

...press it in a book,

put it in an album, hang it on a wall...

- The 43rd president...

- The 43rd president...

The 43rd President of the United States.

At 18 minutes past 2:00 eastern time,

CNN declares that George Walker Bush

has won Florida's 25 electoral votes

and this should put him over the top.

Ladies and gentlemen, listen up!

Al Gore has just called the Governor

and conceded!

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Danny Strong

Daniel W. Strong (born June 6, 1974) is an American actor, film and television writer, director, and producer. As an actor, Strong is best known for his roles as Jonathan Levinson in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Doyle McMaster in Gilmore Girls. more…

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