24 (TV Series)

Day 6: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (2007)

Chad Lowe: Reed Pollock

Quotes 

• Reed Pollock : [Talking privately]  what happened?

  Tom Lennox : The President just rejected everyone of my proposals right there in front of the Cabinet: not only he changed his mind on the internment plan, he is rolling back on the detention facilities that are already in place

  Reed Pollock : I thought he was on board?

  Tom Lennox : So did I. Now his putting forth his own agenda to try and appease the Muslim population

  Reed Pollock : His hoping they'll cooperate? Help find the nuclear weapons?

  Tom Lennox : That's it and all he will succeed in doing is to prove to the terrorists that he does not have the stomach to do what's necessary and inevitable

  Reed Pollock : Ok, then you need to use your "influence" to change his mind

  Tom Lennox : [Raises his voice]  my "influence"? You don't get it, I have no "influence." Not here: not in this Administration. No, I'm resigning

  Reed Pollock : Sir, that would be a terrible mistake

  Tom Lennox : My "mistake" was to believe Wayne Palmer has the courage and vision to fill this Office. Clearly, I overestimated him: he is certainly not his brother

  Reed Pollock : Which makes it all the important that you stay. Sir you have the support of great many people here, the least of which is the Vice President

  Tom Lennox : Unfortunately the Vice President is not the one in power and this country is being lead to slaughter by the man who is... no I can't in good conscience be a party to this

  Reed Pollock : Sir this is a terrible mistake...

  Tom Lennox : [Interrupts him]  I cannot talk about this any further: go now and draft my letter of resignation and bring it back to me to sign

• Tom Lennox : This memo says Palmer is arranging for Assad to make a televised statement?

  Reed Pollock : I heard

  Tom Lennox : Not only are we providing free airtime to a mass murderer and a vowed enemy of democracy, we are proving terrorism works. Do you have my resignation?

  Reed Pollock : No sir, I don't

  Tom Lennox : Why not?

  Reed Pollock : Because you can't resign while this country is being brought to the brink of a nuclear holocaust by a weak misguided President

  Tom Lennox : Damn it I explained this, I cannot get the President to budge on policy, there's nothing I can do about this

  Reed Pollock : What if I told you the "the climate can change"?

  Tom Lennox : What does that even mean? "The climate can change"?

  Reed Pollock : I'm just saying there are people who believe like you that more aggressive steps need to be taken to crackdown on terrorism both here at home and abroad and that a change in leadership is imperative to ensure this nation's security

  Tom Lennox : [Stands up and walks to the front of his desk]  who?

  Reed Pollock : [Nervously]  excuse me sir?

  Tom Lennox : Who are these like minded people we're talking about?

  Reed Pollock : Oh, I was just speaking "abstractly." But you'd have to agree that your plan would have all the support it needed if the Vice President was the man occupying the Oval Office

  Tom Lennox : Wait, I may dislike the President's current course of action, I hardly think that warrants his removal

  Reed Pollock : I'm not talking about holding hearings: something more "immediate" would have to happen

  Tom Lennox : Oh my God, you can't possibly be "intimating" what I think you are

  Reed Pollock : I'm not "intimating" anything, I'm just simply "musing"

  Tom Lennox : Careful: that kind of "musing" will get you thrown in prison

  Reed Pollock : I'm sorry sir, that you "misunderstood" me

  Tom Lennox : I certainly hope so, for your sake. I think you have a letter to draft for me