All right, folks. Listen up.
The way I learned it, any landing you can walk away from is a good one.
But Sojourner took a beating on the way down.
Houston says the damage to her engines is gonna ground her for good.
Luckily, I have pull with the Helios commander.
They're gonna be our ride home now.
But first things first, we need to get to our hab before sundown.
The modules landed three klicks from here.
Now, I don't need to remind you
that Happy Valley gets down to a balmy minus 100 degrees Celsius at night.
So, yeah, we're gonna have to hoof it.
Grab what you can carry.
We'll come back with the rovers for the rest.
Welcome to the Red Planet, people.
Inerting hydrazine manifold.
Venting…
Home sweet home.
All right, people. Let's get inside and power up the hab.
Will, come on.
Wow.
Almost thirty years after we lost the moon, we have won Mars.
Now, I know people are saying it was a tie,
but an American ship is what took them down to the surface,
so in my book, it's an American win, fair and square.
The race to find water, an essential resource for all three missions,
has only just begun.
The landing sites in Valles Marineris were selected
due to their promising indications of ice deposits under the Martian soil.
The crew of Helios has already located some small deposits,
enough to combine with the Martian atmosphere
to begin making the methane fuel needed for their return trip home.
A particularly vital task,
considering Phoenix is now the only ship able to take all three crews back to Earth
after Sojourner's engines were damaged during its landing.
And that isn't the only setback for NASA and Roscosmos
as their own search for water has apparently come up dry to this point.
Their situation is further exacerbated
by the reality of accommodating eight astronauts and cosmonauts
with provisions meant only for six.
These folks up there are busy, busy, busy.
They've got to find water, create their own oxygen,
set up their nuclear power generator, grow their own food.
I'm exhausted just hearing about it.
But if that doesn't warm your heart, I don't know what will.
Americans and Russians working together as partners after decades of tensions.
And I thought everything was bigger in America.
Well, we could always stay in your hab.
Where is it again?
That's right. It's floating out in space with your ship.
Come on, y'all. We're on Mars!
It's an adventure. Embrace it.
Next thing you know,
he'll be singing "we are the world."
All right, people, listen up.
As you can probably tell,
the thermal control systems are still malfunctioning.
Now, I know it's a pain, but we will continue to ration water.
Finding water ice is taking longer than we thought.
So, until we find it, we got what we brought.
Now, since we lost some of our pre-supply in the damaged module,
Houston's worked out some water usage rations.
Half a gallon per person per day.
Now, that includes everything.
Drinking, food rehydration…
and sanitation.
I know. I know.
Meantime, Will, Rolan,
if you two can continue to repair the thermal controls.
Kelly, keep going with the seedlings.
Dr. Mayakovsky, if you can keep tabs on people's hydration levels, we can--
Again, please do not give orders to my crew, Commander.
Commander, would you please assign your doctor
to keep tabs on people's hydration levels?
If you don't mind.
Thank you so much.
All right, people. Let's get settled in for the night.
I can't believe I gotta share a bunk with you again.
It was bad enough on Jamestown.
Oh, come on, man. We're like The Odd Couple.
Yeah.
I'm the clean one, and you're the annoying slob.
This is true. This is true.
-Have a good night. -Yeah.
We were so close, Karen.
So close.
I mean, the storm was still going, and I--
I knew it was dangerous.
There was caution and terrain alarms going off…
but I was ready to go for it…
until I looked over and saw Danny.
I just…
couldn't bear the thought of something happening to him.
I mean, he-- he's like a son to me, Karen.
And I just--
I don't know. I just couldn't do it.
I couldn't.
So I pulled up.
Goddamn it. Come on.
-I got a hole in my suit. -Mist.
Clamp the other glove down on it.
Try to keep it airtight.
This should help with the pain.
Take one every eight hours.
Thanks.
With an injury to your hand, protocol says
you have to go back up to Phoenix with the next crew changeover
in case you need more advanced medical treatment.
Come on. Look, it's just a cut.
I don't make the rules, man.
You okay, Danny?
Yeah, I'm fine.
-Let me see. -I said I'm fine.
Okay.
So what happened?
Nothing. Drill just went haywire on me.
Okay. Thanks.
Did you remember to disable the motor drive?
Yes, sir, I did.
Believe it or not, I know what the hell I'm doing.
I don't need you to fucking look after me.
Margo, I'm gonna need a little more information than that.
All I can tell you now, Nelson,
is that this person would be a very valuable asset to the United States.
But in order for them to be willing to defect,
we would need to
facilitate their family's removal from the Soviet Union.
We talking black ops?
I suppose. Is that really an option?
It can be, but I gotta run it up the flagpole.
You're on top of the flagpole, Nelson.
You're chairman of the Joint Chiefs.
Only one person without a boss in this town,
and you know who she is.
Yes, I do.
If it helps, I know DOD is looking for additional funds for your F-22 project.
Well, somebody's done her homework.
NASA's got a lot of resources these days, Nelson.
I guess Army-Air Force tickets aren't gonna do the trick this time, huh?
Okay, Margo. I'll see what I can do.
But I'm gonna need at least a week, maybe more.
Thank you. This defector will be a valuable asset to NASA.
I'll speak to you soon.
Think you're the only one who cares?
-I am trying to save this company. -I don't have to listen to this!
They stay there for as long as it takes!
Dev.
It's nice to see you.
So, what was that all about?
They think I'm taking my eye off the core business.
Apparently, Mars is costing a lot more than projected.
We failed, Karen.
We landed on Mars, and what's everybody talking about today?
Not us. No, we didn't change anything. We lost.
This isn't over, not by a long shot.
One of my old Polaris contacts from Roscosmos reached out.
Lenara Catiche. She wants a meeting with Helios.
I have a feeling it's something that we're gonna wanna hear.
I'm sorry, did you say "we"?
Does this mean you're coming back?
I have conditions.
Such as?
I wanna be a real partner.
That means real power and a defined role of COO.
Karen, you know we don't do titles.
Yeah, and that's great at keeping everyone else the same, other than you.
Anything else?
Yeah, I want an office.
A real one… with a door.
I think it's a primal urge in all of us,
the need, the drive to explore.
It doesn't matter how old you get.
Human beings are always gonna wanna see what's over that next hill.
Being one of the first people on Mars makes me feel…
proud.
It's the exact opposite of home.
Havana is…
vibrant…
warm…
full of life.
My first step on Mars? How would I describe it?
Commander Poole and I,
we opened the hatch.
And I looked back and saw Commander Kuznetsov a few steps behind me.
Because humanity's future belongs to the stars.
I'm sorry.
Start over. Delete that.
Mars, he's like…
a ghost.
Stop laughing.
I've never done this before.
You know, in Soviet Union, answers are given to you before interview.
What's it like?
Everything's new in a way.
Haunting…
What happens if you go off script?
Boom. There I was on the ground first.
Boom.
I was on the ground. First.
Pure…
but ancient at the same time.
Lonely.
Just speak from your heart.
You have beautiful voice.
You can't really understand it until you're here,
but something about this place
really changes your perspective on things.
When you're here, it…
feels like anything is possible.
Anything is--
Anything's possible.
You know, growing up in Detroit,
there weren't a lot of kids like me.
Back then, especially in the neighborhood I grew up in…
you just didn't tell people you were gay.
You cannot just walk into Ms. Madison's office without an appointment. Sir!
-Have you seen the news today? -Sorry.
Not yet.
Well, it's a real you-know-what-burger.
Tyler, in his sixth year with NASA,
has just announced that he is a homosexual.
Oh, God.
-But it gets worse. -How could it possibly?
-While, so far, NASA has remained silent… -He's still in the army.
…making it unclear if the agency
was aware of Major Tyler's sexual orientation.
What the fuck was he thinking?
This can't be happening.
Three weeks, we're on Mars.
Three goddamn weeks.
The greatest moment in human history,
and all the media is gonna talk about is Will fucking Tyler?
-The vice president is here. -Send him in.
I am sorry about this, Madam President.
It's a shame that man put this stain on your great accomplishment.
Chairman Bradford, where does the Pentagon stand on this?
He is still active-duty military.
Our policy is that active-duty soldiers who are found to be homosexuals
are dishonorably discharged.
Pretty cut-and-dried.
Except for the fact that he's on Mars for the next two years.
This young man decided he wanted to make a statement.
Well, then I say we make a statement out of him.
The American people are crystal clear on this.
Seventy-three percent of people polled last year said
that homosexuality is wrong.
Children look up to astronauts. They're supposed to be role models.
I'm telling you, Madam President, if we show weakness here, w--
I'm not showing weakness. I'm considering all my options.
This puts us in a tough spot here, in terms of the jobs bill.
We finally got the support of enough moderates--
We're talking about the sanctity of the military
and the future of this country!
I apologize for raising my voice,
but with all due respect, Madam President,
if you don't take a firm stand on this,
your jobs bill will lose at least 50 Republicans.
If we don't show America that we are in control up there,
I guarantee you the Dems will clean our clock come '96.
Thank you. That'll be all.
Graham made a statement calling for Tyler's discharge.
And even Lieberman is saying if we don't change the policy,
we're cowards.
This has gotten way out of hand.
There is a whole world of shit that's about to come down on you,
and there's nothing I can do to stop it.
I know. That's my problem.
No, it's the mission's problem, which now makes it my problem.
I just don't understand why you couldn't have waited till we got back.
I waited my entire life.
I'm done lying about who I am.
I get that, Will. Really, I do.
Do you?
What's that supposed to mean?
Look, for all I know, you're sitting there thinking I'm some kind of heathen.
Oh, come on. That-- That is way out of line.
But God made the Garden of Eden out of a desert, right?
A blank slate just like this one.
I was standing out there looking at a new world, untouched.
And I thought,
"What if this is our chance to plant a new tree of knowledge?
To start again."
Who's to say, here, a hundred million miles from Earth,
what's a sin and what's not?
This is not about God.
This is about NASA.
If you have a problem, you run it up the chain of command.
You don't just blurt it out on national TV like you're on Sally Jessy Raphael.
You have no idea what it's like to live with a secret like this your entire life,
to know that if people found out who you really are--
They'd what?
They'd judge you just for living in the skin that you were born in.
Come on, Will.
I have been in this program for more than 20 years,
and not one second has gone by that I am not aware of how they see us.
So don't you stand there and tell me that I don't know what it's like.
Being gay is different than being Black.
Yeah, you're right.
At least you have the luxury of hiding it.
The luxury?
-You know what I mean. -Actually, I don't.
Last time I checked,
reconstructing the moral fabric of the universe was not our mission.
Our mission is to create a sustainable base here and survive.
Okay, but what does that even mean, "survive"? If we're going--
It means stop thinking about yourself
and go fix the fucking thermal control units.
Now.
-Welcome to Helios, Lenara. -Thank you.
And of course, you know our COO, Karen Baldwin.
-Of course. -Great to see you again.
Pleasure.
Right this way, ladies and gentlemen.
This is incredible.
Looks like a reservoir the size of Lake Tahoe beneath the surface.
That could sustain a Mars colony bigger than Houston.
To get to the site, it would require flight transport,
something that NASA does not have
now that Sojourner is no longer able to launch.
So we would like to pay your company a fee to use your MSAM to fly to the site
and one of your drills to extract the water.
Where is the reservoir located?
I'm sorry. At this time, we are not at liberty to divulge.
You want to use our MSAM to get to the water,
one of our drills to extract the water, but you don't wanna tell us
-where the water is? -Once we agree on the fee, Dev,
we will obviously provide necessary information.
Okay.
How's 50% for a fee?
50% of what?
We want 50% of all water extracted from the reservoir.
No, absolutely not.
Then we have no deal.
You have to understand. This was our discovery.
Currently, our MSAM is assigned to refueling the Phoenix.
So if you want us to adjust our mission plan
and use our time and our resources, we want 50%.
Hey! Kuz!
My name is not Kuz.
What's this I hear
about some kind of joint mission you guys are doing with Helios tomorrow?
It does not concern you.
Does not concern me? You're living under my roof,
eating my food, drinking what little water I got.
You wouldn't even be here if it weren't for us. Hey.
And so this means we are now, what?
Your property? You control us?
Oh, come on. Don't give me that crap. You owe me an answer.
We owe you nothing.
What's the matter? You okay?
Yeah, just got a headache.
Thermal controls are on the fritz, and it's about a million degrees in here.
It sounds like someone regrets not hitching a ride with their old man.
Once we get the temperature fixed, and the water, and the CDRA…
You're having trouble with your carbon dioxide scrubbers too?
Yeah, CO2 levels are a little high.
Some people have been feeling a bit light-headed, that's all.
Kel, that's not good.
I don't want you to worry, all right?
Our hab's just been having a lot of technical issues since we got here.
I guess that's what we get for going two years before we were supposed to.
Listen, I'm gonna see you pretty soon.
Helios has made arrangements for some joint research with the Soviets.
-Really? -Yeah.
What kind of research?
Can't tell you.
Seriously?
You're my daughter,
but you're still working for the other guy, so…
Okay.
I guess I'll see you soon.
I can't wait.
I love you, Kel. Always.
Always.
-Got you, little bastard. -What is it?
Cooling loop blockage.
The valve might have been damaged during the hab landing,
and I am gonna need to replace this. Here.
Hold this. Here, buddy.
Thank you.
Could you help me drain the fluid?
Come on. I need two hands in here.
We have to go out and check the cooling pump first.
The pump? Why? I'm telling you it's a bad valve.
Well, if the pump is malfunctioning, it could have damaged the valve.
Okay, but we're still gonna need to replace this.
Yeah.
Hey, what's up with you, man?
Nothing.
I'm just sick of you Americans always looking for fucking shortcuts.
Reassigned? You trained with Will for two years on HAB SYS,
and there's nobody else here qualified to do your job.
Well, I'm concerned for my own health.
What?
Oh, come on.
It has not crossed your mind?
We were all given an HIV test before launch. You know that.
Two weeks prior. Anything could have happened in between.
That's very unlikely.
Radiation weakens immune system.
If we have been exposed to the immunodeficiency virus up here,
our chances of survival would be significantly less than on Earth.
Believe me, if we're gonna die up here,
it's because we never got the damn base online,
not because of Will Tyler.
-Hear me-- -Hey.
Hey, Danny.
-Hey, Ed. -Come here.
I want to talk to you before I head over to NASA.
How's your hand?
It's okay.
Yeah, I wanna talk to you about--
about what was said before.
Look, I'm sorry, sir.
-I was way out of line. -No.
No, you were right.
I guess I'm just trying to protect you,
but that's not fair.
You're a grown man, a qualified astronaut.
Thank you, sir.
And I'm sure you're not too happy
about being transferred back up to the Phoenix because of that injury.
So…
I'm changing the medical protocols. How's that sound?
Roger that.
I'll be back tomorrow before the first run with the Russians,
and we'll talk more about it then, okay?
-Yes, sir. -All right, good man.
Wait, do you think they can hear us?
I am looking forward to meeting your father.
In Russia, he's very famous.
Yeah, about that.
We should get something straight before he gets here.
He can't know about this.
Why not?
Let's just say, if he found out, he'd probably murder you.
Shove you out an air lock in the middle of the night
and make it look like an accident.
So, if he asks, you don't even know me.
Okay.
And what's this thing he's coming over here for anyway?
Commander Poole says you guys and Helios made some sort of arrangement?
I cannot say.
Why, you think I'm gonna run and tell Margo Madison?
No, I just-- I cannot say.
You don't trust me.
It's not that.
I… I cannot say.
Got it. Cool, thanks.
Hi, Bob.
You are Bob?
-I thought you are… -No. It's just an inside joke.
-Joke. -Yes, joke.
I am Commander Grigory Kuznetsov.
Ed Baldwin.
-Dad. -Kiddo.
Kiddo.
A little birdie told me you've been having some trouble
with your carbon dioxide scrubbers.
-That's why I brought some spares. -Thanks, Ed.
That's not all.
You certainly came prepared.
Well, I figured, what's the point of having all this
if I can't share it with those in need, am I right?
Goat cheese garlic toast?
Marinated rack of lamb with mint vinaigrette!
Chocolate molten lava cake!
I guess you can call this the first Martian Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving, everybody.
Now that we're all here, I'd like to propose a toast.
Congratulations, Dani. That was some damn good flying.
Thanks, Ed.
Even if I was the only one who managed to get down to the surface intact.
And you'd still trade places with me in a heartbeat.
You got that right.
To a race well run.
To our new home.
And to our ride back.
That might be the best damn vodka I've ever had.
From Koltsovo, Siberia. It's the best in all of Soviet Russia.
Yeah, look at that. Come on. Get in there.
Before these vultures eat it all.
Hey, I don't think we've met.
Ed Baldwin.
Alexei. Nice to meet you, sir.
So, how do you like working with my daughter?
Who?
Kelly, my daughter.
The girl, yes. She's nice.
The girl?
You mean you've been in a confined space with my daughter over four weeks
and haven't bothered to learn her name?
I-- It is, a--
Goddamn Russians.
You know, growing up in Detroit,
there weren't a lot of kids like me.
Back then, especially in the neighborhood I grew up in,
you just didn't tell people you were gay.
It was hard.
I got bullied a lot.
And there were days where I felt like I didn't want to go on…
like maybe the world was better off without me in it.
But I did go on,
and now here I am.
The first gay man on Mars.
So, if you're a kid out there that feels like maybe you're broken somehow,
like the world would be better off without you in it…
I promise you, it's the world that's broken, not you.
Now, I know there's probably gonna be
a lot of people out there mad at me for saying this, but-- I don't know.
I just feel like, if somebody like me doesn't say it, who will?
What's the point of sending people all the way out here,
if we can't look back on our own world and see it for what it could be?
They said someone defaced his mother's house in Detroit.
That's awful.
We made so much progress on so many things and here we are.
I hate that this is happening to him too…
but the truth is he put himself, and us, in this impossible situation.
We just lost seats in the midterms.
The jobs bill is hanging by a thread.
And if you want any shot at getting reelected,
you can't touch this with a ten-foot pole.
We have to find a way to change the narrative here.
What is the point…
of being here?
-I can't even-- -Ellen, Ellen.
He should be allowed to serve his country!
I agree, but things can't just change on a dime.
The country's not ready for that, El, and you know it,
better than anyone.
I--
I never--
I never told you this, but on Apollo 24,
when things were looking pretty bleak, I--
I told Deke Slayton…
about Pam, about everything.
-Wow. -I'll never forget the look on his face.
It wasn't anger or even disgust. It was just…
disappointment.
He said, "Never tell anybody else. It's all they'll see."
I'm sorry, El. That's…
No, in his own way, he was just trying to help.
He knew the price I'd pay--
-Wait. Wait a second. -What?
There's a professor at Northwestern that did a paper on this.
Right now, members of the military can be discharged
-if they admit to being gay, right? -Right.
But what if the question isn't allowed to be asked?
Well, then they could serve their country with--
From now on, we don't ask.
We don't pursue. We don't investigate.
The Joint Chiefs will never go for it.
Well, you're the commander in chief.
Even so, it'll go too far for the Republicans
-and not far enough for the Democrats. -The perfect compromise.
Piss off both sides and control the argument.
-Tom would've loved it. -Exactly.
It could be the first step to real progress.
A baby step,
but it would put a stop to the endless investigations, the harassment--
And you can do it by executive order.
And put the focus back on Mars.
Right.
But what a--
What about Will Tyler?
It wouldn't change a thing for him.
No, it wouldn't.
-Come in, Sergei. -Thank you.
I have brought you another request from Director Catiche.
More satellite photography.
Does this have something to do with this mysterious joint mission
y'all are doing with Helios tomorrow?
I don't know. They never tell me much these days.
Thank you.
Do you mind?
You have a lovely collection.
Thank you.
I love this one.
The last track on the B side in particular is--
is wonderful.
-Would I be able to-- -Of course.
-I'm sorry. -Oh, no.
Nuri, do you have any napkins or tissues
-or-- -Yes, ma'am.
Yeah, that works. Thanks.
-I'm so sorry. I-- I've-- -Hey, it's okay.
I've made a mess of your lovely office. I'm so sorry.
I should go.
It's getting late.
Okay.
Good night.
Liquid water? They've been holding out on us this whole time?
What did I tell you?
-We cannot trust them. -Keep it down.
Fuck them. I want them to hear this.
They're up to no good.
We should get them out of this building before they do any more damage.
-They shouldn't be here. -Where are you going?
To go tell Commander Poole the news.
She should know there are rats in her base.
-Uh-huh. -You're so funny.
Quiet, quiet, quiet.
In Russia, it is said that Ivan the Fearsome,
who was a terrible person, would throw these great parties.
But he would become enraged when it was time for the guests to leave.
So, to keep them to stay, he proposed ten toasts.
I know we're in short supply here, so we'll have to share, huh?
-All right. -Okay.
Here we go.
Ten?
Zastolnaya!
A sign of respect for those who stay at the feast.
Uh-huh. Bring it.
They found water.
-Liquid water, underground. -There it is.
And the Russians have known about it for months.
-It makes no sense to me whatsoever. -None.
All right.
All right. All right. Here we go.
We're going in.
-…the location of the deposit, but… -Number two.
Podyemnaya!
For those who decide to leave the table.
Ready for number three.
Zavorotnaya!
For those who managed to leave the gate.
I wish that was me.
Not our gate. Yeah.
That went down bad.
Here you go, dude.
Number four. I'm sorry, but get ready. Number four.
Dad.
Since when does a Russian say no to vodka?
-I'm good. -He's not gonna like this one.
But I think Dimitri needs another.
All right.
Hey, what is it?
I don't want any more vodka.
Please just say it, Rolan.
Just say it. To my face.
Go on. Be a man about it.
-Will, Will, look-- -I said, go on!
You should have told me.
I'm sorry, I didn't realize it was your business.
It's just the business of the whole world, apparently.
-There it is. -Yeah, that's right.
I had the right to know.
I am the one who racks with you, who works with you.
-I thought you were like my brother, man. -No, you're not my brother!
You're a fucking liar!
Hey!
Damn it! Hey!
Hey!
Are you okay?
Enough! Enough.
What's so funny?
You Americans, you have no discipline.
Us Americans, huh?
You don't seem to have an issue with that American.
-Dani, wh-- -No, no.
It's my turn to speak.
I know what y'all are up to now.
Liquid water, huh?
-What? -That's right, Kel.
They found the jackpot,
and now they're just gonna leave us back here hanging in the dust.
Well, let's toast to a beautiful new partnership,
the Soviet Union and Helios.
Communism and capitalism. A match made in heaven.
Come on, Dani. Come on.
You have got to be kidding me.
After every single thing that you and I have been through.
Hold on--
I'm sorry I didn't tell you,
but I had to sign one of those confidentiality agreements,
if you can believe that.
Talk about corporate bullshit.
-So, liquid water? -Yeah.
If the Russians' readings are correct,
this is the resource that can support large-scale human colonization.
Dad, this is so much more than that.
If life is anywhere on this planet, it's in water.
Well, life can't exist without sunlight, without photosynthesis.
Like when me and my team found life under a glacier in Antarctica
under the exact same conditions.
This is different.
Yeah.
It's much bigger.
We're talking about discovering life on another planet.
It'll change our concept of who we are, where we came from, where we're going.
Well, you know, unless you guys kill it first, then--
We'll see to it that we make all the appropriate tests on the initial sample.
We're gonna make sure nothing's in there before we start collecting water.
I need to see those samples.
My equipment is more sensitive than what you or the Russians have,
and-- It's not just that. Okay, I need to be a part of this.
Okay. Okay.
You win. Again.
I'll see what I can do.
Thanks, Dad.
Things are moving along up here.
We're getting ready to take the Russians up on the ridge above Melas Chasma,
and-- It's gonna be so good to see Kel.
I can't believe we're together on another planet
and I still haven't seen her yet.
Anyways, Karen, that's not why I'm sending this.
There's something I wanted to mention.
I'm starting to get worried about Danny.
He's been off for a while.
He's not focused.
He's erratic, short-tempered…
I saw it with Gordo back in '74.
It's hard to explain, and I--
and I keep thinking about what Danielle said before we left.
I'm wondering if it was maybe a mistake to bring him up here.
He's just-- I mean, she's right.
I don't think he's cut out for this. Anyway, I--
Good afternoon.
I will be issuing an executive order prohibiting military personnel
from attempting to discover the sexual orientation
of any other service member.
The order will also prohibit any gay members
of the United States Armed Forces from disclosing their sexual orientation.
And it will forbid openly gay persons from serving in the military.
Madam President? Madam President?
Madam President,
how does this decision impact the status of astronaut Will Tyler?
Major Tyler has served his country with distinction and honor,
but his actions are a violation of current Department of Defense regulations,
and he will be discharged from the Army upon his return.
Meanwhile in Washington, the Wilson administration's new policy,
which is being called the Uniform First Act,
has been attacked from both the left and the right.
The executive order was branded a "capitulation to immorality"
by conservative leaders,
while Democrats called the administration "anti-gay and oppressive."
California representative Barbara Boxer expressed disapproval for the measure…
Sorry I'm late.
…saying that although her 1991 push for the Military Freedom Act failed…
What's up with you?
…to fix a wrong, unlike Wilson's "weak, toothless executive action"…
-That. -…which she accused of propagating…
-…a culture of shame and injustice. -"Uniform First"?
Why don't they just call it what it really is, "gays last"?
…even within Canada, where lesbians, gays and bisexuals have been allowed to serve…
The worst part is, he actually sounded like he thinks it's a good idea.
Of course, he does.
I bet you a million bucks it was his idea.
Look, I know you're having fun with the guy,
but he's married to the most powerful woman in the world.
-I don't know what you thought was-- -Are you crazy?
Nobody's listening.
It's D.C. Literally everyone is listening.
God, I never should have told you.
-So have you done it in the Oval yet? -No.
Okay, once.
Oh, my God.
I'm sorry, I'm just imagining the look on Nixon's face right now.
That would be something.
Where to?
Dupont Circle.
Hey.
You are not gonna believe what I just heard from Jeremy Zielke.
Are you around?
No, no. I gotta tell you in person.
Okay, I'm on my way.