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NOTHING. HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
LIKE MY CAMPAIGN MANAGER IS HIDING SOMETHING FROM ME.
CONGRESSWOMAN...
YOUR HEAD'S IN THE GAME. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT OUT.
WHATEVER IT IS, I CAN HANDLE IT.
A WOMAN IN THE RESTON CAMP LEAKED IT TO US.
(man) ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS DOOR
SIT THE LEADERS OF SYRIA, CHINA, AND IRAN.
(footsteps approaching) ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS DOOR
IS AMERICA'S FUTURE,
SUCCESS AND FAILURE,
LIFE AND DEATH.
DOES AMERICA REALLY WANT AN INEXPERIENCED HAND
OPENING THIS DOOR? (footsteps retreating)
(key clicks) LISTEN... I KNOW IT'S INSULTING.
I KNOW IT'S SEXIST AND WAY BELOW THE BELT.
AND WE'LL DEAL WITH THIS LATER, BUT RIGHT NOW
YOU HAVE TO FOCUS ON THIS INTERVIEW.
SO... TAKE A MINUTE--
WHATEVER YOU NEED-- I'M FINE.
JOSIE. I'M FINE.
(woman) JOSEPHINE MARCUS--
WAR WIDOW, FIRST-TERM CONGRESSWOMAN,
PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL.
TONIGHT, ON "TOP OF THE HOUR,"
CONGRESSWOMAN MARCUS SITS DOWN WITH JAMES NOVAK
FOR HER FIRST PRIME TIME INTERVIEW
SINCE BECOMING THE BREAKOUT STAR
OF THIS YEAR'S DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.
IS THIS A REAL-LIFE CINDERELLA STORY...
OR A POLITICAL LIGHTWEIGHT
SQUEAKING BY ON HER DOWN-HOME CHARM?
YOU DECIDE, ON "TOP OF THE HOUR."
THREE... TWO...
CONGRESSWOMAN MARCUS, THANKS FOR JOINING US.
OR I SHOULD SAY, THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME
INTO YOUR LOVELY HOME. MY PLEASURE.
LET'S GET RIGHT TO IT.
THE RESTON CAMPAIGN SAYS THAT YOU LACK THE EXPERIENCE
TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
WHAT--WHAT'S YOUR RESPONSE TO THAT?
CONGRESSWOMAN MARCUS? MM-HMM.
UM, THERE'S SOMETHING MY GRANDMOTHER USED TO DO
WHENEVER I'D START DATING SOMEONE.
I WOULD TELL HER HIS NAME, AND THEN SHE WOULD SAY,
"OH, WHAT PART OF TOWN DOES HE LIVE IN?"
THAT WAS HER WAY OF ASKING IF MY BOYFRIEND WAS WHITE.
OH, YEAH, MY GRANDMOTHER WAS AN OUT-AND-OUT RACIST.
SO I KNOW WHAT PREJUDICE LOOKS LIKE.
IT'S NOT ABOUT EXPERIENCE, JAMES. IT'S ABOUT GENDER.
RESTON'S SAYING I DON'T HAVE THE BALLS TO BE PRESIDENT,
AND HE MEANS THAT LITERALLY. IT'S OFFENSIVE.
IT'S OFFENSIVE TO ME AND TO ALL THE WOMEN
WHOSE VOTES HE'S ASKING FOR.
UH, I'M SORRY, ARE YOU-- ARE YOU SAYING
THAT GOVERNOR RESTON IS SEXIST?
YES. YES, I AM. WHAT THE HELL IS SHE DOING?
AND IT'S NOT JUST GOVERNOR RESTON
SPEAKING IN CODE ABOUT GENDER, IT'S EVERYONE--
YOURSELF INCLUDED. EXCUSE ME?
THE ONLY REASON WE'RE DOING THIS INTERVIEW IN MY HOUSE
IS BECAUSE YOU REQUESTED IT.
THIS WAS YOUR IDEA, AND YET HERE YOU ARE,
THANKING ME FOR INVITING YOU INTO MY LOVELY HOME.
THAT'S WHAT YOU SAY TO THE NEIGHBOR LADY
WHO BAKED YOU CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES.
THIS PITCHER OF ICED TEA ISN'T EVEN MINE.
IT'S WHAT YOUR PRODUCERS SET HERE.
WHY? SAME REASON YOU CALLED ME
"A REAL LIFE CINDERELLA STORY."
IT REMINDS PEOPLE THAT I AM A WOMAN
WITHOUT USING THE WORD.
FOR YOU IT'S AN ANGLE, I GET THAT.
AND I'M SURE YOU THINK IT'S INNOCUOUS.
BUT GUESS WHAT? IT'S NOT. YOU'RE PR-- CONGRESSWOMAN MARCUS--
DON'T INTERRUPT ME WHEN I'M SPEAKING.
I HAVE TO STOP THIS. DON'T YOU DARE.
YOU'RE PROMOTING STEREOTYPES, JAMES.
YOU'RE ADVANCING THIS IDEA
THAT WOMEN ARE WEAKER THAN MEN.
YOU'RE PLAYING RIGHT INTO THE HANDS OF RESTON
AND INTO THE HANDS OF EVERY OTHER IMBECILE
WHO THINKS A WOMAN ISN'T FIT TO BE COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
YES, GOVERNOR, I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU.
SEVEN YEARS I SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY,
WHICH IS SEVEN MORE YEARS THAN GOVERNOR RESTON EVER SERVED--
A FACT YOU CONVENIENTLY OMITTED FROM MY INTRO.
HOW ABOUT SOLDIER? LIEUTENANT?
YEAH, I-- THAT WAS AN OVERSIGHT.
I-I AM SORRY. UNBELIEVABLE!