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[dianora2]

When you see this post, quote Leo McGarry.

LEO: So, what's going on?
JOSH: Well, I've got the 'man who came to dinner' in my office. I'm begging the Ukrainian embassy for help. If I don't get some soon I'm going to apply for a job at the Ukrainian embassy.
LEO: No, here's what we're going to do: All this guy wants to be able to say he met the President while he was here.
JOSH: He can't meet the President.
LEO: He can meet the President, accidentally.
JOSH: How can he meet the President accidentally?
LEO: When I was Labor secretary we did it with the Dalai Lama. Obviously Beijing doesn't want the President to have any diplomatic contact, so they arrange a low level meeting, keep the door open, the President wanders by, 'Hey, how ya doin', Dalai Lama!'
JOSH: That's the most crazy ass thing I've ever heard.
LEO: It works.

The way he says, "Hey, how ya doin', Dalai Lama!" is my most favorite John Spencer line delivery ever.

Also:

LEO: Now, you did good today. I'm just saying that there's a way to be a person.
JOSH: I apologize.
LEO: Your apology's accepted.
Leo semi-reaches out, Josh moves in for a hug.
LEO[stopping him]: What are you doing?
JOSH: It looked like you wanted to hug me.
LEO: Oh, man, did you read that wrong.

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"Hey, how you doin', Dalai Lama?" needs to be on a text icon, like, now.