Yellowstone (TV Series)

The Reek of Desperation (2019)

Wendy Moniz: Governor Lynelle Perry

Quotes 

• Governor Perry : Gewürztraminer, a variety originating in Tramin, a German-speaking village, in northern Italy.

  John Dutton : My father fought those bastards. Now we're drinking their wine.

• Governor Perry : Jamie, sorry to keep you waiting. Will you pull that up, please? Need to show you something.You're no longer running unopposed.

  Cassidy Reid : [audio from streaming political campaign video]  No matter how hard you work, I'll work harder.This campaign is just the beginning.

  Jamie Dutton : That's my announcement speech.

  Governor Perry : Yeah. Your father's smart, I'll say that. You're getting the crash course in politics today. Always remember this, Jamie. Running for office and holding the office are two very different things. Holding the office requires honor, integrity, tempering every act with wisdom. Running for office requires none of those things. It's a zero sum game and winning is the only thing that matters.

• Thomas Rainwater : Hello, Attorney General Dutton.

  Jamie Dutton : You gotta be kidding me.

  Governor Perry : Welcome to really running for office.

  Thomas Rainwater : Walk out that door... and you lose, most certainly.Stay... and you win, convincingly.

  Governor Perry : As an Independent, you have no party to fund your campaign. Cassidy Reed is a good choice. She just stole your platform. With this, you get funding and a new platform, one she can't steal.

  Jamie Dutton : I am sitting, not agreeing.

  Thomas Rainwater : There's no secret agenda, Jamie. I want tribal issues to get the attention they deserve from your office. I want the same of her. That's not deceptive, Jamie. That's being a good politician. Isn't that what you want to be?

  Jamie Dutton : Um... I'm gonna need some time to think.Give me the day?

• Bar Patron : Your wine flight.

  John Dutton : I think these are for you.

  Governor Perry : I'm gonna need all of them?

  John Dutton : Probably.

  Governor Perry : Well-played, John.

  John Dutton : Oh, we've just started playing. I told you to find another Attorney General. Now I found one for you.

  Governor Perry : Yes. You put me in a position where now I have no choice but to fight you. The Attorney General's supposed to do my bidding, John, not yours. Jamie was... he was just such a convenient way to serve both our needs.

  John Dutton : Anyone blows him by now. The only thing that matters to him is approval. Once he's elected, we can't give him that anymore. Popularity controls him, and then you know the consequences of that.

  Governor Perry : I'm gonna get him to step down.

  John Dutton : And how are you gonna do that?

  John Dutton : How I do it is not important. What matters is you don't fight me on this. But your opponent, I choose next.

  Governor Perry : And so the pack turns on itself. Guess that was inevitable.

  John Dutton : You got in the middle of family.

  Governor Perry : Don't you dare wave that flag at me. We don't have families. We have employees we're related to. Can you name the last time that you had a conversation with one of your children about how their day went or how they feel or... what they dream of?Yeah.I can't either.You're supposed to sip it, John.

  John Dutton : Not drinking it for the taste.Their mother died in front of them, Lynelle.That's how every day goes for 'em. Don't have to ask my kids how it went.You don't have to ask yours either... do you?

  Governor Perry : No.Well, this isn't the way I thought life was gonna turn out. I gotta tell you, John.

  John Dutton : Well, it's worked out pretty much how I figured it would, except for the... losing her part.Never saw that coming.

• Governor Perry : Your father's smart, I'll say that. You're getting the crash course in politics today. Always remember this, Jamie. Running for office and holding the office are two very different things. Holding the office requires honor, integrity, tempering every act with wisdom. Running for office requires none of those things. It's a zero sum game and winning is the only thing that matters.