As Michelle King, explains: ``We came up with the idea about a year and a half ago. There had been this waterfall of these kinds of scandals, from Bill and Hillary (Clinton), to Dick Morris, to Eliot Spitzer, to name just a few. I think they are all over our culture. And there was always this image of the husband up there apologizing and the wife standing next to him. I think the show began when we asked, ``What are they thinking?`` And Robert and I started talking about it from there ... You know, what's interesting about a lot of these political scandals is that the women are lawyers, too. Hillary (Clinton) is a lawyer. Elizabeth Edwards is a lawyer. I think that got us thinking along those lines. That is, we knew she had to go back to work, and we had so many female lawyers to draw on.''
As Michelle King, explains: ``We came up with the idea about a year and a half ago.
mark
as
As
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Michelle
Michelle
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
King
King
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
explain
explains
VERB
VBZ
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
We
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
come
came
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
idea
idea
NOUN
NN
case
about
about
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl:npmod
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
conj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|Number=Sing
half
half
NOUN
NN
advmod
ago
ago
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
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there
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PRON
EX
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
VERB
VBN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
waterfall
waterfall
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
these
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
kind
kinds
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
scandal
scandals
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Bill
Bill
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Hillary
Hillary
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
Clinton
Clinton
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
to
to
ADP
IN
conj
Number=Sing
Dick
Dick
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Morris
Morris
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Eliot
Eliot
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Spitzer
Spitzer
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
name
name
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VB
advmod
just
just
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RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Degree=Pos
few
few
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
I think they are all over our culture.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
think
think
VERB
VBP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
advmod
all
all
ADV
RB
case
over
over
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
our
our
PRON
PRP$
ccomp
Number=Sing
culture
culture
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
And there was always this image of the husband up there apologizing and the wife standing next to him.
cc
and
And
CCONJ
CC
expl
there
there
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
VERB
VBD
advmod
always
always
ADV
RB
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
image
image
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
husband
husband
NOUN
NN
advmod
up
up
ADV
RB
advmod
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
acl
VerbForm=Ger
apologize
apologizing
VERB
VBG
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
conj
VerbForm=Ger
stand
standing
VERB
VBG
advmod
next
next
ADV
RB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
I think the show began when we asked, ``What are they thinking?``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
think
think
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
show
show
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begin
began
VERB
VBD
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
ask
asked
VERB
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obj
PronType=Int
what
What
PRON
WP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
think
thinking
VERB
VBG
punct
?``
?``
PUNCT
.
And Robert and I started talking about it from there ...
cc
and
And
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Sing
Robert
Robert
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
start
started
VERB
VBD
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
talk
talking
VERB
VBG
case
about
about
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
punct
...
...
PUNCT
.
You know, what's interesting about a lot of these political scandals is that the women are lawyers, too.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
You
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
know
know
VERB
VBP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:outer
PronType=Int
what
what
PRON
WP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
acl:relcl
Degree=Pos
interesting
interesting
ADJ
JJ
case
about
about
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
lot
lot
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
these
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
political
political
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
scandal
scandals
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
woman
women
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
root
Number=Plur
lawyer
lawyers
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
too
too
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Hillary (Clinton) is a lawyer.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Hillary
Hillary
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
Clinton
Clinton
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
lawyer
lawyer
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Elizabeth Edwards is a lawyer.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Edwards
Edwards
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
lawyer
lawyer
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
I think that got us thinking along those lines.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
think
think
VERB
VBP
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
get
got
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
us
PRON
PRP
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
think
thinking
VERB
VBG
case
along
along
ADP
IN
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
that
those
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
line
lines
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
That is, we knew she had to go back to work, and we had so many female lawyers to draw on.''
obl:npmod
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
That
PRON
DT
fixed
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
know
knew
VERB
VBD
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
go
go
VERB
VB
advmod
back
back
ADV
RB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
work
work
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
female
female
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
lawyer
lawyers
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
draw
draw
VERB
VB
compound:prt
on
on
ADP
RP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''