Leslie Knope: Thank you, Ben. Well, the first thing I'm gonna do is say sorry. I'm sorry that the spotlight is on me and not on Ben, because he is going to make a great congressman. Second, the Male Men. Where are you? Ah! You're ridiculous, and men's rights is nothing. Third, I'm now gonna give you permanent answers to all the silly questions that you're gonna end up asking me and every other woman in this election over the next few months. Why did I change my hairstyle? Well, I don't know, I just thought it would look better. Or my kids got gum in it. Are you trying to have it all? That question makes no sense. It's a stupid question. Stop asking it. Don't ask it. Do you miss your kids while you're at work? Yes, of course I do. Everybody does. And then, you know, sometimes I don't.
Ben: Yeah, and by the way, no one's ever asked me that question. No one asks me, "Where are your kids?" Or "Who's taking care of them?" By the way, who is taking care of the kids right now?
Leslie Knope: My mom, babe. Everything's fine.
Ben: So maybe Leslie doesn't fit your personal idea of what a candidate's wife should be. So what? That's good, because there shouldn't be just one idea anyway.
Leslie Knope: That's right. If you want to bake a pie, that's great. If you want to have a career, that's great too. Do both or neither. It doesn't matter. Just don't judge what someone else has decided to do. I mean, we're all just trying to find the right path for us as individuals on this Earth. [boos, cheers and applause]
Ben: I'd say that's 50/50 boos and cheers.
Leslie Knope: Yeah, that seems about right.