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Jed Bartlet
They ran in to the fire today too.
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Jed Bartlet
They ran in to the fire today too.
| MRS. LYDELL: | C.J., we strongly support the hate crimes law the President is signing tomorrow night. |
| C.J: | Mr. Lydell? |
| MR. LYDELL: | Yes? |
| C.J: | I'm sorry. I was asking... Mr. Lydell, I don't know how else to put this. But if you appear in front of the press to be at all embarrassed about your son's homosexuality... I guess... let me just say this, do you support the President? |
| MRS. LYDELL: | Yes, we do. |
| MR. LYDELL: | No, we do not. |
| MRS. LYDELL: | Jonathan.... |
| MR. LYDELL: | No, that was really the last... [Mrs. Lydell tries to protest] No, we do not. The hate crimes bill is fine. Who gives a damn? It's fine. I don't care. If you ask me, we shouldn't be making laws against what's in a person's head but who gives a damn? I don't understand how this President, who I voted for, I don't understand how he can take such a completely weak-ass position on gay rights. |
| MRS. LYDELL: | Jonathan... |
| MR. LYDELL: | [touches his wife's hand] Gays in the military, same-sex marriage, gay adoption, boards of education - where the hell is he? I want to know what qualities necessary to being a parent this President feels my son lacked? I want to know from this President, who has served not one day in Uniform - I had two tours in Vietnam. I want to know what qualities necessary to being a soldier this President feels my son lacked? Lady, I'm not embarrassed my son was gay. My government is. |
reblog if you miss mrs. landingham.
You’d think Jed of all people could remember who picked January as the date for the inauguration.
SOTU. 10 Hollywood Versions.
“The West Wing” — Season 2, Episode 13 (1999)
Played by Martin Sheen, Josiah Bartlet was the ideal president. His speeches were both passionate and pragmatic. In the episode “Bartlet’s Third State of the Union,” he speaks before the American people while dealing with a hostage situation in South America. The entire episode was built around the speech. Political jargon? Check. Melodramatic walk-and-talks? Check. An Aaron Sorkin-induced speechwriting masterpiece? Well, almost.
If Bartlet can appoint two nominees to the Supreme Court based on a story about Donna and her parents cats, anything is possible.
timeladykatie asked: I feel really honored to be working for the Bridget Mary McCormack campaign, especially in light of the West Wing ad. West Wing made me choose the career I'm in now, and to have them come back for a candidate I'm working for really puts a full-circle feel to my life. Just wanted to share.
That’s great.
If the Internet tells me to do something enough times then I guess I’ll do it.
We here at FYWW are always jealous when people get to watch for the first time.