August 2009
25 posts
“This is a debate that is obviously going to continue in town halls, city halls,...”
– President Bartlett, “20 Hours in L.A.” [1x16]
Lord John Marbury [1x11]
Charlie: Mr. President?
Bartlet: I'll take the Indian ambassador in the Oval Office.
Charlie: Yes, sir.
Bartlet: And then if you could just ask the Secret Service to step in and kill me, please.
Charlie: Yes, sir.
An incredibly tough question...
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The Short List [1x09]
Sam: In 1787, there was a sizable block of delegates who were initially opposed to the Bill of Rights. This is what a member of the Georgia delegation had to say by way of opposition; 'If we list a set of rights, some fools in the future are going to claim that people are entitled only to those rights enumerated and no others.' So the Framers knew--
Harrison: Were you just calling me a fool, Mr. Seaborn?
Sam: I wasn't calling you a fool, sir. The brand new state of Georgia was.
“Well, first of all, let’s clear up a couple of things. “Unfunded...”
– President Josiah Bartlet (“Game On” [4x05])
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“It’s true. Republicans have tried to turn liberal into a bad word. Well,...”
– Congressman Matt Santos, “The Debate”
Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc
Sam: About a week ago, I accidentally slept with a prostitute.
Toby: Really?
Sam: Yes.
Toby: You accidentally slept with a prostitute?
Sam: Call girl.
Toby: Accidentally?
Sam: Yes.
Toby: I don’t understand. Did you trip over something?”
“Education is the silver bullet. Education is everything. We don’t need...”
– Sam Seaborn, “Six Meetings Before Lunch”
“I was watching a television program before, with a kind of roving moderator who...”
– President Bartlet, “He Shall, From Time to Time…”
“Oh, then you are just as stupid as these guys who think capital punishment is...”
– Leo McGarry, “A Proportional Response”
Pilot
C.J.: Is there anything I can say other than "The President rode his bicycle into a tree?"
Leo: He hopes never to do it again.
C.J.: Seriously, they're laughing pretty hard.
Leo: He rode his bicycle into a tree, C.J. What do you want me to – "The president, while riding a bicycle on his vacation in Jackson Hole, came to a sudden arboreal stop." What do you want from me?
“I love writing but I hate starting. The page is awfully white and it says....”
– Aaron Sorkin, Creator of The West Wing
