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Reblogged from celestialnavigations August 13th, 2011 at 9:24 pm 641 notes #The West Wing

“ I could do what they want, make everyone feel better for a few days. Some nice arial shots of things blowing up on CNN, a few charred bodies. It’d be a hell of a lot easier.

Pres. Bartlet, The West Wing: “NSF Thurmont”

April 5th, 2010 at 3:45 am 0 notes #The West Wing

debbbb:

Josh Lyman: Uh, long story short - you’re going to be reading a bit today about your secret plan to fight inflation.
President Bartlet: I have a secret plan to fight inflation?
Josh Lyman: No.
President Bartlet: Why am I going to be reading that I do?
Josh Lyman: It was suggested in the press room that you did.
President Bartlet: By who?
Josh Lyman: By me.
President Bartlet: You told the press I have a secret plan to fight inflation?
Josh Lyman: No, I did not. Let me be absolutely clear I did not do that. Except yes, I did that.

This is too good to not reblog.

Reblogged from debbbb April 1st, 2010 at 4:35 am 7 notes #The West Wing

debbbb:

“These people don’t vote, do they?”

Reblogged from debbbb March 24th, 2010 at 2:10 am 9 notes #The West Wing #JERRY JERRY JERRY

debbbb:

This is essentially what we’re talking about in class. Love my life.

Oh Josh. Joshy Josh.

Reblogged from debbbb March 16th, 2010 at 7:36 pm 6 notes #The West Wing #gun control

debbbb:

Toby: Well… how about when we, instead of blowing Iraq back to the seventh century for harboring terrorists and trying to develop nuclear weapons, we just imposed economic sanctions and were reviled by the Arab world for not giving them a global charge card and a free trade treaty? How about when we pushed Israel to give up land for peace? How about when we sent American soldiers to protect Saudi Arabia, and the Arab world told us we were desecrating their holy land? We’ll ignore the fact that we were invited. How about two weeks ago, in the State of the Union when the President praised the Islamic people as faithful and hardworking only to be denounced in the Arab press as knowing nothing about Islam? But none of that is the point.
Andie: What is the point?
Toby: I don’t remember having to explain to Italians that our problem wasn’t with them, but with Mussolini! Why does the U.S. have to take every Arab country out for an ice cream cone? They’ll like us when we win!

Reblogged from debbbb March 10th, 2010 at 12:45 pm 8 notes #The West Wing

“ There’s a Korean word, “Han.” I looked it up. There is no literal English translation. It’s a state of mind. Of soul, really. A sadness. A sadness so deep no tears will come. And yet still there’s hope.

Jed Bartlet

March 3rd, 2010 at 3:16 am 9 notes #The West Wing #quotes

“ I didn’t realize babies come with hats. You guys crack me up. You don’t have jobs, you can’t walk or speak the language, you don’t have a dollar in your pockets, but you got yourselves a hat, so everything’s fine. I don’t want to alarm you or anything, but I’m Dad. And for you, son, for you this will be the last time I pass the buck, but I think it should be clear from the get-go that it was Mom who named you Huckleberry. I guess she was feeling like life doesn’t present enough challenges to overcome on its own. And honey, you’ve got a name now, too. Your mom and I named you after an incredibly brave, uh… An incredibly brave woman. Really not all that much older than you. Your name is Molly. Huck… and Molly. So, what do I do? Well, you’re going to need food and clothes and doctors and dentists… there’s that. And should you have any questions along the way… I’m going to be doing stuff like this, Huck, ‘cause you’re leaking a little bit out of your mouth there. You holding my finger, son? Hey Molly, your brother’s holding my hand. You wanna hold my hand?

Toby Ziegler

March 2nd, 2010 at 1:19 am 6 notes #The West Wing #quotes #babies

• Josh: Is that what Frost meant?
• Donna: No, he meant that boundries are what alienate us from each other.
• Josh: Why did he say "Good fences make good neighbors?"
• Donna: He was being ironic, but I still don't see...
• Josh: What does this remind you of? "I believe in hope, not fear." "I'm a leader, not a politician." "It's time for an American leader." "America's earned a change." "I before 'E' except after 'C'!" It's the fortune-cookie candidacy! These are important thinkers, and understanding them can be very useful and it's not ever going to happen at a four-hour seminar. When the President's got an embassy surrounded in Haiti, or a keyhole photograph of a heavy water reactor, or any of the fifty life-and-death matters that walk across his desk every day, I don't know if he's thinking about Immanuel Kant or not. I doubt it, but if he does, I am comforted at least in my certainty that he is doing his best to reach for all of it and not just the McNuggets. Is it possible we would be willing to require any less of the person sitting in that chair? The low road? I don't think it is.

February 18th, 2010 at 3:15 am 0 notes #The West Wing

“ Listen, I know we’re here for a serious purpose, for a sober purpose, but I wanted to say I’ve never been a part of a street gang before, and that’s basically what we are — a pretty well-financed one — but anyway, I wanted to say it feels good, and I think when we’re done with this meeting, I think we should go out and get girls, and I don’t know, maybe knock over a fruit stand or something.

President Bartlet - The West Wing “College Kids”

February 18th, 2010 at 3:07 am 0 notes #The West Wing