Tag: the west wing

notabadday:

the west wing meme: ∞ eight speeches [6/8]

“You know what, I’ve spent the last 14 hours being snickered at by United States senators, being ostracized on the World Wide Web, having my own colleagues question my ability to do my job. And I let it get to me. So, I don’t think it really matters whether I’m gay or straight, or just the best women’s basketball player in Ohio Valley history. No one should be treated this way.” 

notabadday:

the west wing meme: ∞ eight speeches [3/8]

“I like your show. I like how you call homosexuality an abomination.” “I don’t say homosexuality is an abomination, Mr. President. The Bible does.”“Yes it does. Leviticus.” “18:22.” “Chapter and verse. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions while I have you here. I’m interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. She’s a Georgetown sophomore, speaks fluent Italian, always cleared the table when it was her turn. What would a good price for her be? While thinking about that, can I ask another? My Chief of Staff Leo McGarry insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly says he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself or is it okay to call the police? Here’s one that’s really important because we’ve got a lot of sports fans in this town: touching the skin of a dead pig makes one unclean. Leviticus 11:7. If they promise to wear gloves, can the Washington Redskins still play football? Can Notre Dame? Can West Point? Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother John for planting different crops side by side? Can I burn my mother in a small family gathering for wearing garments made from two different threads? Think about those questions, would you? One last thing: while you may be mistaking this for your monthly meeting of the Ignorant Tight-Ass Club, in this building, when the President stands, nobody sits.”

brokenrecord:

Donna: I want to come to Charleston.
Josh: I can’t carry you, Donna! I got a lot of guys out there not making the trip.
Donna: I’ll pay my own way.
Josh: With what?
Donna: I’ll sleep on the floor, I’ll sell my car. Eventually, you’re going to put me on salary.
Josh: Donna.
Donna: Look, I think I might be good at this. I think you might find me valuable.

100 Favorite Female TV Characters (in alphabetical order): 38. Donna Moss (The West Wing)

tobyziegler:

“If our job teaches us anything, it’s that we don’t know what the next President’s gonna face. And if we choose someone with vision, someone with guts, someone with gravitas, who’s connected to other people’s lives, and cares about making them better… If we choose someone to inspire us, then we’ll be able to face what comes our way and achieve things we can’t imagine yet.”

30 Days of The West Wing – Day Four – Your Favorite Episode:
4×01 20 Hours in America

tobyziegler:

“This is our 5th press briefing since midnight. Obviously, there’s one story that’s going to be dominating the news around the world for the next few days, and it would be easy to think that President Bartlet, Joshua Lyman, and Stephanie Abbott were the only victims of a gun crime last night. They weren’t. Mark Davis and Sheila Evans of Philadelphia were killed by a gun last night. He was a Biology Teacher and she was a Nursing student. Tina Bishop and Linda Larkin were killed with a gun last night. They were 12. There were 36 homicides last night. 480 sexual assaults, 3,411 robberies, 3,685 aggravated assaults, all at gunpoint. And if anyone thinks those crimes could have been prevented if the victims themselves had been carrying guns, I’d only remind you that the President of the United States himself was shot last night while surrounded by the best trained armed guards in the history of the world…”

30 Days of The West Wing – Day One – Your Favorite Premiere:
2×01-2×02 In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Parts I and II