At the suggestion of co-star Janel Moloney, [Joshua] Malina sent a $200 Valentine’s Day bouquet to season-six newcomer Jimmy Smits that included a card crafted on [Bradley] Whitford’s stolen letterhead stating: “Jimmy, You are a delight. I enjoyed every moment we’ve had together. Be my Valentine.
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Everything about this cast is perfect.
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LMM made a “Santos McGarry ‘00” shirt because there isn’t West Wing merch
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The West Wing is one of those shows I got into long after it was no longer on the air mostly due to a suggestion from a colleague of mine who I worked closely with during my summer in London. I figured if the Brits thought it was good enough for them, why not me too? And so, I’ve reached the point in the series where both Rob Lowe and Aaron Sorkin have left and according to everything I’ve read about the show, it’s supposed to be all downhill from here.
However, this (as in this video that I trimmed down and uploaded to tumblr) shoutout to my people (AmeriCorps members) in the episode where the U.S. government shuts down (S05E08: “Shutdown”) has convinced me that the show was (back when it first aired) and is (in my self-contained universe where each episode is new) still amazing. And, because I’ve got a couple National & VISTA followers, I figured I’d share the clip with everyone. And if you’re curious about whether or not it makes sense for the government to pay people like me eleven thousand dollars over twelve months to volunteer, watch the clip above and pay attention to the following quote spoken by [fictitious] White House Communications Director Toby Ziegler:
These people should get combat pay, they go into inner cities to teach children, with no parents, work in soup kitchens, try to get addicts off the streets.In addition, I know many of my followers are high school and/or college aged (mostly girls for whatever reason) and wondering what they’re going to do with their lives, so excuse me while I get on my soap box here. While I do not participate in the sort of direct service mentioned above, I have met plenty of AmeriCorps members who do over the past five months and each one is more incredible than the last. If you’re searching for a purpose in your life, want to give back to a society that you will inevitably take so much from by the time you die, or want to be truly inspired by our generation, I would suggest you consider serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA, National, or NCCC member. Or do Teach for America. Or the Peace Corps. Anything but chase a paycheck or hide out in your parents’ basement until “the economy improves.” You’ve got 60+ years to live at this point; do something useful.
(One more soap box-y post headed your way in a couple hours and then I’ll go back to talking about women, beer, and that other thing I occasionally post about. Wait no, that’s women too.)
If there’s one thing that inspires me the most about Martin it is that he loves this. He really loves this.
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Because I’m tired of it year after year after year after year having to chose between the lesser of ‘who cares?’ Of trying to get myself excited about a candidate who can speak in complete sentences. Of setting the bar so low, I can hardly look at it. They say a good man can’t get elected President. I don’t believe that, do you?
This guy’s walkin’ down a street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep he can’t get out. A doctor passes by and the guy shouts up, ‘Hey you! Can you help me out?’ The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole, and moves on. Then a priest comes along and the guy shouts up, ‘Father, I’m down in this hole; can you help me out?’ The priest writes out a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a friend walks by. ‘Hey, Joe, it’s me. Can ya help me out?’ And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, ‘Are ya stupid? Now we’re both down here.’ The friend says, ‘Yeah, but I’ve been down here before and I know the way out.’ As long as I got a job, you got a job, you understand me?
Leo McGarry, “Noel” The West Wing
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LEO: Don’t help me.
JOSH: I’m going to help you, ‘cause you know why?
LEO: ‘Cause you walk around with so much guilt about everybody you love dying that you’re a compulsive fixer?
JOSH: No, Leo, no. It’s ‘cause a guy is walking down the street and he falls into a hole, see.
LEO: Yeah.
JOSH: Yeah.
-“Bartlet for America” The West Wing
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I think ambition is good. I think overreaching is good. I think giving people a vision of government that’s more than Social Security checks and debt reduction is good. I think government should be optimistic.
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I drink from the keg of glory, Donna. Bring me the finest muffins and bagels in all the land.
- Toby: You accidentally slept with a prostitute?
- Sam: Call girl.
- Toby: Accidentally? [pause] I don't understand, did you trip over something?
- Charlie: I've never felt like this before.
- Josh: It doesn't go away.
See, you won with 52% but the President took your district with 59. And I think it’s high time we come back and say thanks. Do you have any idea how much noise Air Force One makes when it lands in Eau Claire, Wisconsin? We’re gonna have a party, Congressman. You should come. It’s gonna be great. And when the watermelon’s done, right in Town Square, right in the band gazebo- you guys got a band gazebo? Doesn’t matter, we’ll build one- right in the band gazebo, that’s where the President’s gonna drape his arm around the shoulders of some Assistant D.A. we like. You should have your camera ready. You should take a picture of that. ‘Cause that’s gonna be the moment you’re finished in Democratic politics. President Bartlet’s a good man. He’s got a good heart. He doesn’t hold a grudge. That’s what he pays me for.
