West Wing Wednesday!

Popular and a few other friends (The boy from a few posts ago is coming too... so far the dating thing is going great and all!) are coming over for West Wing Wednesday tonight. I'm so excited... I can't even tell you how excited I am at watching on of my most favoritist shows ever with great people! Anyhow, in honor of tonight... I thought WE ALL deserved a West Wing post today!


A little back ground information is in order here... Simon (a.k.a. Special Agent Sunshine), C.J.'s special secret service agent, who was Anthony's Big Brother (Big Brother's program) was killed at the end of season 3. And to keep Anthony from going to jail for stealing a car, C.J. told the prosecutor she would find someone from the West Wing to play a role in Anthony's life...

C.J.
Anthony, I'm so sorry. Thank you for waiting. This thing came up at the last minute. A bomb at a swimming meet. You probably... I can take you home now. You probably saw it here on the television sets.

[He ignores her or turns away]

You know... I really miss Simon, too. That's... probably something we can talk about. I asked around today. I wasn't able to find anyone, but I'm not done. There are more people I'm asking tomorrow I'll take you home now.

[Anthony mumbles something]

I'm sorry?

ANTHONY
I said I don't need a baby-sitter, bitch. Are you deaf?

C.J.
I don't think you do need a baby-sitter...

Charlie who was walking by C.J.'s office overhears Anthony. Charlie walks into C.J.'s office, slams Anthony up against the wall and gets in his face.

ANTHONY
What the hell is the matter with you dawg?

CHARLIE
This is Ms. Cregg. She's the White House Press Secretary and senior counsel to the President. And if she wasn't, she would still be Ms. Cregg! I don't mind you not respecting people. I mind you doing it out loud. I mind you doing it in this building. You wanna be a punk, fine, but I don't think you've got the size for it.

You wanna go to juvey, get out, deal, and kill cops?

Okay, but every time you do a crime, you get caught, so I think you're gonna have to do something else. 9:00 on Saturday mornings, I eat breakfast at Cosmo's on Delaware. I come here for an hour and do office work, and then I go to St. Jude's for an hour to play basketball. You can go to juvey, or you can be at Cosmo's 9:00 on Saturday morning. It's entirely up to you.

Charlie releases Anthony and walks out of her office leaving C.J. and Anthony in the office alone.


C.J. Cregg, Charlie Young and Anthony.

20 Hours in America, part 2

As requested

This West Wing moment is brought to you by special request of Popular.



SAM
What are you doing?

AINSLEY
I’m going up to Smith College tomorrow.

SAM
Why?

AINSLEY
It’s my alma mater.

SAM
Reunion?

AINSLEY
No, the women’s studies department is having a panel on resurrecting the ERA.

SAM
Who else is on the panel?

AINSLEY
Rebecca Walker, Gloria Steinem, Anne Coulter, Naomi Wolf...

SAM
You know, something like 40 percent of all women oppose the ERA, and in my entire
lifetime, I’ve never met one of them.

AINSLEY
[extending hand] Ainsley Hayes, nice to meet you.

SAM
You’re not...

AINSLEY
Yes.

SAM
You’re not!

AINSLEY
Yes.

SAM
You’re not, you’re not, you’re not one of those people!

AINSLEY
Sam, if, by those people, you’re referring to Episcopalians...

SAM
You’re going back to Smith College, the cradle of feminism, to argue in opposition of the Equal Rights Amendment?

AINSLEY
And get some decent pizza, yeah.

SAM
They’re gonna hate you.

AINSLEY
Sam, I’m a straight Republican from North Carolina. You don’t think they hated me the first time around?

SAM
Yeah.
...
"Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex."

It’s not a joke. [sits]

AINSLEY
It’s the Equal Rights Amendment.

[smiles] It’s redundant.

AINSLEY
Look... [throws down her pencil and gets up]

SAM
It’s redundant?

AINSLEY
The 14th Amendment which says that a citizen of the United States is anyone that’s
born here... that's me... and that no citizen can be denied due process. I’m covered.
Make a law for somebody else.
...
SAM
You know, we should make a joke about women, 'cause there's no law against that or paying them less money than men.

AINSLEY
Well, there is a law against that. It’s the Pay Equity Act. It's passed in 1964, when women were making 59 cents to the dollar.

SAM
What are you making now?

AINSLEY
79 cents.

SAM
So, everything's fine.

AINSLEY
No, there are still some problems. But I’m not worried ‘cause the federal government’s coming to the rescue.

SAM
Look...

AINSLEY
You think pay disparity is ‘cause some sexist in human resources hired two people for equal positions and paid the man more?

SAM
Oftentimes...

AINSLEY
And oftentimes women make less money over the course of their lifetimes because they
choose to.

SAM
Oh, goodnight nurse! They don't choose to make less money. They're financially punished for having kids.

AINSLEY
They made a choice to have kids.

SAM
Well, not necessarily if you guys have your way, but that's a different can of tuna.

I flat-out guarantee you that if men were biologically responsible for procreation, there'd be paid family leave in every Fortune 500.

AINSLEY
Sam, if men were biologically responsible for procreation, they'd fall down and die at the first sonogram.

SAM
If the Amendment’s redundant, then what's your problem if it’s passed or not?

AINSLEY
Because I’m a Republican! Have we met? I believe that every time the federal government hands down a new law, it leaves for the rest of us a little less freedom. So I say, let’s just stick to the ones we absolutely need in order to have water come out of the faucet and our cars not stolen. That is my problem with passing a redundant law.

SAM
When I was downstairs, I made a decision. I’m gonna register with the Republican Party, and I’ll tell you why, if you’re curious. It’s because they’re a freedom-loving people.

AINSLEY
We also like beef.

SAM
You know, you insist government is depraved for not legislating against what we can see on the newsstands, or what we can see in an art exhibit, or what we can burn in protest, or which sex we’re allowed to have sex with, or a woman’s right to choose, but don't you dare try to regulate this deadly weapon I have concealed on me, for that would encroach against my freedom.

AINSLEY
Yeah? And Democrats believe in free speech as long as it isn’t prayer while you're
standing in school. You believe in the Freedom of Information Act except if you want to find out if your 14-year-old daughter’s had an abortion...

SAM
We believe in the ERA.

AINSLEY
Well, go get ‘em.

SAM
How can you have an objection to something that says...?

AINSLEY
Because it’s humiliating! A new amendment we vote on, declaring that I am equal under the law to a man. I am mortified to discover there’s reason to believe I wasn’t before. I am a citizen of this country. I am not a special subset in need of your protection. I do not have to have to have my rights handed down to me by a bunch of old, white men.

The same Article 14 that protects you, protects me. And I went to law school just to
make sure. And with that, I’m going back down to the mess, because I thought I may have seen, there, a peach. [leaves]

SAM
[to Larry and Ed] I could've countered that, but I’d already moved on to other things in my head.


Ainsley Hayes and Sam Seaborn discussing the Equal Rights Amendment. 17 People

And here's to one hell of a new year!!!

Again, I'm awful at keeping up on my blog here. It's a new year, I should have all these great resolutions about life and about blogging and whatnot. And I do, I really do. I've posted about resolutions a million times (like here for example) so I'm not going to really go into that. I think I need to get really good at those resolutions before I start coming up with other ones.

I have been on a few dates with this one guy, and I think I kind of like him. And to be honest, I think he kind of likes me. We have fun and we laugh a lot. And for once, I'm not wondering where I stand with him. And honestly, that terrifies me! I'm fucking scared of dating and the fact that I might find someone who actually likes me and me him. How messed up is that? Oh well, I told him that I have dating hang ups/phobias and he is happy to go slow and work with me on not being mental about it...so bonus points for him!

Anyhow, there is a lot going on, had like 11 days off from Christmas until after the new year. I didn't do much, stayed home and loved it! Christmas was great, love the family even when they drive me beyond bananas and crazy. I was watching the West Wing last night, and since I haven't posted in awhile, and don't feel like doing the travel log of my staycation, I'm going to do a West Wing post...ha!

And I think you think I'm made out of candy glass, Celia. If somebody says something that offends you, tell them, but all women don't have to think alike.
...
I like it when the guys tease me. It's an inadvertent show of respect that I'm on the team and I don't mind it when it gets sexual. And you know why? I like sex.
...
I don't think that whatever sexuality I may have diminishes my power. I think it enhances it.
...
He would be able to, but that isn't the point. The point is that sexual revolution tends to get in the way of actual revolution. Nonsense issues distract attention away from real ones: pay equity, child care, honest-to-God sexual harassment and in this case, a speech in front of the U.N. General Assembly. So, you, [to Sam] 25 percent on the assessments for Category A. You... [Charlie looks up.] I don't know what your thing is. [turns to Celia] And you, stop trying to take the fun out of my day. With that, I'm going to get a cupcake.

Ainsley Hayes to Celia (the temp), Charlie Young and Sam Seaborn on why Sam teasing her doesn't offend her and makes her feel like part of the team. Night Five

Totally random West Wing find....

I was looking for a picture of Donna Moss and C.J. Cregg for a totally amazing post today, and I came across this I Hate Andie blog. Now, I'll admit, I haven't even ready anything she has posted really, but I did find this one entry with these most adorable little caricatures of the cast from the West Wing.



So this is my West Wing entry for this week...enjoy!

in this building, when the President stands, nobody sits

BARTLET
I'm sorry, um... you're Dr. Jenna Jacobs, right?

JENNA JACOBS
Yes, sir.

BARTLET
It's good to have you here.

JENNA JACOBS
Thank you.

BARTLET
The awesome impact of the airwaves and how that translates into the furthering of our national discussions but obviously also how it can... how it can...

He sighs, and addresses Jenna Jacobs again

BARTLET
Forgive me, Dr. Jacobs. Are you an M.D.?

JENNA JACOBS
Ph.D.

BARTLET
A Ph.D.?

JENNA JACOBS
Yes, sir.

BARTLET
In Psychology?

JENNA JACOBS
No sir.

BARTLET
Theology?

JENNA JACOBS
No.

BARTLET
Social work?

JENNA JACOBS
I have a Ph.D. in English Literature.

BARTLET
I'm asking, 'cause on your show, people call in for advice and you go by the name of
Dr. Jacobs on your show. And I didn't know if maybe your listeners were confused by that, and assumed you had advanced training in Psychology, Theology, or health care.

JENNA JACOBS
I don't believe they are confused, no sir.

BARTLET
Good. I like your show. I like how you call homosexuality an abomination.

JENNA JACOBS
I don't say homosexuality is an abomination, Mr. President. The Bible does.

BARTLET
Yes, it does. Leviticus.

JENNA JACOBS
18:22

BARTLET
Chapter and verse. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions while I had you here.
I'm interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. (small chuckles from the guests) She's a Georgetown sophomore, speaks fluent Italian, and always clears 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, LeoO 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, 'cause we've got a lot of sports fans in this town. Touching the skin of a dead pig makes us 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 Tightass Club, in this building, when the President stands, nobody sits.


President Bartlet to Jenna Jacobs The Midterms

Like ya do...

Annabeth (to CJ): "You want to emphatically deny something you have no problem with and make it publically clear this is a private matter?"

***

C.J.: "What are you — 4'10?"
Annabeth: "4'11."
C.J.: "I can't believe we're the same species."

C.J. Cregg and Annabeth Schott Faith Based Initiative

Hey Sam, this one might know something

I'd like to do well on this, my first assignment. Any advice you could give me that might point me the way of success would be, by me, appreciated.

Well, not speaking in iambic pentameter might be a step in the right direction.

Ainsley Hayes and Lionel Tribbey And It's Surely to Their Credit

Reflections of Donnatella Moss

Thank you Popular! I have had such a good time reminiscing on my love for the West Wing and the people in it, that I just feel the need to share more and more of it here on Flamingo's Roost!

I'm a madwoman, CJ, and it doesn't stop with the leak... Call the authorities. Send them to my parents' house in Madison... They'll find the Lindbergh baby in the basement... Also some post-its reminding me where I put Jimmy Hoffa... I framed Roger Rabbit

Donna to C.J. Cregg Bad Moon Rising