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Lawmakers Write to 'West Wing' Character (Hillary Clinton doing the work of the people)
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| 2/26/04
| DEVLIN BARRETT
Posted on 02/26/2004 4:48:59 PM PST by Libloather
Lawmakers Write to 'West Wing' Character
1 hour, 1 minute ago
By DEVLIN BARRETT, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - People, it's just a television show.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rep. John McHugh are picking a fight with the fictional "West Wing" over a scene aired Wednesday night in which an aide discussed closing a real-life New York military base.
Clinton, D-N.Y., and McHugh, R-N.Y., fired off a letter Thursday to Deputy White House Chief of Staff Joshua Lyman, the TV character played by Bradley Whitford.
"Dear Josh," begins the letter from Clinton and McHugh, who are real, to Lyman, who is not.
On Wednesday's episode of the NBC drama, a general meeting with Lyman suggested Fort Drum in northern New York, site of deep-snow combat training, may be shuttered.
"We want to make sure that such a recommendation doesn't make it into another West Wing scene," the tongue-in-cheek letter says. "It is important that all White House advisors have the most current information to respond to such flawed proposals."
The surreal missive shows just how seriously some lawmakers take the actual threat of base closings. Clinton and McHugh are trying to protect Fort Drum and other military facilities in New York during an upcoming round of closures.
"We are willing to meet with you directly to address any other concerns that you may have," the pair wrote, before thanking another fictional person on the show for "trying to save Social Security" in a previous episode.
"Josh Lyman is quaking in his boots," said "West Wing" producer Laurence O'Donnell, who wrote Wednesday's episode.
O'Donnell said that in his earlier job as an aide to the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Fort Drum was always in danger. In his show, at least, it will be saved.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: character; clinton; hillary; lawmakers; west; wing; write
"Dear Josh," begins the letter from Clinton and McHugh, who are real, to Lyman, who is not.That can be debated...
To: Libloather
Maybe this is the dumbest question you will get all day, but...did they REALLY do that?
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posted on
02/26/2004 4:52:36 PM PST
by
mrs. a
To: Libloather
Many liberals appear to believe that The West Wing is real. These people should be encouraged to write in Martin Sheen for president.
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posted on
02/26/2004 4:52:45 PM PST
by
Argus
To: Argus
Actually I believe the people you're talking about will vote for Ralph Nader.
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posted on
02/26/2004 4:55:06 PM PST
by
mwfsu84
To: Libloather
Well, I hope CJ Craig clarifies that at the next Press Briefing so Hillary won't worry.
lol
[Some people take things too seriously. pssstttt Hil...it's only a tv show....]
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posted on
02/26/2004 4:58:33 PM PST
by
TomGuy
To: Libloather
I proudly say that I have never watched this show. Of course, I hardly ever watch any television.
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posted on
02/26/2004 4:59:57 PM PST
by
doug from upland
(Don't wait until it is too late to stop Hillary -- do something today!)
To: Argus
Hears to wishing Hillary Clinton was just bad TV.
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posted on
02/26/2004 5:05:19 PM PST
by
Callahan
To: Libloather
I decided, after reading this twice, that I had to comment.
HRC is a demented, commie, elitist, that is so hungry for the power of the presidency that she is losing her mind. She should be questioned about her sanity, for crying out loud. This is the dumbest thing a national figure could ever do. Will the national 'media' report it? NO!. She sees the program as propaganda and she wants to have a say so in that propaganda. People should carefully at this b*t*h, she's nuts.
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posted on
02/26/2004 5:15:03 PM PST
by
timydnuc
("Give me Liberty, or give me death"!)
To: Libloather
Liberals can't tell reality from fantasy
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posted on
02/26/2004 5:44:43 PM PST
by
GeronL
(http://www.ArmorforCongress.com......................Send a Freeper to Congress!)
To: timydnuc
"I decided, after reading this twice, that I had to comment. HRC is...losing her mind. She should be questioned about her sanity, for crying out loud. This is the dumbest thing a national figure could ever do."You decided right.
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posted on
02/26/2004 5:47:51 PM PST
by
chiller
(JUDGES is JOB #1)
To: chiller
Unbelievable. It was bad enough when we had an earlier West Wing siting (I've forgotten whom; Cynthia McKinney or whomever) but Hillary Friggin' Clinton....responding to a a TV show? Dittos for the pubbie.
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posted on
02/26/2004 5:51:09 PM PST
by
chiller
(JUDGES is JOB #1)
To: Libloather
"We want to make sure that such a recommendation doesn't make it into another West Wing scene," the tongue-in-cheek letter says. "It is important that all White House advisors have the most current information to respond to such flawed proposals." Mrs. Bill Clinton seems to have forgotten that she no longer resides in the White House.
The Clintons routinely advised Hollywood on how to address issues in films. The left have always seemed fearful that conservatives would dictate to Hollywood what belongs or doesn't belong in these works of fiction. They never seem to notice who really poses them a threat because of that (D) after some names.
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posted on
02/26/2004 5:51:44 PM PST
by
weegee
(Election 2004: Re-elect President Bush... Don't feed the trolls.)
To: Libloather
Remember the fun the press made of Dan Quayle when he said something about Murphy Brown? They couldn't believe that Quayle was so dumb. Didn't he know Brown was a television character. Of course, Hill is a genius.
To: timydnuc
HEAR, HEAR...UP HILL'S R**R.
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posted on
02/26/2004 6:15:26 PM PST
by
Smartass
To: Libloather
HRC, she ain't done sh-t for the kids in NY. NY again leads the US in failure to graduate rates. If I recall the same happened in Arkansas.
Let us never forget who called Paul Frey a F---ING JEW BASTARD.
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posted on
02/26/2004 6:41:25 PM PST
by
BIGZ
To: BIGZ
bump
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posted on
02/26/2004 7:04:47 PM PST
by
jokar
(Beware of the White European Male Christian theological complex !!)
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