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WEST WING SORKIN BLASTS BUSH: WE'RE 'PRETENDING' HE HAS EXHIBITED UNSPEAKABLE COURAGE
Drudge ^ | Feb. 24, 2002 | Matt Drudge

Posted on 02/24/2002 7:50:56 AM PST by RippleFire

XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SUN FEB 24, 2002 11:37:09 ET XXXXX

WEST WING SORKIN BLASTS BUSH: WE'RE 'PRETENDING' HE HAS EXHIBITED UNSPEAKABLE COURAGE

The force behind NBC's WEST WING is blasting off against the real West Wing in upcoming pages of the NEW YORKER, which names Aaron Sorkin "the country's loyal opposition."

NY'ER reporter Tad Friend has penned a high-impact Talk of the Town set for release in March 4 editions.

Sorkin, the creatorproducerwriter of WEST WING, tells Friend: "It's absolutely right that at this time we're all laying off the [Bush] bubblehead jokes. But that's a far cry from what the Times and CNN and others on whom we rely for unvarnished objectivity are telling us, which is that 'My God! On September 12th he woke up as Teddy Roosevelt! He became the Rough Rider!'"

Of NBC's own look at a day in the life of the Presidency, 'The Bush White House: Inside the Real West Wing,' which aired as the lead-in to a WEST WING repeat a few weeks ago, Sorkin charges: "The White House pumped up the President's schedule to show him being much busier and more engaged than he is, and Tom Brokaw let it happen?"

Sorkin continues: "The show was a valentine to Bush. That illusion may be what we need right now, but the truth is we're simply pretending to believe that Bush exhibited unspeakable courage at the World Series by throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium, or that he, by God, showed those terrorists by going to Salt Lake City and jumbling the first line of the Olympic opening ceremony.

"The media is waving pom-poms, and the entire country is being polite," Sorkin declares.

"I just began reading Frank Bruni's campaign book AMBLING INTO HISTORY: THE UNLIKELY ODYSSEY OF GEORGE W. BUSH which begins with Candidate Bush at a service in Texas for seven people who were killed in a church by a crazy gunman. Bruni describes Bush making goofy faces at the press, and it reminds you of a junior high schooler on a museum field trip."

Sorkin tells the mag that he is planning to revisit the BUSH-GORE Florida showdown in an upcoming episode.

President Josiah Bartlet [played by actor Martin Sheen, who has called Bush a white knuckled drunk] is up for re-election this November. "Bartlet is going to be running against Governor Robert Ritchie, of Florida, who's not the sharpest tool in the box but who's raised a lot of money and is very popular with the Republican Party,? Sorkin says.

"It was frustrating watching Gore try so hard not to appear smart in the debates. Why not just say" 'Here's my fucking résumé, what do you got?' We're a completely fictional, nonpolitical show, but one of our motors is doing our version of the old Mad magazine 'Scenes We'd Like to See.' And so to an extent we're going to rerun the last election and try a few different plays than the Gore campaign did."

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To: swheats
Tony can't seem to get past the "Axes of Evil". Hour after hour of his constant harping over what others think about what Bush said

to all those still worrying about the axel of evil comments, you ain't seen the intelligence yet.

201 posted on 02/24/2002 10:49:40 AM PST by alrea
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To: RippleFire
GW BUSH:

F-102 Fighter Pilot

Yale Grad

Harvard MBA

Gov of Texas

Millionaire Self-Made Businessman

President of the US

vs Cocaine snorting West Wing Clinton Boot Licker

202 posted on 02/24/2002 10:51:05 AM PST by SkyPilot
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To: alrea
You will note that the two who keep harping on it, Tony and Chris Matthews, are both former speechwriters. Envy is not a pretty thing.
203 posted on 02/24/2002 10:51:41 AM PST by Miss Marple
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To: Brian Allen
This guy's smoking his own feces, dried

it is a rather annoying inconvenience sometimes. besides, has anyone remarked about how drudge inserted himself into this one?

204 posted on 02/24/2002 10:53:19 AM PST by alrea
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To: Miss Marple
Martin Sheen, Rob Lowe and Bradley Whitford really believe the crap that Aaron Sorkin writes for them and are "A-List" Hollywood liberals. Richard Schiff (the bald guy with the goattee) just reads the lines and is personally apolitical.

I'm not sure which is worse!

205 posted on 02/24/2002 10:57:38 AM PST by Ipberg
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To: RippleFire;all
sorkin shove it up your butt,

he has a political web site his company bought him called www.capitalscoop.com

206 posted on 02/24/2002 11:03:06 AM PST by TLBSHOW
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To: floriduh voter
If I were the RNC I would buy time on the network that is opposite West Wing and run a commercial that parodies West Wing, big time.
207 posted on 02/24/2002 11:03:20 AM PST by RobbyS
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To: Ipberg
Wasn't Sheen the d-bag that threw in the towel while assisting P.R. citizens in trying to prevent the Navy from training on V (I don't know the spelling of the island). When he found out he could be thrown in jail for many moons, he bailed - stating he didn't want to hurt the producers of the West Wing. Whaaatever!

Sounds like Sheen's lifesytle was going to get it where it really hurt (aka the pocketbook).

All the million dollar sissyboys and girls on the left coast need to shut their pie holes and take a look at themselves in the mirror - they're actors/actresses, and they play ones on tv.

Trajan88 TAMU Class of '88

208 posted on 02/24/2002 11:03:56 AM PST by Trajan88
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To: RippleFire

209 posted on 02/24/2002 11:04:13 AM PST by God'sgrrl
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts; sneakypete
I don't think it's fair to label him as Goober.

He's more akin to Gomer.

Well it's true they're both poofters -- but Gomer's way more intelligent and, also, is incredibly talented, hasn't driven a woman into insanity by making her endure a sham marriage -- and seems a really nice fellow, to boot!

210 posted on 02/24/2002 11:05:50 AM PST by Brian Allen
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To: SkyPilot
Ha ha ha! That sums it up. :)
211 posted on 02/24/2002 11:06:17 AM PST by vikingchick
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To: sneakypete
Hey, sneaky pete man..how did you know I was handsome, beautiful and rich?...

Just kidding big guy.

Only two of the previous statements are true.

Best FReegards...Mustang sends.

212 posted on 02/24/2002 11:06:23 AM PST by Mustang
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To: donmeaker
to play reno? how about that really ugly woman that played Mrs Roper on 3s company?

No, she's going to be playig Carol Roberts.

213 posted on 02/24/2002 11:11:35 AM PST by alnick
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To: RobbyS
Remembering that Marc Racicot from Montana is now the head of the RNC, he wouldn't go for it but I like the idea. Let Mad tv and SNL parody the libs, and Southpark is always attacking libs. Racicot was a sight for sore eyes. He came down to Florida during the recount, recount when a gay election officer having a hissy fit tried to eject a republican from the counting room. When Racicot showed up as an observer, the nonsense ended. Thanks, Gov. Racicot.
214 posted on 02/24/2002 11:13:07 AM PST by floriduh voter
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To: Miss Marple
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/623655/posts?page=4

Is Warner Bros getting into Political Web Sites for dis-information? capitolscoop.com or West Wing capitolgrilling | 2/7/2002 | TLBSHOW

Posted on 2/7/02 9:57 AM Pacific by TLBSHOW

capitolscoop.com
Organization:

Warner Bros.
Domain Name Administrator
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA 91522

sorkin and the internet

215 posted on 02/24/2002 11:13:25 AM PST by TLBSHOW
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To: RippleFire
"...unspeakable courage.."

Who, other than the ones Marx called "useful idiots", who would be influenced by the moving picture shows put out by cynical opportunists like these girly boys?

What do feminized males know about manly courage?

216 posted on 02/24/2002 11:19:50 AM PST by Matchett-PI
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To: sneakypete
Thanks Sneaky.
217 posted on 02/24/2002 11:20:33 AM PST by DoughtyOne
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Nah, Sorkin's face needs to be in there instead of Barney/Perot.

"It was frustrating watching Gore try so hard not to appear smart in the debates. Why not just say" 'Here's my fucking résumé, what do you got?" One of the funniest set of comments that I have seen on this site. This makes me think that guy either fried his brains or was on drugs when he said it..or both
218 posted on 02/24/2002 11:22:20 AM PST by RummyChick
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To: RippleFire
Need a barf alert for this guy.
219 posted on 02/24/2002 11:24:03 AM PST by Cold Heat
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To: wirestripper
BTW! I barf on Drudge again for giving it airtime.
220 posted on 02/24/2002 11:27:20 AM PST by Cold Heat
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