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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In my fantasy world these arrogant losers would be shown to the public for what they are, but alas, I fear that will never happen.
This fool Sorkin has the same mindset of all the elitist Hollywood - they think all Democrats are deep and intellectual and all Republicans are bumbling idiots. I can tell him it took me a lot of maturing, research, reading and paying attention to what's going on around me to finally become a Conservative Republican. I WAS THE TOTAL IDIOT WHEN I WAS A DEMOCRAT!!!!!!!!
My wife watches that sick show and I refuse to watch. She and her family admire the acting, blah,blah,blah.
I have told her that they are out there to push a liberal adgenda on the mind numb sheeple.
Gave her the article and explained again what they are doing and why people should boycott that show.
Guarantee that I have made no progress on this issue.
What bothers him is having to look at a president that displays decency, honesty, and a regard for the wellfare of this country rather than the sleasy self interest Hollywood applauds. Bush also makes his show look totally insignificant and petty.
I could never understand why they hated someone like Bush . However, someone explained that they prefer a president like they are - somewhat sleasy, potentially corrupt, unprincipled and of low moral character. When a man of character is in office, their agenda of low morality, and corruption being set as the norm is hindered.
Will Farrell.
Excerpt:
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?"
This pointy-headed pipsqueak fails to comprehend that this is one reason Americans love W. He is plain-speaking and makes mistakes. The abberation that infested the White House before it's cleansing, was a slick con man who only had the weak-minded or sheep hoodwinked.
Obviously, most of Hollywood and the media are in those catagories, since we know ideology(chuckle)has no play, especially when it comes to the objective (snortle) press.
If the Times and CNN are our only choices of unvarnished objectivity, Chinese communism might be a better choice. I can't believe Drudge would even give that idiot space.
pppffft! (Danny Thomas spit take)
LOL! This guy is using a crack addled brain.
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