Posted on 02/24/2002 7:50:56 AM PST by RippleFire
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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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It's not a arguement. It's a statement of fact.
Why sully the characters of these men, on assumptions?
Nothing I wrote sullied their characters.
The point I am making is that Bubba-2 has a cult of personality that follow him who are blinded by their devotion. They are called "Bush-Bots". The 2002 models speak illegal alien.
I don't have to explain this to most people.
James Wood is a dedicated leftist whose beef with Bubba-1 is that he thought he was a right-winger,and was mad at the "wasted opportunity."
The truth doesn't always make you happy. This is why "spin" was developed.
The actor John Forsythe used to tell about how he had been approached by the leaders of one of the political parties,and asked to run for a US Senate seat in California. He never would say which party,but he did say they never even asked him if he was a member of their party,or ANY of his political positions. All they talked about was how he "looked the part,and would be a shoo-in".
I don't. In fact,it says nothing,compared to treason,obstruction of justice,bribery,vote fraud,abuse of office,etc,etc,etc.
Always keep your eye on the small stuff. The NYPD under Giuliani did and they nailed the perps for bigger crimes.
rationally, i'd have to disagree. (flame suit on).
Don't let it worry your simple little head. In fact,the song "Don't worry,be happy!" should be the official Bush-Bot theme song.
LOL!!!
Can a person help it if they're drawn to truth, honor, integrity, loyalty and just good common sense? Bush is pleasing on the eye too. That's always a plus if I have to see him daily.
I don't always agree with every decision he's made but I have to give him his props, and he's human. He's bound to make a few mistakes here and there.
Maybe terrorist can support the show. Terrorist love having the loonies who undermine our President for cheap entertainment have the stage. Do these talentless writers have nothing better to do? Can't these hacks do their drugs, write their garbage, and leave the rest of us alone?
Is the actor who played Lurch on the Addams Family available?
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