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November 7, 2005
Paging Stockdale or "A la Maison Blanc"
West Wing: Now, if Alan Alda and NYPD blue dude were actually running for office, that would have been one kick-ass debate. It was better than Dole V Clinton, Bush V Gore, Bush V Kerry... if Vinick and Santos has been actual presidental contenders, that would have been a political junkie's dream debate...
But, you see, they're not.
They are not real candidates. They are not going to be in a position to change policy. NYPD blue dude asking Alan Alda to pledge not to invade a country for oil means nothing; Alan Alda didn't get us into Iraq. Hell, the guy spent ELEVEN years trying to get us out of Korea! And there was nothing but peasants and Hot Lips there!
No character besides Ron Silver that had been featured before season six was on the ep. No B-story, no A-story... that's not a drama. That's a masturbatory exercise. Yes, if a real debate was like that, it would be great. But without the consequences of an actual ballot box looming in the future, I don't care what a WW writer thinks of immigration or taxes.
P.S. FYI: Zoey Bartlet is now shilling for Exerdin. Seriously, the actress is talking about her migraines on some advert.
Posted by emily at November 7, 2005 5:43 PM