John McCain and a Lancôme rep who thinks "The Flintstones" was based on a true story
Aaron Sorkin taking over Maureen Dowd's column to write an imaginary conversation between Barack Obama and PRESIDENT JED BARLET makes me think that it's not out of the realm of possibility that he has contemplated Bartlet handing it to Laura Roslin as well (LOL CAN YOU IMAGINE*), because you see - I assume that anyone who is even remotely cool watches Battlestar Galactica. (THIS IS MY FORM OF ELITISM.)
(Also, weren't Dowd and Sorkin once an item? I don't know why this is relevant?)
OBAMA: So what about hope? Chuck it for outrage and put-downs?
BARTLET: No. You're elite, you can do both. Four weeks ago you had the best week of your campaign, followed - granted, inexplicably - by the worst week of your campaign. And you're still in a statistical dead heat. You're a 47-year-old black man with a foreign-sounding name who went to Harvard and thinks devotion to your country and lapel pins aren't the same thing and you're in a statistical tie with a war hero and a Cinemax heroine. To these aged eyes, Senator, that's what progress looks like. You guys got four debates. Get out of my house and go back to work.
OBAMA: Wait, what is it you always used to say? When you hit a bump on the show and your people were down and frustrated? You'd give them a pep talk and then you'd always end it with something. What was it ...?
BARTLET: "Break's over."
Also, it sort of makes me miss Aaron Sorkin a little. Or wish that he was hired by the Obama campaign, because god damn are they performing awfully these days. (SIGH.)
* um. so.
BARTLET: Don't talk to me about "for the good of the people," young lady. I hid my illness for three years, and it nearly cost me my marriage, my job, and the sanity of some very capable people.
ROSLIN: Respectfully, sir, but our circumstances are quite different.
BARTLET: Yes, I forgot. The robots revolved, and you were otherwise occupied banning abortion and fomenting a mutiny.
ROSLIN: That's.. not entirely fair, so. I--.
BARTLET: I'm sorry to interrupt, Madame President, but your completely unnecessary military escort is currently starring me down somewhat disturbingly, and I'm struck by his resemblance to a particular Supreme Court Justice I had appointed several years ago. [to ADAMA] Excuse me, Admiral, but might I ask - do you vacation in Connecticut from time to time?
(Also, weren't Dowd and Sorkin once an item? I don't know why this is relevant?)
OBAMA: So what about hope? Chuck it for outrage and put-downs?
BARTLET: No. You're elite, you can do both. Four weeks ago you had the best week of your campaign, followed - granted, inexplicably - by the worst week of your campaign. And you're still in a statistical dead heat. You're a 47-year-old black man with a foreign-sounding name who went to Harvard and thinks devotion to your country and lapel pins aren't the same thing and you're in a statistical tie with a war hero and a Cinemax heroine. To these aged eyes, Senator, that's what progress looks like. You guys got four debates. Get out of my house and go back to work.
OBAMA: Wait, what is it you always used to say? When you hit a bump on the show and your people were down and frustrated? You'd give them a pep talk and then you'd always end it with something. What was it ...?
BARTLET: "Break's over."
Also, it sort of makes me miss Aaron Sorkin a little. Or wish that he was hired by the Obama campaign, because god damn are they performing awfully these days. (SIGH.)
* um. so.
BARTLET: Don't talk to me about "for the good of the people," young lady. I hid my illness for three years, and it nearly cost me my marriage, my job, and the sanity of some very capable people.
ROSLIN: Respectfully, sir, but our circumstances are quite different.
BARTLET: Yes, I forgot. The robots revolved, and you were otherwise occupied banning abortion and fomenting a mutiny.
ROSLIN: That's.. not entirely fair, so. I--.
BARTLET: I'm sorry to interrupt, Madame President, but your completely unnecessary military escort is currently starring me down somewhat disturbingly, and I'm struck by his resemblance to a particular Supreme Court Justice I had appointed several years ago. [to ADAMA] Excuse me, Admiral, but might I ask - do you vacation in Connecticut from time to time?