swinging big

"The world does not care how many times you fall down, just as long as it's one fewer than the times you get up."
- Aaron Sorkin

"Memory is not the same as intelligence."
- Jed Bartlet

“Never argue with a drunk or a fool.”

- Aaron Sorkin

A day on the moon and a year on the moon are the same thing.

buzz

"Churchill maintained a 24 hour buzz. These days people that drink that much ... are encouraged to attend meetings."
- Jed Bartlet

President Bartlet advises Obama

The West Wing's President Jed Bartlet advises Senator Obama:

"I didn’t expect you to be getting beat by John McCain and a Lancôme rep who thinks “The Flintstones” was based on a true story."

"I don’t know whether or not Governor Palin has the tenacity of a pit bull, but I know for sure she’s got the qualifications of one."

More here.

White House Counsel

Oliver Platt [b. January 12, 1960 in Windsor, Ontario]
"In my entire life, I have never found anything charming."
- Appearing in The West Wing as Oliver Babish, White House Counsel [2001-2006] in the following West Wing episodes: 219, 220, 221, 301, 303, 305, 306.

Electing a US President in Plain English

If you didn't watch enough West Wing and need some help with the US Presidential election watch this.