President Bartlett is about to address a gathering of radio talk show hosts in the White House. As he enters the hall, they all stand and applaud. All, except one: a blond woman, wearing a green suit. At first, her presence seems to rattle the President. He loses his train of thought several times before he finally speaks directly to the sitting talk show host. “Excuse me, Doctor,” he says. “It’s good to have you here. Are you an M.D.?” “A Ph.D.,” she replies. “In psychology?” he asks. “No, sir,” she says. “Theology?” “No.” “Social work?” “I have a Ph.D. in English literature,” she says."I’m asking,” continues Bartlett, “Because on your show people call in for advice and you go by the title Doctor, and I didn’t know if maybe your listeners were confused by that and assumed you had advanced training in psychology, theology, or health care.”
“I don’t believe they are confused. No, sir,” she responds.
I wanted to ask you a couple of questions while I had you here. I’m interested in selling my youngest daughter into slavery as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. She’s a Georgetown sophomore, speaks fluent Italian, always cleared the table when it was her turn. What would a good price for her be?”�
This old post - this old episode of West Wing - still relevant today!
We were just talking about West Wing! Have you been watching Newsroom? The new Aaron Sorkin show?
Posted by: Marion Barnett | August 26, 2012 at 09:48 AM
Hi there, Marion!
Yeah - we like Newsroom a lot. Just read a NY Times review about it. I especially liked this line in the conclusion:
"... where it’s less important to be the smartest person in the room than to be the person who puts on the best performance — you should enjoy yourself."
From:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/24/arts/television/the-newsroom-finale-and-both-sides-of-aaron-sorkin.html
Posted by: tamarika | August 26, 2012 at 10:02 AM
true...the episode definitely applies to the country today..you hit the bulls eye on this one..
Posted by: magnolia girl | August 27, 2012 at 02:10 PM