The West Wing

What Obama wants in his new Supreme Court nominee

source: Examiner.com

Think about it like this, one of the best episodes of the popular TV show, The West Wing, was about a story of a liberal President nominating the most liberal Justice he could find. To sell this he also had to nominate the most conservative justice he ...

Published Sun, May 24

The Media Still Love Obama

source: Associated Content

 CO Mind, if the Barack Obama Presidency were a TV show, much like The West Wing, it would be fun to watch, but perhaps not in the way that Peter Bart suggests. For one thing, has anyone so early in his Presidency gotten nearly five hundred thousand ...

Published Mon, Apr 27

London Versus The West Wing

source: Londonist

ABC News  UK The Post also reports that the gifts exchanged for the children of the respective statesmen were lacking in equality -- Topshop clobber for Sasha and Malia Obama, versus White House gift shop tat in the form of Marine One models for John and Fraser ...

Published Sat, Mar 7

Mark Ravenhill: Who says Hollywood predicted Obama? They could hardly have got it more wrong

source: The Guardian (UK)

Before 9/11, the thrill of such movies for the US audience was that, although an attack could feasibly happen, few believed it ever would. Letting King Kong or armies of aliens loose on New York was simply a way of testing how safe Americans actually felt - which seemed to be very safe indeed. S...

Published Sun, Nov 9

Ari Gold's Brother Josh Lyman To Run Obama White House

source: nerve.com

Oh, wait, that last one might not be true, but it's an easy mistake to make, since not only was Rahm Emanuel -- who earned his stripes as a Clinton advisor in the '90's -- the basis for Bradley Whitford's character on The West Wing, but he's also the brother of Ari Emanuel, the real-life Hollyw...

Published Wed, Nov 5

Opinion: Your Evening Sift

source: South Florida Daily

G- A clip from one of the best TV shows ever, The West Wing, is the focus of a post from Bark Bark Woof Woof. H- Review of Cuban-American Blogs vows to close down if Obama is elected. I have said that if Barack Obama wins this election ...

Published Sun, Oct 5

Fan Fic: Bartlett/Obama (West Wing/RPF crossover) by Aaron Sorkin

source: crossoverman (Livejournal)

Author: Aaron Sorkin Fandom: The West Wing and real life Rating: G Timeline: post-"Chosen" (September 2008) Summary: Barack Obama goes to President Josiah Barlett for advice on how to beat McCain Disclaimer: The characters were created ...

Published Sun, Sep 21