S. 2.E. 3

The Midterms

Folge lief am 3. Nov. 2008
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Rob Lowe, Rebecca Creskoff, and James Denton in The West Wing: Im Zentrum der Macht (1999)

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuWith the midterm elections coming up, Toby looks for a way to stop hate groups; Charlie and Zoey decide whether to continue their relationship; President Bartlet discovers the egg cream and ... Alles lesenWith the midterm elections coming up, Toby looks for a way to stop hate groups; Charlie and Zoey decide whether to continue their relationship; President Bartlet discovers the egg cream and is concerned about an ultra-right-wing candidate running for school board in his old distr... Alles lesenWith the midterm elections coming up, Toby looks for a way to stop hate groups; Charlie and Zoey decide whether to continue their relationship; President Bartlet discovers the egg cream and is concerned about an ultra-right-wing candidate running for school board in his old district in New Hampshire; and Sam is asked to put White House help behind an old friend runnin... Alles lesen

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9ezap-3

Excellent

This episode is fantastic. Not only does it show the best duologue and development of character and relationships on the program, but the skewering of the Dr. Laura character was well done. It's not about what faith you believe in, it's a bout how seriously you take yourself. Sorkin presents the clear message that whether you're Muslim or Christian, you can't go around calling people infidels or abomination. If you're going to cherry pick from you're sacred text, why do you have to pick the most negative parts? The part where they all meet with Josh is particularly moving. Sorkin has that perfect mix of funny and serious that you only really see on Scrubs. Not that the shows are similar, but they have stylistic similarities. This episode was a good refrain from the drama of the first and second episode of this season.

10sethdhanson

Wondrful

The best part of this episode is when President Bartlet gives the ignorant religious zealot a badly-needed dressing down. Typical of religious fundamentalists, she clearly chose specific passages of the Bible that agreed with her bigotry and disregards the rest. The president exposes this hypocrisy in beautiful fashion, and one can only hope that the target looks within and reflects on it to change her ways in the future.

Anyone who takes issue with this clearly isn't thinking straight and that's sad.

The rest of the episode is very good as well, with the torment that Toby is going through finally coming to a head.

10SpookyUser

I really love the ending

When everyone is sitting on the stoop and just shooting the breeze it's amazing! I love what Josh says to Toby, could be referring to do many things and likewise Toby's response

9mail-87-756004

Anti-bigotry

For goodness sake this isn't an anti religion rant. Plenty of characters in the show are religious including the president himself, who is obviously well-versed in the bible. I suppose they're not Christian fundamentalist though so don't really count as religious at all?

But that character (who was apparently disrespectful by sitting while POTUS was standing) is a bigot who needed taking down a peg or two. These people who cherry pick their favourite bits from the bible.

The scene is based on the 'Dr Laura questions' (Google it) and the character based on 'Dr' Laura Schlessinger.

Great episode and I just love that scene.

1CainCrow50

Terrible episode

Atrocious. It has so many good moments but it's anti religions rant written in arrogance and ignorance and propped up as witty and intelligent is so embarrassing for all involved it lowered the entire episode into farce.

You can disagree but if you can't argue intelligently you should just not. And of course the writers didn't give the "arrogant religious" person and good lines to defend her beliefs. Because that doesn't fit the narrative. That would make the nonsense being vomited out by the president so far less impressive and week minded fools who watch this show and just take in everything they already are with will cheer it on with no additional thought. And that's really sad.

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Right after President Bartlet reels off a list of Bible quotes to Jenna Jacobs to illustrate their inapplicability, Sam Seabourn takes a crab puff from her. This is not an isolated gesture of stealing food; Leviticus 11:10 indicates that shellfish are an "abomination", so Sam's action in effect continues the President's argument. Also, Jacobs is wearing a brooch shaped like a crab on her lapel.

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Congressional candidate Tom Jordan is described as a graduate of Oberlin College who lived in an all-white fraternity. Oberlin College hasn't allowed its students to join fraternities since its founding in 1833.

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President Josiah Bartlet: Good. I like your show. I like how you call homosexuality an abomination.
Dr. Jenna Jacobs: I don't say homosexuality is an abomination, Mr. President. The Bible does.
President Josiah Bartlet: Yes, it does. Leviticus.
Dr. Jenna Jacobs: 18:22.
President Josiah Bartlet: Chapter and verse. 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? While thinking about that, can I ask another? My Chief of Staff Leo McGarry insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly says he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself, or is it okay to call the police? Here's one that's really important 'cause we've got a lot of sports fans in this town: Touching the skin of a dead pig makes one unclean. Leviticus 11:7. If they promise to wear gloves, can the Washington Redskins still play football? Can Notre Dame? Can West Point? Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother John for planting different crops side by side? Can I burn my mother in a small family gathering for wearing garments made from two different threads? Think about those questions, would you? One last thing: While you may be mistaking this for your monthly meeting of the Ignorant Tight-Ass Club, in this building, when the President stands, nobody sits.