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handmade34

(22,756 posts) Fri Sep 4, 2015, 03:56 PM Sep 2015

oldie and a goodie...

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oldie and a goodie... (Original Post) handmade34 Sep 2015 OP

That Is One of the Best TV Shows of All Time Leith Sep 2015 #1

It certainly is! FiveGoodMen Sep 2015 #3

I believe this TV show was the only thing that kept liberals sane during the Bush years. TrollBuster9090 Sep 2015 #2

Written by Lawrence O'Donnell Leith Sep 2015 #6

Also by Aaron Sorkin, hence all the 'sorkinisms' in the show. But I liked how they had TrollBuster9090 Sep 2015 #8

So right, trollbuster SCantiGOP Sep 2015 #7

What did you think of John Goodman as the teabag House Speaker? He was awesome in that role. TrollBuster9090 Sep 2015 #9

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2015 #4

Thanks for posting Plucketeer Sep 2015 #5

Loved the show! And Love this scene! leftieNanner Sep 2015 #10

Should be required watching for every American. nt onehandle Sep 2015 #11

... handmade34 Sep 2015 #13

Dr. Laura must have been squirming if she was watching. Hoppy Sep 2015 #12

I'm re-watchinging the series right now. Chicago1980 Sep 2015 #14

Just goes to show how fucked up the bible really is huh folks? LOGIC!! IHateTheGOP Sep 2015 #15

Absolutely Jake2413 Sep 2015 #16

Leith

(7,809 posts)

1. That Is One of the Best TV Shows of All Time

Reply to handmade34 (Original post)

Fri Sep 4, 2015, 04:23 PM

Sep 2015

I've binge-watched it twice in the past 2 years.

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

3. It certainly is!

Reply to Leith (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 4, 2015, 05:32 PM

Sep 2015

Hard for me to watch now, because it throws a harsh light on the crappy reality we currently inhabit.

When was the last time you heard of that many Democrats working that hard just to do the right thing?

TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)

2. I believe this TV show was the only thing that kept liberals sane during the Bush years.

Reply to handmade34 (Original post)

Fri Sep 4, 2015, 05:30 PM

Sep 2015

I think this show:

A) Kept liberals sane during the Bush years,
B) Did a lot to undue the systematic denigration conservative spin doctors had done to the word liberal (ie-the Matt Santos clip below), and
C) Did a lot to set the stage to elect a liberal President, by showing the public a model of what kinds of things a liberal President would do.

Leith

(7,809 posts)

6. Written by Lawrence O'Donnell

Reply to TrollBuster9090 (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 4, 2015, 07:02 PM

Sep 2015

One of the best things ever written.

TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)

8. Also by Aaron Sorkin, hence all the 'sorkinisms' in the show. But I liked how they had

Reply to Leith (Reply #6)

Fri Sep 4, 2015, 09:30 PM

Sep 2015

Lawrence O'Donnell playing Bartlet's father. He was great in that role.

SCantiGOP

(13,869 posts)

7. So right, trollbuster

Reply to TrollBuster9090 (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 4, 2015, 08:04 PM

Sep 2015

When we would watch it we could pretend for an hour that it was reality and Bush was a really bad TV drama

TrollBuster9090

(5,954 posts)

9. What did you think of John Goodman as the teabag House Speaker? He was awesome in that role.

Reply to SCantiGOP (Reply #7)

Fri Sep 4, 2015, 09:32 PM

Sep 2015

But I think both John Goodman and Alan Alda would go home at the end of a day's shooting, and feel like they needed a shower after playing those characters.