Was tonight's West Wing a veiled slap at Bush and Katrina?

[Armstead]

(Trying to avoid spoilers for West Coast viewers but be forewarned)

Watching West Wing tonight, I couldn't help but notice certain contrasts between the rapid and effective handling of the situation by Pres. Sheen and his staff and his principled struggles with his conscience compared to the insensitive bungling of Bush to Katrina and its aftermath.

I wonder if it was just a coincidence or if the contrast was intentional.

[jobycom]

1. Any portrayal of effective leadership will seem like a slap at Bush.

When I see a well run McDonald's I assume they are mocking Bush.

Didn't see the show, though, so can't answer specifically.

[Armstead]

2. It dealt with things like evacuations, among other issues

Bartlett was very hands-on instead of playing a guitar on the otehr side of the country.

[Brundle_Fly]

3. it was a direct slam

there have been over one hundred direct slams against shrub.

[onenote]

15. self-delete

[dsc]

4. hardly veiled

I have no clue when the majority of that episode was written but clearly it got shaped by Bush's bungling.

[Armstead]

5. I can just hear Shrub ask "What is a Newkler meltdown?"

And then adding "Tell me about it tomorrow. I've got to go make anotehr campaign speech."

[Gothmog]

6. Example of what a competent president could do

I loved tonights show. It was what a competent president could do.

[DrDan]

7. West Wing cancelled

announced this morning

[enough already]

8. I can't help but think that Bushit is somehow behind the cancellation

The chimp and his minions can't deal with seeing how a real president would perform in the job.

[0007]

9. They control the networks and some of the people

[onenote]

16. loosen the tinfoil

NBC launced the Book of Daniel, but you think they were pressured to cancel WW? The show's ratings have been tanking. They tried to juice it up by bringing in Smits and Alda, but it hasn't really helped. Plus, you have the problem of what to do at the end of the season. To maintain any semblance of realism, they'd have to get rid of a lot of folks at the end of the year, no matter who they have "win" the election. CJ, Will, Kate Harper, Kristin Chenoweth's character...and they'd have to introduce a new staff. In the real world, folks don't stay in WH jobs year after year after year. They could hang onto Josh and Donna, I suppose, assuming Smits was the victor. I think John Spencer's death was the straw that broke the camel's back. I suspect that most of the folks involved with the show are ready to move on to something else.

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[Catchawave]

10. "The American President"

I wanted Michael Douglas to be my president after seeing that. Very "quick" and smart! Ok, it was only a movie :silly:

[win_in_06]

11. Veiled?

[Armstead]

13. Well it wasn;t a hurricane...

Now if they'd had Bartlett handle a hurricane in Lousiana that way, I wouldn;t ues the word "veiled." Heck I wouldn;t have even asked the question. :)

[IdaBriggs]

12. We kept having to stop it; I was near tears.

A FICTIONAL LEADER DOING WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

Dear God, how low has my country fallen?

:cry:

[onenote]

14. not veiled at all. Quite an open and direct slap, if you ask me.