A Funny moment from the West Wing
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I was trapped today and found myself watching the West Wing. Not my usual brand of horror, no zombies, vampires or guys with knives for fingers still it had a very scary premise and if it hadn't of been horribly boring it would have been scary indeed.
Anyway I caught one scene and thought anyone could enjoy it.
Here is a link to youtube sorry no embed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iht8ZeGuWm0
Thanks to The Media Research Center for the transcript and google for finding it.
Donna, played by Janel Moloney, as she and Josh walk down a hallway: "We have a $32 billion budget surplus for the first time in three decades. The Republicans in Congress want to use this money for tax relief, right?"
Josh: "Yes"
Donna: "Essentially what they're saying is we want to give back the money. Why don't we want to give back the money?"
Josh: "Because we're Democrats."
Donna: "But it's not the government's money."
Josh: "Sure it is. It's right there in our bank accounts."
Donna: "That's only because we collected more money than we ended up needing."
Josh: "Isn't it great?"
Donna: "I want my money back."
Josh: "Sorry."
Later, they pick up the argument:
Donna: "What's wrong with me getting my money back?"
Josh: "You won't spend it right."
Donna: "What do you mean?"
Josh: "Let's say your cut of the surplus is $700. I want to take your money, combine it with everybody else's money, and use it to pay down the debt and further endow Social Security. What do you want to do with it?"
Donna: "Buy a DVD player."
Josh: "See."
Donna: "But my $700 is helping employ the people who manufacture and sell DVD players, not to mention the people who manufacture and sell DVDs. It's the natural evolution of the market economy."
Josh: "The problem is the DVD player you buy might be manufactured in Japan."
Donna: "I'll buy an American one."
Josh: "We don't trust you."
Donna: "Why not?"
Josh: "We're Democrats."
Donna, exasperated: "I want my money back."
Josh, snickering: "You shouldn't have voted for us
Crossposted at http://theminorityreportblog.com
Brought a tear to my eye, it did.
"After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood." -Fred Dalton Thompson
I haven't found the transcript yet but the gist is as follows
She: is bringing back sandwiches from a deli and hands him his.
He: Asks the sandwich was on 13 bucks and I gave you a twenty
She: I decided to invest the rest on your behalf.
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
She: is bringing back sandwiches from a deli and hands him his.
He: Asks, the sandwich was only 13 bucks and I gave you a twenty
She: I decided to invest the rest on your behalf.
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
I'm waiting for that hilarious episode where the government goes way into debt until our currency collapses. Hahaha!
too bad that can't be used as a campaign commercial.
Great stuff. Should be used in a campaign ad.
"An unarmed man can only flee from evil, and evil is not overcome by fleeing from it.“--Jeff Cooper. From Bill Coffey's collection of military quotations
Truth is timeless.
By example
Still has that ring of truth a hundred years later.
"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
-Thomas Paine: The American Crisis, No. 4, 1777
That scene certainly went against the overall theme of the show.
Fighting for conservatism one day at a time.