"If fitz has to call the pilots family i am invading baghdad "is an under rated line

@trevornott2488

10 күн бұрын

Go watch when John Goodman played President Walken. He had some damn fine lines like that one

@jeffreymeehan3116

10 күн бұрын

"This one white man's life is worth more to me than the lives of thousands, if not millions, of brown Iraqis." - A *totally* not racist US president.

@potterpotty01

9 күн бұрын

Not sure that would be a proportional response.

@potterpotty01

9 күн бұрын

Not sure that would be a proportional response.

@Inverter222

8 күн бұрын

@@jeffreymeehan3116did you just assume gender and race?

"Give me your parents' number, I never get to make THIS call..." Meaning the call with the good news.

@ArmyMP

5 күн бұрын

I think everyone already figured that out.

Just realized that Leo's so invested in getting the pilot out because he was in the same position as a downed F-105 pilot in Vietnam and had to be rescued from behind PAVN lines.

@nathanharris4105

13 күн бұрын

PAVN?

@larrysmith2638

13 күн бұрын

​@@nathanharris4105People's Army of Vietnam.

@larrysmith2638

13 күн бұрын

Leo, although a progressive Democrat on social and economic issues, was a hawk on military matters. His personal history obviously played a part in that, but he also believed in a strong military as a part of American foreign policy.

@SolomonSamson747

12 күн бұрын

Thuds were cool jets. Very stable bombing platforms, very fast, very capable. Over half the F-105s ever produced were blown out of the sky in Southeast Asia.

@B2Roland

12 күн бұрын

​@@larrysmith2638complex political identity is something we've lost

"All the same, I'm going to check out that thing with the carpet." Brilliant line.😂

Brilliant little piece of writing: President Bartlet refers to Fitz having to call the pilot’s parents. But he wants to call himself after the pilot is rescued.

Love the idea of a well educated, open but firm minded president

@jmitchell3530

14 күн бұрын

We had one. We got one. God Bless the United States of America.

@RM-dc6zd

14 күн бұрын

it’s a shame we are going to lose one because the academic fringe has been pushing things the broader culture is not ready for (trans and new gender ideologies), things which cause more problems than they solve (pronoun police, identity politics, cancel/outrage culture, DEI ‘anti racism’, uncontrolled immigration), and active, ideologically-driven censorship in mainstream/social media as well as the academic sphere (mandatory diversity statements, anti-bias response teams). Should’ve stopped while we were ahead; now we are going to lose so much. We have been playing russian roulette with our system, and for who? for what? unstable crybullies which represent a small fraction of the population, with ideas that are less than scientifically informed.

@seanutarbuckle6457

14 күн бұрын

me too, now we have presidents that ramble about corn pop and "Brew beer, brew beer here duhhhh earth rider thanks for the great lakes!"

@mucccvhorob4596

13 күн бұрын

Yeah no one is asking biden wat to do lol he wud w forget the question while he was trying to finish his ice cream

@Matisaro

13 күн бұрын

@@mucccvhorob4596 watch how he eats your cheeto jesus alive in the debate. Can't force him to only use out of context bullshit during a live debate.

Leos reaction to the "diplomatic option" carries more weight when we later learn he was shot down in Vietnam

@Summersong2262

14 күн бұрын

That was exactly my thinking, Leo's usually not that emotional, interesting bit of foreshadowing.

@DGNYY27

13 күн бұрын

He also bombed civilians

@Bazookatone1

13 күн бұрын

Yes, because even though te character is set up in that scene as the antagonist, he's not actually wrong to suggest it. He's the diplomatic representative, its his job to speak up for that angle.

@gamlaman

11 күн бұрын

Interesting when it was diplomacy that got him home.

@raywellswork

2 күн бұрын

@@DGNYY27 He bombed Targets of a country that declared war on an ally. Unfortunately Civilians have died in every significant war in history since the Romans.

John Amos & Martin Sheen, both American treasures.

@glennwatson3313

9 күн бұрын

They are just actors.

@vanDaalstad

8 күн бұрын

Very good actors​@@glennwatson3313

Ohh Fitz asked “How are you feeling” and followed up when Bartlet was vague because he was in the know about the MS! Never caught that before.

@georgeniebling6566

7 күн бұрын

Did Bartlett know Fitz knew?

@NevillesGran1

7 күн бұрын

@@georgeniebling6566 yeah, Fitz was in the original short list of people who they told, in his capacity as Commander of the Joint Chiefs.

@michaelmuldowney8

4 күн бұрын

Wow - well spotted.

@jimrichardson3078

2 күн бұрын

@@georgeniebling6566 At the hospital after Bartlett was shot, Abby listed all that knew to the anesthesiologist before the surgery "tell, don't tell, it's up to you"

"That's a job awfully well done Mr. Chairman". That's what I call a compliment.

Fitz's voice has a unique cadence to it, it's very confident and clear

@gabe2349

14 күн бұрын

He might be my favorite character. The writing and the actor combine to create just a really excellent portrayal. Awesome stuff.

@bigmo10

13 күн бұрын

John Amos. Outstanding performer.

@snidelywhiplash

11 күн бұрын

John Amos, a lowkey icon. Badly underappreciated actor.

@2legit64

11 күн бұрын

@@snidelywhiplash Truth! Love him as Fitzwallace.

@sadjaxx

5 күн бұрын

Rest in Peace John Amos, we miss you.

Points to Admiral Fitzwallace for being able to answer the President’s questions about the pilot without even looking down at piece of paper.

@jimrichardson3078

5 күн бұрын

@mxg75 Working for an intellect means you must always be well researched and fully prepared (or in the process of learning more)

How I wish this was real and not fiction.

@derrickstorm6976

12 күн бұрын

Clearly you don't remember season 5

@grantharriman284

9 күн бұрын

I'm gonna assume you mean the competent and evenhanded operation of government, not a US pilot getting shot down in enemy territory

@carlousmagus5387

8 күн бұрын

Stop voting for the two party corporate right wing duopoly and yeah you will.

@grantharriman284

8 күн бұрын

@@carlousmagus5387 If you think that is a realistic option you haven't spent enough time looking at the rules of how this country works. Winner take all elections means that voting third party doesn't actually do anything. Either your vote contributes to the winner, your vote contributes to the failed attempt to defeat them, or you wasted your vote. The system naturally creates and perpetuates a 2 party reality.

@theshlauf

Күн бұрын

@@carlousmagus5387 President Bartlett is a Democrat, not an Independent.

I love the subtle piece of acting Martin Sheen does without words when he is told that pilot is safe...

The way I teared up when Fitz said Captain Hotchkiss was on the line.

Dr Josiah Bartlett is the best President the USA has never had, or ever will anytime soon. Followed thereafter by Andrew Shepard, another great president the USA never had, but should. Both from the mind of Aaron Sorkin.

@brandonkruse825

8 күн бұрын

Forgetting one, David Palmer.

@FS2K4Pilot

5 күн бұрын

Jordan Lyman.

@kenle2

4 күн бұрын

To be fair, they both have the extremely god-tier advantage of being ... fictional. "Of course truth is stranger than fiction." "Fiction has to make sense."

@davidgradwell8830

2 күн бұрын

Also, the nameless president who looks just like Henry Fonda in "Fail-Safe."

I've always thought that this program clearly showed the president that Americans liked to think they had, and never in my lifetime have actually had. The nearest probably being Jimmy Carter or Barak Obama. Wouldn't the world be a wonderful place with Jeb Bartlett at America's helm.

This is why we love Bartlett

From Wikipedia's article "Seal of the President of the United States." _A popular but erroneous myth is that the seal is changed during times of war, so that the eagle faces the arrows in its left talon. This belief may have arisen because major changes to the seal have coincidentally been made before or after wars - specifically, the 1945 change in the seal, and also the 1916 change in the flag (though not the seal) from the right-facing Great Seal to the left-facing presidential seal.[47]_ _This misconception may also have arisen from a comment made by Winston Churchill, who, regarding Truman's redesign of the seal, joked: "Mr. President, with the greatest respect, I would prefer the American eagle's neck to be on a swivel so that it could face the olive branches or the arrows, as the occasion might demand".[53]_ _The belief is perpetuated by a 2000 episode of The West Wing entitled "What Kind of Day Has It Been?". Character Admiral Fitzwallace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, notes that the presidential seal in the center of the Oval Office carpet contains a shield bearing a bald eagle clutching the olive branch in its right talons and arrows in its left. The eagle's head is turned toward the olive branch. Fitzwallace alleges that in times of war the seal is replaced with one in which the eagle's head is turned toward the arrows.[54]_

@ered203

12 күн бұрын

Excellent work, sir. Truly excellent.

@ElectroDFW

10 күн бұрын

How do we know it doesn't? There are very few privileged enough to actually ever be in that room, and I doubt they'd let secrets like that spill, out of respect for the office, if not the man.

@johnnotrealname8168

9 күн бұрын

@@ElectroDFW It should also be known that the country has not been at War since Harry S. Truman.

@ArmyMP

5 күн бұрын

@@ElectroDFW The discussion is about the seal of the United States, not the rug in the Oval Office. Congress wouldn't make a law about the carpet in one room. It's about the seal, wherever it is represented, including on every US Military Officer's formal cap in uniform for example.

I wish we had Presidents with this kind of integrity. Wouldn't care which party. Just give me someone with integrity.

@vectorm4

11 күн бұрын

I absolutely agree, CorsetG- I fear your comment will open a flood of partisan opinion.

@hoganhero5

10 күн бұрын

Preach

@ai-aniverse

10 күн бұрын

Seriously, if only

@moontreecollective6718

6 күн бұрын

There were several options, but the masses wouldn’t accept them. Mitt Romney would have been a good one.

Teh gravitus of Martin Sheen mixed with the writing is just magic, all that bickering at the open and the President did exactly what he should do made it not esoteric , but about a single individual they have a responsibility to.

That, Ladies and Gentlemen, is a Commander-in-Chief. Ably assisted. 👍

This President has balls!

I am a conservative but this would be a President that you could respect because he cared about America and he was a true leader.

@Erin-Thor

14 күн бұрын

I’m confused, as a Republican you seem to appreciate Democrat values.

@ethanpan2335

14 күн бұрын

@@Erin-Thordemocrat values like “let’s get U.S. troops back from hostile territory”. truly, the United States would be better off with the GOP, whose position you apparently take to be “let them rot”.

@Erin-Thor

14 күн бұрын

@@ethanpan2335 - Seriously? Republicans fought military promotions for what, 7 or 8 months? They voted to REDUCE the budget and staff for Border Security/patrol by over 20%. Republicans also call military personnel losers, and do not recognize their service or sacrifice for this country. I couldn’t disagree with you more.

@alertgasper

13 күн бұрын

@@Erin-Thor and in Afghanistan, our Republican president made a plan with the enemy to reduce troop forces on the ground before pulling them out. Hard to defend a retreat when there's not enough troops to defend the retreat. Or we could discuss the death of 241 Marines because Reagan didn't want them to carry loaded M16's...just before selling TOWs to the mullahs who helped with the planning of the truck bomb. Or the Republicans who exposed a CIA agent.

@feanedhell

13 күн бұрын

You sure aren’t gonna find any kind of leadership from the gop

God how I miss this show.

I love this scene. There are so many great and worthy moments to comment on. But im going to go for the low and subtle joke that foe once, someome else points out and obscure historical fact and this time it's Bartlet that's bored 😂

@saoirsevicteoiria2759

13 күн бұрын

It is a great way to show how much the situation is affecting Bartlett, who is always curious and almost never short with people.

The *GREATEST* show in the _history_ of television.

He wasn't wrong to suggest diplomacy. He gave the President all the options and what a reasonable timeframe would be needed. Even knowing about the bounty it needed to be said and considered.

Sorkin’ s obsession with military toys and listing them off in every scene

@johnnotrealname8168

9 күн бұрын

He was a hawk actually.

@capnskiddies

9 күн бұрын

Ah, he's no Tom Clancy. That man thought he was writing a catalogue

@ArmyMP

5 күн бұрын

The fact that you call them "toys" is telling.

@JasondenHollander-qj5hp

4 күн бұрын

@@ArmyMP naw lil’ butt hurt can’t handle some commentary on a fictional show.

In case anyone was wondering, according to Snopes, it is FASE that the seal is changed during wartime. Possibly made us for the show. Although the seal has changed over the years, notably in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson changed the design slightly so that the eagle's head was modified to face the viewer's right, towards the talon holding the arrows. Then, in 1945, President Harry Truman made more changes, including switching the head to the left.

Love this show, my favorite show of all time. I own them all.

@llchapman1234

13 күн бұрын

I just got the whole DVD set as a gift! Love this series and looking forward to watching the whole thing from start to finish.

My favorite all time TV show...

John Amos is an exceptional actor.

"Get him back." "Yes, Sir." Chef's kiss.

I love this guy

IIRC, one deftness in the drama is that we never quite find out what happens next -- that is, you can just HEAR Martin Sheen in character saying something like "this is Jed Barlett, hold for a voice you know...' or something. It's an echo of the original goofier character who called the Turkey Hotline.

SPOOILERS AHEAD: In a later episode, the staff are brainstorming possible running mates for Bartlett in place of Hoynes and one of them is Admiral Fitzwallace. Of course the character was killedin a car bombing while he was on a fact finding trip in Istael, but if they had kept him alive, I genuinely would have liked to have seen a continuation of the West Wing with Vinnick as President and Fitzwallace as some sort of major character, maybe as a recently Democratic represetnative, or even as a Republian Vice President.

@SamaritanPrime

11 күн бұрын

A plausible scenario is that Fitzwallace stays in the background for most of the series, but makes the short list for Matthew Santos at the end of the series- replacing Leo when the older man passes away.

@ryanellis7842

10 күн бұрын

@@SamaritanPrimethat’s exactly what would have happened. Makes so much sense.

@SamaritanPrime

10 күн бұрын

@@ryanellis7842 It would be a bit counterintuitive, given that Santos was also a military man and Fitzwallace once outranked him, but it would make sense. Fitzwallace was a no-fluff kind of guy; he gives Bartlett the info he needs in the clip above succinctly, without too much dressing, and was just an all-around capable and experienced guy. Santos would have been just fine with that guy at his back, plus Vinnick as his Secretary of State offering seasoned diplomatic advice. Santos would have been hitting the ground outright sprinting.

@johnnotrealname8168

9 күн бұрын

@@SamaritanPrime It does not matter what rank you were. The military is under civilian control.

Martin Sheen for President in 2024.

Best show ever

Their "technical advisors" didn't do their homework on this one. An F-117 is strictly an attack aircraft. There is no way on this planet it would ever be assigned a "patrol" mission. The ONLY circumstance it would ever be over Iraqi territory would be to drop two bombs on preassigned targets. Patrol mission? That's the job of the F-15's, F-18's, F-22's, F-35's and F-16's.

@matthewbaynham6286

14 күн бұрын

The F-117 is actually a bomber, the "F" is incorrect. It only carries bombs.

@generalsmite7167

14 күн бұрын

Not to mention the fact that it is a stealth aircraft and the only one ever shot down was because its bomb bay doors were open and they knew exactly the direction it was flying from and they were lucky

@matthewbaynham6286

14 күн бұрын

@@generalsmite7167 wrong it wasn't the bomb bay doors that were the problem. Stealth aircraft can be detected with long wave radar signals however that only gives an approximate position. The F-117 crews were over confident that they were totally invisible, (which is not true), so they kept flying exactly the same routes. Do when the enemy know their approximate position and had knowledge of the usual route these pilots take, they took their shot and were a bit lucky but still they skills and experience were also required.

@generalsmite7167

14 күн бұрын

@@matthewbaynham6286 that’s not completely true. The Serbians were unable to detect the craft on long wave twice only on the third time when the bomb doors were open were they able to detect it. It was arrogance because not only did they fly the same route but they did not send out any sead aircraft so the Serbs were able to use their radar more than normal which is why they were able to get the lucky detection

@gregrtodd

14 күн бұрын

Mr Sorkin, who is normally such a stickler for detail, almost always gets aircraft details wrong. Go back to Toby's very first scene in the series where he tells the flight attendant about the new L1011 he's in (rolled off the production line 3 months ago) when Lockheed stopped making the Tristar 15 years before the episode. Or Angel Maintenance, where Will Bailey (who is supposed to be in the Air Force reserve), misidentifies an F-15 as an F-16 Falcon.

Could you imagine being Hotchkiss’ parents right after this scene? “Hello?” “Hi, is this Mrs. Hotchkiss?” “Yes…?” “This is Jed Bartlett, your son’s boss. We got him. He’s on his way home. Got a sprained ankle but is otherwise fine.”

Fitz is so giddy here 😅

Bartlett was the goat. We could use him nowadays.

"i swear to god im invading baghdad."

CJ says “Eye-Rak”, just like Sarah Palin.

Yes people would vote for Bartlett because he speaks the truth and he has integrity. Unfortunately that's rare in a real president

@ArmyMP

5 күн бұрын

Both Bushes and Biden all had/have integrity.

I believe both the President and father was running the show here. Especially towards the end

Leo was a POW in Vietnam after his plane was shot down.

"He had an ACES II 0-0 ejection seat..." No general is going to waste the president's time mentioning the ejection seat brand. This is either product placement or script writers getting carried away with their research.

A certain former guy wouldn’t have done a rescue because people who get shot down over enemy territory are “losers”

@zionkid420

14 күн бұрын

And somehow that coward is still being allowed to run again.

@Raven9409

14 күн бұрын

I think the only reason Biden might act is because Uncle Bosey was eaten by cannibals after getting shot down…….

@HughShower

14 күн бұрын

Ex-President Draft Dodging Bone Spurs 🙄

@Elthenar

13 күн бұрын

You kids can say what you want but the world was a better place when Trump was president. No wars were started on his watch. He did bungle the Afghan withdrawal so badly that people were hanging on to air force planes as they took off or leave millions in war machines behind for the Taliban.

@user-ed2wq4wu8c

13 күн бұрын

Yup people like you always bring up politics when there's no need for it. How does it feel to be butt hurt all the time ?

I can see these two on a presidential ticket

I love Fitzwallace

If only we would do it.

A democratic president making a very republican decision. This is what leaders need to be about, when it comes down to things like this you dont make decisions based on your parties preferences, you do what has to be done.

@notsayingmyname1684

9 күн бұрын

Respectfully what makes military action a “republican decision” as a moderate democrat I know that democratic presidents are not scared to pull the trigger.

Interesting detail, a surface combatant named after a state. Closest we have today is an LPD USS NEW YORK, with steel salvaged from the WTC making up it's bow.

@christianvalentin5344

12 күн бұрын

I forgot what year this episode first aired, but as of the mid 1990s, the US Navy had a few nuclear powered guided missile cruisers that were named for states.

@poiujnbvcxdswq

11 күн бұрын

The Virginia class..USS Arkansas decommissioned 1998, Virginia 1994, Texas 1993 and Mississippi 1997.

@christianvalentin5344

11 күн бұрын

@@poiujnbvcxdswq also the USS California and USS South Carolina. But I don’t remember when they were taken out of service.

@poiujnbvcxdswq

9 күн бұрын

@@christianvalentin5344 Both got decomissioned in 1999..I always forget the Cali class existed as there were only ever the 2 and I never encountered either of them.

We need to go back to when the president sneezed you looked to see which country disappeared.

Man, the best political TV show that ever was...

The seal DOES NOT CHANGE during war time. Total myth.

@rcslyman8929

14 күн бұрын

Always look to peace, but be prepared for war.

@matthew1257

13 күн бұрын

Thank you for writing this so I didn't have to, Buddy.

@saoirsevicteoiria2759

13 күн бұрын

It's entirely possible, however, that Fitzwallace might be one of many people who are under this mistaken impression, given that US Congress has not declared war since 1942.

@ArmyMP

5 күн бұрын

@@saoirsevicteoiria2759 It was 1941.

Rob Lowe was supposed to be the centerpiece, and Sheen was just supposed to appear in a few scenes early on and then become invisible. But Sheen had so much fun in that pilot episode that he asked for more scenes, and next thing you know he's the focal point. No disrespect to Lowe, but that show doesn't get past season 2 without Sheen, in my opinion.

F117 “just patrolling the no fly zone”. Sure, and we also like to use the USS Ford to check fishing licences.

I wonder, did Jed ever get an answer for Fitz before Gaza... Im sure he did but it makes me wonder.

Bartlett 2024!

Is that thing about the carpet true, and if it is then how do they do it? Little details like that in regalia and heraldry absolutely fascinate me!

@danielchilton5400

14 күн бұрын

Not true. Before 1945 the Eagle always faced towards the arrows. After WWII Truman had the seal changed to always face towards the olive branch. The symbology: we desire peace with all, but we’re ready for war if necessary.

I seriously doubt a F-117 fighter would be assigned to fly a routine patrol enforcing a no-fly zone. It was designed as a stealth bomber and carried no defensive armament...no missiles, no guns, no cannon.

@ArmyMP

5 күн бұрын

It also wouldn't have such a young pilot. A 26 yr old would be in an F-16.

An empathetic president with heart, class, dignity, intelligence, and morals? In this day and age, that would be the equivalent of finding Bigfoot at Leprechaun Larry's Golden Hoof & Tow getting re-shoe service on his unicorn before attending a cheese & wine mixer in Middle Earth that's being hosted by the tooth fairy and her fiance, Willy Wonka.

"This one white man's life is worth more to me than the lives of thousands, if not millions, of brown Iraqis." - A *totally* not racist US president.

Admiral Sissy Mary

I know it's a myth, but in this episode, did they ever explain how the carpet is changed in their fictional universe where it actually gets changed?

26 year old captain of a stealth fighter...

@ArmyMP

5 күн бұрын

Oh good catch. Yeah, only the more senior officers graduate to that type of aircraft. The writers should have just said F-16.

Anyone else wondering why this is getting uploaded now?

Ok but let’s all be honest here - how many of us would actually remember our parents phone numbers off the tops of our heads? Especially in a situation like that.

Please always put the original airing date in the description.

What saddens me, just kills me is the reality of today

I’m a far right Republican and I’d vote for him over either of the two choices I will have in November.

@RogueDragon05

14 күн бұрын

The fact that they have convinced you and everyone else that there are only 2 choices is a bigger problem then the choices themselves.

@jamesscully529

14 күн бұрын

Back when the show was on, President Bartlet was poling higher than the two presidential candidates that year, I believe in the 2000 election, so that would have been Bush and Gore.

@jdgindustries2734

13 күн бұрын

@@RogueDragon05 Its not us that are convinced there are only 2 choices, just enough of the people who refuse to use social media the way it was hoped for.. grassroots political change by the people. The 2016 election was the last I voted in, and my vote went to Senator Palpatine simply because at least with him, I knew what I was getting. Perhaps I'll do write-in votes going forward and put myself down, because I certainly won't do any worse than anyone else we've put in office lately. And since I know I don't know everything, my first act will be to surround myself with experts on all the topics I'll need.

@deidryt9944

11 күн бұрын

It's easy for you to say that with all the "behind the scenes" looks you get during the show. But now go back and only view the public appearances and news coverage segments from The West Wing. I'm pretty sure this episode was in his first term, and so now also think of the shooting he had been subjected to, the hearings around Leo McGerry, and the Multiple Schlerosis "coverup" leading into his re-election campaign.

Love it when americans go.. us f117a nighthawk stealth fighter attack aircraft... and then hit you with "flying routine patrol", on the other side of the world.😮

why would a stealth ground attack aircraft be flying a patrol for a no fly zone?

@lancer525

10 күн бұрын

Because it was in the script that way.

I just realized that they have a stealth fighter shot down. No way they would have been able to do that to one outside of their airspace and no way they would use an aircraft designed for stealth bombing on a patrol

And then the mission meant 100 innocents diedby a JDAM or Hellfire.

@mxp14242

11 күн бұрын

Yeah because I’m sure that he was hiding in the middle of a city.

@johnbeans2000

11 күн бұрын

@@mxp14242 yes.

…how DO they do that with the carpet?

@The_Daily_Tomato

12 күн бұрын

Most likely one stitch at a time or whatever it is they do with the Persian rugs.

@tomshea8382

12 күн бұрын

They don't. It's an urban myth.

Notice they are flying the pilot to Israel.

@sgunter1

9 сағат бұрын

Israel is just the nearest "friendly"' country. Also, this episode aired long before the capability to live stream events as they happen. Back when this show aired, most of the civilized world believed Israel's propaganda as facts because nothing else was seen/heard. Now we truly get "the rest of the story."

Ask yourselves honestly, would you see trump doing this??? Would he even remember the Pilots name?? Or do you think Biden would be more likely to do this.?

Well you show me another person on the ballot with a realistic chance of winning and I’ll be unconvinced. I voted in the primary and my guy lost. If you think there’s someone else who might win let’s put some cash on it.

An intelligent, well educated, empathetic man, everything a President should be! It is so scary to think that Trump was even allowed in the situation room, let alone in charge 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

He would be considered a right wing radical today

Please don't post anything from season 7.

Trump in real life will never be remotely as sharp as Bartlett on TV. I bet Trump has never even watched this show. He's certainly never read the Constitution.

Now, do Trump.

Imagine what we would do if an Iraqi pilot crashed in the US and they tried to come get them. We are an arrogant evil country

@sgunter1

9 сағат бұрын

First off, an Iraqi military pilot wouldn't even be allowed in US airspace (he'd be chased away/shot down long before he reached US airspace). But, let's play your hypothetical. If an Iraqi military pilot crashed in the US, there would be no need for the Iraqis to come get him. The pilot would be in a hospital if required. Then, he'd be taken care of (no sarc) in a prison cell. It would be impossible for Iraq to stage a rescue mission and the Iraqis know it.

It's funny how you Americans intrinsically know what and who makes a good president; your entertainment industry creates them frequently. And yet.....

Personally I feel no one should be allowed to be a country's leader unless they've served in the military. And I mean actually serve, not buy a commission and pretend. I mean that for all of them but given how much honour is attached to that fact in the States especially there. I've always found it ironic that a person who's never served can become the highest ranking individual in the system. So hypocritical.

@ethanpan2335

14 күн бұрын

The point of the president is to be a civilian commander-in-chief though. Eisenhower didn’t take his military pension during his admin for a reason.

@Chanther

14 күн бұрын

You need to read the Federalist Papers and understand why there is civilian control of the military. Also, that'd eliminate some of our greatest wartime presidents: FDR, Lincoln, Madison.

@nikolatesla5553

13 күн бұрын

I disagee. i have tremendous respect for those that serve. I believe anyone that serves as President needs to have respect for the men and women that sacrifice for their fellow Americans. But i definitely don't believe military service should be a prerequisite.

@tomshea8382

12 күн бұрын

That's tunnel vision. POTUS shouldn't be a one-trick pony. If he did serve, fine, but Trump was a shitty businessman and people voted for him because they thought he could run the country like a business. That's stupid. The US is all things at all times, not simply a business to squeeze profit from nor a perpetual war machine.

@sgunter1

9 сағат бұрын

Actually, it's not hypocritical, it's intentional. The Founders actually wanted the US military commanded by a civilian, to "remind" the military that the military works FOR the civilians, not in opposition to them. Remember- it's unConstitutional for the US military to be called up on US soil, against US civilians.