The West Wing debate is a fantasy and nothing more

[trumad]

Actors acting from a script.....

[Orangepeel]

1. uh, yeah.

Is anyone saying it is anything else?

:shrug:

[trumad]

5. Nope--- but reality is far far different...

[Orangepeel]

16. true, but then the West Wing in general isn't much like real life

The fictional Democrats are much too articulate and the fiction republicans are much too honorable

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Of course. But it was pretty well done, I thought.

It was interesting to see the parties' positions expressed articulately and without the usual mealy-mouthed blather. Which, of course, proves it was a fantasy.

[Kingofalldems]

3. Agreed

Why all the hype over a tv show? I don't get it.

[951-Riverside]

4. NOOOOOOOO!!!!

...Well atleast I still have Santa and the WWE :)

[Connie_Corleone]

6. Really? I had no idea.

:silly:

[zoeb]

7. I kinda missed the "it's hard work," line

although I thought Vinick was going to use it in his closing remarks.

:rofl:

[Perky]

8. Bartlett needs a third Term....Constitution be hanged

The live part was fun....but I would have preferred to see this like a regular show.

[Perky]

9. Bartlett needs a third Term....Constitution be hanged

The live part was fun....but I would have preferred to see this like a regular show.

[masshole]

11. it was "clunky"

They missed their marks untold times, especially Forrest Saywer lol

I would have preferred this same episode done the regular, taped way.

[carolinalady]

10. Fantasy -yes but real issues with some real answers,

It wouldn't hurt for our side to learn a few lessons on rebuttal.

[Historic NY]

15. Yes, especially Medicaid program........eliminate the age 65 barrier....

very smart comment.......and the oil in ANWR facts......

[flowomo]

17. that's MEDICARE, not MEDICAID

[Mr_Spock]

12. ok

:shrug:

[Garbo 2004]

13. West Wing is a TV fiction show, not a documentary. Although real "debates"

arguably are staged and scripted events such as this. Repeating talking points isn't debating.

[truebrit71]

14. I'm sorry, is this an update from the Dept. of Redundancy Department?

...hehehe...

I think the first clue for most folks was that Liberal talking points weren't being shouted down by a screaming right-wing monkey....

Oh, that and the fact that the Republican candidate was intelligent and could form a cohesive sentence...

[KittyWampus]

18. Water Is Wet

[Gabi Hayes]

20. Brazil is.....big!

[2bfree]

19. Thank you Captain Obvious.

:)

[damntexdem]

21. That may be, but ...

it's sure a lot more real than the actual political debates.

And how did that nice liberal Hawkeye end up as a Republican, anyway? ;)