West Wing - Things Fall Apart Episode #132 - Arnold Vinick Gives Convention Speech

This is the episode where Arnold Vinick gives his speech at the Republican Convention. It is a surprise to all that he praises President Bartlet during the speech.

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• The West Wing
• West Wing
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• President Josiah Bartlet
• Arnold Vinick
• Things Fall Apart
• Season 6
• Republican Convention
• Vinick

[nittanytigers]

Great post! Someone needs to put more Vinick scenes like this up. Especially the one where he announces his candidacy. Vinick is great!

[ifyoufilmmeiwillkilu]

Fantastic speech! (For what we hear)

Although he said "Every Everything", as if he were groping for words. McCain and Obama could not say this about Bush.

Us Republicans need an Arnold Vinick. Vinick really should have won that election.

[tobiojo10]

mitt romney eat your heart out. if any republican shared the values of arnold vinick president Obama would need be be seriously worried

[downunderdemocrat]

@downunderdemocrat sorry 2016.

[downunderdemocrat]

Republicans won't win the Presidency in 2012. But when Jeb Bush runs in 2014 he sure as hell will.

[ZacharyLoeser]

@justforlescomments Vinick WAS going to win, but after John Spencer died suddenly they changed it so that Santos would win, figuring that having both Leo McGarry die and Santos losing the race would be a little too negative.

[withalittlehelpfrom3]

We do have a real-life Arnold Vinick: his name is Jon Huntsman. But he'll never get the nomination, because the GOP is different in real life. So please, vote to re-elect Barack Obama, the most Bartlett-like person running!

[mscottveach]

@ifyoufilmmeiwillkilu oh man, couldn't disagree more... every everything is what lands the speech... it makes it feel genuine... not canned or rehearsed... and there's actually a nice poetry to every everything... especially the way he said it... makes it sound he's grasping at ideas that can't be described with mere words...

[justforlescomments]

I'm not a Republican but I really wanted Vinick to win, not Santos.

I mean, I love 'em both but damn...as they said, "Vinick for Victory"

[VolumeTurnedDown]

Vinick was great, until the writers started to clown him by having him lie to his supporters (and admit to the lie to his staff), literally steal Santos' briefcase, etc. Biased much?

[Kaalec]

If only the Republicans were really like Vinnick. If only the Democrats were really like Bartlett.

[tfn105]

@TheJUMBOJAM Not quite true. I read an interview with one of the script writing team that they wrote the election on the fly, and enjoyed the fact that it developed into a genuine contest, but that no decision had ever been made early on that Vinick would win. You know this because Josh introduces the president in episode 1 (i.e. as Santos' Chief of Staff). This idea that Vinick was supposed to win has been kicking around erroneously for a while now,