Obama and the West Wing

Elie Attie, former Speechwriter to Al Gore and West Wing Script writer based the Latino candidate for President Character (Matt Santos) of the West Wing directly on then Illinois politician Barak Obama. Even then he was seen as a post-racial candidate and a transformational character.

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[nsb2008uk]

The resemblance to the West Wing storyline is uncanny. To date, President Obama is doing EXACTLY what he said he would do... so fingers crossed this will continue through the next 3.5 years... (hopefully the next 7.5 years but I'm not psychic...LoL)

[bandibreath]

He's right. One of the first interviews that the President gave was to an Arabic news network, explaining that the U.S. is not the enemy and wants to work with the Arab world to build up places effected by poverty and little access to numerous other opportunities for people growing up in areas of the Arab World. He wants the U. S. to be a bridge that can help to repair some of the past wrongs.

[nascarkraz]

I had no idea...about this; Elie Attie, former Speechwriter to Al Gore

[DavidUK84]

@punkmusicmetal

1. So contrary to your earlier bluster, you are in no position to question my historical knowledge.

2. Had you and your compatriots been around in 1941 you would indeed have been agonising about "Why the Japanese hate us" and proposing appeasement, rather than getting on with the job of defeating an act of wanton aggression. It was not a "response" to an American embargo" it was the continuation a decade of conquest which America was trying to impede.

[punkmusicmetal]

@punkmusicmetal The issue of terrorism, and why people would want to attack the United States are not quite as straightforward. Some say it's our interference in foriegn affairs (which I feel as most likely) and others say that they hate our freedom. The point is, you're making a lot of assumptions (one being that there is nothing to understand about groups causing terrorism), and secondly, you're making some brash, biased statements and oversimplifying because it's "too complicated".

[punkmusicmetal]

@DavidUK84 With those qualifications, I thought you'd have made a more thoughtful, and educated statement. I mean, rather than oversimplifying the interviewee's closing statements and bringing in a subject that is part of a completely different context. Pearl Harbor was an act of war, not terrorism, in response to the U.S. attempt at cutting off funding (which in turn would help to fuel their war machine). The reasons for attack are now, in hindsight, clear, straightforward.

[DavidUK84]

@punkmusicmetal

I have an upper second degree in history from a Russell Group university, and it's a lifelong hobby of mine.

Your qualifications? Do you have any?

[punkmusicmetal]

@DavidUK84 haha. Thats not even thing same thing at all. Do you know anything about history?

[syphe101]

@Cartoonski SO I GUESS CANADA IS AGAINST YOU AS THEY DID NOT GO TO IRAQ!!!? Simple minded.

[wisnuops]

who is this guy? sam seaborn?

[DavidUK84]

I wonder if in the aftermath of Pearl Harbour the American left were sitting around wondering "Why do the Japanese hate us?" and debating whether handing over Hawaii would be necessary to appease them or if the Philippines would be enough.