The West Wing - 1.18 - C.J. gets in Bartlet's face

C.J. (Allison Janney) tells President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) that blowing up at the press corps would create an unnecessary problem. A great scene from "The West Wing" Season 1 Episode 18: Six Meetings Before Lunch. Read more about this scene at http://www.bloggingthewestwing.com/20...

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[ameroux]

This is brilliant. But they all are.

[Notgivingit McPrivate]

"I could take George Washington, by the way." Love, love, love that. :)

[Josh Lambert]

Yes because God forbid an elected President takes ten minutes to read a damned history book.

[Strisas]

What about those Japanese huh?

[Anne Liesveld]

Has nothing to do with video clip but a wonderful advertisement for interventions huh? LOL!

[CubsinNY]

If Obama spends his time reading George Washington on the White House couches I would say we need a new president pronto

[headsetchatter]

That scene gives me great joy for some reason. In a world where the usual way to deal with an asshole is to verbally destroy him/her with a five-minute monologue, it's satisfying to have one character who doesn't have the rhetorical skills, but is allowed to throw people into walls. Bartlet obviously wishes he had that freedom.

[UncleMikeNJ]

C.J. is to Bartlet as Abby is to Gibbs. And Leo is to Ducky. The only two who could get away with stuff like this.

[geekoftheweek27]

SO TRUE. 

[Dahrol]

Haah, prior to this, it was suggested that she get in the President's face, and she wasn't buying it, and was afraid it would cost her her job.

Then she like, goes into BAMF mode on Bartlet. Love it! xD

[Mkyle2004]

If anyone wants to know what he is reading its "Rules and Civility & Decent Behavior: In Company of Conversation", a book that George Washington kept to keep good manners throughout his life.

[dukestt]

The scene before this one CJ asks Sam what she should do and he says " get in his face" to which she replies" Get in his face. That's your advice. Get in the Presidents face?" lol this show is just the best.