March 14, 2001 Toby comes to see Josh and Sam and tells them about his meeting with the Vice President. Structured like an eighties sports flick, it features an hes never going to make it underdog, an act of uncommon perseverance, a last-minute rally from the team, and even concludes with a flurry of high-fives. How much money was the Bill going to spend? There are 14 major eligibility categories defined by the Individuals with, Choose the true statement about women in the workforce during World War II. The episode is a CJ-centric one (which I like) and has her writing an email to her. Stackhouse started with a cook book. At leasthe's figured out that Bartlet might not run for another term, and he's about to learn why. It gave the episode the feel of a lecture, which played directly against, for example, the simple joy of seeing Stackhouse's face light up when the first Senate questioner said, "My question comes in 22 partsyou might want to sit down and have some water." To increase funding to educate doctors to help people with autism. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/IdCard.ea0ac1df4e6491a16d39_.css.map*/._2JU2WQDzn5pAlpxqChbxr7{height:16px;margin-right:8px;width:16px}._3E45je-29yDjfFqFcLCXyH{margin-top:16px}._13YtS_rCnVZG1ns2xaCalg{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex}._1m5fPZN4q3vKVg9SgU43u2{margin-top:12px}._17A-IdW3j1_fI_pN-8tMV-{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:8px;margin-right:5px}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY{border-radius:20px;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:0;line-height:16px;padding:3px 10px;text-transform:none}._5MIPBF8A9vXwwXFumpGqY:focus{outline:unset} ._1x9diBHPBP-hL1JiwUwJ5J{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:#ff585b;padding-left:3px;padding-right:24px}._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4{height:16px;padding-right:4px;vertical-align:top}.icon._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5{height:20px;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:8px}.QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{height:18px;padding-right:8px;vertical-align:top}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0{font-size:14px;font-weight:500;line-height:18px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1LLqoNXrOsaIkMtOuTBmO5,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._2B0OHMLKb9TXNdd9g5Ere-,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 ._1xKxnscCn2PjBiXhorZef4,._3w_KK8BUvCMkCPWZVsZQn0 .QB2Yrr8uihZVRhvwrKuMS{fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)} The two of them head back upstairs. Season 2 episode 2 When Margaret talks about signing the After 20+ Years and Multiple Rewatches, I Had to see if Press J to jump to the feed. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! At a time when George Dubya sat in the Oval Office, Aaron Sorkin had opened up a TV-land portal to a President who spoke four languages and had a Nobel Prize in Economics. He didn't want to "make hay" with his grandchild's condition, however once the injustice of the bill came to his attention, it was the straw that broke the camel's back. Anyway, arent the high-fives the whole point of The West Wing? Thinking. Sam gets a group together to identify and suggest the elimination of more than 400 reports. Glosbe. We're mad men. Seems Stackhouse wanted to add some funds to the Family Wellness Bill to cover children with autism, but the administration didn't want to saturate the already-pretty-much-a-sure-thing bill. "But I wasn't in the room. Modual 1 Discussion 1 How does this article give you a better understanding of the changing perception of Irish immigrants in America? 12. . by Unknown ._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa{margin-top:8px}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa ._3EpRuHW1VpLFcj-lugsvP_{color:inherit}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa svg._31U86fGhtxsxdGmOUf3KOM{color:inherit;fill:inherit;padding-right:8px}._3Z6MIaeww5ZxzFqWHAEUxa ._2mk9m3mkUAeEGtGQLNCVsJ{font-family:Noto Sans,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:400;line-height:18px;color:inherit} series ordinal. The ability to yield to a question without ending a filibuster was an important plot point in the classic film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. The West Wing (1999-2006): Season 2, Episode 17 - The Stackhouse Filibuster - full transcript. TV Guide Online, The biggest hurdle, according to Whitford, was preventing the bill from becoming a "Christmas tree. Last week I spoke about the characters on The West Wing who have alienated family members we've seen: Leo's ex-wife; Toby's ex-wife; Bartlet's child Ellie. A fancy French chef is visiting the White House and Bartlet invites Leo to join him for dinner. Although the episode is a patchwork of continuing plotlines such as the Presidents health saga and Vice-President Hoynes bid for ascendancy as well as lighter moments such as C.J.s caper comedy with the Egyptian cat statue and Sams run-in with Winifred Hooper (the kind of nineteen year old who exists nowhere but on the set of The West Wing), Stackhouses words bring us back to the episodes focus. Stephen Colbert said Florida Gov. Does anyone else agree they missed an opportunity in the Seen on r/theoffice asking what other shows can be Forgotten appearances by WW staffers in other shows. (VO) Dear Dad. Granted, for people who like theirWest Winga little more shouting-Latin-at-God, it may seem schmaltzy, but with season twos shooting, MS storyline, and the finale events to come, Lord knows we could all use a high-five at this point. -- The President's (Martin Sheen) staff waits impatiently for an elderly but stubborn Senator (guest star George Coe) to yield the floor as he stages a marathon filibuster hoping to stave off a vote on Bartlet's Family Wellness Act bill while Toby (Richard Schiff) is leery of the Vice President's (guest star Tim Matheson) sudden interest in supporting another bill tightening fuel-emission standards. (CJ was oddly absent.) During the episode, characters who provide voice overs (i.e. I thought Sorkin learned his lesson. In any other show, an entry so emotionally rousing might have sailed into a top ten, but The West Wings seven seasons have an embarrassment of riches and then some. 12. season. -Abbey. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Read more about this topic: The Stackhouse Filibuster, Those blessed structures, plot and rhymewhy are they no help to me nowI want to makesomething imagined, not recalled?Robert Lowell (19171977), Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (18351910), Trade and the streets ensnare us,Our bodies are weak and worn;We plot and corrupt each other,And we despoil the unborn.Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882). Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. The West Wing : The Stackhouse Filibuster 00:00 - 02:51 2m 51s HS Politics political procedures filibuster The President helps Senator Stackhouse with his filibuster to ruin the print deadline. I see what you're saying, but I more took it like this you have this omnibus bill, and everyone is hanging their bits and bobs on it - things that have NOTHING to do with children, and should be laughed out of the room. The Stackhouse Filibuster. You ever wonder that? Its A Charlie Brown Christmas, told through the medium of bureaucracy. Peeved though she and the rest of the staff are about missing their weekend plans, theres a respect in C.J.s voice as she tells her father, If you ever have a free two hours and are so inclined, try standing up and talking without leaning on anything. .Rd5g7JmL4Fdk-aZi1-U_V{transition:all .1s linear 0s}._2TMXtA984ePtHXMkOpHNQm{font-size:16px;font-weight:500;line-height:20px;margin-bottom:4px}.CneW1mCG4WJXxJbZl5tzH{border-top:1px solid var(--newRedditTheme-line);margin-top:16px;padding-top:16px}._11ARF4IQO4h3HeKPpPg0xb{transition:all .1s linear 0s;display:none;fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-button);height:16px;width:16px;vertical-align:middle;margin-bottom:2px;margin-left:4px;cursor:pointer}._1I3N-uBrbZH-ywcmCnwv_B:hover ._11ARF4IQO4h3HeKPpPg0xb{display:inline-block}._2IvhQwkgv_7K0Q3R0695Cs{border-radius:4px;border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-line)}._2IvhQwkgv_7K0Q3R0695Cs:focus{outline:none}._1I3N-uBrbZH-ywcmCnwv_B{transition:all .1s linear 0s;border-radius:4px;border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-line)}._1I3N-uBrbZH-ywcmCnwv_B:focus{outline:none}._1I3N-uBrbZH-ywcmCnwv_B.IeceazVNz_gGZfKXub0ak,._1I3N-uBrbZH-ywcmCnwv_B:hover{border:1px solid var(--newCommunityTheme-button)}._35hmSCjPO8OEezK36eUXpk._35hmSCjPO8OEezK36eUXpk._35hmSCjPO8OEezK36eUXpk{margin-top:25px;left:-9px}._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP,._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP:focus-within,._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP._3aEIeAgUy9VfJyRPljMNJP:hover{transition:all .1s linear 0s;border:none;padding:8px 8px 0}._25yWxLGH4C6j26OKFx8kD5{display:inline}._2YsVWIEj0doZMxreeY6iDG{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;line-height:16px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;padding:4px 6px}._1hFCAcL4_gkyWN0KM96zgg{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-button);margin-right:8px;margin-left:auto;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-errorText)}._1hFCAcL4_gkyWN0KM96zgg,._1dF0IdghIrnqkJiUxfswxd{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;line-height:16px;cursor:pointer;-ms-flex-item-align:end;align-self:flex-end;-webkit-user-select:none;-ms-user-select:none;user-select:none}._1dF0IdghIrnqkJiUxfswxd{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-button)}._3VGrhUu842I3acqBMCoSAq{font-weight:700;color:#ff4500;text-transform:uppercase;margin-right:4px}._3VGrhUu842I3acqBMCoSAq,.edyFgPHILhf5OLH2vk-tk{font-size:12px;line-height:16px}.edyFgPHILhf5OLH2vk-tk{font-weight:400;-ms-flex-preferred-size:100%;flex-basis:100%;margin-bottom:4px;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText)}._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX{margin-top:6px}._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX._19lMIGqzfTPVY3ssqTiZSX._3MAHaXXXXi9Xrmc_oMPTdP{margin-top:4px} Charlie comes to see C.J. ._2Gt13AX94UlLxkluAMsZqP{background-position:50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:contain;position:relative;display:inline-block} The vote is delayed, the bill is reopened, and the autism funding added like the star at the top of the Christmas tree. [Applause] Pete McCabe applause! Pushing the bill was fellow Philly native John Shestack, an L.A.-based movie producer, father of an autistic child, founder of Cure Autism Now. Finally, I called her out on it, and told her that it was okay to admit we might not see each other too often, that if things were really this nuts, we didn't have to beat ourselves up over not finding the time. Not the Senate leadership. Toby needs to hit the slopes. And lo, what West Wing episode should I happen to stumble upon next? A stubborn Senator delays a vote--and the Senate's vacation--for over nine hours. Introducing characters from outside the White House C.J and Sams fathers, and Joshs mother as a proxy audience is an efficient route over The Stackhouse Filibusters major hurdle: how to explain to us know-nothings what in the Sam Hill a filibuster actually is. They should have played it when Wendy Davis finally walked out of that building. It's a big government with lots of moving pieces. Get a senator to ask Stackhouse a question so that he can yield the floor. "I knew nothing of the process. Against the President's wishes, Leo takes his phone. Josh finalizes a $6B health care plan that has strong support from both parties in both houses and appears to be a slam dunk for passage, but 78-year-old Senator Howard Stackhouse pulls a last-minute surprise--he wants money added for autism research or he'll filibuster. Second of all, let me explain why I'm not on my way there right now. 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