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Title: 1.2
Description: Post hoc ergo proter hoc


ama - February 21, 2005 07:10 PM (GMT)
The episode starts with Josh telling us that
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JOSH[comes out of his office] Victory is mine! Victory is mine! Great day in the morning people. Victory is mine!

DONNA Good morning, Josh.

JOSHI drink from the keg of glory, Donna. Bring me the finest muffins and bagels in all the land.

DONNA It’s gonna be an unbearable day.


The main points of the episode:

The President and vice President’s uneasy relationship is discovered

Golfers refusing to be photographed with the President after him making a [bad] joke

The President meeting his temporary personal doctor who then gets blown out of the sky over the middle east

Sam tells Toby about his relationship with Laurie

Leo hires Mandy as Media director


Nice scenes in the episode:
Sam and Toby discussing his relationship with Laurie
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SAM closes the door and sits] About a week ago, I accidentally slept with a prostitute.

Toby slowly looks up from his desk to Sam.

TOBY Really?

SAM Yes.

TOBY You accidentally slept with a prostitute?

SAM Call girl.

TOBY Accidentally?

SAM Yes.

TOBY I don’t understand. Did you trip over something?


The nice dialogue between CJ and Jed [always useful to know a token Latin phrase!]
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BARTLET C.J., on your tombstone, it’s gonna read, “Post hoc, ergo propter hoc.”

C.J.Okay, but none of my visitors are going to be able to understand my tombstone.

BARTLET Twenty-seven lawyers in the room, anybody know “post hoc, ergo propter hoc?” Josh?

JOSHUh, uh, post, after, after hoc, ergo, therefore, after hoc, therefore, something else hoc.

BARTLET Thank you. Next?

JOSH Uh, if I’d gotten more credit on the 443...

BARTLET Leo?

LEO After it, therefore because of it.

BARTLET After it, therefore because of it. It means one thing follows the other, therefore it was caused by the other, but it’s not always true. In fact, it’s hardly ever true. We did not lose Texas because of the hat joke. Do you know when we lost Texas?

C.J.When you learned to speak Latin?

BARTLET Go figure.


Things that don’t make sense:

Hoynes in the episode ‘enemies’ claims he delivered the south for the President, and yet they lost Texas, Hoynes’ own state?

Locutus - February 22, 2005 01:41 AM (GMT)
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Things that don’t make sense:

Hoynes in the episode ‘enemies’ claims he delivered the south for the President, and yet they lost Texas, Hoynes’ own state?


Really, I didn't realize this... hmm.

I LOVE THIS EPI THOUGH!




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