An American President
You know what gives me hope about the state of American Politics? The West Wing. Not the place, the TV series. It may be true that we've lost our path, but if we can collectively imagine (with Aaron Sorkin doing the heavy lifting) a world with a president like Jed Barttlet, we still have hope of creating a world where a person like him could get elelcted.
This lens is a tribute to my favorite American President.
Jed Bartlett at a Glance
Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet is a fictional character on the television serial drama The West Wing played by Martin Sheen. He is President of the United States for the entire series until the last episode, when his successor is inaugurated. Sheen is one of the main characters of The West Wing, who appeared in all but thirteen of the episodes in the series, sporadically and during the final season, for a total of 142 of the 155 episodes.
Bartlet represents, in many ways, an idealized president, as he is a handsome man endowed with a great personal integrity, a fierce intellect, toughness tempered with essential compassion for the less fortunate, and a sense of humor. These traits helped boost his popularity in the show to a point where he has been referred to as the "most popular Democratic president in recent memory" above Bill Clinton.
Jed Bartlett's West Wing
because we can dream
Who would make the best President?
Assuming all the canidates were actual people
Do you miss the Bartlett Administration? Come on over and tell us why
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- GypsyPirate GypsyPirate Sep 7, 2007 @ 6:34 pm
- Love this guy and your lens...what a great job you did with it! It's a perfect lensroll to my The West Wing lens!
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- sonia_simone sonia_simone Aug 29, 2007 @ 10:00 pm
- Four more years! Four more years!
I completely agree with you, JB hovers right around Lincoln status for me. Oh, I miss that warm fuzzy feeling thinking (for an hour a week) that we were in good hands.
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