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, endowed with a fierce intellect, great (though not infallible) personal integrity, toughness tempered with essential compassion for the less fortunate, and a sense of humor.
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
GypsyPirate wrote...
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!
Posted September 07, 2007
sonia_simone wrote...
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.
Posted August 29, 2007
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