NBC's Show "The Left Wing" Circles Wagons

[Texmaster]

LOL Now we all know about Aaron Sorkin's Temper Tantrum on Bush and Brokaw but now he has the support of NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker.

"Obviously we respect Aaron's right to say whatever he thinks," Zucker, who seriously considered becoming Gore's press secretary in the event of a presidential win, said in a conference call with reporters.

But while Zucker stood by Sorkin's right to speak out against Bush, he took exception to Sorkin's characterization of an NBC NEWS special hosted by anchor Tom Brokaw.

"The White House pumped up the president's schedule to show him being much busier and more engaged than he is and Tom Brokaw let it happen," Sorkin said in the article.

But Brokaw prefaced the show by saying that Bush's schedule was loaded up for the occasion.

"Aaron and Tom spoke last night," Zucker said. "Aaron apologized for getting that wrong."

But of course no apology for what he said about Bush.

LOL Sometimes they just make it too easy

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[Hammer]

Like Sorkin has any room to criticize Bush, maybe he's been playing with mushrooms again.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

In all fairness I see no reason a TV producer should not be allowed to say whatever he wants, or why he should apologize for his opinions. Obviously he is very liberal, and the show is based on an idealized Democratic presidency (Clinton without the scandals, apparently). I imagine the only reason NBC cares is that he implied that Brokaw was complicit in preparing a deceptive piece on the White House.

 

[Hammer]

Well true, he can say whateve he wants, but its like when Martin Sheen says something its as if they are basing their expertise on a fictional presidency. Sheen and Sorkin both do it a lot. It's annoying.

 

[Optimus]

He's allowed to say what he wants, but considering the following 2 things:

1) I believe I heard that he and his cast have said they would not let a Republican work on the show

2) He was arrested for possession of like 3 different narcotics.

I don't put much stock in his opinion of others.

 

[Texmaster]

<< In all fairness I see no reason a TV producer should not be allowed to say whatever he wants, or why he should apologize for his opinions. Obviously he is very liberal, and the show is based on an idealized Democratic presidency (Clinton without the scandals, apparently). I imagine the only reason NBC cares is that he implied that Brokaw was complicit in preparing a deceptive piece on the White House. >>



Thats is probably very true. You don't criticize the anchor of your national news on your own network.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

<< He's allowed to say what he wants, but considering the following 2 things:

1) I believe I heard that he and his cast have said they would not let a Republican work on the show

2) He was arrested for possession of like 3 different narcotics.

I don't put much stock in his opinion of others. >>



I don't put much stock in his opinion, either - he is just another guy as far as I am concerned - but this entire thread presumes that his opinion is somehow important or influential (otherwise why bother creating the thread). He seems like a bright enough guy, with a clear liberal bias, but I could not care less what he thinks about the President.

 

[Optimus]

Don_Vito:

I think the problem is that Sorkin has such an outlet in his show. It really is a depiction of an "ideal" White House... one where everyone is sincerely seeking the greater good and what is best for all mankind...

VERY far removed from reality, Democratic or Republican.

However, Sorkin seems to claim that his ideal White House is real - its what a Democratic White House is/could be - putting on a brave fight against the evils of the Republicans...

I'm neither Republican nor Democrat (I'm Canadian anyway, but I mean I don't like/advocate either side). I think such mindless, flag waving "Our side is Good! Your side is Evil!" is a gross misrepresentation of reality, and furthers the partisanship that stalls the real progress of your great nation.

 

[Tominator]

<< It really is a depiction of an "ideal" White House... one where everyone is sincerely seeking the greater good and what is best for all mankind... >>



Bullcrap! That program is so obviously biased if you cannot see it you do NOT need to be discussing US politics! You need to sit back and learn...:|

 

[Novgrod]

Sorkin is really a proselytizing turdburglar. First, he's had about five ideas:

1) an upstanding youth dates a porn star/prostitute.
2) dangling modifier jokes
3) email-writing frame narrative
4) awful dialogue in which the characters are supposed to appear smart
5) salvation of the world through the noble democrats

His two shows--sports night and the west wing--are exactly the same. It seems obvious that he knows a democratic white house isn't really peace, love, and (for his sake) dope, but he keeps preaching it because he wants the (presumed ignorant) masses to think that it will be.

 

[Texmaster]

<<

<< He's allowed to say what he wants, but considering the following 2 things:

1) I believe I heard that he and his cast have said they would not let a Republican work on the show

2) He was arrested for possession of like 3 different narcotics.

I don't put much stock in his opinion of others. >>



I don't put much stock in his opinion, either - he is just another guy as far as I am concerned - but this entire thread presumes that his opinion is somehow important or influential (otherwise why bother creating the thread). >>



Like it or not some people are sheep to the entertainment world. The story would not have made national news if he was not important.

Plus it was predictably amusing



<< He seems like a bright enough guy, with a clear liberal bias, but I could not care less what he thinks about the President. >>



Ditto

 

[Optimus]

Woah there Tominator - my whole POINT is how biased he is... but that its even worse that he sets his bias in the form of depicting a "perfect White House".

Dude - I think we are in agreement here... Sorkin shows us an ideal, perfect, White House and says "See! Its because they are Democrats!".

I think its total BS on his part!

Why did you think I didn't see his bias?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

I still find this absurd - if people are so impressionable that they are taken in by an idealized representation of Presidential politics, that is their own problem. Frankly I like the idea of the presentation of a positive model of the political process, regardless of ideology, but I certainly don't expect that it is realistic, any more than the cartoonish version of criminal litigation portrayed by "The Practice" accurately represents what I do for a living.

 

[Tominator]

Optimus

I reread the complete post...my bad and I agree with you...

 

[Texmaster]

<< I still find this absurd - if people are so impressionable that they are taken in by an idealized representation of Presidential politics, that is their own problem. Frankly I like the idea of the presentation of a positive model of the political process, regardless of ideology, but I certainly don't expect that it is realistic, any more than the cartoonish version of criminal litigation portrayed by "The Practice" accurately represents what I do for a living. >>



The scary thing is those mindless hollywood trolls vote.

 

[Novgrod]

I still find this absurd - if people are so impressionable that they are taken in by an idealized representation of Presidential politics, that is their own problem. Frankly I like the idea of the presentation of a positive model of the political process, regardless of ideology, but I certainly don't expect that it is realistic, any more than the cartoonish version of criminal litigation portrayed by "The Practice" accurately represents what I do for a living.

I think that Sorkin really intends for it to be taken seriously; that's what gets under my skin.

Otherwise, I've always thought that the one thing the American public has in spades is trust for the political system. Too much trust, in fact.

 

[BDawg]

I wish he still made Sports Night...