Things I don't understand about The West Wing

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cbrunny

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The Tv show:

- Why does the President's staff seem so small? I would expect it to be way larger.
- Where are the Cabinet?
- Why does Josh act like the party whip? Where is the actual party whip?
- Did Sam win his election?
- Will takes a job with the VP, why is he still always around?
- How is CJ still there? Leo treats her like crap, and she is disrespectful and probably should have been fired a few times.
- Why do they have serious conversations/conflicts in person, then turn around and have 30 second conversations with Leo "about it" where they don't mention the conflict or resolve it in any way?
- How BIG is Air Force One?
- Does Bingo Bob use a Swingline?
- Why does it seem like the President doesn't actually do anything except foreign affairs and military stuff?
- Why does the President know nothing about military stuff? Is that normal?
- He won a Nobel Prize in economics, so why don't they push economic policy AT ALL?
- Why does it seem like they care way too much about what the polls say, and not at all about whatever they campaigned on or what their mandate is? Especially in his 2nd term.
- Why does Josh like Amy? She is terrible.
- Why does Toby's ex-wife hate him, yet bang him?
- What happened with Toby's ex-wife's lawsuit - she got sued after the election for being pregnant
- The White House Mess has free food?
- Are press members that insane in real life?

...many other things...
 

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That's why
 

norseamd

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Barack Obama has a major in political science with a minor in international relations. Probably one of the most qualified and suitable degrees for a president. Now only if he came from somewhere other than Chicago.
 

cbrunny

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LOL

If I remember right the show was not that bad.

Haha actually I am really enjoying it. Partway into Season 5 thanks to Netflix. Just a few things that are odd. Especially when you compare it with a different show about the whitehouse, e.g. House of Cards. I know I know the two are NOT comparable, but the setting is. Very different.
 

mikeford

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West Wing is great, not real, but still great.

"staff size" is actually huge, but most are political payoff jobs, rewards given to supporters, and the working staff that actually meets with the POTUS much smaller, less than a dozen.

Rest of questions, do your own homework.
 
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