Watch and Talk

We watch season 1, episode 18 of The West Wing ("Six Meetings Before Lunch").

We talk about school vouchers, take Toby to task for being bearonormative, and compare the fashions of the 90s to the early-00s.

Links:

The Case for Reparations
George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation
27 Forgotten Early 2000s Fashion Trends

We watch season 1, episode 17 of The West Wing ("The White House Pro-Am").

We talk about the cross-partisan politics of free trade, our power moves at work, and the cookies Brayden's grandma used to make.

We watch season 1, episode 16 of The West Wing ("20 Hours in L.A.")

We talk about the law and politics of flag burning, pick our ideal activities for an afternoon with the president, and call out a case of Bob Balaban typecasting.

Links:
Texas v. Johnson

We watch season 1, episode 15 of The West Wing.

We talk about continuity issues in this episode, ask why there isn't an article on "root canal", and question the nature of reality.

We watch The West Wing season 1, episode 14 ("Take This Sabbath Day").

We talk the politics of the death penalty, strippers, and proper work attire in the summer.

Links:
Capital punishment by the United States federal government
Juan Garza
Dukakis-Bush debate: death penalty

We watched season 1, episode 13 of The West Wing ("Take out the Trash Day").

We talk about the grammar error in the episode's title, suspect a fake British accent, and criticize Josh's hamburger order.

Many thanks to Dan Smith for guest hosting this week.

Links:
Melbourne man faces stiff opposition to penis signature
Urban Dictionary - Sticky Wicket
Lady Bird Johnson

We watch season 1, episode 12 of The West Wing ("He Shall, from Time to Time…").

We talk about our places in the presidential line of succession, Elise's first experience chatting to strangers/aliens on AOL, and everyone in the White House is super horny.

Links
The Empty Cup Awards
Piss Christ
Titular Line Guy

We watch season 1, episode 11 of The West Wing ("Lord John Marbury").

We talk about the finer points of subpoenas, Elise shows off her pronunciation skills, and the audience picks Jason's Secret Service code name.

Links:
The unlikely origins of the word 'thug'
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

We watch season 1, episode 10 of The West Wing ("In Excelsis Deo").

We talk about the pros and cons of thought crime, wearing clothes people died in, and notice Toby is acting suspicious.

Links:
"list of different kinds of birds" Google Search
Matthew Shepard
Keystone Cops

We watch season 1, episode 9 of The West Wing ("The Short List").

We talk about the balance between politics and ideology when picking a supreme court nominee, that time a ceiling fell on Brayden, and learn a very interesting fact about William Taft.

Links:
Harriet Miers
Selective Attention Test
Tallest Famous Supreme Court Justice (Incomplete List)