The West Wing (TV Series)
The Portland Trip (2000)
Martin Sheen: President Josiah Bartlet
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Quotes
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President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : The Assistant Energy Secretary is flying to Portland in the middle of the night so he can meet with me on Air Force One on the way back?
Charlie Young : Yes sir.
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : The day-to-day experience of my life has changed in many ways since taking this job.
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President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : A long flight across the night. You know why late flights are good? Because we cease to be earthbound and burdened with practicality. Ask the impertinent question. Talk about the idea that nobody has thought about yet. Put it a different way...
Sam Seaborn : Be poets.
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Charlie Young : Mr. President, if this was an idea, somebody would've had it already.
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : I find fault with that formula.
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Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg : For a sidebar on the game tomorrow: Why'd you go to Notre Dame?
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : Why not?
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg : Bearing in mind I'm just repeating someone else's question. You were accepted at Harvard, Yale, and Williams; why'd you go to Notre Dame?
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : 'Cause I was thinking about becoming a priest.
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg : Really?
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : Yeah.
Claudia Jean 'C.J.' Cregg : What happened?
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : I met Abbey.
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President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : If I'm gonna sign it in January, why am I vetoing it now?
Josh Lyman : A symbolic gesture to the gay community.
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : I'm sure the gay community can't wait to thank me.
Leo McGarry : Mr. President...
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : This is just wrong.
Josh Lyman : Yeah...
President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet : You can look at the polling numbers and Article Four and Social Security benefits, it doesn't matter - it's just wrong. We shouldn't be defining love, and we certainly shouldn't be ill-defining it.