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Reality imitating West Wing

Weegie Addick
Weegie Addick Posts: 16,715
edited November 2008 in Not Sports Related
One for the West Wing fans on here:

Obama's chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, was supposedly the role model for the Josh Lyman character...

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  • indeed ... didn't jimmy smidt (i think that was his name) win the last election ala obama?
    classic tv WA
  • [cite]Posted By: 2nd Division & Proud[/cite]indeed ... didn't jimmy smidt (i think that was his name) win the last election ala obama?
    classic tv WA

    And saw off some old Republican veteran played by Alan Alda.

    Mind you, the election was a bit closer...
  • me and AP are closer than the US election ;-)
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,602
    No we are not!
  • oh go on, please
    i love you really super al ;-)
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,602
    lol ok then... Have to say I was impressed By President-Elect Barack Obama's speech... Though it was a scarily close situation to 24 as well jack baur is going to go mental now.
  • i prefered u wjhen u were ap21 not d21 :-(
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 27,174
    [cite]Posted By: 2nd Division & Proud[/cite]indeed ... didn't jimmy smidt (i think that was his name) win the last election ala obama?
    classic tv WA
    They actually based Jimmy Smits' character on Barack Obama according to a documentary they showed in the run up to the election.
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,602
    [cite]Posted By: 2nd Division & Proud[/cite]i prefered u wjhen u were ap21 not d21 :-(

    had to change back i was notified that the admiin peeps don't like constant name changers especially when it could upset the club :o)
  • [quote][cite]Posted By: Dazzler21[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: 2nd Division & Proud[/cite]i prefered u wjhen u were ap21 not d21 :-([/quote]

    had to change back i was notified that the admiin peeps don't like constant name changers especially when it could upset the club :o)[/quote]

    you naughty boy - u should be sacked ;-)

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  • [quote][cite]Posted By: aliwibble[/cite][quote][cite]Posted By: 2nd Division & Proud[/cite]indeed ... didn't jimmy smidt (i think that was his name) win the last election ala obama?
    classic tv WA[/quote]
    They actually based Jimmy Smits' character on Barack Obama according to a documentary they showed in the run up to the election.[/quote]

    was that the one on sky arts about film / tv presidents? any good? i've sky+ that