White House senior staff's desperate damage control against exploding media and rival campaign backlash from President Bartlet's hot-mic gaffe dismissing Governor Ritchie as intellectually inferior, forcing tactical pivots like non-apologies and bipart...
White House senior staff's desperate damage control against exploding media and rival campaign backlash from President Bartlet's hot-mic gaffe dismissing Governor Ritchie as intellectually inferior, forcing tactical pivots like non-apologies and bipartisan promotions amid energy policy pushes.
Events in This Arc
In C.J.'s office, as the President's hot mic gaffe labeling Governor Ritchie a '.22 caliber mind in a .357 world' explodes across networks, Josh confronts Sam with raw urgency, demanding …
In the White House press room, reporters Mark, Katie, and Phil launch a coordinated assault on Press Secretary C.J. Cregg, demanding an apology for President Bartlet's hot-mic gaffe labeling Governor …
As Bartlet and Leo approach amid bustling corridors, Bartlet halts C.J. to praise her deft handling of the 'open-mike' gaffe, but she counters with a razor-sharp accusation: his gun metaphor …