Spokesman 2

pragmatic defensive assertive matter-of-fact conciliatory

Spokesman 2 emerges as a key pharmaceutical industry advocate in high-stakes White House negotiations over AIDS drug access. Aligned tightly with rep Alan, he bolsters corporate defenses by spotlighting African distribution failures—corruption siphons supplies, incompetence strands them in warehouses—and the punishing precision of triple-cocktail regimens demanding ten daily pills on exact schedules. Leaning forward amid Toby's fury and Josh's probes, he reframes moral outrage as logistical nightmare, echoing hard truths that stall Nimbala's pleas and expose the chasm between intent and delivery.

4 appearances

Also known as: SPOKESMAN 2

Spokesman 2's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

4 moments

S2E4 · In This White House

The Price of Life: Josh Maps Drug Economics

Assertive defensiveness masking frustration at moral attacks

Spokesman 2 dismisses Nimbala's pricing query as non-issue, later leans forward assertively citing reports of African corruption and incompetence blocking drug delivery, bolstering Alan's tiered pricing and logistical defenses amid …

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S2E4 · In This White House

Roosevelt Room Breakdown: When Ethics Collide With Cost

Cautious defensiveness hardening into accusation

Dismisses Nimbala's Norway pricing challenge as irrelevant, leans forward aggressively citing reports of African corruption and incompetence in drug delivery to reframe debate on distribution failures rather than costs.

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S2E4 · In This White House

Alan's 'Wristwatch' Rebuttal and the Moral-Logistical Rift

Calm pragmatism underscoring defensive resolve

Spokesman 2 endorses Damson's 'hard truth,' then meticulously details the triple cocktail regimen—ten precise daily pills, protease inhibitors and RTI combos—reframing access as an infrastructural fantasy amid tense silence.

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S2E4 · In This White House

The Wristwatch Problem — When Logistics Defeat Good Intentions

Calmly pragmatic, underscoring harsh truths

Spokesman 2 credits Damson's 'hard truth,' then methodically diagrams the triple-cocktail regimen—ten precise daily pills, protease inhibitors every eight hours, RTI every twelve—exposing adherence impossibilities without emotion, fueling the room's …

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Affiliation

U.S. Patent Holders (American Pharmaceutical Patent Holders)