Object
West Wing Portico Capital Beat Monitor
Television screen blazes in the West Wing portico's tense daylight hush, Capital Beat's live firestorm erupting across its glowing face—Ainsley Hayes eviscerates Sam's textbook blunder with razor-sharp corrections on Kirkwood and curriculum realities. Bartlet rivets his gaze, fingers pausing mid-gesture as her command seizes him, Leo's skepticism hanging unanswered while Charlie and Mrs. Landingham hover, C.J. drawn into the magnetic pull.
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Purpose
Display live national television broadcast of Capital Beat political debate, transmitting studio confrontation to West Wing viewers in real time.
Significance
Ignites Bartlet's impulsive resolve to hire Ainsley Hayes, transmuting Sam's public humiliation into White House recruitment catalyst amid AIDS policy frustrations and Nimbala's plea.
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