NPish: Jed Bartlet meets Barack Obama

[robinlandseadel at comcast.net]

There's a certain "Vineland" je ne sais qua to Aaron Sorkin's thoughts
here:

          BARTLET Senator.

          OBAMA Mr. President.

          BARTLET You seem startled.

          OBAMA I didn’t expect you to answer the door yourself.

          BARTLET I didn’t expect you to be getting beat by John 
          McCain and a Lancôme rep who thinks “The Flintstones” 
          was based on a true story, so let’s call it even.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/opinion/21dowd-sorkin.html?hp