I post this video every year, and every year it manages to evoke a slightly different reaction in me. This time it was the dialogue between the President (oh to have a president like Jed Bartlet) and Toby. Bartlet: If we start pulling strings like this you don’t think every
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Dead Wild Roses: The West Wing – In Excelsis Deo
Now a tradition here at DWR, I present the final moments from the episode of the West Wing titled ‘In Excelsis Deo’. A powerful reminder of all the happenings of the holidays and the courage people muster during these forcefully happy times. Be Well All. Warm wishes to you and yours from all of […]
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Christmas, here in Edmonton, and in The West Wing – In Excelsis Deo
Sometimes a TV show captures a feeling so succinctly, so beautifully, so powerfully, that it becomes something a little more special. Sure it is the West Wing a TV drama – but put away the cynicism for just a bit – and follow the emotion of the moment portrayed. You
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Damn, this still gets me *every* time – In Excelsis Deo
The West Wing, ever so often, managed to perfectly capture the crazy paradoxical nature of the human condition. Watch and experience the juxtaposition so masterfully done in this short clip. How can any day be a day of joy when some 20,000 children will die of preventable causes. Oh sure,
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