The Women of Qumar
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| The Women of Qumar | |
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| Season: | 3 |
| Episode: | 8 |
| Story By: | Felicia Willson & Laura Glasser & Julia Dahl |
| Teleplay By: | Aaron Sorkin |
| Directed By: | Alex Graves |
| Airdate: | November 28, 2001 |
| Guest Stars: | Mary-Louise Parker Anna Deavere Smith |
At the First Lady's (Stockard Channing) urging, Josh (Bradley Whitford) meets with a powerful women's caucus over the proposed language of a U.N. treaty banning prostitution while the President (Martin Sheen) grapples with the possibility of a Mad Cow Disease epidemic and ponders how much the public should know.
Meanwhile, staffers are stunned at C.J.'s (Allison Janney) emotional outburst concerning the administration's renewal of its air base lease in Qumar, a Mideast country that abuses its women.
Some World War II veterans come to the White House to protest a pending Pearl Harbor exhibit at the Smithsonian and President Bartlet is sued for contributory negligence by an angry woman who intends to raise a public fuss over his remarks regarding the hot-potato issue of a national seat belt law.
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[edit] Cast
[edit] Starring
- Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn
- Stockard Channing as Abbey Bartlet
- Dulé Hill as Charlie Young
- Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg
- Janel Moloney as Donna Moss
- Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler
- John Spencer as Leo McGarry
- Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman
- and Martin Sheen as Jed Bartlet
[edit] Special Guest Star
[edit] Guest Starring
- Anna Deavere Smith as Dr. Nancy McNally
- Christian Clemenson as Evan Woodkirk
- Dinah Lenney as Mary Klein
- Ty Burrell as Tom Starks
- Bradley White as Man with "joke"
- Bruce Kirby as Barney Lang
- Sid Conrad as Ed Ramsay
- Bill Erwin as Ronald Kruckshank
[edit] Co-Starring
- Kim Webster as Ginger
- Melissa Fitzgerald as Carol Fitzpatrick
- Peter James Smith as Ed
- William Duffy as Larry
- Fort Atkinson as Frank Grant
- Michael Canavan as Flynn
- James Hornbeck as Dr. Bedrosian
- Stan Sellers as Dr. Califf
- Randolph Brooks as Arthur Leeds
- Kris Murphy as Katie Witt
- Timothy Davis-Reed as Mark O'Donnell
- Elizabeth Liang as Staffer
- Larry Cox as Aide
- Dean White as Aide
- Kim Sykes as Secretary
[edit] Quotes
"Three weeks ago a woman in Qumar was executed for adultery. She didn't need a lawyer 'cause there was no trial. It was her husband's word against hers. . . . Later today I'm going to be announcing that we're selling them tanks and guns."- CJ Cregg
[edit] References
Contributory negligence, Mad Cow Disease, Abuse of Women
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