Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc

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Despite warnings from fellow office workers, infatuated White House staffer Sam Seaborn presses his luck when he continues to publicly pursue a high-priced call girl with whom he shared a night of passion. Press secretary C.J. Cregg tries to defuse a potentially nasty public clash between the President and his willful Vice President concerning the Veep's quotes about a bill favored by the chief executive. Exasperated political consultant Mandy Hampton drowns her troubles when her only client ignores her advice and agrees to bottle up a key bill in committee that could have been costly for the President if put to a vote. The President forges a kinship with a young African-American Navy captain who's substituting for his regular White House physician - so much, in fact, that he asks him to assume the position on a full-time basis.[1]

Contents 1 Summary 2 Cast 2.1 Starring 2.2 Guest Starring 2.3 Co-Starring 3 Trivia 4 Goofs 5 Quotes 6 References

[edit] Summary

[edit] Cast

[edit] Starring

Allison Janney as C.J. Cregg

Moira Kelly as Mandy Hampton

Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn

Janel Moloney as Donna Moss

Richard Schiff as Toby Ziegler

John Spencer as Leo McGarry

Bradley Whitford as Josh Lyman

Martin Sheen as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet

[edit] Guest Starring

Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Morris Tolliver

Tim Matheson as Vice President John Hoynes

Lisa Edelstein as Laurie

[edit] Co-Starring

Paul Doherty as Aide #1

William Duffy as Larry

Merrin Dungey as Daisy

Renée Estevez as Nancy

Melissa Fitzgerald as Carol Fitzpatrick

Eric Fleeks as Officer #2

Steven M. Gagnon as Officer #1

Jana Lee Hamblin as Reporter Bobbi

Chris Hendrie as Businessman

Bradley James as Secret Service Agent

Kathryn Joosten as Dolores Landingham

Victor Love as Reporter Mike

John Bedford Lloyd as Lloyd Russell

Neal Moran as Aide #2

Suzy Nakamura as Kathy

Robyn Pedretti as Candy

J. August Richards as Bill

NiCole Robinson as Margaret Hooper

Rose Rollins as Suzanne

Gilles Savard as Larouche

Peter James Smith as Ed

Tammy Tavares as Woman

Chuti Tiu as Woman #2

Andy Umberger as Stevie

Brad Van Grack as Pedestrian

Mary Kay Wulf as Janet

[edit] Trivia

• The title of this episode comes from the Latin expression post hoc, ergo propter hoc, a logic fallacy which President Bartlet references in the episode.

[edit] Goofs

There is a discussion in the oval office between Bartlet and C.J. on Bartlet's sense of humor, during which Bartlet takes off his glasses. But in the next shot, Bartlet has his glasses back on, then in the next shot they are back off for the rest of the scene. [2]

[edit] Quotes

Josh Lyman: Victory is mine, victory is mine, great day in the morning people, victory is mine.
Donna Moss: Morning, Josh.
Josh: I drink from the keg of glory, Donna, bring me the finest muffins and bagels in all the land.
Donna: This is going to be an unbearable day.
Josh: Someone give me a river to ford, a serpent to slay.

Josiah Bartlet: Twenty-seven lawyers in the room, anybody know "Post hoc, ergo propter hoc"? Josh?
Josh: Ah, post, after hoc, ergo, therefore... After hoc, therefore something else hoc.
Bartlet: Thank you. Next? Leo.
Leo McGarry: "After it, therefore because of it."
Bartlet: "After it, therefore because of it." It means one thing follows the other, therefore it was caused by the other. But it's not always true. In fact it's hardly ever true. We did not lose Texas because of the hat joke. Do you know when we lost Texas?
C.J. Cregg: When you learned to speak Latin?
Bartlet: Go figure.

Bartlet: So, how's my pulse?
Captain Morris Tolliver: Have you been running up and down the stairs in the past few minutes?
Bartlet: No.
Tolliver: Then it's not that good.

Toby Ziegler: Mrs. Landingham, does the President have free time this morning?
Delores Landingham: The President has nothing but free time, Toby. Right now he's in the residence eating Cheerios and enjoying Regis and Kathie Lee. Should I get him for you?
Toby: Sarcasm's a disturbing thing coming from a woman of your age, Mrs. Landingham.
Mrs. Landingham: What age would that be, Toby?
Toby: Late twenties?
Mrs. Landingham: Atta boy.
Toby: Can I have a cookie?
Mrs. Landingham: No.
Sam Seaborn walks in.
Mrs. Landingham: Have a cookie, Sam.

Margaret Hooper: Leo. Did you tell the counsel's office that they would be in on the 10 o'clock?
Leo:I may have.
Margaret: That's really something that you want to tell me.
Leo: [handing her a photo] Here. It's a baby and a new mother. Look at that for a minute.
Margaret: Ooooh.

Bartlet: What is that?
Tolliver: It's a flu shot.
Bartlet: I don't need a flu shot.
Tolliver: You do need a flu shot.
Bartlet: How do I know this isn't the start of a military coup? I want the Secret Service in here right away.
Tolliver: In the event of a military coup, what makes you think that the Secret Service is going to be on your side?

Bartlet: Jokes like that are part of my folksy charm, Morris. It's the very heart of my popularity.
Tolliver: Don't you have a job approval rating of like three percent or something?
Bartlet: We're having trouble getting the word out.

Bartlet: It's not like I'm totally without experience. You're talking to a former governor. I was the Commander-in-Chief of the New Hampshire National Guard.
Tolliver: You guys get into a lot of tough scrapes, did ya?
Bartlet: We didn't have to. We'd just stand on the border and stare you down. Then we'd all go for pancakes.

Sam I hope you don't mind my barging in like this. It's just that I've known this girl my whole life.
Woman #2: How do you know Britney?
Sam: Who's Britney?
Laurie: I am.
Sam: Okay!

[edit] References

"The West Wing" Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (1999)
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