Stirred

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The President's staff reacts to the crash of a heavy rig bearing uranium fuel rods in a remote Idaho tunnel that could pose an environmental -- or terrorist -- crisis, while in another room, electoral strategy is stealthily mapped out that could include jettisoning Vice President Hoynes from the next ticket. Meanwhile, the unwitting Veep ponders how to keep a favorite bill intact that would provide Internet access for the poor; earlier, Hoynes finds himself in the same meeting with Leo for Alcoholics Anonymous. In addition: Charlie regrets getting advice from a meddling Bartlet for filing his tax forms online; Donna's request to Josh for a presidential proclamation honoring the retirement of her favorite teacher might prove more difficult than first imagined.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Cast 2.1 Starring 2.2 Special Guest Star 2.3 Guest Starring 2.4 Co-Starring 3 Trivia 4 Goofs 5 Quotes 6 References

[edit] Summary

[edit] Cast

[edit] Starring

• Rob Lowe as Sam Seaborn
• 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

• Tim Matheson as John Hoynes

[edit] Guest Starring

• David Dunard as AA member
• Randy Oglesby as AA member
• Felton Perry as AA member
• NiCole Robinson as Margaret Hooper
• Jim Jansen as Bill Fisher

[edit] Co-Starring

• Kim Webster as Ginger
• Tim Van Pelt as Harry
• William Duffy as Larry
• Peter James Smith as Ed

[edit] Trivia

The reason a martini would be stirred is not to avoid chipping the ice, but to prevent air from being dissolved rapidly into the gin causing it to taste bitter. Regardless, James Bond prefers a vodka martini which is indeed supposed to be shaken so that it will get colder faster. [1]

[edit] Goofs

President Bartlet asks a teacher if she taught "Beowulf" in the original Middle English or in translation. Bartlet, an established know-it-all, would have been aware that "Beowulf" was written in Old English in the 8th century, some 200-300 years before the language had evolved into the form now known as "Middle English". [2]

[edit] Quotes

President Bartlet: I love doing this.
Charlie: Really?
President Bartlet: Yeah.
Charlie: Filing tax returns?
President Bartlet: Yeah.
Charlie: Okay.
President Bartlet: What?
Charlie: I was just thinking about the plurality of Americans who made the decision to pull a lever that had your name next to it.
President Bartlet: Suckers.

[edit] References

"The West Wing" Stirred (2002)
The West Wing: Stirred

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