Arctic Radar

Teaser

Bartlet: I didn't think adultery was against the uniform code.

Leo: You're talking about Vickie Hilton?

Bartlet: Yeah. It's against military law?

Leo: No. They don't like fraternization, but her thing isn't the affair, it's failure to follow an order.

Thing = offense
Act 1

Mitch: The seats. What happened?

CJ: Sorry, I forgot. I moved the news magazines to the fourth row.

Mitch: Yeah, I noticed. Why?

CJ: It isn't a thing, Mitch. There are cameras in here now that are framing part of the gallery and not just the podium, and the news magazines aren't here everyday so the camera's getting a couple empty seats.

Thing = big deal
Act 1

Amy: It's about Vickie Hilton. And I'm here in no official capacity and I'm wielding nothing, but the League of Professional Women is gonna represent her and they asked me if I would help get them time with the President.

Josh: There's no way the White House is going to get involved in it. It's a military thing.

Thing = matter
Act 2

Janice: Star Trek and the entire Starfleet series is about honor and loyalty and civic duty, and the fact that you don't think that those are characteristics that should be displayed inside the White House is sad. But I wouldn't expect you to understand those kinds of things. Anything else?

Josh: No.

Things = values


Act 3

Charlie: You want me to have the President dodge a call from the UN Secretary General and not know why?

Leo: Yeah. Could you swing that?

Charlie: If I could, that would be troubling, wouldn't it?

Leo: I gotta keep the knucklehead stuff off his desk, and this is worse. This is actually hot-button knucklehead. This could be a thing. If he knows why the Secretary's calling, he's gonna lose it, and he's gonna be in it.

Thing = problem
Posted by Philateley at November 27, 2002 10:07 PM