Charlie Young quotes from The West Wing

Charlie

CJ.

CJ

Yeah?

Charlie

Don't go on TV with Taylor Reid again unless you're going to tell him what an idiotic, shallow, uninformed, and lying punk he is.

CJ

I think he knows that.

So why a racial preference and not an economic one?

Charlie

Because affirmative action is about a legacy of racial oppression.

It's about compromising admission standards.

Charlie

That's bull. Excuse me. It's about leveling the playing field after 300 years...

See, this is where the liberal argument goes off the tracks. You get stuck in the past. Now, you want to come back at me with "Grading is based on past performance, but admissions should be based on potential, on how a candidate may thrive with this sort of opportunity, and studies show that affirmative action admits have a higher predisposition to contribute to society."

Charlie

Hang on, I've gotta write this down.

Josh

Sir, have you read the talking points?

Bartlet

I'm an economist. Some would say half-decent. I don't need a primer on this.

Charlie

Due respect,sir, your answers on economics can be a bit---

Bartlet

Polysyllabic?

CJ

Academic.

Leo

I was going to go with incomprehensible.

Kate

The tragedy is that the Palestinians and the Jews are so much alike.

Charlie

How's that?

Kate

All through history no one's wanted either of them.

Did you pick out that tie, or is it government-issue?

Charlie

My sister bought me this tie.

The things we put up with for family.