Are you saying that people who start smoking and get addicted to nicotine are too stupid to live?
SRSenator Rossitter
No, I'm saying they're too stupid to be protected by the courts.
“18th and Potomac” · Season 2
In this episode: Josiah Bartlet (3), Mrs. Landingham (3), Leo McGarry (2), Josh Lyman (1), Toby Ziegler (1), Charlie Young (1), Abbey Bartlet (1), Oliver Babish (1)
Good evening, Mr. President.
Bob Crutchet?
Oh, sir. Surely you have better things to do than annoy me.
Never.
You know I could beat you up anytime I want, sir.
Secret Service would have you down like a calf at a rodeo.
[on her new car] When you get inside, there's this...
Smell?
How did you know?
It's the smell of freedom... and the chemicals they treat your dashboard with.
We're not going to stop, soften, detour, postpone, circumvent, obfuscate or trade a single one of our goals to allow for whatever extracurricular nonsense is coming our way in the next days, weeks and months.
When did we decide this?
Just now.
Mrs. Bartlet, I want to talk to you about...
[firmly] Dr. Bartlet. [pause] When did I stop being "Dr." Bartlet? When in the campaign did I decide that women were gonna like me more if I called myself "Mrs."? When did I decide that women were that stupid?
[Charlie is standing behind his desk staring silently at the phone receiver in his hand.]
Charlie?
Leo, there was an accident at 18th and Potomac. Mrs. Landingham was driving her car back here.
What happened?
There was a drunk driver and they ran the light at 18th and Potomac. They ran it at a high speed.
Charlie, is she all right?
No...She's dead.
[Leo stares at Charlie for several moments, completely stunned.]
[a bit hoarse] Is he alone?
Yeah.
[Leo enters the Oval Office to tell the president]
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