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The West Wing's Portrayal Of Political Staffers


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Their intelligence and passion being so undeniable their flaws were not as aggravating as they otherwise would have been.  Their real-life counterparts pretty much all say that while they now make a lot more money and for a lot fewer hours worked in the private sector, they never loved their work more than during their time as staffers, and the show really captured that.  In a time, even then, when politics was so disparaged, this was a love letter to it as public service.

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On 9/23/2024 at 12:45 AM, Bastet said:

Their real-life counterparts pretty much all say that while they now make a lot more money and for a lot fewer hours worked in the private sector, they never loved their work more than during their time as staffers, and the show really captured that. 

Jenny: "I don't want to live like this. I just can't....
Leo" "This is the most important thing I'll ever do, Jenny. I have to do it well."
Jenny: "It's not more important than your marriage."
Leo: "It is more important than my marriage, right now. These few years while I'm doing this, yes, it's more important than my marriage."

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On 9/23/2024 at 12:45 AM, Bastet said:

Their intelligence and passion being so undeniable their flaws were not as aggravating as they otherwise would have been.  Their real-life counterparts pretty much all say that while they now make a lot more money and for a lot fewer hours worked in the private sector, they never loved their work more than during their time as staffers, and the show really captured that.  In a time, even then, when politics was so disparaged, this was a love letter to it as public service.

I was an administration political staffer, and I wholeheartedly agree!

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