“I used to defend the West Wing show from the charge of sentimentality or wish-fulfilment, because I think if you do go into the Barack Obama White House you will find six or seven people around him who are true believers. We make these people climb this filthy rope and then we stand at the bottom and say, "Hey, your hands are dirty!" To show heroic, progressive, democratic politics at work was more than I ever expected.” PeopleThinkingHouseDemocraticSevenBottomBelieverBarackDirtyProgressiveHeroicSentimentalityFilthyTrue BelieverHey You Author:Bradley Whitford
“I grew up in a family where the internalized understanding was that the kids were going to grow up into a better world. I worry, because I don't think my kids are going to have that. The world is very scary. The world would be scary without the choices the current administration made, but they just exacerbated it. And it ticks me off. I want my kids to have a good life.” ThinkingWorldWantMadeWould BeKidsChoicesGrowsUnderstandingWorryGrowing UpGrewGrew UpCurrentsScaryAdministrationGood LifeTick Author:Bradley Whitford
“I have to think that I think it's always been a horse race between this administration's temporary political acumen and their completely, utterly, totally bankrupt policies. And they're coming home to roost. It was always a question of time. These guys aren't conservative. These guys are radicals.” ThinkingHomePoliticalGuyRacePolicyHorseConservativeRadicalAdministrationComing HomeTemporaryAcumenRoost Author:Bradley Whitford