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Bartlet’s Third State of the Union
It’s the night of President Bartlet’s third State of the Union address, and from the outside, things appear to going better than well for the administration. However, behind-the-scenes, it’s chaos. First, a rift is created between the president and first lady (Stockard Channing) over the contents of the speech. Then, Josh is unable to gather polling data to gauge the response to the address because of a blackout, and Ainsley (Emily Procter) has an embarrassing run-in with the commander in chief. All the while, Leo and the president attempt to deal with a hostage situation in South America., It’s State of the Union night and West Wing staffers are basking in the address’s glow, but Abbey (Stockard Channing) has problems with its tone. Another distraction: guerrillas have captured five DEA agents in Colombia. And it turns out that a cop Bartlet cited in the speech has a controversial incident on his record. Meanwhile, Josh can’t get numbers from White House pollster Joey Lucas (Marlee Matlin). And Donna is pestering Josh to ask Joey for a date. Shallick: Corbin Bernsen., It’s State of the Union night and West Wing staffers are basking in the address’s glow, but Abbey has problems with its tone. Another distraction: guerrillas have captured five DEA agents in Colombia. Meanwhile, Josh can’t get numbers from White House pollster Joey Lucas. And Donna is pestering Josh to ask Joey for a date., It’s State of the Union night and the West Wing staffers are basking in the address’s glow, but the First Lady has problems with its tone. Meanwhile, Josh can’t get numbers from White House pollster Joey Lucas; and Donna is pestering Josh to ask Joey for a date.
