Call and response isn’t going to work in front of a joint session. You’re alliteration-happy: “Guardians of gridlock, protectors of privilege…” I needed an avalanche of Advil. And when you use pop culture references, your speech has a shelf life of twelve minutes.
Toby Ziegler (portrayed by Richard Schiff) in the West Wing episode, “Arctic Radar”
Apr 03, 2008, 09:20AM PDT | 1 comment
“We did not seek, nor did we provoke. We did not expect, nor did we invite…”
From a speech by Sam Seaborn (portrayed by Rob Lowe) in the West Wing episode, “20 Hours in America”
Apr 02, 2008, 12:10PM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments
It’s called the science of listener attention. We did repetition, we did floating opposites and now you end with the one that’s not like the others.
Toby Ziegler (portrayed by Richard Schiff) in the West Wing episode, “Somebody’s Going to Emergency, Somebody’s Going to Jail”
Mar 13, 2008, 03:45PM PDT | 3 cheers | 3 comments