The West Wing (TV Series)

The Stackhouse Filibuster (2001)

Bradley Whitford: Josh Lyman

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• Josh Lyman : It's a weekend, it's spring training, CJ. Mike Piazza is gonna be standing in the batting cage, he's gonna turn and see me, he's gonna say 'Dude!'

  C.J. Cregg : Well, I wouldn't want you to miss a legitimate Dude Sighting.

• Josh Lyman : It's an exhibition game.

  Donna Moss : You're flying to Florida to see the Mets play another team in a game that doesn't count?

  Josh Lyman : Actually, it's an intra-squad game.

  Donna Moss : So you're flying to Florida to see the Mets play each other in a game that doesn't count.

  Josh Lyman : Yeah.

• Sen. Howard Stackhouse : In these negotiations about a bill aimed at health issues affecting children we've allocated funds for Alzheimers, glaucoma, and erectile dysfunction.

  Josh Lyman : Sir

  Sen. Howard Stackhouse : You know a lot of two-year-olds afflicted with that horrific condition, do you?

• Sam Seaborn : Nice job.

  Josh Lyman : I know! I'm thinkin' seriously about turnin' pro.

  Sam Seaborn : Yeah?

  Josh Lyman : Yeah. I got agents talkin' to me, tellin' me I could go high in the second round, maybe low in the first if I have a good post-season.

  Sam Seaborn : You don't wanna stay in school and get your education?

  Josh Lyman : Nah. I'm white. Nobody's gonna mind.

• Josh Lyman : You want to do this?

  Sam Seaborn : Absolutely.

  Josh Lyman : Why?

  Sam Seaborn : 'Cause it's insane. We got over 3,000 reports from federal agencies last year. Agriculture spent $40 million producing 280 reports. Four years of college, three years of law school, I spent 30 bucks at Kinko's. Gimme the thing.