Talking Points (The West Wing)
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| “Talking Points” | |
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| The West Wing episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 107 |
| Written by | Eli Attie |
| Directed by | Richard Schiff |
| Guest stars | Mary McCormack Jesse Bradford John Amos Lily Tomlin Anna Deavere Smith Steven Culp Sam Robards Brian Kerwin Daniel Hugh Kelly Wayne Duvall |
| Production no. | 176069 |
| Original airdate | April 21, 2004 |
| Season 5 episodes | |
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| List of The West Wing episodes | |
"Talking Points" (formerly known as The Promise) is episode 107 of The West Wing.
[edit] Plot
On the eve of the President's controversial trade summit meeting in Brussels, Josh is troubled when he learns that Bartlet will reverse his position about sacrificing American jobs to foreign lands and send 17,000 white-collar jobs to India. C.J. is frustrated with a new Federal Communications Commission ruling allowing multimedia companies increased ownership of TV stations and takes extreme actions to get people to join her in outrage, while she tries very hard to ruin her relationship with Ben. Meanwhile, the administration tries to downplay job-loss statistics, and Donna tells Josh about her dissatisfaction with her limited role on his staff. Josh ignores her at first, but after a humbling experience with his rudely-dismissed ex-intern Ryan Pierce, he tells her she's going to join a Congressional Delegation that's headed to the Middle East. In the midst of it all, Bartlet meets Kate Harper, the brash, new deputy national security advisor who manages to annoy Debbie Fiderer with her views on White House security and the President with her sympathetic ear to French concerns about the civil rights of detained terrorists.
