"War Crimes" is the 49th episode of The West Wing.
The President asks the reluctant Vice President to speak at an anti-gun rally in Texas after a church shooting, but the uneasy allies have a starkly candid showdown. The Vice President is not comfortable with gun control in general and being asked to condemn gun owners in his home state specifically. Though the two men spar on the issue, their conflict quickly boils down to A) Bartlet's view that...
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"War Crimes" is the 49th episode of The West Wing.
The President asks the reluctant Vice President to speak at an anti-gun rally in Texas after a church shooting, but the uneasy allies have a starkly candid showdown. The Vice President is not comfortable with gun control in general and being asked to condemn gun owners in his home state specifically. Though the two men spar on the issue, their conflict quickly boils down to A) Bartlet's view that the VP ratted him out on the MS issue and B) the VP's view that the President lied from the outset and misled him personally. The two men recognize the differences and agree to put them aside because, as they note, President Bartlet will not be re-elected without Hoynes on the ticket and Hoynes will not be President one day if he and Bartlet do not win re-election together.
Donna goes before a Congressional committee investigating Bartlet's lack of disclosure. When asked by her inquisitor if she keeps a diary, she reflexively answers "no."...
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