Talking Points (The West Wing)

Infobox Television episode
Title = Talking Points
Series = The West Wing


Caption =
Season = 5
Episode = 107
Airdate = April 212004
Production = 176069
Writer = Eli Attie
Director = Richard Schiff
Guests = Mary McCormack
Jesse Bradford
John Amos
Lily Tomlin
Anna Deavere Smith
Steven Culp
Sam Robards
Brian Kerwin
Daniel Hugh Kelly
Wayne Duvall
Episode list = List of "The West Wing" episodes
Season list = Infobox The West Wing season 5 episode list
Prev =
Next ="Talking Points" (formerly known as The Promise) is episode 107 of "The West Wing". This episode was directed by Richard Schiff.

Plot

On the eve of the President's controversial trade summit meeting in Brussels, Josh is troubled when he learns that Bartlet will have his position on outsourcing important new economy jobs to foreign countries undermined as one company sends 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 has mixed feelings in balancing a love life with work. Meanwhile, the administration tries to downplay job-loss statistics, and Donna asks Josh for more job responsibility and a chance to travel abroad. Josh gets a surprise lesson in loyalty and dispassionate policy work from intern Ryan Pierce when he goes to work for an antagonistic Junior Senator. Since Donna is too valuable to be doubled up with Josh on a trip, she will be sent as a the only member of the White House Staff to join a Congressional Delegation led by Retired Admiral Fitzwallace to the Middle East. Josh then tells the union whose members are losing their jobs to outsourcing that he can't promise them anything but will try to help them. In the midst of it all, Bartlet meets Kate Harper, the brash, new Deputy National Security Advisor. Harper strengthens Debbie Fiderer's mindfulness for White House security and begins a firm and honest dynamic with the President. She voices sympathy to French concerns about the civil rights of detained terrorists when pressed to explore the flipside or downside of the President's choice on a national security issue.

External links

* [http://epguides.com/WestWing/ The West Wing Episode Guide]