(From “The West Wing”, Season 2, Episode 17: The Stackhouse Fillibuster.\u00a0 The West Wing senior leadership realizes that a 78 year old Senator, in the ninth hour of a fillibuster to oppose a children’s healthcare bill because it doesn’t provide for autism care, has an autistic grandchild.\u00a0 President Bartlett responds to his press secretary’s question, “How long can he go on?”)<\/p>\n
President Bartlett (animatedly): Don’t ever, EVER, underestimate the will of a grandfather.\u00a0 We’re madmen.\u00a0 We don’t give a damn.\u00a0 We got here before you and they’ll be here after.\u00a0 We’ll make enemies, we’ll break laws, we’ll break bones, but you WILL not mess with the grandchildren.<\/em><\/p>\n (I’ve only been a grandfather for a couple of weeks now, but I can definitely\u00a0feel where he’s coming from.\u00a0 Watch out!\u00a0 Better nobody mess with Rider!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (From “The West Wing”, Season 2, Episode 17: The Stackhouse Fillibuster.\u00a0 The West Wing senior leadership realizes that a 78 year old Senator, in the ninth hour of a fillibuster to oppose a children’s healthcare bill because it doesn’t provide … Continue reading