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Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (The West Wing)
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"Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc" is the 2nd episode of The West Wing
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jeopardizes his bright political future when he decides to pursue a relationship with a call girl
he recently met, while C.J.
arbitrates a disagreement between the President
and the Vice President
, and the President hires a new White House physician. The White House hires Mandy
as a political consultant, much to Josh
's chagrin.
President Bartlet connects with his new doctor, Captain Morris Tolliver, whose first child was just born. The episode ends with Leo
informing the President that Morris died while en route to a teaching hospital when the military plane he was on was shot down by the Syria
n Defense ministry. The President orders Leo to summon the command staff, and grimly announces his intention to "blow" the Syrians "off the face of the Earth with the fury of God's own thunder".
The West Wing (TV series)
The West Wing is an American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999 to May 14, 2006...
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Plot
SamSam Seaborn
Samuel Norman "Sam" Seaborn is a fictional character portrayed by Rob Lowe on the television serial drama The West Wing. He is best known for being Deputy White House Communications Director in the Josiah Bartlet administration throughout the first four seasons of the series.-Creation and...
jeopardizes his bright political future when he decides to pursue a relationship with a call girl
Call girl
A call girl or female escort is a sex worker who is not visible to the general public; nor does she usually work in an institution like a brothel, although she may be employed by an escort agency...
he recently met, while C.J.
C. J. Cregg
Claudia Jean "C. J." Cregg is a fictional character played by Allison Janney on the television serial drama The West Wing. From the beginning of the series until the sixth season, she is White House Press Secretary in the administration of President Josiah Bartlet...
arbitrates a disagreement between the President
Josiah Bartlet
Josiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet is a fictional character played by Martin Sheen on the television serial drama The West Wing. He is President of the United States for the entire series until the last episode, when his successor is inaugurated...
and the Vice President
John Hoynes
John Hoynes is a fictional character played by Tim Matheson on the American television series The West Wing. Hoynes is Vice President of the United States during the first four seasons of the show....
, and the President hires a new White House physician. The White House hires Mandy
Mandy Hampton
Dr. Madeline 'Mandy' Hampton is a fictional character played by Moira Kelly on the American serial drama television series The West Wing. She was White House media consultant during the first season of the show, and the former girlfriend of Deputy White House Chief of Staff Josh Lyman, with whom...
as a political consultant, much to Josh
Josh Lyman
Joshua "Josh" Lyman is a fictional character played by Bradley Whitford on the television drama The West Wing. For the majority of the series, he was White House Deputy Chief of Staff in the Josiah Bartlet administration...
's chagrin.
President Bartlet connects with his new doctor, Captain Morris Tolliver, whose first child was just born. The episode ends with Leo
Leo McGarry
Leo Thomas McGarry is a fictional character played by John Spencer on the television serial drama The West Wing. The role earned Spencer the 2002 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. McGarry's character, the former United States Secretary of Labor, begins the series as the White...
informing the President that Morris died while en route to a teaching hospital when the military plane he was on was shot down by the Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
n Defense ministry. The President orders Leo to summon the command staff, and grimly announces his intention to "blow" the Syrians "off the face of the Earth with the fury of God's own thunder".